Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
THEATER
“2012: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning ... Again!” with Marc David Pinate 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.
Summer Brenner on “Richmond Tales: Lost Secrets of the Iron Triangle at 3:30 p.m. at Richmond Public Library Terrace, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. community_works@yahoo.com
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.
An Evening with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
Whiskey Hill at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
THEATER
“2012: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning ... Again!” with Marc David Pinate 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. 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
Joe Orrach’s “In My Corner” solo show, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Oakland School of the Arts’ New Black Box Theatre, in the Fox Theatre Complex, 531 19th St. Oakland, through June 28. Tickets are $18-$28. joeorrach.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
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
Tom Rigney, zydeco, at noon at the Kaiser Center Roof Garden, on top of the parking garage, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Free. www.KaiserCenterRoofGarden.com
Grupo Falso Baiano at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054.
Golden Bough at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761.
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Antiquia at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $15. 841-2082.
2ME at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
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.
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
Ed Monroe reads from “Terra” at 7 p.m. at 4th Street Studio, 1717d 4th St. www.fourthstreetstudio.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
ChamberMix “New and Unusual Music” at 3 p.m. at Christian Science Organization at the University, 2601 Durant Ave. Free.
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
MONDAY, JUNE 22
READINGS AND LECTURES
Beth Taylor reads from “The Plain Language of Love and Loss: A Quaker Memoir” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
“War and Peace/Visions and Text” with Judith Goldman, Leslie Scalpino, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge and others at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Poetry Express with Jeremy Schiff at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977.
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Pulsators at 5:30 p.m. at Palm Tree Plaza, Jack London Square. 645-9292. www.jacklondonsquare.com
The Junius Courtney Big Band with Denise Perrier “The Arrangers’ Showcase” at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
EXHIBITIONS
“Global Diversity in Watercolor” Works by Rita Sklar, on display through August 11 at Post Meridian Restaurant, 1568 Oak View at Colusa Circle, Kensington. www.ritasklar.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Martinez Downtown Deco: A Dialogue” with Kristin Henderson on the architecture and New Deal history in a small East Bay town at 7 p.m. at Martinez City Library, 740 Court St., Martinez. 925-646-2898.
Marta Acosta, author of the Casa Dracula Series, will discuss her vampire novels at 7 p.m. at El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Avenue, El Cerrito. 526-7512.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jesse Lege & The Lariats at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Singers’ Open Mic with Kelly Park at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jordan Essoe and Favianna Rodriguez, artists’ talks at 6 p.m. at Kala Art Gellery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. www.kala.org
Kaya Oakes, author of “Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture” reads at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown. 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
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
KCBS Eyewitness Blues Band at noon at Oakland City Center, 12th and Broadway.
Music on the Main with Top Shlef at 5 p.m. at the corner of Macdonald Ave. and Marina Way, next to the Richmond BART station. www.richmondmainstreet.org
Ken Husbands Group with Susanna Smith at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Montuno Swing, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Giant Cloud 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.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
CHILDREN
“Cowboy Songs and Ballads” with Adam Miller at 3 p.m. at the Richmond Public Library, Main Children’s Room, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. 620-6557.
FILM
Free Outdoor Movies at Jack London Square “Hook” Come at 7:30 p.m., movies begin at sundown. Bring blankets and stadium seat. 645-9292. www.jacklondonsquare.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Philip Dreyfus reads from “Our Better Nature: Environment and the Making of San Francisco” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera Highlights from the upcoming production of “The Ballad of Baby Doe” at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 5th Floor, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6241. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
Kickin’ the Mule with Freddie Hughes at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Stonehoney at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Matt Eakle Band at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Everything Gone Green, The Actors, Goodbye Nautilus at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Speak the Music, beatboxing, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Sacred Profanities at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Jack Goes Boating” through July 19. Tickets are $28-$50. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org.
Berkeley Rep “You, Nero” at 2025 Addison St., through June 28. Tickets are $13.50-$71. www.berkeleyrep.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
Joe Orrach’s “In My Corner” solo show, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Oakland School of the Arts’ New Black Box Theatre, in the Fox Theatre Complex, 531 19th St. Oakland, through June 28. Tickets are $18-$28. joeorrach.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
“What Goes Around, Comes Around” Street art on vinyl, a group show by Everybody Get Up! Reception at 6 p.m. at Float Art Gallery, 1091 Calcott Place, Unit 116, Oakland. www.thefloatcenter.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dianne Hale reads from “La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World’s Most Enchanting Language” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ritmojito, Latin, at noon at the Kaiser Center Roof Garden, on top of the parking garage, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Free. www.KaiserCenterRoofGarden.com
Hanif & The Sound Voyagers at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $6. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Suni Paz & Rafael Manriquez at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $14-$16. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Caribbean Allstars and Native Elements at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Refugees at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Moore Brothers, Casual Fog at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The P-PL at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Reality Playthings improvisation with Frank Moore at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., Oakland. fmoore@eroplay.com
Santero, Carne Cruda at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159.
Dana Salzman Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Tara Tinsley’s Birthday Show with Ryan Toth and Jeremy Ferrick at 8 p.m. at Art House Gallery and Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $10.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Colibri & Suni Paz at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Rabbit on the Moon with songs, puppetry and acrobatics, 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
READINGS AND LECTURES
Stan Goldberg reads from “Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude and Courage at the End of Life” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Rhythm & Muse with poets Lucille Lang Day and Marc Elihu Hofstadter at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center,1275 Walnut St., between Eunice and Rose. 644-6893.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Passamezzo Moderno 17th century music of Merula, Schmelzer, Frescobaldi and others performed on dulcian, violin, organ and harpsichord, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
Bluegrass Kid’s Jam from 1 to 4 p.m. at at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $12.50-$13.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Star Spangeld Summer Gael Alcock, cello, with Skye Atman, piano, John Pearson, guitar, Adam David Miller, poetry, at 7 p.m. at 2424 Warring St. Donation $10, no one turned away. Benefits Cha house. 548-9050.
Miss Faye Carol & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Gil Chun’s 15th Annual Bay Area Follies at 7 p.m. at the Roda Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $12-$15. Dancegil@sbcglobal.net
La Mixta Criolla at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Baba Ken & The Afro Groove Connexion at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Marcus Shelby Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Houston Jones at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Mark Levine & the Latin Tinge at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Larry Stefl Jazz Quartet at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
20 Minute Loop, The Hollyhocks, Ultralash at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Jacques Ibula at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Marcus Shelby Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
CHILDREN
Orange Sherbet at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Mystery Made Manifest” New work by Susan Dunhan Felix. Artist talk and poetry reading at 2:30 p.m. at the Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave. 848-0528. www.susandunhanfelix.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bluegrass for the Greenbelt Festival with The Waybacks, The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, and many others from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Dunsmuir House, 2960 Peralta Oaks Dr., Oakland. Tickets are $40, free for children 12 and under. For tickets see www.slimstickets.com
Jazz Vespers with the Jazz Connection Quintet at 4 p.m. at Downs Memorial United Methodist Church, 6026 Idaho St., Oakland. Tickets are $20, $10 for children. 420-0104. www.downsmethodist.org
London Players Music for strings, winds, and piano at 7 p.m. at Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $10. 409-2416.
Gil Chun’s 15th Annual Bay Area Follies at 2 p.m. at the Roda Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $12-$15. Dancegil@sbcglobal.net
Hip Hop Awareness Fundraiser at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$20. All ages. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Dave Le Febvre Group at 3 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Carlos Oliveira & Brazilian Origins, featuring Harvey Wainapel, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Soul Jazz Sundays with the Howard Wiley Organ Trio at 5 p.m. at The Aqua Lounge, 311 Broadway, Oakland. Donation $5. 625-9601.
Wild Buds in a benefit for the Ecology Center at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
McLaren’s Voices Eclectica at 5 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org