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Tuesday February 13, 2007

TUESDAY, FEB. 13 

CHILDREN 

Alison Jackson, childrens’ author, reads at 7 p.m. at the Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. For age 3 and up. 524-3043. 

FILM 

SF Independent Film Festival “Viva” at 7 p.m. and “Gypsy Caravan” at 9:30 p.m. at the California Theater, 2113 Kittredge St. Tickets are $10 for each screening. 464-5980. sfindie.com 

Yoko Ono: Imagine Film “Grapefruit” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Cavani String Quartet and Sharon Mann, piano, in the “Mathematics + Music” concert series at noon at MSRI, 17 Gauss Way, near the intersection of Centennial Dr. and Grizzly Peak Blvd. Free. 642-0143. 

Cake, Honeycut, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Cost is $20-$35. 642-0212. 

Gator Beat, Cajun/Zydeco at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Cheryl Wheeler at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $25.50-$26.50. 548-1761.  

Debbie Poryes & Friends at 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.  

Brandon Marsalis at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $26-$30. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14 

EXHIBITIONS 

Fine Press, Artists’ Books and Fine Art Editions at the Codex International Bookfair, Wed. and Thurs. from noon to 6 p.m. at the ASUC Pauley Ballroom, UC Campus. Cost is $5-$15. www.codexfoundation.org 

FILM 

SF Independent Film Festival “The Hawk is Dying” at 7 p.m. and “Beyond Hatred” at 9:30 p.m. at the California Theater, 2113 Kittredge St. Tickets are $10 for each screening. 464-5980. sfindie.com 

Film 50: History of Cinema “The Lady Vanishes” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“El Pachuco and La Virgen de Guadaloupe” A reading by playwright Luis Valdez at 7 p.m. at the Dinner Boardroom, Hewlett Library, GTU, 2400 Ridge Rod. Seating is limited, RSVP to 649-2424. 

Spoken Word Love Fest 2007 hosted by Aya de León at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Storytelling with Ed Silberman at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

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 www.starryploughpub.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wednesday Noon Concert with songs and poetry for life, love an dmotherhood, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

The Dreamers sing music from the 20s to 60s for Valentine’s Day at 1:15 p.m. at North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst St. 981-5190. 

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

Chirgilchin, Tuvan throat singing at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$17. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos at 6 and 8:30 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $65. For reservations call 287-8700. 

Paul Manousos, guitar, at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Cheryl Wheeler at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $25.50-$26.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

The TieOne Ons at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Brandon Marsalis at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $26-$30. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, FEB. 15 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Still I Rise” Recent art by Bryan Keith Thomas. Gallery walk through with the artist at 6 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Runs through Feb. 26. 465-8928. 

“Paintings of Abu Ghraib” by Fernando Botero at 190 Doe Library, UC Campus, through March 23. 643-5651. www.clas.berkeley.edu 

“A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” Guided tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

“Flight Out of Time” Exhibition of contemporary prints by Barbara Foster, Jimin Lee and Tadayoshi Nakabayashi at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. to March 17. 549-2977. www.kala.org 

“Used and Re-Used: decorative objects made from utilitarian materials” at the The Ames Gallery, 2661 Cedar St. through March 31. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com 

Michael Howerton “Portraits” at Chachie’s Coffee Shop, 1768 Broadway at 19th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs though Feb. 28. www.howertonphoto. 

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“100 Families in Oakland: Art & Social Change” at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts.. Oakland, through April 22. 238-2200. 

“Transforming Vision: The Wood Sculpture of William Hunter, 1970-2005” at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts.. Oakland, through March 18. 238-2200. 

“Obsession” Works of Fire and Passion Group Show at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave., and runs to March 3. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com 

“Street Portraiture” Photographs by Tom Stone at The LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St., through Feb. 28. 649-8111. 

“Fire in the Heart” Paintings by Foad Satterfield influenced by African art at the Community Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave., through March 2. 204-1667. 

“Berkeley: 75 Years Ago” at the Berkeley History Center, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St. Hours are Thurs.-Sat., 1 to 4 p.m. Exhibit runs through March. 848-0181. 

"The Children of Chaguitillo” Photography exhibition by Harold Adler at Au Coquelet, 2000 University Ave. through March 31. 472-3170. 

“Revisions” Works by Amy Berk using Jewish ceremonial textiles on display at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., through Aug. 5. 549-6950. 

“African Art” by Okaybabs, Yinka Adeyemi, Adeyinka Fashokun, honoring Black History Month at the LunchStop Cafe, Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. Exhibit runs to March 30. 817-5773. 

“Recent Works of Changming Meng” at Alta Galleria, 2980 College Ave., Suite #4. 421-1255. www.altagalleria.com 

“Art of Living Black” at the Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond, and runs through March 16. 620-6772. www.richmondartcenter.org 

“Environmental Surrealism” works by Guy Colwell and Michelle Waters at Esteban Sabar Gallery, 480 23rd St., Oakland, through Feb. 23. 444-7411. www.estebansabar.com 

Oakland Art Association Juried Show at the MTC Offices, Bort MetroCenter, 3rd floor, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. Exhibition runs to March 30. 817-5773. 

THEATER 

Level 9 Enterprises “Buffalo Soldiers, A Tale Lost” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $15-$30. 925-798-1300. 

Advanced Theatre Projects Directors Lab “Ten Little Indians” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Florence Shwimley Little Theater, Berkeley High Campus. Tickets are $5. 

FILM 

SF Independent Film Festival “Green Mind, Metal Bats” at 7 p.m. and “Ten Canoes” at 9:30 p.m. at the California Theater, 2113 Kittredge St. Tickets are $10 for each screening. 464-5980. sfindie.com 

Film Series with David Thomson “Pierrot le Fou” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Peggy Orenstein describes “Waiting For Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, An Oscar, An Atomic Bomb, A Romantic Night and One Woman’s Quest to Become a Mother” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Poetry Flash celebrates “New” magazine with poets Etel Adnan, Irina Dyatlovskaya, Norman Fischer, Joanne Kyger, Michael Rothenberg, John Olivre Simon and Gary Snyder at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St.. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Melanie DeMore and an African American Cultural Celebration with St. Paul’s Episcopal School Choirs at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland. Free.  

“Baroque Masterworks for Recorder & Viola da Gamba” at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Bancroft at Ellsworth. TIckets are $18-$22. 848-5591. 

Rachid Halihal & Friends, Middle Eastern/North African at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Steve Taylor-Ramirez at 6 p.m. at MamaBuzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Free. All ages. 289-2272. 

Akosua at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

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

Amy Obenski, singer/songwriter at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Joel Streeter, DRB, Young Moderns at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

Julia Lau at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Brandon Marsalis at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $26-$30. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

FRIDAY, FEB. 16 

EXHIBITIONS 

Tony Bellaver “Interventions” Performance art from 1 to 4 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Donations accepted. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org 

“CelebratingOur Own” an exhibition preview from noon to 6 p.m. at the African American Museum and Library, 659 14th St., Oakland. 637-0200. 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “True West” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., through Feb. 17. Tickets are $12. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org 

Advanced Theatre Projects Directors Lab “Ten Little Indians” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Florence Shwimley Little Theater, Berkeley High Campus. Tickets are $5. 

Altarena Playhouse Rogers and Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night for Singing” Fri and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 1409 High St., Alameda, through Feb. 17. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Aurora Theatre Company “The Birthday Party” Wed. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through March 4. Tickets are $38. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley Rep “The Pillowman” at 8 p.m. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through March 11. Tickets are $33-$61. 647-2949. 

Black Repertory Group “Triumph” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $10. 652-2120. 

Contra Costa Civic Theater “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., at Moeser, El Cerrito., through March 3. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org 

Impact Theatre “Cartoon” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid, through March 10. Tickets are $10-$15. www.impacttheatre.com 

Level 9 Enterprises “Buffalo Soldiers, A Tale Lost” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $15-$30. 925-798-1300. 

The Marsh “Shopping for God” Thurs.-Sat. at 7 p.m. at 2120 Allston Way, through March 3. Tickets are $15-$22. 1-800-838-5750. www.themarsh.org 

Masquers Playhouse “Arsenic and Old Lace” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., though Feb. 24, at 105 Park Playhouse, Point Richmond. Tickets are $15. 232-4031. 

Ragged Wing Ensemble “The Tempest” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St., behind Willard Middle School. Runs through Feb. 24. Tickets are $15-$25. 800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org 

TheatreFirst “Nathan the Wise” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. at Old Oakland Theater, 481 Ninth St. at Broadway, Oakland, through March 4. Tickets are $21-$25. 436-5085. www.theatrefirst.com 

Travelling Jewish Theater, “Rose” at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Asby Ave., through Feb. 25. For ticket information call 415-522-0786. 

FILM 

The Lubitsch Touch “Heaven Can Wait” at 7 p.m. and “Cluny Brown” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Youth Speaks’ 11th Teen Poetry Slam, preliminary round at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $3-$5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

“Wild About Birds” Artist talk with Rita Sklar at 2 p.m. at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany. www.ritasklar.com 

William Poy Lee describes “The Eighth Promise: An American Son’s Tribute to His Toisanese Mother” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Laurel Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. 848-1228. giorgigallery.com 

Brazilian Friends in Concert at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $10-$15. 845-1350.  

Simon Shaheen & Qantara, fiddle and oud, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20-$32. 642-9988.  

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

Frankie Manning and Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Lecture with Frankie Manning at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Bittersweets, Americana, rock, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Kat Parra Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

A.J. Roach and Kate Isenberg at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

John Richardson Band, Amy Lou’s Blues, Captain Mike & the Sea Kings at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Wes Robinson Tribute with Fang, Verbal Abuse, Mad at Sam at 8:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. All ages. Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org 

Kirtan: Jai Uttal at 8 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Tickets are $16-$18. 843-2787. 

BlackBerry Soup at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

The Girlfriend Experience, Wire Graffiti, Machine Green at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $6. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Yoshida Brothers, shamisen, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, FEB. 17 

CHILDREN  

“Dragonwings” An Active Arts Theater production for ages 7-14, Sat. at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater for the Arts, 2640 College Ave, through Feb. 25. Tickets are $14 children, $18 adults. 925-798-1300. 

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Jerry Kennedy at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“The Art of Living Black” Artists’ talk at 2 p.m. Richmond Art Center, at 2540 Barrett Ave., entrance at 25th St., Richmond. 620-6772. www.therichmondartcenter.org 

Michael Howerton “Portraits” Artist reception at 2 pm. at Chachie’s Coffee Shop, 1768 Broadway at 19th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs though Feb. 28. www.howertonphoto. 

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“Celebrating Our Own” a reception and artist forum at 6 p.m. at the African American Museum and Library, 659 154th St., Oakland. 637-0200. 

“Passengers” Paintings by Martin Webb opens at Float Gallery, 1091 Calcot Place, Unit #116, Oakland. 535-1702. 

FILM 

A Theater Near You “Satantango” at 1 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Amiri Baraka and Ngugi wa Thiango in conversation at 7 p.m. at the Third World Book Fair, Eastside Cultural Center, 2277 International Blvd. www.eastsideartsalliance.com 

 

 

 

 

Robert Johnson will talk about his book “Wake Up Black America” at 2 p.m. at Rockridge Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 5366 College Ave. 597-5017. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Kensington Symphony at 8 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. Suggested donation $12-$15. 524-9912. 

The Galax Quartet “Consort Songs, Old and New” the music of John Dowland and Roy Whelden at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org 

The Ravines at noon at Cafe Zeste, 1250 Addison St. at Bonar, in the Strawberry Creek Park complex. 704-9378. 

The Dave Matthews BLUES Band at 8 p.m. at the Warehouse Bar, 4th and Webster, Oakland. 451-3161. 

Chick Corea, piano, with Gary Burton, vibraphone, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$52. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

De Rompe y Raja, Afro-Peruvian, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Lua Hadar and Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Stop the Malarky, Broken Paradise, A Class Act at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Ajaia Suri and Vanessa Lowe at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Pipers “Tional” Concert, bagpipers, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Unleashed, Krisiun, Belphegor at 9 p.m. at The Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, Oakland. Cost is $20. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org 

Tribute to James Brown at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Eddie Marshall Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Megan McLaughlin, folk, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Sun House, Pockit at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. All ages show. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Yoshida Brothers, shamisen, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SUNDAY, FEB. 18 

CHILDREN 

Lunar New Year Celebration Year of the Pig Activities and performances for the whole family from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak St. 238-2200. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” Guided tour at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

FILM 

African Film Festival “Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Diablo Ballet “The Tale of Cinderella” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26. 642-9988.  

Brazilian Duo vocalist Claudia Villela and guitarist Ricardo Peixoto at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave. Oakland. Tickets are $20. 228-3218. 

Sanford Dole Ensemble “O Shout with Gladness: The Vocal Quintet Then and Now” at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$20. 845-6830. 

Seth Montfort and Thomas Penders, piano, at 5:30 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. 848-1228. 

Dana Bauer CD release party at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Duct Tape Mafia, The Rage, Hijinks, Silhouette and Secret Cat in a benefit for the Camp Winnarainbow scholarship fund, at 7 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, Oakland. All ages. Tickets are $8. www.future-builders.org  

Stephanie Crawford at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

The True School Hip Hop Family Reunion at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Samite at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Yoshida Brothers, shamisen, at 7 and 9 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

MONDAY, FEB. 19 

THEATER 

Shakespeare Intensive “King John” staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, Fireside Room, 1925 Cedar at Bonita. Other plays to be read each Mon. to Feb. 26. Cost is $5. 276-3871. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Monday Night Blues Lecture and performance held every Mon. night during Black History Month at 8 p.m. at Kimball’s Carnival, 522 Second St. Donation $5. 836-2227. 

PlayGround Six emerging playwrights debut new works at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, 2025 Addison St.Tickets are $18. 415-704-3177. 

Cole Swenson and Norma Cole, poets at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Poetry Express with Tom Odegard and Da Boogie Man at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“Pickpocket Ensemble” world folk and instrumental traditions, from Eastern European and Balkan, to Klezmer, to NorthAfrican and Mediterranean, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. 849-1100. www.lebateauivre.net 

Trovatore, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Blue Monday Jam at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

San Francisco Brass Quintet at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org 

Don Byron Plays Junior Walker at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com