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Arts Calendar

Tuesday November 07, 2006

TUESDAY, NOV. 7 

EXHIBITIONS 

Wildlife Sculpture by Bob O’Neill opens at the Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park, and runs to Dec. 24. 525-2233. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Charles Mann describes “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Del Sol String Quartet “Premieres Without Borders” featuring premieres by Reza Vali (Iran), Marc Blitzstein (USA), Jack Brody (New Zealand), and Eric Lindsay (USA) at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Post-concert discussion with the musicians and composers facilitated by Charles Amirkhanian, Executive Director of Other Minds. Tickets are $7-$20 at the door. 415- 831-5672. delsolquartet.com 

Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Catie Curtis, contemporary folk originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

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 

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Election Night Dance Party at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8 

EXHIBITIONS 

“At Thadeus Lake” by Sherri Martin, winner of the 2006 Kala Board Prize at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. Exhibition runs to Nov. 25. 549-2977. www.kala.org 

“The Black Panthers” Photographs by Stephen Shames and posters from the archives of Alden Kimbrough on display at the Oakland Asian Resource Gallery, 310 8th St., Oakland., through Nov. 30. 532-9692. 

FILM 

“Animated Enemies” Selected and introduced by film historian James Forsher at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“We Are the Earth” with David Suzuki at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $10-$12 at independendt bookstores. 415-255-7296, ext. 253. www.globalexchange.org 

Michael Wex will talk about “Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All its Moods” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

David Henkin discusses “The Postal Age: The Emergence of Modern Communications in Nineteenth Century America” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. 

Poetry Flash with Elizabeth Arnold and Graham Foust at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. 525-5476. 

Jean Ellison, storytelling, at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

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 

Wednesday Noon Concert, with Takahashi & Imbrie, and an 85th birthday celebration of Andrew Imbrie, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Musica Antiqua Koln, with Marijana Mijanovic, contralto, at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana at Durant. Tickets are $48. 642-9988. 

The Atmos Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Akosua, Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568.  

Red Archibald and the Internationals at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7. 525-5054. 

Orquestra America 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.  

J Soul at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Beep, jazz jam at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Free. 451-8100.  

Catie Curtis, contemporary folk originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Cedar Walton Trio with guests Steve Turre and Vincent Herring, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20-$24. 238-9200.  

THURSDAY, NOV. 9 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Whitework Embroidery” at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. Runs through Feb. 5. Hours are Mon.-Sat. noon to 6 p.m. Free. lacismuseum.org 

Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle Guided tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. in Gallery 2, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

THEATER 

Youth Musical Theater Company “Guys & Dolls” Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. at Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $6-$15. 595-5514. www.ymtc.org 

FILM 

“New Work by Gunvor Nelson” with filmmaker Gunvor Nelson at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove reading of “Voices of a People’s History of the United States” at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Community Theater, 1930 Allston Way, Berkeley High Campus. Benefit for the Middle East Children’s Alliance. Tickets are $25. 1-800-838-3006. 

Culinary Authors Read in a Benefit for the Center for Independent Living, with Bruce Aidells, Fran Gage and Peggy Knickerbocker at 6 p.m. at Ginn House, Preservation Park, 660 13th St. at Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland. Tickets are $50-$60. 841-4776, ext. 153. 

Anna Moschovakis and Elizabeth Treadwell, poets, read from their latest work, at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Maragret Schaefer reads from her new translation of Arthur Schnitzler’s “Bachelors” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Bocalicious Spoken Word Swap Meet at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“Past, Post, and ... Now!” Mills College Repertory Dance Concert at 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 430-2175. 

Jamie Laval with Ashley Broder, Celtic violin and mandolin, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Pete Yellin Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Rachel Sage, Joni Davis, Danielle French at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

The Ramana Vieira Ensemble at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Push to Talk, The Attachments at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Jazz Mine at 6:30 p.m. at King Tsin Chinese Restaurant, 1699 Solano Ave. 525-9890. 

 

FRIDAY, NOV. 10 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Hedda Gabler” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through Nov. 18 at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. Tickets are $12. 525-1620. www.aeofberkeley.org 

Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Pretend-O-Cide” Thurs. at 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd, Albany, through Nov. 11. Tickets are $5-$10. www.myspace.com/ahsuburoi 

Altarena Playhouse “Merrily We Roll Along” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 1409 High St, Alameda, through Nov. 12. Cost is $15-$18. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Azeem’s “Rude Boy” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Marsh, 2120 Allston Way, through Nov. 25. Tickets are $15-$22. 415-826-5750. www.themarsh.org 

Aurora Theatre “Ice Glen” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through Dec. 10. Tickets are $38. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley Rep “Passing Strange” at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. through Dec. 3. Tickets are $45-$61. 645-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Central Works “Andromache” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. through Nov. 19. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1382. 

Chorus Repertory Theatre “Nine Hills One Valley” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988.  

Contra Costa Civic Theater, “And Then There Were None” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., at Moeser, El Cerrito, through Dec. 9. Tickets are $11-$18. 524-9132. www.ccct.org 

Impact Theater “Jukebox Stories” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Dec. 10. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com 

Masquers Playhouse “Company” by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, through Dec. 16.. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org  

Shotgun Players “Love is a Dream House in Lorin” by Marcus Gardley, inspired by true stories of Berkeley’s historic Lorin District, Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Nov. 12. Sliding scale $15-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

TheatreFirst “Criminal Genius” Thurs.-Fri. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. at Old Oakland Theatre, 481 Ninth St., at Broadway, Oakland, through Nov. 19. Tickets are $19-$25. 436-5085. www.theatrefirst.com 

UC Dept. of Theater “Suburban Motel” six plays by George Walker at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus, through Nov. 19. Tickets are $8-$14. For schedule see http://theater.berkeley.edu 

Youth Musical Theater Company “Guys & Dolls” Fri.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. at Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $6-$15. 595-5514. www.ymtc.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“R.S.V.P.” Art for the Table Opens at 6 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuk Ave. and runs through Dec. 2. 843-2527. 

FILM 

“Iraq in Fragments” A documentary film by James Longley opens at Landmark Shattuck Cinema, 2230 Shattuck Ave. 464-5980. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

William L. Fox reads from “Driving to Mars: In the Arctic with NASA on the Human Journey to the Red Planet” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

T. J. Clark introduces “The Sight of Death: An Experiment in Art Writing” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. 

Elizabeth Rosner will read from her novel “Blue Nude” at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble 6050 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito. This event is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Contra Costa College Library. 524-0087. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland East Bay Symphony “Made in America” A new work by Joan Tower at 8 p.m., pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. at Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $15-$62. 625-8497. www.oebs.org 

Donna Lerew, violin, Miles Graber, piano perform works of Bach, Schubert, Ravel and Rochberg at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery 2911 Claremont Ave. Tickets are $10-$15. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com 

“Past, Post, and ... Now!” Mills College Repertory Dance Concert at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 430-2175. 

African Sabar/Tannebeer Drum and Dance Festival at 10 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.  

Slammin All-Body Band at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568.  

Melanie O’Reilly & Tir na Mara at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.  

Duck Baker, American fingerstyle guitarist, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Elaine Lucia Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

The Nomadics, jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

With River, Rick Hardin, Fred Odell & the Broken Arrows at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Lights Out, Have Heart, Go It Alone at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

Electric Vardo “ShadowDance” at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, at 2nd, Oakland. Cost is $10-$15. 415-259-8629. www.darkerstill.com  

Broun Fellinis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Cedar Walton Trio with guests Steve Turre and Vincent Herring, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, NOV. 11 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Bonnie Lockhart in a autumn sing along at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Jen Miriam Puppets and Music at 11 a.m. at Studio Grow, 1235 10th St. at Gilman Cost is $6, children under 1 free. 526-9888.  

EXHIBITIONS 

International Arts and Crafts on display and for sale from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Finnish Kaleva Hall, 1970 Chestnut St. 

FILM 

Matinees for all Ages: “The General” with Buster Keaton at 2 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Young Performers Celebrate “The Whole World’s Watching You” in coordination with Berkeley Art Center’s exhibit of photos from the peace & social justice movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Readings at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., between Eunice & Rose Sts., behind Live Oak Park. 527-9753. 

Tom Hayden reads from “The Lost Gospel of the Earth: A Call for Renewing Nature, Spirit and Politics” at noon at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenyan novelist, playwright, and poet will read from “Wizard of the Crow” at 2 p.m. at the African American Museum and Library, 659 14th St., Oakland. 637-0200. 

Piano Seminar on the Taubman Approach Sat. and Sun. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste St. Cost is $110-$220. 523-0213. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“L’Dor Va Dor” Jewish Composers in the Renaissance English Court at 8 p.m. at St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. at Garber. Tickets are $10-$25. 

Piano Concert on the Taubman Approach at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste St. Cost is $20. 523-0213. 

Works in the Works Dance performance by Leigh Riley, Rebecca Johnson, Kirsten Wilkinson and others at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studio, 2424 Eighth St. Tickets are $10 at the door. 527-5115. 

Gamelan Sari Raras at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $4-$12. 642-9988. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Fronteras Flamencas at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $18-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Walter Savage Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Aux Cajunals at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Caribbean Party at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com 

Joshua Eden and Mike Gibbons at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Eddie From Ohio, folk, at 5 and 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

John Zorn, saxophone, an evening of improvisation with Ikue Mori, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20-$25. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Wire Graffiti, Castles in Spain, the Judea Eden Band at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

Vernon Bush Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Red Fang, from Portland, at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Melissa Rivera, world/Latin rock at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 558-0881. 

Joshi Marshall Project at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Aggression, Verbal Abuse, The Sick, Troublemaker at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUNDAY, NOV. 12 

CHILDREN 

Children’s author Daniel San Souci talks about how he develops his stories and sketches at 3 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, James Moore Theater, 1000 Oak St. Co-sponsored by the Oakland Public Library. 238-3615. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Winter Bright” Ceramic sculptures by Elizabeth Orleans, and acrylic paintings by Rosalie Cassell and Diane Rusnak at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave. through Jan. 5. 204-1667.  

Works by April Hankins opens at 2 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle Guided tour at 1 p.m. in Gallery 2, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Reading with Diane DiPrima, Michael McClure, David Meltzer and Ron Loewinsohn at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Cecile Andrews reads from “Slow is Beautiful: New Visions of Community, Leisure and Joie de Vivre” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Nahid Rachlin reads from her memoir “Persian Girls” at 6:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

20th Century Music and Beyond: Composer John Zorn at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32. 642-9988. 

Laurel Ensemble Music from Russia and Eastern Europe at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets $12 at the door www.laurelensemble.com 

Kingston Players String Quartet performs Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven at 4 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 201 Martina Street, corner of W. Richmond Ave., Point Richmond. Suggested donation $5. 236-0527. 

Four Seasons Concerts with Amadi Hummings, violin, and Wendy Law, cello, at 7:30 p.m. at Regents Theater, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $35-$40. 601-7919. www.fourseasons concerts.com 

Sheila Alix and the Dan Damon Trio at 5:30 p.m. at the Baltic, 135 Park Place, Point Richmond. 237-4782.  

“When I Was a Boy in Brooklyn” Songs by Gary Laplow at 4 p.m. at the JCC, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $12-$15. 848-0237. 

Works in the Works Dance performance by Evangel King, Ruth Botchan, Minoo Hamzavi and others at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studio, 2424 Eighth St. Tickets are $10 at the door. 527-5115. 

Sparky & Rhonda Rucker at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Weber Iago Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Coco Linares, guitarist from Peru at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Erik Jekabson at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Bandworks, band recitals at 1 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Gift Horse at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

MONDAY, NOV. 13 

CHILDREN 

National Children’s Book Week with presentations and illustrator workshops for children at various Oakland Public Library Branches. For details see. www.oaklandlibrary.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Christopher Robin and & Joe Pachinko read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Douglas H. Chadwick introduces “The Grandest of Lives: Eye to Eye with Whales” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Poetry Express with The Pasedena Poets at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Fruit at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Khalil Shaheed, all ages jam, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Blue Monday Blues Jam at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Tribute to Shirley Horn with Frankye Kelly, Babtunde Lea, Glen Pearson, Ron Belcher and Michael O’Neill at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $6-$12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com