Election Section

TUESDAY, NOV. 1 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Trees: A Favorite Subject in Japanese Art” including works by Hoshi, Saito, Tanaka, Hasui and Sekino at the Scriptum-Schurman Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. 524-0623. 

“New Works” by Andrea Voinot at North Berkeley Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave. 549-0428. 

THEATER 

Unconditional Theater “Swing State Stories” at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.epicarts.org 

FILM 

Alternative Visions: New York City: Four Shorts by Ernie Gehr at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Davy Rothbert reads from his short stories in “The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Margaret Cho explains why “I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50. 548-1761.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra performs Schumann’s “Rhenich” Symphony at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $10-$54. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org 

Edessa, Balkan music, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Singer’s Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.  

Josh Workman, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2 

EXHIBTIONS 

“The Art of Metal” Jewelry, sculpture, and tableware by 73 California artists opens at the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St.  

FILM 

The Unofficial Histories of Péter Forgács “The Bartos Family and Dusi and Jeno” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Candice Millard tells the story of Teddy Roosevelt’s trip up the Amazon in “The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

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 

St. Mark’s Choir at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way at Ellwsorth, Donations accepted. 845-0888. 

Concerto Competition at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. tickets are $3-$10. 642-4864.  

Whiskey Brothers, Old Time and Bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

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

Eric Rangle & Orquestra America at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Teja Gerken, Claus Boesser-Ferrari, Adam Levy at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50- $18.50. 548-1761.  

Calvin Keys Trio Invitational Jam at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.  

THURSDAY, NOV. 3 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco” guided tour at 5:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. 

THEATER 

“The Arab-Israeli Cookbook” a play by Robin Soans at 8 p.m., Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $22. 848-0237.  

Theater Rice Modern Asian American Theatre Showcase at 8 p.m. through Sat. at 155 Dwinelle UC Campus. Tickets are $2-$5.  

FILM 

Embracing Diversity Films “The Mexican Laborer” at 7 p.m. in the Albany High School Library, 603 Key Route Blvd. 527-1328. 

The Unofficial Histories of Péter Forgács “The Maelstrom” at 5:30 p.m. and Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan at 7:30 at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Ernesto Cardenal, poetry and conversation with the former Minister of Culture of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua at 6:30 p.m. at the Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave. 849-8232. 

“The American Self in Film” with David Thomson and Mike Katovich at 7:30 p.m. at College Prep School, Buttner Auditorium, 6100 Broadway, Oakland. Cost is $5-$10. 339-7726. www.college-prep.org/livetalk 

Deema Shehabi, Palestinian poet, at 7 p.m. at Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 16. 

Lunch Poems with California Poet Laureate, Al Young, at 12:10 p.m. at Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus. 642-0137.  

Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Richard Clarke introduces his first novel “The Scorpion’s Gate” at 12:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Walter Kirn introduces his novel of the American West “Mission to America” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Word Beat Reading Series with Julia Vinograd and Richard Silberg at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Sarine Balian, jazz and traditonal Armenian songs, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568.  

George Brooks & Shweta Jhaveri, new Indian jazz, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Jazz Fourtet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. 841-JAZZ.  

Fishtank, Romainian, gypsy, flamenco at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.epicarts.org 

The Wailin’ Jennys at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

Casey Nell, Cas Lucas at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 .  

Terry Rodriguez, piano and Sheldon Browne, reeds, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

FRIDAY, NOV. 4 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley ”Six Degrees of Separation” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. through Nov. 19. Tickets are $10. 649-5999.  

Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at the Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd. 558-2500, ext. 2579. 

Berkeley Rep “Finn in the Underworld” opens at 8 p.m. at the Thrust Stage and runs to Nov. 6. Tickets are $43-$59. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Central Works “Achilles & Patroklos” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through Nov. 20. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381.  

Impact Theatre “Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake)” Thurs. through Sun. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Dec. 10. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.  

Masquers Playhouse “Dear World” Jerry Herman’s musical, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through Dec. 17 at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond. Tickets are $15. 232-4031. www.masquers.org 

Youth Musical Theater Company “Sweeney Todd” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m., also Nov. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. at Longefellow Middle School Auditorium, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $12, $6 students. 595-5514. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Oaktown: Art About Oakland and Our Communities” Reception at 7 p.m. at Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 5741 Telegraph Ave. 420-7900.  

Clint Imboden “6 x 6” six projects spanning six years. Reception at 6 p.m. at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland. www.lobotgallery.com 

FILM 

The Battles of Sam Peckinpah “Ride the High Country” at 7 p.m., “The Ballad of Cable Hogue” at 9 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poems and Songs to the Dead with Cedric Brown, Barbara Heredia, Leticia Hernandez and others at 8 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, Tenth and Oak Sts. 238-2200.  

Mary Roach reads from “Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

University Chorus and Chamber Chorus at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988.  

Vera Breheda, piano, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12-$15. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com 

Stone-Zimmerman Duo at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 701-1787. 

Moh Alileche & Danse Maghreb at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.  

E.W. Wainwright’s African Roots of Jazz at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

De Rompe y Raja, Afro-Peruvian, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568.  

Dre & Meghan Baker at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.  

Houston Jones at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Battlefield Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

The Unravellers at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

Tressa Armstrong, vocals, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Kirk Keeler & Cowpokes for Peace at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe. 595-5344.  

“... and Words by Barry Warren” a vocal jazz concert at at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.  

Shotgun Wedding Quintet, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5. 548-1159.  

Battleship, Vholtz, Rubber O Cement, Sixes at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

SATURDAY, NOV. 5 

CHILDREN 

Bonnie Lockhart & Fran Avni at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

EXHIBTIONS 

“The Art of Metal” Jewelry, sculpture, and tableware by 73 California artists. Reception at 1 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St.  

“Tinta Bella” color photographs by Jenna Zabin. Reception at 5 p.m. at Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. 644-1400. 

“Looking Glass” with works by Sydei SmithJordan, Zoe Martell, Susan Sarti and others. Reception at 6 p.m. at a Fusao Studios, 646 Kennedy St., Suite 108, Oakland.  

Mary Roehm, new work in wood fired porcelain. Reception at 5 p.m. at Trax Gallery, 1812 5th St. 540-8729.  

THEATER 

Beijing People’s Art Theater, “The Teahouse” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$68. 642-9988.  

Woman’s Will “Happy End” by Bertolt Brecht, Sat. at 7 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Luka’s Lounge, 2221 Broadway at Grand Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$25. 420-0813.  

“The Arab-Israeli Cookbook” a play by Robin Soans at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $22. 848-0237.  

FILM 

Taisho Chic on Screen “Souls on the Road” at 6 p.m. and “The Golden Bullet” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

“NBT Never Been Thawed” with co-writers Sean Anders and John Morris at Landmark’s Act 1&2, 2128 Center St. Tickets are $9.25. 464-5980. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Bay Area Poets Coalition Annual Contest and Poetry Reading from 3 to 5 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, dining hall, 1320 Addison St. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com  

Poetry Flash with Denise Duhamel and Virgil Suárez at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.  

Al Franken reads from his new book “Truth (with Jokes)” at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley High Campus. Tickets are $5 with purchase of the book at Cody’s. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE  

Harvest of Song with new works by Peter Josheff, Allen Shearer and Mark Secosh at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Pre-concert discussion at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $9-$10. 527-5059. 

Wildcat Viols performs England’s greatest masters of song at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org 

Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15.  

The Meeting House Strings benefit concert for the Friends Committee on Legislation at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Friends Meeting House, corner of Walnut and Vine. Donation $5.  

Sorelle, women’s vocal ensemble, performs Handel’s “Dixit Dominus” with the Gentlemen of the Pacific Boychoir at 8 p.m. at Lake Park Methodist Church, 281 Santa Clara Ave., Oakland. Donation $10-$12. www.sorelle.org 

Marian Anderson String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. at Calvin Simmons Theater, 10 Tenth St. Tickets are $25-$40. 601-7919.  

Berkeley Saxaphone Quartet at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.  

University Chorus and Chamber Chorus at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988.  

SambaDá Lecture and demonstration at 8 p.m., performance at 9:15 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Cas Lucas Acoustic Series at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts Center, 1923 Ashby Ave. www.epic 

arts.org 

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

Carolyn Chiung Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Samantha Raven & Friends at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

Reilly & Maloney at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Kasey Knudsen Sextet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.  

Orishas, Cuban hip-hop, at 9 p.m. at Sweets Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $23-$28. Sponsored by La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568.  

Elijah Henry & Keren at 7 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Turn Me On Dead Man, The Radishes at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.  

Arlington Houston Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Deadfall, Knife Fight, Career Suicide at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

SUNDAY, NOV. 6 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Justice Matters: Artists Consider Palestine” A exhibition of works by fourteen Palestinian and American artists. Reception at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org 

“Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco” guided tour at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. 

THEATER 

Beijing People’s Art Theater, “The Teahouse” at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$68. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

FILM 

Taisho Chic on Screen “Eternal Heart” at 3:30 p.m. and “Rebirth of the Capital” at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Senator Barbara Boxer introduces her debut novel, “A Time to Run” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Poetry Reading with Shanna Compton and Jennifer L. Knox at 8 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Harvest of Song with new works by Peter Josheff, Allen Shearer and Mark Secosh at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Pre-concert discussion at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $9-$10. 527-5059. 

Sorelle, women’s vocal ensemble, performs Handel’s “Dixit Dominus” with the Gentlemen of the Pacific Boychoir at 2 p.m. at Lake Park Methodist Church, 281 Santa Clara Ave., Oakland. Donation $10-$12. www.sorelle.org 

Carol Alban, flute, at 3:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Donation $10 and up. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to displaced hurricane Katrina victims now living in Oakland. 595-9009. 

Quartet San Francisco at 4 p.m. at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. at Sacramento. Tickets are $12, free for chidren. 559-6910.  

Christopher Taylor performs Ligeti’s complete piano etudes at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32. 642-9988. 

Emeryville Taiko at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $12, $10 for children. 925-798-1300. 

Twang Cafe, acoustic and Americana, at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.epicarts.org 

Jesse Engel Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Alexa Weber Morales at 6:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20. Benefit for Melrose Elementary School. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Mark Levine Trio at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.  

Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Shindell at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.  

Jared Karol and Nate Cooper at 10 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. ?