Arts Listings

THURSDAY, JULY 10 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Out from Under” Oil paintings of George A. Sariot opens at the Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. and runs through July 31. 848-1228. giorgigallery.com 

FILM 

Hecho por México: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa “Let’s Go with Pancho Villa!” at 6:30 p.m. and “The Pearl” at 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Artist Support Group Speaker Series with Cheryl Haines, owner, Cheryl Haines Gallery, SF, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St.Cost is $8-$10. 644-6893. 

Adam David Miller discusses “Ticket to Exile” his memoir about growing up in the Jim Crow South at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196. www.revolutionbooks.org 

Toni Martin reads from “When the Personal Was Political: Five Women Doctors Look Back” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Nesta Rovina wil resd from her new book “Tree Barking” at 7 p.m. at Rebecca’s Books, 3268 Adeline St. 852-4768. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

The California Honeydrops, New Orleans roots and blues, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Dan Schnelle Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.  

The Dooors Legacy Band, at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $9. 841-2082.  

The Rippingtons, featuring Russ Freeman at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24-$28. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Beep! Quartet, with pianist Michael Coleman, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

FRIDAY, JULY 11 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “Hay Fever” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Aug. 9. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Aurora Theatre “The Busy World is Hushed” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through July 20. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auoratheatre.org 

Citizen Josh with Josh Kornbluth Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. 5 p.m., at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through July 20. Tickets are $20-$25. 841-6500, ext. 303. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Contra Costa Civic Theater “Kiss Me Kate” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Aug. 3. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org 

Subterranean Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $12-$17. For reservations call 276-3871.  

Westminster Summer Musicals “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” Fri. - Sun. at 8 p.m., through July 20 at Woodminster Amphitheater, 3300 Jaoquin Miller Rod, Oakland. Tickets are $23-$38. 531-9597.  

Woman’s Will “The Good Person of Szechuan” at 6 p.m. and Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. at John Hinkle Park. Fri. tickets are $25. For additional performances see www.womanswill.org 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “Paths of Glory” at 7 p.m. and “The Killing” at 8:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Kirk Lumpkin and Erin Elliot read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave. 841-6374. 

Studio One Reading Series with Jack Morgan, Trevor Calvert and Barbara Freeman at 7:30 p.m. at Studio One, 365 45th St. at Broadway, Oakland. Suggested donation $3-$15. 597-5027. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Billy Dunn and the Ladies Choice Band at 5 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2022.  

Point Richmond Summer Music with Michael O’Neill, jazz, at 5:30 p.m. and Adrian Gormley, jazz, at 6:45 p.m. outdoors at Park Place in downtown Point Richmond. www.pointrichmond.com 

Caesar’s Empire at 5 p.m. outdoors at Broadway at Water St., Jack London Square, Oakland.  

Carla Zilbersmith & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

The Park at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

The Blank Tapes, Ben Ross Band, Frank Dufay and The Gift Machine at 8 p.m. at Epic Art Studios, 1923 Ashby Ave., across from Ashy BART. Suggested donation $5. 

Ariel Vento/Nick Grinder Quintet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Red Meditation, Blaak Lung, Arkaingelle, Messenger Selah, Malika Madremana at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Dale Miller at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Jim Bruno, Trick Kernan Combo at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Robustritron, Temple of Roots, TripKnight, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Juke, Rich White Males, Atom Age at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

The P-PL at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Foreign Legion, Psyhokinetics, hip hop, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $12. 548-1159.  

Moped at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SATURDAY, JULY 12 

CHILDREN  

Aesop’s Fables Sat. and Sun. at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org 

THEATER 

San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” at 2 p.m. at Mosswood Park, Oakland. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

Fiber Art & Textiles From The National Institute of Art & Disabilities at the Addison Street Windows Gallery, 2018 Addison St. through Aug. 28. 981-7546. 

Art of the Cotton Mill Studios Paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media by Keiko Nelson, Bill Stoneham, Elizabeth Tennant and Susan Tuttle. Closing party at 6 p.m. at Float Gallery, 1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116. 535-1702. www.thefloatcenter.com 

“Beverly Trieber and Rosita Pardo: A Retrospective” Opening reception at 2 p.m. at NIAD, National Institute of Art and Disabilities, 551 23rd St. Richmond. Exhibition runs to Sept. 26. 620-0290. www.niadart.org 

“The Right Kind of Girl” Works by Heidi Forssell examining female identity and experience. Opening Reception at 6 p.m. at Arts and Consciousness Gallery, John F. Kennedy University Berkeley Campus, 2956 San Pablo Ave. 2nd Floor. Exhibition runs through Aug. 2. 649-0499. www.jfku.edu/gallery/ 

“Awakenings” Paintings by Larry Melnick. Reception for the artist at 2 p.m. at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, 2301 Vine St. Exhibition runs to July 29. 845-1208. 

“Art in the Garden” featuring works by Richmond and East Bay artists, on display Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Annie’s Annuals, 740 Market Ave., Richmond. 215-1671. www.anniesannuals.com 

“Rooted in the Bay Area” Works by Makhael Banut. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at The Compound Gallery, 6604 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Aug. 12. 655-9019. thecompoundgallery.com 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “The Apartment” at 6:30 p.m. and “Goldfinger” at 8:55 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Lora Jo Foo reads from “Earth Passages: Journey Through Childhood” at 3:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. asiabookcenter.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Bastille Day Ball with Baguette Quartet at 8 p.m. at Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Ave., Harrison, Oakland. Dance lesson at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. www.FridayNightWaltz.com 

14th Annual Bay Area Follies, with tap, hula, jaz, and ethnic dance at 7 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $12-$15 at the door. Presented by Gil Chun. dancegil@sbcglobal.net 

Live Art for Progress Hip Hop and Graffiti art to get youth involved in political ativism, from 1-5 p.m. at Peoples Park. www.wearstrong.org 

Irina Rivkin and Rebecca Crump at 8 p.m. at Rose St. House of Music, 1839 Rose St. Cost is $5-$20. 594-4000, ext. 687. 

Bayside Jazz with Dan Hicks at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Wish Inflicted at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

John Keawe at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Summer Youth Program Concert at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Free. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Kally Price Old Blues & Jazz Group at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Todd Shipley Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Ira Marlowe, Rachel Efron at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Bhi Bhiman, Crooked Roads, 7th Direction at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

David Gans, Kurt Huget at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

“Crust Sin Fronteras” Aghast, Caccion, All Systems Fail, Guida at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8-$10. 525-9926. 

The Rippingtons, featuring Russ Freeman at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24-$28. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SUNDAY, JULY 13 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Fire & Flora” Hand-built ceramic vessels by Will Johnson and landscape paintings by Karen LeGault on display at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave. through Sept. 4. 204-1667.  

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “The Great Escape” at 4 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Congregational Song and the Arts: Gifts for Worship and Ministry” A conference of The Hymn Society, Sun.-Thurs. in Berkeley. Free, and open to the public. For details see www.thehymnsociety.org 

Nancy Levine reads from “The Tao of Pug” at 2 p.m. at PUGnacious Pet Provisions, 1820 Solano Ave. 524-9900. www.pugnaciouspetprovisions.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland Municipal Band at 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Park Bandstand. Bring your beach chair and picnic. 339-2818.  

14th Annual Bay Area Follies, with tap, hula, jazz, and ethnic dance at 2 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $12-$15 at the door. Presented by Gil Chun. dancegil@sbcglobal.net 

Music in the Redwoods with Nefasha Ayer at 4:30 p.m. at UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. Tickets are $10-$415. 643-2755, ext. 03. 

Creative Voices “Maracaibera” at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $15-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Bryan Bowman Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Americana Unplugged, live bluegrass, at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Gift Horse at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

The Moving Violations with caller Mavis McGaugh in a Queer Contra Dance at 6 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Samora Pinderhughes Trio at 4:30 p.m. Steven Lugerner Sextet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10 for each concert. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

MONDAY, JULY 14 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Nocturnes ... in Berkeley?” A Night Photography Group Show with works by Tim Baskerville, Denise Fuson, Sherry Glassman, Mark Jaremko, Joe Reifer, Charity Vargas, and John Vias, on display at The LightRoom, 2263 Fifth St. 649-8111. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Fae Myenne Ng author of “Bone” in conversation with Ishmael Reed at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Virago Theatre Company: Visions and Voices Play Reading Series “Death in Van Nys” by Dan Pine at 7 p.m. at Julie’s Coffee and Tea Garden, 1223 Park St. Alameda. Cost is $10. www.viragotheatre.org 

Poetry Express with Steven Karavatos from the American Universtiy in the UAE at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Downtown Jam Session with Glen Pearson at 7 p.m. at Ed Kelly Hall, Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Cost is $5. www.opcmucsic.org 

Tcheka, from Cape Verde at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$20. 238-9200.  

TUESDAY, JULY 15 

CHILDREN 

Storytellers Bob and Liz, stories for all ages, with lots of audience participation, at 6:30 p.m. at Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“humanimalstimulus” Multimedia performance by Malcolm Smith at 8:30 p.m. at Kala Art Insitute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. 

FILM 

Hecho por México: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa “The Saint That Forged a Country” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Joel Schechter reads from “Messiahs of 1933” a social history of the American Yiddish theater of the 1930s, at 7:30 p.m. at JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0237. 

An Evening with Barbara Ehrenreich “This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. Tickets are $10-$13. 444-8511. firstoakland.org 

Anita Amirrezvani reads from her book “The Blood of Flowers” set in seventeenth century Iran at 7 p.m. at El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito. 526-7512. 

John Muir Laws introduces “The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada” with a lecture and slide show at 7 p.m. at REI Berkeley, 1338 San Pablo Ave. 527-4140. 

Jeannie Ralston reads from “The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming” at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Tee Fee Swamp Boogie at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Son de Madera at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 

THEATER 

San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” at 7 p.m. at Montclair Ballfield, Montclair. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org 

FILM 

Latino Film Festival “El Benny” at 6:30 p.m. at Richmond Public Library, Madeline F. Whittlesey Community Room, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. Free. 620-6561. 

The Long View: A Celebration of Widescreen “La Dolce Vita” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Summer Sounds at Oakland City Center with Native Elements, reggae, at noon at 12th and Broadway, Oakland.  

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Baka Beyond at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Dazzling Divas at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net 

Susan Sutton Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Swingthing at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Terrence Brewer Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Emeline Michel, from Haiti, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, JULY 17 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “Manhattan” at 6:30 p.m. and “Annie Hall” at 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Radialvedic” Works by Jill Gallenstein, Kristina Lewis and Kana Tanaka. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Johansson PRojects, 2300 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. www.johanssonprojects.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Adam David Miller reads from “Ticket to Exile” at 7:30 p.m. at Books Inc. Alameda, 1334 Park St., Alameda, npetrulakis@booksinc.net. 

Anita Amirrezvani “The Blood of Flowers” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Vukani Mawethu Choir, a cappella gospel in a celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Green & Root, Andrea Prichett, Claudia Russell at 8 p.m. at Rose St. House of Music, 1839 Rose St. Cost is $5-$20. 594-4000, ext. 687. 

Ed Gerhard at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Fourtet with Tyler Blanton at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Mirthkon, The Fuzzy Cousins, Brian Kenney Fresno at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Suzanna Smith Jazz Ensemble at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Dobet Gnahoré, from the Ivory Coast, at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

FRIDAY, JULY 18 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “The Matchmaker” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., through Aug. 16. Tickets are $10-$12. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org  

Altarena Playhouse “Hay Fever” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Aug. 9. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Aurora Theatre “The Busy World is Hushed” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through July 20. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auoratheatre.org 

Citizen Josh with Josh Kornbluth Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. 5 p.m., at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through July 20. Tickets are $20-$25. 841-6500, ext. 303. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Contra Costa Civic Theater “Kiss Me Kate” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Aug. 3. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org 

Subterranean Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $12-$17. For reservations call 276-3871. 

Westminster Summer Musicals “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” Fri. - Sun. at 8 p.m., through July 20 at Woodminster Amphitheater, 3300 Jaoquin Miller Rod, Oakland. Tickets are $23-$38. 531-9597. www.woodminster.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Present Tension” Works by Jerry Carniglia, Judith Foosaner and Ann Weber, on display through Aug. 30 at Chandra Cerrito Contemporaty, 25 Grand Ave., upper level, Oakland. www.chandracerrito.com 

“Out of the Fill” featuring the art group Sniff with works by Scott Hewitt, Scott Meadows and David Ryan. Reception at 5 p.m. at Eclectix, 7523 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito. www.eclectixgallery.com 

FILM 

The Long View: A Celebration of Widescreen “Violent Saturday” at 7 p.m. and “Point Blank” at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Ojada, Latin jazz, at 5 p.m. outdoors at Broadway at Water Street, Jack London Square, Oakland.  

Yosvany Terry “Ye-dé-gbé & the Afro Caribbean Legacy” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Brama Sukarma, trombone, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Eric Swinderman Group featuring Joyce Grant at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Mawungira Enharira, Mamadou & Vanessa at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

In the Steel of the Night with Bobby Black, Joel Goldmark & David Phillips at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Fred Odell, David Gale at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Buxter Hoot’n, The Blank Tapes, Ed Masuga at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $9. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Babyland, The Prids, Swann Danger at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Spyro Gyra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, JULY 19 

CHILDREN  

“The Day We Danced in Underpants” with author Sarah Wilson at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

“Harvest at the Lake” Native American stories Sat. and Sun. at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m., singer/storyteller Juan L. Sánchez at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org 

THEATER 

San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Cedar Rose Park. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org 

Woman’s Will “The Good Person of Szechuan” Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. at John Hinkle Park. Free. For addtional performances see www.womanswill.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Nocturnes ... in Berkeley?” A Night Photography Group Show with works by Tim Baskerville, Denise Fuson, Sherry Glassman, Mark Jaremko, Joe Reifer, Charity Vargas, and John Vias. Reception for the artists at 2 p.m. at The LightRoom, 2263 Fifth St. 649-8111. 

“Grace and Joy: A Photo Exhibit of Cheetahs and Greyhounds” at 1 p.m. at 398 Colusa Ave., at the Circle. Kensington. Proceeds of sales benefit Greyhound Friends for Life adoption and advocacy group. 528-1210. www.greyhoundfriendsforlife.com 

FILM 

Hecho por México: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa “A Woman in Love” at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Afternoon Delight Poetry Reading with Julia Vinograd, MK Chavez and Jan Steckel at 2 p.m. at Lakeview Branch Library, 550 El Embarcadero, in the Lakeshore district near Lake Merritt, Oakland. Free. 238-7344.  

“Legends: The Blues Photography of Samuel Ribitch” Artist talk at 2 p.m. in the community Meeting Room, 3rd flr, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100. 

Teen Playreaders “I Hate Hamlet” at 8 p.m. at the Willard Middle School Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. at Telegraph. 981-6121.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Bay Street Arts and Music Festival with local music, dance, arts, Sa. and Sun. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bay St., Emeryville. 655-4002. www.baystreetemeryville.com 

The Function, hip-hop, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Robin Gregory & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Aux Cajunals at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

The Brew with Iron & the Albatross, Katy Stephan at 8 p.m. at the JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $10-$15. 848-0237. 

KC Turner, The Courtney Janes at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Bitches Brew at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Rory Block at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Chris Almada, saxophone, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Mississippi Riders with Doug Blumer at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Gamelan X at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Calabrese, Switchblade Riot, Apathetic Youth at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Spyro Gyra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SUNDAY, JULY 20 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Together and Apart” Individual and collaborative works by Peggy Forman and Jan Schachter. Reception for the artists at 2 p.m. at Collector’s Gallery, Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2022. www.museumca.org 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “The Thief of Bagdad” at 4 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Teen Playreaders “I Hate Hamlet” at 6 p.m.in front of the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6121.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Midsummer Mozart Festival Program I at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. For ticket information call 415-627-9141. www.midsummermozart.org 

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Oakland Jazz Choir at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$33. 228-3218. 

Oakland Municipal Band at 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Park Bandstand. Bring your beach chair and picnic. 339-2818. 

Brazilian Flavor featuring Dandara at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Lemon Juju at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Americana Unplugged, with The Stairwell Sisters, live bluegrass, at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Axis Mundi at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Oaktown Jazz Workshop at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

John Palowitch Group at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

This Time Tomorrow, Meltdown, New Lows at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

THURSDAY, JULY 10 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Out from Under” Oil paintings of George A. Sariot opens at the Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. and runs through July 31. 848-1228. giorgigallery.com 

FILM 

Hecho por México: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa “Let’s Go with Pancho Villa!” at 6:30 p.m. and “The Pearl” at 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Artist Support Group Speaker Series with Cheryl Haines, owner, Cheryl Haines Gallery, SF, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St.Cost is $8-$10. 644-6893. 

Adam David Miller discusses “Ticket to Exile” his memoir about growing up in the Jim Crow South at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196. www.revolutionbooks.org 

Toni Martin reads from “When the Personal Was Political: Five Women Doctors Look Back” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Nesta Rovina wil resd from her new book “Tree Barking” at 7 p.m. at Rebecca’s Books, 3268 Adeline St. 852-4768. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

The California Honeydrops, New Orleans roots and blues, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Dan Schnelle Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.  

The Dooors Legacy Band, at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $9. 841-2082.  

The Rippingtons, featuring Russ Freeman at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24-$28. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Beep! Quartet, with pianist Michael Coleman, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

FRIDAY, JULY 11 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “Hay Fever” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Aug. 9. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Aurora Theatre “The Busy World is Hushed” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through July 20. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auoratheatre.org 

Citizen Josh with Josh Kornbluth Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. 5 p.m., at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through July 20. Tickets are $20-$25. 841-6500, ext. 303. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Contra Costa Civic Theater “Kiss Me Kate” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Aug. 3. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org 

Subterranean Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $12-$17. For reservations call 276-3871.  

Westminster Summer Musicals “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” Fri. - Sun. at 8 p.m., through July 20 at Woodminster Amphitheater, 3300 Jaoquin Miller Rod, Oakland. Tickets are $23-$38. 531-9597.  

Woman’s Will “The Good Person of Szechuan” at 6 p.m. and Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. at John Hinkle Park. Fri. tickets are $25. For additional performances see www.womanswill.org 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “Paths of Glory” at 7 p.m. and “The Killing” at 8:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Kirk Lumpkin and Erin Elliot read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave. 841-6374. 

Studio One Reading Series with Jack Morgan, Trevor Calvert and Barbara Freeman at 7:30 p.m. at Studio One, 365 45th St. at Broadway, Oakland. Suggested donation $3-$15. 597-5027. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Billy Dunn and the Ladies Choice Band at 5 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2022.  

Point Richmond Summer Music with Michael O’Neill, jazz, at 5:30 p.m. and Adrian Gormley, jazz, at 6:45 p.m. outdoors at Park Place in downtown Point Richmond. www.pointrichmond.com 

Caesar’s Empire at 5 p.m. outdoors at Broadway at Water St., Jack London Square, Oakland.  

Carla Zilbersmith & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

The Park at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

The Blank Tapes, Ben Ross Band, Frank Dufay and The Gift Machine at 8 p.m. at Epic Art Studios, 1923 Ashby Ave., across from Ashy BART. Suggested donation $5. 

Ariel Vento/Nick Grinder Quintet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Red Meditation, Blaak Lung, Arkaingelle, Messenger Selah, Malika Madremana at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Dale Miller at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Jim Bruno, Trick Kernan Combo at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Robustritron, Temple of Roots, TripKnight, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Juke, Rich White Males, Atom Age at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

The P-PL at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Foreign Legion, Psyhokinetics, hip hop, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $12. 548-1159.  

Moped at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SATURDAY, JULY 12 

CHILDREN  

Aesop’s Fables Sat. and Sun. at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org 

THEATER 

San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” at 2 p.m. at Mosswood Park, Oakland. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

Fiber Art & Textiles From The National Institute of Art & Disabilities at the Addison Street Windows Gallery, 2018 Addison St. through Aug. 28. 981-7546. 

Art of the Cotton Mill Studios Paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media by Keiko Nelson, Bill Stoneham, Elizabeth Tennant and Susan Tuttle. Closing party at 6 p.m. at Float Gallery, 1091 Calcot Place, Unit # 116. 535-1702. www.thefloatcenter.com 

“Beverly Trieber and Rosita Pardo: A Retrospective” Opening reception at 2 p.m. at NIAD, National Institute of Art and Disabilities, 551 23rd St. Richmond. Exhibition runs to Sept. 26. 620-0290. www.niadart.org 

“The Right Kind of Girl” Works by Heidi Forssell examining female identity and experience. Opening Reception at 6 p.m. at Arts and Consciousness Gallery, John F. Kennedy University Berkeley Campus, 2956 San Pablo Ave. 2nd Floor. Exhibition runs through Aug. 2. 649-0499. www.jfku.edu/gallery/ 

“Awakenings” Paintings by Larry Melnick. Reception for the artist at 2 p.m. at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, 2301 Vine St. Exhibition runs to July 29. 845-1208. 

“Art in the Garden” featuring works by Richmond and East Bay artists, on display Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Annie’s Annuals, 740 Market Ave., Richmond. 215-1671. www.anniesannuals.com 

“Rooted in the Bay Area” Works by Makhael Banut. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at The Compound Gallery, 6604 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Aug. 12. 655-9019. thecompoundgallery.com 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “The Apartment” at 6:30 p.m. and “Goldfinger” at 8:55 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Lora Jo Foo reads from “Earth Passages: Journey Through Childhood” at 3:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. asiabookcenter.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Bastille Day Ball with Baguette Quartet at 8 p.m. at Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Ave., Harrison, Oakland. Dance lesson at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. www.FridayNightWaltz.com 

14th Annual Bay Area Follies, with tap, hula, jaz, and ethnic dance at 7 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $12-$15 at the door. Presented by Gil Chun. dancegil@sbcglobal.net 

Live Art for Progress Hip Hop and Graffiti art to get youth involved in political ativism, from 1-5 p.m. at Peoples Park. www.wearstrong.org 

Irina Rivkin and Rebecca Crump at 8 p.m. at Rose St. House of Music, 1839 Rose St. Cost is $5-$20. 594-4000, ext. 687. 

Bayside Jazz with Dan Hicks at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Wish Inflicted at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

John Keawe at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Summer Youth Program Concert at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Free. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Kally Price Old Blues & Jazz Group at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Todd Shipley Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Ira Marlowe, Rachel Efron at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Bhi Bhiman, Crooked Roads, 7th Direction at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

David Gans, Kurt Huget at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

“Crust Sin Fronteras” Aghast, Caccion, All Systems Fail, Guida at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8-$10. 525-9926. 

The Rippingtons, featuring Russ Freeman at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24-$28. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SUNDAY, JULY 13 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Fire & Flora” Hand-built ceramic vessels by Will Johnson and landscape paintings by Karen LeGault on display at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave. through Sept. 4. 204-1667.  

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “The Great Escape” at 4 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Congregational Song and the Arts: Gifts for Worship and Ministry” A conference of The Hymn Society, Sun.-Thurs. in Berkeley. Free, and open to the public. For details see www.thehymnsociety.org 

Nancy Levine reads from “The Tao of Pug” at 2 p.m. at PUGnacious Pet Provisions, 1820 Solano Ave. 524-9900. www.pugnaciouspetprovisions.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland Municipal Band at 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Park Bandstand. Bring your beach chair and picnic. 339-2818.  

14th Annual Bay Area Follies, with tap, hula, jazz, and ethnic dance at 2 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $12-$15 at the door. Presented by Gil Chun. dancegil@sbcglobal.net 

Music in the Redwoods with Nefasha Ayer at 4:30 p.m. at UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. Tickets are $10-$415. 643-2755, ext. 03. 

Creative Voices “Maracaibera” at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $15-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Bryan Bowman Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Americana Unplugged, live bluegrass, at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Gift Horse at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

The Moving Violations with caller Mavis McGaugh in a Queer Contra Dance at 6 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Samora Pinderhughes Trio at 4:30 p.m. Steven Lugerner Sextet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10 for each concert. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

MONDAY, JULY 14 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Nocturnes ... in Berkeley?” A Night Photography Group Show with works by Tim Baskerville, Denise Fuson, Sherry Glassman, Mark Jaremko, Joe Reifer, Charity Vargas, and John Vias, on display at The LightRoom, 2263 Fifth St. 649-8111. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Fae Myenne Ng author of “Bone” in conversation with Ishmael Reed at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Virago Theatre Company: Visions and Voices Play Reading Series “Death in Van Nys” by Dan Pine at 7 p.m. at Julie’s Coffee and Tea Garden, 1223 Park St. Alameda. Cost is $10. www.viragotheatre.org 

Poetry Express with Steven Karavatos from the American Universtiy in the UAE at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Downtown Jam Session with Glen Pearson at 7 p.m. at Ed Kelly Hall, Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Cost is $5. www.opcmucsic.org 

Tcheka, from Cape Verde at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$20. 238-9200.  

TUESDAY, JULY 15 

CHILDREN 

Storytellers Bob and Liz, stories for all ages, with lots of audience participation, at 6:30 p.m. at Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“humanimalstimulus” Multimedia performance by Malcolm Smith at 8:30 p.m. at Kala Art Insitute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. 

FILM 

Hecho por México: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa “The Saint That Forged a Country” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Joel Schechter reads from “Messiahs of 1933” a social history of the American Yiddish theater of the 1930s, at 7:30 p.m. at JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0237. 

An Evening with Barbara Ehrenreich “This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. Tickets are $10-$13. 444-8511. firstoakland.org 

Anita Amirrezvani reads from her book “The Blood of Flowers” set in seventeenth century Iran at 7 p.m. at El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito. 526-7512. 

John Muir Laws introduces “The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada” with a lecture and slide show at 7 p.m. at REI Berkeley, 1338 San Pablo Ave. 527-4140. 

Jeannie Ralston reads from “The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming” at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Tee Fee Swamp Boogie at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Son de Madera at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 

THEATER 

San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” at 7 p.m. at Montclair Ballfield, Montclair. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org 

FILM 

Latino Film Festival “El Benny” at 6:30 p.m. at Richmond Public Library, Madeline F. Whittlesey Community Room, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. Free. 620-6561. 

The Long View: A Celebration of Widescreen “La Dolce Vita” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Summer Sounds at Oakland City Center with Native Elements, reggae, at noon at 12th and Broadway, Oakland.  

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Baka Beyond at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Dazzling Divas at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net 

Susan Sutton Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Swingthing at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Terrence Brewer Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Emeline Michel, from Haiti, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, JULY 17 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “Manhattan” at 6:30 p.m. and “Annie Hall” at 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Radialvedic” Works by Jill Gallenstein, Kristina Lewis and Kana Tanaka. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Johansson PRojects, 2300 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. www.johanssonprojects.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Adam David Miller reads from “Ticket to Exile” at 7:30 p.m. at Books Inc. Alameda, 1334 Park St., Alameda, npetrulakis@booksinc.net. 

Anita Amirrezvani “The Blood of Flowers” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Vukani Mawethu Choir, a cappella gospel in a celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Green & Root, Andrea Prichett, Claudia Russell at 8 p.m. at Rose St. House of Music, 1839 Rose St. Cost is $5-$20. 594-4000, ext. 687. 

Ed Gerhard at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Fourtet with Tyler Blanton at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Mirthkon, The Fuzzy Cousins, Brian Kenney Fresno at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Suzanna Smith Jazz Ensemble at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Dobet Gnahoré, from the Ivory Coast, at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

FRIDAY, JULY 18 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “The Matchmaker” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., through Aug. 16. Tickets are $10-$12. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org  

Altarena Playhouse “Hay Fever” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Aug. 9. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Aurora Theatre “The Busy World is Hushed” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through July 20. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auoratheatre.org 

Citizen Josh with Josh Kornbluth Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. 5 p.m., at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through July 20. Tickets are $20-$25. 841-6500, ext. 303. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Contra Costa Civic Theater “Kiss Me Kate” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Aug. 3. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org 

Subterranean Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $12-$17. For reservations call 276-3871. 

Westminster Summer Musicals “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” Fri. - Sun. at 8 p.m., through July 20 at Woodminster Amphitheater, 3300 Jaoquin Miller Rod, Oakland. Tickets are $23-$38. 531-9597. www.woodminster.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Present Tension” Works by Jerry Carniglia, Judith Foosaner and Ann Weber, on display through Aug. 30 at Chandra Cerrito Contemporaty, 25 Grand Ave., upper level, Oakland. www.chandracerrito.com 

“Out of the Fill” featuring the art group Sniff with works by Scott Hewitt, Scott Meadows and David Ryan. Reception at 5 p.m. at Eclectix, 7523 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito. www.eclectixgallery.com 

FILM 

The Long View: A Celebration of Widescreen “Violent Saturday” at 7 p.m. and “Point Blank” at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Ojada, Latin jazz, at 5 p.m. outdoors at Broadway at Water Street, Jack London Square, Oakland.  

Yosvany Terry “Ye-dé-gbé & the Afro Caribbean Legacy” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Brama Sukarma, trombone, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Eric Swinderman Group featuring Joyce Grant at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Mawungira Enharira, Mamadou & Vanessa at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

In the Steel of the Night with Bobby Black, Joel Goldmark & David Phillips at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Fred Odell, David Gale at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Buxter Hoot’n, The Blank Tapes, Ed Masuga at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $9. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Babyland, The Prids, Swann Danger at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Spyro Gyra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, JULY 19 

CHILDREN  

“The Day We Danced in Underpants” with author Sarah Wilson at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

“Harvest at the Lake” Native American stories Sat. and Sun. at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m., singer/storyteller Juan L. Sánchez at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org 

THEATER 

San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Cedar Rose Park. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org 

Woman’s Will “The Good Person of Szechuan” Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. at John Hinkle Park. Free. For addtional performances see www.womanswill.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Nocturnes ... in Berkeley?” A Night Photography Group Show with works by Tim Baskerville, Denise Fuson, Sherry Glassman, Mark Jaremko, Joe Reifer, Charity Vargas, and John Vias. Reception for the artists at 2 p.m. at The LightRoom, 2263 Fifth St. 649-8111. 

“Grace and Joy: A Photo Exhibit of Cheetahs and Greyhounds” at 1 p.m. at 398 Colusa Ave., at the Circle. Kensington. Proceeds of sales benefit Greyhound Friends for Life adoption and advocacy group. 528-1210. www.greyhoundfriendsforlife.com 

FILM 

Hecho por México: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa “A Woman in Love” at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Afternoon Delight Poetry Reading with Julia Vinograd, MK Chavez and Jan Steckel at 2 p.m. at Lakeview Branch Library, 550 El Embarcadero, in the Lakeshore district near Lake Merritt, Oakland. Free. 238-7344.  

“Legends: The Blues Photography of Samuel Ribitch” Artist talk at 2 p.m. in the community Meeting Room, 3rd flr, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100. 

Teen Playreaders “I Hate Hamlet” at 8 p.m. at the Willard Middle School Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. at Telegraph. 981-6121.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Bay Street Arts and Music Festival with local music, dance, arts, Sa. and Sun. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bay St., Emeryville. 655-4002. www.baystreetemeryville.com 

The Function, hip-hop, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Robin Gregory & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Aux Cajunals at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

The Brew with Iron & the Albatross, Katy Stephan at 8 p.m. at the JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $10-$15. 848-0237. 

KC Turner, The Courtney Janes at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Bitches Brew at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Rory Block at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Chris Almada, saxophone, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Mississippi Riders with Doug Blumer at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Gamelan X at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Calabrese, Switchblade Riot, Apathetic Youth at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Spyro Gyra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SUNDAY, JULY 20 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Together and Apart” Individual and collaborative works by Peggy Forman and Jan Schachter. Reception for the artists at 2 p.m. at Collector’s Gallery, Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2022. www.museumca.org 

FILM 

United Artists: 90 Years “The Thief of Bagdad” at 4 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Teen Playreaders “I Hate Hamlet” at 6 p.m.in front of the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6121.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Midsummer Mozart Festival Program I at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. For ticket information call 415-627-9141. www.midsummermozart.org 

Berkeley Opera “Tosca” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are 16-$44. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org 

Oakland Jazz Choir at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$33. 228-3218. 

Oakland Municipal Band at 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Park Bandstand. Bring your beach chair and picnic. 339-2818. 

Brazilian Flavor featuring Dandara at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Lemon Juju at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Americana Unplugged, with The Stairwell Sisters, live bluegrass, at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Axis Mundi at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Oaktown Jazz Workshop at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

John Palowitch Group at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

This Time Tomorrow, Meltdown, New Lows at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926.