Arts Calendar:

Arts Calendar

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

EXHIBITIONS

Pro Arts New Visions 2008 Group show opens at Pro Arts Gallery, 550 Second St., Oakland, and runs through Oct. 24. www.proartsgallery.org

FILM

International Latino Film Society “Tres/Three” and “Lorca; así que pasen cien años” at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$6. 849-2568. www.lapena.org

READINGS AND LECTURES

Artists’ Talk: Ellen Lake & Takehito Etani at 7p.m. in the Kala Gallery, 1060 Heinz Ave.

Peter Orner discusses the plight of undocumented workers in the United States as part of the Literature and Conversation series at 7:30 p.m. at JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0237.

Country Joe McDonald Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. 843-0662.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Ditty Bops at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org

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

Jean-Paul Buongiorno at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.

Geva Alon, Krystle Warren, Steven Taylor-Ramirez at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com

The Creations at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com

Maraca at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29

THEATER

“A Noir Musical” and “Staged Reading” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun at 2 p.m., at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $16. 800-838-3006.

Aurora Theatre “The Best Man” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Sept. 28. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org

Berkeley Rep “Yellowjackets” by Itamar Moses, a Berkeley resident, set at Berkeley High School, Tues.-Sun. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through Oct. 12. Tickets are $27-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org

Crowded Fire Theater Company “The Listener” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Aug. 31. Tickets are $15-$25. 415-433-1235. crowdedfire.org

Masquers Playhouse “The Petrified Forest” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, through Sept. 27. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org

Rough and Tumble “Candide” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun at 7 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. through Sept. 21. Tickets are $16-$22. 499-0356. www.randt.org

EXHIBITIONS

“AeroSoul” Works by the TCB Crew, celebrating the significance of spray can art. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St. Oakland. www.joycegordongallery.com

MUSIC AND DANCE

Robert Bowman performs Mozart, Prokofiev, Gottschalk, Scarlatti, and Brahms at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $10-$15. 845-1350. www.hillsideclub.org

GTS Band, old school 60s, 70s, 80s, at 5 p.m. outdoors at Broadway at Water St., Jack London Square, Oakland.

Ill Ones, hip-hop, at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org

Darryl Rowe & His Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com

Caribbean Allstars at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

Amy Meyers & Jennifer Corday at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.

Wilson Wong, Nomad at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net

Mushroom, The Moore Brothers, Matt Baldwin at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

Sahn Maru, Appalachian Terror Unit, Wartorn at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $6. 525-9926.

Mary Redent at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com

Rocker T, More Love Band, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.

Greg Scott, R&B, at 9 p.m. at Maxwell’s, 341 13th St., Oakland. Cost is $10. 839-6169.

Bobi Cespedes with Marco Diaz, Saul Sierra, Jose Roberto Hernandez, Sandy Peres and Julio Perez at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

CHILDREN

Puppet Show “The Adventures of Peer Gynt” Sat. and Sun. at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. and “Perez & Mondinga Mexican Fiesta” at noon 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., and Mon. Sept. 1, at 4 p.m. at John Hinkel Park, Southampton Ave., off the Arlington, through Sept. 14. Free, donations accepted. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org

MUSIC AND DANCE

Art & Soul in downtown Oakland with over 60 bands on six stages, participatory art projects, artisans and community group, Sat.-Mon. noon to 6 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza. COst is $5-$10. 238-7402. art&soul@oaklandnet.com

Violin Variations Themes and variations for solo violin at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $10-$15. 524-5203.

Fuga, Tocayo at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7. 849-2568. www.lapena.org

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

Nice Guy Trio, Jessica and Ramon at 8 p.m. at the JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $10-$15. 848-0237.

Zydeco Flames at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

Moment’s Notice Improvised dance, music and theater at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 8th St. Tickets are $8-$15 at the door. 692-6295.

Brindl, Will Edwards at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net

Suzanna Smith at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com

Pebble Theory, Silver Griffin, Hey Young Believer at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

The Force, Static Thought, Das Kapital at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31

MUSIC AND DANCE

Kit Parra Latin Jazz Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com

Paul H. Taylor and the Montara Mountain Boys at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net

Americana Unplugged: Redwing Bluegrass Band at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.

The Strange Boys, Crystal Antlers at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.

MONDAY, SEPT. 1

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

Umalali: The Garifuna Women’s Project at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $5-$18 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

TUESDAY, SEPT. 2

READINGS AND LECTURES

Neil Marcus and Petra Kuppers, poets, read from their new book “Cripple Poetics: A Love Story” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Gator Beat 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

Anthony Wilson, Chinco Pinheiro Quartet “Nova” at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $5-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3

EXHIBITIONS

“Quilts by Jennifer Snedecker” on display at the Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park, through Oct. 31. 525-2233.

Landscape and Urban Photography by Patrick Smith opens at the LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St., and runs through Oct. 3. 649-8111. www.lightroom.com

READINGS AND LECTURES

George Lakoff on “The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Brain” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com

Malcolm Margolin on “Drawing Inspiration from California Indian Belief and Practice” at 7:30 p.m. at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. 526-3805.

Frank B. Wilderson, III, Black American member of the African National Congress on “Red, White & Black: Cinema and the Structure of US Antagonisms” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.

Wen-hsin Yeh on “Shanghai Splendor: Economic Sentiments and the Making of Modern China, 1843-1949” at 4 p.m. at the IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St., 6th flr. 643-6536.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Wednesday Noon Concert, with April Paik and Melissa Lin, violin, Garrett McLean, viola, Ting Chin, cello, at 12:15 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu

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

Red Hot Chachkas at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Yiddish dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

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

Candela at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa dance lessons at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.

Leni Stern “Africa” at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4

READINGS AND LECTURES

Samuel Lucas, in conversation with Aarti Shah on “Theorizing Discrimination in an Era of Contested Prejudice” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com

Raj Patel discusses his book “Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System” at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Afrissippi at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Workshop at 8 p.m. Cost is $10-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

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

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

The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

The Dave G Collective at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com

Jane Monheit at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5

THEATER

“A Noir Musical” and “Staged Reading” Thurs.-Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m., at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $16. 800-838-3006.

Aurora Theatre “The Best Man” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Sept. 28. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org

Berkeley Rep “Yellowjackets” by Itamar Moses, a Berkeley resident, set at Berkeley High School, Tues.-Sun. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through Oct. 12. Tickets are $27-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org

Impact Theatre “Ching Chong Chinaman” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, through Oct. 11. Tickets are $10-$17. 464-4468. impacttheatre.com

Masquers Playhouse “The Petrified Forest” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, through Sept. 27. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org

Rough and Tumble “Candide” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun at 7 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. through Sept. 21. Tickets are $16-$22. 499-0356. www.randt.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

Woodminster Summer Musicals “The Pirates of Penzance” Fri.-Sun. at 8 p.m., at Woodminster Amphitheater in Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joaquin Miller Rd., Oakland. through Sept. 15. Tickets are $23-$38. 531-9597. www.woodminster.com

EXHIBITIONS

“Reconfigured Figurines” Works by Susan Sanford. Opening reception at 2 p.m. at Alta Galleria, 2890 College Ave., Suite 4. 414-4485. www.altagalleria.com

Doug Minkler “Banned and Recovered: Artist Responds to Censorship” Opening reception at 6:30 p.m. at the African American Museum and Library, 659 14th St., Oakland. Through Dec. 31. 637-0200.

“The Reading Chair” A story by Vicki Gunter, read in performance. Ceramic sculpture illustrate the story. At 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 25th St., Oakland. 663-6920.

“Double Vision” Works by David Best, Donald Farnsowrth, Era Farnsworth, Robert Hudson, Raymond Saunders, Richard Shaw and William Wiley. Reception at 7 p.m. at Front Gallery, 35 Grand Ave., Oakland. 444-1900.

Joesam “New Works: Paintings” Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. www.joycegordongallery.com

“Kwatro-Kantos” Works by the Filipino Collective. Artists’ reception at 6 p.m. at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., at Broadway, Oakland. 444-7263. www.kwatro-kantos.com

“Chosen Terrain” Pastel drawings by Jamie Morgan, photographs by Mary Curtis Ratcliff. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave., Oakland. Exhibition runs through Sept. 27. 701-4620. www.mercurytwenty.com

“Bob’s Wondrous Women” Works by Robert Wahrhaftig. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St., Alameda. info@frankbettecenter.org

FILM

ITVS Community Cinema “Runners High” A documentary by Justine Jacob and Alex da Silva on teenagers from a tough East Oakland neighborhood training for a marathon 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

“Urban Landscapes” Film and video shown at 8 p.m., outdoors on The Great Wall of Oakland, Grand Ave just west of Broadway. www.oaklandculturalarts.org

READINGS AND LECTURES

Studio One Reading Series with William Moor and Daphne Gottlieb at 7:30 p.m. at Studio One, 365 45th St. at Broadway, Oakland. Suggested donation $3-$15. 597-5027.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Right Rights for all People A benefit for Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Suggested donation $15. 665-5821.

Bernard Anderson and Old School Flavor at 5 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org

“The Best Kept Secret” at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com

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

Stompy Jones at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

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

“Un Viernes Flamenco” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org













The Original Crooked Jades, The Stripmall Ballads at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $9. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

Born/Dead, Dead Section, Fix My Head at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926.

Arc Angel, Black Lung, Pop Ices at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$7. 548-1159.

Jane Monheit at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6

CHILDREN

“Harvest at 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

READINGS AND LECTURES

Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 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

Blumenstock & Johnson, violin and harpsichord, perform Bach & Telemann at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Cost is $10-$15. 549-3864. www.trinitychamberconcerts.com

Angela Gheorghiu, soprano with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $35-$100. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net

Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com

Pellejo Seco at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cuban salsa lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

Gateswingers Jazz Band at 8 p.m. at 33 Revolutions Record Shop and Cafe, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.

Sotaque Baiano, Brazilian, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com

George Kuo, Martin Pahinui and Aaron Mahi at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org

Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com

Burlesque ‘n’ Brass, featuring Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone at 9 p.m. at Café Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $10. 763-7711.

Dogwood Speaks, Brod Rob, The Knosckout Brothers at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

La Plebe, Disaster Strikes, Armistice 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.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7

EXHIBITIONS

“At Play” Paintings by Angie Cha, Julie Lee Gochman and Jamie Treacy, and mixed media figurative sculpture by Marsha Balian. Artists’ reception at 3 p.m. at Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave. Exhibition runs through Nov. 13. 204-1667.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Larry Vann Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com

Sheppard’s Krook, Ed’s in Therapy, Jenna & The Big Weenies, Resucitations, in a benefit for Children’s Hospital, at 4 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com