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The Occupied Territories: What is the Future? This symposium with professors from Israel and Palestine takes place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in room 2050 in the Valley Life Sciences Building on the UC campus. 

First Annual Haiku Contest, Poetry Reading, takes place at 7 p.m. in the Central Library Reading Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6121. 

Frederick Wiseman’s The Last Letter begins at 7:30 p.m. with a special apearance by Frederick Wiseman. Cost is $4 for members, UC students; $5 for UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 for adults. Takes place at the Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way. 642-1412. 

www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

4 Stand-Up Dads, a PG-rated comedy for the whole family. Cost is $20 for adults; $15 for children under 13, students and seniors. Show starts at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. For tickets call 925-798-1300. 

www.juliamorgan.org 

Noon Concert, the University Gospel Choir, with director Silvester Henderson. Gospel music in the American tradition. Doors open to this free concert at 11:55 a.m. at Hertz Hall on the UC campus. 642-4864. 

http://music.berkeley.edu 

Friday Afternoon Hang, The Brubeck Institute Quartet, an afternoon of jazz from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St. Suggested donation of $2 to $5. 845-5373. 

www.jazzschool.com 

Apple Hill Chamber Players, Playing for Peace Concert, at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Cost is $8 to $10. 848-3696. 

Momix Dance Theater presents Opus Cactus at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall on the UC campus. Tickets vary at $20, $30, $42. 642-9988. 

www.calperfs.berkeley.edu   

Jazz at Downtown: Danny Caron, Brenda Boykin and Friends play jazz and blues guitar in the spirit of Charles Brown, at 9:30 p.m. at 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com 

Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums with Ms. Carmen Getit, at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Swing lesson with Nick and Shanna begins at 8 p.m., followed by the show at 9:30 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054.  

www.ashkenaz.com 

Jethro Jeremiah Band, Dank Man Shank perform reggae and ska at 9:30 p.m. at Blake’s on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $6. 848-0886.  

www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Laurie Lewis with Nina Gerber, folk and bluegrass singer-songwriter teams with guitar accompanist at 8 p.m. at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison St. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Bay Area Latin Jazz Series 

Tribute to West Coast Jazz 

with guest of honor Johnny Coppola. Panel discussion begins at 7 p.m. followed by performance at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $12 in advance or before 7 p.m.; $15 at the door. 849-2568.       

www.lapena.org 

The Feederz, Born/Dead, Brainoil, Scurvy Dogs, Funeral Shock at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Henri-Pierre Koubaka performs West African folk music at 7 p.m. at Starbucks Coffeehouse, 2128 Oxford St. 

486-1840. 

Mommy’s Friend, Cellofane 

at The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., at 9:30 p.m. Cost is $6. 841-2082. 

Dance Jammies, a multi-generational event presented by Orches, a nonprofit dance-art organization. Show runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Motivity Center, 2525 8th St. Reservations advised, call 832-3835. orches@earthlink.net 

Jane Timberlake presents songs to benefit Fair Wage — an organization working to raise child care workers’ wages — at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $3 for children, $4 for adults. 

849-2568.    

www.lapena.org 

Bay Area Poets Coalition presents a free, open reading at the west branch of the Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave., from 3 to 5 p.m. Call 527-9905 or visit poetalk@aol.com. 

Poets Connie Post, Caryn Stardancer and Marianne Robinson speak on “Suvivorship and Healing” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2352 Shattuck Ave. 644-0861. 

Woman Shaman: Female Spiritual Powers, a slide presentation of female dreamers, drummers, healers and dancers from around the world, by Max Dashu. Begins at 7:30 p.m. at Redwood Gardens Community Center, 2951 Derby St. Cost is $10, $15. Wheelchair access. For information, call 654-9298 or e-mail maxdashu@lmi.net.  

Frederick Wiseman’s films  

Near Death (Part 1) and Domestic Violence, at 3:30 and 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way. 

Cost is $4 for members, UC students; $5 for UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 for adults. 642-1412. 

www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Berkeley Broadway Players presents Moonglow!, directed by Ellen Hoffman, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Free but donations appreciated. 525-7815.  

singbroadway@yahoo.com 

Moscow Soloists, chamber music and orchestra with  

Yuri Bashmet, viola, 

perform at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall on the UC campus. Cost is $48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

The Toasters, Warsaw, Go Jimmy Go, Codename Rocky perform at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $10 in advance or $12 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com. 

Lavish Green, Dr. Masseuse, Habit of Mine, rock music at Blake’s on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave., at 9:30 p.m. Cost is $5. 848-0886. 

www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Jazz at Downtown: Sylvia and the Silvertones, swing era ballads for voice and guitar, at 9:30 p.m. at 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com 

Love Kills Love, Kill The Pain, The Eddie Haskells, The Drink Tickets perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $6. 841-2082. 

Jody Stecher and Kate Breslin present traditional American roots music at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison St. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Hecho en Califas Series, 

Noche de ska-temoc con La Plebe Los Kung fu monkees 

at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 849-2568.      www.lapena.org 

Funeral Diner, Deconditional, An Arrow in Flight, End on End, Takaru perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Steve Smith-Mike Zilber Quartet presents Reimagined, material from their Blue Jay Records CD, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St. Tickets are $12, $15, $18. 845-5373. 

www.jazzschool.com 

Baba Ken and the Nigerian Brothers perform from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3 for children, $5 for adults. 525-5054.    

www.ashkenaz.com 

Matrix 203 Memorial Project Vietnam, a talk by artist Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba with reception to follow, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $5 to $8, free for members and UCB students. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Betty Cook speaks on “A Buddhist Pilgrimage in India” at 6 p.m. at the Tibetan Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place. For information call 843-6812. 

Alan Rinzler in the final session of Take that Manuscript off the Shelf, a free seminar with a veteran editor, at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave. 845-7852. 

www.codysbooks.com 

Frederick Wiseman’s films  

Near Death (Part 2) and Belfast, Maine, at 2 and 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way. 

Cost is $4 for members, UC students; $5 for UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 for adults. 642-1412. 

www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Video about Victor Jara, life of the singer-songwriter killed by Chilean military junta in 1973, presented by members of Inti-Ilimani at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10 and benefits Chile’s Victor Jara Foundation. 849-2568.    

www.lapena.org 

Cafe Rumba performs at 3 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 

849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Ends on Nine, Moonstack, Endure, rock music at Blake’s on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave., at 9:30 p.m. Cost is $3. 848-0886. 

www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Holly Near in a rare small club appearance at Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison St., at 8 p.m. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Bob Daley, singer-songwriter, performs at 2 p.m. at Starbucks Coffeehouse, 2128 Oxford St. 486-1840. 

Bach Collegium Japan 

Masaki Suzuki, music director and conductor performs  

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $24, $36, $48. 642-9988. 

www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Anthony Brown’s Asian American Quartet perform at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St. Tickets are $12, $15, $18. 845-5373. 

www.jazzschool.com 

Candace Falk, Barry Pateman and Jessica Moran speak in a free program on “Emma Goldman: A Documentary History of the American Years: Volume One: Made for America”at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave. 845-7852. 

www.codysbooks.com 

Willis Barnstone reads from  

“The Secret Reader” and Algebra of Night” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2352 Shattuck Ave. 644-0861. 

Frederick Wiseman’s film 

Hospital at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way. Cost is $4 for members, UC students; $5 for UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 for adults. 642-1412. 

www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players, under the direction of David Milnes, perform works by John Thow, Gunther Schuller and 2003 Visiting Bloch Lecturer Steven Stucky at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets range from $2 to $8. 642-9988. 

All Star Jam, featuring The Steve Gannon Band and Mz. Dee, perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blake’s on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $4. 

848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Melissa Fay Greene reads from “The Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave. 845-7852. 

www.codysbooks.com 

Tadesse Meskela: “Fair Trade Coffee Around the World.” Meskela, general manager of Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union in Ethiopia, will speak on the situation of coffee farmers in the global economy and the benefits of Fair Trade. Lecture from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Wurster Auditorium, UC campus. Suggested donation $5 to $10. No one turned away for lack of funds. 415-558-6938. 

John Kader on “Charles Schwab” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2352 Shattuck Ave. 644-0861. 

The Murder of Fred Hampton, with Michael Gray in person, will be shown at 

7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way. Cost is $4 for members, UC students; $5 for UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 for adults. 642-1412. 

www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Empyrean Ensemble presents Chou Wen-Chung 80th Birthday Celebration at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $18 for adults, seniors; $10 children, students. 925-798-1300. 

www.juliamorgan.org 

Inti-Illimani performs traditional Latin American music on more than 30 wind, string and percussion instruments at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $20, $24, $36. 642-9988.  

www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Courtableu at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo begins at 8 p.m., followed by show at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.   www.ashkenaz.com 

Jazz at Downtown: Mimi Fox, solo jazz guitar, performs at 8 p.m. at 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.  

www.downtownrestaurant.com 

Foreign Policy Association 

Great Decisions Lecture: 

Global Struggle for Women’s Rights with Laurel Fletcher, Boalt Hall School of Law, at 10 a.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. For reservations call Bert Wilson at 526-2925. 

La Lucha Continua Chiapas,  

a report by the Chiapas Support Group on the latest political developments in Mexico, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5 to $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Cafe Poetry, hosted by Kira Allen, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

John Murray reads from “A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave. 845-7852. 

www.codysbooks.com 

Bill Turner on “Farewell America” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2352 Shattuck Ave. 644-0861. 

John Shelton Lawrence will discuss “Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Frederick Wiseman’s film, 

Juvenile Court, will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way. Cost is $4 for members, UC students; $5 for UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 for adults. 642-1412. 

www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Noon Concert featuring works by student composers from the spring 2003 Graduate Composers Seminar of professor John Thow. Doors open to this free concert at 11:55 a.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-4864. 

http://music.berkeley.edu 

Red Archibald and The Internationals at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. A swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna begins at 8 p.m., followed by the show at 9 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.   www.ashkenaz.com 

Jazz at Downtown: Jules Broussard and Ned Boynton perform jazz ballads for saxophone, guitar and bass at 8 p.m. at 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.  

www.downtownrestaurant.com 

Battlefield Band, forward with Scotland’s past, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison St. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Michael Wollenberg on solo guitar at 7 p.m. at Starbucks Coffeehouse, 2128 Oxford St. at Center St. 486-1840. 

The Berkeley Daily Planet prints listings on a space-available basis, and will soon include theater shows and exhibits. Send information at least two weeks in advance to calendar@berkeleydailyplanet.com; fax 841-5695, or phone 841-5600, ext. 102. 

LECTURES AND READINGS 

T. N. Narisimhan speaks on Spiritual Heritage in a Material World: The Challenge of Harmony, at 7:30 p.m. at All Souls Episcopal Parish, 2220 Cedar St. at Spruce St. 848-1755. www.allsoulsparish.org 

Adrain Nicole LeBlanc reads from “Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave. 845-7852. 

www.codysbooks.com 

Emmy E. Werner reads from 

“A Conspiracy of Decency” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2352 Shattuck Ave. 644-0861. 

DANCE AND MUSIC 

Monologist Josh Kornbluth presents his one-man show “Red Diaper Baby,” about growing up a boomer in New York City, in a home with outspoken communists for parents, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $12. 525-5054.   www.ashkenaz.com 

Spank with DJs Solarz from Groove Conflux. Hip hop and R&B music begins at 9:30 p.m. at Blake’s on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $5. 848-0886. 

www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Jazz at Downtown: Keni El Lebrijano performs on Flamenco guitar at 8 p.m. at 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com 

La Gran Noche del Charango: Horacio Duran and Italo Pedrotti, an evening with two Chilean Charango masters, begins at  

8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Tim Sparks and Teja Gerken, a guitar masters’ double-bill, begins at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison St. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

The Buckets, Slick 67, The Cowlicks perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough,  

3101 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 841-2082. 

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 

CHILDREN 

Storytelling and reading with Maisy begins at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2352 Shattuck Ave. 644-0861. 

LECTURES AND READINGS 

Kinky Friedman reads from  

“Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave. 845-7852. 

www.codysbooks.com 

FILM 

Frederick Wiseman’s films  

Primate and Missile, at 7 p.m. and 9:05 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way. Cost is $4 for members, UC students; $5 for UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 for adults. 642-1412. 

www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

DANCE AND MUSIC 

Noon Concert with Axel Van Chee, baritone, and Colleen Kobussen, piano, performing 

songs by Grieg. Also, Ann Marie Darrow, mezzo soprano, and Jonathan Chou, piano, perform Siete Canciones populares espanoles, by Manuela De Falla. Doors to this free concert open at 11:55 a.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. 642-4864. 

http://music.berkeley.edu 

Friday Afternoon Hang with 

The Yair Evnine Quartet, a free concert, from 5 to 7 p.m. 

at the Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St. 845-5373. 

www.jazzschool.com 

Camerata Sweden, chamber music and orchestra, perform at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 

2345 Channing Way. Cost is $38. 642-9988. 

www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Wadi Gad, Jah Bandis with special guest Jr. Toots, Ashanti HiFi perform conscious reggae at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $12. 525-5054.   www.ashkenaz.com 

Stung: The Police Tribute, 

Zoo Station: U2 Tribute, 

perform Police and U2 music at 9:30 p.m. at Blake’s on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $7. 848-0886. 

www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Jazz at Downtown: Jackie Ryan performs at 9:30 p.m. at 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com 

Grupo Raiz, the Latin American music sextet founded at La Peña, returns for an evening of peace and justice songs in a Peace No War Concert. Begins at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 849-2568.    www.lapena.org 

Scoop Nisker, Scoop with the News celebrating the publication of his new book at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison St. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Berkeley High School Jazz Combo performs at 7 p.m. at  

Starbucks Coffeehouse, 2128 Oxford St. at Center St. 

486-1840. 

Winfred E. Eye, Sonny Smith, Bart Davenport 

perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $6 at the door. 841-2082. 

This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, the Bananas, Operation Make Out, Pirx the Pilot, Stalker Potential perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.