Classical

California Bach Society “An Italian Lineage.” Paul Flight conducts works by Carissimi, Scarlatti, Verdi, Pizzetti. Paul Psarras, guitar. $ 33. 8 p. m. Fri. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S. F. 8 p. m. Sat. All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. 4 p. m. Sun. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. ( 650) 485- 1097. www.calbach.org.

California Redwood Chorale Works by John Rutter. 8 p. m. Fri. $ 20. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. www.glasercenter.com.

Chamber Music with Members of the S. F. Symphony Works by Hindemith, Sphor, Dvorak. 2 p. m. Sun. $ 38. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S. F. ( 415) 864- 6000. www.sfsymphony.org.

Christoph Tietze Organ. 4 p. m. Sun. St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St., S. F. ( 415) 5672020. www.stmarycathedralsf.org.

Clerestory Program is titled “Love and the Knight.’’ 4 p. m. Sun. $ 20-$ 25. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S. F. ( 415) 928- 7770. www.stmarks- sf.org.

Eco Ensemble Works by Bedrossian/ Epigram I, Epigram II; Leroux/ De la texture; Campion/ Auditory Fiction II. 8 p. m. Sat. $ 30. Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley. www.calperformances.org.

Farallon Quintet 3 p. m. Sun. $ 18. Dominican University of California, San Rafael. www.dominican.edu/events.

Fresno Philharmonic Program is titled “Witness and Rebirth: An Armenian Journey.’’ 5 p. m. Sun. $ 56-$ 78. Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon St., S. F. ( 415) 5676642. www.palaceoffinearts.org.

Guitar Ensemble 7: 30 p. m. Sat. $ 8. Sonoma State University, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. www.gmc.sonoma.edu.

Imani Winds Works by Mendelssohn, Barber, Paquito D’Rivera, Miles Davis and more. 2: 30 p. m. Sun. $ 30-$ 60. Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, 327 Lasuen St., Palo Alto. ( 650) 725- 2787. http://live.stanford.edu.

Marcin Dylla Guitar. 7: 30 p. m. Sat. $ 30-$ 45. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S. F. ( 415) 928- 7770. www.sfperformances.org.

Napa Valley Music Associates Works by Bach and more. 2: 30 p. m. Sun. $ 20-$ 25. Jamieson Ranch Vineyards, 1 Kirkland Ranch Road, American Canyon. ( 707) 254- 8673, ext. 11: . www.jamiesonranch- .com.

Napa Valley Youth Symphony Works by Beethoven, Vivaldi and Fritz Kreisler. 8 p. m. Sat. $ 25-$ 130. Lincoln Theater, 100 California Drive, Yountville. www.lincolntheater.org.

New Esterhazy Quartet “Haydn and his Students VII.” Works by Haydn, Paul Struck and Beethoven. $ 20-$ 25. 8 p. m. Fri. at Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley. 4 p. m. Sat. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S. F. 4 p. m. Sun. at All Saint’s Episcopal Church, 555 Waverly St., Palo Alto. ( 415) 520- 0611. www.newesterhazy.org.

Nigel Potts, Sarah Rose Organ; mezzo- soprano. Works by Wagner, Handel, Elgar, others. 4 p. m. Sun. $ 10 suggested donation. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S. F. ( 415) 749- 6300. www.gracecathedral.org

Opera San Jose “The Magic Flute.” Mozart. 8 p. m. Sat.; 3 p. m. next Sun. Through May 3. California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. ( 408) 437- 4450. www.operasj.org.

Pocket Opera “Alcina.” Handel. 2 p. m. Sun. $ 45-$ 48. Legion of Honor Museum, Lincoln Park, S. F. ( 415) 7503600. www.pocketopera.org.

S. F. Conservatory of Music Students Chamber Ensemble “Gratitude: A Benefit Concert for Veterans.” 5 p. m. Sun. $ 20. Morgan Auditorium, 491 Post St., S. F. www.sfcm.edu

S. F. Chamber Orchestra “The Romantics.” Benjamin Simon conducts works by Schubert, Brahms. Free. 8 p. m. Fri. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore St., S. F. 8 p. m. Sat. at First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto. 3 p. m. Sun. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. “www.sfchamberorchestra.org.

S. F. Choral Society Works by Handel and Stacy Garrop. 8 p. m. Sat.- Sun. $ 28-$ 34. St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 221 Valley St., S. F. ( 415) 648- 7538.

S. F. Symphony Pablo Heras-Casado conducts works by Haydn, Mozart, Debussy, Stravinsky. Igor Levit, piano. 2 p. m. today. $ 15-$ 158. Vasily Petrenko conducts works by Barber, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich. Sa Chen, piano. 2 p. m. Thurs.; 8 p. m. Fri. $ 15$ 164. “Film With The San Francisco Symphony: Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy.” 8 p. m. Sun. Damien Iorio conducts works by Tan Dun. $ 43-$ 158. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S. F. www.sfsymphony.org.

Santa Rosa Symphony Symphony Pops Series: “May the Force Be With You: The Movie Magic of John Williams.” 3 p. m. Sun. $ 32-$ 80. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. www.wellsfargocenterarts.org.

Sergei Babayan Piano. 8 p. m. Fri. Free. S. F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S. F. ( 415) 503- 6215. www.sfcm.edu.

Brian Murphy, Brad Mangin “Championship Blood.” 6 p. m. Thurs. Book Passage, Ferry Building, S. F. ( 415) 835- 1020. www.bookpassage.com.

East Bay Virtual Reality An evening of discussion about how entrepreneurs and scientists are using the latest generation of VR tech, hosted by Linda Jacobson and Ben Delaney. 7 p. m. Thurs. $ 15$ 20. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave., Alameda. www.rhythmix.org.

Eric Jerome Dickey “One Night.” 7 p. m. Thurs. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. www.booksinc.net.

Goran Rosenberg “A Brief Stop on the Road From Auschwitz.” 4 p. m. Sun. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com.

Heather Hardison “Homegrown.” 7: 30 p. m. Fri. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. ( 510) 704- 8222. www.mrsdalloways.com; 3 p. m. Sat. Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St., S. F. ( 415) 282- 4712. www.omnivorebooks.com.

Heidi Julavits “The Folded Clock.” 7 p. m. Thurs. Make- out Room, 3225 22nd St., S. F. ( 415) 647- 2888. www.makeoutroom.com.

Jo Ivester “The Outskirts of Hope.” 7 p. m. Thurs. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St., S. F. ( 415) 931- 3633. www.booksinc.net.

John Shoptaw, Daniel Wolff “Times Beach.” 3 p. m. Sun. Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. ( 510) 653- 9965. www.dieselbookstore.com.

John Stephens “The Black Reckoning.” 6: 30 p. m. Fri. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com.

Kent Heckenlively “Plague.” 1 p. m. Sat. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. ( 415) 927- 0960. www.bookpassage.com.

Laura Ackley Lecutre: “Building the Panama- Pacific International Exposition of 1915.” 10: 30 a. m. Sat. Casa de la Vista, 191 Avenue of the Palms, Treasure Island. ( 650) 7960520. www.treasureislandmuseum.org.

Les Standiford “Water to the Angels.” 7 p. m. Thurs. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com.

Lola Haskins, Lynne Knight “The Grace to Leave.” 7: 30 p. m. Thurs. Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. www.moesbooks.com.

Maged Zaher, Rodney Koeneke 7 p. m. Fri. $ 10. Ruth's Table, 580 Capp St., S. F. www. sfsu. edu/~ poetry. Muslim Women in Today’s World A speaker event and community discussion to raise awareness about Muslim faith and culture featuring Ameena Jandali and Samina Faheem Sundas. 10 a. m.- noon Sat. Sequoia Residential Facility, 1400 Geary Blvd, S. F. ( 415) 989- 4422. www.owlsf.org.

Notes & Words 2015 Celebrated writers and musicians join forces to raise funds for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Featuring writers David Brooks, Anna Quindlen and Daniel Handler as well as musicians Kelly McFarling, Tom Rhodes and Mike Errico. 8 p. m. Sat. $ 250+. Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. www.notesandwords.org.

Peter Dale Scott “The American Deep State.” 1 p. m. Sun. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. ( 415) 927- 0960. www.bookpassage.com.

Peter Grose “A Good Place To Hide.” 4 p. m. Sat. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. ( 415) 9270960. www.bookpassage.com.

Reyna Grande, Tom Killion, Don Wallace, Laurie Fox, Laurie King “UCSC Alumni Authors.” 6: 30 p. m. Sat. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. ( 831) 4230900. www.bookshopsantacruz.com.

The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing “A Bishop’s Quest: Founding a United Religions.” 9: 30 a. m. Sun. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S. F. ( 415) 749- 6300. www.gracecathedral.org.

Susan Levin “Unlocked: A Family Emerging From the Shadows of Autism.” 7 p. m. Thurs. Copperfield’s Books, San Rafael, 850 4th St., San Rafael. ( 415) 524- 2800. www.copperfieldsbooks.com.

The Tahrir of Poems: Seven Contemporary Egyptian Poets 4: 30 p. m. Thurs. The Poetry Center, HUM 512, S. F. State University. www.sfsu.edu/~poetry.

Viet Thanh Nguyen “The Sympathizer.“7 p. m. Thurs. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., S. F. ( 415) 362- 8193. www.citylights.com.

Wilson Tsai Lecutre: “The Link between GERD and Esophageal Cancer.” 1: 30 p. m. Thurs. Free. San Leandro Senior Community Center, 13909 East 14th St., San Leandro. ( 510) 727- 3022.