Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JULY 6
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Bosoms and Neglect” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., SUn. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through July 22. Tickets are $38. 843-4822.
California Shakespeare Theater “Man and Superman” by George Bernard Shaw at the Bruns Ampitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., Orinda, through July 29. Tickets are $15-$60. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
Central Works “Bird in the Hand” Thurs-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through July 29. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381.
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Meet Me in St. Louis” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. in July at 951 Pomona Ave., at Moeser, El Cerrito, through Aug. 4. 524-9132.
Crowded Fire Theater “Anna Bella Eema” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through July 15. Tickets are $10-$20. 415-439-2456. www.crowdedfire.org
Impact Theatre “Impact Briefs 8: Sinfully Delicious” Thurs.-Sat. through July 21 at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.
Masquers Playhouse “Ring Round the Moon” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, through July 14. Tickets are $15. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Virago Theatre Company “The Death of Ayn Rand” and “A Bed of My Own” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave., Alameda to July 7. Tickets are $10-$17. 865-6237.
EXHIBITIONS
Paiul Lewin Solo Show Acrylic paintings and sketches. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix, 7523 Fairmoount Ave., El Cerrito. 364-7261. www.eclectixgallery.com
FILM
International Working Class Film Festival with “Maquilapolis,” “My Bicycle,” “No Te Rajas,” and Estamos Aqui” at 7:30 p.m. at Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland. Suggested donation $5. www.HumanistHall.net
Estacio Libre and Collectiva Zapatista Ramona Film Fest at 7:30 p.m. at AK Press, 674-A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Paul Ekman reads from “Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bay Area Blues Society: Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival, Fri.-Sun. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hayward City Hall Plaza, 777 B St., Hayward. Tickets are $10-$30. www.bayareabluessociety.net highsierratickets.com
Craig Horton Blues Band at 5 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., at 10th, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200.
Les Percussions Malinke with drummer Bolokada Conde at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568.
A Deep Breath featuring Raffi and Noah Garabedian, Daniel Lubin-Laden and David Michael-Ruddy at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Stompy Jones, East Coast swing, lindy hop, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
Dani Thomas and Dulce, Latin and Caribbean, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Rebecca Riots at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
Bob Harp and High Diving Horses at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Stephen Taylor-Ramirez, Misner and Smith, Drew Harrison at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Dave Stein’s Hub-Bub at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Niyorah, Abja & The Red Eye Band, Binghi Ghost, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $18-$20. 548-1159.
The Brothers Goldman at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Mouth to Mouth, Soul Broker, Dead Cell at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro Operahouse, 201 Broadway, Oakland. Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Kevin Eubanks at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$22. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, JULY 7
EXHIBITIONS
“New Works by Margaret Chavigny and Sheila Metcalf Tobin” Reception at 6 p.m. at the Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 grand Ave. at Broadway, Oakland. Exhibition runs to July 29.
THEATER
Women’s Will “Romeo and Juliet” Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. in John Hinkle Park. 420-0813. www.womenswill.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading from 3 to 5 p.m., at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street, not in Lodge parking lot. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
Mike Young, Logan Ryan Smith and Elliot Harmon read their poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mahea Uchiyama “Dance in the Key of Life” Dance from India, Bali, Hawai’i, Tahiti and more at 8 p.m. at Regents Theater, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $25. 925-798-1300.
The Ariel Quartet performs Hayden, Dvork, Suprynowicz at 8 p.m. at 2692 Shasta. RSVP to bob@cowart.com
Schwenke y Nilo Chilean Nueva Cancíon with Los Materos at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Frankye Kelly & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Zydeco Flames, Cajun/Zydeco at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Sotaque Baiano, Brazilian, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Dave Lionelli, Bhi Bhiman and Greg Cross at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Rebecca Riots at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
Kaz George Quintet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
On the One at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Ragwater Review, 5 Cent Coffee, Knees and Elbows at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Sarah Manning Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, JULY 8
EXHIBITIONS
“Sing More Songs” Photographs by Misako Akimoto about the Music Therapy Fund in Richmond. Artist talk at 2 p.m. at the Community Meeting Room, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
“David Goldblatt: Intersections” and “Abbas Kiarostami: Image Maker” photographs from South Africa and Iran at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
“Paintings by Jared Roses” opens at 4 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
READINGS AND LECTURES
“When Cities Unite” Spoken word and music from L.A. to the Bay at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568.
Liza Dalby introduces “East Wind Melts the Ice: A Memoir Through the Seasons” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Michael Fee describes “Cycling’s Greatest Misadventures” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 559-9500.
“David Goldblatt: Intersections” Conversation with the photographer at 3:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $5-$8. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Lineage Dance “Dancing Through the Ages” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $25. 925-798-1300.
Summer Jazz with Yancy Taylor at 3 p.m., The History of Jazz with Randy Moore at 4:30 p.m. at Open Jam Session at 5 p.m. at Oakland Public Library, Golden Gate Branch, 5606 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. 597-5023.
Americana Unplugged: Pete Madsen at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Julian Pollack Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Axis Mundi, sacred trance and dance, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Mariel Austin, trombone, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373.
Melanie O’Reilley at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
MONDAY, JULY 9
CHILDREN
“Get a Clue at Your Library” a musical by Gary Laplaw at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Library, Montclair Branch, 1687 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. 482-7810.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Arthur Weil reads from his poetry at 6 p.m. at the Oakland Public Library, Lakeview Branch, 550 El Embarcadero, Oakland. 238-7344.
Lisa See reads from her new novel “Peony in Love” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 559-9500.
Michael McClure and Diana Di Prima at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Poetry Express with Mani Suri at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Orquestra La Moderna Tradicion at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.
TUESDAY, JULY 10
CHILDREN
Gary Lapow, singer and songwriter, performs for children and their families at 7 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720 ext 17.
Los Mapaches Local Latin American youth ensemble performs music from the Andes at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Public Library, Rockridge Branch, 5366 College Ave. 597-5017.
EXHIBITIONS
Dance Elixer “Land” A multi-media installation and performance at 12:15 and 5:15 p.m., Tues.-Fri., Sat. at 3 p.m. at Oakland Art Gallery, 199 Kahn’s Alley at the Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland. 637-0395.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50-$5.50. 548-1761.
Barbara Quick re-creates eighteenth century Venice in “Vivaldi’s Virgins” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Hipnotic Blues Band featuring Eldridge “Big Cat” Tolefree and Tia Carroll at 5:30 p.m. at Park Place at Washington Ave., Point Richmond. Free. www.pointrichmond.com/prmusic/
WomenSing perform works including including Raichl’s “Amours,” Jeffers’ “Indian Singing,” and selections from Carter, Larsen and more at 7:30 p.m. at Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. 925-254-6254.
Creole Belles at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Ellen Honert at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Jim Campilongo at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $6-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
EXHIBITIONS
“Bridge to Sakai: Japanese Arts and Crafts of Today” Part of the Berkeley/Sakai Sister City cultural exchange, on display at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. 644-6893. www.berkeleysrtcenter.org
“Art for Humanity” Art work on addressing the world’s most pressing problems at the Addison Street Windows Gallery through Aug. 25.
“Suddenly Summer” A group show by East Bay women artists. Reception at 6 p.m. at Royal Ground Gallery, 2058 Mountain Blvd., Montclair, Oakland.
“Yosemite: Art of an American Icon” Reception and presentation to benefit the Yosemite National Institutes, at 6 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland. Tickets are $50. 415-332-5776, ext. 10.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dave Zirin introduces “Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports” 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
Echo Beach at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $11. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Naomi & The Courteous Bude Boays, Renee Asteria, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8. 525-5054.
Julio Bravo, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
John Richardson Band with John Shinnick and Hudson Bunce at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Limpopo at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
John Santos Quintet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, JULY 12
EXHIBITIONS
Residency Projects Part II Works by Packard Jennings, Scott Kildall and Stephanie Syjuco. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
“Headtrip” An exhibition of portraits by 26 artists. Opening reception at 5 p.m. at Barbara Anderson Gallery, 2243 Fifth St. 848-3822.
“Summer Solos” Works by Yvette Molina, Chelsea Pegram and Amanda Williams. Artist talk at 6 p.m. at Pro Arts, 550 Second St., Oakland. 763-9425.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Andrea Hollander Budy and Kathleen Lynch at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. 525-5476.
Deborah Siegel introduces “Sisterhood Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Conversations on Art with Faith Powell on the representation of the dinner table and its trimmings in the context of Jewish art, at 6:30 p.m. at the Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $6-$8. 549-6950.
Glenn Kurtz reads from “Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bolero y Mas Trio at noon at the downtown Berkeley BART station. info@downtownberkeley.org
“Voices in the Virtual World” Grant Gardner, jazz guitarist and Jonathan Segel, at 8 p.m. at Oaktown Creativity Center, 447 25th St., Oakland. Suggested donation $5-$10. 568-6920.
Rani Arbor & Daisy Mayhem at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Fourtet CD release party at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ.
Whiskey Brothers, bluegrass, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Okay, ChinaTown Bakeries, Beatbeat Whisper at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
The Bake Sale 2.0, hip hop at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$7. 849-2568.
Matt Lucas Experience at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Jane Moheit at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$24. 238-9200.