Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
THEATER
Berkeley Rep “Culture Clash’s Zorro in Hell” at 8 p.m. in the Roda Theater. Tickets are $45-$59. Runs through April 16. 647-2949.
Black Repertory Group Theater “Judgement Day” Where Are You Gonna Run? at 6 p.m. Fri. and Sat. at 3201 Adeline. Tickets are $20-$25. 916-613-6165.
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. www.centralworks.org
“(The 99 Cent) Miss Saigon” at 7:30 p.m. at Willard Middle School Metalshop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. through Mar. 25. Tickets are $5-$15. 547-8932.
Opera Piccola’s Reality Tour at 9:30 a.m. at Paul Robeson Visual and Performing Arts High School, on the Fremont Federation Campus, 4610 Foothill Blvd., Oakland. 658-0967. www.opera-piccola.org
Shotgun Players “Bright Ideas” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. to April 23. Tickets are $15-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
FILM
Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Sharon Smith and Phil Gasper discuss “Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class Radicalism in the U.S.” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Ada Limón and Kaya Oakes, poets, at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Mary Elizabeth Berry introduces “Japan in Print: Information and Nation in the Early Modern Period” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Zorro Remixed Dance and theater in conjunction with the Berkeley Youth Arts Festival at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. 644-6893. www.berkeleysrtcenter.org
All Ages Hip Hop Concert with Crank Jai, Blayze McKee, Influence and others at 9 p.m. in the East Pauley Ballroom, UC Campus. Benefit for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Tickets are $10 and available only in advance at http://umca.berkeley.edu/calbattles.html
Oakland East Bay Symphony performs Elgar, Beethovan and Mozart at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Pre-concert lecture at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are $15-$60. 652-8497. www.oebs.org
What’s Up!? Aerial Dance Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. at Studio 12, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $10-$15. 587-0770. www.movingout.org
Son con Trova: A Celebration of Contemporary Latino Songwriters and Music, with Trova sin Traba at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
James Gilman, tenor, and Cara Bradbury, piano, perform Schubert’s “Winterreise” at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12. 848-1228.
Cesaria Evora, Cape Verdean morna, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Ajamu Akinyele with Gemini Soul at 4:30 p.m. at Borders Books, 5800 Shellmound St., Emeryville, and at 6:30 p.m. at Starbucks,1600 Shattuck Ave. 848-7155.
Eric Swinderman Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Stompy Jones at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Deborah Levoy, singer/songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Angie Stevens, indie alt country, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 644-2204.
Caren Armstrong at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Matt Renzi Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Coaster and Roberta Chevrette at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Akimbo, An Albatross, Last Clear Chance at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Girl Fest Bay Area with Ali Wong, Velocity Circus, La Paz and others at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.
Angie Stevens at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 644-2204.
Guru Garage at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Lydia Mills, songs, games and puppets in Spanish, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
East Bay Children’s Theater, “Cinderella’s Glass Slipper” at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m at James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St. Tickets are $7. 655-7285.
EXHIBITIONS
Berkeley Celebrates “Si Se Puede” in Homage to César Chávez Poster exhibit at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Through March 30. 981-6107.
“Still Present Pasts” A collaborative exhibition on Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War” Intergenerational discussion at 1 p.m. at Pro Arts, 550 Second St., Oakland. 763-4361.
FILM
Asian American Film Festival “Café Lumiere” at 4:45 p.m. and Chinese Martial Arts Films at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Brian Fies provides honesty, emotion and humor in his book of cartoons “Mom’s Cancer” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Rhythm & Muse Open Mic at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893.
Justus Ballard, Henry Baum, Laurence Dumortier, Mary Rechner and Carol Treadwell read from their fiction at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Cello Recital in conjunction with the Berkeley Youth Arts Festival at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. 644-6893. www.berkeleysrtcenter.org
Helda Wilking, contemporary recorder music at noon at A Cheerfull Noyse, 1228 Solano Ave., Albany. 524-0411.
Healing Muses “A Celebration of Robert Burns,“ at 8 p.m. at Parish Hall, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington St., Albany. Venue not wheelchair accessible. Tickets are $15-$18. 524-5661. www.healingmuses.org
Pacific Mozart Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Free. 981-6100.
“Dangerous Beauty” Hip-hop, modern, African and jazz dance, with spoken word and rap performed by Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company at 7:30 p.m. at Malonga Casquelourde Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Tickets are $6-$20. 597-1619.
Cesaria Evora, Cape Verdean morna, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Seething Brunswicks at 8 p.m. at the Lucre Lounge, 2086 Allston Way. Cost is $8. Benefit for Berkeley Community Media.
Anything Goes Chorus 25th Anniversary Concert with jazz, pop, Broadway and world music at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison at 27th St., Oakland. Tickets are $15, children 12 and under $10, at the door.
What’s Up!? Aerial dance performance at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 3 p.m. at Studio 12, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $10-$15, and must be purchased in advance. 587-0770.
“The Waters of March” folk, jazz and a capella harmonies with Mary Ford and friends at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave. Suggested donation $10-$25. 704-7729.
Son con Trova: A Celebration of Contemporary Latino Songwriters and Music, with Son Sabrosón at 9 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568.
Jamie Davis & Mark Little Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
West African Highlife Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.
Girl Fest Bay Area with X-Factor, Rachel Kann, Jennifer Johns and others at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Christina Kowalchuck, Judea Eden and others, indie folk, poprock, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 644-2204.
Joshua Eden and The Blank Tapes at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Matt Morrish Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Barbara Higbie at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
Unjust, Omissa, Nuclear at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.
Rhoda Benin at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Sam Bevan Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Alan Smithline, country blues at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881.
All Shall Perish, Suffocate, The Assailant at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
EXHIBITIONS
“Now-Time Venezuela: Worker Controlled Factories” A multi-screen projection by Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler, opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Discussion with the artists at 2 p.m. 642-0808.
“Dance Anywhere” Photographs and video from 2005 at 2 p.m. at 8th Street Studio, 2525 Eighth St.
FILM
The Wide Angle Cinema of Michael Brault “The Times That Are” at 3 p.m. “The River Schooners” at 5:20 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Son con Trova: A Celebration of Contemporary Latino Songwriters Songwriting Workshop hosted by Lichi Fuentes at 12:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568.
Poetry Flash with Sandra Stone and Barbara Tomash at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
What’s Up!? Aerial Dance at 3 p.m. at Studio 12, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $10-$15. 587-0770. www.movingout.org
Prometheus Symphony Orchestra, with young cellist Paul Hyun, winner of the Khuner Competition, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Admission is free, donations requested.
Marcelle Dronkers, soprano, Larry London, clarinet at 4 p.m. at All Souls Episcopal Church, 2220 Cedar St. A benefit concert for Children’s Hospital. Donation $7-$25. 527-6202.
Pacific Collegium, works of twentieth-century a cappella choral literature at 3 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $8-$18. 459-2341.
Chamber Music Sundaes with San Francisco Symphony Principal Cellist Michael Grebanier at 3:15 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $9-$21. 415-584-5946.
“Dangerous Beauty” Hip-hop, modern, African and jazz dance, with spoken word and rap performed by Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company at 3 p.m. at Malonga Casquelourde Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Tickets are $6-$20. 597-1619.
Steve Seskin, Brian Joseph, Kenny Edwards at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Vadim Repin, violin, and Nikolai Lugansky, piano, at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $34-$58. 642-9988.
Jewish Music Festival Comunity Music Day with Josh Kornbluth and Ira Levin from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the BRJCC. Tickets are $7-$24. 415-276-1511.
Mario Correa’s Brazilian Soul Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Celia Malheiros, Brazilian vocalist, at 4:30 at the Jazz
school. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
Head-Royce School Jazz Combo and Jazz Choir at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Myra Chaney and Kristan Willits at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Funeral Diner, Racebannon, Gospel at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
MONDAY, MARCH 27
EXHIBITIONS
Hideo Hagiwara “Mount Fuji Woodblock Prints” opens at the IEAS Lobby, 2223 Fulton St., 6th Floor, and runs through May 19. Sponsored by the Institute of East Asian Studies. http://ieas.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Carol Jameson will read from “Trollope in Divine Valley” a contemporary Victorian soap opera, at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Meet the Kellermans: The First Family of Crime Fiction with authors Jonathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerman and first-time author Jesse Kellerman at 6:30 p.m. at Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St. Dinner is $75. Benefit for the American Friends of the Israeli Red Cross. 644-9500.
Poetry Express theme night: Poems About Women, with guest Selah Geissler at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Diana Rowan, 3 harps, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Zilber-Muscarella Quartet and Invitational at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Tell it on Tuesday” Story-
telling with Lauren Crux, Kate Frankle, and others at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $8-$12 sliding scale. www.juliamorgan.org
Rosalind Wiseman gives parenting advice in “Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Swamp Coolers at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Larry Vuckovich, solo jazz piano at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Ellen Hoffman Trio and Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Randy Craig Trio at 7:30 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 Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
READINGS AND LECTURES
Debra Dean introduces her new novel “The Madonnas of Leningrad” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
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.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit with Ron McKean on harpsichord at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra with Garrick Ohlsson, piano, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $10-$54. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
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.
Blue Roots at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
Five & Dime Jazz, The Great Auk at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 644-2204.
Orquestra Bakan at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa dance lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Sol Spectrum at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Tret Fure at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
THURSDAY, MARCH 30
FILM
The Enchanting World of Jacques Demy “Lola” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Tom Tomorrow introduces his first compilation of cartoons “Hell in a Handbasket: Dispatches From the Country Formerly Known as America” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Betty Lucas, life coach, introduces “Many Roads to Love” at 7 p.m. at A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 La Salle Ave., Oakland, 339-8210.
Word Beat Reading Series with Phillip Deitch and Susan Birkeland at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Children’s Choral Festival at 12:30 p.m. at Regents’ Theater, Holy Names University. Free. 436-1234.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, music of Zulu mine and factory workers, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$46. 642-9988.
Ellis Paul at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Adam Blankman and his Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Travis Jones & Friends at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Michael Bluestein Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Selector with Black Edgars Musicbox at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
