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| Marin Arts Council Open Studios & Festival | Marin Arts Council Open Studios & Festival
Two consecutive weekends of Open Studios & Arts Festival
A springtime tour of Marin and its vibrant arts scene
WHAT: Marin Arts Council Open Studios & Festival
Artists open their studios and theater companies, dancers, poets and storytellers take to the stage in this annual Marin County arts festival honoring the talented artists and performers who live and work in Marin County.
Get the free "Arts of Marin Tourguide 2010," then take off on this self-guided discovery tour through the towns and hamlets of Marin County visiting hundreds of artists’ studios and enjoying performances by members of its vibrant performing arts community.
WHEN: May 1 & 2, 2010 and May 8 & 9, 2010
Open Studios: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
Events and performances: Admission to be announced.
WHERE: Marin County, California
OPEN STUDIOS: May 1 & 2 and May 8 & 9, 2010 at artists' studios in cities, towns and hamlets throughout Marin County.
ARTS FESTIVAL: May 1 & 2 and May 8 & 9, 2010 at the Marin Arts Council gallery in San Rafael and Marin County performance locations.
Events and specific locations to be announced.
COST: Open studios: Free
Events and performances: Admission to be announced.
PHONE: 415-499-8350
WEBSITE: www.marinarts.org | May 1, 2010 | May 9, 2010 | http://www.marinarts.org |
| Scalpel! | Scalpel!
A killer rock comedy
Written & Directed by D'Arcy Drollinger
March 30-April 17 (World Premiere)
When wealthy New York socialite Jacquelyn Blithers' husband leaves her for a younger woman, her Upper East Side life of fabulous fashion and exclusive parties takes a serious nose-dive. Her two body dysmorphic best pals nip the situation in the bud and lift Jac's sagging spirits by sending her to the Svengali of plastic surgery, Dr. Bulgari.
Jacqueline loves her new face until the nightmares begin…and when the people in her nightmares begin turning up dead, Jac realizes that something sinister lurks beneath the flawless complexions and tight skin of the social elite - these women are truly dressed to kill. Armed only with her loyal English butler, her feisty Puerto Rican maid and her six -inch Jimmy Choos, Jac must infiltrate a blood-chilling conspiracy bent on global domination, as she sings and dances her way to saving the world from certain doom.
Tickets $20-$35 | March 30, 2010 | April 17, 2010 | http://www.brava.org |
| Ajami | An Oscar nominee this year for Best Foreign Language Film, this powerful crime drama from Israel is set in Jaffa, a mostly Arab city south of Tel Aviv, and a melting pot of cultures and conflicts among Jews, Muslims and Christians. These “mean streets” are depicted through intersecting stories, from a young Israeli (Shahir Kabaha) fighting a criminal vendetta and a Palestinian refugee (Ibrahim Frege) trying to finance a life-saving surgery, to a Jewish detective (Eran Naim) obsessed with finding his missing brother and an affuent Palestinian (Scandar Copti) dreaming of a future with his Jewish girlfriend. Co-written and directed by Scandar Copti, an Israeli Arab, and Yaron Shani, who is Jewish, Ajami (according to A.O. Scott of The New York Times) “…is acutely insightful about the social divisions within Israel, but it examines them without scolding or sentimentality.” In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. Writers/Directors: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani. (Israel 2009) 120 min.
Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-454-1222
tickets: $10 (CFI members $5.50) | March 26, 2010 | April 1, 2010 | http://www.cafilm.org |
| They Came to Play | Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael 94901
March 24, 7:30pm
$15 (CFI members $12)
This one-night-only special program combines a screening of the award-winning documentary They Came to Play with live performances by two of the pianists featured in the film. Directed by Alex Rotaru and produced by Lori Miller, They Came to Play is a rousing and uplifting film about the International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, hosted by the Van Cliburn Foundation. Held every four years, the event attracts top amateur pianists from around the world, convening in Fort Worth, Texas for a week of music, competition and camaraderie. All of them have made their careers outside of music, but you wouldn’t know it from the quality of their performances. Including commentary from Van Cliburn himself, as well as professional gold-medalists, the film features beautiful performances of masterworks, from Beethoven to Alkan and from Rachmaninoff to Barber.
This program is highlighted by live performances of two pianists appearing in the film: Ken Iisaka of Mill Valley and Esfir Ross of Oakland. They will perform on a Steinway supplied by Sherman Clay & Co. Program approximately 2 hours. | March 24, 2010 | March 24, 2010 | http://www.cafilm.org |
| Honeymoon in Pyongyang | In 2008 newlyweds Kris and Noah Lang had the chance to visit Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on their honeymoon. Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst, they were surprised every step of the way.
Please join the Langs as they share photos and videos from travel around the northern part of the Korean peninsula. After the slideshow they will answer questions about this mysterious and largely unvisited country.
Noah Lang is a partner in Electric Works, a contemporary art gallery in San Francisco. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in German Literature and Cultural Studies from Georgetown University. In 1987, Noah took his first trip to the East, when he walked across the border of East-West Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie. Subsequently, he made two trips behind the Iron Curtain before the wall came down in 1989. Since then he has traveled around Eastern and Central Europe, taking in the sights, mushroom hunting and comparing stories of nostalgia and bitterness of the "good old days" of socialism.
Kris Lang got Noah heading east as part of a tour visiting China instigated by her circus school coach, who was raised in the Chinese acrobat system. Besides China and the DPRK, they have traveled to Japan, the UK, Germany and Czech Republic.
This event is free and open to the public.
Electric Works
130 8th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
| March 24, 2010 | March 24, 2010 | http://www.sfelectricworks.com |
| The Mikado Singalong | If you’ve ever sat in the audience wishing you could sing along, now’s your chance! You are invited to be a part of the extended chorus in this fun production, which promises to put you, literally, right in the middle of the action. The Mikado Sing-Along will be presented in full with a live orchestra and beautiful costumes. If you choose to come in costume you have the chance to win one of many fabulous prizes in our costume contest. Be a charming "little maid" or a bloodthirsty Mikado and come sing your tit-willow off!
Very possibly the most popular musical comedy in the English language, The Mikado is a playful satire set in a fanciful (and wholly imaginary) Japan. In a time when flirting is a capital offense, wandering minstrel Nanki-Poo has fallen in love with the beautiful Yum-Yum, fiancée to the recently appointed Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko. When the honored Mikado, emperor of Japan, demands the execution of Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo volunteers to take Ko-Ko’s place under the condition that he first be allowed to marry Yum-Yum, chaos, desperation, and comical mayhem ensue in classic Gilbert and Sullivan style, with impromptu marriages, forged death certificates, and the revelation of a prince in disguise.
This fun-filled event features the cast of our sold-out summer 2008 production of The Mikado. Our last SingAlong sold out quickly so buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
925-943-7469 • lesherartscenter.org
Tickets: $18-33
Saturday 20th March, 2010 - 8pm
Presentation Theatre, San Francisco
415-227-4797 • brownpapertickets.com
Tickets: $15-30
Sunday 21st March, 2010 - 2pm | March 20, 2010 | March 21, 2010 | http://lamplighters.org/season.html#singalong |
| The Boys Next Door | Originally produced off-Broadway in 1987, “The Boys Next Door” is a charming comedy about four mentally handicapped men living in one apartment, trying to make their way in a complicated and humorous world.
Directed by Kim Bromley
WHEN: March 19 to April 18, 2010
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
2 p.m. Sundays (March 28, April 4, 11, 18)
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. (March 25, April 1, 8, 15)
"Pay What You Will Preview" on Thursday, March 18, 2010
SPECIAL EVENTS: Buzz at the Barn: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010
Buzz at the Barn is pre-performance reception event, featuring complimentary beverages and appetizers. Included with performance admission.
WHERE: The Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, Marin Art & Garden Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Lagunitas, Ross, CA.
COST: $15-$25
General admission: $25; Senior citizens (62+): $20; Youth: (18 and under):$20; Thursday shows are $15 for everyone (no additional discounts apply)
"Pay What You Will Preview" 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2010
PHONE: 415-456-9555
WEBSITE: www.rossvalleyplayers.com | March 19, 2010 | April 18, 2010 | http://www.rossvalleyplayers.com |
| Ramble-Ations | Ramble-Ations (Regional Premiere)
written and performed by D’Lo, directed by Adelina Anthony
March 17-April 3, 2010
at Brava Theater Center
2781 24th Street @ York
Performance artist D'Lo grew up gay in a Hindu Sri Lankan family in Los AngelesCounty while immersed in Hip-Hop youth culture. Reflecting upon what it means to be a person of color, to be gay, and to be from an immigrant minority, D’Lo raises a much larger question about what it means to live in America, where one's national, ethnic, and cultural lineage is constantly challenged by assimilation and normalization. Ramble-Ations reminds us of the cultural tensions and synergies that define and affirm us as a nation.
Tickets $10-$25
for more info/to buy your tickets: www.brava.org | March 17, 2010 | April 3, 2010 | http://www.brava.org |
| Motion Theater Workshop | The sessions include relaxation, meditation, movement, singing, storytelling, and theater games. Expect to surprise yourself, to become more playful and at ease before an audience, and to leave with an enhanced sense of well-being in both your personal and creative lives. | March 11, 2010 | April 18, 2010 | http://www.ninawise.com/ |
| Motion Theater Workshop | The sessions include relaxation, meditation, movement, singing, storytelling, and theater games. Expect to surprise yourself, to become more playful and at ease before an audience, and to leave with an enhanced sense of well-being in both your personal and creative lives. | March 11, 2010 | April 18, 2010 | http://www.ninawise.com/ |
| Sunsets and Margaritas | Cadillacs, caballeros, and some outrageous visitations combine for one spectacular birthday party when TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley, presents the West Coast premiere of the exuberant, rollicking new comedy, SUNSETS AND MARGARITAS, by José Cruz González. Gregorio Serrano has his hands full with his overly assimilated family. So when his father, Calendario crashes his cherished red Cadillac through the wall of his restaurant, it’s pretty clear that it’s time to settle papa into a senior living center. But is it just Papa Calendario, or is Gregorio’s whole family spinning out of control? From his lesbian Republican daughter and her still unnamed infant daughter (Ashleigh, Amber, or Courtney are strong contenders), to his wheel-chair bound, fashion designing, Chicano activist son, to his own erratic visions of the Blessed Virgin and frequent episodes of hyperventilation that make paper bags a must-have accessory, maybe a little bit of “loco” runs in the family. This delightful comic confección with a heart of pure gold received its world premiere in April, 2009 at the Denver Center Theatre Company, where the Denver Post called it “pure escapism… with big heart.” Contains Mature Language.
WHEN: Previews: March 10, 11, 12
Press Opening: Saturday, March 13
Closes: Sunday, April 4
SHOWS: Previews: 8pm
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 7:30pm
Thursdays and Fridays: 8pm
Saturdays: 2pm, 8pm
Sundays: 2pm, 7pm
WHERE: Lucie Stern Theatre
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
TICKETS:Previews: $27 (students) - $39, regular performances: $29 (students) - $62
Discounts available for students, seniors, educators, and members.
A $2 convenience fee will be assessed for online and telephone orders.
INFO: For information or to order tickets call (650) 463-1960 or visit theatreworks.org.
| March 10, 2010 | April 4, 2010 | http://www.theatreworks.org/sleepingbeautywakesinfo.aspx |
| Harry Clewans, Jeremiah Maddock and Dave Schubert | Electric Works is pleased to present a three-person show featuring new work by Harry Clewans, Jeremiah Maddock, and Dave Schubert.
Harry Clewans’ unique woodblock prints are composed of images of single things found at random: a plant root, sole of a shoe, a piece of kelp, an old broom. Woodcuts of these images combine so that the
completed composition both transcends and contains its resident images. These large-scale collages come out of his study of antique medical and
scientific illustrations, as well as the prints of Albrecht Dürer and the
tradition of collage and assemblage as practiced by Max Ernst, Jess, Bruce
Connor, and others. Clewans lives and works in Oakland.
Jeremiah Maddock will present several new works on paper, board and book covers in a large wall installation that will comprise over one hundred works. Known for his meticulously rendered and minutely detailed drawings, the self-taught Maddock will be presenting a new series of portraits and patterned pieces. His drawings, which balance between channeled shamanic totems and tribal abstraction, seem to defy easy categorization. What they are is electric and seem to vibrate on the found surfaces on which he draws and paints. Maddock currently resides in New York.
Dave Schubert, perhaps best known for his photographs of urban life is making his gallery debut with a showing of new work. He seems to have a sixth sense about him: he is always there at the scene of the crime (be it a street brawl, a late night bender, or any number of situations seemingly difficult to capture). Documentary photographs without a specific narrative or agenda comprise Schubert's work, who has been a tireless historian of both San Francisco and New York graffiti, music and contemporary art scenes. Schubert lives and works in San Francisco.
A reception for the artists takes place Friday, March 5 at Electric Works, 130 8th Street in San Francisco that is free and open to the public.
| March 5, 2010 | April 10, 2009 | http://www.sfelectricworks.com |
| Mirrors In Every Corner | Mirrors In Every Corner
Thu, Feb 25 - Sun, Mar 21 | 8pm | $25 - $15 (Thursdays are Pay-What-You-Can)
From Intersection's acclaimed resident theatre company Campo Santo and The Living Word Project (the resident theater company of Youth Speaks) comes the world premiere of Mirrors In Every Corner, written by emerging playwright Chinaka Hodge. This genre breaking and strikingly original theatre work chronicles an Oakland-based African American family alternately in the present and in 1988 after the mother gives birth to a Caucasian baby. Examining how race is lived in and through the body, this world premiere play attempts to unearth the reality and the fictive construction of race - what makes someone black, what is blackness, what is family, and what is lineage- as a family grapples with the issues of race and identity in contemporary America. The play is directed by performance innovator and the Living Word Project's Artistic Director Marc Bamuthi Joseph; and features Daveed Diggs, Margo Hall, Dwight Huntsman and Traci Tolmaire; with a score by composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire;and a dual visual art installation and scenic design by artist Evan Bissell; and a collaborative team of Alejandro Acosta, Ray Diaz, Ben Fisher, Tanya Orellana, Joan Osato, Kate Purnell,and Ricky Saenz.
LOCATION
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
MORE INFORMATION
www.theintersection.org
(415) 626-2787 x109 | February 25, 2010 | March 21, 2010 | http://www.theintersection.org/ |
| I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is the laugh-inducing, award-winning musical comedy about love in the suburbs, often being described as "Seinfeld set to music." It's a hilarious look at love and relationships that is as touching and insightful as it is humorous.
Six actors play over forty roles scaling the dizzying spectrum of male/female relationships. The trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak and everything in the relationship process that you have ever secretly thought about, but were afraid to admit, are cleverly explored. It is hailed as the most "proposal-friendly" musical, as there have been 61 wedding proposals at the show, all of which resulted in yeses!
This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as "the relationship." Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, "Say, what are you doing Saturday night?"
The talented cast includes David Irving, Min Kahng, Alexander Orenberg, Morgan Breedveld, Amy Lucido, and Katie Potts.
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro. Music by Jimmy Roberts.
Directed by Christina Lazo. Musical Direction by Joe Simiele. Produced by Ben Krantz.
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE will be performed at the TVRT Studio Theatre, 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 309, Pleasanton, CA 94566, 8pm Fridays/Saturdays and 2pm Sundays Feb 19 - Mar 21, 2010 (15 performances over 5 weekends).
Tickets are $25 for adults (18-60), $22 for seniors (60+), $20 for juniors (under 18), and $19 each for groups purchasing 20 or more tickets. Tickets may be purchased online at www.iloveyou.trivalleyrep.com (click on TICKETS), by phone at 925-462-2121, or in person by visiting our ticket office at 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 307, in Pleasanton on Wednesdays or Fridays between 11:00am and 3:00pm.
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is presented with permission from The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
Note to the media: please email press@trivalleyrep.com or call 925-462-2121 to request interviews, high-resolution images, or additional information.
*adult language and situations* | February 19, 2010 | March 21, 2010 | http://www.pleasantonplayhouse.com/season20092010/iloveyou/ |
| I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is the laugh-inducing, award-winning musical comedy about love in the suburbs, often being described as "Seinfeld set to music." It's a hilarious look at love and relationships that is as touching and insightful as it is humorous.
Six actors play over forty roles scaling the dizzying spectrum of male/female relationships. The trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak and everything in the relationship process that you have ever secretly thought about, but were afraid to admit, are cleverly explored. It is hailed as the most "proposal-friendly" musical, as there have been 61 wedding proposals at the show, all of which resulted in yeses!
This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as "the relationship." Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, "Say, what are you doing Saturday night?"
The talented cast includes David Irving, Min Kahng, Alexander Orenberg, Morgan Breedveld, Amy Lucido, and Katie Potts.
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro. Music by Jimmy Roberts.
Directed by Christina Lazo. Musical Direction by Joe Simiele. Produced by Ben Krantz.
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE will be performed at the TVRT Studio Theatre, 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 309, Pleasanton, CA 94566, 8pm Fridays/Saturdays and 2pm Sundays Feb 19 - Mar 21, 2010 (15 performances over 5 weekends).
Tickets are $25 for adults (18-60), $22 for seniors (60+), $20 for juniors (under 18), and $19 each for groups purchasing 20 or more tickets. Tickets may be purchased online at www.iloveyou.trivalleyrep.com (click on TICKETS), by phone at 925-462-2121, or in person by visiting our ticket office at 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 307, in Pleasanton on Wednesdays or Fridays between 11:00am and 3:00pm.
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is presented with permission from The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
Note to the media: please email press@trivalleyrep.com or call 925-462-2121 to request interviews, high-resolution images, or additional information.
*adult language and situations* | February 19, 2010 | March 21, 2010 | http://www.pleasantonplayhouse.com/season20092010/iloveyou/ |
| I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is the laugh-inducing, award-winning musical comedy about love in the suburbs, often being described as "Seinfeld set to music." It's a hilarious look at love and relationships that is as touching and insightful as it is humorous.
Six actors play over forty roles scaling the dizzying spectrum of male/female relationships. The trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak and everything in the relationship process that you have ever secretly thought about, but were afraid to admit, are cleverly explored. It is hailed as the most "proposal-friendly" musical, as there have been 61 wedding proposals at the show, all of which resulted in yeses!
This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as "the relationship." Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, "Say, what are you doing Saturday night?"
The talented cast includes David Irving, Min Kahng, Alexander Orenberg, Morgan Breedveld, Amy Lucido, and Katie Potts.
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro. Music by Jimmy Roberts.
Directed by Christina Lazo. Musical Direction by Joe Simiele. Produced by Ben Krantz.
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE will be performed at the TVRT Studio Theatre, 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 309, Pleasanton, CA 94566, 8pm Fridays/Saturdays and 2pm Sundays Feb 19 - Mar 21, 2010 (15 performances over 5 weekends).
Tickets are $25 for adults (18-60), $22 for seniors (60+), $20 for juniors (under 18), and $19 each for groups purchasing 20 or more tickets. Tickets may be purchased online at www.iloveyou.trivalleyrep.com (click on TICKETS), by phone at 925-462-2121, or in person by visiting our ticket office at 1048 Serpentine Lane, Suite 307, in Pleasanton on Wednesdays or Fridays between 11:00am and 3:00pm.
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is presented with permission from The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
Note to the media: please email press@trivalleyrep.com or call 925-462-2121 to request interviews, high-resolution images, or additional information.
*adult language and situations* | February 19, 2010 | March 21, 2010 | http://www.pleasantonplayhouse.com/season20092010/iloveyou/ |
| The Great Chefs of Marin - 20th Anniversary! | The Great Chefs of Marin is one of the Bay Area's premier food and wine events. Now in its 20th year, this black tie event is held at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company in Novato and attended by over 500 people. Over 20 of Marin's finest restaurants each serve a gourmet food item and over 20 premium wineries pour their finest. There is also a margarita bar, martini bar and beer. The event begins at 6pm and ends at 11pm. Huey Lewis is the Chairman and Bud E. Luv is the Master of Ceremonies. The event features a live auction, over 300 silent auction items, live music and dancing. The event begins under a tent where guests have the opportunity to taste, drink, bid and socialize before coming into the dining room at 8pm for the live auction and entertainment portion of the evening.
The Great Chefs of Marin is the major fundraiser for Lifehouse, serving people with developmental disabilities in Marin and Sonoma Counties since 1954. Our mission is to improve our clients' quality of life by providing a lifetime of compassionate support in an atmosphere of respect, inspiration and purpose. We serve over 300 clients offering a wide range of living and counseling arrangements to meet the needs of the individual. | April 24, 2010 | April 24, 2010 | http://www.lifehouseagency.org |
| Open MAKE: A Program to Inspire Young Makers | Saturday Series at Exploratorium
Meet the Makers (McBean Theatre) 11am-noon
In the Studio 12:30pm-3pm
Get ready to rev up your inner inventor. The Exploratorium hosts a series of informal talks and activities designed to inspire young inventors and introduce visitors to a long-standing Exploratorium tradition of tinkering. Featuring different themes and guest speakers each month, Open MAKE: A Program to Inspire Young Makers, will introduce visitors to a variety of tinkering possibilities while encouraging middle and high school students to realize their own inventions in time for this year’s Maker Faire, held at the San Mateo County Event Center on May 22 and 23. Open MAKE, a project of the Exploratorium’s Learning Studio, is included in the price of admission.
| April 24, 2010 | April 24, 2010 | http://press.exploratorium.edu/open-make-april-2010/ |
| News from JUMP! THEATRE SPRINGBOARD V | Springboard V
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Springboard V - April 23-25, will showcase original works selected by Jump! during a call for artists throughout the Bay Area.
April 23 & 24 will feature excerpts from: "Luna Negra" by Scott Mc Morrow, which explores one woman's experiences with seeing psychic auras; "Odile, My Daughter," by Gaetana Caldwell-Smith, a play about an alcoholic family's dysfunction; "Embroiled," by Nomy Lamm, a play with music about a father and his lost daughter; "Submission," by Sarah Schwitkis, an engaging monologue on the challenges and joys of recovery from bipolar disorder and "The Ballad of 423 and 424," Nick Pappas' short play about a reclusive writer and the woman who answers his knock.
On April 25, closing night, Springboard V will feature a staged reading of Elizabeth Gjelten's "Hunter's Point," directed by Christine Young, for which Jump! recently received a generous grant from the Theatre Bay Area's CA$H Program.
"Hunter's Point," a testament to Jump!'s mission, is a multi-media play that asks: What is 'moral treatment' of the homeless mentally ill, and what prevents our society from providing it? The play layers music and video projections, juxtaposes realistic dialogue with the language of dreams, and grounds poetic and experimental theatrical techniques in an accessible story with vivid characters and settings that are deeply rooted in San Francisco.
"Hunter's Point" is an innovative, ambitious project for Jump! and was developed as a result of outreach to experienced mainstream artists with experience in developing theater with underserved populations.
All of the selected plays bring fresh voices to the theater and we are delighted to offer these works in Springboard V.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/98320
April 23 & 24, 2010 8:00 PM
April 25, 2010 7:00 PM
@ Meridian Gallery
535 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Price $10.00 - $25.00
Info Line 415-262-0240
Jump!
Photo credit: Eula Janeen Wyatt, actor, Hunter's Point, by Michael Lewis.
| April 23, 2010 | April 25, 2010 | http://www.jumptheatre.org |
| Borderland Birds / Aves Fronterizas | Electric Works presents Borderland Birds / Aves Fronterizas, works on paper by David Tomb, April 16—May 22. A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, April 16, 6-8 PM that is free and open to the public. The reception at 130 8th Street in San Francisco features work inspired by Tomb’s birding trips to the borderlands of the United States and Mexico.
For this exhibition, Tomb, a critically acclaimed painter of portraits of people, brings his rigorous attention to birds. Secondary to dealing with the subject matter of birds, Borderland Birds / Aves Fronterizas also highlights the impact of the US-Mexico border fence; a project environmentalists say spells disaster for the sensitive ecology of the region. Beyond simple cataloging and rendering of the splendid birds of the borderland region, Tomb's work calls to mind the plight of people who have to cross this border on a daily basis, a feat fraught with problems migrating birds do with relative ease.
Part drawing show, part installation, in the gallery Tomb recreates the sights and sounds of the borderland region by use of native vegetation and ambient sound recordings. Viewers will be transported to two fragile and unique areas: the beautiful Sky Islands of Mexico/Southern Arizona and the Lower Rio Grande Valley that borders Mexico and Texas. While much of this habitat has been converted to corporate agriculture some remote hidden mountain canyons still harbor a rich trove of beautiful and rare creatures. Tomb’s exhibition will focus on the following species: Montezuma Quail, Aztec Thrush, Aplomado Falcon, and Coati.
Tomb combines experience in the field with research of bird specimens at the California Academy of Sciences and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley. His final masterful renderings of the birds are life size and depict the birds in their natural habitat. As an avid birder, he has been lucky enough to have his nerves rattled by the freaky chorus of Chachalacas in the thorny scrub and to have glimpsed the jewel-like Elegant Trogon during July monsoons.
Tomb received his BFA from California State University Long Beach and has shown nationally and internationally.
During the exhibition the gallery will be available for docent-led tours. For further information, contact Judith Lang (415) 279-2014
Electric Works
130 8th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
| April 16, 2010 | May 22, 2010 | http://www.sfelectricworks.com |
| Breath Made Visible | Anna Halprin & director Ruedi Gerber in person!
An audience favorite at the Mill Valley Film Festival, this fascinating documentary celebrates the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance’s power to teach, heal and transform at all stages of life. Halprin began her professional career in New York, but when her husband, world-renowned architect Lawrence Halprin, had to move to the San Francisco Bay Area, she accompanied him and proceeded to blaze her own trail away from the East Coast art establishment. Breath Made Visible traces her seven-decade-long career, combining archival footage and interviews with contemporaries such as Merce Cunningham, longtime collaborators John Graham and A.A. Leath, her husband Lawrence and their daughters Daria Halprin and Rana Halprin. Swiss filmmaker Ruedi Gerber shows Anna Halprin still active, creating work on her forested outdoor stage in Marin County, and as she nears the age of 90, remaining an indefatigable, inspirational and altogether engaging personality. (US/Switzerland 2009) 80 min.
| April 4, 2010 | April 4, 2010 | http://www.cafilm.org |
| Exploratorium After Dark: Risk Everything | Play the odds at the Exploratorium After Dark: Risk Everything. Speculate on risk and probability with experiments, investigate different kinds of risk -- gambling, calculating the odds, actual versus perceived dangers and all manner of hazards and their relative comparisons. Don’t miss entertaining social experiments for wallflowers and social butterflies alike. After Dark is included in the price of admission to the Exploratorium. Or become an After Dark/Exploratorium member and receive admission to the remainder of the season for $25. To sign up for the Exploratorium’s After Dark email list and receive once-a-month event details, contact afterdark@exploratorium.edu.
6-10pm | April 1, 2010 | April 1, 2010 | http://press.exploratorium.edu/exploratorium-after-dark-risk-everything-april- 2 |
| Asian American Theater Company's world premiere of "Macho Br | A Korean American soldier has returned from fighting in the Middle East to find a greater battle at home over his love, his identity and his masculinity. Confronted with questions of infidelity and self-doubt he and his wife struggle to maintain the macho bravado that defined their relationship before the war. This is a story that goes beyond the post-traumatic stress that a soldier and his wife experience, and ventures deep into their journey to forgive themselves and to forgive each other.
WHERE: Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
WHEN: Previews: April 1-2, 2010 at 8pm
Opening Night: April 3, 2010 at 8pm
Performances: April 8-25, 2010 (Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 5pm)
TICKETS: $15 - $25 sliding scale
Discounts available for veterans, students and TBA members
On sale soon at www.thickhouse.org
| April 1, 2010 | April 25, 2010 | http://www.asianamericantheater.org |
| Annual Marin Arts Council Members' Exhibit | Annual Marin Arts Council Members' Exhibit
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center will be the setting for the Annual Marin Arts Council Members' Exhibit, on display from Dec. 21, 2009 to March 25, 2010. The free art exhibit will feature a variety of works by artist members of the Marin Arts Council including mixed media, oil and watercolor
paintings, sculpture, jewelry and photography.
WHEN: Dec. 21, 2009 to March 25, 2010
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
WHERE: Marin County Civic Center, 1st and 3rd Floor Galleries,
3501 Civic Center Dr., Room 329, San Rafael, CA
PHONE: 415-499-8350, Ext. 362
WEBSITE: www.marinarts.org | December 21, 2009 | March 25, 2010 | http://www.marinarts.org |
