Arts Listings

YOUTH PERFORM ‘365 DAYS / 365 PLAYS’ 

Opera Piccola’s ArtGate program presents students from EOSA and Oakland Tech High schools in a performance of Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays, Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway in Jack London Square. Admission is pay-what-you-can, no one turned away for lack of funds. 658-0967. www.opera-piccola.org. 

‘ULTRA DEEPFIELD’ AT KALA ART INSTITUTE 

Michael Damm, Mayumi Hamanaka and Apollonia Morrill explore often forgettable urban places, empty spaces, and space in transition in new works in photography and video in Kala Art Insititute’s “ultra deepfield” exhibition. Opening reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 5 at 1060 Heinz Ave. Exhibition runs to May 12. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 549-2977. www.kala.org. 

‘JAZZ ON A MONDAY AFTERNOON’ 

Dr. Dee Spencer continues her her presentations on the history of jazz with film and discussion of the Swing Era at 2 p.m. Monday, April 9 the Berkeley Pubbc Library. Spencer combines archival footage of great performances with lectures and discussion of the music and its creators. The series has been popular, so expect to arrive early to get a seat. 2090 Kittredge St., Third Floor. 981-6100. 

AVANT-GARDE FILMS FROM THE ‘60s AND ’70S 

Andrew Lampert, an archivist and programmer at New York’s Anthology Film Archives, will screen and discuss a series recently preserved classic avant-garde films from the 1960s and ’70s at 7:30 p.m. today (Tuesday) at Pacific Film Archive. $4-$8. 2575 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu.