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Arts Calendar
Thursday, September 5
Jimmy LaFave
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$16.50 in advance, $17.50 at door
The Mekons 25th Anniversary Show
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$15
Friday, September 6
Caribbean All-Stars 9:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
$11 door/ Free for 12 and under
Gehenna, Brainoil & Blown to Bits
8 p.m.
924 Gillman St.
525-9926
$5
Tempest
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$10
Saturday, September 7
Freedom Song Network’s Twentieth Birthday Benefit Concert
8 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave.
$10 to 50 (sliding scale)
Hirax, Phobia & Lack of Interest
8 p.m.
924 Gillman St.
525-9926
$5
Mark Growden’s Electric Pinata, Amor
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$6
Rachel Garin CD Release Show
8 p.m.
The Freight and Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.thefreight.org
$15.50 in advance/ $16.50 at the door
Mystic Roots, Sangano, Elijah Emanuel & the Revelations
9:30 p.m.
Blakes on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave.
848-0886
$6
Sunday, September 8
Kulture Schock
8:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
$8 door/ Free for 12 and under
Darryl Purpose
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Women Baring Soles
7:30 p.m.
Rose Street
Featuring Irina Rivkin, Lorna Hunt and Lisa Sanders
594-4000, ext. 687 for info. and directions
$5-$20
Monday, September 9
Kris Delmhorst, Noe Venable
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Tuesday, September 10
DP & Rythym Riders
7:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
$8 door/ Free for 12 and under
Wednesday, September 11
The Rolling Requiem
Doors open at 8 a.m.; performance begins precisely at 8:46 a.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Dana St. and Durant Ave.
A sing-along performance of Mozart’s Requiem in every time zone to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001. All singers welcome and non-singers are welcome to listen.
ucalumnichorus@ucchoral.berkeley.edu, www.ucac.net
Free
Lunasa
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$17.50 in advance, $18.50 at door
Thursday, September 12
The Clumsy Lovers
9:30 p.m. (21 and over)
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$6
Slaid Cleaves
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Friday, September 13
Dope Sick, Mommy’s Friend and Cellofane
9:30 p.m. (21 and over)
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$5
From Ashes Rise, Manifesto Jukebox & Submachine
8 p.m.
924 Gillman St.
525-9926
$5
Garmarna
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$16.50 in advance, $1.50 at door
Moodswing Orchestra
9:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
$11 door/ Free for 12 and under
Saturday, September 14
Amandla Poets
9 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
$11 door/ Free for 12 and under
The Cheap Suit, The Serenaders
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$18.50 in advance, $19.50 at door
Tipsy House Irish Band
9:30 p.m.
The Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo Ave.
THE-BIRD (843-2473)
$3
The Good Life, Denail & The Velvet Teen
8 p.m.
924 Gillman St.
525-9926
$5
Lisa’s Birthday Party: The Wore, Lemon Lime Light
9:30 p.m. (21 and over)
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$5
Sunday, September 15
Fairport Convention
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door
Monday, September 16
Anouar Brahem
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Tuesday, September 17
Cortableu
8:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
$8 door/ Free for 12 and under
Wednesday, September 18
John Dobby Boe & the Steve Slagle Trio
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door
Red Archibald and the International Blues Band
9 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
$8 door/ Free for 12 and under
Thursday, September 19
Houston Jones
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door
The influences, Plus Ones and The Simple Things
9:30 p.m. (21 and over)
841-2082
$5
BACA National Juried Exhibition
Through Sept. 21, Wed.-Sun. Noon to 5 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park
40 artists from across the U.S. including 28 Bay Area artists.
644-6893
Free
"Before and After"
Reception 4 to 6 p.m.
Through Sept. 19
Albany Community Center and Library Galley 1249 Marin Ave.
Jim Hair's photographs of the San Diego Hells Angels motorcycle chapter from the 1970s.
524-9283
Images of Love and Courtship
Through Sept. 15
Gathering Tribes, 1573 Solano Ave.
Ledger paintings by Michael Horse.
528-9038
Free
"Balancing Acts"
Through Oct. 10
Gallery 555, 555 12th St. in Oakland City Center
Oakland's 'Third Thursday' art night features Ann Weber's works made of cardboard.
http://www.oaklandcitycenter.com.
Free
The Creation of People’s Park
Through Aug. 31, Mon. - Thurs., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fri. 9 to 5 p.m.; Sat. 1 to 5 p.m. Sun. 3 to 7 p.m.
The Free Movement Speech Cafe, UC Berkeley campus
A photo exhibition, with curator Harold Adler.
hjadler@yahoo.com
Free
"New Work: Part 2, The 2001 Kala Fellowship Exhibition"
Through Sept. 7, Tues.-Fri. Noon to 5:30 p.m., Sat. noon - 4:30 p.m.
Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave.
Featuring 8 Kala Fellowship winners, printmaking
549-2977
“If These Walls Could Talk”
Through Sept. 8
Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California Campus (just below Grizzly Peak Blvd.)
See how various civilizations built all kinds of structures from mud huts to giant skyscrapers at this building exhibit.
642-5132
Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for ages 5-18, seniors and disabled; $4 for children 3-4; Free for children under 3, LHS Members and full-time Berkeley students.
"Poems Form/From the Six Directions"
Through Sept. 15
Pusod: Center for culture, Ecology & Bayan, 1808 Fifth St.
A visual poetry exhibition and presentation of a wedding happening, a Filipino tradition. Poetry workshops presented by Eileen Tabios 7 to 9 p.m., Aug. 14, 21 and 28.
883-1808
Free
“Virtually Real Oakland - The Magic, The Diversity and the Potholes”
Through Sept. 21, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St., Berkeley
Exhibit by Ken Burson; digitally enhanced photos of Oakland.
644-1400
Free
Misch Kohn - Celebrating Sixty Years of Printmaking
Sept. 12 through Oct. 16: Tues.-Fri., Noon to 5:30 p.m.; Sat., Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Kala Arts Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave.
549-2977, kala@kala.org
A Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Through Sept. 28, Fri. - Sun. 8 p.m.; Sun. 4 p.m.
Forest Meadows Outdoor Amphitheater, Grand Avenue at the Dominican University, San Raphael
Marin Shakespeare Company’s presents this classic story with original Arabic music.
415-499-4488 for tickets
$12, youth; $20 senior; $22 general
Henry IV: The Impact Remix
Through Sept. 8, Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. and Sun. 7 p.m.
Eighth Street Studio, 2525 Eighth St.
Sept. 13 through 21, Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. and Sun. 7 p.m.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave.
Impact theatre’s first Shakespeare production staring Rich Bolster as Prince Hal and Bill Boynton as Falstaff.
464-4468, www.impacttheatre.com
$15 general/$10 students
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Sept. 5 through Oct. 12
Thurs. through Sat. 8 p.m.
LaVal’s Subterranean Theatre, 1834 Euclid
234-6046
$10
The House of Blue Leaves
Sept. 11 through Oct. 27
Berkeley Rep's Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. Berkeley
647-2917 or 888-4BRTTIX
$10 - $54
The Shape of Things
Sept. 19 through Oct. 20
Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison St.
Play by writer/director Neil LaBute's spins a morality tale of a young art student, his art major girlfriend, and the Pygmalion-like changes that bring into question how far one should go for love.
843-4822, www.auroratheater.org for reservations
$26 to $35
Saturday, September 7
Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Reading
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave.
527-9905, poetalk@aol.com
Free
September 7, 12
Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival
Noon to 5 p.m.
Civic Center Park, Center St. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Poetry readings, presentations by environmentalists, interactive events and more.
526-9105
Sunday, September 8
Poetry Flash @ Cody’s
7:30 p.m.
Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
Ivan Arguelles reads “Tri Loka and Carolyn Grassi read “Transparencies.”
845-7852
$2
Wednesday, September 11
Poetry for Peace Benefit Reading
7:30 p.m.
Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
Proceeds will benefit refugee relief agencies. Readings by Frances Payne Adler, Ivan Arguelles, Ellen Bass and Judy Grahns.
845-7852
$2
Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik
8:30 p.m. (21 and over)
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
Featured poets: George McKibbins and Sean Shea.
841-2082
$7 door, $5 w/ student I.D.
Saturday, September 14
Shirley Imura
8 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St.
527-9753, sheflerium@earthlink.net
Free
Wednesday, September 18
Poetry Flash @ Cody’s
7:30 p.m.
Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
Readings by Meg Kearney and Cornelius Eady.
845-7852
$2
Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik
8:30 p.m. (21 and over)
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
Featured poet: Anthony R. Miller
841-2082
$7 door, $5 w/ student I.D.
Saturday, September 7
Vertical Pool presents Three Experimental Narrative Videos
8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
TUVA, 3192 Adeline St.
A screening of “Requiem For a Friend”, “Inertia” and “Roadkill” by Antero Alli. Filmmaker will be present.
464-4640
$7
