UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2626 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720

Each event begins at 7:30 PM; Doors open at 5PM, DJ and no-host bar begins at 6PM
$5 General Admission
Free for BAM/PFA members and UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff

Friday, February 5, 2010
William Winant Percussion Group

Percussionist William Winant brings his ensemble to the museum for a kinetic and adventurous program of twentieth-century avant-garde classics, including György Ligeti’s Poème Symphonique for 100 metronomes; Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music for swinging microphones; Fred Frith’s Stick Figures for six tabletop electric guitars, featuring Frith himself; Lou Harrison’s Solo to Anthony Cirone for tenor bells; and Philip Glass’s Music in Contrary Motion. All the works have been selected to respond to the distinctive acoustics of Gallery B. Winant is principal percussionist with the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and the John Zorn Chamber Ensemble, and since 1995 has been the percussionist with the rock band Mr. Bungle.

Friday, February 12, 2010
Marker Dance Party

Come dance and draw the night away with East Bay zine collective Rock Paper Scissors. The floors, ceilings, ramps, and nooks of Gallery B will be covered in paper for your drawing pleasure. Artist DJs will be spinning tunes while we cover the blank space with marker. You are invited to draw and then dance, to dance and then draw, or to do both at the same time! The artwork will remain on display through the weekend. The event will also feature zines from the RPS archive, special artist-commissioned multiples, and instructional zine-making videos. Come and leave your mark in the museum!

Friday, February 19, 2010
Skank Bloc Bologna Number Four

The opening night of Skank Bloc Bologna Number Four includes a reenactment of Jack Goldstein’s Two Fencers (1977) by members of the Cal Fencing Club; a screening of Ostia—an apocryphal depiction of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death starring Derek Jarman—by U.K. filmmaker Julian Cole; the iconoclastic performer Eugene Robinson reading from his new book; and a Scritti Politti cover band comprising local artists Cliff Hengst, Scott Hewicker, and Karla Milosevich. The DJ set will include a mix of skank, opera, and Scritti Politti.