Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
EXHIBITIONS
“Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet” Converstaion with ecologist Gretchen Daily and Artist Iñgo Manglano-Ovalle at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Catherine Ramirez in conversation with Jose Saldivar on her new book “The Woman in the Zoot Suit: Gender, Nationalism, and the Cultural Politics of Memory” 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Holloway Poetry Series with Cyrus Console at 6:30 p.m. in the Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall, UC campus. http://holloway.english.berkeley.edu
Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza of Culture Clash read from their new anthology “Oh Wild West” at 7 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Rubber Soldiers Revue with The Rowan Brothers and David Gans at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
3rd “Not-A-Seder” Passover Cabaret at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave.Free. Hosted by the Progressive Jewish Alliance.
Bill Evans & Megan Lynch at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kelly Park Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Luce Band, Annie Bacon and her O-Shen, The Wicked Oysters at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082
Dave Stein Hub-Bub at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
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
Black Repertory Group “Mrs. Streeter” Fri. at 8 .m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St., through April 25. Tickets are $15-$20. 925-812-2787. www.blackrepertorygroup.com
Brookside Rep “Basha Rubenchek from Minsk, Comrade of Petaluma” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, through May 3. Tickets are $19-$24. www.BrooksideRep.org
Destiny Arts “Dreaming Awake” Movement theater work created by young artists Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Cost is $12-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com
Masquers Playhouse “The Last Five Years” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through May 2. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
“Memories and Dreams of the Twentieth Century: stories and a couple of songs” A one-man show by Michael Brown, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Da Silva Ukulele Co., 2547 8th St., Suite 28, in the Sawtooth Bldg., through April 4. Suggested donation $15. 868-3280.
Round Belly Theatre Co. “Twelfth Night” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. Subterranean Art House, 2179 Bancroft Way. Suggested donation $8-$10. 415-728-5975.
Shotgun Players “Skylight” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., though April 26. Tickets are $25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Descent” Photographs by Peter Tonningsen. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at A Different Day Gallery, 1233 Solano Ave. Albany. 868-4904.
“Earth Days” Works by Tyrell Collins, Ralph Singer, and John Wood. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 Twenty-fifth St., Oakland. oakopolis@gmail.com
“Intersectionality of Sisters” Panel discussion and poetry at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. 465-8928.
“Myth Magic Mystery: Art of the Inner Worlds” Group show. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at The Red Door Gallery and Collective in the Warehouse, 416 26th St., Oakland. 292-7061.
“Confluence” Painting and sculpture by Margaret Chavigny and Laura van Duren. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave. at Broadway, Oakland. 701-4620. www.mercurytwenty.com
“Modality Room” Installation by Renee Gertler. Reception at 7 p.m. at Blankspace, 6608 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. 547-6608. www.blankspacegallery.com
“Beyond the Studio: Community Collaborations” Community-based Public Art Projects and Final Exhibition through April 5 at Work-in-Progress Gallery, John F. Kennedy University’s Arts Annex, 2956 San Pablo Ave., 2nd Flr. 486-8118.
Keiko Nelson Spring Art Show with sculpture and fine art Fri.-Sun. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m at Keiko Nelson Art Studio, Cotton Mill Studio #115, 1091 Calcot Place, Oakland. www.keikonelson.com
FILM
“An American in Paris” at 7 p.m. at the Paramount, 2025 Broadway. Tickets are $5. Box office opens at 6 p.m.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Teen Poetry Slam Semi-Finals with eighteen semi-finalists from across the Bay Area, Fri. and Sat. at 7 p.m. at The Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $6-$10. 800-828-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Friday Noon Concert with Dept. of Music students at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864.
Elliot Randall, southern rock/alt country, at noon on Lower Sproul Plaza, UC campus. Free.
“Cal Band Spring Showcase” a variety of acts from rock bands to dances to comedy skits at 7:30 p.m. at Haas Pavilion, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-3436.
Sergio Caputo Quartet at 8 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC campus. Free.
San Francisco City Chorus “Spring Rhapsody” choral works from the Romantic Period at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $18-$25. 415-701-7664. www.sfcitychorus.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.
Clifton Burton’s Upside Down & Backwards at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
The Phenomenauts, Peelander-Z, The Secretions, Tabaltix at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mark Hummel with Jerry Zybach at 9 p.m. at Bobby G’s, 2072 University Ave.
Bob Frank with John Murray & the Lansky Brothers at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Beth Nielsen Chapman, singer/songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way, at 6th. Cost is $15-$25. 486-8700. www.rudramandir.com
Marcus Shelby Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Lloyd Family Players, Alex-Lee, The Rad Girls at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Green Machine at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Danny Torres & Friends at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
CHILDREN
John Weaver, storyteller, Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
“Orca, The First Whale” A puppet show based on a tale from Native Americans in the Northwest, at 11 a.m., and 2 and 4 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
Arts at St. Alban’s Storytelling and Music with Joyce Parry Moore and Jack Hayes, a multi-disciplinary series for children, ages 5-10. Parents invited. From 10 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Free, donations accepted. To register call 525-1716. info@st-albans-albany.org
EXHIBITIONS
“RE/FORMATIONS: Disability, Women and Sculpture” Opening reception at 2 p.m. at the National Institute of Art & Disabilities, 551 23rd St., Richmond. Exhibition runs through May 11. 620-0290. www.niadart.org
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
TheatreFIRST “Old Times” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way, through April 18. Tickets are $23-$28. 436-5085. www.theatrefirst.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Teen Poetry Slam Semi-Finals with eighteen semi-finalists from across the Bay Area at 7 p.m. at The Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $6-$10. 800-828-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com
Poetry Reading with Ariana Reines at 7 p.m. at Alphonse Berber Gallery, 2546 Bancroft Way. 649-9492.
Benito M. Vergara, Jr. on “Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City” at 3:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. www.asiabookcenter.com
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 pm. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street. 527-9905.
Thaddeus Rutkowski on “Tetched: A Novel in Fractals” at 7 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. www.asiabookcenter.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Gloria” Combined Choirs and Symphony at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, One Lawson Road, Kensington. Suggested donation $15-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds. 525-0302, ext. 309. www.uucb.org
American Bach Soloists at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, at Dana. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10-$44. 800-838-3006. americanbach.org
Yolanda Rhodes, jazz standards, arias, spirituals and art songs, at 8 p.m. at Trrinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.
San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir “Tonight My Heart Sings” at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Alameda, 2001 Santa Clara at Chestnut, Alameda. Suggested donation $10-$15, children under 13, free. 522-1477. www.AlamedaChurch.com
Las Bomberas de la Bahía at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
V Note Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Steve Freund at 8:30 p.m. at Bobby G’s, 2072 University Ave.
Beat Box Showcase with The Vowel Movement and others at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sotaque Baiano at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Bill Tapia at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Disappear Incompletely and Kapowski at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Zarate Pollace Brazillian Band at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Planet Loop at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Celu Hamer & Friends at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795.
Mitch Marcus Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Berkeley Guitar Festival with Michto Pelo, George Cole and Vive le Jazz, The Terrence Brewer Group at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
EXHIBITIONS
“Prints and Posters” Reception at 5:30 p.m. p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Sale and auction runs through April 12. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
“Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet” Guided tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“The Lyrical Line: Embracing All & Flowing” Works by Salma Arastu on display from 2 to 5 p.m. at Numi Tea Gardens, 2230 Livingston St., Oakland. 261-1315.
FILM
Earth Dance Film Festival at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th, Oakland. For ticket information call 701-4019. www.earthdancefilms.com
From Riches to Rags: Hollywood and the New Deal “Wild Boys of the Road” Introduced by Harvey Smith, board member of the National New Deal Preservation Association, at 6 p.m. at 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
Poetry Flash with Diane di Prima, Maichael McClure and David Meltzer at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. 653-9965.
Small Press Distribution Poetry Blow-Out with readings by Clark Coolidge, Norma Cole, Graham Foust, Tennessee Reed and many others, from noon to 4 p.m. at 1341 7th St. at Gilman. 524-1668.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Pocket Opera “La Favorita” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $20-$37. 415-346-7805. www.pocketopera.org
San Francisco Renaissance Voices “All Allegri Concert” at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 845-6830. www.SFRV.org
Moira Smiley & VOCO at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is 18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Fiesta de Marimba with Ana Nitmas and Ixim Tinamit at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Jennnifer Jolly Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
California Coast Music Camp Spring Dance at 4 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $$15-$25. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Clairdee at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373.
MONDAY, APRIL 6
THEATER
Woman’s Will 11th Annual 24-hour Playfest Playwrights, directors and actors race to wirte, rehearse, and perfom seven new plays in 24 hours. Final performace at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org
FILM
“Andy Goldsworthy: Rivers and Tides” film screening hosted by the Townsend Center for the Humanities at 7 p.m. in the Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall, UC Berkeley campus. Free. 643-9670. http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/depthoffield.shtml#Rivers
READINGS AND LECTURES
David Wesley on “State Practices and Zionist Images: Shaping Economic Development in Arab Towns in Israel” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
FILM
“An Evening of Argentine Experimental Films” with filmmaker Federico J. Winhausen 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
“What Obama Should Learn from his Predecessors” with Ivan Eland and Andrew R. Rutton at 6:30 p.m. at The Independent Institute, 100 Swan Way, Oakland. Admission: $10 member, $15 non-member. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 632-1366, ext. 118.
Marcial Gonzalez on “Chicano Novels and the Politics of Form: Race, Class and Reification” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Paul McGeough on “Kill Khalid: The Failed Assassination of Khalid Mishal and the Rise of Hamas” at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $5-$10. berkeleyarts.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
CZ & The Bon Vivants at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 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
Russell Moore at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Diablo Valley College’s Night Jazz Band at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
FILM
“Killer of Sheep” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Buena Vista: Maybeck and the Year 1907” with Robert Judson Clark at 7:30 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $15. Sponsored by Berkeley Architectural Heritage Assoc. 841-2242. berkeleyheritage.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
Wednesday Noon Concert, with students in the Contemporary Improvisation Ensemble at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
“It’s Not a Folk Harp” A concert with Mitch Landy, Natalie Cox, Dianna Rowan and Laura Simpson perfroming on Celtic harp at 7:30 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany, Tickets are $10-$15. 758-0959.
Matt Moorish Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Steve Lucky Quartet at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Avance 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.
Shan Kenner Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Rory Block at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
EXHIBITIONS
“Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet” Guided tour at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
FILM
“How to Dig a Hole” Films by UC Berkeley students 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
Story Hour in the Library featuring novelist Vendela Vida, at 5 p.m. at 190 Doe Library, UC campus. 643-0397.
Truth Be Told Spoken word with Rico Pabon at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5. 849-2568.
MUSIC AND DANCE
UC Berkeley’s The Movement Spring Showcase Thurs. and Fri. at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Young People's Performing Arts Center, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $8 in advance from ucb.movement.showcase@gmail.com
Dead Guise at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Kalman Balogh Gypsy Cimbolam Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kelly Park and His Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Country Joe’s Open Mic with singer/songwriter Jo D’Anna at 6:30 p.m. at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall, 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita. Donation $5-$10. 841-4824.
The Crooked Roads Band, The Z-Train Electric Band, In Rare Form at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
The Sacred Profanities at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Miss Julie” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m., at 2081 Addison St. to May 10. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org
Black Repertory Group “Mrs. Streeter” Fri. at 8 .m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St., through April 25. Tickets are $15-$20. 925-812-2787. www.blackrepertorygroup.com
Brookside Rep “Basha Rubenchek from Minsk, Comrade of Petaluma” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, through May 3. Tickets are $19-$24. www.BrooksideRep.org
Masquers Playhouse “The Last Five Years” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through May 2. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Round Belly Theatre Co. “Twelfth Night” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. Subterranean Art House, 2179 Bancroft Way. Suggested donation $8-$10. 415-728-5975.
Shotgun Players “Skylight” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., though April 26. Tickets are $25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
TheatreFIRST “Old Times” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way, through April 18. Tickets are $23-$28. 436-5085. www.theatrefirst.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mahmood Mamdani describes “Saviours and Survivors: Darfur, Politics and the War on Terror” at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Cost is $5-$10. berkeleyarts.org
Charles Blackwell, Selene Steese, and Bob Booker will read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave., a little north of Hearst, in Berkeley, as part of the Last Word Reading Series. There is also an open reading. 841-6374.
MUSIC AND DANCE
UC Berkeley’s The Movement Spring Showcase at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Young People's Performing Arts Center, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $8 in advance from ucb.movement.showcase@gmail.com
Teslim 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
Womansong Circle An evening of participatory singing for women, with guest artist Annie Patterson, co-author of “Rise Up Singing” 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
Beausoliel at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Salvadora Galan, flamenco guitarist and singer, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Ed Neumeister at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Alex Calatuyud’s Brasil! at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $115. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Zulu Spear, The Palmwine Boys at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Los Cenzontles at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Happy Clams, Yard Sale at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Naomi and the Courteous Rudeboys at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
East Bay Funk and Soul Revue at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8. 548-1159.
Will Blades Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
CHILDREN
Family Film Series “Ever After” Cinderella with a strong woman and no magic Sat. and Sun. at noon at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood, 2966 College Ave. at Ashby. Tickets are $4. 433-9730.
Maggie the Clown, Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry and the Planet with Camille Dungy, Robert Haas, Brenda Hillman and many others at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“The New BAM/PFA Facility” with architect Toyo Ito at 7 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC campus. Free, tickets available at 6 p.m. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Barbara Claire Freeman, Alice Jones, and Nguyen Do will read their poems from the latest Parthenon West Review at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320, pdtevents@gmail.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
UC Berkeley Danceworx Spring Showcase at 8 p.m. at The Julia Morgan Young People’s Performing Arts Center, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $8-$10. dwxshowcasecoord@gmail.com
Grupo Falso Baiano at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Faye Carol & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Trio Garufa, Argentine tango at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Tango lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
House Jacks at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Gateswingers Jazz Band, at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions Record Shop amd Cafe,10086 San Pablo Ave. at Central, El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Taylor Eigsti, solo piano, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Paul Manousos at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
The China Cats, Pat Nevins Acoustic Trio at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Jinx Jones Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Grayceon, Mammatus, Giant, Tides 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.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
EXHIBITIONS
“Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet” Guided tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra “Bach to Bach” at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Free. www.sfchamberorchestra.org
Berkeley New Music Project at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$15. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
Carlos Oliveira’s Brazilian Opus, featuring Harvey Wainapel, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Kickin’ the Mule, featuring Freddie Hughes, at 5 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
