Arts Listings

THURSDAY, OCT. 8 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Inventing a Masterwork: Bernard Maybeck and the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley, 1909-1911” with Robert Judson Clark at 7:30 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2619 Dwight Way. Tickets are $15, available from Berkeley Architectural Heritage. 841-2242. berkeleyheritage.com 

Poetry Flash with Rose Black, Rafaella del Bourgo and Joseph Zaccardi at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. moesbooks.com 

Sherman Alexie on “War Dances” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Oakland, 2501 Harrison St., at 26th, Oakland. Tickets are $6-$15. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Cornelia Nixon discusses “Jarrettsville” about brothers who fought on opposing sides in the Civil War at 7 p.m. at Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com 

Individual World Poetry Slam Championships 7 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10-$15. 841-2082. www.iwps.poetryslam.com 

Poetry Slam Thurs. and Fri. at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, with events from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the café. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Edward Espe Brown presents “The Complete Tassajara Cookbook: Recipes, Techniques, and Reflections from the Famed Zen Kitchen” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze, African, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Dr. K’s Home Grown Roots Revue with Culann’s Hounds, Lucia Comnes, and the Gas Men at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761.  

Jazz Singers’ Soiree with Benny Watson Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.  

The Adrian Gormley Jazz Trio at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

Country Joe McDonald’s Open Mic at 7 p.m. at BFUU, 1924 Cedar St.  

The Lost Cats at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

FRIDAY, OCT. 9 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “The Nerd” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Oct. 25. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Berkeley Rep “American Idiot” at 2025 Addison St., through Nov. 15. Tickets are $32-$86. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Contra Costa Civic Theatre “Harvey” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through Oct. 11 at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito. Tickets are $18, $11 for 16 and under. 524-9132. www.cct.org 

Impact Theatre “See How We Are” A contemporary adaptation of “Antigone.” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Oct. 17. Tickets are $12-$20. impacttheatre.com 

Ragged Wing Ensemble “So Many Ways to Kill a Man” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. at Willard School, through Oct. 24. Tickets are $15-$30. 1-800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org 

Round Belly Theatre Company “Orestia: Before the Furies” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Noodle Factory, 1255 26th St. at Union, Oakland. Suggested donation $10. www.roundbellytheatre.com 

Shotgun Players “This World In A Woman’s Hands” The story of the WWII Victory warships and the African-American women who built them, with live acoustic bass by Marcus Shelby. Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Ashby Stage. 1901 Ashby Ave, through Oct. 18. Tickets are $18-$25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Smokey Joe’s Cafe “The Songs of Lieber and Stoller” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda. Tickets are $30, Dinner adn show tickets are $55. 522-3428. 

Woman’s Will “The Clean House” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way, through Oct. 10. Tickets are $15-$25. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org 

UC Dept. of TDPS “Dead Boys” A musical by Joe Goode in collaboration with composer Holcobe Waller, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m., through Oct. 18 at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827. 

FILM 

“It Happened One Night” at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $5. 1-800-745-3000. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Collecting California Landscape Art” with Thomas Reynolds at 6 p.m., and preview of the Bay Area Landscape Art Show, at Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Free. 644-2967. www.hillsideclub.org 

Naomi Lowinsky and Al Averbach read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave., a little north of Hearst. 841-6374. 

Individual World Poetry Slam Championships 7 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10-$15. 841-2082. www.iwps.poetryslam.com 

Poetry Slam at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, with events from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the café. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Deborah Tannen reads from “You Were Always Mom’s Favorite! Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“When Dreams Are Interrupted” dance, music, art and spoken word on the WWII internment experience of Bay Area Japanese-Americans, Fri.-Sun. at 2 p.m. in the Berkeley residence of former internees. For more information see www.purplemoondance.org 

Artists Vocal Ensemble “Kirchenabendmusik” at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $10-$20. wwwave-music.org 

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum & Friends at 8 p.m. at UTunes Coffe House, First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St., Oakland. Tickets are $14-$18, children ages 6-15, $5. www.utunescoffehouse.org 

Gateswingers Jazz Band at 7:30 p.m. at 33 Revolutions Record Shop and Cafe, 10086 San Pablo Ave. at Central, El Cerrito. 898-1836. 

Quijerema at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373.  

Hurricane Sam & The Hotsshots at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

LT3, in a benefit for Buffalo Field Campaign at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Lost Weekend at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

George Cole & Vive Le Jazz at 8 p.m. at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave.  Donation $10-$12. 472-3170. 

Green Machine at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

7th Street Band at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is 410. 548-1159.  

Socket at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SATURDAY, OCT. 10 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Juanita Ulloa at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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.  

EXHIBITIONS 

Bay Area Landscape Art Show with works by 22 local landscape painters, Sat. and Sun. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Free. 644-2967. www.hillsideclub.org 

“Women in Whiteware” Pottery by Mary Barringer, Lary Law, Elizabeth Robinson and Deb Schwartzkopf. Opening reception at 5 p.m. at TRAX Ceramic Gallery, 1812 Fifth St. 540-8729. www.traxgallery.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Joana Carneiro, Berkeley Symphony’s new music director, in conversation with pianist and radio host Sarah Cahill at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 3rd flr. community room, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6236. 

Ernest Bloch Anniversary Symposium at 2 p.m. at 125 Morrison Hall, UC campus. Free.  

“Metaphysical Abstraction: Contemporary Approaches to Spiritual Content” Artist talk with Tom Marioni at 4 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $5. 644-6893. berkeleyartvcenter.org 

Joaquin J. Gonzalez on “Filipino American Faith in Action” at 3:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. 

Richard Russo in conversation with West Coast Live’s Sedge Thompson at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“When Dreams Are Interrupted” dance, music art and spoken word on the WWII internment experience of bay Area Japanese-Americans, at 2 p.m. in the Berkeley residence of former internees. For more information see www.purplemoondance.org 

Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble 10th year anniversary concert at 8 p.m. at St. Albert Priory Chapel, 6172 Chabot Rd., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$15. www.wavewomen.org 

San Francisco Cabaret Opera “Solidarity” at 8 p.m. at Flux53 Theater/Artspace, 5306 Foothill Boulevard, Oakland. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877. www.goathall.org  

Ernest Bloch Anniversary Concert at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 

The Bloom Project Piano and saxophone comprovisations with Thollem McDonas and Rent Romus at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. 

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra “The Concerto: An Adversarial Friendship” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $25-$75. 415-392-4400. 

El Cerrito Free Folk Festival with Eric and Suzy Thompson, Leftover Dreams with Tony Marcus and Partice Haan, Euphonia, Misner and Smith, and many others, from noon to 10 p.m. at Windrush School, 1800 Elm St., El Cerrito. www.elcerritofolkfest.org 

Gamelan Sekar Jaya at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$20. brownpapertickets.com 

Orquestra La Moderna Tradición at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568.  

Lady Bianca Blues at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ.  

Reggae Angels, Lionheart Sounds at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Kris Delmhorst at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Quijerema at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.  

Sonic Safari at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Moh Alileche Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Art House, Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 472-3170. 

LT3 at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

CV Dub at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SUNDAY, OCT. 11 

CHILDREN 

Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

Bay Area Landscape Art Show with works by 22 local landscape painters, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Free. 644-2967. www.hillsideclub.org 

“The Color of Music” Mixed-media abstractions interpreting works by Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, and others, by Berkeley artist Hildegarde Haas on display at The Musical Offering, 2430 Bancroft Way. enfieldart@att.net 

Sharyl Gates Solo Show of paintings in oils and acrylics. Opening reception at 4 p.m. at the Albany Community Center Foyer, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

ENDdependence Poets honor Indigenous La Raza Day at 6 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$15. 849-2568.  

Opera Piccola Play Reading & Open Mic Poetry at 4 p.m. at Opera Piccola Performing Arts, 2946 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. Free, donations accepted. www.opera-piccola.org  

Anna Thomas presents “Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes from the Author of The Vegetarian Epicure” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Poetry Flash with Alison Hawthorne Deming and Ann Fisher-Wirth at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. 525-5476. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

San Francisco Cabaret Opera “Solidarity” at 7 p.m. at Flux53 Theater/Artspace, 5306 Foothill Boulevard, Oakland. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-289-6877. 

“When Dreams Are Interrupted” dance, music art and spoken word on the WWII internment experience of bay Area Japanese-Americans, at 2 p.m. in the Berkeley residence of former internees. For more information see www.purplemoondance.org 

Chamber Music Sundaes Program of String Chamber Music at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets at the door are $20-$25. 415-753-2792.  

The Prometheus Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Free, children welcome. www.prometheussymphony.org 

Sundays @ Four Chamber Music “Two Pianists” with Luis Magalhaes and Nina Schumann at 4 p.m. at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $15, free for children 18 and under. 559-6910.  

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra “The Concerto: An Adversarial Friendship” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $25-$75. 415-392-4400. 

Americana Unplugged: The Earl Brothers at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band Fundraiser for the Stupa Peace Park at 1:30 p.m. at Berkeley Unity Church, 2401 LeConte at Scenic. Tickets are $35-$40. 831-425-4466. 

Darryl Rowe & His Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Terrence Brewer “Goovin Waves” A Wes Montgomery Tribute at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373.  

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

The Funkenauts at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

Compared to What, R&B, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Bill Evans and Megan Lynch at 3 p.m. at Wisteria Ways, 383 61st St., Oakland. Donations $15-$20. Reservations strongly recommended. info@WisteriaWays.org 

Hipline Extravaganza, belly dance, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

MONDAY, OCT. 12 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Subterranean Shakespeare “Timon of Athens” staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, 1924 Cedar at Bonita. Tickets are $8. 276-3871. 

Berkeley Rep “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later” A staged reading at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St. Tickets are $8-$15. 647-2949. 

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

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley New Music Project Music by graduate student composers at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$15, free for UCB graduate students. 642-9988. 

The Matt Flinner Trio at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

TUESDAY, OCT. 13 

FILM 

“Peregrinos: Pilgrims, A musical Journey” A PBS documentary with composer Gabriela Lena Frank and La Peña Community Chorus at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Free. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry at the Albany Library with Giovanni Singleton and Douglas Scot Miller, followed by open mic, at 7 p.m. in the Edith Stone Room at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany. 526-3720. www.aclibrary.org. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Zydeco Flames at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 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 

Keoki Kahumoku Ukulele concert at 8 p.m., workshop at 6 p.m. at Temple Bar Tiki Bar, 984 University Ave. Cost is 422 for each event. Reservations suggested. 548-9888. 

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Berkeley Writers at Work Series with Walter Alvarez from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Morrison Library, 101 Doe Library, UC campus. writing.berkeley.edu/bwaw 

Louise Dyble on “Paying the Toll: Local Power, Regional Politics and the Golden Gate Bridge” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.  

Bryant Terry reads and gives a cooking demonstration from “Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Shana Mahaffey reads from her debut novel “Sounds Like Crazy” at A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Ave., Oakland. 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Scott Nygaard & Crow Molly at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Babshad Jazzz at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre Resturant, 2629 Telegraph Ave. 

Dan Stanton Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Big Bones at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Backyard Tarzans at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Kache at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Flowtilla at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

THURSDAY, OCT. 15 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Bobbin Lace: The Taming of Multitudes of Threads” at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. Exhibition runs to Feb. 1. LacisMuseum.org 

City of Berkeley Civic Center Art Exhibition Works by Berkeley artists on display Mon.-Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Martin Luther King Civic Center, 2180 Milvia St., through Dec. 11. 981-7533. 

“Domestic Disturbance” Intergenerational group of artists on the difficulties of balancing public and private life. Opening reception at 5 p.m. at Worth Ryder Gallery, 116 Kroeber Hall, UC campus. Exhibit runs to Oct. 31.  

Todd Laby: Images from “Brink” detailing his physical and psychological recovery from a serious surfing accident. at 5 p.m. at The LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St. Exhibition runs to Nov. 6. 649-8111.  

“Longing for the Background” Thérèse Lahaie’s sculptures, photography and site-specific installations at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, 25 Grand Ave., upper level, Oakland. Exhibition runs to Nov. 21. 415-577-7537. www.chandracerrito.com 

Robert Rickard, metal wall art at Christensen Heller Gallery, 5829 College Ave., Oakland, through Nov. 1. 655-5952. www.christensenheller.com 

“I’m A People Person” Exhibit depicting images of seniors at Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts Annex, 1428 Alice Street, off 14th St., downtown Oakland. Exhibit runs through Oct. 22. 

“Surface Strata” Paintings by Chris Trueman, Kevin Scianni, Alison Rash, Maichael Cutlip, Joshua Dildine, Jay Merryweather, and Eric Ward at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Oct. 31. 465-8928. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Thad Carhart reads from his historical novel “Across the Endless River” of frontier America in the 1800s, at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Amy Dean discusses her new book The New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement at 12:30 p.m. at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, IRLE Building, 2521 Channing Way. 642-9187. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Symphony performs works by Berkeley composers, John Adams and Gabriela Lena Frank, at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$60. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org 

Chirgilchin, Tuvan throat singing, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

The James King Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Steve Carter Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Mark Holzinger at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Dolorata, The Big Nasty at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

FRIDAY, OCT. 16 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “The Nerd” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through Oct. 25. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Berkeley Rep “American Idiot” at 2025 Addison St., through Nov. 15. Tickets are $32-$86. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Berkeley Rep “Tiny Kushner” Short plays by Tony Kushner at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison, through Nov. 29. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949 www.berkeleyrep.org 

Impact Theatre “See How We Are” A contemporary adaptation of “Antigone.” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Oct. 17. Tickets are $12-$20. impacttheatre.com 

Ragged Wing Ensemble “So Many Ways to Kill a Man” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. at Willard School, through Oct. 24. Tickets are $15-$30. 1-800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org 

Shotgun Players “This World In A Woman’s Hands” The story of the WWII Victory warships and the African-American women who built them, with live acoustic bass by Marcus Shelby. Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Ashby Stage. 1901 Ashby Ave, through Oct. 18. Tickets are $18-$25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Smokey Joe’s Cafe “The Songs of Lieber and Stoller” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda. Tickets are $30, Dinner adn show tickets are $55. 522-3428. 

TheatreFirst “Stones in His Pockets” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Marion E. Greene Theatre, ground floor of The Fox Oakland Building, 19th St. entrance, through Nov. 8. Tickets are $15-$30. www.brownpapertickets.com  

UC Dept. of TDPS “Dead Boys” A musical by Joe Goode in collaboration with composer Holcobe Waller, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m., through Oct. 18 at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC campus. Tickets are $10-$15. 642-8827. 

Youth Musical Theater “A Chorus Line” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave., through Oct. 25. Tickets are $10-$20. www.brownpapertickets.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

2009 James D. Phelan Art Award in Printmaking Gallery reception at 6 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. 841-7000. www.kala.org 

“Counts & Constructs” Works by Augusta Talbot and Eli Noyes. Reception at 6 p.m. at Garage Gallery, 3110 Wheeler St. Exhibit runs Sat. and Sun. 1 to 5 p.m. to Nov. 1. www.berkeleyoutlet.com 

“Dementions” A Halloween and Day of the Dead art exhibit. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix Gallery, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. Runs to Nov. 29. www.eclectix.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Stewart Brand on “Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way at Dana. Tickets are $40, includes autographed copy of book. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Poetry Reading and Open Mic at 7 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. 644-4930. 

Gabrielle Calvocoressi reads from her new volume of poems, “Apocolyptic Swing” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland Ballet “Jewels of the Bay: A Mixed Repertoire” at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Names University, Valley Center for the Arts, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$30 www.oaklandballet.org 

“Division” Chamber music for viol and lutes at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $10-$15. www.brownpapertickets.com 

Won Fu, from Taiwan in a benefit for typhoon relief at 7 p.m. at Genetics and Plant Biology Building, Room 100, UC campus. tasa.berkeley.edu.  

Kiyana “Vital and Perpetual Movements” Traditional Persian mystical whirling dance at 8 p.m. at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St., Oakland. Workshop on Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 for performance, $45 for workshop. hamza@iccnc.org 

Mestiza at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Music, She Wrote at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

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

Wailing SoulsLuv Fyah, 7th Street Sound, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $17-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

The Dead Kenny Gs at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

The Rhythm Doctors at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Code Name: Jonah at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

SATURDAY, OCT. 17 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Asheba at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“The Luminious Veil” Black and white photographs by Kristin Satzman. Artist’s reception at 4 p.m. at El Cerrito City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave. Exhibition runs to Nov. 17. 

“Exploring De Staebler Through Movement” A movement workshop with Muriel Maffre in conjunction with the exhibition “Steven De Staebler: The Sculptor’s Way” at 11 a.m. at The Richmond Art Center, 2540 Bartlett Ave., Richmond. Free. 620-6772. www.therac.org 

“The Self as Super Hero: Exchange and Response” A joint project with ArtEsteem and CCA faculty. Reception at 3 p.m. at Oliver Art Gallery, California College of the Arts, 5212 Broadway, Oakland.  

FILM 

Home Movie Day from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Film inspection and check in at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Telling Tales: A Fall Storytelling Festival with Awele Makeba, Joel ben Izzy and Megumi, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Berkwood Hedge School, 1809 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $4 children, $8 adults. www.berkwood.org/storytelling 

Jack Boulware, author of “Gimme Something Better” and member of East Bay punk bands Schlong and Classics of Love at 7:30 p.m. at 924 Gilman. Co-sponsored by Pegasus Books. pdtevents@gmail.com 

Douglass Gayeton presents “Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

Spice-Y Comedy Progressive comedy with Kelly Anneken, Awet Teame, Greg Asdourian and others at 7 p.m. at Spice Monkey Cafe, 1628 Webster St., Oakland.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland Ballet “Jewels of the Bay: A Mixed Repertoire” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Holy Names University, Valley Center for the Arts, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$30 www.oaklandballet.org 

Kensington Symphony Orchestra performs a Halloween-inspired program at 8 p.m. at Unitarian-Universalist Church, 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington. Suggested donation$12-$15. Children free. 524-9912. kensingtonsymphonyorchestra.org 

Randy Berge at 11 a.m. and Alan Lipton at 1 p.m. at Westbrae Berkeley Bagel Garden, Gilman at Santa Fe. 

“Walk in Faith not in Fear” Gospel Concert at 6 p.m. at Hilltop Community Church, 3118 Shane Drive, Richmond. Benefit concert for Breast Cancer Awareness month. 758-7939. 

Gamelan Sari Raras at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Arab Orchestra of San Francisco at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

Zulu Spear at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Amy X Neuburg & Solstice at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Kelley Gray at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Steve Carter Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

2ME at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

The Buckets Reunion, 20 Minute Loop at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Strange Angel Blues Band at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995. 

Little Muddy, CD release, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Countdown Cabaret Halloween kick-off at 8 p.m. at Flux 53, 5300-12 Foothill Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $10, $2 off with a costume. www.flux53.com 

SUNDAY, OCT. 18 

CHILDREN 

ME3 at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Berkeley in Conflict: Eyewitness Images” featuring never exhibited works by photographers John Jekabson, Dan Beaver, and Lydia Gans. Reception at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. 848-0181.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Metaphysical Abstraction: Contemporary Approaches to Spiritual Content” Adult education and teacher training on “Visual Thinking Strategies from 2 to 5 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893. berkeleyartvcenter.org 

Oran Canfield reads from “Long Past Stopping” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. moesbooks.com 

Audrey Heller presents her photographs in “Overlooked Undertakings” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Egyptology Lecture “King Tut’s Medicine Cabinet” with Dr. Lise Manniche, Univ. of Copenhagen at 2:30 p.m. at Barrows Hall, Room 20, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC campus. 415-664-4767. 

Benefit for Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund with international food, music, poetry and readings of letters from prisoners, from 3 to 7 p.m. at La Placita, 2375 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland. Cost is $10-$15.  

Clive Matson & Friends “Passion & Post-Psychedelic Poetry” at 5 p.m. at ArtHouse Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Donation $5-$10. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“The Unsung Diva” with Angela Dean Baham at 4 p.m. at The Bellevue Club, 525 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. Cost is $12-$30. Dinner follows. 451-1000.  

Christa Pfeiffer, David Aurbach, Michael Jones and William Ludtke Music by Ludtke, Corelli, Granados and Messiaen at 3 p.m. at 2601 Durant. 665-5988. 

Calle 49, instrumental Latin jazz, at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Bryan Bowman Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Americana Unplugged: The Stairwell Sisters at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Vernon Bush at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Peppino D’Agostino at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

The Flux at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com