Election Section
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, NOV. 23
THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Polk County” opens at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. 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. www.ashkenaz.com
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. www.yoshis.com
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. www.freightandsalvage.org
Orquesta Sensual, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Tuck & Patti at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
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.
Mingus Amungus at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
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
SATURDAY, NOV. 27
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Up and Balanced” New works by John E. Sloan opens at Nexus Gallery, 2701 Eighth St. and runs through Dec. 12. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Mon. to Fri. noon to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun.
“A Lifetime of Form” Ceramics by Hall Riegger. Opening reception at 4 p.m. Exhibition runs through Dec. 30 at TRAX Gallery, 1812 Fifth St. 540-8729.
FILM
Marcel Pagnol’s Fanny Trilogy “Fanny” at 4:30 p.m. and Henri Langlois Tribute at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Juliet S. Kono will read from her latest book ‘Ho’olulu Park and the Pepsodent Smile” at 4:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Healing Muses “Celtic Spirit” Baroque and traditional music from the British Isles and beyond at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Church, 1501 Washington St. at Neilson. Tickets are $15-$18. Advance reservations suggested. 524-5661. www.healingmuses.org
Fundaraiser for the Jazz House with Marcia Miget and Deep Space Posse, Sun Ra Arkestra members at at 11 p.m. and midnight at the Last Day Saloon, 406 Clement St., S.F. Cost is $10. Help raise funds for the Jazz House to find a new home in Berkeley. 415-258-8122.
Wadi Gad & The Reggae Angels at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Shots at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Weapons of Mass Construction at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
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.freightandsalvage.org
The Vice, Cushion Theory, Ned, The Dead Bullfighters at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
The Mutilators, The Tantrums at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Josh Workman Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
David Jefrey Fourtet with Keith Kelly at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Local Band Night with Factory Seconds, Sabretooth Tiger at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, NOV. 28
FILM
The World of Astrid Lindgren: “Rasmus and the Vagabond” at 3 p.m. Marcel Pagnol’s Fanny Trilogy, “César” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Bruce Isaacson and Eliot Schain at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ferron, singer, songwriter, and folk music poet, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Odd Shaped Case, Balkan music brunch at 10 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
MONDAY, NOV. 29
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Art from the Heart” featuring the works of over 50 artists with disabilites at NIAD Art Center, 551 23rd St., Richmond. Exhibition runs to Jan. 7. 620-0290. www.niad.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Gretel Erlich describes winter themes in “The Future of Ice” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express theme night on “family” from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Song Writers Symposium at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $3. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Harry Manx, original world music, folk and blues guitarist, 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
Zoe & Dave Ellis at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, NOV. 30
CHILDREN
First Stage Children’s Theater “Flights of Fantasy” at 7:30 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $4 at the door. 845-8542. www.juliamorgan.org
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Latent Excavations,” new work by Lynn Marie Kirby at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
John Ross describes “Murdered by Capitalism: 150 Years of Life & Death on the U.S. Left” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra “Symphony Not As Usual” Bartók’s “Rhapsody” and Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge” at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$49. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
Gerard Landry & The Lariats at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Peter Barshay and Murray Low at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Taj Mahal at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Through Sun. Dec. 5. Cost is $16-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Visions of the Holidays” Art work by Berkeley residents, from kindergarteners to seniors, on display in storefronts throughout downtown Berkeley, through Dec. 31. 549-2230. www.downtownberkeley.org
Jesse Allen, Giclee Prints. Reception at 5 p.m. at Epoch Frameworks and Gallery, 2284 Fulton St.
READINGS AND LECTURES
John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed on “In Search of Paul: How Jesus’ Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom” at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host with Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-7. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, Javanese Gamelan Ensembles, directed by Midiyanto, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Music for the Spirit Lenore Mathias, flute, performs Handel, McKean and French works at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra “Symphony Not As Usual” Bartók’s “Rhapsody” and Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge” at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$49. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
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
Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Bill Miller, Native American songs, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kaputnik, Mister Loveless, Buffalo at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Candela, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Taj Mahal at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, DEC. 2
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Keith Wilson, paintings. Reception at 6 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. at Ashby. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
Kazutoshi Sugiura, prints. Reception at 6 p.m. at Schurman Fine Art Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. Exhibit runs to Jan. 30. 524-0623.
THEATER
“Measures Taken” by Bertolt Brecht, workshop production by UC Dept. of Theater and Dance at 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Room 7, UC Campus. Also on Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $5. 642-9925.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lunch Poems Reading Series with Billy Collins, former U.S. poet laureate and author of “Sailing Alone Around the Room: Selected Poems” at 12:10 p.m. at the Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus. 642-0137. http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu
“The Rebozo: History and Technique” with Virginia Davis, textile artist, at noon at the Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft at College. 643-7648.
“Food in California Indian Culture” with Ira Jenkins, editor, at 4 p.m. at the Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft at College. 643-7648.
“Hard Manual Labor of the Imagination” the poetry of Ishmael Reed, at 7:30 p.m. at College Preparatory School, Buttner Auditorium, 6100 Broadway, Oakland. Cost is $5-$10. 658-5202. www.college-prep.org/livetalk
David Thompson on “The Whole Equation,” a history of Hollywood, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Andrew Wood on “Road Trip America: A Tour of Off-beat Destinations” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Poetry at the Albany Library with Eva Schlesinger and Jeanne Lupton at 7 p.m. at 1247 Marin Ave., Albany. 526-3720.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with Michael Kelly and Selene Steese followed by an open mic at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Voices of Heaven and Earth” with Holy Names University Chamber Singers at 7:30 p.m. at the Regents’ Theater, Valley Center for Performing Arts, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$15. We encourage you to bring an unwrapped gift for a child of any age for Project Joybells. 436-1330.
Oakland Opera Theater “Rake’s Progress” by Igor Stravinsky, at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through Dec. 19. Tickets are $22-$32. www.oaklandopera.org
Petty Booka, Old Puppy at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Ian Tyson, folk and western, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Gini Wilson, solo jazz piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
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