Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
EXHIBITIONS
Kala Residency Projects Part II New work by Nicholle Maury, Yasuaki Onishi, and Ali Richards. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Kala Art institute, 2990 San Pablo Ave. www.kala.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Eddy Zheng discusses “Other: Asian & Pacific Islanders Prisoners’ Anthology” at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Eek-A-Mouse, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$18. 525-5054.
Freight Fiddle Summit with Alasdair Fraser, Liz Carroll, and Darol Anger at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761.
Wayne de la Cruz B-3 & The Big Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ.
Walty, Big Nasty at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Speak the Music at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8. 849-2568.
Charles Wheal at 8:30 p.m. at Bobby G’s Pizzeria, 2072 University Ave. 665-8866.
Kat 010 at 7 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Awake and Sing!” through Sept. 27, at 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $15-$55. 843-4822 or visit auroratheatre.org.
Central Works “Machiavelli’s The Prince” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through Sept. 19. Tickets are $14-$25. www.centralworks.org
Galatean Players Ensemble Theatre “Rivets” A musical based on Rosie the Riveter and Richmond’s Kaiser Shipyards, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. on board the SS Red Oak Victory, 1337 Canal Blvd., Berth 6A, Richmond, through Sept. 27. Tickets are $15-$20. Rosies, WW2 Veterans and uniformed soldiers, free. 925-676-5705. galateanplayers.com
Masquers Playhouse “Loot” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through Sept. 26. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Somewhere in Between” New works by Laura Borchet. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix Gallery, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. Also “The Tattoon Show” tattoo and cartoon art. Exhibitions run to Oct. 4. www.eclectix.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Emmyryss Wren at Friday Night Poetry at 7 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. www.expressionsgallery.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Natasha Miller, vocal jazz, at noon at the Kaiser Center Roof Garden, on top of the parking garage, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Free. www.KaiserCenterRoofGarden.com
Domestics Unlimited/Theater Arts Music, comedy, food, artwork at 6 p.m. at Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland. Cost is $13. www.brownpapertickets.com
Euphonia, folk music, at 8 p.m. at 33 Revolutions Cafe,10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 898-1836. www.33revolutions.com
Pellejo Seco at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$13. 849-2568.
Anna de Leon & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.
Mama Hagglin, Coup de Ska, The Real Tom Thunder at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7-$10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Helladelics, Greek roots band, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
David Grisman Quintet, Greg Liszt & the Deadly Gentlemen at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison. Cost is $26.50-$27.50. 548-1761.
Starry Plough Tribute Night with Children of the Damned, Modern Day Cowboy, Speak of the Devil at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
Shelley Doty and Green & Root, and Julie Wolf at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. Suggested donation $10-$15. www.womengig.com
Steve Carter Trio at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Supertaster at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Bluestate Band at 8:30 p.m. at Bobby G’s Pizzeria, 2072 University Ave. 665-8866.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
CHILDREN
Storybook Boxes Puppet Fair Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. www.fairyland.org
THEATER
Shotgun Players “The Farm” Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m. at John Hinkel Park, Southhampton Ave., through Sept 13. Suggested donation $10. 841-6500.
EXHIBITIONS
Cherie Raciti “Small Abstract Reliefs” on display Sat. and Sun from 1 to 5 p.m. at Garage Gallery, 3110 Wheeler St. through Sept. 13. www.berkeleyoutlet.com
“Never Can Say Goodbye” Group show. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Guerilla Cafe, 1620 Shattuck Ave. 845-2233.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Downtown Music Festival with Zoyres Eastern European Ferment at 10 a.m., Squirrelly Stringband at 11:30 a.m. and Aux Cajunals at 1:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Farmers’ Market, Center St. at MLK Jr. Way. www.ecologycenter.org
Freight and Salvage Grand Opening Open House from noon to 5 p.m. with workshops, perfromances and building tours, at 2020 Addison St.
Tango No. 9, music and dancing at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Free. 981-6241.
Fanny Ara & Meli Rivera, Celtic and Flamenco, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $14-$16. 849-2568.
Ed Reed & His All-Star Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Michael Jackson Tribute Part II with Kev Choice Ensemble at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.
Ramblin Jack Elliott, Rick Didia & Aireene Espiritu at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Moment’s Notice improvised dance, theater and music at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, in the Sawtooth Building, 2525 8th St. Tickets are $8-$15.
María Volonté, Argentine tango,at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373.
Catholic Radio, Farewell Typewriter, The Tenderloins at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
DiiGin at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Steve Malerbi Band at 8:30 p.m. at Bobby G’s Pizzeria, 2072 University Ave. Cost is $14. 665-8866.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
CHILDREN
Billy & Lloyd’s Greasy Sunday at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Tony Argento re-lives Cowboy Poetry Classics at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Egyptology Lecture “The Joint Expedition to Malqata - the Palace of Amenhotep III” with Dr. Diana Craig-Patch, Metropolitan Museum of Art at 2:30 p.m. at Barrows Hall, Room 20, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC campus. 415-664-4767.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Last Sundays Fest with Phenomenauts, Custard Pie, Amaya and others, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Telegraph Ave. from Dwight to Bancroft.
The Best Of Blasphemy CD Release Party Motordude Zydeco, Sylvia Herold, Chuck Erwin, Tony Marcus Swing Trio, The Funky Nixons, Rick Dougherty, Carol Denney and others at 6 p.m. at The White Horse Inn 6551 Telegraph Ave. Benefit for The Pacific Center. Clergy costume contest, raffle, and heavenly door prizes. Cost is $10. 925-376-6135.
robert temple with Rafael Herrera from 4 to 6 p.m. at Annie's Hall, 1613 Derby St. Cost is $12, children $5. 654-2329.
Scanlon Music Fund Benefit Concert with Sheila Scanlon Wilkins, Cara Bradbury, Rick Shinozaki, Rob Watson and others at 2 p.m. at St. Augustine Church, 400 Alcatraz Ave, Oakland. Tickets are $20. 653-8631.
Larry Vuckovich Latin Jazz Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.
The Saddle Cats at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra Vintage ‘20s and ‘30s dancing, at 6 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $20. 525-5054.
Chelle! and friends, Creole music from New Orleans, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
Bluegrass Blow-Out with Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Bluegrass Intention Kathy Kallick Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 1
READINGS AND LECTURES
Brenda Hillman reads from “Practical Water” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
Mary Mackey reads from “The Wido’s War” a novel is set in 1853 against the backdrop of the approaching Civil War, at 7 p.m. at Diesel Bookstore, 5433 College Ave., Oakland.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ray Abshire at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2
FILM
Cine Cubano Film Fest “Memorias del Subdesarrollo” at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert with Ernest Ting-Ta Yen, violin, Kelly Jenkins, flute, and Miles Graber, piano at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864.
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.
The Qadim Ensemble, mystical music of the Near East at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$17. 525-5054.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
EXHIBITIONS
“Somewhere in Between” New works by Laura Borchet. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix Gallery, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. Also “The Tattoon Show” tattoo and cartoon art. Exhibitions run to Oct. 4. www.eclectix.com
“Inspiration form the Bay and Beyond” Artwork by Anthony Holdsworth, Diane Abt, Rebecca Haseltine and Charles Rhone. Opening reception at 4:30 p.m. at MTC, 101 8th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Sept. 25.
“Isaura: A Life in Focus” Photographs on the Afro-Brazilian dancer, at Berkeley Pubic Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Exhibit runs to Sept. 30. 981-6240.
“Up Against the Wall: Berkeley Posters from the 1960s” at the Berkeley Historical Society, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St. Exhibit runs to Sept. 26. 848-0181.
“Metamorphosis” Paintings by Laila Espinoza at Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave. Exhibition runs to Oct. 4. 524-2943.
“A New Page: Painting in the 4th Dimension: Bedri Baykam” Opneing reception at 6 p.m. at Alphonse Berber Gallery, 2546 Bancroft Way. Exhibition runs through Oct. 17. alphonseberber.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Frederick Aldama in Conversation with Marcial Gonzalez on “Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
Poetry Flash with C.S. Giscombe and Kit Robinson at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 525-5476.
Poetry at the Albany Library with Lynne Knight and Carolyn Miller at 7 p.m. at 1247 Marin Ave., Albany. 526-3720.
MUSIC AND DANCE
A Night of Entertainment Benefiting the Street Level Health Project, Afro-Peruvian, Bolivian, Mongolian, traditional Peruvian, and Aztec music and dance, at 8 p.m. at La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 533-9906. www.streetlevelhealth.org
“Stomping the Blues” at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Blues dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Meldrum, featuring Gene Hoglan, at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
The Deep at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 4
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Awake and Sing!” through Sept. 27, at 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $15-$55. 843-4822.
Berkeley Rep “American Idiot” at 2025 Addison St., through Oct. 11. Tickets are $32-$86. www.berkeleyrep.org
Central Works “Machiavelli’s The Prince” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through Sept. 19. Tickets are $14-$25. www.centralworks.org
Galatean Players Ensemble Theatre “Rivets” A musical based on Rosie the Riveter and Richmond’s Kaiser Shipyards, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. on board the SS Red Oak Victory, 1337 Canal Blvd., Berth 6A, Richmond, through Sept. 27. Tickets are $15-$20. Rosies, WW2 Veterans and uniformed soldiers, free. 925-676-5705.
Masquers Playhouse “Loot” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through Sept. 26. Tickets are $18. 232-4031.
Woodminster Summer Musicals “Brigadoon” at 8 p.m. at Woodminster Amphitheater in Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joachin Miller Rd., Oakland, through Sept. 13. Tickets are $25-$40. 531-9597.
EXHIBITIONS
“Surface Strata” Paintings by Chris Trueman, Kevin Scianni, Alison Rash, Maichael Cutlip, Joshua Dildine, Jay Merryweather, and Eric Ward. Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Oct. 31. 465-8928.
”Heads and Tails” paintings by Julia Alvarado and and *JoAnn Biagini:* “New Work” mixed media by JoAnn Biagini. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave., Oakland. 701-4620. w
Robert Rickard, metal wall art at Christensen Heller Gallery, 5829 College Ave., Oakland, through Nov. 1. 655-5952.
“You Are Here” Art about person and place and “In Memorium: Women’s Lives Taken by Violence” Group show. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St., Alameda. 523-6957.
MUSIC AND DANCE
La Gran Noche de la Música Argentina with Marcelo Ledesma at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $16-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Quinn Deveaux & the Blue Beat Band at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10, $8 with bike. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Reptiles Reunion with David Gans, at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
Todd Shipley at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 5
CHILDREN
Babes in Toyland Puppet Show at 11 a.m. and 2 and 4 p.m. at at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. 296-4433. activeartsttheatre.org
THEATER
Shotgun Players “The Farm” Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m. at John Hinkel Park, Southhampton Ave., through Sept 13. Suggested donation $10. 841-5600. www.shotgunplayers.org
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
EXHIBITIONS
Julie Alvarado:* *Heads and Tails*: paintings and *JoAnn Biagini:* *New Work*: mixed media Artists’ Talk: Saturday, September 5 at **1pm*** at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave., Oakland. 701-4620.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Saturday Afternoon Gallery Acoustic featuring Boundless Gratitude from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Frank Bette Center for the Arts,1601 Paru St., corner of Lincoln, Alameda. Open mic signups at 1:30 p.m., music starts at 2 p.m. frankbettecenter.org
Baba Ken & West African Highlife Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ritmojito at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Paul Manousos at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Boatclub, Headslide, The American Professionals at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
CHILDREN
Ladybug Picnic at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXHIBITIONS
“Light on Lake Merritt” Digital photography by Laura Sutta, through Oct. 31 L’Amyx Tea Bar, 4179 Piedmont Ave., Oakland.
MUSIC AND DANCE
José Saavedra and Walter Morciglio present their new album “Conversos,” contemporary Puerto Rican poetry put to song at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8. 849-2568.
George Cole, swing, jazz, Americana, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
John Allen Cassady and Violet Monday, music and stories at 8 p.m. at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 472-3170.
