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Arts Calendar

Thursday October 15, 2009 - 01:13:00 PM

THURSDAY, OCT. 15 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Bobbin Lace: The Taming of Multitudes of Threads” at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. Exhibition runs to Feb. 1. LacisMuseum.org 

City of Berkeley Civic Center Art Exhibition Works by Berkeley artists on display Mon.-Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Martin Luther King Civic Center, 2180 Milvia St., through Dec. 11. 981-7533. 

“Domestic Disturbance” Intergenerational group of artists on the difficulties of balancing public and private life. Opening reception at 5 p.m. at Worth Ryder Gallery, 116 Kroeber Hall, UC campus. Exhibit runs to Oct. 31.  

Todd Laby: Images from “Brink” detailing his physical and psychological recovery from a serious surfing accident. at 5 p.m. at The LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St. Exhibition runs to Nov. 6. 649-8111.  

“Longing for the Background” Thérèse Lahaie’s sculptures, photography and site-specific installations at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, 25 Grand Ave., upper level, Oakland. Exhibition runs to Nov. 21. 415-577-7537. www.chandracerrito.com 

Robert Rickard, metal wall art at Christensen Heller Gallery, 5829 College Ave., Oakland, through Nov. 1. 655-5952. www.christensenheller.com 

“I’m A People Person” Exhibit depicting images of seniors at Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts Annex, 1428 Alice Street, off 14th St., downtown Oakland. Exhibit runs through Oct. 22. 

“Surface Strata” Paintings by Chris Trueman, Kevin Scianni, Alison Rash, Maichael Cutlip, Joshua Dildine, Jay Merryweather, and Eric Ward at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Oct. 31. 465-8928. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Thad Carhart reads from his historical novel “Across the Endless River” of frontier America in the 1800s, at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Amy Dean discusses her new book “The New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement” at 12:30 p.m. at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, IRLE Building, 2521 Channing Way. 642-9187. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Symphony performs works by Berkeley composers, John Adams and Gabriela Lena Frank, at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$60. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org 

Chirgilchin, Tuvan throat singing, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

The James King Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

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

Mark Holzinger at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Dolorata, The Big Nasty at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

FRIDAY, OCT. 16 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “The Nerd” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Oct. 25. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Berkeley Rep “American Idiot” at 2025 Addison St., through Nov. 15. Tickets are $32-$86. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Berkeley Rep “Tiny Kushner” Short plays by Tony Kushner at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison, through Nov. 29. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Impact Theatre “See How We Are” A contemporary adaptation of “Antigone.” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Oct. 17. Tickets are $12-$20. impacttheatre.com 

Ragged Wing Ensemble “So Many Ways to Kill a Man” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. at Willard School, through Oct. 24. Tickets are $15-$30. 1-800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org 

Shotgun Players “This World In A Woman’s Hands” The story of the WWII Victory warships and the African-American women who built them, with live acoustic bass by Marcus Shelby. Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Oct. 18. Tickets are $18-$25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Smokey Joe’s Cafe “The Songs of Lieber and Stoller” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda. Tickets are $30, Dinner and show tickets are $55. 522-3428. 

TheatreFirst “Stones in His Pockets” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Marion E. Greene Theatre, ground floor of The Fox Oakland Building, 19th St. entrance, through Nov. 8. Tickets are $15-$30. www.brownpapertickets.com  

UC Dept. of TDPS “Dead Boys” A musical by Joe Goode in collaboration with composer Holcobe Waller, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m., through Oct. 18 at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827. 

Youth Musical Theater “A Chorus Line” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave., through Oct. 25. Tickets are $10-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

2009 James D. Phelan Art Award in Printmaking Gallery reception at 6 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. 841-7000. www.kala.org 

“Counts & Constructs” Works by Augusta Talbot and Eli Noyes. Reception at 6 p.m. at Garage Gallery, 3110 Wheeler St. Exhibit runs Sat. and Sun. 1 to 5 p.m. to Nov. 1. www.berkeleyoutlet.com 

“Dementions” A Halloween and Day of the Dead art exhibit. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix Gallery, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. Runs to Nov. 29. www.eclectix.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Stewart Brand on “Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way at Dana. Tickets are $40, includes autographed copy of book. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Poetry Reading and Open Mic at 7 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. 644-4930. 

Gabrielle Calvocoressi reads from her new volume of poems, “Apocolyptic Swing” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland Ballet “Jewels of the Bay: A Mixed Repertoire” at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Names University, Valley Center for the Arts, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$30 www.oaklandballet.org 

“Division” Chamber music for viol and lutes at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $10-$15. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Won Fu, from Taiwan in a benefit for typhoon relief at 7 p.m. at Genetics and Plant Biology Building, Room 100, UC campus. tasa.berkeley.edu.  

Kiyana “Vital and Perpetual Movements” Traditional Persian mystical whirling dance at 8 p.m. at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St., Oakland. Workshop on Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 for performance, $45 for workshop. hamza@iccnc.org 

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

Music, She Wrote at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

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

Wailing SoulsLuv Fyah, 7th Street Sound, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $17-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

The Dead Kenny Gs at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

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

Code Name: Jonah at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SATURDAY, OCT. 17 

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 

Babes in Toyland Puppet Show at 11 a.m. and 2 and 4 p.m. at at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. 296-4433.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“The Luminious Veil” Black and white photographs by Kristin Satzman. Artist’s reception at 4 p.m. at El Cerrito City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave. Exhibition runs to Nov. 17. 

“Exploring De Staebler Through Movement” A movement workshop with Muriel Maffre in conjunction with the exhibition “Steven De Staebler: The Sculptor’s Way” at 11 a.m. at The Richmond Art Center, 2540 Bartlett Ave., Richmond. Free. 620-6772. www.therac.org 

“The Self as Super Hero: Exchange and Response” A joint project with ArtEsteem and CCA faculty. Reception at 3 p.m. at Oliver Art Gallery, California College of the Arts, 5212 Broadway, Oakland.  

FILM 

Home Movie Day from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Film inspection and check in at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Telling Tales: A Fall Storytelling Festival with Awele Makeba, Joel ben Izzy and Megumi, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Berkwood Hedge School, 1809 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $4 children, $8 adults. www.berkwood.org/storytelling 

Jack Boulware, author of “Gimme Something Better” and member of East Bay punk bands Schlong and Classics of Love at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman. Co-sponsored by Pegasus Books. pdtevents@gmail.com 

Douglass Gayeton presents “Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Spice-Y Comedy Progressive comedy with Kelly Anneken, Awet Teame, Greg Asdourian and others at 7 p.m. at Spice Monkey Cafe, 1628 Webster St., Oakland.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland Ballet “Jewels of the Bay: A Mixed Repertoire” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Holy Names University, Valley Center for the Arts, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$30. www.oaklandballet.org 

Kensington Symphony Orchestra performs a Hallo- 

ween-inspired program at 8 p.m. at Unitarian-Universalist Church, 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington. Suggested donation $12-$15. Children free. 524-9912. kensingtonsymphonyorchestra.org 

Sonic Harvest 09 A festival of new music for voices and instruments Sat. and Sun. at 7:30 p.m., pre-concert discussion at 6:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $15-$20. 654-8651. http://sonicharvest.org 

Randy Berge at 11 a.m. and Alan Lipton at 1 p.m. at Westbrae Berkeley Bagel Garden, Gilman at Santa Fe. 

“Walk in Faith not in Fear” Gospel Concert at 6 p.m. at Hilltop Community Church, 3118 Shane Drive, Richmond. Benefit concert for Breast Cancer Awareness month. 758-7939. 

Gamelan Sari Raras at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Arab Orchestra of San Francisco at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

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

Amy X Neuburg & Solstice at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Kelley Gray at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

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

2ME at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

The Buckets Reunion, 20 Minute Loop at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Strange Angel Blues Band at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Little Muddy, CD release, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Countdown Cabaret Halloween kick-off at 8 p.m. at Flux 53, 5300-12 Foothill Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $10, $2 off with a costume. www.flux53.com 

SUNDAY, OCT. 18 

CHILDREN 

ME3 at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Berkeley in Conflict: Eyewitness Images” featuring never- exhibited works by photographers John Jekabson, Dan Beaver, and Lydia Gans. Reception at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. 848-0181.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Metaphysical Abstraction: Contemporary Approaches to Spiritual Content” Adult education and teacher training on “Visual Thinking Strategies” from 2 to 5 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893. berkeleyartvcenter.org 

Oran Canfield reads from “Long Past Stopping” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. moesbooks.com 

Audrey Heller presents her photographs in “Overlooked Undertakings” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Egyptology Lecture “King Tut’s Medicine Cabinet” with Dr. Lise Manniche, Univ. of Copenhagen at 2:30 p.m. at Barrows Hall, Room 20, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC campus. 415-664-4767. 

Benefit for Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund with international food, music, poetry and readings of letters from prisoners, from 3 to 7 p.m. at La Placita, 2375 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland. Cost is $10-$15.  

Clive Matson & Friends “Passion & Post-Psychedelic Poetry” at 5 p.m. at ArtHouse Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Donation $5-$10. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“The Unsung Diva” with Angela Dean Baham at 4 p.m. at The Bellevue Club, 525 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $12-$30. Dinner follows. 451-1000.  

Christa Pfeiffer, David Aurbach, Michael Jones Music by Ludtke, Corelli, Granados and Messiaen at 3 p.m. at 2601 Durant. 665-5988. 

Calle 49, instrumental Latin jazz, at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

Americana Unplugged: The Stairwell Sisters at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Vernon Bush at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Peppino D’Agostino at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

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

MONDAY, OCT. 19 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

PlayGround “Futurism Revisited” Short works from new and emerging playwrights at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $15. 415-704-3177. www.PlayGround-sf.org 

“From A to B and Back Again” with artist Candice Breitz at 7:30 p.m. at 160 Kroeber Hall, UC campus. Sponsored by Berkeley Center for New Media. 495-3505. atc.berkeley.edu 

Daniel Jonah Goldhagen “Worse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity” at 7:30 p.m. at FCCB, in the sanctuary, 2345 Channing Way at DanaTickets are $6-$15. www.brownpapertickets.com 

“Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth” A panel discussion of the graphic novel by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, with art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna at 5:15 p.m. in room 100, Genetics and Plant Biology building, UC campus. 642-0143. 

Poetry Express with Jeanne Lupton at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977. 

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Paul Hoover and Norman Fischer read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Kim Stanley Robinson reads from “The Lucky Strike” and discusses his larger body of work at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Meredith Norton reads from her book, “Lopsided. How having breast cancer can be distracting” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month at 6:15 p.m. at Samuel Merritt University, Fontaine Auditorium, 400 Hawthorne Ave., Oakland. Free, but space limited. RSVP to 869-8833 or markstein@sutterhealth.org  

Poor Poets & Poor Magazine Stop Police Brutality, Repression, & the Criminalization of a Generation at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Acadien Cajun Band at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12. 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 

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 

READINGS AND LECTURES  

“A New Deal for the East Bay: Excavating the Buried Civilization of the Great Depression” with Gray Brechin at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $15, $40 for the series. 644-9344. berkeleyheritage.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

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

“Einstein’s Cosmic Messengers” A project by Andrea Centazzo and Michele Vallisneri at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive. Tickets are $8-$10. 642-5132. 

Nada Lewis & Jon Schreiber at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre Resturant, 2629 Telegraph Ave. 

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

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

Balkan Folkdance at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Orquestra Candela at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Orangutan at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Sonic Safari at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Han Bennink, Michael Moore & Will Holshouser at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

THURSDAY, OCT. 22 

THEATER 

Saint Mary’s College High School Performing Arts Department “Alice in Wonderland” Thurs.- Sat. at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1294 Albina Ave. Tickets are $6-$8. www.saintmaryschs.org  

EXHIBITIONS 

Photographs by Kim Stringfellow at 6 p.m. at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Center for Photography, Northgate Hall, Hearst and Euclid. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Kay Redfield Jamison “Nothing Was The Same” at 7:30 p.m. at the The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $6-$15. rwww.brownpapertickets.com 

Joshua Beckman and Graham Foust read their poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Kim Stanley Robinson and Terry Bisson read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Richie Unterberger presents his latest book “White Love/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-by-Day” at 7 p.m. at the El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito. 526-7512. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

The Other Guise Grateful Dead Night at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $3. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

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

Jeff Kanzler Band, The Whiskey Dicks at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

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

Benefit for KUSF’s Friday Night Session at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

FRIDAY, OCT. 23 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “As It Is in Heaven” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., through Nov. 19. Tickets are $12-$15. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org 

Altarena Playhouse “The Nerd” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Oct. 25. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Berkeley Rep “American Idiot” at 2025 Addison St., through Nov. 15. Tickets are $32-$86. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Berkeley Rep “Tiny Kushner” Short plays by Tony Kushner at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison, through Nov. 29. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949 www.berkeleyrep.org 

Central Works “Blastosphere!” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. through Nov. 22 at The Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $14-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org 

Ragged Wing Ensemble “So Many Ways to Kill a Man” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. at Willard School, through Oct. 24. Tickets are $15-$30. 1-800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org 

Saint Mary’s College High School Performing Arts Department “Alice in Wonderland” Thurs.- Sat. at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1294 Albina Ave. Tickets are $6-$8. www.saintmaryschs.org  

TheatreFirst “Stones in His Pockets” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Marion E. Greene Theatre, ground floor of The Fox Oakland Building, 19th St. entrance, through Nov. 8. Tickets are $15-$30. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Virago Theatre Company “The Afterlife of the Mind” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at tThe Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $15-$25. 865-6237. www.viragotheatre.org 

Youth Musical Theater “A Chorus Line” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com 

FILM 

“Tragos” A film by Antero Alli at 8 p.m. at Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. Cost is $6-$10. www.verticalpool.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Michael Lewis in Conversation with Dacher Keltner in a benefit for the Greater Good Science Center, at 7:30 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus. Tickets are $25. www.greatergoodscience.org 

Deepak Chopra “Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New Self” at 7:30 p.m. at FCCBin the sanctuary at 2345 Channing Way at Dana. Tickets are $35, includes and autographed copy of book. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Milvia Street 2009 Publication celebration with art exhibit at 6:45 p.m. and readings by contributors at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College, 2050 Center St. scoleman@peralta.edu 

Leonard Pitt presents “Paris Postcards: The Golden Age” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Lichi Fuentes with Argentinian guitarist, Hugo Wainzinger and Peruvian percussionist Raul Ramirez at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $14-$16. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

“Songs the Brothers Warner Taught Me” CD Release Party, Megan Lynch with Tony Marcus, Steven Strauss and Billy Wilson at 8 p.m. at DaSilva Ukulele Co., 2547 8th St., Suite 28. Cost is $15. 649-1548. www.ukemaker.com 

Valerie Cooper at 5 p.m. at at It’s A Grind, 555 12th St., Oakland. 268-9902. 

Izvorno Icepick at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Eric Swinderman’s Straight Outta Oakland at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Native Elements, Mega Banton & the Reggae All-stars in a birthday bash for Ras Kidus, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Tempest, Points North at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

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

The Grease Traps at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8. 548-1159.  

Code Name: Jonah at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SATURDAY, OCT. 24 

CHILDREN  

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

Jack O’ Lantern Jamboree from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with parade at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. 296-4433.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“3AM: Under the Full Moon” New work by Christopher Romer. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at The Compound Gallery, 6604 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. www.thecompoundgallery.com 

“Counts & Constructs” Works by Augusta Talbot and Eli Noyes. Sat. and Sun. 1 to 5 p.m. to Nov. 1. at Garage Gallery, 3110 Wheeler St. www.berkeleyoutlet.com 

“Space/Place” featuring works by Claudio Cambon, Sherrod Blankner and Kim Bass. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at 4th Street Studio, 1717d 4th St. 

“30 Days Later” Art exhibit planned in just one month with works by artists associated with Berkeley City College, at 5 p.m. at The Space, near High St., 4148 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. www.thespaceoakland.com 

THEATER 

“Reality Playthings” experiments in experience with Frank Moore at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. www.eroplay.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Islam and Authors: A Conversation with Anouar Majid at 8 p.m. at Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$7. 832-7600, hamza@iccnc.org 

Music Business Seminar sponsored by California Lawyers for the Arts from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Ex’pression College for Digital Arts, 6601 Shellmound St. Cost is $25-$70. 415-775-7200. www.calawyersforthearts.org 

Kazuko Nakane, Stan Yogi and poet Alan Chong Lau discuss Central Valley immigrant history, stories and poetry at 3 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. 

David Sax reads from “Save the Deli” at 4 p.m. at Saul’s Restaurant and Deli, 1475 Shattuck Ave. www.saulsdeli.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

San Francisco Early Music Society “Strings of the Streicher Trio” with Elizabeth Blumenstock at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 Colleges at Garber. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org 

“Songs of Love and Light” Mezzosoprano Anne Shapiro, pianist Rebecca Trujillo, cellist Gael Alcock, guitarist Javier Trujillo present Latin American classical music, in a benefit for the Ridhwan School at 7:30 p.m. at Ridhwan Center, 2075 Eunice St. Suggested donation $20. www.diamond-dust.org/newbuilding 

Anna Estrada at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

Baba Ken & Afro-Groove Connexion at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Reilly & Maloney at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

The Lost Cats at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

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

Pam and Jerry, Clair at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Macabea at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SUNDAY, OCT. 25 

CHILDREN 

Rachel Rodriguez presents her new picture book, “Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi” at 3 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Halloween Cabaret Carnival at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Gary Vaynerchuk on “Crush It! Why NOW Is The Time To Cash In On Your Passion” at 7:30 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2285 Cedar St. Tickets are $6-$15. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Poetry Flash with Jennifer K. Sweeney and Patti Trimble at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph. 525-5476. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Community Music Day with performances from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. 559-6910. info@crowden.org 

Oakland Civic Orchestra with Alina Ming-Kobialka, violin, at 4 p.m. at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland. Free. 238-7275. 

Allen Temple Baptist Church Men’s Chorus Benefit for South African Child Care Center at 2 p.m. at Allen Temple Auditorium, 8501 International Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $15. 433-0175. www.allen-temple.org 

Samantics performs music for movies and television, including Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini and John Barry, at 3 p.m. at All Saints Chapel at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Rd. Tickets are $10 at the door. 

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

Rita Hosking & Cousin Jack at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Bill Ortiz at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

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

Rhythm and Blues at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.