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Tuesday November 30, 2004

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.  

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.  

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.  

Gerard Landry & The Lariats at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054.  

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.  

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Visions of the Holidays” Art work by Berkeley residents, from kindergarteners to seniors, on display in storefronts in downtown Berkeley, through Dec. 31. 549-2230.  

“Innovative Developments in Glass Arts” by five East Bay glass artists on display in the Addison Street Windows Gallery through Jan. 15. 981-7533. 

Jesse Allen, Giclee prints. Reception at 5 p.m. at Epoch Gallery, 2284 Fulton St.  

FILM 

Powerpoint to the People An evening of automated digital presentations at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

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 at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-7. 841-2082.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wednesday Noon Concert, Javanese Gamelan Ensembles, directed by Midiyanto, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-4864.  

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.  

Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054.  

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

Bill Miller at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761.  

Kaputnik, Mister Loveless, Buffalo at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886.  

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.  

Pacific Rim Shot at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

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 

FILM 

Cine Mexico: “Canoa” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free screening. 642-0808.  

EXHIBITIONS 

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. 524-0623. 

“Threshold: Byron Kim” Guided tour at 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.  

THEATER 

“Measures Taken” Workshop production by UC Dept. of Theater and Dance at 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Room 7, UC Campus. Also Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $5. 642-9925. 

“Theatre Rice and the Chocolate Factory” Modern Asian-American theater at 8 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle, UC Campus, through Dec. 4. Tickets are $2-5. www.theatrerice.com 

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 Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus. 642-0137.  

“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.  

David Thompson on “The Whole Equation,” a history of Hollywood, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Andrew Wood on “Road Trip America: A Tour of Off-beat Destinations” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going 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 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 Valley Center for Performing Arts, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$15. Please bring an unwrapped gift for a child 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.  

Ian Tyson, folk and western, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

Gini Wilson, solo jazz piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

FRIDAY, DEC. 3 

THEATER 

Aurora Theatre “Emma” at 8 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Dec. 19. Tickets are $36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley High School “O & E” An original interpretation of the greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., Sun. at 7 p.m. at the Little Theater, Allston Way. Tickets are $5-$7. 332-1931. 

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.  

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 

“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 Dec. 4 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $5. 642-9925. 

“Theatre Rice and the Chocolate Factory” Modern Asian-American theater at 8 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle, UC Campus, through Dec. 4. Tickets are $2-5. www.theatrerice.com 

FILM 

“The Bloods of ‘Nam” Screening of the 1996 film based on the book by Wallace Terry at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

Cine Mexico: “Bricklayers” at 6:30 p.m., “Midaq Alley” at 8:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Tallis Scholars performs “O Magnum Mysterium” at 8 p.m. at First Congragational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $42. 642-9988.  

Matthew Bourne’s “Nutcracker!” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus, Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30-$74. 642-9988.  

Messiah Sing-Along with the University Symphony at 7 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $15. 642-4864.  

“Praetorius and the German Carol Tradition” at 8 p.m. at 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $10-$25. 415-262-0272.  

Desde la Bahia Party with Edgardo Cambón y Candela at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

New Chicano Music with Quetzal at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Lecture and demonstration at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com  

Geoff Muldaur & The Fountain of Youth at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Vinyl, Diego’s Umbrella at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7-$10. 548-1159.  

Mushroom, The Weepies at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886.  

The Sadies at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.  

Frank Jackson Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

John Zalabak Trio at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

Actions Aside, Tiger Uppercut, Sabretooth Zombie at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

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 

SATURDAY, DEC. 4 

CHILDREN 

Naomi Rose, author and illustrator of “Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas” at 2 p.m. at the Museum of Children’s Art, 538 Ninth St., Oakland. 465-8770. 

“Wild About Books” with children’s music from the Americas at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223. 

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Rosie and the Railroaders, interactive train songs, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $3-$4. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

“Light up the Lights” a multi-holiday winter song festival with Gary Lapow at 3 p.m. at Habitot, 2065 Kittredge St. Cost is $5-$6. 647-1111. www.habitot.org 

THEATER 

Shotgun Players “Travesties” by Tom Stoppard opens at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. and runs Thurs.-Sun. through Jan. 9. 841-6500.  

FILM 

Cine Mexico: “Miroslava” at 5:10 p.m. “Reed: Insurgent Mexico” at 7 p.m., “Frida” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Threshold: Byron Kim” Sign lanuage interpreted tour at 1:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.  

“Painting in Everyday Life in Traditional Japan” gallery talk and tea with Lynne Kimura at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.  

John E. Sloan on his new work “Up and Balanced” at 2 p.m. at Nexus Gallery, 2701 Eighth St.  

William Wong introduces “Oakland’s Chinatown” at 4 p.m. at Eastwind Books, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350.  

Joan Reardon on her biography of M.F.K. Fisher “Poet of the Appetites” at 5 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.  

Kermit Lynch on “Inspiring Thirst: Vintage Selections for the Kermit Lynch Wine Brochure” at 5 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra “A Ceremony of Carols” A free concert at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addision St. 964-0665. www.bcco.org 

Voci, “Voices in Peace: Litanies and Lullabies” at 3 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $15-$20, children under 12 free. 531-8714.  

Philharmonia Baroque “Fathers and Son” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant Sts. Tickets are $28-$62. 415-392-4400.  

Trinity Chamber Concert “The Gregor Experience” at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.  

Kairos Youth Choir “Amahl and the Night Visitors” a traditional holiday opera at 7 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1940 Virginia St. Tickets are $8-$10. 704-4479. www.kairoschoir.org 

Young People’s Chamber Orchestra Winter Holiday Concert “Slavic Extravaganza,” at 7 p.m. at All Souls Church, 2220 Cedar St. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 595-4688.  

Sing Noel, tradtional and not-so-traditional carols at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1707 Goulding Rd., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$15. 658-2792. 

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Christmas Concert with guest Malcolm Williams at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theater, Oakland. Tickets are $10-$35. 465-6400. www.oigc.org 

Mahealani Uchiyama, traditional Polynesian music and dance, at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12-$20. 845-2605.  

Musical Night in Africa with Kotoja, West African Highlife Band, The Nigerian Brothers at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$15. 525-5054.  

Fred Frith, solo performance at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley Rep, Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. in a benefit for the Park Day School. Tickets are $12-$20.  

Moment’s Notice Improvised music, dance and theater at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 8th St. 415-831-5592. 

Dancing in the Passion Cave performance by Frank Moore at Wildcat Studio, 2525 Eighth St. Sliding scale $5-$50.  

Navidad Flamenca at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $18-$20. 849-2568.  

Braziu at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 548-1159.  

Audrye Sessions, IO, Push to Talk, indie rock, at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.  

Sally Timms, Johnny Dowd at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.  

Geoff Muldaur & The Fountain of Youth at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Snake Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Samantha Raven, Green and Root at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. 

Girl Talk at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

SUNDAY, DEC. 5 

CHILDREN 

Juan Sanchez at 3 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.  

Colibri at 2 p.m. at the Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft at College. 643-7648. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Earthy Delights” the ceramic sculpture of Ralph Holker, Peter Voulkos and others. Reception at 1 p.m. at Osceola Gallery, 4053 Harlan Street, Suite 305, Emeryville. 658-1440. 

FILM 

Cine Mexico: “Hell Has No Limits” at 5:30 p.m., “Angel of Fire” at 7:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Surviving Suprematism: Lazar Khidekel” symposium exploring the career of the 20th century Russian artist and architect, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. 549-6950.  

Wendy Burton describes “Joy is a Plum Colored Acrobat: 45 Life-Affirming Visualizations for Breast Cancer Treatment and Recovery” at 2 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Handel’s “Messiah” Sing Along at 2:30 p.m. at First Church Christ Scientist, 2619 Dwight Way. Donations benefit the restoration of Maybeck’s national landmark building. 845-4367. 

Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra “A Ceremony of Carols” A free concert at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addision St. 964-0665. www.bcco.org 

Kairos Youth Choir “Amahl and the Night Visitors” a traditional holiday opera at 5 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1940 Virginia St. Tickets are $8-$10. 704-4479.  

“Messiah” Sing-Along with New Millenium Strings Orchestra at 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington. Suggested donation $10. 525-0302.  

Philharmonia Baroque “Fathers and Son” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant Sts. Tickets are $28-$62. 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org 

Cantare Chorale “Go Tell It” a concert of secular and sacred holiday music at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2619 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $24-$30. 925-798-1300. 

The Cornelius Cardew Choir premiere performance of “Insomnia” by Brad Fischer at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Tickets are $8-$10.  

Chango Fest! A celebration dedicated to the Yoruba Deity at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Benefit for the Berkeley-Palma Soriano Sister Cities. Tickets are $10-$15. 644-9260. 

Ekaterina Semenchuk, mezzo-soprano, at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $46. 642-9988.  

John Gorka, modern folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.  

Alan Pasqua, piano trio, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.