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Thursday January 21, 2010 - 09:40:00 AM

THURSDAY, JAN. 21 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Celebrating the Photographic Art of Jim & Ted” Photographs by Jim Dennis and Ted Pontiflet. Reception at 5 p.m. at Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, State of California Office Building, Atrium, 1515 Clay St., Oakland. 622-8190. 

“Stock Options: Houses for Everyone” an exhibit of historic house pattern books and stock plan catalogs featuring rare and original materials from the Environmental Design Library and Environmental Design Archives on display at the Raymond Lifchez and Judith Lee Stronach Exhibition Cases, Volkmann Reading Room, Environmental Design Library, 210 Wurster Hall, UC campus. 

FILM 

“Taraf de Haïdouks” documentary about the Romanian Roma band, followed by live music by the Orkestar Sali, at 8 p.m. at Subterranean Art House, 2179 Bancroft Way. Suggested donation $5-$20. RSVP to mulchpermaculture@yahoo.com  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Flash with Brett Eugene Ralph and Jason Morris at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Chris Farrell on “The New Frugality” at 7:30 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $12-$15. 848-3227.  

Don Lattin on “The Harvard Psychedelic Club” at 7 p.m. at Books Inc., 1760 Fourth St. 525-7777. 

Lori Ostlund reads from her story collection, “The Bigness of the World” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Derick and Jackie Savage on their memoir “Sunrise Over South Africa” at 7 p.m. at El Cerrito Lirary, 6510 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito. 526-7512. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Savage Jazz Dance Company “Agon” through Sat. at 8 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St. Tickets are $10-$18. 1-800-838-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com 

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

Army, Woven Roots, roots reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

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

Big Light, Moo Got 2 at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

FRIDAY, JAN. 22 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Antigone” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman, through Feb. 20. Tickets are $12-$15. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org 

Berkeley Rep “Coming Home” at 2025 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org 

Berkeley Rep”Aurélia’s Oratorio” at 2015 Addison St., through Jan. 31. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org 

The Marsh Berkeley “East 14th - True Tales of a Reluctant Player” Fri. at 9 p.m., Sat. at 8 p.m. through Feb. 22 at 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $20-$50. 800-838-3006. www.themarsh.org 

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

TheatreFirst “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Marion E. Greene Black Box Theater and 531 19th St., through Feb. 14. www.brownpapertickets.com 

FILM 

“The Hiding Place” In WWII-era Holland a Christian family shelters Jews, at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Friends Church, 1600 Sacramento St. Discussion follows. 524-4122. www.berkeleyfirendschurch.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Andrew Lyons on “Clearing Landmines in Afghanistan” at 7 p.m. at Books Inc., 1760 Fourth St. Co-sponsored by Grandmothers Against the War. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Barefoot Chamber Concerts “French Baroque Music for Viols” at 6 .m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $13-$15. 220-1195. barefootchamberconcerts.com 

Oakland East Bay Symphony “Notes from Armenia” featuring Mikhal Simoyan, violinist, at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, Oakalnd. Tickets are $20-$65. 800-745-3000.  

Savage Jazz Dance Company “Agon” through Sat. at 8 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St. Tickets are $10-$18. 1-800-838-3006.  

Luz María Carriquiry & Eulogio Moros at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Maya Kronfeld Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

California Guitar Trio at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

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

Tempest, Molly’s Revenge, Celtic rock, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Bhi Bhiman, Moostache, Blackston Heist at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Cash’d Out at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$15. 548-1159.  

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 23 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Earthcapades, juggling, music, comedy at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568.  

THEATER 

Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Ramona Quimby” Sat. and Sun. at 2 pm. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through Feb. 7. Tickets are $14-$18. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org 

Round Belly Theatre Company “24 Hr. Theatre Project VII” Four new plays written and rehearsed on one day, with performance at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph, Oakland. Suggested conation of $10.Roundbellytheatre.com  

EXHIBITIONS 

“depARTures” Works by Martin Webb, Anna W. Edwards and Nanci Price Scoular, Opening party at 6 p.m. at Float Art Gallery, 1091 Calcot Place, Unit #116, Oakland. Exhibition runs to Feb. 13. www.thefloatcenter.com 

“Animals Everywhere” Opening reception at 2 p.m. at NIAD Art Center, 551 23rd St., Richmond. Exhibition runs through March 19. 620-0290.  

Works by Kyle Thaw, Harumi Ramos, Charles Webb, Patrick Ardell, May-Britt Mobrand, Andrea Fuenzalida and Kegan Robinson. Reception at 3 p.m., music at 7 p.m. at Art House Gallery and Cultural Center. 472-3170. 

The Kala Art Institute Art Exhibition Open Studios Meet the artists in residence and view their current work, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. 541-7000. www.kala.org 

FILM 

Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival, Sat. and Sun. at Michaan’s Auctions, the restored Art Deco Movie Theater at the Alameda Naval Air Station, 2700 Saratoga St., Alameda. Tickets are $10-$20, children under 3 free. www.baicff.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Botanical Art Through the Ages” with Catherine Watters at 1 p.m. at UC Botanical Garden. Free with garden admission. 643-2755. 

A Conversation with Wajahat Ali: Making History with Muslim American Theater at 6 p.m. at Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St., between 14th and 15th sts., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$7. www.iccnc.org 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir “Truth, Justice, & Peace” at 2 and 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2619 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $12-$25. 547-4441. www.piedmontchoirs.org 

The Alcyone Ensemble, music for two flutes and piano, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.  

WinterDances 2010 at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $15-$20. 848-4878. 

Ragtime Skedaddlers at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129. 

Pellejo Seco at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cuban salsa lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Garza at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $18-$22. 849-2568.  

World Famous, R & B, rock, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Sourdough Slim at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Matt Clark Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.  

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

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

Chuck Prophet, Brad Brooks at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.  

Tangria Jazz Group at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 24 

CHILDREN 

Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“Ahmet Ögüt: Exploded City” An imaginary metropolis comprised of buildings, monuments, and vehicles that have figured in acts of violence and terrorism over the past two decades. Artist talk at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Four Writers Read” with Lindy Hough, Owen Hill, Summer Brenner and Alan Bern at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 3rd flr community meeting room, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6107. 

Poetry Reading with Rafael Jesús González, H.D. Moe, Howard (Jyoti) Dyckoff at 3 p.m. at Jamie Erfurdt Art Studio & Gallery, 1966 University Ave. 849-1312. 

“El Cerrito’s Architectural History” An illustrated talk by Dave Weinstein at 1 p.m. at the El Cerrito Senior Center, 6500 Stockton Ave. 524-1737. 

Egyptology Lecture “Cleopatra as CEO: Bureaucracy and Scandal in the Hostile Takeover of a First Century Multinational” with Dr. Janet Johnson, Univ. of Chicago, at 2:30 p.m. at Barrows Hall, Room 20, UC Campus. 415-664-4767. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Prometheus Symphony Orchestra performs Beethovan, Brahms and Bloch at 3 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Free. Children are welcome. www.prometheussymphony.org 

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

Mozart Birthday Concert at 6:30 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $75. Benefit for Midsummer Mozart Festival. RSVP to 415-627-9141. 

Mexican Tardeada, Mexican music jam from 3 to 6 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Ben Barron,, classical guitar at 7 p.m. at Masquers Playhouse, 105 Park Place, Point Richmond. Donation $10. For reservations call 232-3888. 

Mark Levine Trio at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373.  

The Bee Eaters at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Celu Agee and Lee White, folk ballads, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

MONDAY, JAN. 25 

FILM 

Film Critics Circle “My Night at Maud’s” at 7:30 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. 848-3227. www.hillsideclub.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Subterranean Shakespeare “Love’s Labour’s Lost” staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, 1924 Cedar at Bonita. Tickets are $8. 276-3871. 

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

MUSIC AND DANCE 

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra celebrates Mozart’s birthday at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $8.50-$9.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

TUESDAY, JAN. 26 

EXHIBITIONS 

The Art of Living Black 2010 Annual Exhibition opens at the Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrtt Ave., Richmond. Exhibition runs to March 13. 620-6772. www.therac.org 

Cal State East Bay Annual Faculty Exhibition opening reception at 5 p.m. at University Art Gallery, CSU East Bay Arts and Education Bldg., 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward. 885-3299. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Gretchen Rubin on “The Happiness Project” at 7 p.m. at Books Inc., 1760 Fourth St. 525-7777. 

John “Tito” Gerassi on his new book “Talking with Sartre: Conversations and Debates,” at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir at 7:30 p.m. at Ecumenical Center of Berkeley, Pacific School of Religion, 2401 LeConte. Cost is $20. 849-8218. www.psr.edu/earllectures  

Trip Tip Trio at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Cynosure: New Work from East Bay Galleries” Opening reception at 4 p.m. at the Worth Ryder Gallery, UC campus, through Feb. 20. 643-7064. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“2012: Time of No Time” Reading of upcoming production by the Hybrid Performance Experiment at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

John Gerassi discusses his new book “Talking with Sartre: Converstaions and Debates” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com 

Jaron Lanier on “You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto” at 7:30 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 848-3227. www.hillsideclub.org 

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 Davitt Moroney, music for solo harpsichord, at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Backyard Tarzans, rock, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds, The Supervillans and Mike Pinto at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$15. 525-5054.  

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

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 28 

EXHIBITIONS 

Kala TGIT at 5:30 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. Donation $5. 541-7000. www.kala.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Theodore Roszack on “The Making of an Elder Culture: Reflections on the Future of America’s Most Audacious Generation” at 7 p.m. at Books Inc., 1760 Fourth St. 525-7777. 

Joan Frank reads from her new collection of short stories “In Envy Country” at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com 

Leslie Larson reads from her novel “Breaking Out of Bedlam” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“Jazz Night” Annual Winter Fundraiser for Martin Luther King , Jr. Middle School Jazz Band at 7:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King , Jr. Middle School Auditorium, 1781 Rose St. at Grant. Free, but bring your checkbooks. 

Haiti Benefit with Kalbass Kreyol and Friends at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Brazilian Choro Music with Jane and Annie Lenoir, Carlos Oliveira and Brian Rice at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 5th flr., 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6241. 

Jim Malcolm at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

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

The Big Organ Trio, The Grease Traps at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.  

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 29 

THEATER 

Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Ramona Quimby” Sat. and Sun. at 2 pm. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through Feb. 7. Tickets are $14-$18. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Antigone” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman, through Feb. 20. Tickets are $12-$15. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org 

Aurora Theatre “The First Grade” at 2081 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $15-$55. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley Rep “Coming Home” at 2025 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org 

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

TheatreFirst “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Marion E. Greene Black Box Theater and 531 19th St., through Feb. 14. www.brownpapertickets.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Edmund Wells, bass clarinet quartet, at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 848-3227. www.hillsideclub.org 

Fog Hill Trio, classical, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Pellejo Seco, contemporary Cuban dance music, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Amendola vs Blades at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Brass Menazeri, Round Mountain at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Greg Brown at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $28.50-$29.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Wave Array and guests at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

The P-PL 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. 

SATURDAY, JAN. 30 

CHILDREN  

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

FILM 

“The Window” Argentine film directed by Carlos Sorin at 3 p.m. at Claremont Branch Library, 2940 Benvenue Ave. Free. 981-6280. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Keith Ratzlaff and Jesse Nathan, poets, read at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

EXHIBITIONS 

Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, pioneers in the eco-art movement in conversation, in conjunction with their exhibition “Greenhouse Britain” at 2 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. 841-7000. www.kala.org 

THEATER 

“Reality Playthings” experiments with experience with Frank Moore at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., Oakland. 526-7858. www.eroplay.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

American Bach Soloists Monteverde’s “Vespers of 1610” at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way at Dana. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18-$45. 503-754-ARTS. americanbach.corg 

Edmund Wells, bass clarinet quartet, at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 848-3227. www.hillsideclub.org 

Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129. 

WinterDances 2010 at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $15-$20. 848-4878. 

Americanidades, Jose Roberto y Sus Amigos at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Play Live Dead, The Dead Guise at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Train Wreck at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8-$10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com 

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

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

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

The Alouttes & Friends Women’s trio at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

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

Eric McFadden’s Faraway Brothers, The Old Puppies at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

SUNDAY, JAN. 31 

CHILDREN 

Orange Sherbert, The Magical Mystery Marching Band at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

Folk Art and Louisiana Gumbo at 1:30 p.m. in Oakland. Limited seating. RSVP to 482-5810. success@domesticsunlimitedcherriewilliams.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Nicole Hollander, author of the cartoon strip “Sylvia” at 1:30 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720. 

“Arches, Balance & Light” Reading of a new Julia Morgan play by Mary Spletter at 4 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $20. For reservations call 883-9710. www.landmarkheritagefoundation.org 

Poetry Flash with Cheryl Klein and Terry Wolverton at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433, College Ave., Oakland. 525-5476. poetryflash.org 

Miscreant, fiction, poetry, music, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

May Garsson and Other Paranormal Poets at 6 p.m. at Art House Gallrey. Cost is $5-$10. 482-3336. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

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

Tim Rayborn, candle-light concert of poetry and music from the northern European story-telling traditions at 7 p.m. at Music Sources, 1000 The Alameda, at Marin. Tickets are $15-$20. 528-1685. www.musicsources.org 

Annual Tribute to Pat Parker at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Alma Desnuda, in a benefit for BOSS to fund a play area for homeless children at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Sheldon Brown Quintet at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Dr. K’s Home Grown Roots Revue at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $14.50-$15.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org