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Habitot Children’s Museum “Back to the Farm” An interactive exhibit gives children the chance to wiggle through tunnels, look into a mirrored fish pond, don farm animal costumes, ride on a John Deere tractor and more. “Recycling Center” Lets the kids crank the conveyor belt to sort cans, plastic bottles and newspaper bundles into dumpster bins. $4 adults; $6 children age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under. Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day) Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue 647-1111 or www.habitot.org  

UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Lobby, Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley “Tyrannosaurus Rex,” ongoing. A 20 by 40-foot replica of the fearsome dinosaur made from casts of bones of the most complete T. Rex skeleton yet excavated. When unearthed in Montana, the bones were all lying in place with only a small piece of the tailbone missing. “Pteranodon” A suspended skeleton of a flying reptile with a wingspan of 22-23 feet. The Pteranodon lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. Free. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 642-1821 

UC Berkeley Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology “Approaching a Century of Anthropology: The Phoebe Hearst Museum,” open-ended. This new permanent installation will introduce visitors to major topics in the museum’s history. “Ishi and the Invention of Yahi Culture,” ongoing. This exhibit documents the culture of the Yahi Indians of California as described and demonstrated from 1911 to 1916 by Ishi, the last surviving member of the tribe. $2 general; $1 seniors; $.50 children age 17 and under; free on Thursdays. Wednesday, Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Kroeber Hall, Bancroft Way and College Ave. 643-7648  

Lawrence Hall of Science “Science in Toyland,” through Sept. 9. Exhibit uses toys to demonstrate scientific principles and to help develop children's thinking processes. “Space Weather,” through Sept. 2. Learn about solar cycles, space weather, the cause of the Aurorae and recent discoveries made by leading astronomers. This interactive exhibit lets visitors access near real-time data from the Sun and space, view interactive videos and find out about a variety of solar activities. “Within the Human Brain,” ongoing. Visitors test their cranial nerves, play skeeball, master mazes, match musical tones and construct stories inside a simulated “rat cage” of learning experiments. “Saturday Night Stargazing,” First and third Saturdays each month. 8 - 10 p.m., LHS plaza. Space Weather Exhibit now - Sept. 2; now - Sept. 9 Science in Toyland; Saturdays 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. $7 for adults; $5 for children 5-18; $3 for children 3-4. 642-5132 

Holt Planetarium Programs are recommended for age 8 and up; children under age 6 will not be admitted. $2 in addition to regular museum admission. “Constellations Tonight” Ongoing. Using a simple star map, learn to identify the most prominent constellations for the season in the planetarium sky. Daily, 3:30 p.m. $7 general; $5 seniors, students, disabled, and youths age 7 to 18; $3 children age 3 to 5 ; free children age 2 and younger. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Centennial Drive, UC Berkeley 642-5132 or www.lhs.berkeley.edu  

924 Gilman St.July 13: Special Duties, Oppressed Logic, Violent Society, Zero Bullsh*t, Born Dead; July 14: Lonely Kings, Onetime Angels, Stay Gold, Thought Riot, Youth Gone Wild; July 15, 5 p.m.: Bobbyteens, Los Rabbis, Finky Binks, Off Balance, $5. Music at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 924 Gilman St. 525-9926. 

Ashkenaz July 7: 9:30 p.m., Kotoja, Dance lesson with Comfort at 9 p.m. Afro-beat. $11; July 10: 9 p.m., Anoush, The Kolevs, Balkan music with an 8 p.m. dance lesson by Steve Kotansky. $10; July 11: 9 p.m., Mz. Daa and Blues Alley, West Coast swing and blues with an 8 p.m. dance lesson by Nick and Shanna. $8; July 12: 9 p.m., Boubacar Traore, Delta blues, Mali-style with this string master. $12; July 13: 9:30 p.m., Tamazgha, Middle Eastern. $10; July 14: 9:30 p.m., Paul Pena, Zulu Exiles, Tuvan throat singing and township jive. $12.1317 San Pablo Ave 525-5099 www.ashkenaz.com 

Berkeley Opera “Carmen” by Georges Bizet, Jonathan Khuner conducting, July 13 through July 22. Final production of the season. Russell Blackwood directs the opera which is sung in a new English adaptation by David Scott Marley. Special Family Matinee: “How an Opera is Put Together,” July 8, 2 p.m. $10 general; $5 children under 14. $30 general; $25 seniors; $15 youths and handicapped; $10 student rush. Friday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.; July 14, 2 p.m.; July 22, 7 p.m. Julian Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley. (925) 798-1300, (510) 841-1903 or www.berkeleyopera.com 

Freight & Salvage July 7:Ferron $18.50; July 8: Ambuya Beauler Dyoko, Zimbabwean thumb piano (mbira) music $16.50; July 12: Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane, Renegade Country $16.50; July 13: Jeremy Cohen's Violinjazz Vintage string swing $16.50; July 14: Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott, American roots music $18.50; July 15: Carol McComb, Sterling originals $17.50 Music at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 1111 Addison St. 548-1761 or 762-BASS or www.thefreight.org 

Jupiter July 7: “Post Junk Trio” July 10: Strictly Tango. July 11: “Salvation Air Force” Sizzling “hard-acid-free-groove jazz” Enjoy beers and beats under the stars. July 12: 19, 26: “Beatdown with DJs Delon, Yamu, & ADD1” Chilled-out downtempo beats and cutting-edge visual displays. July 13: UHF- Mod Rock from Portland. July 14: Fred Zimmerman Quartet- Local Piano and Jazz. July 17: Amaldecor- Combination of traditional Eastern European and French Swing. July 18: Cannonball w/ DJ Aspect- “hiphop-groove-latin-jazz-funk”. July 20: Koochen & Hoomen- local electronic. July 21: Orbit 4- hip-hop, drum ’n’ bass, breakbeat, jungle and jazz. July 24: Stringthoery- local jazz blues and rock. July 25: Suite 304- vocal harmany-based groove pop. July 27: Sexfresh- traditional American pop. July 28: Corner Pocket- Jazz. July 31: Basso Trio- Local sax, blues and jazz. All music starts at 8:00 p.m.www.jupiterbeer.com; or call the hotline: THE-ROCK (843-7625)  

La Pena Cultural Center, July 7: 8:30 p.m., Jackeline Rago, Venezualan Music Project and Aquiles Baez- Music to celebrate the Summer Solstice Festivities of Venezuela. $14. July 8, 22: 5 p.m., La Pena Flamenca- A Flemenco jam session for musicians and dancers. $3. July 15: 3:30 p.m., Domingo do Rumba- Local aces of Rumba, Cuban rhythem and dance. Free. 7:30 p.m., Laborfest- this year’s theme is “Reclaiming Tomorrow” a historical journey towards a future society without classes or bosses. $8 donation. July 19: 8:00 p.m., Rebecca Riots with Kim & Krista- Singer/songwriters from Berkeley ... radical folk. $12-$14 sliding scale. July 20: 8 p.m., Collective Soul- hip-hop, spoken word. $7. 9:30 p.m., Mermelada’s Latin American music jam with Quique Cruz. Free. July 21: 8:00 p.m., Family amd Friends- Talent Showcase with soul, hip-hop and spoken word. $5 adult, $3 children, under 10 free. July 22: 7 p.m., It Takes a Community to Raise a CD- Mary Watkins & Lisa Cohen, Gwen Avery, Avotcja, June Millington & the Slamming Babes, Blackberri and more. $12 - $25 sliding scale. 3105 Shattuck Avenue 849-2568 

Live Oaks Concerts Berkeley Art Center, July 15: David Cheng, Marvin Sanders, Ari Hsu; July 27: Monica Norcia, Amy Likar, Jim Meredith. All shows at 7:30 unless otherwise noted Admission $10 (BACA members $8, students and seniors $9, children under 12 free) 

Rose Street House of Music July 13: 8 p.m. “Doria Roberts & Making Waves” Featuring special guest slam poet Aya de Leon. $8-20 donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.1839 rose street 594-4000 wxt. 687 

Starry Plough Pub July 7: Faun Fables, Majesty's Monkey $6; July 12: The Clumsy Lovers, Mad Hannan, $6; July 13: Drums and Tuba, Mega Mousse, $7; July 14: Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons, The John Shipe Band $7 

Sunday and Wednesday, 8 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9:45 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 3101 Shattuck Ave. 841-2082. 

“Romeo and Juliet” Through July 14, Thurs. - Sat. 8 p.m. Set in early 1930s just before the rise of Hitler in the Kit Kat Klub, Juliet is torn between ties to the Nazi party and Romeo’s Jewish heritage. $8 - $10. La Val’s Subterranean Theater 1834 Euclid 234-6046 

“A Life In the Theatre” Runs through July 15. Wed. - Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. David Mamet play about the lives of two actors, considered a metaphor for life itself. Directed by Nancy Carlin. $30-$35. $26 preview nights. Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant 843-4822 

“The Laramie Project” Through July 22: Weds. 7 p.m., Tues. and Thur. -Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (After July 8 no Wednesday performance, no Sunday matinee on July 22.) Written by Moises Kaufmen and members of Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Moises Kaufman. Moises Kaufman and Tectonic members traveled to Laramie, Wyo., after the murder of openly gay student Matthew Shepherd. The play is about the community and the impact Shepherd’s death had on its members. $10 - $50. The Roda Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2015 Addison St. 647-2949 www.berkeleyrep.org 

“Iphegenia in Aulis” Through August 12: Sat. and Sun. 5 p.m. No performances July 14 and 15, special dawn performance on August 12 at 7 a.m. A free park performance by the Shotgun Players of Euripides’ play about choices and priorities. With a masked chorus, singing, dancing, and live music. Feel free to bring food and something soft to sit on. John Hinkel Park, Southhampton Place at Arlington Avenue (different locations July 7 and 8). 655-0813 

La Peña Cultural Center, July 18: 7 p.m., Laborfest- International Working Class Film & Video Festival. “Resistance as Democracy” by Larry Mosque, “The International” by Peter Miller, “Songs of the Thai Labor Movement” by Wayne. $7 donation. July 29: 2:00 p.m., Laborfest- International Working Class Film & Video Festival. “Not in my Garden” by Video 48. $7. 3105 Shattuck Avenue 849-2568 

Pacific Film Archive Family Classics Film Festival July 8 through Aug. 26. July 8: “The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad”; July 15: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”; July 29: “A Boy Named Charlie Brown”; $4. Sundays, 3 p.m. New PFA Theatre, 2575 Bancroft Way 642-1412 

“Watershed 2001” Through July 14, Wednesday - Sunday Noon - 5 p.m. Exhibition of painting, drawing, sculpture and installation that explore images and issues about our watershed. Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893 

Rachel Davis and Benicia Gantner Works on Paper Through July 14, Tues. - Sat., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Watercolors by Davis, mixed-media by Gantner. Opening reception June 13, 6 - 8 p.m. Traywick Gallery 1316 Tenth St. 527-1214 www.traywick.com 

Constitutional Shift Through July 13, Tuesdays - Fridays, noon - 5 p.m. Permanence and personal journey link Hee Jae Suh, Ursula Neubauer and Marci Tackett. Korean-born Suh explores an inner psychological world with a dramatic series of self-portraits. Neubauer explores self-portraiture as a travel map of identity with multiple points of view. Tackett explores Antarctica’s other-worldly landscape in a series of stunning digital photographs. Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977 

“The Trip to Here: Paintings and Ghosts by Marty Brooks” Through July 31, Tues. - Sun. 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. View Brooks’ first California show at Bison Brewing Company 2598 Telegraph Ave. 841-7734  

Bernard Maisner: Illuminated Manuscripts and Paintings Through Aug. 8 Maisner works in miniature as well as in large scales, combining his mastery of medieval illumination, gold leafing, and modern painting techniques. Flora Lamson Hewlett Library 2400 Ridge Rd. 849-2541 

“Musee des Hommages” Masterworks by Guy Colwell Faithful copies of several artists from the pasts, including Titian’s “The Venus of Urbino,” Cezanne’s “Still Life,” Picasso’s “Woman at a Mirror,” and Boticelli’s “Primavera” Ongoing. Call ahead for hours 2028 Ninth St. (at Addison) 841-4210 or visit www.atelier9.com 

“New Visions: Introductions 2001” July 12 - August 18, Wed. - Sat.: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Juried by Artist- Curator Rene Yanez and Robbin Henderson, Executive Director of the Berkeley Art Center, the exhibition features works from some of California’s up-and-coming artists. Reception July 12 from 6 - 8 p.m. Pro Arts 461 Ninth St., Oakland 763-9425 

“Geographies of My Heart” Collage paintings by Jennifer Colby through August 24; Flora Lamson Hewlett Library 2400 Ridge Rd. 649-2541 

Images of Portugal Paintings by Sofia Berto Villas-Boas of her native land. Open after 5 p.m. Voulez-Vous 2930 College Ave. (at Elmwood) 

“Queens of Ethiopia: Intuitive Inspirations” the exceptional art of Esete-Miriam A. Menkir. Through July 11. Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery 3023 Shattuck Ave. 548-9286 ext. 307 

“The Decade of Change: 1900 - 1910” chronicles the transformation of the city of Berkeley in this 10 year period. Thursday through Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m. Through September. Berkeley History Center, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St. Wheelchair accessible. 848-0181. Free.  

Cody’s 7:30 p.m. July 9: Sheila Kohler reads “Children of Pithiviers”. Kohler is also the author of “Cracks”. $2 donation; July 10: 7:30 p.m. Mandy Aftel talks about her book, “Essence and Alchemy”. $2 donation; July 12: 7:30 p.m., Carol Muske-Dukes reads “Life After Death”; July 14: 7:30 p.m., Alexander Cockburn and John Strausbaugh discuss Cockburn’s book “Five Days That Shook the World” and Strausbaugh’s “Rock ‘Til You Drop” ; July 15: 7:30 p.m., Jimmy Santiago Baca discusses “A Place to Stand”; July 16: 7:30 p.m., “Critical Resistance to the Prison-Industrial Complex” A panel discussion. Organizers and participants in the 1998 Berkeley conference Critical Resistance produced a special issue of the journal Social Justice, about the prison industrial complex.  

$2 donation. 2454 Telegraph Ave. 845-0837 

Cody’s 1730 Fourth St. July 12: 7 p.m., Debra Levi Holtz, “Of Unknown Origin”; July 13: 7 p.m., Joe Di Prisco reading “Confessions of Brother Eli”  

$2 donation. 559-9500 

La Peña Cultural Center, July 11: 7:30 July 13: 8:00 p.m., Word Descarga Series- Poets and musicians collaborate across cultures. Devorah Major, Babatunde Lea, Kash Killian, Richard Howell and more. $10. July 14: 8:30 p.m., Word Descarga Series- Mingus Amungus, Melissa Lozano, Grito Serpertino and more. $12. 2105 Shattuck Avenue 849-2568 

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Free. University of California, Berkeley. 486-4387 

Berkeley City Club Tours 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley. The fourth Sunday of every month, Noon - 4 p.m. $2 848-7800  

Golden Gate Live Steamers Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Lomas Cantadas Drive at the south end of Tilden Regional Park Small locomotives, meticulously scaled to size. Trains run Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rides: Sunday, noon to 3 p.m., weather permitting. 486-0623  

Jupiter “Strictly Tango” July 10: 8 p.m. Dale Meyer heads up this ensemble as they perform original compositions and dance-style tangos. www.jupiterbeer.com or call the hotline: THE-ROCK (843-7625)