Arts Listings

TUESDAY, APRIL 10 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Dirt Show” Ceramic sculpture from the Dept. of Art Practice opens with a reception at 4 p.m. at Worth Ryder Gallery 116 Kroeber Hall, UC Campus, corner of College and Bancroft.  

FILM 

“BB Optics” Optical printing and preservation work at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

A Week Without Racism Film Festival “Girl Trouble” at 5:30 p.m. at the YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way. Free. www.ywca-berkeley.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Ann-Maurine Lara reads from her novel about three generations of women in the Caribbean at 7:30 p.m. at Laurel Book Store, 4100 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 531-2073. 

Self-Preservation Workshop for Film and Video Makers with artist and preservationist Bill Brand at 6 p.m. in the PFA Theater. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

David Wallin describes “Attachment in Psychotherapy” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Music of Dharma Lecture by Reverend Hozan Hardiman at 7 p.m. at the Jodo Shinshu Center, 2140 Durant Ave. at Fulton. Cost is $10. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Tee Fee Swamp Boogie at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054.  

John Hammond at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.  

Mwanza at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Larry Vuckovich Jazz/Latin Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200.  

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 

EXHIBITIONS 

“eyecatchers” A group show by East Bay women artists at Royal Ground Gallery, 2058 Mountain Blvd., Oakland.  

FILM 

“The Purple Rose of Cairo” at 3 p.m. and “Zero for Conduct” at 8 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

A Week Without Racism Film Festival “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in four Acts” the documentary by Spike Lee about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina at 5:30 p.m. at the YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way. Free. www.ywca-berkeley.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Ira Nowinski’s San Francisco: Poets, Politics, and Divas” with Ira Nowinski at 10:30 a.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak St., Oakland. Cost is $12.50, students $5. 238-2200. 

Nomadic Rambles Storytelling with Ed Silberman at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe. 595-5344.  

Neil Fiore describes “The Now Habit: Overcoming Procrastination While Enjoying Guilt Free Play” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

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. www.starryploughpub.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

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

Left Turn, No Signal at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Bernard Anderson & The Old School Band at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz.Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Stars Original at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Buxter Hoot’n at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Ron Carter Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square., through Sun. Cost is $14-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com  

THURSDAY, APRIL 12 

THEATER 

Aurora Theatre “Private Jokes, Public Places” opens at 8 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. and runs through May 13. Tickets are $38. 843-4822. 

“Clown Bible” acrobatic theater based on man’s relationship with God, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Willard Middle School Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St., through April 14. Tickets are $15-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com 

“My Brother Marvin By Zeola Gaye” which chronicles the life and demise of Marvin Gaye at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, through April 15. Tickets are $38.50. 625-8497.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” Guided tour at 5:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

FILM 

Film and Video Makers at Cal “Time After Time” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

A Week Without Racism Film Festival “In This World” a documentary on human trafficking at 5:30 p.m. at the YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Michael Pollan reads from “The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals” in celebration of National Library Week at 7 p.m. at the James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum of California, 10th & Oak Streets. 

A Tribute to the Poetry of the Late Bert Meyers will be held at 7 p.m. at Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. 

“Bruce Nauman’s Sound and Video Work” A gallery talk with Anne Walsh at noon at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Daniel Mason reads from his new novel, “A Far Country” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Dani Shapiro reads from her new novel about mothers and daughters “Black & White” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

New Century Chamber Orchestra performs Arvo Part, “Tabula Rasa” for string orchestra at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $28-$42. 415-357-1111. www.ncco.org 

Sun Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., $10-15 at door. www.hillsideclub.org  

Breath & Movement Dance at 6 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. Cost is $5-$8. 981-1710. 

Mills College Graduate Dance Thesis Concert at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland. Tickets are $8-$10 at the door. 430-2175. 

David Jacob-Strain at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. 

Ian Carey Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.  

Noteworthy, a cappella, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.  

Everest, The Crazies will Destroy You at 10 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. 

Headnodic & Raashan Ahmad at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.  

Mitch Marcus Quartet + 13 at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $10. 763-1146.  

Headshire Griddle, True Margrit, Blue Mire at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.  

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Industrial Chic” Fashion from recycled and industrial materials by Bay Area artists and designers at 7 p.m. at The Crucible, 1260 7th St., Oakland. Tickets are $15, reservations suggested. 444-0919.www.thecrucible.org 

“Recovery: Man Over Matter” Group show on interpretations of transformation. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Exhibit runs to May 5. 843-2527. 

THEATER 

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

Aurora Theatre “Private Jokes, Public Places” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through May 13. Tickets are $38. 843-4822. 

Barestage “Cabaret” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 72 Cesar Chavez Center, UC Campus, through April 28. Tickets are $8-$12. 642-3880. 

Berkeley Rep “Blue Door” at 8 p.m. at 2025 Addison St., through May 20. Tickets are $45-$61. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Contra Costa Civic Theater “A Streetcar Named Desire” Tennesse Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winning play opens at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito. Runs through May 12. Tickets are $8-$11. 524-9132. www.ccct.org  

Masquers Playhouse “She Loves Me” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at Masquers Playhouse, 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, through May 12.Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org  

Shotgun Players “Blood Wedding” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through April 29. Tickets are $17-$25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Wilde Irish Productions “The Cripple of Inishmaan” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through April 15. Tickets are $20-$25. 644-9940. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Flash Celebrates National Poetry Reading Month with Mary Mackey, Rochelle Ratner, Corrine Robins, and Eileen R. Tabios at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. 525-5476. www.poetryflash.org 

National Poetry Month Readings with Lisa Fishman and Richard Meier at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

New Perspectives on East Asia Book Series with David Leheny on “Think Global, Fear Local: Sex, Violence, and Anxeity in Contemporary Japan” at noon in the IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St., 6th flr. 642-2809. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

UC Jazz Ensembles Spring Showcase at 8 p.m. at Chevron Auditorium, International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-5062. 

Mills College Graduate Dance Thesis Concert with original choreography by Mary Bell, Janet Collard, Jan Jennings, Katie Michelle Rogers, Rebecca Anne Wilson, and others at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland. Tickets are $8-$10 at the door. 430-2175. 

Breath & Movement Dance at 4 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. Cost is $5-$8. 981-1710. 

Back Porch Pickers, bluegrass at 8 p.m. Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave., Kendington. Tickets are $15, children $5. 526-9146. 

Suni Paz in Concert, music from Argentina at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Christy Dana Quartet plays the Jimmy Van Heusen Songbook at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.  

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

Workingman’s Ed, J.C. Flyer at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.  

Ray Cepeda, Latin rock, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.  

DuoTones at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

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

Matt the Electrician, Jason Kleinberg, AJ Roach at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.  

Babyland, Bloody Snowman, 8 Bit 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. 

Sinclair at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Extra Action Marching Band and others at 9 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org 

Gift of Gab at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$7. 548-1159.  

Brazuca Dub Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

The River Runs Black at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Ron Carter Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square., through Sun. Cost is $14-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Argentinian Singer Suni Paz at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Manzi: The Adventures of Young Cesar Chavez” Sat. at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$18. 925-798-1300. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“2 of a Kind” Prints by artists from the California Society of Printmakers and the NIAD Center for Art and Disabilities. Reception at 2 p.m. at 551 23rd St., Richmond. and runs through June 15. 620-0290. 

Industrial Art Show Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Crucible, 1260 7th St., Oakland. 444-0919. www.thecrucible.org 

THEATER 

“Judgement Day: Where Are Your Gonna Run?” at 7 p.m. at the Black Repertory Theater, 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $15-$20. 478-3864. 

Peyvand Khorsandi “Generation Skip: Stand-up Comedy” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $15-$25. 925-798-1300. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Art and Poetry by the Lake with Tom Tuthill and Deborah Vinograd from 2 to 5 p.m. at Lakeview Branch Library, 550 El Embarcadero, by Lake Merritt in Oakland. 238-7344.  

Small Press Distribution Poetry Readings with Juliana Spahr, Will Alexander, Dodie Bellamy, and Albert Flynn Desilver at 2 p.m. at 1341 7th St. 524-1668.  

National Poetry Month Readings with Linh Dinh and Graham Foust at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Jonatham Lethem will read from his new novel “You Don't Love Me Yet” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., with special musical guests The Bye Bye Blackbirds. 849-2087. 

Peggy Orenstein reads from “Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night, and One Woman’s Quest to Become a Mother” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Gamelan Sari Raras Javanese music and dance with guest dancer Eko Supriyanto at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $4-$12. 642-9988. 

“From Broadway to Opera” music of Mozart, Puccini, Dvorak, Offenbach, Sondheim, Weill, Kern and others with Nanette McGuinness, soprano; Kindra Scharich, mezzo-soprano; Kathryn Cathcart, piano, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.  

Mills College Graduate Dance Thesis Concert with original choreography by Mary Bell, Janet Collard, Jan Jennings, Katie Michelle Rogers, Rebecca Anne Wilson, and others at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland. Tickets are $8-$10 at the door. 430-2175. 

Breath & Movement Dance at 4 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. Cost is $5-$8. 981-1710. 

The Dave Matthews BLUES Band at 9:30 p.m. at Baltic Square Pub,135 Park Place, Pt. Richmond. 237-4782. 

Verbal Abuse, 2nd Class Citizens, Self Inflicted at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $8. 763-1146.  

Tom Rush at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $29.50-$30.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

The Ravines at noon at Cafe Zeste, 1250 Addison St. at Bonar, in the Strawberry Creek Park complex. 704-9378. 

The Snake Trio, new directions in jazz and Venezuelan music, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Mo’Rockin’ at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Diablo’s Dust and Ronnie Cato at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Nancy King and Steve Christofferson at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Larry Stefl Jazz Quartet at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $5. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Truxton, Voodoo Ecnomics at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.  

Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

The Strange Angels, blues and jam, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Phoenix and Afterbuffalo, Free Peoples at 10 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

CV1 at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

No Alternative, Midnight Boambers 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, APRIL 15 

CHILDREN 

Women of the World with Jackeline Rago, Michelle Jaques and Kelly Tacunda Orphan at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

“A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” Guided tour at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Native American Weaver, Grace Smith-Yellow Hammer will be exhibiting her own traditional Navajo rugs from 11 to 5 p.m. at Gathering Tribes, 1573 Solano Ave. 528-9038. www.gatheringtribes.com  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

National Poetry Month Readings with Evie Shockley and Barbara Jane Reyes at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Joel Westheimer and contributing authors discuss “Pledging Allegiance, The Politics of Patriotism in America’s Schools” at 7 p.m. at the JCC, 1414 Walnut St. Sponsored by Balck Oak Books. 486-0698. 

Brian Doherty describes “Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Kronos Quartet performs Górecki’s Third String Quartet at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Ensemble AROW “The Teutonic Spirit” at 3 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Tickets are $10 at the door. www.arowmusic.org  

Michael McKean “Strictly Speaking” Comedian, actor, songwriter at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20-$38. 642-9988.  

Remembering the Kid from Red Bank: A Tribute to William “Count” Basie featuring the Count Basie Tribute Orchestra in a fundraiser for the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music. Pre-concert conversation with Orrin Keepnews at 12:30 p.m., concert at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave. Oakland. Tickets are $25-35 sliding scale. 836-4649. 

Pappa Gianni and the North Beach Band at 2 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Elana James with Whit Smith at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Latin All-Star Jam with Ray Obiedo & Mombo Caribe, Jose Chepito Areas, Jose Najera, Tony Mayfield and others in a benefit for the Children of Chaguitillo, Nicaragua, at noon Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Suggested donation $10-$25. 

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

Quake City Jug Band at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Flamenco Open Stage with Carola Zertuche at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Cecelia Long Quartet at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Battle of the Bands at 6 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org 

MONDAY, APRIL 16 

CHILDREN 

Charlotte's Web Read-Aloud In honor of National Library Week, join us in reading Charlotte’s Web at 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library, 6833 International Boulevard, Oakland. 615-5728. 

FILM 

“A Forgotten Resistance: The Mosque of Paris” with Annette Herskovits who survived the Holocaust as a young child in France, at 12:30 p.m. in the Edith Stone Room of the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany. Brown-bag lunch. 526-3720, ext. 17. 

“No End in Sight” Documentary film on the months immediately before and after the toppling of Saddam, followed by a conversation with the director Charles Ferguso at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way. Sponsored by UC Berkeley's Center for Latin American Studies. 642-2088 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Art of Politics” with David Goines, artist and author and Eduardo Pineda, artist and Director, Museum of the African Diaspora at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6150. 

Aurora Theatre Staged Readings “American Whupass” by Justin Warner at 7:30 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. For tickets call 843-4822. 

Robert Hass reads from “Then and Now: The Poets Choice Columns, 1997-2000” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

PlayGround with Philip Kan Gotanda and Carey Perloff and the Emerging Playwrights Awards at 6:30 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $75. 415-704-3177. 

Will Alexander and Andrew Joron read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Poetry Express with Bert Glick at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Average Dyke Band in a benefit for CodePINK at 6 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $23. For tickets call 524-2776.  

Trovatore, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Classical at the Freight with Michael Taddai & Friends at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org 

Mo’ Rockin Project at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com