Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, FEB. 16
CHILDREN
Dan Chan the Magic Man at 10:30 a.m. at Berkeley Public Library, South Branch, 1901 Russell St. 981-6260.
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 154th 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.
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.
“ Jazz at the Chimes” with 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 North African 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
TUESDAY, FEB. 20
EXHIBITIONS
“What Becomes of a Broken Soul” Letters from Prison, America’s New Plantations. Exhibition opening at noon at the African American Museum and Library, 659 14th St., Oakland. 637-0200.
FILM
Alternative Visions “v.o.” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“P’ungmul: South Korean Drumming and Dance” with author Nathan Hesselink a 4 p.m. at IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St., 6th Flr. 642-2809.
Vincent Katz and Cedar Sigo read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Jean Davison, anthropologist, discusses “The Ostrich Wakes: Struggles for Change in Highland Kenya” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Paul Barrett on “American Islam, The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mardi Gras Celebration with The Joyfull Noise Brass Band and Blue Roots at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Line dance lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $12. 525-5054.
Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $5.841-JAZZ.
Beppe Gambetta with David Grisman at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.
Rebecca Griffin at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
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
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21
FILM
“Sophie Scholl: The Final Days” on the anti-Nazi White Rose student movement, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Gary Panthers, 1403 Addison St. 548-9696.
History of Cinema “Singin’ in the Rain” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Roger Rappoport shows film footage and talks about his biography of Michael Moore “Citizen Moore” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Floyd Salas and Reginald Lockett read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Bich Minh Nguyen describes growing up as a Vietnamese immigrant in America’s heartland in “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
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 Music celebrating African-American composers at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
Whiskey Brothers Old Time and Bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Terrence Brewer Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Orquestra La Verdad at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Salsa dance lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Charley Baker, guitar, at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.
Mickie Lee and Amber at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Mike Marshall & Hamilton de Holanda at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
George Duke at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, FEB. 22
CHILDREN
“We Are Africa and Africa Is Us” with storyteller Marijo at 10 and 11:30 a.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St. 238-2000.
EXHIBITIONS
“Flight Out of Time” Exhibition of contemporary prints by Barbara Foster, Jimin Lee and Tadayoshi Nakabayashi. Reception ofr the artists at 6 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. to March 17. 549-2977. www.kala.org
“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.
“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.blogspot.com
“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.
“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.
“Street Portraiture” Photographs by Tom Stone at The LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St., through Feb. 28. 649-8111.
“Obsession” Works of Fire and Passion Group Show at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave., and runs to March 3. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
Paintings by Allan Reynolds at the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 3rfd flr., 101 Eighth St., Oakland. Exhibition runs through March. 817-5773.
“Art of Living Black” at the Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond, and runs through March 16. 620-6772. www.richmondartcenter.org
“African Art” by Okaybabs, Yinka Adeyemi, Adeyinka Fashokun, honoring Black History Month at the LuchStop Cafe, Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. Exhibit runs to March 30. 817-5773.
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
“The Other Side of the Mirror” Stories written and performed by Lynn Ruth Miller at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza Parlor, 3290 Adeline. For all ages. Tickets are $10 at the door. 558-0881.
FILM
Film Series with David Thomson “Bonnie and Clyde” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Alex Espinoza reads from his novel “Still Water Saints” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Nona Caspers, Toni Milsevich and Barbara Tomash read from their new short stories at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
MUSIC AND DANCE
“The Forsythe Company” the West Coast premiere of the ballet “Three Atmospheric Studies” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$58. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Aux Cajunals, Cajun music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
John Gordon Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Mamadou & Vanessa, Mali blues, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Angry John, Dead Ringers, Isabellas at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
Headnodic & Raashan Ahmad at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5. 548-1159.
Buck Shot Boays, Jack Spade Band, Stigmata 13 at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is TBA. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com