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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, MAY 11
READINGS AND LECTURES
Douglas Unger reads from his new collection of short stories “Looking for War” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Michael Eric Dyson introduces “Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Oliver Chin, author and artist of graphic novel, “A Window to the World,” a story of a diverse group of Bay Area teenagers struggling with the aftershocks of 9/11, at 7 p.m. at El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave. 526-7512.
James Lilley introduces “China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage and Diplomacy” at 1:30 p.m. at the Women’s Faculty Club, UC Campus. Part of the New Perspectives on Asia Series. 549-2668. http://ieas.berkeley.edu
Ursula Schultz and Cathy Goldberg of Berkeley’s Cheese Board Collective take us on “A Tour of Old and New World Cheeses” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Dayna Stephens House Jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.com
Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, with a Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mingus Amungus, 10 year anniversary party at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Con le Nostre Mani” photographs of Italian Americans at work in the East Bay opens at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6233.
Rogen Ballen “Photographs” opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant. 642-1295. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Carl Pope on “Strategic Ignorance: Why the Bush Administration is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Bill Caldwell discusses “Oakland: A Photographic Journey” at 7 p.m. at L’Amyx Tea Bar/Spectator Bookstore, 4179 Piedmont Ave. 653-7300.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Café Poetry hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation $2. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera “Acis and Galatea” under the direction of George Thomson at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $15-$40. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba virtuoso, at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
West Coast Swing Dancing with the NC Blues Connection at 9 p.m. with a swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Hawaiian Music’s Next Generation with Keoki Kahumoku, David Kamakahi, Herb Ohta, Jr., and Patrick Landeza at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50. 548-1761. www.freight-
andsalvage.org
Brasil Brazil at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20 in advance, $22 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Ducksan Distones explore the creative concept of dissonance in music at 8 and 10 p.m. at The Jazz House. $5 donation. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Roy Hargrove Quintet at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
The Drouges, The Slandt, Cargo at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Jules Broussard at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Phil Thompson Group at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, MAY 13
FILM
Gallery Video Program: “The Grid of One” introduced by PFA Video Curator Steve Seid at 6 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dennis S. Charney, M.D. offers “The Peace of Mind Prescription: An Authoritative Guide to Finding the Most Effective Treatment for Anxiety and Depression” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Arthur Balustein introduces “Make a Difference: America’s Guide to Volunteering and Community Service” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Kala Gallery Salon Series with Paz de la Calzada, a multi-disciplinary artist from Spain, at 7:30 p.m. at 1060 Heinz. 549-2977 www.kala.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
David Jacobs-Strain and Mokai, acoustic/folk for all ages at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Unravelers, Poor Bailey at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Jefe Salsa, Berkeley’s newest salsa band, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $6-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Bryan Bowers, autoharp hall-of-famer, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
San Francisco Medicine Ball at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, MAY 14
CHILDREN
Pool Party Time with storyteller Ms. Malanie at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Landscapes and Portraits” by Joanna Katz. Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 940, 940 Dwight Way. Exhibition runs to May 28.
“Flora and Fauna” and “Garden of Peace” reception for the artists at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. from 6 to 8 p.m. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
“Hovering: New Works” by Seiko Tachibana and Emily Payne. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cecile Moochnek Gallery. 1809-D Fourth Street (upstairs). Exhibition runs through June 28. 549-1018 www.cecilemoochnek.com
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “The Sisters Rosensweig,” a comedy by Wendy Wasserstein, at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck, and continues on Fri. and Sat. through May 15. Tickets are $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Aurora Theatre Company “Antigone Falun Gong” at 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through May 16. Tickets are $28-$40 available from 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” Charles Ludlam’s theatrical cult classic at 8 p.m. and continues through May 23. Tickets are $39-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
“Casino!” a musical comedy by Joyce Whitelaw at 8 p.m at The Glenview Performing Arts Center, 1318 Glenfield Ave., Oakland. Also May 16 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. 531-0511. www.glenviewpac.com
Impact Theatre “Money and Run” an action serial adventure with different episodes on Thurs., Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. Runs through June 5 at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. For tickets and information call 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
New Shakespeare Company “Hamlet” at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, Through June 5.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kent Haruf reads from his new novel “Eventide” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera “Acis and Galatea” under the musical direction of George Thomson at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $15-$40. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org
Oakland Opera Theater “Akhnaten” by Philip Glass at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $15-$27. Also Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Hespérion XXI, Jordi Savall, director and viola da gamba, at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Bay Area Classical Harmonies “Spring Fever!” at 7:30 P.M. at the Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave. in Kensington. Tickets are $8-$12 available online at www.BerkeleyBACH.org or by calling toll free 866-233-9892.
Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express and Farma at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Palenque, Cuban son, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, with a salsa dance lesson with Wendy Ellen at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
DJ & Brook, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Monkey, Soul Captives, Pinche Hueros at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Sandy Chang and Alex Pfei-
fer-Rosenblum at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $7-$10. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Robert Karimi’s Self (the Remix) The story of a suburban boy and his quest for wholeness at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mike Seeger, music from “true vine” at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Frank Jackson at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Roy Hargrove Quintet at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
S.T.F.U., Scurvy Dogs, Fatbush, Eskapo, Collateral Damage at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Bitches Brew at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Angel Spit at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, MAY 15
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
Kids on the Block Puppet Show, promoting acceptance and understanding of physical and cultural differences at 2 p.m. at the Hall of Health, 2230 Shattuck Ave. Donation $3. Children under 3 free. 549-1564.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
FinnArt: Art by Finns/Art Inspired by Finland Visual arts exhibition by more than a dozen artists, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Includes an Art Cafe, childrens art show, Finnish art history lectures. At the Finnish Kaleva Hall, 1970 Chestnut St. 849-0125.
Photography by May-Li Khoe, Jonathan Andrew and Natalie Douvos. Reception from 7-9 p.m. 1250 Addison St., suite 102. 883-1126. www.innersport.com
“High Altitude Pots” by Doug Casebeer. Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at TRAX Ceramic Gallery, 1812 5th St. 540-8729. www.traxgallery.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
“19th Century Finnish Art” with art historian Anu Vaalas at 2 p.m. and art historian Dorothy Klepper McCall at 3:30 p.m. at the Ski Club Room, Finnish Kaleva Hall, 1970 Chestnut St. Free. 849-0125.
“What’s in a Name? New Ways of Looking at ‘Craft’” A panel discussion about the viability of craft in the art world at 2 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
Rhythm & Muse features Jaliya, with Ademola Oshun, Big Momma, at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893.
Ariel Gore and her daughter, Maia Gore, introduces “Whatever Mom: Hip Mama’s Guide to Raising a Teenager” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sacred and Profane “In an English Garden” chamber chorus at 7 p.m. at St. Ambrose Church, 1145 Gilman. Tickets are $12-$17. Advance purchase recommended. 524-3611.
Paufve Dance “Bare Bones” dance performance featuring new choreography by Randee Paufve and others at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2547 Eighth St. Tickets are $12-$15. 415-722-2457.
Trinity Chamber Concerts with Daniel Reiter, cello and Natalie Cox, harp at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana at Durant. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.
West Coast Live with Bert Stratton, Mark Hansen and Austin Willard and others at 10 a.m. at the Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15 in advance, $18 at the door, available from 415-664-9500 or www.ticketweb.com
June Kuramoto, kotoist, with Kimo Cornwell, keyboardist and Kenny Endo, taiko, perform in a fundraiser for West Contra Costa School District’s music programs, at 7 p.m. at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $20-$35. 841-1356.
Mumbo Gumbo at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Gabrilla Ballard, New Orleans vocalist, at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Penelope Houston Band, Moore Brothers, and Mike Visser at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Robin Flower and Libby McLaren, progressive folk fusion, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Oakland Jazz Choir at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Henri-Pierre Koubaka, Senegalese folk songs, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz Project at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Kurt Ribak Jazz Quartet, original acoustic compositions, at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Inka at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Shakedown, Dead Beat at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Edmund Welles: The Brass Clarinet Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Kellye Gray at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Punk Prom with The Groovie Ghoulies, R’N’R Adventure Kids, Clarendon Hills, at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, MAY 16
CHILDREN
Family Explorations: “Rosie the Riveter” Learn about the non-traditional roles women played during WWII. From noon to 4 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
Princess Moxie at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
FILM
“The Substance of Fire” Manhattan publishing magnate Isaac Godlhart descends into madness. At 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Suggested donation $2. 848-0237. www.brjcc.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Brad Herzog describes his road trip across the US after Sept. 11, 2001 in “Small World: A Microcosmic Journey” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Poetry Flash with Erika Meitner and Sean Thomas Dougherty at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Christopher Brown and Joel Isaacson, in a conversation about painting at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave.. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jazz on Fourth Street with the Berkeley High Jazz Orchestra and Combos, Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors, and Quimbombó, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Fourth St. between Hearst and Virginia. 526-6294.
Paufve Dance “Bare Bones” dance performance featuring new choreography by Randee Paufve and others at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2547 Eighth St. Tickets are $12-$15. 415-722-2457.
Berkeley Opera “Acis and Galatea” under the direction of George Thomson at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $15-$40. 925-798-1300. www.berkeleyopera.org
Organ Recital with Sandra Soderlund at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Reception follows. 845-6830.
Cantare Chorale and Chamber Ensemble “Make Our Garden Grow” a concert of love, loss and spring fever, at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 27th St. and Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $19-$25. 925-798-1300. www.CantareConVivo.org
VOCI presents “Songlines” music from Central and Eastern Europe at 4 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 2823 Webster at 28th St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$20. 531-8714. www.coolcommunity.org/voci
Young Musicians Program Senior Recital at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church at Dana and Durant. http://ymp.berkeley.edu
Flamenco Open Stage with Koko de la Isla at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Americana Unplugged: The Dark Hollow Band at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Loudon Wainwright, III, leading edge singer-songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50 in advance, $23.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Oakland Jazz Choir at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
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