Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
FILM
Free Outdoor Movies at Jack London Square “Jaws” Come at 7:30 p.m., movies begin at sundown. Bring blankets and stadium seat. 645-9292.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mary Pols reads from her memoir “Accidentally on Purpose: The True Tale of a Happy Single Mother” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Luis Alberto Urrea on “Into the Beautiful North” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Cost is $5-$10. berkelyarts.org
Philip Dreyfus discusses his book “Our Better Nature: Environment and the Making of San Francisco” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 1855 Solano Ave. 525-6888.
“Mid-Century Modern In Your Backyard” with author Pierluigi Serraino at 5:30 p.m. at AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay St., Oakland. Cost is $10 for OHA/AIA members; $20 for non-members. Advance registration requested. 464-3600. www.oaklandheritage.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Singing Bear and Sean Hodge at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054.
Missy Raines and the New Hip at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Bryan Girard Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Echo Falls, The Nasty Chefs, The Muffin Tops at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
“Standard Deviations: The Deep Grown & Sexy Show” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Country Joe McDonald’s Open Mic at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall, 1924 Cedar St, at Bonita. 841-4824.
Mojo Stew at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
THEATER
Berkeley Rep “You, Nero” at 2025 Addison St., through June 28. Tickets are $13.50-$71. www.berkeleyrep.org
Central Works “Misanthrope” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through June 21. Tickets are $14-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org
Hurlyburly Carnival: Birth of a Company with Mikka Bonel, Allison Combs, Lindsey Cookson, Dan Korth and others at 8 p.m. at Periscope Cellars, 410 62nd St., Emeryville. Donation $10. jointhehurlyburly.com
Masquers Playhouse “Lady Windermere’s Fan” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through July 4. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Pinole Community Players “Pump Boys & the Dinettes” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Community Playhouse, 601 Tennet Ave., Pinole, through July 11. Tickets are $17-$20. www.pinoleplayers.org
Shotgun Players “Faust, Part 1” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through June 28. Tickets are $18-$25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
ACCI’s Annual Printmaking Exhibition Opening reception at 6 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Exhibition runs to July 5. www.accigallery.com
“Josifov, Dildine, Costello” featuring “Being You Uses Me” a performance by Igor Josifov and Michael Ryan Noble, (performance contains nudity). Paintings by Joshua Dildine and Dana Costello, at 6 p.m. at Alphonse Berber Gallery, 2546 Bancroft Way. 649-9492.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Eduardo Galeano on “Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Cost is $8-$15. berkelyarts.org
Tobey Kaplan, Catherine Freeling will read their poetry 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.
MUSIC AND DANCE
San Francisco Cabaret Opera “The Old Maid and the Thief” and “No Exit” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org
Burke Schuchmann and Brian Ganz, cello and piano at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, 2407 Dana. Tickets are $18-$25. 234-4502.
Point Richmond Summer Concert with The New Iberians Blues and Zydeco Band at 5:30 p.m. and Freesound at 6:45 p.m. at Park Place at Washington Ave. in downtown Point Richmond. www.pointrichmond.com
Las Bomberas de La Bahía at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Denise Perrier & Swing Fever at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Tribute to Vern and Ray with Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick, Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, and Dan Booth at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Skerik, Scott Amendola, Wil Blades, and Will Bernard at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rhythm Doctors at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
East Bay Soul and Funk Revue with The Grease Traps and Monophonics at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
CHILDREN
Buki the Clown Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Kids Are Us” Group art show. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. 644-4930. www.expressionsgallery.org
Lowell Darling’s “Secret” Sat. and Sun. from 1 to 5 p.m. at Garage Gallery, 3110 Wheeler St. www.berkeleyoutlet.com
New Works by Joanna Crawshaw Artist reception at 7 p.m. at SaHaira Salon, 5510 College Ave., Oakland.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Chelsea Martin, Bradon Scott Gorrell and Mike Young read at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
La Peña’s 34th Anniversary Celebration with performances, oral history art installation and exhibition of objects from ex-political prisoners from Chile, at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
San Francisco Cabaret Opera “The Old Maid and the Thief” and “No Exit” at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org
Gateswingers Jazz Band at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions Record Store and Cafe, 10086 San Pablo Ave. at Central, El Cerrito. 898-1836.
Steve Carter Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473.
Mal Sharpe’s Big Money in Jazz at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Sambo Ngo at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Rick Gordon at 5 p.m. and Dick Conte Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Art House Opening “Visionary Surrealism, Fantasy and Psychedelic Art” with group art show, music and poetry from noon to 10 p.m. at 2905 Shattuck Ave. Suggested donation $5-$10, and pot luck. 472-3170.
Freight and Salvage Anniversary Show with Phil Marsh, Eric & Suzy Thompson, Country Joe McDonald, Danny Carnahan at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Luke Thomas Trio at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Moment’s Notice A performance series of improvised music, dance and theater at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 8th St. Tickets are $8-$15. 992-6295.
Elliot Randall, Cyndi Harvell at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
CV Dub at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
CHILDREN
Colibri at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.
EXHIBITIONS
“The African Presence in Mexico” Docent tour at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Admission is $5-$8. 238-2200.
Tour of the Oakland Museum of California Building and Gardens at 1 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Admission is $5-$8. 238-2200.
READINGS AND LECTURES
2nd Annual Radical Storytelling Hour Readings by Local Author Parents on the Pleasures, Pains, and Politics of Parenting at 5 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Chamber Music Sundaes with Trio Navarro and guest Nancy Ellis, viola, at 3 p.m. at St John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets at the door $20-$25. 415-753-2792.
“Islands in the Park” Celebrating the Cultural Heritage of the Caribbean with music by Third World, The Mighty Sparrow, Collie Budz, Shiela Hilton and the New Kingston Band at 7 p.m. at Woodminster Amphitheatre, Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland. Tickets are $25-$45. 832-5400.
San Francisco Cabaret Opera “The Old Maid and the Thief” and “No Exit” at 7 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org
Americana Unplugged: Homespun Rowdy at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Grupo TerroRitmo, salsa, cumbia, hip-hop at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mike Slack’s New Orleans Jazz Band at 7 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Safire: The Uppity Blues Woman at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Soul Jazz Sundays with the Howard Wiley Organ Trio at 5 p.m. at The Aqua Lounge, 311 Broadway, Oakland. Donation $5. 625-9601.
MONDAY, JUNE 15
CHILDREN
“The Princess Mermaid” with puppeteer Nick Barone at 3 p.m. at the Richmond Public Library, Main Children’s Room, 325 Civic Center Plaaza, Richmond. 620-6557.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Page to Stage Conversation with Amy Freed playwright of “You, Nero” at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep’s Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Summer Brenner and Owen Hill read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Lac Su on “I Love Yous Are for White People” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Cost is $5-$10. berkelyarts.org
Michael Pollan will discuss his new book “In Defense of Food” at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble 6050 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito. 524-0087.
Poetry Express with Jeanne Powell & Dianne Frank at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jump City at 5:30 p.m. at Palm Tree Plaza, Jack London Square. 645-9292.
Victor Jones and Culture-Versy at 8 p.m. at Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Tickets are $12. www.opcmusic.org
Jazzschool Studio Bands at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $5-$15. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
CHILDREN
Asheba at 6:30 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany. 526-3720.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lisa Jervis, founding editor of “Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Richie Unterberger, music historian, discusses his latest book “White Light, White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day by Day” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tom Rigney & Flambeau at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Lilia Valitova, a composer and pianist, will introduce her new CD, “Yearning” piano suites based on Jewish folk and liturgical melodies at 7:30 p.m. at the JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Cost is $10 - $20 sliding scale, and benefits the Aquarian Minyan. 528-6725.
Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
EXHIBITIONS
“Up Against the Wall: Berkeley Posters from the 1960s” at the Berkeley Historical Society, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St. Exhibit runs to Sept. 26. 848-0181.
“Squeak Carnwath: Painting is no Ordinary Object” exhibition runs through Aug. 23, at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
“What We Can Live With” The 39th Annual UCB Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition on display at Berkeley Art Museum through June 21. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Urban Beast or Urbane Beauty: Planning the City Beautiful” An exhibit exploring the City Beautiful Movement as manifested in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through Sept. 15 at Environmental Design Library: Volkmann Reading Room, 210 Wurster Hall, UC campus. 642-4818.
“Reverberations” Japanese Prints of the 1923 Kanto Earthquake. Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Mills College Art Museum, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 430-2164. www.mills.edu/museum/
FILM
Independent Filmmakers Screening Night Bring your 5 - 10 minute shorts & selects to screen every Wed. at 6:30 p.m. at Café of the Dead, 3208 Grand Ave., next to the Grand Lake Theater. Oakland. 931-7945. cafedeadscreening@gmail.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
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
Femi, soul, at noon at Oakland City Center, 12th and Broadway.
San Francisco Cabaret Opera “Inferno: The Second Circle of Hell: The Lustful” Wed. and Thurs. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877.
Tilo Bunnies Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Whiskey Brothers, old-time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
My Amp Showcase, student band recitals, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Vission Latina, salsa, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Quinn Deveaux Band at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Celu and Friends at 7 p.m. at Chester's Bayview Cafe, 1508 B Walnut Square. 849-9995.
Fiddlin’ Mamas with Kaila Flexer, Maria Muldaur, Suzy Thompson, and others at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Frank Jaffe, flamenco guitar, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave.
The Downtown Dive at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
THEATER
“2012: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning ... Again!” with Marc David Pinate at Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Freshly Cut” Conversation with the artists Sandy Drobny and Daphne Ruff at 5 p.m. at Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery, State of California Office Bldg., 1515 Clay St., Oakland. 622-8190.
“Landscapes of Our Souls” Conversation with the sculptors Susan Almazol and Lorraine Bonner at 6 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, Lower Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. 465-8928. www.joycegordongallery.com
FILM
Berkeley Filmmakers Screening Series “Archaeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi” at 7 p.m. at Zaentz Media Center, 2600 Tenth St. Free but reservations required. reservations@
berkeleyfilmscreening.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ayelet Waldman reads from “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Poetry Flash with Cynthia Kraman at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Novella Carpenter in Conversation with Michael Pollan at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Cost is $6-$12. berkelyarts.org
FOUND Magazine celebrates the release of its latest collection “Requiem for a Paper Bag: Celebrities and Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Found Items from Around the World” at 8 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
San Francisco Cabaret Opera “Inferno: The Second Circle of Hell: The Lustful” at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org
Kaweh, flamenco, rumba, salsa at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054.
Dirk Hamilton at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Aquiles Baez & V-Note Venezuelan Jazz at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
An Evening with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Whiskey Hill at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
THEATER
“2012: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning ... Again!” with Marc David Pinate at Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Aurora Theatre “Jack Goes Boating” through July 19. Tickets are $28-$50. 843-4822 or visit auroratheatre.org.
Berkeley Rep “You, Nero” at 2025 Addison St., through June 28. Tickets are $13.50-$71. www.berkeleyrep.org
Central Works “Misanthrope” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through June 21. Tickets are $14-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org
Contra Costa Civic Theatre “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through July 19. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Masquers Playhouse “Lady Windermere’s Fan” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through July 4. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Pinole Community Players “Pump Boys & the Dinettes” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Community Playhouse, 601 Tennet Ave., Pinole, through July 11. Tickets are $17-$20. www.pinoleplayers.org
Shotgun Players “Faust, Part 1” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through June 28. Tickets are $18-$25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Prartho Sereno and Karen Benke, poets, at 7 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. 644-4930. www.expressionsgallery.org
Amy Stewart reads from “Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Lorna Dee Cervantes and Al Young read their poetry as part of Berkeley City College’s Summer Creative Writing Intensive at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. Cost is $3, free for students in the intensive. scoleman-at-peralta.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Grupo Falso Baiano at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Golden Bough at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Antiquia at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $15. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
2ME at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Nino Maschella, Armen Nalabandian, Raashan Ahmad at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.
Bob Crawford Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
CHILDREN
Colibri at Utunes Coffe House at 10:30 a.m. at First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St., Oakland. Tickets are $10for families, $5 for adults, $3 for children. www.brownpapertickets.com
Tales from Beatrix Potter Sat. and Sun. at 12:30 and 3 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
EXHIBITIONS
Ang Tsherin Sherpa: Deity Thangka Paintings Reception 1 p.m. at Alta Galleria, 2980 College Ave Suite 4. Exhibition runs to July 15. 414-4485. www.altagalleria.com
Michael Dashow Prints of his science fiction and fantasy digital paintings. Reception at 2 p.m. at the LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St. 649-8111. www.lightroom.com
“Machinations” Machines by Kurt Wold and “Robots and Watercolors” works by Clayton and Betty Bailey. Artist reception at 3 p.m. at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond. Exhibitions run to July 18. 620-677. www.therac.org
“All Gurls” A group show by women artists. Closing reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix Gallery, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. www.eclectix.com
Lowell Darling’s “Secret” at 1 p.m. at Garage Gallery, 3110 Wheeler St. www.berkeleyoutlet.com, lowelldarling.com.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Alon Shalev reads from his new novel “Oilspill dotcom” at 7:30 p.m. at The Bread Workshpop, 1398 University Ave. www.alonshalev.com
Shawn Yang Ryan and Jerry Ratch read their work as part of Berkeley City College’s Summer Creative Writing Intensive at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. Cost is $3, free for students in the intensive. scoleman-at-peralta.edu
Todd Shimodo reads from his novel “Oh! A Mystery of Mono no Aware (The beautiful sadness in things)” at 3:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. www.asiabookcenter.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Solstice Music Festival, with over 50 diverse groups of performers from 1 to 7 p.m. along MacArthur Blvd in the Laurel District of Oakland. www.laurelsummersolsticemusicfestival.org
SalmonAid Festival with music by Albino, Mitch Woods, Zydeco Flames and others, food, and information about sustainable seafood, Sat. and Sun. from noon to 8 p.m. at Jack London Square, Oakland. www.salmonaid.org
The Oakland-East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus and Swing Fever of San Francisco “Cabaret-Zoot Suit!” at 7:30 p.m. at First Christian Church of Oakland, 111 Fairmount Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $30 and up. oebgmc.org
Open Opera Concert in the Park at 3 p.m. at Franklin Park, 1432 San Antonio Ave., Alameda. Free. www.alamedainfo.com
Lady Mem’fis & Her Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Andrew Carrier and the Zydeco/ Cajun Allstars at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Fiddlekids Faculty Concert at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The ZaZous at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Powerage, Destroyer, Beauty and the Beat at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Mel Flannery Trucking Co. at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
CHILDREN
The Hipwaders at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXHIBITIONS
Squeak Carnwath: Painting is no Ordinary Object Docent tour at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Admission is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Joan Gelfand and Jenny Overman, poets, as part of the monthly New Moon Illuminations series, on Tammuz, brokenness, at 3:30 p.m. at Afikomen, 3042 Claremont Ave. 655-1977.
MUSIC AND DANCE
San Francisco Cabaret Opera “Inferno: The Second Circle of Hell: The Lustful” at 5 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org
The Oakland-East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus and Swing Fever of San Francisco “Cabaret-Zoot Suit!” at 5 p.m. at First Christian Church of Oakland, 111 Fairmount Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $30 and up. oebgmc.org
All Bach Program including Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering with Garrett McLean, violin, Marvin Sanders, flute, Paul Rhodes, 'cello, Marion Rubinstein, harpsichord, at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $12-$15. 644-6893. berkeleyartcenter.org
San Francisco Renaissance Voices “The Darkness and the Dawn” the Requiem of Giovanni Matteo Asola and motets by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-664-2543, ext. 3. www.SFRV.org
ChamberMix “New and Unusual Music” with guest artists Christa Pfeiffer, soprano, Michael Jones, violin and Stephen Moore, viola at 3 p.m. at Christian Science Organization at the University, 2601 Durant Ave. Free.
Nancy Wright Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Americana Unplugged: The Bass Anglers at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Solstice Celebration with Caroline Casey and the Flux, Isabellsa, Intersection, Soul Burners. Program at 6 p.m., live music at 8 p.m. Cost is $20-$25. Free after 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The High Heat at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
