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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, NOV. 29
CHILDREN
First Stage Children’s Theater “The Great Book Conspiracy” at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $5 at the door.
FILM
Alternative Visions: Re(collections): Three Short Films at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Swamp Coolers at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ellen Hoffmaan with Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Drew Emmitt Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. www.jazzschool.com
Larry Vuckovich, solo jazz piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30
EXHIBITIONS
“Justice Matters: Artists Consider Palestine” An evening with Mona & David Halaby at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. 644-6893.
THEATER
Unconditional Theatre “Voices of Activism: Crawford” Members of Unconditional Theatre traveled to Crawford, Texas, to interview people on both sides of the Camp Casey anti-war protest. At 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Suggested donation $2-$20. www.juliamorgan.org
FILM
Busy Signals: Telephonic Art in Motion “Touchtone” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dave Lippman “Star of Goliath” Slides, song and sound from a visit to Palestine and Israel at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Hella Winston describes “Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Peter Goin and Paul F. Starrs in conversation about their new book “Black Rock” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit with Lilly Gordis, young harpsichord student, at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555. www.firstchurchoakland.org
Calvin Keys Trio Invitational Jam at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Dub Station, with Shaka Black and Tom O’Brien, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054.
Orquestra Bakan, salsa, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low.Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Flowtilla at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, DEC. 1
EXHIBITIONS
“Art from the Heart” featuring works by artists from the National Institute of Art and Disabilities opens at 551 23rd St., Richmond. 620-0290. www.niadart.org
“Jim Bauer: Whimsical Illuminated Sculpture” Creations of dogs, cats and other fanciful figures made from recycled kitchenware, opens at The Ames Gallery, 2661 Cedar St. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com
“Natural History of César Chávez Park, Berkeley Marina” with works by various artists opens at The Bonnafont Gallery, 946a Greenwich St., SF. 415-441-4182.
FILM
Luna Fest Films by, for and about women, at 6:30 p.m. at 145 Dwinelle, UC Campus. Tickets are $5-$7. crystal435@yahoo.com
“The Greater Circulation” by Antero Alli at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $7. 644-6893.
Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan 1948-53 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free first Thursdays. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Thinking Outside the Boxes: Nesting Reliquary Caskets from a 9th Century Chinese Monastic Crypt” at 5 p.m. in the IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St., 6th Flr. 643-6492.
Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Word Beat Reading Series with Don Brennan and Ed Mycue at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
Dave Wright, poet at 7 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 MArin Ave. 526-3720.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wawa Sylvestre & The Oneness Kingdom, Kalbass at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Girl Talk Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Peter Rowan at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
Fishtank, The Toids at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Eric Swinderman, solo jazz guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Taj Mahal at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $16-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
FRIDAY, DEC. 2
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Marius” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through Dec. 18. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “Brundibár” A musical fable staged by Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak at the Roda Theater through Dec. 28. Ticekts are $15-$64. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Black Repertory Group “Dance with my Father Again” a musical biography of Luther Vandross. Fr. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through Dec. 4. Tickets are $7-$15. 652-2120.
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Noises Off” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Dec. 10. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
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
Shaija Patel and Rodney Mason “Power Launch” spoken word theater at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Tickets are $10-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Shotgun Players “Cabaret” Thurs. - Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
Michael Horse: Ledger Paintings & Jewelry Artist reception at 6:30 p.m. at Gathering Tribes Gallery, 1573 Solano Ave. 528-9038. www.gatheringtribes.com
“Hanging New Paintings” with Eileen Van Soelen at 7 p.m. at Cafe Roma, 2960 College Ave.
FILM
The Battles of Sam Peckinpah “Junior Bonner” at 7 p.m. and “Straw Dogs” at 9:05 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ward Churchill on “Since Predator Came: Notes From the Struggle for American Indian Liberation” at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. Cost is $5-$10 at the door. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
Delphine Hirasuna shows slides from “The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble Benefit Concert for Hurricane Katrina victims at 7:30 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, 1929 Allston Way, on the Berkeley High School campus. Tickets are $10 at the door, free for BHS students, faculty and staff.
Berkeley Symphony “Bitter Harvest” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $10-$54. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
Califonia Bach Society “A Ceremony of Carols” by Britten at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $10-$25. 415-262-0272. www.calbach.org
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-4864.
Marcelle Dronkers, soprano, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
Electric Vardo and Sila & The Afrofunk Experience “Kashmir” A benefit for earthquake victims at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
E.W. Wainwright’s African Roots of Jazz at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Tin Hat at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Kasey Knudsen & Eric Volger, contemporary jazz, at 8 p.m. at Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St. 644-9500.
Ron Thompson, blues guitarist, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Stonecutter, Mojo Apostles, Everest at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Gary Rowe, solo jazz piano, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Ira Marlowe and Abel Mouton at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe. 595-5344.
Slammin’ body music and beat boxing at 8 p.m. at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Vinyl, The Get Down at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5-$8. 548-1159.
Love Songs, The North Lincoln at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Taj Mahal at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $16-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, DEC. 3
CHILDREN
Gary Lapow at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568.
Walter the Giant Storyteller tells holiday tales at 11 a.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Splash Circus “The Snow Queen” at 2 p.m., also on Sun. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$15. 925-798-1300.
Juan Sánchez at 11 a.m. at Berkeley Public Library, West Branch. Part of the “Fiesta de Diciembre” family program featuring music, a piñata, and refreshments. 981-6224.
Willy Claflin, storyteller, at 10:30 a.m. in the 3rd flr. Community Room, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6224.
EXHIBITIONS
“Art from the Heart” opening reception for artists from National Institute of Art and Disabilities from 2 to 5 p.m. at 551 23rd St., Richmond. 620-0290. www.niadart.org
Albany Community Art Show from noon to 6 p.m. at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave.
“Journeys of the Spirit” Photographs by Betty McAfee from 4 to 7 p.m. at Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave. Donation $10. For reservations call 704-7729.
New Work by Angie Brown and Dan Lewis Reception at 7:30 p.m. at Bootling Gallery, 4224 Telegraph Ave. www.4leagueindutries.com
Luciano Valadez, Huichol Indian artist, at Gathering Tribes Gallery, 1573 Solano Ave. 528-9038.
THEATER
Living Arts Playback Theater Improvisational theater at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $12-$18. 595-5500, ext. 25.
Woman’s Will “Happy End” by Bertolt Brecht, Thurs. and Sat. at 7 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Luka’s Lounge, 2221 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $12-$25. 420-0813.
Moshe Cohen and Unique Derique “Cirque Do Somethin’” Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. at the Marsh, 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $10-$15. 800-838-3006. www.themarsh.org
FILM
“Earth” at 2:30 p.m. and Taisho Chic on Screen “A Page of Madness” at 7 p.m. and “The Downfall of Osen” at 8:35 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Reading and Contest, hosted by the Bay Area Poets Coalition from 3 to 5 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge dining hall, 1320 Addison St. Please park on street. 527-9905.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, “Gloria” by Poulenc at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. Admission in free, donations welcome. www.bcco.org
“Harps for the Holidays” with three harp ensembles at 8 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 2005 Berryman. Tickets are $10-$15. 548-3326.
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-4864.
Rova Saxophone Quartet at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.
Tallis Scholars, “Rennaissance Sacred Music” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Pre-performance talk at 7 p.m. Tickets are $46. 642-9988.
Holy Names University Chorus and Chamber Singers at 4 p.m. at HNU Chapel, 3500 Mountain Blvd. Cost is $5-$15. 436-1330.
“Spin Cycle” An aerial dance performance at 8 p.m. at Studio 12, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $5-$15. 587-0770.
Lichi Fuentes at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568.
Slick Rick, rap, at 9 p.m. at @17, 510 17th St., Oakland. Tickets are $25. www.at17th.com
Wilson Savoy & The Pine Leaf Boys at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $13$15. 525-5054.
Peron-Spangler Interpaly Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.
Carlos Oliveira & Mauro Corea, Brazillian guitar, at 8 p.m. at Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St. 644-9500.
Vince Lateano Trio with Dick Whittington on piano and John Wiitala on bass, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Kugelplex, Klezmer music, at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
DJ & Brook, jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Geoff Muldaur & the Fountin of Youth at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Grapefruit Ed at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
The Briefs, Clit 45, Smalltown, The Abuse at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, DEC. 4
EXHIBITIONS
“Land, Light and Color” Paintings by Kyle Kosup, Donna Lerew, Deirdre Shibano and Alex White. Reception at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave.
Works by Photographer Terry Lo Artist reception at 2 p.m. at Nomad Cafe. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
“Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco” guided tour at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808.
FILM
African/African Diaspora Film Society “Sango Malo” at 2 p.m. at Parkway Theater, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland. Cost is $5. OurFilms@aol.com
Taisho Chic on Screen “Japanese Girls at the Harbor” at 2 p.m., “Actress” at 4 p.m. and “Crossroads” at 6:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Elizabeth Partridge will talk about her new book “John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth” at 2 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, “Gloria” by Poulenc at 4:30 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. Admission in free, donations welcome. www.bcco.org
Handel’s “Messiah” and Community Sing-along, with the New Millennium Strings at 6 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, One Lawson Rd., Kensington. Suggested donation $10. 525-0302.
“Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” Secular and sacred holiday music by Cantare Chorale at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2619 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $10-$30. 925-798-1300.
“Rising Stars of St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Academy” at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Pre-concert talk with William Quillen at 2 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988.
WomenSing 40th Anniversary Holiday Concert “Seven Joys of Christmas” at 4 p.m., First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Tickets are $10-$20. 925-974-9169. www.womensing.org
Terrain “Winter Dances: Breaking New Ground” at 3 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 Eighth St. at Dwight. Tickets are $12-$15. 848-4878.
“Spin Cycle” An aerial dance performance at 1 p.m. at Studio 12, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $5-$15. 587-0770.
Junius Courtney Big Band with Denise Perrier at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568.
Anton Schwartz Quintet with TAylor Eigsti at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
San Francisco Saxophone Quartet at 4:30 at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Alex Pfeiffer-Rosenblum, CD release party at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Adrian West at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Si Kahn at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Champion, The First Step, Crime in Stereo at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.›