Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
THEATER
PEN Oakland “4 X 4 Plays” staged readings of new works by local playwrights, Thurs. and Fri. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. Tickets are $7-$10. 681-5652. www.penoakland.org
FILM
“Wholphin” A quarterly DVD magazine with short movies, documentaries and uncategorizable films at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Steve Fainaru, Washington Post correspondent and author of “Big Boy Rules: America’s Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq” at 7 p.m. at El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito. 526-7512.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Di Goldene Pave” Yiddish Muse and Mystery with Lenka Lichtenberg at 1 p.m. at JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $12-$15. 800-838-3006.
“The Miracle of the Negro Spiritual” An evening of lecture and song with Prof. Lucy Kinchen, soloists and The Lucy Kinchen Chorale at 7 p.m. at Laney College, Room G189.
Santa Ferenc, Hungarian Gypsy music, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Anais Mitchell at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Alex Calatayud’s Brasil and Farewell Party at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ.
TAARKA, Elephant Revival at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
The Bluegrass Revolution at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
THEATER
Altarena Playhouse “Gypsy” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through April 5. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org
Berkeley Rep “Crime and Punishment” at 2025 Addison St., through Mar. 29. Tickets are $27-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Black Repertory Group “Mrs. Streeter” Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St., through April 25. Tickets are $15-$20. 925-812-2787. www.blackrepertorygroup.com
Brookside Rep “Basha Rubenchek from Minsk, Comrade of Petaluma” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, through May 3. Tickets are $19-$24. www.BrooksideRep.org
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Nine (The Musical)” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through March 28. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Destiny Arts “Dreaming Awake” Movement theater work created by young artists Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m. through April 5, at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Cost is $12-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com
Masquers Playhouse “The Last Five Years” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through May 2. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
“Memories and Dreams of the Twentieth Century: stories and a couple of songs” A one-man show by Michael Brown, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Da Silva Ukulele Co., 2547 8th St., Suite 28, in the Sawtooth Bldg., through April 4. Suggested donation $15. 868-3280.
PEN Oakland “4 X 4 Plays” staged readings of new works by local playwrights, at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. Tickets are $7-$10. 681-5652.
Shotgun Players “Skylight” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., though April 26. Tickets are $25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Sun & Moon Ensemble “Twobird” Fri.-Sun at 8 p.m. through March 29 at the South Berkeley Community Church, 1802 Fairview St., at Ellis. Tickets are $10-$25 sliding scale. 800- 838-3006. www.sunandmoonensemble.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Descent” Photographs by Peter Tonningsen on display until May 1 at A Different Day Gallery, 1233 Solano Ave., Albany. 868-4904.
FILM
“Iron Jawed Angels” A fictionalized account of the young activists in the women’s suffrage movement at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Friends Church 1600 Sacramento at Cedar St. 524-4112. www.berkeleyfriendschurch.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Blair Kilpatrick reads from “Accordian Dreams: A Journey into Cajun and Creole Music” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Blues & Jazz Benefit” with Rhonda Benin & Company, Dave Matthews Blues Band, Beverly Johnson and others in a benefit for Berkeley Food and Housing Project, at 6 pm. at Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $30. 649-4965, ext. 312. www.bfhp.org
Whitworth Symphony Orchestra performs Haydn’s Symphony No. 100 and other selections at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, 2407 Dana St. Free, donations accepted. 509-777-3280.
Opera Piccola Youth Performance at 7 p.m. at Oakland Technical High School Auditorium, 4351 Broadway, Oakland. Donations accepted. www.opera-piccola.org
Que viva el canto/Songs of Chile with Eduardo Peralta at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Glen Pearson Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Blue Turtle Seduction, Seah Hodge & High Heat at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Escalay, middle-eastern jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at Pro Arts Gallery, 550 Second St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$18. proartsgallery.org
Claudia Schmidt at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
The Botticellis, Winters Fall, Belly of the Whale at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Justin Anchetta at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Terrence Brewer Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Monophonics & Grease Taps at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $6-$8. 548-1159.
Lynne Smith, Vickie Hopper Claudia Russell at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
CHILDREN
East Bay Children’s Theatre “That’s Our Snow White” at 1 and 3 p.m. at The James Moore Theater, Oakland Museum, 1000 Oak St., Oakland. Tickets are $10. www.childrens-theatre.org
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Colibrí at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Owen Baker Flynn “Act in a Box” Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $6. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Go Figure” Works interpreting the human form by Prabin Badhia, Bernice Gross and Gail Machlis. Reception at 7 p.m. at 4th Street Studio, 1717D 4th St. www.fourthstreetstudio.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Conrgresswoman Barbara Lee will read from her memoir “Renegade for Peace and Justice” and discuss her political career at 3 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. pdtevents@gmail.com
Rhythm & Muse Young Writers’ Night, with Maurisha and Michelle Williams, Terry Taplin, Anthony Atlas, Poetry Thomas & others, at 7 p.m. at 1275 Walnut St., between Eunice and Rose Sts. 644-6893.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Gamelan Sekar Jaya 30th Anniversary Benefit with auction, Balinese music and performance from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, Durant Ave. Cost is $25. 655-1227.
Los Cenzontles, Mexican-American Roots band, at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Pellejo Seco, Cuban, at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$13. 849-2568.
Mal Sharpe’s Gumbo Band at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.
Baba Ken & the Afro-Groove Connexion at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Kenny “Blue” Ray at 8:30 p.m. at Bobby G’s, 2072 University Ave.
Take the Stage at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $8.50-$9.50. 548-1761.
Mitch Green at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12. 845-
Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Hali Hammer and Khadejah Waverly at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795.
Or, the Whale, The Flagpoles, Strix Vega at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
Patrick Wolff Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Dan Potthast, Davenpport Totem at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $8. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
READINGS AND LECTURES
Congresswoman Barbara Lee on her new book “Renegade for Peace & Justice” at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 98 Broadway, Jack London Square, Oakland. 272-0120.
Andrea Mock, spoken word performance at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert with soprano Ruth Ann Swenson, at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Tickets are $48-$58. www.berkeleyopera.org
Jewish Music Festival Family Day with activities and performances from 11 a.m., dance party at 4 p.m. at JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $7-$20. 800-838-3006. www.jewishmusicfestival.org
Namâd Ensemble, Ossyan (Rebellion), Persian Classical Concert at 7 p.m. at The Julia Morgan Young People’s Performing Arts Center, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $30. 823-5990.
“Requiem” by Gabriel Faure at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway, Oakland. 444-3555.
Berkeley Unified School District’s Performing Arts Showcase at 1 p.m. in Berkeley Community Theater at Berkeley High School. 644-6320.
Joshua Moshier & Andre Bush at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Bandworks at 1 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054.
Mary Jensen at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12. 845-5373.
Duck Baker at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Spearcracker at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
MONDAY, MARCH 30
EXHIBITIONS
“RE/FORMATIONS: Disability, Women and Sculpture” opens at the National Institute of Art & Disabilities, 551 23rd St., Richmond, and runs through May 11. 620-0290.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bloch Lecture: Steven Feld on “Jazz Cosmopolitanism: A View from Acra, Ghana” at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets not required. 642-4864.
“Where the Girls Are: Women Artists, Science and Tech” with Marcia Tanner at 7:30 p.m. at 160 Kroeber Hall, UC campus. Free. bcnm.berkeley.edu
Bill Berkson reads from “Portrait and Dream: New & Selected Poems” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Classical at the Freight in celebration of Mendelssohn’s 200th Birthday at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $8.50-$9.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
READINGS AND LECTURES
Walter Mosley, crime writer and creator of Easy Rawlins, at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$13. www.kpfa.org
Germaine Greer on “Shakespeare’s Wife” at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Farallon Recorder Quartet at 7:30 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Tickets are $15-$20. 559-4670. farallonrecorderquartet.com
Bandworks at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Singers’ Open Mic with Kelly Park at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
EXHIBITIONS
“Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet” opens at the Berkeley Art Museum. Curator’s talk with Lucinda Barnes at 12:15 p.m. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“As the World Turns: The World of the 1890s” Staged tableaux of garments, linens and laces in everyday setting, opens at the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 3163 Adeline St. 843-7178. lacismuseum.org
“Flowers Revealed” Photographs by Karen Preuss at the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 2nd flr., 101 Eighth St., Oakland, through April 30. 817-5773.
FILM
“The Spirit of the Beehive” at 3 p.m. and “Wild Boys of the Road” at 6 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
From Riches to Rags: Hollywood and the New Deal “Our Daily Bread” Introduced by Eric Rauchway, author of The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
“Sacred Music of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam” with recordings presented by UC Prof. of Middle Eastern Studies, Martin Schwartz; and a live performance by cantor Richard Kaplan at 7:30 p.m. at Northbrae Community Church, 951 The Alameda. Free. 526-3805.
Dazzling Divas, opera, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net
The Big Cheese & Jive Rats at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Whiskey Brothers, old-time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
The Northside Band at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Rumbache at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa dance lessons at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Mike Marshall & Darol Anger with Vasen at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $32.50-$33.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
EXHIBITIONS
“Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet” Converstaion with ecologist Gretchen Daily and Artist Iñgo Manglano-Ovalle at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Catherine Ramirez in conversation with Jose Saldivar on her new book “The Woman in the Zoot Suit: Gender, Nationalism, and the Cultural Politics of Memory” 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Holloway Poetry Series with Cyrus Console at 6:30 p.m. in the Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall, UC campus. http://holloway.english.berkeley.edu
Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza of Culture Clash read from their new anthology “Oh Wild West” at 7 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th, Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Rubber Soldiers Revue with The Rowan Brothers and David Gans at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
3rd “Not-A-Seder” Passover Cabaret at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave.Free. Hosted by the Progressive Jewish Alliance.
Bill Evans & Megan Lynch at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kelly Park Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Luce Band, Annie Bacon and her O-Shen, The Wicked Oysters at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082
Dave Stein Hub-Bub at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
THEATER
Altarena Playhouse “Gypsy” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through April 5. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org
Black Repertory Group “Mrs. Streeter” Fri. at 8 .m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St., through April 25. Tickets are $15-$20. 925-812-2787. www.blackrepertorygroup.com
Brookside Rep “Basha Rubenchek from Minsk, Comrade of Petaluma” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, through May 3. Tickets are $19-$24. www.BrooksideRep.org
Destiny Arts “Dreaming Awake” Movement theater work created by young artists Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Cost is $12-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com
Masquers Playhouse “The Last Five Years” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through May 2. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
“Memories and Dreams of the Twentieth Century: stories and a couple of songs” A one-man show by Michael Brown, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Da Silva Ukulele Co., 2547 8th St., Suite 28, in the Sawtooth Bldg., through April 4. Suggested donation $15. 868-3280.
Round Belly Theatre Co. “Twelfth Night” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. Subterranean Art House, 2179 Bancroft Way. Suggested donation $8-$10. 415-728-5975.
Shotgun Players “Skylight” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., though April 26. Tickets are $25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Descent” Photographs by Peter Tonningsen. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at A Different Day Gallery, 1233 Solano Ave. Albany. 868-4904.
“Earth Days” Works by Tyrell Collins, Ralph Singer, and John Wood. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 Twenty-fifth St., Oakland. oakopolis@gmail.com
“Intersectionality of Sisters” Panel discussion and poetry at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. 465-8928.
“Myth Magic Mystery: Art of the Inner Worlds” Group show. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at The Red Door Gallery and Collective in the Warehouse, 416 26th St., Oakland. 292-7061.
“Confluence” Painting and sculpture by Margaret Chavigny and Laura van Duren. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave. at Broadway, Oakland. 701-4620. www.mercurytwenty.com
“Modality Room” Installation by Renee Gertler. Reception at 7 p.m. at Blankspace, 6608 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. 547-6608. www.blankspacegallery.com
“Beyond the Studio: Community Collaborations” Community-based Public Art Projects and Final Exhibition through April 5 at Work-in-Progress Gallery, John F. Kennedy University’s Arts Annex, 2956 San Pablo Ave., 2nd Flr. 486-8118.
FILM
“An American in Paris” at 7 p.m. at the Paramount, 2025 Boradway. Tickets are $5. Box office opens at 6 p.m.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Teen Poetry Slam Semi-Finals with eighteen semi-finalists from across the Bay Area, Fri. and Sat. at 7 p.m. at The Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $6-$10. 800-828-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Friday Noon Concert with Dept. of Music students at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
“Cal Band Spring Showcase” a variety of acts from rock bands to dances to comedy skits at 7:30 p.m. at Haas Pavilion, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-3436. tickets.berkeley.edu.
San Francisco City Chorus “Spring Rhapsody” choral works from the Romantic Period at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $18-$25. 415-701-7664. www.sfcitychorus.org
Sergio Caputo Quartet at 8 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC campus. Free.
Bill Crossman, First Fridays Free Jazz and Improv at 7:30 p.m. at OPC Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Cost is $5, free for ages 16 and under. 836-4649.
Clifton Burton’s Upside Down & Backwards at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
The Phenomenauts, Peelander-Z, The Secretions, Tabaltix at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mark Hummel with Jerry Zybach at 9 p.m. at Bobby G’s, 2072 University Ave.
Bob Frank with John Murray & the Lansky Brothers at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Beth Nielsen Chapman, singer/songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way, at 6th. Cost is $15-$25. 486-8700. www.rudramandir.com
Marcus Shelby Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Lloyd Family Players, Alex-Lee, The Rad Girls at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Green Machine at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Danny Torres & Friends at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
CHILDREN
John Weaver, storyteller, Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
“Orca, The First Whale” A puppet show based on a tale from Native Americans in the Northwest, at 11 a.m., and 2 and 4 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. 452-2259. www.fairyland.org
Arts at St. Alban’s Storytelling and Music with Joyce Parry Moore and Jack Hayes, a multi-disciplinary series for children, ages 5-10. Parents invited. From 10 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Free, donations accepted. To register call 525-1716. info@st-albans-albany.org
EXHIBITIONS
“RE/FORMATIONS: Disability, Women and Sculpture” Opening reception at 2 p.m. at the National Institute of Art & Disabilities, 551 23rd St., Richmond. Exhibition runs through May 11. 620-0290. www.niadart.org
THEATER
Stone Soup Improv Comedy at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $7-$10. www.stonesoupimprov.com
TheatreFIRST “Old Times” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way, through April 18. Tickets are $23-$28. 436-5085. www.theatrefirst.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Teen Poetry Slam Semi-Finals with eighteen semi-finalists from across the Bay Area at 7 p.m. at The Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $6-$10. 800-828-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com
Poetry Reading with Ariana Reines at 7 p.m. at Alphonse Berber Gallery, 2546 Bancroft Way. 649-9492.
Benito M. Vergara, Jr. on “Pinoy Capital: The Filipino Nation in Daly City” at 3:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. www.asiabookcenter.com
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 pm. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street. 527-9905.
Thaddeus Rutkowski on “Tetched: A Novel in Fractals” at 7 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. www.asiabookcenter.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Gloria” Combined Choirs and Symphony at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, One Lawson Road, Kensington. Suggested donation $15-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds. 525-0302, ext. 309. www.uucb.org
American Bach Soloists at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, at Dana. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10-$44. 800-838-3006. americanbach.org
Yolanda Rhodes, jazz standards, arias, spirituals and art songs, at 8 p.m. at Trrinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.
San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir “Tonight My Heart Sings” at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Alameda, 2001 Santa Clara at Chestnut, Alameda. Suggested donation $10-$15, children under 13, free. 522-1477. www.AlamedaChurch.com
Las Bomberas de la Bahía at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
V Note Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Steve Freund at 8:30 p.m. at Bobby G’s, 2072 University Ave.
Beat Box Showcase with The Vowel Movement and others at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sotaque Baiano at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Bill Tapia at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Disappear Incompletely and Kapowski at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Zarate Pollace Brazillian Band at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Planet Loop at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Celu Hamer & Friends at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 597-0795.
Mitch Marcus Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Berkeley Guitar Festival with Michto Pelo, George Cole and Vive le Jazz, The Terrence Brewer Group at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
EXHIBITIONS
“Prints and Posters” Reception at 5:30 p.m. p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Sale and auction runs through April 12. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
“Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet” Guided tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“The Lyrical Line: Embracing All & Flowing” Works by Salma Arastu on display from 2 to 5 p.m. at Numi Tea Gardens, 2230 Livingston St., Oakland. 261-1315.
FILM
African Diaspora Film Society “Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun” at 2 p.m. at Parkway Theater, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland. Cost is $5. 814-2400.
Earth Dance Film Festival at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th, Oakland. For ticket information call 701-4019. www.earthdancefilms.com
From Riches to Rags: Hollywood and the New Deal “Wild Boys of the Road” Introduced by Harvey Smith, board member of the National New Deal Preservation Association, at 6 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Talk Cinema Berkeley Preview of new independent films with discussion afterwards at 10 a.m. at Albany Twin Theater, 1115 Solano Ave., Albany. Cost is $20. http://talkcinema.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Diane di Prima, Maichael McClure and David Meltzer at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. 653-9965.
Small Press Distribution Poetry Blow-Out with readings by Clark Coolidge, Norma Cole, Graham Foust, Tennessee Reed and many others, from noon to 4 p.m. at 1341 7th St. at Gilman. 524-1668.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Pocket Opera “La Favorita” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $20-$37. 415-346-7805. www.pocketopera.org
Moira Smiley & VOCO at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is 18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Fiesta de Marimba with Ana Nitmas and Ixim Tinamit at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Jennnifer Jolly Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
California Coast Music Camp Spring Dance at 4 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $$15-$25. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Clairdee at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
