Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, NOV. 13
FILM
“CRWSDSPCR” with an introduction by Merce Cunningham Dance Company archivist David Vaughan at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Influence of Japanese Art on Design” with Hannah Sigur on Japanese art and America’s journey to modern architecture and design in the Gilded Age, from the Centennial of 1876 through the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Sponsored by Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. Tickets $15. 841-2242.
Caroline Grant, Lisa Harper, Irena Smith and others discuss “Mama, PhD: Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life” at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
“The State of Preservation in California” with Cindy Heitzman at 7:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimesm 4499 Piedmont Ave. Sponsored by Oakland Heritage Alliance. Cost is $8-$10. 763-9218.
Austin Grossman reads from his novel “Soon I Will Be Invincible” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Sylvia Brownrigg reads from her novel “The Delivery Room” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Damian Masterson at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Carmen Cansino’s “Listen Here!” at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Avery Mast, acoustic/folk rock at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Seneca, The New Centuries, Demons Wear Muted Colors at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Beat Boxing Concert with Soulati, Infinite, Syzygy, Eachbox and many others at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Dave Ridnell & Friends, Brazilian jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Diablo’s Dust at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Jessica WIlliams at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$25. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
FRIDAY, NOV. 14
EXHIIBITIONS
“Walls” Paintings by Joel Isaacson on contemporary social and political concerns, at Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Rd. Exhibition runs to Jan. 30. 649-2500. www.gtu.edu
Eclectix Group Show Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix Gallery, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. www.eclectix.com
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “The Devil’s Disciple” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Dec. 7. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Doctor Faustus” Fri. and Sat at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., at Berryman, through Nov. 22. Tickets are $10-$12. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Berkeley Rep “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St, through Dec. 14. Tickets are $13.50-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Rep “The Arabian Nights” Tues.-Sun. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through Jan. 4. Tickets are $27-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Central Works “Blessed Unrest” by Paul Hawken, Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8 p.m., Sun at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. through Nov. 23. Tickets are $14-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Greater Tuna” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Dec. 7. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Impact Theatre “Tallgrass Gothic” Thurs.-Sat at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, to Dec. 20. Tickets are $10-$17. 464-4468. impacttheatre.com
Masquers Playhouse “Do I Hear a Waltz?” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Pt. Richmond, through Dec. 20. Tickets are $20. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
UC Dept. of Theater “Top Girls” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. to Nov. 23 at Durham Studio Theater, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827.
Youth Musical Theater Company “Fiddler on the Roof” Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $8-$20. 800-838-3006.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Paul Unschuld discusses “Chinese Medicine and Natural HIstory: The Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen” at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Jeanne Powell and Stephen Kopel, poets, at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave. as part of the Last Word Reading Series. There is also an open reading. 841-6374.
Open Mic Literature and Poetry at 7 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. 644-4930.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Nina Haft & Company “One Becomes Two” A dance installation, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., sun. at 3 p.m. at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. www.shawl-anderson.org
Merce Cunningham Dance Company at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
Panorama: Multi Media Happening with dance, theater, robotics, and digital games from 5 to 7 p.m. at Pauley Ballroom, MLK Student Center, UC campus. Free. 642-9988.
San Francisco Opera Cabaret “Opera Apocalypse” 3 one-act operas at 8 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$30. 415-289-6877.
The KTO Project, featuring Kelly Takunda Orphan Martinez at 8 p.m. at First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$18. brownpapertickets.com
JazzSchool’s Advanced Jazz Ensemble at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $5-$10. 845-1350.
Sandy Owen, Spencer Owen & Sean Smith at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568.
The Taylor Texas Corrugators and Jambang at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886.
Terry Disley Experience at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.
The Vowel Movement, beat box, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054.
Judy Wexler, jazz, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Martin Simpson at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Jerry Kennedy, acoustic soul, at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors, The Eric Mcfadden Trio at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $15. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Trash Talk, Never Healed, Landmine Marathon at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926.
The P-PL at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Cole Davis, Navery EAP at 9 p.m. at Maxwell’s, 341 13th St., Oakland. Cost is $15. 839-6169.
Harley White Jr. Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
The Kenny Werner Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 15
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Rafael Manríquez & Ingrid Rubis at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
“Coppelia, the Doll with the Porcelain Eyes” a puppet show at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
THEATER
“Mrs. Pat’s House” A musical performed by Jovelyn Richards at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Made of Spirit” Mische technique oil paintings by Krista Augius. Reception at 6 p.m. at Studio 40, 933 Partker St. at 8th. Cost is $5. 415-548-0498.
“Plasma Nation” Group show of plasma and neon sculptors. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Float Gallery, 1091 Calcott Place, #116., Oakland. 535-1702.
FILM
Jewish Film Series “Prime” at 7 p.m. at Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Rd., Alameda. Cost is $10. 522-9355.
“Sherlock Jr.” A Buster Keaton comedy for all ages at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Cinema Dreaming: Spirited Away Anime followed by discussion 2 p.m. at The Dream Institute, 1672 University at McGee. Cost is $10-$12. 845-1767. dream-institute.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Taubman Piano Seminar with John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, Marc Steiner, Elizabeth Swarthout, and Debbie Poryes. Lectures, master classes and demonstrations, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. and Sun. at Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste St. Suggested donation $110. 523-0213. eswarthout@sbcglobal.net
Frances Dinkelspiel reads from “Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Roshni Rustomji and Aamina Ahmad, contributors, introduce the new anthology “And the World Changed: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women” at 3:30 p.m. at East Wind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Nina Haft & Company “One Becomes Two” A dance installation at 8 p.m. at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. www.shawl-anderson.org
Merce Cunningham Dance Company at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
Dimensions Dance 35th Anniversary Celebration at 8 p.m. at Oakland Inter-Stake Center, 4780 Lincoln Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$25. 652-2344.
Philharmonia Baroque “A Classic Triple” Beethovan, Haydn and Mozart at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing. Tickets are $30-$72. 415-252-1288.
“Music of Aaron Blumenfeld” at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. www.
trinitychamberconcerts.com
Taubman Faculty Piano Concert with John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, Marc Steiner, Elizabeth Swarthout, and Debbie Poryes at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste St. Suggested donation $20. 523-0213.
Robin Gregory & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Kalbass Kreyol, Haitian Liberation from Slavery Celebration, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Collie Budz at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $20-$25. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
The Bobs at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761.
Sol do Brasil at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$20. 845-5373.
Jazz Fourtet at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Revtones, The Mighty Lynchpins at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Five Dollar Suit at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. Albany Adult School performs jazz vocals at 2 p.m. 898-1836.
Peligro Social, A.D.T., Sista Sekunden at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, NOV. 16
EXHIBITIONS
“We Celebrate Together” figurative paintings by Salma Arastu and ceramics and textiles by Josie Jurczenia. Reception at 3 p.m. at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave. Exhibition runs through Jan. 22. 204-1667.
“October 9, 1969” by Scott Reilly. Tea at 3 p.m. at The Compound Gallery, 6604 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. 655-9019.
FILM
Talk Cinema Berkeley Preview of new independent films with discussion afterwards at 10 a.m. at Albany Twin Theater, 1115 Solano Ave., Albany. Cost is $20. http://talkcinema.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Berkeley Women in the Book Business” A panel discussion featuring Pat Cody, with participants from Moe’s Books, University Press Books, Pegasus Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s, and Rebecca’s Books, at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Historical Society, Veterans Memorial Bldg., 1931 Center St. 848-0181.
Day of the Dead Artists’ Talks with Guillermo Galindo, Gustavo Vazquez and Mary Andrade at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
Egyptology Lecture “The Amduat and its Relationship to Early Eighteenth Dynasty Tombs” with Barbara Richter, PhD Candidate, University of California, Berkeley at 2:30 p.m. at Barrows Hall, Room 20, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC campus. 415-664-4767.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Nina Haft & Company “One Becomes Two” A dance installation at 3 p.m. at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. www.shawl-anderson.org
“Artiste—Portrait of Django Reinhardt” with Hot Club of San Francisco at 4 p.m. at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. Cost is $12. Free for under 18. 559-2941. concerts@crowden.org
Philharmonia Baroque “A Classic Triple” Beethovan, Haydn and Mozart at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing. Tickets are $30-$72. 415-252-1288.
Cançoniér “Brumas est Mort” Medieval Music from Times of War, Plague and Death at 4 p.m. at St. Alban’s Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Tickets are $12-$15. 486-2803.
Pacific Collegium “Miserere mei” at 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 144 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$20. www.pacificcollegium.org
Berkeley Symphony Under Construction conducted by Paul Haas at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Tickets are $10-$20. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
San Francisco Opera Cabaret “Opera Apocalypse” 3 one-act operas at 7 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$30. 415-289-6877
Concerto Auditions at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Albany Jazz Big Band at 2 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
“Jazz at the Chimes” featuring The Marcus Shelby Trio at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$15, children under 12 free. 228-3218.
Junius Courtney Big Band with Denise Perrier at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
John Scott Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Pappa Gianni & the North Beach Band, Italian opera and song at 2 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
The Winners, family square dance, at 3 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
David Pinto & Syncopated Colors at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Take the State Concert at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $8.50-$9.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Zap Guru, jazz, rock, jam band, at 2 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
MONDAY, NOV. 17
READINGS AND LECTURES
PlayGround, short works from new and emerging playwrights at 8 p.m., pre-show discussion at 7:10 p.m., at Berkeley Rep, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $15. 415-704-3177. www.PlayGround-sf.org
“Tell It On Tuesday” Storytelling Workshop Performance at 7:30 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center For the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Not recommended for children. Cost is $8-$12 sliding scale.
Poetry Express with Adelle Mendelson at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Acoustic Mandolin Ensemble traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
West Cast Songwriters Competition at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $5. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jazzschool Benefit with Taylor Eigsti, Madeline Eastman, Marcos Silva and owthers at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $125. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, NOV. 18
FILM
“Collisions in Forms” Experimental videos from Shanghai and Beijing at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Martha & Monica Cello and piano duo perform Beethoven, Schumann, and Elliot Carter at 8 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Cost is $20. Students via high school, free. 525-5211. www.berkeleychamberperform.org
Aux Cajunals at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Russell Carl at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19
READINGS AND LECTURES
Tweed Conrad discusses “Oscar Wilde in Quotation” at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Project Censored 2009 Professor Peter Phillips and Professor Mickey Huff discuss the top 25 censored news stories of 2007-2008 at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196. www.revolutionbooks.org
Rabbi Sholom Groesberg on “Jewish Renewal: A Journey” at 7:30 p.m. at JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Sponsored by Aquarian Minyan. 528-6725.
Karen Volkman and Andrew Joron at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 .www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
UC Jazz Ensembles at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Urubanda, music from Uruguay, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Whiskey Brothers, old-time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Tangonero at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Tango dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Nada Lewis, Eastern European music, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net
Mazacote at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa dance lessons at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Vance Gilbert at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
THURSDAY, NOV. 20
FILM
International Latino Film Festival “Cuba, el valor de una utopia” at 6 p.m. “Matar a Todos”/”Kill Them All” at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cos tis $5-$7 each film. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Anna Deavere Smith “We Are What We Say” at 4 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum Theater, 2621 Durant Ave., access via sculpture garden. Sponsored by Townsend Center for the Humanities. 643-9670.
Linda Williams and Kristen Whissel discuss their new books on film “Screening Sex” and “Picturing American Modernity” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Poetry Flash with Michael McGriff and Andrew Grace at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Fall Forward 2008” Mills College Repertory Dance Concert Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 430-2175.
Bay Area Classical Harmonies “Incarnation: Advent and Christmas Music of Eastern Orthodox Traditions” at 7:30 p.m. at Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland. Suggested donation $20. www.bayareabach.org
The Rubber Souldiers, The Rowan Brothers, David Gans at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Rova, Nels Cline Celestial Septet at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kelly Park & Friends at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Tim Mooney at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Dogwood Speaks, Alex Lee, The Knockout Brothers, progressive fink and hip hop, at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Dave Ridnell & Friends, Brazilian jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Adrian Gormley Jazz Ensemble at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
McCoy Tyner Trio featuring Mac Ribot at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20-$35. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
FRIDAY, NOV. 21
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “The Devil’s Disciple” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Dec. 7. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Doctor Faustus” Fri. and Sat at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., at Berryman, through Nov. 22. Tickets are $10-$12. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Berkeley Rep “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St, through Dec. 14. Tickets are $13.50-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Rep “The Arabian Nights” Tues.-Sun. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through Jan. 4. Tickets are $27-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Central Works “Blessed Unrest” by Paul Hawken, Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8 p.m., Sun at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. through Nov. 23. Tickets are $14-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Greater Tuna” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Dec. 7. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Impact Theatre “Tallgrass Gothic” Thurs.-Sat at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, to Dec. 20. Tickets are $10-$17. 464-4468. impacttheatre.com
Masquers Playhouse “Do I Hear a Waltz?” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Pt. Richmond, through Dec. 20. Tickets are $20. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
UC Dept. of Theater “Top Girls” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Durham Studio Theater, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827.
EXHIBITIONS
“The Gift of Art” group show of smaller works in various mediums. Reception at 6 p.m. at Cecile Moochnek GAllery, 1809-D Fourth St.
FILM
International Latino Film Festival “Utopía 79” at 6 p.m. “Calle Santa Fe” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$7 each film. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Movie Classic “Singin’ in the Rain” at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway. Tickets are $5. 625-8497.
The Films of Robert Aldrich “Vera Cruz” at 6:30 p.m. and “The Last Sunsert” at 8:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Leslie Carol Roberts reads from “The Entire Earth and Sky: Views on Antartica” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bay Area Classical Harmonies “From Constantinople to Tblisi: An Armenian Legacy” at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vartan Armenian Church, 650 Spruce St., Oakland. Tickets are $15-$35. 868-0695. www.bayareabach.org
“Music of War for Harpsichord and Organ” at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Donation $10. 525-1716.
Marcus Shelby Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Mads Tolling Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Sila & The Afrofunk Experience at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is tba. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Monica Pascal at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band from New Orleans “Calling the Spirits - An Evening of Mystical Mantra Music” at 8 p.m. at Sacred Space at Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way, at 6th. TIckets are $15-$20. 486-8700.
Ellis Paul at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Izabella, 2Me at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Jerry Kennedy, acoustic soul, at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Rhonda Benin at 9 p.m. at Maxwell’s, 341 13th St., Oakland. Cost is $15. 839-6169.
Nathan Clevenger Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Voetsek, Mind of Asian, Lack of Interest at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926.
Soul Magic, roots, rock, reggae at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.
SATURDAY, NOV. 22
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gary Lapow at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
“Coppelia, the Doll with the Porcelain Eyes” a puppet show at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
The Bubble Lady at 11 a.m. at Studio Grow, 1235 10th St. Cost is $7. 526-9888.
EXHIBITIONS
“Art from the Heart” Reception at 2 p.m. at NIAD Center for Art and Disabilities, 551 23rd St., Richmond. Exhibition runs through Dec. 19. 620-0290. www.niadart.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Literary Works on Trial” with David Green, Exec. Dir. of the First Amendment Project at 3 p.m. at African American Museum and Library, 659 14th St., Oakland. 637-0200.
Peter Glazer, co-editor, reads from James Neugass’s “War Is Beautiful: An American Ambulance Driver in the Spanish American Civil War” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
San Francisco Taiko Dojo International Taiko Festival at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$49. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
“Fall Forward 2008” Mills College Repertory Dance Concert at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 430-2175.
Garrett McLean, violin, Jenness Hartley, viola, Ting Chen, ‘cello, Marvin Sanders, flute, perform music of Bach, Haydn, and Mozart. Nov 22 at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $10. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
Afsaneh Art and Culture Society “Miriam’s Well” Sacred dance, music and poetry at 8:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $24-$28. 848-2192.
Rhythm & Muse spoken word and music open mic series features singer/songwriter Olmec at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., between Eunice & Rose Sts., behind Live Oak Park. 644-6893.
The Function at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Ed Reed & His Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Mark St.Mary Lousiana Blues & Zydeco Band at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
All Ones, jam band, at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Woody Guthrie Tribute with Country Joe McDonald at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The German Projekt at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Gaucho Gypsy Swing Music at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $5. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Midnight Train at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Dave Matthews Blues Band at 8:30 p.m. at Royal Oak Pub, 135 Park Place, Pt. Richmond. 232-5678.
Gooferman, The Fuxedos, Party of Ten at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
McCoy Tyner Trio featuring Mac Ribot at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20-$35. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Stitches, Bodies, The Forgotten, Wild Weekend at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, NOV. 23
CHILDREN
Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Tellabration” Celebrate National Storytelling Day with Randy Rutherford and others at 3:30 p.m. at Arts First Oakland, 2501 Harrison St., Oakland. Ticekts are $10. 444-4755. www.stagebridge.org
“Inside/Outside: The Great Wall of China” a conversation with Michael Meyer and David Spindler at 3 p.m. in the Berkeley Art Museum Theater. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Prometheus Orchestra at 3 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Free. www.stpaulsoakland.org
“Kafka Fragments” Music of Gyorgy Kurtág at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus. Tickets are $68. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
University of California Alumni Chorus “Voices of Light/The Passion of Joan of Arc” A oratorio with silent film at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $6-$15.
Family Fall Concert “Music & Dance” with San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and San Francisco Ballet School Training Program at noon at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Free.
Annabelle Chvostek at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving with music, poetry and film at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$25, sliding scale. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Tammy Pilisuk & Friends at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
San Francisco Taiko Dojo International Taiko Festival at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$49. 642-9988. www.calperformances.net
Birol Topaloglu with George Chittenden, Lisa Liepman and Ruth Sali Shopov at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Johannes Wallmann Quintet at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
