Archaic Spirit in Millenium Sound New York composer Yualin Chen presents the world premiere of Archaic Spirit in Millenium Sound with 700 B.C. poetry and 2000 A.D. melodies for Chinese traditional instruments and electronics. Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Maestro Kent Nagano will conduct the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 24 at 8 pm. Musical Moments of the Millennium Oakland Lyric Opera celebrates Black History Month with three African-American sopranos performing on Feb. 19 at 8 pm. This lecture series covers the development of Japanese art from the Heian period to the 20th century. Daughters of China In celebration of Women's History Month on March 25, Meihong Xu, author of Daughter of China will discuss growing up in China, coming to the United States and the impact her life has had on her work.
Admission is free.
Shows fun Feb. 18-Feb. 27, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The Theatre of Yugen presents this multimedia drama about a 1991 hostage incident involving three Vietnamese American brothers in Sacramento. Developed and directed by Miko Lee and Michael Edo Keane. The Language of Angels , a triptych of ghost plays about brutal murder, the myth of memory and the unraveling of time.