Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, MARCH 10
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “The Master Builder” Wed. through Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through March 12. Tickets are $38. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Central Works “Shadow Crossing” Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through March 26. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381.
Impact Theatre, “Hamlet” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through March 18. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.
Traveling Jewish Theater “Family Alchemy” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through March 12. Tickets are $12-$35. 415-522-0786.
UCB Dept. of Theater, “Seven Lears” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun at 2 p.m. at the Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus. TIckets are $8-$14. 642-9925.
EXHIBITIONS
“Three Figure Painters” works by Prabin Badhia, Steve Skaar, and Inna Jane Ray. Reception at 6 p.m. at Nexus Gallery, 2707 Eighth St. 655-7374.
FILM
The Wide Angle Cinema of Michael Brault “Orders” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
New Orleans Zine Reading A benefit and book release event for “Stories Care Forgot,” at 7 p.m. at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 2278 Telegraph Ave. 238-9171.
Anthony Hawley & Tanya Brolaski, poets at 8 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Leo Kottke in a solo concert at 8 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $30. 642-9988.
“Pacific Arts Trio” at 8 p.m. at Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington, Kensington. Tickets are $15 at the door. 843-7745.
“KITKA: Stories From Chernobyl,” A Celebration of Survival at 8 p.m. at Bishop O’Dowd High School, 9500 Stearns Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$20. www.bishopodowd.org
Rafael Manriquez in a musical tribute to women songwriters and poets from the Americas at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568.
The Jazz Express Quintet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.
Native Elements and Razorblade at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054.
Jill Knight, singer-songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
The Waybacks at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Bobbe Norris with the Larry Dunlap Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
DJ & Brook at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Steve Taylor, songwriter for Cowpokes for Peace, at 7 p.m. at A Cuppa Tea, 3202 College Ave. Oakland. 420-0196.
Whiskey Sunday, Love Songs, Pink Black at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
Swoop Unit at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
FILM
The Wide Angle Cinema of Michael Brault “Drifting Upstream” at 6:30 p.m. and “Good Riddance” at 9:05 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Youth of Colored Ink, in coordination with Berkeley Art Center’s Youth Arts Festival, open mic at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893.
“Still Present Pasts” A collaborative exhibition on Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War” Artists’ talk at 1 p.m. at Pro Arts, 550 Second St., Oakland. 763-4361.
Chris Hedges and Hamza Yusuf discuss “Does God Love War? The Fine Line Between Faith and Fanatacism” at 7 p.m. at Martin Luther King Middle School Auditorium, 1781 Rose St. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Recorder Performances at 11 a.m. at A Cheerfull Noyse, 1228 Solano Ave., Albany. 524-0411.
Maria del Mar & Monica Salmaso at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$40. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Jewish Music Festival with Septeto Rodrigues and Irving Fields at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church Oakland. Tickets are $22-$26. 415-276-1511.
Mexican Mariachi Fest featuring Juanita Ulloa, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Gaucho, gypsy jazz, at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Babtunde Lea Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
The Waybacks at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
David Rovics with Attila the Stockbrocker, Ryan Harvey and Folk This, in a benefit for the Common Ground Collective in New Orleans at 7:30 p.m. at AK Press, 674-A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700.
Stephen Swiss & Peter Frankel, Latin jazz funk fusion, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7 per family. 558-0881.
Chase Michaels at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Sila & The Afrofunk Experience at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Bobbe Norris with the Larry Dunlap Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jared Karol and Cas Lucas at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Plan 9, Monster Squad, Static Thought, Cell Block 5 at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $3. 525-9926.
Will Bernard & Motherbug at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, MARCH 12
FILM
Irish Film Festival at 3 and 6 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Wide Angle Cinema of Michael Brault “Chronicle of a Summer” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ken Foster offers a memoir and guidebook “The Dogs Who Found Me” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Poetry Flash with Kate Braverman and Diane di Prima at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
Elaine Taylor will speak on the feminist aspects in the suspense novel “Final Betrayal” at 2 p.m. at Change Makers, 6536 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 655-2405.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Songs Against the War: Voices of Anti-warriors” with Barbara Dane and the San Francisco Mime Troupe Band, in honor of the Veterans and Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and Veterans for Peace at 1 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Berkeley High School, 1980 Allston Way. Reception follows. Tickets are $35. 582-7699. www.alba-valb.org
Organ Recital by Jonathan Dimmock at 6:10 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Donations accepted. 845-0888.
Sounds New Contemporary American classic music at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington. Donation $10-$15. 524-2912.
Takács Quartet, chamber music, at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Pre-concert talk at 2 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Masters of Persian Classical Music at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988.
Jewish Music Festival with Cantors Alberto Mizrahi and Jack Mendelson at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. Tickets are $22-$26. 415-276-1511.
Chamber Music, featuring Karla Donehew, violin, and Miles Graber, piano, at 4 p.m. at the Crowden Music Center Rose at Sacramento. Tickets are $12, children free. 559-2941. www.crowdenmusiccenter.org
College of Alameda Jazz Band at 2 p.m. at Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Free, families welcome. 748-2213.
All-request Beatles Sing-a-Long Fundraiser at 6 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. All proceeds will go to benefit The Future Leaders Institute. Donation $10, with $10 donation per song. 649-9878. www.
thefutureleadersinstitute.org
Carlos Oliveira and Brazilian Origins, featuring Harvey Wainapel, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Steve Erquiga & Brian Pardo at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Vintage Tea Dance with Frederick Hodges at 2 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Gift Horse at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Shook Ones, Legit at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
MONDAY, MARCH 13
EXHIBITIONS
“Lost and Found” Wearble art made from found or recycled materials, by NIAD students with disablities and Piedmont High students, opens at the NIAD Art Center, 551 23rd St., Richmond. www.niadart.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mark Anthony Thomas will read from “The Poetic Repercussion: A Poetic & Musical Narrative” at 3 p.m. at MLK Student Union, #4504, UC Campus. 642-9000.
“Painting on Location in Italy and Mexico” A slide lecture with Anthony Holdsworth at 6:30 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8, includes reception. 843-2527. www.accigallery.org
Poetry Express with Mary Milton at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Adama Purim Party at 6:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Zilber-Muscarella Quartet & Invitational at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Parlor Tango at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
FILM
Vantage Points: New Documentaries by Women “States of UnBelonging” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Issue of Icons Once Again” with Prof. Constantine Scouteris, University of Athens, at 7:30 p.m. at Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, 2311 Hearst Ave. 649-3450.
Lola Vollen talks about “Surviving Justice: America’s Wrongly Convicted and Exonerated” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Orpheus Supertones with Walt Koken, Claire Milliner, Pete Peterson, and Kellie Allen at 8 p.m. in Berkeley near College and Ashby. Donation to performers $10-$20 sliding scale. For reservations and directions, please send an email to Cleoma@aol.com
Creole Belles with Andrew Carriere at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Singer’s Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Debbie Poryes & Friends at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz-
school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
FILM
Latino Film Festival “Habana, Havana” at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $6. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Film 50: History of Cinema “East of Eden” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Edward Rutherford continues his history of Ireland in “The Rebels of Ireland” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Café Poetry hosted by Paradise at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $2. 849-2568.
Joshua Beckman and Matthew Rohrer, poets, at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit with the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Boradway. 444-3555.
Dave Brubeck Quartet & Ramsey Lewis Trio at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$72. 642-9988.
“Beyond Words: An Interfaith Ritual for Peace” A dance performance that transcends the barriers of words and dogma at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford St. 540-7227.
Calvin Keys Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Whiskey Brothers, old time and bluegrass, at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.
Balkan Folkdance at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Blue Roots at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Girlyman at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
EXHIBITIONS
“Lost and Found” Wearable art made from found or recycled materials, by NIAD and Piedmont High students. Reception at 5:30 p.m. at the NIAD Art Center, 551 23rd St., Richmond. www.niadart.org
FILM
Film and Video Makers at Cal at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Nahid Rachlin, Iranian-born writer, reads from her works at 5:30 p.m. at Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. Part of the Contemporary Writers Series. 430-2236.
Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Greg Mortenson describes “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Word Beat Reading Series with Jamey Genna and Jeffrey Grossman at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jewish Music Festival with Paul Dresher, Daniel David Feinsmith, Sarah Cahill and John Schott at 7:30 p.m. at the Thrust Stage, Berkeley Rep. Tickets are $22-$26. 415-276-1511.
The Black Brothers at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Cathy Felter Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.
With River, Philip Rodriguez at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Glen Washington, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $20-$22. 548-1159.
Jonathan Alford Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
THEATER
Central Works “Shadow Crossing” Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through March 26. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381.
Impact Theatre, “Hamlet” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through March 18. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.
FILM
Asian American Film Festival “Letter from an Unknown Woman” at 7 p.m. and “Linda Linda Linda” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Tony Kushner in Conversation with Michael Krasney on Arthur Miller at 6:30 p.m. at Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2025 Addison St. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble and Combos Spring Jazz Concert at 7 p.m. at Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Berkeley High School. Tickets are $10, BHS students, teachers and staff free. 527-8245.
Frederica Von Stade, mezzo soprano, with jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $125. Benefit for the Jazzschool. 845-5373.
Saoco, dance band mixture of reggae and ricos ritmos cubanos at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10. 849-2568.
Blind Duck, traditonal Irish music at 7:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $4. 843-2473.
Hal Stein Quartet CD Release Party at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.
Stomp the Stumps Benefit for Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters with Gary Gates Band, Funky Nixons, Day Late Fool’s Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
Blame Sally at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Darryl Henriques at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
George Cotsirilos Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Mariospeedwagon and Lemon Juju at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Instant Asshole, Skinned Alive, Dog Assassin at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Glen Washington, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $20-$22. 548-1159.
Loretta Lynch, Oaktown country, Bob Wiseman & Leah Abramson at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 644-2204.
The San Pablo Project at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
