Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
EXHIBITIONS
“Discolorations” work by Karen Gallagher at Branch Gallery, 455 17th Street, Suite 301, Oakland, through April 2. 508-1764. bayvan.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Milvia Street” Join the contributors to Berkeley City College’s art and literary journal at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Diego Rivera’s Murals a lecture by Graham Beal on “Mutual Admiration: Rivera, Ford and the Detroit Industry Murals” at 5 p.m. in the Geballe Room, Townsend Center, 220 Stephens Hall, UC campus. 642-2088.
Kim Stanley Robinson and Terry Bisson read from their new science fiction novels at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Poetry Flash “Van Gogh’s Ear” the love edition with editor Sawn-Michelle Baude and contributors at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s books, 2475 Telegraph. 849-2087.
Gordon Edgar on “Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge” at 7 p.m. at Books Inc., 1760 4th St. 525-7777.
Black History Month Open Mic Poetry Night on the theme “What does Liberation Look Like?” at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Anne Feeney, singer-songwriter at 7 p.m. at Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St. 848-6397.
Evie Laden at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Women Jam at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
The Golden Path at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Matt Payne, Sparky Grinstead, Teri Falini at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “The First Grade” at 2081 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $15-$55. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “Coming Home” at 2025 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Rep “Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West” through April 11. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Central Works “An Anonymous Story” by Anton Chekhov opens and runs Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $14-$25. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
“Come Home” with Jovelyn Richards in celebration of Black History Month at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Community Works’ “Man. Alive.” A collaboration of formally incarcerated men, community and professional artists Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $14. 845-3332. brownpapertickets.com
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Over the Tavern” a family comedy by Tom Dudzick, Fri. and Sat. at 8 .m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Feb. 28. Tickets are $11-$18. 524-9012. www.ccct.org
Don Reed “East 14th – True Tales of a Reluctant Player” Fri. and Sat. through Feb. 27 at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$50. www.east14thoak.eventbrite.com
Impact Theatre “Learn To Be Latina” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through March 27. Tickets are $12-$20. impacttheatre.com
Masquers Playhouse “Kitchen Witches” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through Feb. 27. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Ragged Wing “Handless” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Central Stage, 5221 Central Ave., Richmond, through March 27. Tickets are $15-430. 800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org
Youth Musical Theater Company “Once Upon a Mattress” at 7:30 p.m., Sat. at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m., at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
James Cagney, Tureeda Mikell and Myronn Hardy read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Rebecc’as books, 3268 Adeline St.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera “Don Giovanni” at 8 p.m. at El Cerrito Performing Arts Theater, 540 Asbury Ave., at El Cerrito High School. Tickets are $15-$65.www.brownpaprtickets.com
Malcolm Bilson, piano, at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Oakland East Bay Symphony “Views of America” with premier by Rebeca Mauleón at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theater, Oakland. Tickets are $20-$65. www.oebs.org
The Bernal Hill Players, classical, romantic and contemporary chamber music, at 7:30 p.m. at Pro Arts, 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland. Tickets are $12-$18. www.bayareabach.org
Leyya Tawil’s Dance Elixer “Saints + Angels” at 6:30 and 9 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., Oakland. Free. www.danceElixir.org
Abigail Hosein Dance Company “Here, Look” at Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 6 p.m. at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz. Tickets are $15-$20. Advance purchase recommended. 654-5921. www.brownpapertickets.com
The Tammy L. Hall Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
Mike Marshall & Darol Anger and Vasen at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.
Richard Buckner at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12-$14. 841-2082.
JeeJahs at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gerry Tenney at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Thacher Hurd reads from “Bad Frogs” at 11 a.m. at Books Inc, 1760 4th St. 525-7777.
THEATER
Live Oak Laughs Standup Comedy Show with Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Ryan Kasmier, Kevin Munroe, Brendan Lynch and others at 8:30 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $8 at the door.
“Reality Playthings” experiments with experience with Frank Moore at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., Oakland. 526-7858. www.eroplay.com
FILM
“XXY” Argentine film directed by Lucia Puenzo at 3 p.m. at Claremont Branch Library, 2940 Benvenue Ave. Free. 981-6280.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lucha Corpi introduces her latest mystery novel “Death at Solstice” at 7 p.m. at Rebecca’s Books, 3268 Adeline St. 852-4768.
MUSIC AND DANCE
SUN Quartet, all-Brahms concert, at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, Cedar at Arch. Tickets are $10-$15. www.hillsideclub.org
Oakland Public Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra “Symphonic Works of African-American Composers” at 3:30 p.m. at Oakland Veteran’s Hall, 200 Grand Ave. at Harrison St., Oakland. Free. 836-4649. www.opcmusic.org
Kensington Symphony Orchestra with Golden Gate Philharmonic Camerata at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington. Suggested donation $12-$15. 524-9912. www.kensingtonsymphonyorchestra.org
American Bach Soloists Bach’s “St. John Passion” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18-$45. 415-621-7900. americanbach.org
Lora Chiorah & Sukutai Marimba & Dance Ensemble at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20-$22. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Junius Courtney Big Band with Denise Perrier at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Art Lande “Old Wine, New Bottles” at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
World Famous at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Jacques Ibula at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Lagtime, featuring Kyle Mueller, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Hali Hammer and Friends at 7:30 p.m. at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Donation $10. 472-3170.
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
EXHIBITIONS
Drawings by Juana Calfunao on her struggle to reclaim ancestral lands from logging corporations. Reception at 3:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Critique of “The Modernists” Show at 1 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. 644-4930. expressionsgallery.org
Drawings by Larry Melnick on display from 2 to 6 p.m. at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Donation $5. 482-3336.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rafael Jesús González “La musa lunática / The Lunatic Muse” at 3:30 p.m. at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. 841-4824.
Poetry Reading with Luis Garcia, Robin Standish, Jim Barnard and Nance Wogan from 2 to 5 p.m. at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Donation $5. 482-3336.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera “Don Giovanni” at 2 p.m. at El Cerrito Performing Arts Theater, 540 Asbury Ave., at El Cerrito High School. Tickets are $15-$65. 1-800-838-3006. www.brownpaprtickets.com
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra with Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir at noon at Julia Morgan theatr, 2640 College Ave. Free. www.juliamorgan.org
Stephanie Crawford at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
Mary Gauthier at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Celu and Friends at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
MONDAY, MARCH 1
THEATER
“Hamlet: Blood in the Brain” California Shakespeare Theater and Oakland Technical High School present scenes, followed byQ&A with actors from both the original production and Oakland Tech’s production, at 6:30 p.m. at Oakland Technical High School Auditorium, 4351 Broadway. Free.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Listening to Movies” with Mark Berger, four time Oscar winner for Sound Design, at 7:30 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $5. 848-3227.
John Carroll in Conversation with Scott Rosenberg at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, 2025 Addison St. Benefit for Park Day School. Tickets are $30. 653-0317, 103. www.ParkDaySchool.org
Subterranean Shakespeare “Comedy of Errors” staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, 1924 Cedar at Bonita. Tickets are $8. 276-3871.
“Philosophy for a Complex Life” with Mark Vernon and Astra Traylor at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Tickets are $12-$15. 800-838-3006. brwonapapertickets.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Haiti Relief Concert with Wake the Dead, Rubber Souldiers at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761.
TUESDAY, MARCH 2
READINGS AND LECTURES
Nicole Howard discusses her new book, “The Book: The Life Story of a Technology” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
CZ & The Bon Vivants at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/
Zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
EXHIBITIONS
“The Sun” Contemporary surrealist art by Alejandro De La Torre at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Robert Hass reads from his new book “Song of Myself: And Other Poems by Walt Witman” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
YiYun Li reads from “The Vagrants” a novel set in China in the late 1970s, at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit with Ron McKean on pipe organ at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
Wednesday Noon Concert, with Kevin Yu, cello, and Chen Chen, piano, at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
The California Honeydrops at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Martin Pendergrast and Sonic Safari, jazz, swing, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Aux Cajunals with Brandon Moreau at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
THURSDAY, MARCH 4
FILM
Bayview Bookish Film Festival Films based on books at 10:45 a.m. at Richmond Public Library, Bayview Branch, 5100 Harnett Ave., Richmond. 620-6566.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lunch Poems Noontime poetry reading with Natasha Trethewey at Morrison Library, 101 Doe Library, UC campus. 642-3761. lunchpoems.berkeley.edu
“Process & Place” Artist panel presentation and walk-through, moderated by Ann Weber at 7 p.m. at Berkeley At Center, 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $5-$10, free for members. Please RSVP. 644-6893. annw@berkeleyartcenter.org
“Girldrive” with journalist Nona Willis Aronowitz and photographer Emma Bee Bernstein at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Alva Noe discusses her new book, “Out of Our Heads: Why Your Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons From the Biology of Consciousness” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Fill-In Friends, Greatful Dead night, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8-$10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Dry Branch Fire Squad at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jam Night at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
THEATER
Berkeley Rep “Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West” through April 11. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Central Works “An Anonymous Story” by Anton Chekhov opens and runs Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $14-$25. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
Impact Theatre “Learn To Be Latina” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through March 27. Tickets are $12-$20. impacttheatre.com
Ragged Wing “Handless” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Central Stage, 5221 Central Ave., Richmond, through March 27. Tickets are $15-430. 800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org
TDPS “Slaughter City” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through March 14 at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827. tdps.berkeley.edu
EXHIBITIONS
“The World Turned Inside Out” Photographs by Noele Lusano. Reception at 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 25th St., Oakland. 663-6920.
“Lo-Lustre” works by Barbara Holmes and Marie Reich. Reception at 7 p.m. at The Compound Gallery, 6604 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. 655-9019. www.thecompoundgallery.com
FILM
“Wait Until Dark” by Orson Welles at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $5. 800-745-3000.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Friday Noon Concert, with chamber music from student musicians, at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
AscenDance Project “Beyond Gravity” Dance on a vertical stage, at 8 p.m. at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. www.brownpapertickets.com
Sandy Perez y su Lade, Afro Cuban jazz at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Spaceheater’s Blast Furnace at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Benefit for Bandworks with The Badworks Allstars, The Works, Valerie Orth Band, Yeti and others at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Aaron Sage Trio at 8 p.m. at Cioccolata Di Vino, 1801 Shattuck Ave., between Delaware St. and Hearst Ave. 898-1392.
The Wailin’ Jennys at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $26.50-$27.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Strange Angels Blues Band at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Abby and the Pipsqueaks at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 pm. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street. 527-9905.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra “The French Suite in Europe” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $25-$90. www.philharmonia.org
“For Colored Girls Only” Music, dance, and readings from 3 to 6 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Donation $5-$10. 465-8928. www.joycegordongallery.com
AscenDance Project “Beyond Gravity” Dance on a vertical stage, at 8 p.m. at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. www.brownpapertickets.com
Martin McGinn New chamber compositions at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.
La Krudas & Sandy Perez at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568.
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054.
Alam Khan, Gautom Tejas Ganeshan, Indian classical music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761.
Permanent Wave Ensemble “I Hate to Sing: The Music of Carla Bley” at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
Kurt Ribak Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Dave Matela, folk, rock, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
SUNDAY, MARCH 7
CHILDREN
The Hipwaders at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Modern Materials Echo the Ages: Bernard Maybeck’s Innovative Method in Building First Church, Berkeley” with Edward Bosley at 3 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley, 2619 Dwight Way. Tickets at the door are $10-$15. www.friendsoffirstchurch.org
“For Colored Girls Only” Poetry readings from 3 to 6 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Donation $5-$10. 465-8928.
MUSIC AND DANCE
University Chamber Chorus at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
University Gospel Chorus at 7 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$15. 642-4864.
Sacred & Profane at 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Curch, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $15-$20. www.sacredprofane.org
London Quintet String quartet with clarinetist Larry London at 7:30 p.m. at Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $10-$15. 409-2416.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra “The French Suite in Europe” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $25-$90. www.philharmonia.org
Black Olive Babes at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373.
Si Kahn at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Steven Strauss at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
