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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “A Bibó Reader” at 7:30 p.m. and “Remembrance of Things to Come” at 9 p.m at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ishmael Reed presents his new book, “Another Day at the Front,” with his daughters Timothy reading from her new book, “Shouting Out” and Tennessee reading poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Emily Wise Miller presents ”The Food Lover’s Guide to Florence” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533.
www.easygoing.com
Harry Potter Discussion Group at 7 p.m. Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Summer Poetry, with Debra Khattab, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mediterranean Cafe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. Free, open mic, poetry, prose, short fiction, amateur and advanced artists welcome. 549-1128.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Le Temps des Cerises with accordionists Daniel Thonon and Dominique Dupre at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Dayna Stephens House Jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested $5 donation. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
FILM
Excess of Evil: “Salvation!” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Tongues United, open mic, hosted by Brownfist Collective at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Kimberly Snow reads from her new book, “In Buddha’s Kitchen: Cooking, Being Cooked, and Other Adventures in a Medita-
tion Center,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
“I Should Have Just Stayed Home: Award Winning Tales of Travel Fiascoes” with editors Roger Rapoport and Bob Drews, at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533. www.easygoing.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Joseph Itiel reads travel stories from his new book, “Gay Traveler: Sexual, Cultural and Spiritual Encounters,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tom Rigney and Flambeau at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Cheryl McBride at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
José-Luis Orozco, children’s singer and author, will perform a family concert at 7 p.m. at West Branch Library, 1125 University Ave. 981-6224.
Nels Cline Singers perform avant, free and improv jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Guy Klucevsek, accordion, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org
Jules Broussard and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
The Herms, Wolf Colonel, Fenway Park, Grand Unified Theory perform Indie Rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “For One More Hour With You” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sixth Berkeley Carillon Festival, Thurs. through Sun. at Sather Tower, UC Campus. For information call 642-8454 or see http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/music/FestivalRegistration.html
Djelimady Tounkara, guitarist with the Super Rail Band of Bamako, from Mali, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Freight’s Fiddle Summit, with Alasdair Fraser, Bruce Molsky and Ellika Frisell, at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Steve Poltz, Phil Roy at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough.Cost of $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Greg Glassman, trumpeter, at 8:30 p.m. at the 1923 Tea House, 1923 Ashby. $7-$15 suggested donation, no one turned away. 644-2204.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
CHILDREN
Where the Wild Things Are at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Czech Horror and Fantasy on Film: “Invisible” at 7:30 p.m. and Shorts by Jan Svankmajer at 9:35 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Disinformation Film Series: “Afghan Massacre: Convoy of Death,” at 7:30 p.m., at Fellowship Hall, Cedar and Bonita. Donations requested. 528-5403.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Belle & Sebastian at 7:30 p.m. at the Greek Theatre, UC Campus. 642-0212.
Near East Far West performs Balkan music at at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Lise Liepman at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Stephanie Bruce performs jazz-influenced originals at 8 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Muriel Anderson, classical, folk, jazz guitarist, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Paulo Bellinati and Harvey Wainapel, Brazilian guitarist and Bay Area sax/clarinet player, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Lisa B., featuring Ian and Eric Holljes at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation is $12-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Whore, Ramona the Pest, She Mob at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Pitt of Fashion Orches-
tra at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Fast Times at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Neal Cronin’s World Beat Party at 8:30 p.m. at the 1923 Tea House, 1923 Ashby. $7-$15 suggested donation, no one turned away. 644-2204.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
SF Mime Troupe, “Veronique of the Mounties in Operation Frozen Freedom” addresses militarism and empire at 2 p.m. in Civic Center Park. www.sfmt.org
FILM
An Evening of International Animation at 7 and 8 p.m., at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Can Dialectics Break Bricks?” at 8:30 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rhythm and Muse with Mack Dennis, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music in the Garden from 10 a.m. to noon at the 59th Street Community Garden, between Market and Adeline Sts. Come for an afternoon of improvisational song, poetry, harmony and rhythms with Sally Rademaker.
Blues and Beer Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Live music, micro-brewery beer, and crafts fair at the Saturday Berkeley Farmers’ Market, Center St. at MLK, Jr. Way. 548-3333. www.ecologycenter.org
The Dave Matthews Blues Band performs a free blues concert at 2 p.m. at the corner of Solano Ave. and Santa Fe St. 525-1771. www.davematthewsbluesband.com
Orquesta La Moderna Tradición performs classic Cuban dance music at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Great Night of Rumi, celebrating the 13th century Persian poet with spoken word, music and dance, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Red Pocket, My Hero at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Adria, jazz CD release party and benefit for the Jazz House, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation is $6-$10 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
World Beat Party at 8 p.m. at The 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby Ave., across from Ashby BART, between Adeline and MLK Way. Cost is $10. 654-1904. neal@nealcronin.com
Will Bernard Trio, blues-tinted, electronic-tinged jazz at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Tickets are $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Felonious at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0866. www.blakesontelegraph.com
California Brazil Allstar Band at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Frank Jackson Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Thought Riot, Scattered Fall, Love Songs, Kadena, Eskapo perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
SF Mime Troupe, “Veronique of the Mounties in Operation Frozen Freedom” addresses militarism and empire at 2 p.m. in Willard Park. www.sfmt.org
FILM
W. C. Fields: “Never Give a Sucker an Even Break” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Guided Tour of Fred Wilson’s “Aftermath” at 2 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Front Row Festival, music, dance, improv, film from noon to 7 p.m. in the Downtown Berkeley Arts District. Featuring an outdoor mainstage and op-
portunity to visit The Jazzschool, Aurora Theatre, Berkeley Rep's Thrust Stage and Nevo Education Center, Downtown Restaurant and Capoeira Arts Cafe. Children's art activities, food booths, arts and crafts, a wine and beer garden, and more! Admission to street festival free, admission to indoor venues is $5. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association 654-6346. www.downtownberkeley.org
Cantus Magnus, directed by Richard Mix will present “Missa De Beata Virgine” by Josquin DesPrez, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. 644-6873.
Where Art Meets Garden: Green Songs, songwriters with an ecological focus, featuring Sam Johnston, Nancy Schim-
mel, Mokai and Green, from 2 to 5 p.m in the Peralta Com-
munity Garden on Peralta St., between Hopkins and Gilman. 231-5912.
Gypsy Kings at 5 p.m. at the Greek Theatre, UC Campus. 642-0212.
People Love Pie at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $3. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Duck Baker, folk and jazz fusion guitarist, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org
Palenque performs Cuban Son at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jim Hightower returns with his latest commentary, “Thieves in High Places: They’ve Stolen Our Country and It’s Time to Take it Back,” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $10, free with purchase of the book, and are available at Cody’s. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express, theme night: Jobs, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
AT THE THEATER
Impact Theatre, “Impact Briefs 6: Shock and Awe,” an evening of ultra-short comedies, directed by Joy Meads. Runs from Aug. 22 to Sept. 27, at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. Tickets are $15, $10 seniors and students. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
Josh Kornbluth’s “Love and Taxes,” a tale of falling in love while wrangling with the Kafkaesque IRS. Runs Aug. 20 - Sept. 14. Performances Wed. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 and 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $25-$40, available from 647-2949 or 888-4BRT-TIX. www.zspace.org
Opera Piccola, “The Guests,” Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater. An ancient Iranian tale of hope for peace in a world of uncertainty, with traditional and contemporary music. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for seniors, students, available from 925-798-1300.
Shotgun Players, “Mother Courage and Her Children,” by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Hare, directed by Patrick Dooley. Runs Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m. in John Hinkle Park, until Sept. 14. No show Aug 9. Show Sept. 13 is at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Free. 704-8210.
www.shotgunplayers.org
Teen Playreaders, “Bizarre Shorts,” a festival of brief and absurd dramas for a mature audience. Sat., Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. at the North Branch Library, 1170 The Alameda. 981-6250.
EXHIBITIONS
Berkeley Art Center, 19th National Juried Exhibition: “Works on Paper,” runs to Sept. 13. Berkeley Art Center in Live Oak Park, 1275 Walnut St. Open Wed. - Sun. noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Berkeley Art Museum, Matrix 207: Anne Von Mertens “Suggested North Points,” hand-dyed and hand-stiched quilts, to Sept. 7.
“Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Gennomics” featuring contemporary artists’ visions of a genetically modified future, August 27 through December 7.
“Turning Corners,” an exhibition of five centuries of innovative art, through the summer of 2004. The UC Berkeley Art Museum is open Wed. - Sun., 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Admission $8, free to UC staff, faculty and students, and free for the general public the first Thurs. of every month, 2626 Bancroft Way, 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Historical Society, “Focus on Berkeley” A photography exhibit by the Berkeley Camera Club, Berkeley High School students and community photographers in celebration of the City’s 125th Anniversary. Exhibition runs until Sept. 13. Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. Sponsored by the Berkeley Historical Society,
848-0181.
Berkeley Public Library, “The Lighter Side of Crop Circles,” photographs by Ben Ailes. Runs until Aug. 30. First Floor Catalog Lobby, 2090 Kittredge at Shattuck. 981-6100.
Graduate Theological Union Library, “Hand-crafted Books by Bay Area Artists,” Zea Morwitz, Mary Eubank, Nance O'Banion, Ted Purves, Susanne Cockrell, Karen Sjoholm, and Lisa Kokin. Each book is accompanied by a statement addressing the issues and process involved in the creation of the work. Exhibition runs until Sept. 30. Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Rd.
649-2541.
Kala Art Institute, Kala Fellowship Exhibition, Part II Runs until Sept. 6. Call for gallery hours. 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
A New Leaf Gallery/Sculpture Site, “Four Elements of Sculpture: Fire, Air, Water and Earth,” Exhibition runs to August 31. 1286 Gilman St. Call for gallery hours. 527-7621. www.sculpturesite.com
Red Oak Realty “Mixed Media,” by Stan Whitehead. Exhibition runs through Oct. 23, Mon. - Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1891 Solano Ave. 527-3387.
Slater/Marinoff & Co., “All Animal Art” Forty photographers and artists have donated works to help fund the spay-neuter and food costs of the Milo Foundation’s work in finding new homes for abandoned dogs and cats. Exhibition runs until Aug. 31. Hours are Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1823 Fourth St. 548-2001.
Sway Gallery, “Secret Summer” paintings, installations, collages, prints, drawings, and mixed media by Nana Hayashi, Greg Moore, Marc Snegg, Gab-
rielle Wolodarski. Runs to Oct. 5. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. every day. 2569 Telegraph Ave. 489-9054.
