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Arts & Entertainment
Habitot Children’s Museum
Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue
“Back to the Farm.”
Ongoing
An interactive exhibit gives children the chance to wiggle through tunnels like an earthworm, look into a mirrored fish pond, don farm animal costumes, ride on a John Deere tractor and more.
Cost: $4 adults; $6 children age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under.
Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
647-1111 or www.habitot.org
Judah L. Magnes Museum
2911 Russell St.
549-6950
Free
Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
“Telling Time: To Everything There Is A Season”
Through May, 2002
An exhibit structured around the seasons of the year and the seasons of life with objects ranging from the sacred and the secular, to the provocative and the whimsical.
“Second Annual Richard Nagler Competition for Excellence in Jewish Photography”
Through Feb., 2001.
Featuring the work of Claudia Nierman, Jason Francisco, Fleming Lunsford, and others.
UC Berkeley Art Museum
2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Wednesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Open Thursdays until 9 p.m.
Through Jan. 16, 2001: “Amazons in the Drawing Room”: The Art of Romaine Brooks
Predominantly a portrait artist, Brooks paintings were influenced by elements of her life and are a visual record of the changing status of women in society and her own refusal to conform to the social order of early twentieth-century Europe.
Through Jan. 28, 2001: “Tacita Dean/MATRIX 189 Banewl”
A film instillation by British conceptual artist Tacita Dean of the total solar eclipse that occurred on August 11, 1999.
Pacific Film Archive Theater Gallery
2625 Durant Ave.
Through Jan. 8, 2001: “Continuous Replay: The Photographs of Arnie Zane”
Best known as the cofounder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Zane began his exploration of the human form through photography.
Through Dec. 17: Wolfgang Laib/Martrix: “188 Pollen from Pine”
Laib uses elements of nature including beeswax, milk, rice, pollen, and stone to create his art pieces.
The Asian Galleries
“Art of the Sung: Court and Monastery,” open-ended.
A display of early Chinese works from the permanent collection.
“Chinese Ceramics and Bronzes: The First 3,000 Years,” open-ended.
“Works on Extended Loan from Warren King,” open-ended.
“Three Towers of Han,” open-ended.
$6 general; $4 seniors and students age 12 to 18; free children age 12 and under; free Thursday, 11 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
642-0808.
UC Berkeley Museum of
Paleontology
Lobby, Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
“Tyrannosaurus Rex,” ongoing.
A 20-foot tall, 40-foot long replica of the fearsome dinosaur. The replica is made from casts of bones of the most complete T. Rex skeleton yet excavated. When unearthed in Montana, the bones were all lying in place with only a small piece of the tailbone missing.
“Pteranodon”
A suspended skeleton of a flying reptile with a wingspan of 22 to 23 feet. The Pteranodon lived at the same time as the dinosaurs.
Free. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
642-1821.
UC Berkeley Phoebe Hearst
Museum of Anthropology
Kroeber Hall, Bancroft Way and College Ave.
“Approaching a Century of Anthropology: The Phoebe Hearst Museum,” open-ended.
This new permanent installation will introduce visitors to major topics in the museum’s history.
“Ishi and the Invention of Yahi Culture,” ongoing.
This exhibit documents the culture of the Yahi Indians of California as described and demonstrated from 1911 to 1916 by Ishi, the last surviving member of the tribe.
$2 general; $1 seniors; $.50 children age 17 and under; free on Thursdays. Wednesday, Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
643-7648
Lawrence Hall of Science
“Math Rules!” Ongoing. A math exhibit of hands-on problem-solving stations, each with a different mathematical challenge.
“Within the Human Brain” Ongoing. Visitors test their cranial nerves, play skeeball, master mazes, match musical tones and construct stories inside a simulated “rat cage” of learning
experiments.
“In the Dark,”through Jan. 15, 2001. Plunge into darkness and see amazing creatures that inhabit worlds without light.
“Saturday Night Stargazing” First and third Saturdays each month. 8 - 10 p.m., LHS plaza.
“ChemMystery,” through Jan. 1, 2001. The LHS becomes a crime scene and a science lab to help visiting detectives to solve two different crime scenarios.
Call 643-5134 for tickets
“Family Holiday Programs,” Dec. 26 - 31. An entire week of song, music, dance, and other assorted entertainment that are guaranteed child-pleasers. Call LHS for details or check “out & about” close to Dec. 26.
Open daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
$7 for adults; $5 for children 5-18; $3 for children 3-4
642-5132
Holt Planetarium
Centennial Drive, UC Berkeley
Programs are recommended for age 8 and up; children under age 6 will not be admitted. $2 in addition to regular museum admission.
“Constellations Tonight” Ongoing. Using a simple star map, learn to identify the most prominent constellations for the season in the planetarium sky. Daily, 3:30 p.m. $7 general; $5 seniors, students, disabled, and youths age 7 to 18;
$3 children age 3 to 5 ; free children age 2 and younger. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; (510) 642-5132 or www.lhs.berkeley.edu
The Oakland Museum of
California
1000 Oak St., Oakland
“Secret World of the Forbidden City” Through Jan. 24, 2001. A rare glimpse of over 350 objects which illustrate the opulence and heritage of the Chinese Imperial Court Under the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 - 1911. For this exhibit: $13 general, $10 seniors and $5 for students with ID.
“The Rustler Ranch Mastodon Project,” through June. Museum
preparators are unearthing a mastodon skeleton, discovered at Rustler Ranch in northeastern California. The nearly complete fossil skeleton of the mastodon was carved out of the ground and brought in chunks to the museum where preparators are removing the bones from the surrounding dirt. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during museum weekday hours, visitors can talk with preparators and volunteers as they expose the bones in preparation for making molds and cast of the skeleton.
For museum: $6 general; $4 seniors and students; free children age 5 and under; second Sundays are free to all. Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; first Friday of the month, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Many special events scheduled for November and December related to “Secret World of the Forbidden City.”
(888) OAK-MUSE or www.museumca.org.
Music
924 Gilman St.
All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted
$5; $2 for a year membership
525-9926
Dec. 15: Monopause, Moe! Kestra!, Pendulum, Iron Ass, Spezz Arotto
Dec. 16: Yaphet Kotto, Lions of Judah, Blood Brothers, The Shivering
Dec. 22: Dead and Gone, Phantom Limbs, Angel Dust, Justin Bailey, The Fleshies
Dec. 23: Hammers of Misfortune, Dekapitator, Black Goat, Kalmex and the Riff Merchants
Dec. 29: Nerve Agents, American Nightmare, Kill Me Kate, PBR Streetgang
Ashkenaz
1370 San Pablo Ave. (at Gilman)
525-5054 or www.ashkenaz.com
Dec. 20: Earl White, The Bluegrass Intentions; clogging lesson with Evie Ladin, 8 p.m., $10; All ages event
Dec. 21: Open Mike & pot luck, 6 - 10 p.m.; Grateful Dead DJ Nite with Digital Dave, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m., $5
Dec. 22: Trancemission, 9:30 p.m., $10
Dec. 23: Warsaw, George & the Wonders, KGB, and DJ JahBonz, 9 p.m., $10
Dec. 29: Surco Nuevo, 9:30 p.m., $11; dance lesson with Felipe Martinez, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 30: Legion of Mary with Martin Fiero, New Monsoon, 9 p.m., $10
Freight & Salvage
All shows begin at 8 p.m.
548-1761
Dec. 16: Rebecca Riots
Dec. 17: The Christmas Jug Band
Dec. 20: Andrew Kerr, Sam Shaber, Christie McCarthy
Dec. 21: Box Set, Noe Venable
Dec. 22: Freight Holiday Review with: Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Street Sounds, Kathy Kallick, Brittany & Natalie Haas
Dec. 23: We Be 4: Rhiannon, Linda Tillery, Joey Blake & David Worm
Eli’s Mile High Club
3629 MLK Jr. Way
655-6661, Oakland
Doors for all events, 8 p.m.
Dec. 15: Jimmy Mamou
Dec. 16: Ron Thompson
Dec. 22: Bolden and Birdlegg
Dec. 23: J.J. Malone,
Albatross Pub
1822 San Pablo Ave.
843-2473
All shows begin at 9 p.m., unless noted
Dec. 16: Moh Alileche Group (North African Kabylia music)
Dec. 20: Whiskey Brothers (old time & bluegrass)
Dec. 21: Keni “El Lebrijano” (flamenco guitar)
Dec. 26: Mad & Eddie Duran Jazz Duo
Crowden School
1475 Rose St. (at Sacramento)
559-6910
Sundays, 4 p.m.: Chamber music series sponsored by the school.
ACME Observatory Contemporary Music Series
Tuva Space
3192 Adeline (at MLK Jr. Way)
444-3595
All shows begin at 7:45 p.m.
Dec. 17: Thomas Day, Boris Hauf, and Kit Clayton
$8 suggested donation per show
Live Oak Concert Series
1275 Walnut St.
644-6893
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 17: Cellist Elaine Kreston performs suites by J.S. Bach
$10 general, $9 students/seniors, children under 12 Free
Jazzschool/La Note
2377 Shattuck Ave.
845-5373
All events begin at 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 17: San Francisco Saxaphone Quartet
$6 - $12
Dec. 21, 8 p.m.: A Charlie Brown Christmas by Dmitri Matheny
Solano Holiday Performers
Solano Ave.
On weekend afternoons until Christmas, various artists will be performing.
Dec. 16, 17, 23 & 24, Noon - 6 p.m.
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
841-2800
Performance dates include Jan. 31, April 3, and June 21, 2001. All performances begin at 8 p.m.
Single $19 - $35, Series $52 - $96
“Bella Musica” Chorus & Orchestra
St. Joseph the Worker Church
1640 Addison St.
525-5393
Directed by Arlene Sagan, Bella Musica chorus and orchestra perform the music of Handel, Bach, Bernstein and Barber.
Dec. 16, 8 p.m.; Dec. 17, 4 p.m.
$12 suggested donation
Strolling Musicians & Carolers
Downtown Berkeley
Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association and co-sponsored by the Daily Planet and the City of Berkeley.
Performances are 5 - 7 p.m.
Dec. 15: Cal Jazz Choir & Oddly Enough, a Barbershop Quartet
Dec. 22: Berkeley Community Chamber Chorus & These “R” They Gospel Youth Choir
Environmental MusicFest
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
415-927-1645
Alicia Littletree, part of a growing community of young singer/songwriters whose inspiration springs from their commitment to social and environmental justice, plays with Timothy Hull from Washington, another artist known for songs about ecological concerns.
Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
$7 general, $5 students
Klesmeh! Festival
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
2640 College Ave.
415-454-5238
Dec. 23, 8 p.m. A Hanukkah concert of Klesmer music and its mutations, featuring the San Francisco Klesmer experience. Hosted by Berkeley monologist/comedian Josh Kornbluth.
$18 advance, $20 door; $16 kids and seniors
Oakland Interfaith Youth Gospel Choir
Holy Names College Regents’ Theatre
3500 Mountain Blvd.
Oakland
848-3938
Dec. 23, 7 p.m.
$15 - $20, available at the door
“Jazz Standards”
9 - 10:30 p.m.
Genki Restaurant
1610 San Pablo Ave. (at Cedar)
655-1425
Vocalist Dale Zola and pianist Federico Cervantes perform.
Dec. 14, 9 - 10:30 p.m.
Theater
“Dinner With Friends”
by Donald Margulies
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St.
Through Jan. 5, 2001
845-4700, www.berkeleyrep.org
“The Weir” by Conor McPherson
Aurora Theater Company
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Through Dec. 30, Tuesday - Saturday, 8 p.m. ; Sunday, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
$35 opening night
$30 general
Call 843-4822
“Resist Me” by Jackie Bendzinski
Campus Performing Arts Association
Zellerbach Room Seven
UC Berkeley
Through Dec. 16, 8 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m.
$8 general; $5 students with ID
Call 697-7529
“The Hard Nut”
The Nutcracker With a Twist
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
Through Dec. 16, 8 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m.; Dec. 17, 3 p.m.
$26 - $50
Call 642-9988
“The Nutcracker”
Berkeley Ballet Theater
Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave.
Dec.15, 7 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Dec. 17, 2 p.m.
$12 - $15
Call 843-4689
“The Christmas Revels”
Scottish Rite Theater
1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland
A celebration of the winter solstice that combines dance, drama, ritual, and song.
Dec. 15, 8 p.m.; 16, 1 & 5 p.m.; Dec. 17, 1 & 5 p.m.
$15 - $30, discounts for groups, seniors and children under 12
For tickets call Ticketweb, 601-8932
For info. call 893-9853
Exhibits
Berkeley Art Center
Live Oak Park, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley
644-6893
“Against All Odds: Ingenuity, Talent and Disability,”
Featuring the work of six disabled artists who use inventive, adaptive art-making techniques to create media ranging from prints and ceramic sculpture to computer-generated paintings and collage works. Through Dec. 16. Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Free.
California College of Arts and Crafts
Oliver Art Center, 5212 Broadway, Oakland
594-3712
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.
Telegraph Holiday Street Fair
Telegraph Ave. (between Dwight and Bancroft)
Call Linda, 528-6983
With over 300 vendors and live musical entertainment, this years holiday fair will be larger than any in recent memory. Every imaginable hand-made craft will be available from many local and national artists. Free shuttle from downtown Berkeley BART between 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. during the fair.
Dec. 16, 17, 21-24, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Toki Gallery
1212 San Pablo Ave.
524-7363
“Heads of the Class,” ceramic sculptures by seventh and eighth grade students at the East Bay Science & Arts Middle School.
Through Jan. 10, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Kala Art Institute
1060 Heinz Ave., Berkeley
549-2977
Over sixty artists affiliated with the Kala Art Institute will show works ranging from wood block prints to digital media.
Through Jan. 16, Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m.
Berkeley Artisans Holiday “Open Studios”
For a free map send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Berkeley Artisans Map, 1250 Addison St. #214, Berkeley, CA. 94702.
11 a.m. - 5 p.m ., Saturdays & Sundays, Through Dec. 17
For additional info. call 845-2612
You may also download the map at: http://www.berkeleyartisans.com
Traywick Gallery
1316 Tenth St., Berkeley
527-1214 or www.traywick.com
Group show by Traywick artists, Through Dec. 23.
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Nexus Gallery
2701 Eighth St., Berkeley
531-9229
“The Glitter Reminder,” paintings by Michele Theberge, prints and textiles by Sharon Jue, photographs by Amy Snyder, sculpted water environments by C.R. Mitchell and Tom Mataga and textile installations by Claudia Tennyson.
Through Dec. 23
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, Noon - 6 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Berkeley Historical Society
1931 Center St.
Call 848-0181
“Berkeley’s Ethnic Heritage.” An overview of the rich cultural diversity of the city and the contribution of individuals and minority groups to it’s history and development.
Thursday through Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m. Free.
Pro Arts Gallery
461 Ninth St., Oakland.
763-9425
2000 Juried Annual, Through Dec. 30. This years show features 79 works by 70 artists. This show is juried by Larry Rinder, curator of contemporary art at the Whitney Museum.
Wednesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery
3023 Shattuck Ave.
Call 548-9286 x307
Alan Leon: Hebrew Calligraphy and Illuminations, Through Dec. 15. Tuesday - Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.; Saturday, Noon - 4 p.m. and by appointment.
Readings
Boadecia’s Books
398 Colusa Ave.
Kensington
559-9184
www.boadeciasbooks.com
All events at 7:30 p.m., unless noted
Dec. 15: Donna Allegra will read from “Witness to the League of Blonde Hip Hope Dancers.”
Dec. 16: Contributors read from “Best Lesbian Erotica 2001.” Especially for women.
Jan. 6: Gaymes Night; come play Balderdash, Sequence, and others and enjoy pizza, company, and teamwork.
Tours
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
Scientists and engineers guide visitors through the research areas of the laboratory, demonstrating emerging technology and discussing the research’s current and potential applications. Reservations required at least two weeks in advance of tour.
Free. University of California, Berkeley.
486-4387
Berkeley City Club Tours
Guided tours through Berkeley’s City Club, a landmark building designed by architect Julia Morgan.
$2. The fourth Sunday of every month except December, between noon to 4 p.m.
2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley.
848-7800
Golden Gate Live Steamers
Small locomotives, meticulously scaled to size, run along a half mile of track in Tilden Regional Park. Trains run Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rides: Sunday, noon to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Lomas Cantadas Drive at the south end of Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley.
486-0623
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
The gardens have displays of exotic and native plants.
Botanical Garden Tours, Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 p.m. $3 general; $2 seniors; $1 children; free on Thursday. Daily, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Botanical Garden, Centennial Drive, behind Memorial Stadium, a mile below the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley. 643-2755 or www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden/
Lectures
Berkeley Historical Society
Slide Lecture & Booksigning Series
Berkeley Historical Center
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center St.
848-0181
Sundays, 3 - 5 p.m.
These are free events
Jan. 14: Richard Schwartz on “Berkeley 1900,” the history of Berkeley at the turn of the century.