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The American Tapestry: Berkeley Arts Festival Benefit Screening
Directed by Gregory Nava, El Norte Productions, with original score by composer John Adams, traces the lives through the generations of immigrant families, from Poland, China, Africa, Ireland and Mexico.
Fine Arts Cinema
2451 Shattuck Ave.
Admission: $25
Reservations: 841-1982
Reception for the composer to follow
at La Note
7:30 pm
Fine Arts Cinema
The American Tapestry
2451 Shattuck Ave.
$8 #65
7:30
Julia Morgan Theater
First Stage Children's Theater
2646 College Ave.
$4.
#51
12 pm
New Music at UC Berkeley
Work by graduate student composers.
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
#7, 51, 64
1:30 pm
Carefree, Carfree Tour to MusicSources
A tour/demonstration by founder Laurette Goldberg of the early music resource center.
Festival Gallery
2 pm
UC Center for New Music & Audio Technologies (CNMAT)
Lecture/demonstration by German composer Georg Graewe
1750 Arch St.
Free
#8, 65
3 pm
Youth Arts Festival
Youth Jamboree! Led by Greg Gomez,
two school bands run the gamut from cool chamber music to hot jazz.
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
Free
7:30
Poetry Flash @ Cody's
D. Nurske, Norman Fischer
2454 Telegraph Ave
#40
12 noon
Jazzschool BART Plaza Concert
The Advanced Jazz Workshop
Under the direction of Mike Zilber
Sponsored by
Downtown Berkeley Association
Amoeba Music
BART
Berkeley Daily Planet
12:10-12:50
UC Students Poetry Reading
Morrison Rm., Doe Library, UC Campus
Free
#7, 51, 64
7 pm
Youth Arts Festival
Poetry with Rita Davies & Katie Johnson Oxford Elementary School students read their original poems.
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
Free
1:30 pm
Carefree Carfree Tour to KALA Art Institute
Festival Gallery
7:30 & 9:30
Pacific Film Archive
Mr. Zhao, Lu Yue (China, 1998; Bay Area Premiere)
2575 Bancroft Way
#7, 51, 64
8 pm
The Sounds of Berkeley: A Vibrating Experience
Helen Holt, Sherry Burke, Debra Dooling-Sherman, Dress, Aidan McIntyre, Art Peterson, Waldir Sachs, Robert Sherman, Steven Strauss, John Zalabak
Festival Gallery
$5, FOF free
8:30
La Peña Cultural Center
Marcus Shelby Orchestra, big band, Ellington-inspired jazz
3105 Shattuck Ave.
$10, FOF $8 #43
11:30 am
Habitot Children's Museum
Cinco de Mayo Celebration, a family sing-along
2230 Shattuck Ave.
Children $6, Adults $3, FOF $5 & $2
1-5 pm
Downtown Music Circus
Hundreds of musicians of every tradition
will gather on Shattuck Ave. between University Ave. and Haste St., playing
from streetside, stores, balconies, cafés, and a piano situated
on the divider at Center St. You, too, can bring an instrument and join
in the fun. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association and Amoeba Music.
7 pm
Pacific Film Archive
For Fun, Ning Ying (China/Hong Kong, 1995)
9 pm
On the Beat, Ning Ying (China, 1995)
2575 Bancroft Way
#7, 51, 64
8 pm
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra
Bach, B Minor Mass
St. Joseph the Worker Church
1640 Addison St.
Free
#51
8 pm
Julia Morgan Theater
Liam Ensemble
Traditional Persian Music
2646 College Ave.
$25
#51
8 pm
Celebration of Spring: A Benefit for the Crowden School
Turtle Island String Quartet
St. John's Church
2727 College Ave.
Tickets: 658-2799
#51
11 am-4 pm
Jazz on Fourth Street
A benefit for the Berkeley High Jazz Ensemble with Mingus Amongus, Charanga Tumbao y Cuerdos, Kemp Generation, Berkeley High Jazz Ensemble
#51
11:30 am
Carefree Carfree Tour
to Bernard Maybeck's First Church of Christ Scientist
Festival Gallery
1-5 pm
Crowden School Community Music Day
A family affair with an instrument "petting zoo" for children of all ages. Performances by the Kairos Youth Choir, the Arethusa Woodwind Ensemble, and the Rose Street Players Musical Theater
1475 Rose St.
Tel. 559-6910
Free
#67
1 pm
Berkeley Historical Society
Kimi Kodani HillLecture on Berkeley's Ethnic Diversity
1931 Center St.
Tel. 848-0181
Free
2 pm
Youth Arts Festival
Washington School Student Concert and Dances from Sri Lanka
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
Free
4:30 pm
Jazzschool Concert
La Note
2375 Shattuck Ave.
$12, FOF $10
#43, 7, 51
4:30- 6:30 pm
China: Fifty Years Inside the People's Republic
Slide Show & Panel Discussion: Other Views,
with photographers Jeffrey Aaronson and Xing Danwen, moderated by Robert Templer
Berkeley Art Museum Theater
7 pm
Himalayan Fair Concert
King Middle School
1781 Rose St.
848-6767 X 609 #15, 67
7:30 pm
News from Native California Magazine presents ShadowLight ProductionsTales from Native California,a lecture /demonstration of California Indian stories
Festival Gallery
Free
7:30 pm
Poetry Flash @ Cody's
Performance poet Sandy Diamond, Quraysh Ali Lansana
2454 Telegraph Ave. #40, 64
7:30 pm
Eighth St. Studio
Works in the Works 2000
2525 Eighth St.
$8, FOF $7 #65
12 pm
Pianist Jerry Kuderna
Concert/discussion
Festival Gallery
Free
7:30 pm
DAMO Disabled Advocates of Color
presents "New Voices" Poetry Reading
Disabled poets of color reading their poems of life, love, and surviving being disabled and minorities in America. Hosted by Gary Norris Gray, co-founder.
Festival Gallery
$5, FOF free
1:30 pm
Carefree, Carfree Tour
to Berkeley Art Center
Festival Gallery
7:30 pm
Poetry Flash @ Cody's
Hannah Stein, Sandra Gilbert
2474 Telegraph Ave.#
40, 64
8 pm
New Music Bay Area (formerly 20th Century Forum)
Keyboard Concert by Jerry Kuderna
Festival Gallery
$8, FOF free
12 noon
Jazzschool BART Plaza Concert
The Brazilian Ensemble
under the direction of Marcos Silva
Sponsored by the Downtown
Berkeley Association
Amoeba Music
BART
Berkeley Daily Planet
1:30 pm
Carefree Carfree Tour to Judah L. Magnes Museum
Festival Gallery
7 pm
Pacific Film Archive
To Live, Zhang Yimou (China, 1994)
9:25 pm
Life on a String, Chen Kaige (UK/China/Germany, 1990)
2575 Bancroft Way
#7, 51, 64
8 pm
Sub Human, Sea Tales from the Depths
Ed Holmes' one-man show is the true and salty tale of his journey from boy to sailor to performer.
Festival Gallery
$7-$8, FOF free
8 pm
La Peña Cultural Center
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Jazz performance and discussion
3105 Shattuck Ave.
$14 FOF $12 #43
8 pm
Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra
Bach's B minor Mass
St.Joseph the Worker Church
1640 Addison St.
Free #51
2-5 pm
Tiny Feet and Baby Shoes
A fun-filled program for the 0-3-year-old crowd, evoking the spirit of the old Huston Shoes site with stories, music, songs, skits, art projects and poetry all about feet and shoes. Babies and toddlers are free to crawl, sleep, run, and walk in and out of this event--includes plenty of audience participation.
Festival Gallery
$6 adults, $3 children, FOF free
5 pm
Capoeira Arts
Bahia Que Tem Dende, performed by Bira Almeida & Corpo Santo, a spectacular, action-packed program of dance and music of Brazil
2026 Addison St.
Tel. 666-1255
7:30 pm
Pacific Film Archive
The Gate of Heavenly Peace , Richard Gordon, Carma Hinton (US, 1995)
2575 Bancroft Way
#7, 51, 64
7:30 pm
Eighth St. Studio
Works in the Works 2000
2525 Eighth St.
$8, FOF $7 #65
8 pm
Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra
Bach's B minor Mass
St. Joseph the Worker Church
1640 Addison St.
Free #51
8:30 pm
John Santos and Machete Ensemble Tribute to the Master, CD release party
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
$14, FOF $12 #43
From 3 pm
Festival Finale: Satire! Comedy! Humor! The 1st Berkeley Satirithon:
A Muthah of a Day A free speech fiesta, with Selma Spector, Ed Holmes, Stoney Burke, Carol Denney, Marc McDonald, Jennifer Stone, & more. Another Arnie Passman House of Cards execution.
Festival Gallery
$5-$10 FOF free
4 pm
Pacific Film Archive
A Taste of China, Michael Lerner (US, 1984)
2575 Bancroft Way
#7, 51, 64
4:30 pm
Jazzschool Concert
La Note
2375 Shattuck Ave.
$12, FOF $10
7:30
Eighth St. Studio
Works in the Works 2000
2525 Eighth St.
$8, FOF $7 #65
Berkeley Community Media
Electrolysis: an exhibition on the impact of commercial media on the body politic
2239 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
848-2288