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TUESDAY, NOV. 4 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Spirituality in Opera,” a talk by Kip Cranna, musical administrator of the San Francisco Opera at 7:30 p.m. at All Souls Episcopal Church, 2220 Cedar St. 848-1755. 

Leonard Shalin talks about “Sex, Time and Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Anoush, music of Greece, Macedonia and Armenia at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson with Lise Liepman at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Dayna Stephens House Jam at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5  

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

“Awakening: Buddhist Paintings from Tibet, China and Japan” opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Gallery is open Wed.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thurs. to 7 p.m. 642-0808. 

FILM 

Standby: No Technical Difficulties, Program 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Gregory Maguire introduces his new novel, “Mirror, Mirror,” and interpretation of the Snow White tale, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

www.codysbooks.com 

D. A. Miller presents “Jane Austen, or the Secret of Style” at 5:30 p.m. University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.  

Phil Cousineau will offer a multimedia presentation of his new book, “The Olympic Odyssey: Rekindling the True Spirit of the Great Games,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Robert A. Scott will show slides and talk about his new book “The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose. 843-3533. 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with Nazelah Jamison and Karen Ladson at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Noon Concert New Berkeley Compostions at International House, at the corner of Bancroft and Piedmont Aves. Admission is free. 642-4864. 

Eliza Gilkyson, folk rock originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightand- 

salvage.org 

Shaman Trance Dance with Lotus Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Performers and DJ Amar at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6-$10, sliding scale. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Nathan Clevenger, composer of new music and modern jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Bryan Girard Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Breathe In, The Time Flies at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

THURSDAY, NOV. 6 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

Charles Winstead, “Abstract Geometric Paintings” reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Doyle Street Café and Gallery, 5515 Doyle St, Emeryville. Exhibit runs until Jan. 5. 658-2989.  

THEATER 

Traveling Jewish Theater, “Windows and Mirrors” stories by Paley, Malamud and Biller. A collaboration with Word for Word. At 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $20-$24 and are available from 415-285-8080. www.atjt.com 

“Continental Divide,” a two-play cycle examining a gubernatorial election in a fictional western state, by David Edgar, directed by Tony Taccone, at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theater, today through Dec. 28. The two plays, “Daughters of the Revolution” and “Mothers Against” can be seen in either order. Tickets are $10-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

FILM 

Experimental Short Films by Antero Alli and Friends, with the filmmaker in person, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $7-$12, sliding scale. 464-4640. 

“The Seventh Seal” directed by Ingmar Bergman, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org 

First Impressions: “The Good Wife of Tokyo” at 5:30 p.m. and Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival: “The New Boys” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Lunch Poems with Michael Harper at 12:10 p.m. in the Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus. Admission is free. 642-0137.  

Guided Tour: Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m., Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.  

Gallery Talk: “Recent Research on Inca Archeology in Ecuador” with Dennis Ogbun, at noon at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, Bancroft Way at College Ave. Free with museum admission. 643-7648.  

Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers John Rowe and Rita Bregman, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985 or 205-1749.  

Tamora Pierce reads from her new novel for young readers, “Trickster’s Choice,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com  

Ken Croswell introduces his new book, “Magnificent Mars,” with a slide show, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Bill Turner, former FBI agent specializing in assassinations, discusses his book “Farewell America” and “Rearview Mirror,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 

Khaled Hosseini describes Afghanistan of the past thirty years in his new novel, “The Kite Runner” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Benefit for the Hope Flowers School in Palestine, with music by the La Peña Community Chorus, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation $15-$25, no one turned away. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Jamie Isman, singer, songwriter performs at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

Estero at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

George Pedersen and His Pretty Good Band at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

CV1 at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Grateful Dead DJ Night from 10 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

David Knopfler, originals from the co-founder of Dire Straits, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitarist, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

FRIDAY, NOV. 7 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

Kathleen Flanigan, “Birds of a Feather,” recent work including furniture. Reception from 5 to 8 p.m. at Epoch Gallery, 2284 Fulton St. 849-4596. 

“Art and Activism” Reception from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring Madonna Thunder Hawk, landscape photographer Justin Carder Black and social commentary painter Joanna Salska. Exhibition runs to Nov. 30. North Gate Gallery, 1862 Euclid. 540-8508.  

THEATER 

Traveling Jewish Theater, “Windows and Mirrors” See listing for Nov. 6. 

Impact Theater, “Macbeth” directed by Melissa Hillman, opens at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheater.com 

FILM 

Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival: “Football, Iranian Style” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

“Weather Underground,” with a post-film discussion with director Sam Green, producer Carrie Lozano, and other guests, at 7:30 p.m. at The College Preparatory School, Buttner Auditorium, 6100 Broadway (north), Oakland. Free, but reservations required. 658-5202. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Simon Winchester looks at “The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary” at 12:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Adam Thirlwell discusses “Politics,” a novel, not about politics, but about sexual etiquette and other comedic topics, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

West Coast A Cappella Showcase, with the UC Men’s Octet and California Golden Overtones at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $8-$10 and are available from 642-3880. www.mensoctet.com 

Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Stompy Jones, formerly the Swing Session Band, plays small band music of the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Vanessa Morrison and Roberta Chevrette perform indy folk at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

Asylum Street Spankers at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $14. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

The Fruitvale Project, a community-based experimental theater performance featuring Latino spoken word artists at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Henri-Pierre Koubaka performs ancient and contemporary mandingo music from Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Kongo, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $6-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

Trio Paradisio, a dinner fund-raiser for the Jazz School, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Chris Smither, blues-based originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Seventy at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Time for Living, Physical Challenge, Tarkaru, Wear the Mark 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. 

Realistic at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

JND, Coby Brown, Shaken at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

SATURDAY, NOV. 8 

CHILDREN  

“The Wonderful World of Zaal,” a Persian legend, performed by Word For Word, at 3:30 p.m. at the Claremont Branch Library. The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. For further information, contact the Children’s Library, 981-6224. 

Hillside Players, “Tangled Tales: Wishes, Witches and Weddings,” favorite fairy tales intertwined in comedy, at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, and $4 for children under 12, seniors and students. 2286 Cedar St. 384-6418. 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

Independent Designer Wearables and Accessories brings together twelve of the Bay Area's most talented independent artists and designers. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527.  

www.accigallery.com 

THEATER 

Traveling Jewish Theater, “Windows and Mirrors” See listing for Nov. 6. 

Word for Word, “The Killing Blanket” a short story about the Choctaw Nation by Rilla Askew, at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge, at 1 p.m. Free. 981-6139. 

FILM 

A Short History of Polish Animation, Program 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Paul Davidson discusses his research into customer service departments in “Consumer Joe: Harassing Corporate America, One Letter at a Time,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

The Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading, 3 to 5 p.m., West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com 

Alan Colmes, co-host of Fox News’s “Hannity and Colmes,” talks about his new book, “Red, White and Liberal,” at 2 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 

Bruce Balfour intruduces “The Digital Dead” at 2 p.m. at The Dark Carnival, 3086 Claremont Ave. 654-7323. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Music of Three Worlds Concert, an encounter with Western, Arabic and African traditions, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Jacob Needleman will moderate a conversation with the audience after the performance. Tickets are $20-$30. 763-2869. www.musicofthreeworlds.com 

Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Choreographers’ Performance Alliance, “Works in the Works” at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studio, 2525 Eighth St. Cost is $10. 644-1788, ext. 2. 

Volti “OUR America is Singing!” at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $8-$20 and are available from 415-771-3352. www.voltisf.org 

Dick Hindman Trio, original music, jazz standards and Brazilian favorites at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Industrial Jazz Group performs at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

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

Lichi Fuentes, CD release party at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Chris Smither, blues-based originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Peter Tosh Tribute with Andrew Tosh and Sister I-Live at 9:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13.525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Palm Wine Boys perform West African influenced folk at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

Brazilian Forro Party and Fundraiser for the Capoeira Institute, at 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck. Cost is $10-$12. 649-1686.  

Casey Nell and Little Sue at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.  

www.starryploughpub.com 

Rhonda Benin at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Thought Riot, F Minus, Affront, Go it Alone at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Rory Snyder, saxophonist, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

The Industrial Jazz Group, showcasing the music of Andrew Durkin at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $6-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org 

Boys Gone Wild! and 20 Second Cycle at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Hacksaw to the Throat, Fighting Riley, Kamikaze Vespa, The Hep, Ditch Raymond at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

SUNDAY, NOV. 9 

EXHIBITIONS 

Art Show on Allston Way, between Shattuck and Oxford from noon to 7 p.m., featuring 30 artists and 15 poets. Sponsored by Jupiter and organized by A. Roberts of Guerrilla Gallery. 

THEATER 

Traveling Jewish Theater, “Windows and Mirrors” See listing for Nov. 6.  

Hillside Players, “Tangled Tales: Wishes, Witches and Weddings,” at 2 p.m. See ;isting for Nov. 8. 

FILM 

A Short History of Polish Animation, Program 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

“Tangled Roots,” with filmmaker and author Heidi Schmidt Emberling, at 2 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Cost is $5. 848-0237, ext. 112.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, Curator’s Talk with Constance Lewallen at 1 p.m., and Lecture with Barbara Stafford at 3 p.m. Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Poetry Flash with Jacqueline Berger and Virginia Chase Sutton at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

“Going Home to a Landscape: Writings by Filipinas” with Marianne Villanueva, Barbara Pulmano Reyes, Michelle Macaraeg Bautista, Angela Narciso Torres, and Catalina Cariaga at 3 p.m. at Eastwind Books, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. 

“Towards an Archeology of the Soul” lecture with Berkeley author/ritualist, Antero Alli, at 5 p.m. at Alaya Bookstore, 1713 University Ave. 548-4701. www.verticalpool.com/archeology.html 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, “Splendori Italiani,” with British soprano Emma Kirkby at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $29-$60. 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org 

Jazz/Avant Garde Mass at 10 a.m. at All Souls Episcopal Church, 2220 Cedar St. With Tom Bickley, recorder, Paul Hanson, bassoon, saxophone, Doug Morton, trumpet, John Schott, guitar, Ches Smith, percussion, and Marsha Thomas-Cooke, vocals. 848-1755. 

Life of the Worlds: Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music with Richard Kaplan in Concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. $10 donation suggested. 848-0237, ext. 112.  

Live Oak Concert with David Ryther, violin, at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center in Live Oak Park. Tickets are $10 general, $9 students/seniors and $8 BAC members. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org 

“Waging Peace” UC Alumni Chorus fall concert, featuring songs of nonviolence and reconciliation, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland, near Grand and Harrison. Tickets are $10-$15, available from 643-9645 or at the door. www.ucac.net 

Emanuel Ax, pianist, at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Hawaiian Music Environmental Benefit at 6 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Bill Amatneek and Charlie Chin, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Aya de Leon, one woman hip-hop show with Bill Santiago’s “Spanish 101” at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $6 for the matinee, $12 for the evening. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Montclair Women’s Big Band, celebrating the release of their first CD, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

UpSurge, with Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg, performs jazz poetry at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

MONDAY, NOV. 10 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Jim Campbell/Matix 208, Art Technology and Culture Colloquium at 7:30 p.m., Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Page to Stage, a conversation with playwright David Edgar and Frontline/World series editor Stephen Talbot on the new production “Continental Divide” at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Poetry Express, featuring Dale Jenson and Wendy Brown, open mic from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

Mary Monroe reads from her new novel, “God Still Don’t Like Ugly” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com