Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
FILM
Dziga Vertov “The Man with a Movie Camera” with a lecture by Jean-Pierre Gorin 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
Philip Kan Gotanda “Yohen” A bilingual Japanese-English reading of excerpts from his play, followed by discussion at 4 p.m. in the Durham Studio Theater, UC campus. Free, but reservations recommended. tdps.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kaki King at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jim Malcolm at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kelly Park & Friends at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Plum Crazy, Turbine at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Joe Reilly at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Sacred Profanities at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Vanessa Lowe and Val Esway at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Kim Nalley at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Exit the King” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman, through Feb. 21. Tickets are $12. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Altarena Playhouse “Art” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Feb. 7. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org
Aurora Theatre “Betrayed” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m., at 2081 Addison St. to March 1. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org
Masquers Playhouse “Absent Friends” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through Feb. 28. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Poor Players “Leave of Absence” at 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 2 and 8 p.m. at Berkeley CIty Club, through Sun. Feb. 1. Tickets are $20. 415-664-4305. www.poorplayers.org
Shotgun Players “Macbeth” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Feb. 1. Tickets are $18-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
FILM
Edgardo Cozarinsky “One Man’s War” with a lecture by Jean-Pierre Gorin at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bay Area Classical Harmonies “The California Honeydrops” at 7:30 p.m. at Pro Arts Gallery, 550 Second St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$18. 868-0695. www.bayareabach.org
Bobi Cespedes at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Pascal Rioult Dance Theater at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
Falso Baiano and special guests at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Darryl Henriques at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Full Time Beret, Carmen Gutierrrez at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Tempest, Pandemonaeon at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
All Ones, jam band, at 8 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Pansy Division, Kepi the Band, Secretions, Boats at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926.
Guns for San Sebastian at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Hip Bones at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Bobby Hutcherson with special guest Anthony Wilson at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Joe Reilly, nature songs, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Pippi Longstocking” Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through Feb. 9. Tickets are $14-$18. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org
Blake Maxam “The Wizard of Ahhhs” magic show, Sat. and Sun. 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
“Love Can Build a Bridge” a drama by Kevin Killian and Karla Milosevich at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
EXHIBITIONS
Kala Open Studio with Artists in Residence from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977.
FILM
“Letter to Jane: An Investigation of a Still” with a lecture by Jean-Pierre Gorin at 6 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kitty Burns Florey introduces “Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Penmanship” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Youssoupha Sidibe, Senegalese Kora master, at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $11. 841-2082.
Pellejo Seco at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$13. 849-2568.
Bayside Jazz with Dan Hicks at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. 841-JAZZ.
Baba Ken & the West African Highlife Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Evelie Posch & Friends at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Thump at 9 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
David Jacob-Strain at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
The VNote Ensemble at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
The P-PL at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Mark Lemaire, folk rock, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 558-0881.
Hunx and his Punx, Thorns of Life, Revolts at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
CHILDREN
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Pippi Longstocking” at 2 and 4:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through Feb. 9. Tickets are $14-$18. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org
Colibri at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXHIBITIONS
“L.A. Paint” Tour of the exhibition at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak sts., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Sarah Fran Wisby author of “Viva Loss” and Roxane Beth Johnson, author of “Jubilee” read from their respective books of prose poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Bee Eaters at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Pat Parker Allstar Memorial Tribute at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Intronaut, Bastard Noise, Thousandswilldie at 4 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926.
Teresa Tudury & Eric Swinderman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Community Roots, hip hop, funk, roots at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9-$15. 525-5054.
Spearcracker at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Bobby Hutcherson with special guest Anthony Wilson at 2 and 7 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
MONDAY, FEB. 2
THEATER
Aurora Theatre Company “The First Grade” by Joel Drake Johnson at 7:30 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. Part of the Global Age Project new works initiative. Free. 843-4822.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Etel Adnan and Kathleen Fraser read thier poetry at at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Reese Erlich reads from “Dateline Havana: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Future of Cuba” at 7 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
READINGS AND LECTURES
Beth Lisick reads from “Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Zydeco Flames at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.
Marco Benevento Trio with Reed Mathis and Andrew Barr at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
FILM
Film 50: History of Cinema “I Was Born, But ...” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, with Connie Kim, contemporary piano, at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864.
“Glory of Venice” Organ music of Andrea Gabrieli at 12:30 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Free, donations welcome. 525-1716.
Double Vision at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Ellis Island, klezmer, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net
The Helladelics, Agapi Mou, Balkan, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054.
Rumbache, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down LowCost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
El Cerrito & Portola High Jazz Bands at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5
READINGS AND LECTURES
Beth Lisick on “Helping Me Help Myself” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Greatful Dead Night at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Chuck Brodsky at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Kelly Park & Friends at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
The Tony Mayfield Experience at 6 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082
Sheppard’s Krook at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Ledisi at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Exit the King” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman, through Feb. 21. Tickets are $12. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Altarena Playhouse “Art” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Feb. 7. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org
Aurora Theatre “Betrayed” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m., at 2081 Addison St. to March 1. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)” at 2015 Addison St., through March 15. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Black Repertory Group “Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” at 3201 Adeline St., through Feb. 22. Tickets are $15-$44. 652-2120.
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Nine (The Musical)” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through March 28. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Impact Theatre “A Midsummers Night’s Dream” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through March 14. Tickets are $10-$17. impacttheatre.com
Masquers Playhouse “Absent Friends” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through Feb. 28. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Bond of Perpetuity: Oakland and the Lincoln Legacy” An exhibition commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Lincoln’s birth in the Oakland History Room, Oakland Public Library, 125 14th St. 238-3222.
“Collections from Within” Drawings, paintings and mixed media by Chela Fielding and “Evidence of Love” by Ce Ce Landoli. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave. at Broadway., Oakland. 701-4620.
“Orchard Views” Paintings by Sonia Gill on display in the lobby gallery, 1947 Center St., through Feb. 27. 981-7533.
“Forty Four Presidents” Works by Lena Reynoso. Reception at 7 p.m. at Blankspace Gallery 6608 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. www.blankspaceGallery.com
“Lineage” An installation by Kimberly Campisano. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at the Red Door Gallery, 416 26th St., Oakland. 374-0444.
Studio One Art Center, with ceramicist Blanks Soltys, and other artists exhibiting in “Fluid Mastery Part 2” at 6:30 p.m. at 365 45th St., off Broadway, Oakland. 597-5096.
“Something About Love” Photography project by Ace Lehner. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Shibumi Gallery, 1402 Fifth St. 528-7736.
“A Farewell Kiss” Mark Byron and Bruce Yurgill revisit the Bush era with their political art. Opening recption at 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 25th St., Oakland. 663-6920.
“Oakland Treats” Paintings by Cleo Vilett. Opening reception at 5 p.m. at Awaken Cafe, 414 14th St., Oakland. 836-2058.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mardi Horowitz describes “A Course in Happiness: Mastering the Three Levels of Self-Understanding That Lead to True and Lasting Contentment” at 7 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Yiyun Lee reads from her novel “The Vagrants” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tony Lin, romantic piano, at noon at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864.
Winds Across the Bay “A Night at the Opera” Youth wind ensemble at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $5-$15. 243-0514.
SF Renaissance Voices Hildegard von Bingen’s “Ordo Virtutum” at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. www.SFRV.org
Barefoot Chamber Concerts at 6 p.m. at Parish Hall of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Cost is $15. www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/48826
Benefit for Richmond’s Jane Doe, a lesbian who survived a brutal hate crime in December, Fri. and Sat. at 7 p.m. at Rose Street House of Music, 1839 Rose St. Donation $10-$99. 857-7562.
Tom Rigney and Flambeau at 5 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak sts., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200.
Taylor Eigsti at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $15-$25. 642-4864.
Uptones, Hectic and The Street Vendors at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568.
John Scott Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ.
Sister I-Live at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
Chuck Prophet, Jerry Hannan, Jim Bruno at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761.
The Watertower String Band, Squirrelley Stringband at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082.
Justin Ancheta at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Jennifer Berezan, Julie Wolf, Michaelle Goerlitz and others at 8 pm. at Rudramir, 830 Bancroft at 6th. Cost is $15-$25. 486-8700.
Lagtime at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
CHILDREN
Muriel Johnson tells African-American folktales for ages 3 and up at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 3rd flr community room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gary Lapow at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Black History Weekend with storyteller Kirk Waller, Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Pippi Longstocking” Sat. and Sun. at 2 and 4:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through Feb. 9. Tickets are $14-$18. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org
Andy Z at 11 a.m. at Studio Grow, 1235 10th St. Cost is $8. 526-9888.
THEATER
Stone Soup Improv Comedy at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $7-$10. www.stonesoupimprov.com
FILM
“Screenagers” Bay Area High School Film and Video Festival at 1 and 3:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 pm. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street. 527-9905.
African American Celebration through Poetry from 1 to 4 p.m. at West Oakland Branch Library, 1801 Adeline St., Oakland. 238-7352. www.oaklandlibrary.org
Women’s Poetry Reading with Offer, Grafton, Rudge, Wells, Weiss, and Wyneken at 2 p.m. at Lakeview Library, 550 El Embarcadero, Oakland. 238-7344.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Classical and Romantic Chamber Music Clarinet Trios by Beethoven and Brahms at 7:30 p.m. at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. at Sacramento. Free.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra “Midwinter Magic” Music by Mendelssohn at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $30-$72. 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org
Tanya Vegvary Plescia, pianist at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Donation $8-$12. www.trinintychamberocncerts.com
Chus Alonso and Potaje Ensemble at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$44. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Ed Reed Birthday Celebration at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Benefit for Richmond’s Jane Doe, a lesbian who survived a brutal hate crime in December, at 7 p.m. at Rose Street House of Music, 1839 Rose St. Donation $10-$99. 857-7562.
Saturday Afternoon Gallery Acoustic (SAGA) music open mic series at 2 p.m. at the Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St., Alameda. 931-7646.
Tom Rigney & Flambeau at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Burlesque ‘n’ Brass, featuring Hot Pink Feathers & Blue Bone Express, Orleans-inspired jazz, at 9 p.m. at Café Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $10. 763-7711.
DF Tram at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Go Home with Ben Goldberg, Charlie Hunter, Ron Miles and Scott Amendola, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Lisa Mezzacappa, Kasey Knudsen Septet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Gateswingers Jazz Band at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions Record Shop and Cafe, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Steve Carter Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Jacques Ibula at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Sotaque Baiano, Brazilian, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Chris Waltz, Lee White, Jason Pollack at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881.
High Country, Mighty Crows, Ahlambra Valley Band at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Ledisi at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SUNDAY, FEB. 8
CHILDREN
5th Annual Circus for Arts in Schools at 1and 4 p.m. at Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Ave. Alameda. Tickets are $10-$15, children under 3 free. www.circusforarts.org
Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
FILM
Josef von Sternberg: Eros and Abstraction “The Salvation Hunters” at 2 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Talk Cinema Berkeley Preview of new independent films with discussion afterwards at 10 a.m. at Albany Twin Theater, 1115 Solano Ave., Albany. Cost is $20. http://talkcinema.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Artist and Curator in Conversation: Paul Chan and Elizabeth Thomas at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Marcia Falk reads her poetry at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
“Discovering Robeson” with performer Tayo Aluko at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Poetry Flash with Marc Hofstadter and Josh Rogow at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. 653-9965.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra “Midwinter Magic” Music by Mendelssohn at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $30-$72. 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra “Clarinet Crazy” at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Free. www.sfchamberorchestra.org
Larry Schneider, saxophonist, at 4:30 p.m. at Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland. Tickets are $20 at the door.
Pulse Brasil at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Tito y Su Son “Cafe Havana” at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
The Claire Lynch Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org