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Line & hook: Trophy trout are waiting at the San Pablo Reservoir. Urban Guide Listings to plan your week by The 2002 Charity Trout Derby I love to go fishing. The right combination of trees, rolling hills, water, beer, and sky ... gets me high. I cast my line, crack open a nice cold one, and zone out on the visual effects of the light on the water ­-- looks almost digital. Contemplate the hawk circling over the treetops. That hill is a mountain. The mountain is a volcano. It's mysticism. It's lucky. It means I will catch a fish today. God is smiling. San Pablo EBMUD Reservoir is a great place to fish, for daydreamers. Especially this time of year. It's warm, and the lake is stocked with trout for the derby. All you gotta do is hike in a bit, find your view, and drop your hook in the water. And if you don't have a pole, they've got a shop loaded with gear ranging from cheap to totally tricked out. Powerbait rules at San Pablo, (chartreuse or rainbow colored is hot right now) but nightcrawlers can work, too. The reservoir is reported to produce more trophy trout than any other lake in Northern California, so don't be too surprised if you hook something big ... and if you do, don't forget to get it weighed in to be eligible for many fabulous prizes. Plus, they give you a puffy baseball cap that says "I caught a WHOPPER!" (or something to that effect). So... BE LUCKY! DRINK BEER! Proceeds from the derby benefit The Amercian Cancer Society and Ione Rotary Club. Through Sat/25. That Dam Company (San Pablo Reservoir), 7301 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante.223.1661. [email protected]. (KE) Rack of Lamb of God CD release party. Whole Enchilada Records Benefit Benefit, CD release, puppet show, slap stick dance theatre, and noise pop giants -- this party's the whole enchilada. A project of Epic Arts, an Oakland-based not for profit arts and education powerhouse, Whole Enchilada's set to release local jazzcore outfit The Mass's debut CD, Rack of Lamb of God. It's a special event; they're the first band ever to sign with the local label. A heavy metal and elevator jazz hybrid, The Mass is followed by Dr. Abacus, a looney tune jazz quintet. Berkeley's jester troupe, Puppets and Pie, will bumble through the party with life-like puppets, passing out pie, reading palms, and making The Stork Club its high court. Enough? Not quite yet. With a passion for raunchy, saloon-style merriment and cheap whiskey, Fou Fou Ha!'s burlesqeue dancing girls are a hit. Finally, Bitesize blows through their set with super-catchy alt-pop tracks under a minute long. All money raised will go straight into backing more local artists, making the label, as founder Dani Eurynome says, "a tool to build the East Bay scene." Already, Whole Enchilada has released The Best of Berkeley Slam, with tracks from 10 of the best spoken words artists to fire up the Starry Plough, and bEASTfest 2001, a festival compilation of live eclectic tracks from 20 of the East Bay's brightest rock, roots, pop, jazz, and indie stars. Fri/17, 10pm-2am. The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakl. 444.6174.(EP) Ilyasah Shabazz reads from her coming-of-age memoir. Growing Up X The African American Museum and Library of Oakland (AAMLO) just opened its doors in the beautifully renovated and retrofitted historic Greene building on 14th Street this past February. Part museum, part library, this division of the Oakland Library is an important nexus for the preservation and discovery of African American cultural experiences and contributions. And this coming Friday in a reading at the museum's Marcus Bookstores, we are all privy to a better understanding of the personal life and impact of an American legend, Malcolm X, through the eyes and memories of his third daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz. She is the first of his children to write a memoir, and with co-author Kim McLain, she has written a work director Spike Lee assures is "destined to become a classic." Only three at the time of Malcolm X's death, she reconciles her personal memories of her father's "beautiful, full-faced grin" and love for his family with a more violent and politicized collective perception. She tells of her mother's un-earthly strength (she was pregnant with twins when Malcolm was assassinated, and later got her PhD while supporting six children). Interwoven with memories of her parents, Shabazz recounts her own study of Muslim, years in private schools, and even her first kiss. This is a rare reading of a unique story not to be missed. Fri/17, 6:30pm. African American Museum & Library of Oakland., 659 14th St., Oakl. Book purchase required for admittance. 652.2344. (EP) Picks by Kelly Eginton (KE) and Erica Pedersen (EP). [ East Bay | Metroactive | Archives ]