Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater “For Better or Worse” at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. through April 24. Tickets are $20-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Central Works, “Enemy Combatant” at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Performances are Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. through March 26. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
Shotgun Players “The Just” by Albert Camus. Thurs.- Sun. at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through April 10. Tickets are sliding scale $10-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Un-Scripted Theater Company “You Bet Your Improvisor!” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through March 26 at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph. Tickets are $7-$10. 415-869-5384. www.unscripted.com
EXHIBITIONS
“Temptations of the Brush” Works by Lisa Bruce, Jeanne La Deaux, Centa Theresa. Reception at 5 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
“David and Goliath” works by M. Sawyer Atkinson. Reception at 6:30 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. 843-2787.
FILM
Edgar G. Ulmer: “Detour” at 7:30 p.m. “Man From X” at 9:15 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Christian McBride Quartet at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $18-$32. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Tomorrow is Today” dance and martial arts by Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company at 7:30 p.m. at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St. Tickets are $5-$20. 597-1619. www.destinyarts.org
Native Elements, Dr. Masseuse, Sandfly, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Alam A. Khan, sarode player, performs North Indian classical music with tabla player Debopriyo Sarkar, at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $15-$25. 701-1787. www.hillsideclub.org/concert
Dougie MacLean, contemporary folk from Scotland at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theater. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.
Houston Jones at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Audrye Session, Serene Lakes, Minmae, indie rock at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
Suffokate at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174. www.storkcluboakland.com
Three Piece Combo, Mitch Marcus, Young Fine Rabbit at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Kitty Rose, tradtitional country originals, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Danny Caron Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jared Karol & Mike Jung at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Sour Mash Jug Hug Band, Folk This! at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St.. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Keiko Matsui at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16-$28. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
EXHIBITIONS
“The Dreaming Mind, The Conscious Mind” a collaborative exhibition between NIAD Art Center and JFK Univ. School of Holistic Studies at 2956 San Pablo Ave., 2nd flr. Reception for the artists from 5 to 8 p.m. Exhibition runs to Mar. 31. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 649-0499.
“Lexicon of Memory” two and three dimensional works by Lynn Orlando. Reception at 7 p.m. at Nexus Gallery, 2701 8th. St. Also on Sun. from 2 to 8 p.m. and Mon. from 6 to 10 p.m. 847-2744.
FILM
Edgar G. Ulmer: “Ruthless” at 7 p.m. and “Moon Over Harlem” at 9:05 p.m.at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rhythm & Muse with singer/songwriter Kim Rea and guitarist Joe Lococo at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Free. Berkeley Art Center. 527-9753.
Poets for Peace poetry reading featuring Joyce Jenkins, Ilya Kaminsky, David Reid, and Sam Witt at 8 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
“Composing for Two Pianos” with Jorge Liderman at 7 p.m. at Musical Offering, Bancroft at College. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman, piano at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $34-$62. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Tomorrow is Today” dance and martial arts by Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company at 7:30 p.m. at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St. Tickets are $5-$20. 597-1619. www.destinyarts.org
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Nanette McGuiness, soprano, at noon at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $10-$50. 848-1228.
Gaucho, Gypsy Jazz at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
The Conscious Cabaret “Twas the Night Before Easter and all through the house...” with Errol & Rochelle Alicia Strider at 8 p.m. at Unity of Berkeley, 2075 Eunice St. Cost is $15-$25. 528-8844. unityberkeley.org
David Serotkin at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Klez-X, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Georges Lammam Ensemble, classical and popular Arabic music at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Proceeds provide scholarships for youth in the West Bank village of Dier Ibzi’a, outside Ramallah. Cost is $20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Shortie, Super Model Suicide, Downshift, rock, emo, punk, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6-$8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Tartufi, Continuous Peasent at 9 p.m. at 21 Grand, 449B 23rd St., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$10, benefit for Rachel Kasa.
The Art Lande Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz
school.com
Lae with Brown, hip hop pop, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Japanese Girl Pop Punk, The Freak Accident, Titan Go Kings at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Infection, Singularity at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
Meli at 7 and 9 p.m. at Spud’s Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $5. 597-0795.
Paul & Sheila Smith Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Resist & Exist, Takaru, Gather at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
CHILDREN
Jewish Songs for Children, with Gary Lapow, at 11 a.m. at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. www.brjcc.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Les Anderson and Tobey Kaplan at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Chamber Music Sundaes with members and friends of the SF Symphony at 3:15 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $7-$19. 415-584-5946. www.chambermusicsundaes.org
Clare Hedin, singer/songwriter, part of the series “Offerings” at 7 p.m. at Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. Suggested donation $10. 213-3122.
Hebrew Hip-Hop, performances and workshops from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $7-$24. 415-276-1511. www.brjcc.org
Sarah Manning Quartet at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Paul Thorn at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
MONDAY, MARCH 28
THEATER
The Shotgun Players Theatre Lab, “Monster in the Dark” Mon. and Tues. at 8 p.m. through March 29, at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. at MLK. Tickets are $10. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
“A Single Woman” The life, times and fortitude of the first US Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin at 7 p.m. at Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St. 587-3228. http://ncmdr.org/singlewoman
EXHIBITIONS
“Small Paintings” by John King at North Berkeley Frame & Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave. through May 21. 549-0428.
FILM
Buddhism and Film: “Tokyo Story” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Adam Mansbach reads from his new novel “Angry White Boy” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“Sephardic Music” with Judith Cohen at 7:30 p.m. at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $13-$17. 415-276-1511. www.brjcc.org
Poetry Express Theme night “mothers and sisters” from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Songwriters Symposium at 8:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Trovatore, traditional Italian songs, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Hot Club of San Francisco at 2 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
THEATER
The Shotgun Players Theatre Lab, “Monster in the Dark” at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. at MLK. Tickets are $10. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
FILM
Alternative Visions: The Birdpeople” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
An Evening in Honor of Thomas Flanagan at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Jeff McGowan describes “Major Conflict: One Gay Man’s Life in the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Military” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
The Whole Note Poetry Series with Eugene David and John Rowe at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Swamp Coolers at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Music for Tsunami Relief with David Grisman, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Geoff Muldaur and others at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50- $25.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Bill Jackman & Terry Hilliard at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Sweetbriar, The Brownbums, THe San Antonio Kid, alt country, at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174. www.storkcluboakland.com
Opie Bellas at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Randy Craig Trio at 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
CHILDREN
Berkeley Youth Arts Festival Students from Whittier EDC celebrate peace and love through poetry and song at 6 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Rhythmic Seasons” a Metal/Textile BFA exhibition. Reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at California College of the Arts, Irwin Center Gallery, 5215 Broadway, Oakland.
FILM
Cine Contemporaneo: “El Leyton: Hasta que la Muerte nos Separe” at 7 p.m. in the CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch St. 642-2088. www.clas.berkeley.edu
History of Cinema: “Rashomon” at 3 p.m. and Games People Play: “Death Race 2000” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kala Fellowship Artists Talk with Inga Dorosz on digital print and video works and Laura Splan on digital print and drawing combinations at 7 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Cokie Roberts introduces her new book, “Founding Mothers” at 7:30 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Journalism. Tickets are $10, available from Cal Performances 642-9988.
Elizabeth George talks about her mystery novel “With No One as Witness” at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Tickets are free with purchase of the book. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082 www.starryplough.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, “Masterpieces from early 17th century Italy” with the San Francisco period instrument ensemble, Passamezzo Moderno at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Music of Easter An organ concert at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555. www.firstchurchoakland.org
Jennifer Clevinger and Dennis Geaney at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Mal Sharpe & Big Money in Gumbo at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Orquestra America, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Cheryl Wheeler at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Memoir, The Scatter at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174. www.storkcluboakland.com
Muraski Ensemble at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
EXHIBITIONS
“La Causa” Photographs of the Farmworkers’ Movement at The Free Speech Movement Cafe, Moffitt Library, UC Campus, through Oct. 482-3336.
“Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens” guided tour at 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-1295. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Blind at the Museum” guided tour at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-1295. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
FILM
Film and Video Makers at Cal: “Cries of the City” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jennifer Washburn describes “University Inc. The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
David Riggs discusses “The World of Christopher Marlowe” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Eugene David and John Rowe followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dhol Patrol, Bhangra and Pan-Arabic beats, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
LoCal Music Expo, acoustic folk/rock, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Cheryl Wheeler at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Steve Poltz at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082 www.starryplough.com
Peter Barshay Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Kenny Garrett at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $10-$22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
