Arts Calendar:
Arts Calendar
Thursday July 31, 2008
FILM
Hecho por México: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa “Days of Autumn” at 6:30 p.m. and “Macario” 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
Wendy Lesser examines the intersections between life and art in “Room for Doubt, Except in Regard to Mark Morris” at 7:30 p.m. at JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0237.
Annie Barrows reads from “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Country Joe McDonald Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. 843-0662.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Midsummer Mozart Festival Piano Recital with Nikolai Demidenko, at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. For ticket information call 415-627-9141. www.midsummermozart.org
AileyCamp “...ism” Young dancers from Alvin Ailey’s summer program perform at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
Kaz George Group at noon at the downtown Berkeley BART station, Shattuck at Center St.
Sean Hodge with High Heat at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Richard Baskin Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
The Jake Blackshear Quartet, The Bridge Crawl, Settledown at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082
Saul Kaye, Jewish blues, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568.
Fred O’dell and the Broken Arrows at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
The Django Festival with Dorado Schmidt and Larry Coryell at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $14-$26. 238-9200.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
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
Central Works “Midsummer/4” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through Aug. 24. Tickets are $20. 558-1381. www.centralworks.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., through Aug. 9. Tickets are $12-$17. For reservations call 276-3871.
The Wild Party Performances Fri.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at The Black Repertory Group, 3201 Adeline St. 652-2120 BWLEM@aol.com
EXHIBITIONS
“East Bay Regional Parks Wildlife: Past & Present” Photographs by Jeff Robinson on display at the Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park, through Aug. 30. Closed Mondays. 525-2233.
“Present Tension” Works by Jerry Carniglia, Judith Foosaner and Ann Weber. Reception at 6 p.m. at Chandra Cerrito Contemporaty, 25 Grand Ave., upper level, Oakland. www.chandracerrito.com
“Cycles in Nature” Sculpture using materials found in the natural world by Deborah Yaffe. Reception at 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 25th St., Oakland. Open Sat. from 2 to 5 p.m. 663-6920.
“Rooted in the Bay Area” Works by Makhael Banut. Reception at 7 p.m. at The Compound Gallery, 6604 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Aug. 12. 655-9019. thecompoundgallery.com
“Accordion Dreams” Paintings by Julie Alvarado and “Slipping (Into Something)” paintings by Kathleen King. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave., Oakland. 701-4620. www.mercurytwenty.com
“home bound” Mixed media paintings by dj whelan. Artist reception at 5 p.m. at Awaken Cafe, 414 14th St., Oakland. 836-2058. info@awakencafe.com
“Toasting the End of Capitalism” Collage and photography by Maria Gilardin. Artist reception at 6 p.m. at NoneSuch Space, 2865 Broadway at 29th Street, 2nd fl., Oakland. 650-224-3108. annskinnerjones@yahoo.com
FILM
ITVS Community Cinema “Chicago 10” A documentary directed by Brent Morgan at 6:30 p.m., followed by discussion, at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland. Part of the Port Huron Project 5. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
Sunset Cinema “Paperback Dreams” the story of two independent bookstores, at 7:30 p.m. in the garden of the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak St. 238-2022.
The Dark Cinema of David Goodis “Dark Passage” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Studio One Reading Series with Jaarrod Roland and Kaya Oakes at 7:30 p.m. at Studio One, 365 45th St. at Broadway, Oakland. Suggested donation $3-$15. 597-5027.
Noelle Oxenhandler reads from her memoir “The Wishing Year: A House, A Man, My Soul” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Birdlegg and the Tight Fit Blues Band at 5 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2022. www.museumca.org
The Black Diamond Band, rhythm and blues, at 5 p.m. outdoors at Broadway at Water St., Jack London Square, Oakland. at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Glenn Miller Orchestra at 8 p.m. aboard the USS Hornet at Pier 3, Alameda. Tickets are $45-$95. 521-8448, ext. 282. www.hornetevents.com
Alfredo Naranjo y El Guajeo, from Venezuela, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $16-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Grace and Julian at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Grace Woods Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
A Tribute to Utah Phillips with Rebecca Riots and Hally Hammer at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10 and up. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Claudia Russell & the Folk Unlimited Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Emith, Mary Redente Duo at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Pat Nevin’s Ragged Glory in a benefit for the Jerry Day Foundation, at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Slick 46, Harrington Saints, Leif Erickson 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 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Shawn Brown, R&B, at 9 p.m. at Maxwell’s, 341 13th St., Oakland. Cost is $10. 839-6169.
The Django Festival with Dorado Schmitt and Larry Coryell at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
CHILDREN
Sandi & Stevie Sing Bug Songs at 2 p.m. at Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. For ages 3 and up. 524-3043.
Puppet Show “The Adventures of Peer Gynt” Sat. and Sun. at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. and “Aesop’s Fables” at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
Saturday Stories: “The Foolish Tortoise” Listen to the story, then create an art project related to the story, at 1 p.m. at The Museum of Children’s Art, 538 9th St., Oakland. 465-8770. www.mocha.org
THEATER
Port Huron Project 5: The Liberation of Our People a reenactment of the 1969 speech by Angela Davis at 6 p.m. at the original site of DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline St., West Oakland. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
Ka Lei Maile Ali’i - The Queen’s Women Protest re-enactment play performed by members of Ka Lei Maile Ali’i Hawaiian Civic Club from Honolulu at 7 p.m. at Redwood Gardens Community Room, 2951 Derby St.
San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” at 2 p.m. at Willard Park. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org
Shotgun Players “Ubu for President” An adaptation of the plays of Alfred Jarry, Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m. at John Hinkel Park, Southampton Ave., off the Arlington, through Sept. 14. Free, donations accepted. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Stone Soup Improv at 8 p.m. at Temescal Art Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph. Cost is $6-$9. 415-430-5698. info@stonesoupimprov.com
Prism Stage “The W. Kamu Bell Curve” Sat. and Sun. at 8 p.m. at Pro Arts, 550 Second St., Oakland, through Aug.10. Tickets are $15-$20. 848-0237.
EXHIBITIONS
“Wildlife Photography of Jeff Robinson” A slide show of wildlife photographs from around the world at 2 p.m. at the Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park. 525-2233.
FILM
The Dark Cinema of David Goodis “Shoot the Piano Player” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Sat.-Sat. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. All Festival Pass is $225. Group rates and specials for students and seniors are available. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Port Huron Project 5: The Liberation of Our People A reenactment of the 1969 Angela Davis speech at deFremery Park, 1651 Adeline St., between 16th and 17th St., Oakland. Sponsored by the Oakland Museum of California. 238-2200.
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading, 3 to 5 p.m., at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street, not in Lodge parking lot. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ballet Afsaneh “Safar-e Bienteha - Eternal Journey” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $24 and $100. 800-838-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com
Duo Amaranto, in a concert honoring Julie Winkelstein, at 2 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 16.
Glenn Miller Orchestra at 8 p.m. aboard the USS Hornet at Pier 3, Alameda. Tickets are $45-$95. 521-8448, ext. 282. www.hornetevents.com
Gateswingers Jazz Band at 8 p.m. at 33 Revolutions Record Shop and Cafe, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Mariachi Monumental de México de Juan Reyes at 8:30 p.m., panel discussion at 7:30 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Frankye Kelly & Her Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
The Phenomenauts with Kepi Ghoulie Electric, Vic Ruggiero and The Secretions, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $110-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Anna Laube, Garrick Davis at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Geroid O’hAllmhurain & Barbara Magone at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kyle Athayde, trumpet, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373.
Planet Loop at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Izabella, Sugar Shack at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
Portraits of Past, Yaphet Kotto, La Quiete at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $10. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
THEATER
San Francisco Mime Troupe “Red State” at 2 p.m. at Willard Park. Free, donations accepted. 415-285-1717. www.sfmt.org
FILM
United Artists: 90 Years “Broken Blossoms” at 5 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Oakland Municipal Band at 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Park Bandstand. Bring your beach chair and picnic. 339-2818.
Ethiopian Arts Forum Ethiopian poetry and music at 3 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Cost is $112 at the door.
Kaz George Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Ron Thompson at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band, Regina Wells in a cultural celebration of Hawaiian Independence at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Tamar Sella and Shynell Blanson, vocalists, at 4:30 p.m. and Michael Coleman, Nick Lyons Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10 for each concert. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Po’ Girl at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Krum Bums, Verbal Abuse, Peligro Social at 4 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
READINGS AND LECTURES
Virago Theatre Company: Visions and Voices Play Reading Series at 7 p.m. at Freank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St., Alameda. Cost is $10. www.viragotheatre.org
Poetry Express with Avotcja 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
Avotcja’s Birthday Bash at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
John Ellis & Double-Wide with Jason Marsalis, Matt Perrine and Wil Baldes at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
READINGS AND LECTURES
Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50-$5.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Creole Belles with Andrew Carierre 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
Tony Furtado at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6
CHILDREN
Peace Day Crane Making and reading of Eleanor Coerr’s “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” from 2 to 5:30 p.m. in the 4th flr. story room, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6121.
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 The Sun Kings, Beatles tribute, at noon at 12th and Broadway, Oakland.
Whiskey Brothers, old-time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Nick Lyons/Michael Coleman Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Bass Culture Revue with Nex B and Moraima at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $tba. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Quake City, jug band, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net
Molly’s Revenge with Moira Smiley at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Willie K at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
FILM
The Dark Cinema of David Goodis “Nightfall” at 6:30 p.m., “The Burglar” at 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, through Sat. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. All Festival Pass is $225. Group rates and specials for students and seniors are available. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Meg Waite Clayton reads from her second novel “The Wednesday Sisters” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Rafaela G. Castro reads from “Provocaciones: Letters from the Prettiest Girl in Arvi” at 7 p.m. at Rebecca’s Books, 3268 Adeline St. 852-4768.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jazzschool Student Vocal Showcase at noon at the downtown Berkeley BART station, Shattuck at Center St.
Clinton Fearon at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jazzalicious at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Owen Roberts, The Ben Benkert Trio at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Noche de Maestros with Marcelo Ledesma from Buenos Aires at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Fleeting Trance at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
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
Central Works “Midsummer/4” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through Aug. 24. Tickets are $20. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
Stage Door Conservatory Teens on Stage “Anything Goes” Fri.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2460 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$20 at the door. 521-6250.
Subterranean Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., through Aug. 9. Tickets are $12-$17. For reservations call 276-3871.
Woodminster Summer Musicals ”Seussical” a musical based on the works of Dr. Seuss, Fri.-Sun. at 8 p.m., at Woodminster Amphitheater in Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joaquin Miller Rd., Oakland. through Aug. 17. Tickets are $23-$38. 531-9597. www.woodminster.com
EXHIBITIONS
“888 Pieces of We” A photo memoir by Keba Armand Konte Reception at 8:08 p.m. at Oakland Art Gallery, 199 Kahn’s Alley, Oakland. 637-0395. www.oaklandartgallery.org
“Our Quiet Earthquake” Mixed media works by Aunia Kahn. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix, 7523 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito. Exhibition runs through Aug. 31. www.eclectixgallery.com
“New City Scenes and Landscapes” Paintings by Jerome Carlin on display at Caffe 817, 817 Washington St., Oakland to Aug. 14. 271-7965.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Adam David Miller and Rita Flores Bogaert will read at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave. 841-6374.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bobby Young Project, old school rock, at 5 p.m. outdoors at Broadway at Water St., Jack London Square, Oakland.
Point Richmond Summer Music with Rock Soup Ramblers and Houston Jones, at 5:30 p.m. outdoors at Park Place in downtown Point Richmond. www.pointrichmond.com
Ben Bolt, guitar, at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. at Arch. Cost is $10-$15. 845-1350. www.hillsideclub.org/concerts
University Summer Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Sliding scale donation at the door. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Marvin Sanders, flute, Lena Lubotsky, piano perform works by Bach, Mozart, Haydn and Debussy, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $10. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
Jon Fromer, CD release concert at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
David Hunter Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Jack Pollard & His Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Marley’s Ghost at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Antioquia, Last Legal Music at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Drumm Workshop at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $8-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Greenmountain with members of Hamsa Lila will play sacred world dance music at 9:30 p.m. at Numi Tea Garden, 2230 Livingston St., Oakland. Donation $5-$10.
Oh Shasta, Amy Meyers at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Free Peoples, Burglars Wine at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Dave Matthews Blues Band at 8:30 p.m. at Royal Oak Pub (formerly Baltic), 135 Park Place, Point Richmond. 232-5678.
Say Bok Gwai, La Grita, Colectivo Error 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.
Red, R&B, at 9 p.m. at Maxwell’s, 341 13th St., Oakland. Cost is $10. 839-6169.
3rd Date at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
CHILDREN
Puppet Show “The Adventures of Peer Gynt” Sat. and Sun. at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. and “Harvest a the Lake” Native American Stories 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
Shotgun Players “Ubu for President” An adaptation of the plays of Alfred Jarry, Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m. at John Hinkel Park, Southampton Ave., off the Arlington, through Sept. 14. Free, donations accepted. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Prism Stage “The W. Kamu Bell Curve” Sat. and Sun. at 8 p.m. at Pro Arts, 550 Second St., Oakland, through Aug.10. Tickets are $15-$20. 848-0237.
FILM
“Sisters of ‘77” Archival film of the struggles and triumphs of the equal rights movement at 2 p.m. at the Rockridge Library, 5366 College Ave. Sponsored by Oakland Eastbay NOW, AAUW-Oakland-Piedmont Branch and Alameda County Commission on Status of Women. 251-0559.
EXHIBITIONS
“Dreams in Metaphor” Black and white photographs by Moja Ma’at. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. Exhibition runs through Aug. 30. 644-1400. www.photolaboratory.com
Auto Erotica “It’s All About The Car” A group show by Phillip Hall, Bill Silveira and Laurell True. Opening party at 6 p.m. at Float Gallery, 1091 Calcot Place, Unit #116, Oakland. Exhibition runs to Sept. 6. 535-1702. info@floatcenter.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Barbara Quick reads from her novel “Vivaldi’s Virgins” with musical accompanient on the cello by Tessa Seymour, at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
University Summer Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Sliding scale donation at the door. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Global Voices of Resistance Benefit for La Guinera Community Center in Cuba, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Carmen Jones at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Bongo Love at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Drum workshop at 8:30 p.m., bring your own drum. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ari Chersky Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Mike Zawitowski, Laura Zucker at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
High Country at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kurt Ribak Jazz Group at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Charlie Wilson’s War at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
The Sleepy Alligators, Seconds on End, in a tribute to Jerry Garcia at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Attitude Adjustment, Part Time Christians, Zombie Holocaust at 7 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926.
Yellowjackets with Mike Stern at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
EXHIBITIONS
“Fire & Flora” Hand-built ceramic vessels by Will Johnson and landscape paintings by Karen LeGault. Artists reception at 2 p.m. at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave. Exhibition runs through Sept. 4. 204-1667.
Samplings 2008: A Festival of Textiles with demonstrations of quilting, lace-making, needlepoint, knitting, spinning and more, from noon to 4 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak, Oakland. Free. 238-2022. www.museumca.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Architecture Tour of the Oakland Museum of California Meet by the Admissions Desk on the second level at 1 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak, Oakland. Free. 238-2022. www.museumca.org
Arte Poetica, The Dream Poetry Team at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
“Fat Man, Little Boy, and the Mushroom Cloud” Poets reflect on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 6:30 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. Admission is free, donations encouraged.
“The Music of the Word” The Petaluma Poetry Walk Antholog celebartion and reading at 3:30 p.m. at Rebecca’s Books, 3268 Adeline St. 852-4768.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Trio Mopme at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Redwing at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Café Bellie at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jesse Scheinin Group at 4:30 p.m. Nebula Explosion at 5:30 p.m. and Christine Donaldson at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Australian Bebop Ragas at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
