Benefit Middle East Children's Alliance
7:30pm to 9:30pm, Ohmega Salvage 2403 San Pablo Avenue
The very spot where Alan Ginsberg first read the historic poem on March 18, 1956 when it was the Town Hall Theater.
7:30pm to 8:30pm, Sconehenge 2787 Shattuck Avenue
Aurora Theatre Company presents the West Coast Premiere of Sarah Trees thought-provoking THE HOW AND THE WHY. More than science is at stake when two women of different generations clash over what it means to be female. On the eve of a prestigious conference, an up-and-coming evolutionary biologist wrestles for the truth with an established leader in the field. As the two women thrash out their views, they struggle to find the middle ground between research and relationships. Hailed "a smart, densely textured work about men and women, love and conflict, genes and destiny" by The New York Times when it premiered at the McCarter Theatre in 2011, THE HOW AND THE WHY explores evolution and emotion, and the difficult choices faced by women of every generation.
Acclaimed Bay Area actress and director Joy Carlin (Talley's Folly, After the Revolution, Body Awareness, Jack Goes Boating, Awake and Sing!) helms this intimate and keenly perceptive play, featuring Nancy Carlin (The Monster-Builder, Hysteria, Benefactors) and Martha Brigham (San Francisco Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse). THE HOW AND THE WHY is the third fully staged production to be performed at the company's second stage performance space, Harry's UpStage.
Due to popular pre-sale demand a year in advance, Aurora Theatre Company extended the West Coast Premiere of THE HOW AND THE WHY. The production is the third Harry's UpStage production in a row to extend during ticket pre-sale since the space opened in April 2014.
8pm to 10pm, Harry’s UpStage located in the Nell and Jules Dashow Wing Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison Street
Ashkenaz 43rd Anniversary Celebration. $12 adv./$15 day of show. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
9pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States