Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, NOV. 19
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, “Present Laughter” by Noel Coward at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. Through Nov. 20. Tickets are $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Aurora Theatre “Emma” at 8 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Dec. 19. Tickets are $36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Polk County” A musical about aspring blues musician, Leafy Lee, at the Roda Theatre to Jan. 2. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Black Repertory Theater, “Who’s Who in the Tough Love Game” a new play by Ishmael Reed. Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. through Nov. 27. Tickets are $5-$20. 3201 Adeline St. 652-2120.
Central Works, “A Step Away” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Through Nov. 21. Tickets are $8-$20. 558-1381.
Contra Costa Civic Theater, “Noises Off” Fri., Sat., and selected Sun., through Nov. 20. Tickets are $10-$15. 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Impact Theatre, “Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair” by Greg Kalleres, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. through Dec. 11, at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid. No show Nov. 25. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
Dane Cook, from Comedy Central at 9 p.m. at the Berkeley Community Theater. Tickets are $15-$30. www.ticketweb.com
“Post-Election Detox” with lesbian comic Marga Gomez. Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $17-$19. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“The Gift of Art: Small Works” by various artists. Reception at 6 p.m. at Cecile Moochnek Gallery, 1809-D Fourth St. Exhibition runs to Jan. 9. 549-1018. www.cecilemoochnek.com
‘Eclectic Electric” culturally diverse lighting by Sue Johnson. Reception at 7 p.m. at 1745 Solano Ave. 527-2623. suejohnsonlamps.com
FILM
Cine Mexico: “Aventurera” at 7:30 p.m. and “Victims of Sin” at 9:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Women are Burning: A Brief History of the European Witch Hunts” with photographer and sculptor Leonard Pitt, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Art Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
Mark States, performance poet, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Café & Open Mic, at Fellowship Hall, Cedar at Bonita St. Donation $5-$10. 841-4824.
Stephen Mitchell introduces the new translation of “Gilgamesh” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
ntozake shange poetry and conversation at 7 p.m. at 1056 60th St., Emeryville. Donations benefit New Dharma Meditation Center for Urban Peace.
Chris Carlson analyzes emerging political energies in “The Political Edge” at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674-A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble and combos perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Little Theater, BHS Campus. Tickets are $10, free for students, faculty and staff.
Vox Populi, chamber vocal ensemble, at 8 p.m. at St. Mary Magdelene Church, 2005 Berryman. www.vox-pop.org
Mark Levine Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Maria de Barros at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Lecture on the music of Cape Verde at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$15. 525-5054.
Duck Baker & Ken Emerson, guitar, uke, Hawaiian steel guitar, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50-$17.50. 548-1761.
The Firebird Band, One Step Shift, Whitey on the Moon at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
Research and Development at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
David Berkeley at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Donation $10.
Mundaze at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Lisa Baney Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Broun Fellinis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Over My Dead Body, Allegiance, Life Long Tragedy, Our Turn at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpeter, at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$22. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, NOV. 20
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gary Laplow at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $3-$4. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
“Flying Teapots Puppet Show” at 3 p.m. at Habitot, 2065 Kittredge St. Cost is $5-$6. 647-1111. www.habitot.org
FILM
Cine Mexico: “Nazarín” at 5 p.m. and “Macario” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Art of Face: A Mask, a Body, a Movement” with photographer and sculptor Leonard Pitt, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Art Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12. 848-1228.
Tom Wolfe talks about his new novel “I Am Charlotte Simmons” at 10 a.m. in the Historic Reading Room of the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Sponsored by Friends of the Library and Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Anne Lamott will read from her recent works at 7:30 p.m. at PSR Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave. Donation $20-$25. Limited seating. 704-7729.
Rhythm & Muse featuring Clara Hsu. Open mic sign-up 6:30 p.m., reading/performance 7 p.m. Admission free. Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., between Eunice & Rose Sts. 527-9753.
Bruce Aidell guides us through “The Complete Book of Pork” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Trinity Chamber Concert with Amy Likar, flute, and Miles Graber, piano, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.
International Taiko Festival “A Celebration of Japanese Drumming” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$36. 642-9988.
Choreographers’ Performance Alliance with host Dana Lawton and performances by local dancers at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studios, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $10. 644-1788, ext. 2.
Liber UnUsualis with the vocal trio Cinonia at 8 p.m. at St. Johns Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. 528-1725.
Bay Area Classical Harmonies at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$15. 866-233-9892. www.berkeleybach.org
Asunder, Laudanum, Damnweevil at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
J-Soul at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Sarah Manning Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Steve Seskin with Nina Gerber at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Rio Thing with Phil Thompson at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473.
Victims of the Groove at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.
Guerrilla Hi Fi, The Unravellers, George Pederson & the Reincarnatives at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Dick Conte Trio, with vocalist Vernelle Anders, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
SUNDAY, NOV. 21
CHILDREN
Baba Ken and the Nigerian Brothers at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.
FILM
The World of Astrid Lingren: “The Children of Bullerby Village” at 3 p.m. and Cine Mexico: “One Family Among Many” at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Paris Transforming: The Beauty and Horror of Urban Reconstruction” with photographer and sculptor Leonard Pitt, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Art Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
Artists from the Day of the Dead Exhibition Gallery talk at at 2 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
“A Conversation About Painting” with John Zurier and Todd Olson at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Mayan Weaving from Chiapas with a weaver from the Jolom Mayaetik Cooperative at 2:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center.
Poetry Flash with Kathleen Fraser and Jean Valentine at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
Ellen Weis and Kiran Singh introduce “Berkeley: The Life and Spirit of a Remarkable Town” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
San Francisco City Chorus, “Songs and Spirituals of America” with Wendell Brooks, soloist, at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $13-$20. 415-765-SONG.
San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir at 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. 763-3851.
University Wind Ensemble at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Sacro Sciento, with Jessica Gould, soprano, Jonathan Davis, harpsichord at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $9-$10. 644-6893.
Choreographers’ Performance Alliance with host Randee Paufve at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studios, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $10. 644-1788, ext. 2.
“Tellabration” a storytelling concert presented by Stagebridge senior theater, at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison at 27th St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 444-4755. www.stagebridge.org
International Taiko Festival “A Celebration of Japanese Drumming” at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$36. 642-9988.
San Francisco Saxophone Quartet at 4:30 at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Abhinaya Dance Company “Timeless Traditions” at 4 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$15. 845-8542. www.juliamorgan.org
Berkeley Broadway Singers “Let Yourself Go” at 4 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Church, 400 Alcatraz Avenue, Oakland. Free admission. 604-5732.
Oakland Youth Orchestra, at 3 p.m. at Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Blvd., Oakland. 832-7710.
Razorblade, The Caribbean Groovers, reggae, at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
Ace of Spades at 1 p.m. at Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph, Oakland. 289-2272.
Alter-Ego, Cal Jazz Combo, The Rubber Duckies at 6 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
Holly Near at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
MONDAY, NOV. 22
READINGS AND LECTURES
Play Cafe, “A Night of Thieves” a staged reading at 7 p.m. at LaVal’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid Ave. 415-921-6595. www.playcafe.org
Victoria Nelson and Vivienne Plumb read from their short stories at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Co-sponsored by New Pacific Radio. Cost is $2. 845-7852.
Alan Richman talks about “Fork it Over: The Intrepid Adventures of a Professional Eater” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Poetry Express Mark States Birthday Bash from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Contemporary Chamber Music at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-4864.
Song Writers Symposium at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $3. 848-0886.
Head-Royce School Jazz Band Showcase at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$15. 238-9200.
TUESDAY, NOV. 23
THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Polk County” opens at the Roda Theater, 2015 AddisonSt. and runs through Jan. 9. Tickets are $15-$60. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
FILM
Recent Arab Documentary and Experimental Media at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Michael Finney describes “Consumer Confidential: The Money-Saving Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tom Rigney and Flambeau at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
ACME Observatory Contemporary Performance Series presents Parisian bassist Joelle Leandre and trombonist Dave Dove at 8 p.m. at CNMAT, 1750 Arch St. Admission is $6 to $10, sliding scale. 649-8744.
Peter Barshay and Deborah Poyres at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Albany High School Jazz Band and Rhythm Band in a benefit for the Albany Music Fund at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200.
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz-
school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24
READINGS AND LECTURES
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit with students from CSU Hayward performing works of Bach and Mendelssohn at 12:15 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton, and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Mas Cabeza at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Slammin’ with Keith Terry, a cappella, beat boxing and body music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761.
Tuck & Patti at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $26. 238-9200.
THURSDAY, NOV. 25
Happy Thanksgiving
FRIDAY, NOV. 26
CHILDREN
Splash Circus Theatre “Circus Rhymes” at 2 p.m. through Nov. 28 at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets $8-$15. 925-798-1300.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Paintings by Keith Wilson” opens at The Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. and runs through Dec. 24. Gallery hours are Wed.-Fri. 1 to 6 p.m., Sat.- Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 848-1228.
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Emma” at 8 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Dec. 19. Tickets are $36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Polk County” A musical about aspring blues musician, Leafy Lee, at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. to Jan. 9. Tickets are $15-$60. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Black Repertory Theater, “Who’s Who in the Tough Love Game” a new play by Ishmael Reed. Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m., through Nov. 27. Tickets are $5-$20. 3201 Adeline St. 652-2120.
Impact Theatre, “Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair” by Greg Kalleres, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. through Dec. 11, at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
FILM
Marcel Pagnol’s Fanny Trilogy: “Marius” at 6:30 p.m. and “Fanny” at 8:55 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Matthew Bourne’s “Nutcracker!” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus, through Dec. 5. Tickets are $30-$74. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Moh Alileche, North African and Berber music at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, bluegrass and traditional folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightand-
salvage.com
Smoov-E, First Degree the D.E., Equipto at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10-$15. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Thriving Ivory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Eric Crystal Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
David Gans at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Jinx Jones Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Gather, Jealous Again, The Starting Point at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Tuck & Patti at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
