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Arts Calendar

Monday March 09, 2009 - 10:01:00 AM

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Of Ships and Tugs” Maritime photography of Jan Tiura, opens at the EBMUD 2nd flr. gallery, 375 11th St., Oakland. www.phototiura.com 

“black and white, silver gelatin prints of nudes” by Jim Stipovich. Opening reception at 4 p.m. at Nan Phelps Photography, 398 Colusa Ave., Kensington. Exhibition runs to March 15. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Holloway Poetry Series with A.B. Spellman at 6:30 p.m. in the Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall, UC campus. http://holloway.english.berkeley.edu 

Spain Rodriguez, comics artist, discusses his book “Che: A Graphic Biography” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Festival of Flamenco Arts & Traditions with guitarist Antonio Reyat 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20-$40. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Gankmore, Buxter Hoot’n at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Rachel Levant, Elevation 32, Jon Perri, in a benefit for the Berkeley Patients Group Hospice Care Center at 6 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 6 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “Gypsy” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through April 5. 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 8. Panel discussion iwth Iraqi refugees following the Fri. performance and with Kirk Johnson of The List Project following the Sat. performance. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley Playhouse “Once On This Island” a family musical, Thurs. at 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 1 and 5 p.m. at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through March 15. Tickets are $22-$28. 665-5565, ext. 397. berkeleyplayhouse.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 

Berkeley Rep “Crime and Punishment” at 2025 Addison St., through Mar. 29. Tickets are $27-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org 

Central Works “The Window Age: A Guided Tour of the Unconscious” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m., through March 22, at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $21-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org 

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 

Independent Theater Projects Three one-act plays independently directed and produced by Berkeley students, Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $12 general, $5 studetns. 292-5058.  

“Phoolan is all of us: In Memory of Phoolan Devi” written and performed by Angelina Llongueras at8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

UC TDPS “Sauce for the Goose” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m., at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus, through March 15. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827. tdps.berkeley.edu 

EXHIBITIONS 

“A Farewell Kiss” Mark Byron and Bruce Yurgill revisit the Bush era with their political art. Reception at 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 25th St., Oakland. 663-6920. 

“Eric Bohr & Charlie Milgrim: Vexing History” Painting, sculptural installation and video. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave., Oakland. 701-4620. www.mercurytwenty.com 

“Intersectionality of Sisters” Group show opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. 465-8928. 

FILMS 

Luna Fest: Short Films by...For...About Women at 7 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $6 at the door. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Yu Hua discusses his recently translated epic novel “Brothers” at 7:30 p.m. at Book Zoo, 6395 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 654-2665. www.bookzoo.net 

Cara Black reads from her Aimeé Leduc mystery “Murder in the Latin Quarter” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Opera “Tales of Hoffman” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $48. 925-798-1300. ww.berkeleyopera.org 

New Century Chamber Orchestra “The Glory of Russia” with Anne-Marie McDermott, piano, at 8 p.. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $32-$54. 415-357-1111. www.ncco.org 

“Mendelssohn Bicentenial: Songs with Words” piano performance on the restored 1854 Erard piano, at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$15. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Barron Edwards Motown 60s Revue at 5 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak sts., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

Stomp the Stumps Benefit for the Bay Area Coalition for the Headwaters with Quilt, Funky Nixons, and Curly at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Donation $10-15 sliding scale. 849-1255. 

“Kinds of Blues” with Tom Lucas and the Baja Bluegrass Band, Judy Rogers, Cordell Sloan and others at 6:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, One Lawson Rd., Kensington. Includes dinner of southern cooking. Tickets are $25 per adult, $10 per child, $60 for a family of 4-5. 525-0302. www.uucb.org 

Bill Crossman, First Fridays Free Jazz and Improv at 7:30 p.m. at OPC Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Cost is $5, free for ages 16 and under. 836-4649. 

Copacabana Meets the French Quarter” at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Suggested donation $10.  

Country Joe McDonald’s Tribute to Florence Nightingale & Nursing at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$20. 841-4824. www.bfuu.org  

Rova, saxophone quartet, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Terry Disley Experience at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

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

Harley White Jr. Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Steven Strauss and Kurt Stevenson at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795. 

Mushroom, Feat at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Plan 9 at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926. 

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

Friends of the Old Puppy with Steven Strauss at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 7 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Asheba at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

John Weaver, storyteller, 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 

Boswick the Clown 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 

EXHIBITIONS 

“It Takes All Kinds” Group show of diverse and unconventional arts and artists. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Autobody Fine Art, 1517 Partk St., Alameda. www.autobodyfineart.com 

FILM 

“Women Rock and Soul Performers” Film clips and discussion in commemoration of International Women’s Day at 6:30 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, Community Meeting Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Rae Armantrout & Lisa Robertson at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Tilar Mazzeo on “Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma” at 5 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 pm. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street. 527-9905. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“The King’s Trumpetts & Shalmes” Renaissance music for winds, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. www. 

trinitychamberconcerts.com 

The Saturday Afternoon Gallery Acoustic music open mic series at 2 p.m. at the Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St., corner of Lincoln, Alameda. 847-3903. 

Marina La Valle, Afro-Peruvian, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

Lakay & Mystic Man at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Bob Franks, folk/rock at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795. 

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

Ben Stolorow, pianist, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Mucho Axé at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Larry Stefl Jazz Quartet at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

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

Bob Franks at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 597-0795. 

The Asylum Street Spankers at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $15. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 

CHILDREN 

Wee Poets 25th Anniversary Celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 98 Broadway, Jack London Square, Oakland. Free admission, donations accepted. 848-6905. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“A Rare Alchemy” Pinhole photography by S. McGrath Ryan, glass sculptures of David Ruth. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at FLOAT Gallery, 1091 Calcot Place #116, Oakland. 535-1702. 

“Meet the Museum” Docent led highlight tour at 1 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak sts., Oakland. Free. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

FILM 

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 

David Bacon discusses “Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants” at 7 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Donations to the Berkeley Daily Planet accepted. 841-5600. 

“What Do the Women Say?” Poetry from the Middle East at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Opera “Tales of Hoffman” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $48. 925-798-1300. ww.berkeleyopera.org 

Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com 

International Women’s Day Concert “Women of Note” Works by Mary Watckins, Joan Tower, Lili Boulanger at 4 p.m. at Lake Merritt United Methosdist Church, 1550 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $10 at the door. www.communitywomensorchestra.org 

Sounds New A concert of contemporary American classic music at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington. Suggested donation $15-$20. 524-2912. www.SoundsNewUS.org 

In Bocca al Lupo and Canciones, medieval/Renaissance ensemble, at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave., Kensington. Tickets are $15 at the door. 526-9146. 

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

UC Berkeley Folkdancers Reunion at 2 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

International Women’s Day Celebration with Della Grant, Ginger, I-Live at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Montclair Women’s Big Band at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

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

Brocus Helm, Havoc, Laceration at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926. 

MONDAY, MARCH 9 

FILM 

Monday Afternoon at the Movies Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “The Decalogue” Segments 5 and 6 at 1:15 p.m. at JCCEB, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0237. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“The Life and Work of Julia Morgan: Building the California Women's Movement” lecture by Karen McNeill, architectural historian at 7 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Free. 883-9710. 

John Campion reads from his new book “Medusa: a collection of poery” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com 

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Tavis Smiley “Accountable: Making American as Good as its Promise” at 6:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. Tickets are $12-$15. 848-6767. kpfa.org/events 

“Culture Jammers” What they do and how it affects political change at 5 p.m. at 145 Dwinelle, UC campus. www.adbusters.org 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Courtableu 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 Kelly Park at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Art Connections: San Francisco’s Grande Dames” A talk by four women who have founded and run art galleries, at 10:30 a.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak sts., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

Bonita Hollow Writers Salon at 7 p.m. at 1631 Bonita Ave. Bring food, drink and your original work to read. 266-2069. 

Nick Hoff, translator of “Odes and Elegies” by Friederich Hölderlin, reads at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. http://moesbooks.com 

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

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Music for the Spirit with Ron McKean on organ at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555. 

Wednesday Noon Concert, at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Kostrama, Russian folk music, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net 

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

Balkan Folkdance at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 

EXHIBITIONS 

Justice for Oscar Grant Photography Exhibition by Keba Konte. Reception at 5 p.m. at East Side Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd., Oakland. 

 

 

 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Wild Women of California” A talk by Autumn Stephens at 1p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak sts., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

ZZ Packer at the Story Hour at 5 p.m. at 190 Doe Library, UC campus. Free. 643-0397. storyhour.berkeley.edu 

Poetry Flash with Dobby Gibson and Matt Hart at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Fred Kaplan reads from “Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Diamano Coura West African Dance Company “Collage des Cultures Africaines” dance and drum workshops through Sun. at th e Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 ALice St., Oakland. For details see www.DiamanoCoura.org 

Little Wolf & The Hell Cats at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

“Truth Be Told” Hip Hop and spoken word with Rico Pabon at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

Genralissimo, Ferocious Eagle, Ovipositor at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “Gypsy” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through April 5. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Berkeley Playhouse “Once On This Island” a family musical, Thurs. at 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 1 and 5 p.m. at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through March 15. Tickets are $22-$28. 665-5565, ext. 397. berkeleyplayhouse.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 

Berkeley Rep “Crime and Punishment” at 2025 Addison St., through Mar. 29. Tickets are $27-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org 

Central Works “The Window Age: A Guided Tour of the Unconscious” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m., through March 22, at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $21-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org 

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 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Eat It!” Group art exhibit based on any and all things food and “Bunny-licious” Mary Patterson’s paintings inspired by matchbook cover art, reception at 7 p.m. at Eclextix Gallery, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. Exhibition runs to April 26. www.eclectix.com 

“Returning to El Centro: Street Photography of Mexico City” Ilona Sturm’s photography exhibit. Artists reception at 5 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Alan Boss describes “The Crowded Universe: The Search of Living Planets” at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Cost is $10. 

Tom Odegard and Howard Dyckoff will read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave., a little north of Hearst, as part of the Last Word Reading Series. There is also an open reading. 841-6374. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

San Francisco Cabaret Opera “The Marriage of Fiagaro” at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $15-$30. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org 

Womansong Circle An evening of participatory singing for women celebrating International Women’s Month, at 7:15 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Small Assembly Room, 2345 Channing St., at Dana. Suggested donation $15-$20, no one turned away. www.betsyrosemusic.org 

Jewish Music Festival: Shir Hashirim at 7:30 p.m. at JCC of East Bay. www.jewishmusicfestival.org 

Voices of Music Young Artist Concert at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Donation of non-perishable food. 236-9808. www.voicesofmusic.org 

The Stairwell Sisters at Utunes Coffe House at 8 p.m. at First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$18. www.brownpapertickets.com 

“Aqui te traigo una rosa” with Rafael Manriquez and Ingrid Rubis at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Hurricane Sam & The Hotshots at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $114. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Stompy Jones at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Gooferman, The Zoopy Show, Party of Ten at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Saviors, Agenda of Swine at 7 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

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

Beep! Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Mark Holzinger at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 

CHILDREN  

“Adventures in Music” Family Concert with the Berkeley Symphony at 9:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. at Malcolm X Elementary School Auditorium, 1731 Prince St. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for 18 and under. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org 

Stagebridge “Grandpa’s Teeth” the musical, at noon and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Arts First Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. at 27th. Tickets are $5 for children $12 for adults. 444-4755. www.stagebridge.org 

Abby and the Pipsqueaks at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Kids Matinee Series “A Hard Days Night” Sat. and Sun. at noon at Elmwood Theater, 2966 College Ave. Cost is $4, and benefits local elementary school PTAs. 433-9730. 

Blake Maxam “The Wizard of Ahhhhs” 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 

Blended Voices “Another Antigone” at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Rd, Kensington. Tickets are $10. www.uucb.org  

EXHIBITIONS 

“Elza & Valters 1981-2001” Sibila Savage will talk about her photographs of an elderly immigrant couple at 2 p.m. in the Central Catalog Library, at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Exhibition runs to May. 1. 981-6240. 

“Dusk on Lucy’s Pond” Oil paintings by Juliana Harris opens at the Christensen Heller Gallery, 5829 College Ave., Oakland, and runs through May 3. 655-5952. www.christensenheller.com 

Valerie Raven: “Urban Casualty...Little Known and Seldom Seen Birds” Sat. and Sun. from 1 to 5 p.m. at Garage Gallery, 3110 Wheeler Street, near Shattuck and Ashby. www.berkeleyoutlet.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

6th Annual Dance IS Festival at 3 and 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Arts Center, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $8-$12. www.juliamorgan.org 

Diamano Coura West African Dance Company “Drum Call – Diaspora Drum Explosion” at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Community Theater, BHS campus, 1980 Allston Way. Doors open at 6 p.m. for African Marketplace. Tickets are $15-$30 from www.BrownPaperTickets.com 

American Bach Soloists “Favorite Bach Cantatas” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way at Dana St. Pre concert lecture at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10-$44. 800-838-3006. americanbach.org  

AIDS/Lifecycle Concert with WAVE, UC Berkeley Chorale Ensemble, Young People’s Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave. Oakland. Tickets are $10-$20. 449-4402. 

Voyage Kreyol with Michelle Jacques and Chelle, sounds of New Orleans, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

In Jazz We Trust at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Moh Alileche, Cheb I Sabbah, Triple Dog Devils, and Danse Magreb at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

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

Kerry Marsh and Julia Dollison, vocal duo, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Dgiin at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

Strange Angels at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795. 

The Eric Mcfadden Trio, The New Up at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.  

RWH & The Jazz Triad, CD release, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 

THEATER 

Blended Voices “Another Antigone” at 3 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Rd, Kensington. Tickets are $10. www.uucb.org 

UC TDPS “Sauce for the Goose” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m., at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus, through March 15. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827. tdps.berkeley.edu 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Animals Have Souls” Reception with artist Patricia Leslie at 1 p.m. at RabbitEars, 377 Colusa Ave., Kensington. 525-6155. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Allensworth: California’s African-American Town” A panel discussion with historians Susan Anderson and Guy Washington and authors Alice C. Royal, Mickey Ellinger and Scott Braley, at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak sts., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

Poetry Flash with Etel Adnan, Hayan Charara and Fady Joudah at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. 653-9965. 

“Learning from the Absurd” a lecture by South African artist William Kentridge and hosted by the Townsend Center for the Humanities, at 5 p.m. in Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 643-9670. http://townsendcenter. 

berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley High School Alumni Jazz All-Stars with Peter Apfelbaum, Will Bernard, Steven Bernstein, Dave Ellis and many others at 3 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1781 Rose St. Tickets are $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

San Francisco Cabaret Opera “The Marriage of Fiagaro” at 2 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $15-$30. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org 

Chamber Music Sundaes with San Francisco Symphony musicians and friends at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets at the door $20-$25. 415-753-2792. www.chambermusicsundaes.org  

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra “Mendelssohn Madness” at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Free. www.sfchamberorchestra.org 

California Bach Society with Paul Flight, director and counter-tenor, Brian Staufenbiel, tenor, Curtis Cook, bass at 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $10- $30. 415-262-0272. www.calbach.org 

Soli Deo Gloria with Orchestra Gloria at 3:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Basilica Parish, 1109 Chestnut, Alameda. Tickets are $20-$25. Children in grades K-8 are free. www.sdgloria.org 

Oakland Civic Orchestra Hilda Li, violin, at 4 p.m. at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland. Free. 238-7275. 

Belly Dance Medley at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

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