Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
THURSDAY, JAN. 28
EXHIBITIONS
Kala TGIT at 5:30 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. Donation $5. 541-7000. www.kala.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Theodore Roszack on “The Making of an Elder Culture: Reflections on the Future of America’s Most Audacious Generation” at 7 p.m. at Books Inc., 1760 Fourth St. 525-7777.
Joan Frank reads from her new collection of short stories “In Envy Country” at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Leslie Larson reads from her novel “Breaking Out of Bedlam” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Jazz Night” Annual Winter Fundraiser for Martin Luther King , Jr. Middle School Jazz Band at 7:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King , Jr. Middle School Auditorium, 1781 Rose St. at Grant. Free, but bring your checkbooks.
Haiti Benefit with Kalbass Kreyol and Friends at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
D’Wayne Wiggins’ House Party Tour of Relief for Haiti at 7 p.m. at Sweets ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland. Donation $20 and up. Donations will go to the Amrican Red Cross.
Brazilian Choro Music with Jane and Annie Lenoir, Carlos Oliveira and Brian Rice at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 5th flr., 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6241.
Jim Malcolm at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Women Jam at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
The Big Organ Trio, The Grease Traps at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Bassment at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
FRIDAY, JAN. 29
THEATER
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Ramona Quimby” Sat. and Sun. at 2 pm. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through Feb. 7. Tickets are $14-$18. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Antigone” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman, through Feb. 20. Tickets are $12-$15. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Aurora Theatre “The First Grade” at 2081 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $15-$55. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “Coming Home” at 2025 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Masquers Playhouse “Kitchen Witches” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through Feb. 27. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
TheatreFirst “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Marion E. Greene Black Box Theater, 531 19th St., through Feb. 14. www.brownpapertickets.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
M. Cazadores and Owen Hill read at 7:30 p.m. at Book Zoo, 6395 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 654-2665.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Edmund Wells, bass clarinet quartet, at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 848-3227. www.hillsideclub.org
Fog Hill Trio, classical, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Pellejo Seco, contemporary Cuban dance music, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Amendola vs Blades at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Brass Menazeri, Round Mountain at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Greg Brown at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $28.50-$29.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Wave Array and guests at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The P-PL at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Beep! Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
SATURDAY, JAN. 30
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with The Rubinoos at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
FILM
“The Window” Argentine film directed by Carlos Sorin at 3 p.m. at Claremont Branch Library, 2940 Benvenue Ave. Free. 981-6280.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Keith Ratzlaff and Jesse Nathan, poets, read at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
EXHIBITIONS
Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, pioneers in the eco-art movement in conversation, in conjunction with their exhibition “Greenhouse Britain” at 2 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave. 841-7000. www.kala.org
THEATER
“Reality Playthings” experiments with experience with Frank Moore at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., Oakland. 526-7858. www.eroplay.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
American Bach Soloists Monteverde’s “Vespers of 1610” at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way at Dana. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18-$45. 503-754-ARTS. americanbach.corg
Edmund Wells, bass clarinet quartet, at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 848-3227. www.hillsideclub.org
Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
WinterDances 2010 at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $15-$20. 848-4878.
Americanidades, Jose Roberto y Sus Amigos at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Play Live Dead, The Dead Guise at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Train Wreck at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8-$10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Neurohumors at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Lou & Peter Berryman at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Bill Bell at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
The Alouttes & Friends Women’s trio at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Blue Diamond Phillups at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Eric McFadden’s Faraway Brothers, The Old Puppies at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
SUNDAY, JAN. 31
CHILDREN
Orange Sherbert, The Magical Mystery Marching Band at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXHIBITIONS
Folk Art and Louisiana Gumbo at 1:30 p.m. in Oakland. Limited seating. RSVP to 482-5810. success@domesticsunlimitedcherriewilliams.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Nicole Hollander, author of the cartoon strip “Sylvia” at 1:30 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720.
“Arches, Balance & Light” Reading of a new Julia Morgan play by Mary Spletter at 4 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $20. For reservations call 883-9710. www.landmarkheritagefoundation.org
Poetry Flash with Cheryl Klein and Terry Wolverton at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433, College Ave., Oakland. 525-5476. poetryflash.org
Miscreant, fiction, poetry, music, at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
May Garsson and Other Paranormal Poets at 6 p.m. at Art House Gallery. Cost is $5-$10. 482-3336.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Chamber Music Sundaes with members of the San Fransisco Symphony at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets at the door are $20-$25. 415-753-2792. www.chambermusicsundaes.org
Annual Tribute to Pat Parker at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$20. 849-2568.
Tim Rayborn, candle-light concert of poetry and music from the northern European story-telling traditions at 7 p.m. at Music Sources, 1000 The Alameda, at Marin. Tickets are $15-$20. 528-1685. www.musicsources.org
Alma Desnuda, in a benefit for BOSS to fund a play area for homeless children at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sheldon Brown Quintet at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Dr. K’s Home Grown Roots Revue at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $14.50-$15.50. 548-1761.
MONDAY, FEB. 1
READINGS AND LECTURES
John Carroll in Conversation with Dave Eggers at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, 2025 Addison St. Benefit for Park Day School. Tickets are $30. 653-0317, 103. www.ParkDaySchool.org
Aurora Theatre Global Age Project Staged reading of “A Guide for the Perplexed” at 7:30 p.m. at at 2081 Addison St. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org
Subterranean Shakespeare “Two Nobel Kinsmen” staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, 1924 Cedar at Bonita. Tickets are $8. 276-3871.
Poetry Express with Cyrus Armajani at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977.
TUESDAY, FEB. 2
READINGS AND LECTURES
Loren Partridge on his new book “Art of Renaissance Florence, 1400-1600” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3
EXHIBITIONS
James Castle: A Retrospective at the Berkeley Art Museum through April 25. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Trickster Tradition” A lecture with Terry Wilson on the ambiguous trickster figure in the folklore of various cultures at 7:30 p.m. at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. 526-3805.
Maxine Chernoff and Paul Hoover discuss “Selected Poems of Friedrich Holderlin” at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Andrea Young Arts videos and book launch for “Chester Aaron’s 25 Loves” and Thomas Faber’s “Hesitation Marks” at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert “The Legacy of Jazz Saxophone Players” at Hertz Hall, UC campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Sonic Safari at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Agapi Mou, Balkan, Greek, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
THURSDAY, FEB. 4
FILM
“Pizza In Auschwitz” and “Yessir, This Is Kosher” at 7:30 p.m at Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $6-$8. 848-0237. www.brownpapertickets.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lisa Dalby on her new novel “Hidden Buddhas” at 7 p.m. at Books Inc, Fourth St. 525-7777.
Marianne Hirsch and Leo Spitzer on their new book “Ghosts of Home: The Afterlife of Czernowitz in Jewish Memory” at 6 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. www.universitypressbooks.com
Ethan Watters on “Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche” at 7:30 p.m . at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $12-$15. www.brownpapertickets.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dave Stein with Front Street, Grateful Dead night at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is tba. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ray Cepeda at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
8X8X8, Paufve Dance at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Sacred Profanities at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
FRIDAY, FEB. 5
EXHIBITIONS
“A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground” Work by Bay Area artists Mari Andrews and Sheila Ghidini. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, 480 23rd St., Oakland. 415-577-7537. www.chandracerrito.com
“The World Turned Inside Out” Photographs by Noele Lusano and James Minton. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Oakopolis, 447 25th St., Oakland. oakopolis@gmail.com
“Nowhere/Anywhere” a solo exhibition of new work by Steuart Pittman. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Blankspace, 6608 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. 547-6608. www.blankspacegallery.com
“Fun-A-Day In the Bay” group exhibition of artwork produced each day over the course of a month. Reception at 6 p.m. at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 2278 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. rpscollective.com
THEATER
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “Ramona Quimby” Sat. and Sun. at 2 pm. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through Feb. 7. Tickets are $14-$18. 296-4433. activeartstheatre.org
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Antigone” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman, through Feb. 20. Tickets are $12-$15. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Aurora Theatre “The First Grade” at 2081 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $15-$55. 843-4822. auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “Coming Home” at 2025 Addison St., through Feb. 28. Tickets are $33-$71. 647-2949. berkeleyrep.org
Contra Cost Civic Theater “Over the Tavern” a family comedy by Tom Dudzick, Fri. and Sat. at 8 .m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Feb. 28. Tickets are $11-$18. 524-9012. www.ccct.org
Masquers Playhouse “Kitchen Witches” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, and runs through Feb. 27. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Stagebridge “Sylvia’s Advice on How to Age Gracefully on the Planet Denial” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Feb. 21. Tickets are $15-$25. www.stagebridge.org
TheatreFirst “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Marion E. Greene Black Box Theater, 531 19th St., through Feb. 14. www.brownpapertickets.com
FILM
“Rebecca” by Alfred Hitchcock at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $5. 800-745-3000.
“The Invisible Forest” by Antero Alli at 8 p.m. at Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. Tickets are $6-$10. 464-4640.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music that Woke the World with Betsy Rose, Heng Sure, Melanie DeMore and Alan Senauke at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568.
Happy Hour Quintet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Tito y su Son de Cuba at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cuban salsa dance lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Marley’s Ghost at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Strange Angels Blues Band at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Ash Reiter, Quinn Deveaux and the Blue Beat Review at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Guns for San Sebastian at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, FEB. 6
CHILDREN
Music Concert with Andy Z at 11 a.m. at Studio Grow, 1235 10th St. Cost is $9. 526-9888.
Saturday Stories with author Ginger Wadsworth of “Up, Up and Away” and illustrator Dona Turne of “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” then enjoy spider-related crafts at 1 p.m. at Museum of Children’s Art, 538 Ninth St., Oakland. 465-8770. www.mocha.org
THEATER
Playback Theatre Personal stories shared by audience members will be instantly transformed by the ensemble into improvised theater pieces at 8 p.m. at Laney College Theatre, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. BrownPaperTickets.com
EXHIBITIONS
“Process and Place: The Transformative Potential of Artist Residencies” Group show of work by six artists who attended a residency program in new Zealand. Opening reception at 5 p.m at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
“A Community Gathered” Reception at 3 p.m. at Skyline UCC'’ Friendship Room, 12540 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. Donations benefit local youth art programs. 531-8212. www.skylineucc.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 pm. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street. 527-9905.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Haitian Earthquake Relief Benefit with Mystic Man & Lakay, Rara Fusion at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Afro-Haitian dance lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $10-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Dallas Black Dance Theater Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Black Repertory Theater, 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $30. 652-2120.
The Euphora Consort “Ávila: Musicians and Mystics from Sixteenth Century Spain” at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
Antioquia at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
David Jeffrey Jazz Fourtet at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Sotaque Baiano at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
House Jacks at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Mike Glendinning Grunge at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Jesse Cahn with Barbara Dane at 8 p.m. at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 472-3170.
Charlie Wilson’s War at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
The Stone Foxes, Luke Franks at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
SUNDAY, FEB. 7
CHILDREN
Charity Kahn & the Jamband at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXHIBITIONS
“Vintage Sixties” Photographs by William Haigwood. Opening reception at 1 p.m. at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave. 482-3336.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows read from their new translation, “A Year with Rilke” at 2 p.m. at Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St.Cost is $20. For reservations email jtruelson@APR.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for Palestinian Justice with Ramzy at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Compositions by Herb Bielawa, celebrating his 80th birthday, at 7:30 p.m. at Unitrarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, One Lawson Rd., Kensington. Suggested donation $15-$20. www.uucb.org
Dallas Black Dance Theater at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Black Repertory Theater, 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $30. 652-2120.
Steven Strauss Yuke Master at 7 p.m. at Chester’s Bay View Cafe, 1508 Walnut St. 849-9995.
Beyond the Pale, Post-modern klezmer, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
