Arts Listings

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. 

The Photography of Matt Heron “Voting Rights: The Southern Struggle, 1964-1965” on display in the Catalog Lobby, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St., through Jan. 6. 981-6100. 

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.  

SATURDAY, NOV. 11 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Bonnie Lockhart in an 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 

“Metanioa, A Universalist Mass” by Daniel Zwickel at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. Donation $10, benefit for School of the Americas Watch. 925-427-9611.  

“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.  

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  

TUESDAY, NOV. 14 

CHILDREN 

P&T Puppets “Just So Stories” in celebration of children’s book week at 6:30 p.m. at Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043. 

FILM 

“Generations of Women” with filmmaker Gunvor Nelson in person at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Susan Dunlap reads from her newest Darcy Lott mystery “A Single Eye” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Poet M.K. Chavez reads at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic at 7:30 p.m. at the Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club, 1650 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. 276-0379. 

Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50-$5.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Stone-Zimmerman Duo, violin and piano, performs works by Brahms, Enescu, Rohde and Critten at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $20. 525-5211. www.berkeleychamberperfrom.org 

Bandworks, band recitals, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Ellen Hoffman and Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Frank Jackson at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $6-$12. 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. 15 

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 

“Full-Plate Tintypes: Painted Puzzles” at The Ames Gallery, 2661 Cedar St., through Jan. 10, Mon.-Fri. 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com 

FILM 

“Lottery of the Sea” with filmmaker Allan Sekula in person at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Bettina F. Apthekar reads from “Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.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. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wednesday Noon Concert, with music from the graduate seminar in jazz improvisation at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Diana D. Zamba and Aaron Sage, jazz at 1 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst. Free. 981-5190. 

Danceworx Showcase at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $5-$8. 925-798-1300. 

Whiskey Brothers Old Time and Bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Calvin Keys Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Balkan Folkdance at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Orquestra Candela at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Kids and Hearts, soul, punk, jazz at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Liz Caroll & John Doyle, Irish fiddle and guitar, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Tito y su Son de Cuba at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$15. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, NOV. 16 

EXHIBITIONS 

Winter Dreams Reception at 5 p.m. at Transmission Gallery, 1177 San Pablo Ave. 558-4084. 

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. 

“Drawings” by Amy Sollins opens at North Berkeley Frame and Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave. and runs through Jan. 13. 549-0428. 

FILM 

“Dog Day Afternoon” with screenwriter Frank Pierson in person at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

“Guerrilla Radio: The Hip-Hop Struggle Under Castro” at 6:30 p.m. and “Las Comnatientes” at 8:15 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $6-$8 for each film. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Barbara Sjoholm reads from “Incognito Street: How Travel Made Me a Writer” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Heriberto Yepez, Mexican poet, at 6:30 p.m. in the Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall, UC Campus. holloway.english.berkeley.edu 

“The Politics of Music” A panel discussion wth Mat Callahan, Golnar Nikpour and Joel Schalit at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674 A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700. www.akpress.org 

Judy Yung will give a slide talk of historical photographs from her new book “San Francisco’s Chinatown” at 7 p.m. at El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave. 526-7512. 

Joseph McBride, in conversation with Jim Kitses on “What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? A Portrait of An Independent Career” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

The Blue Roots, New Orleans blues, jazz, gospel, and soul, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Gidon Kremer, violin with Andrei Pushkarev, percussion and Andrius Zlabys, piano, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$68. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Girlyman, contemporary folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Linda Zulaica & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Paufve Dance “8 x 8 x 8” at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

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

Hubert Laws at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $14-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

The Trucks, electroclash from Seattle, at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com