Saturday, December 13, 2008

Bending the Word: Martha Colburn, Patricia Esquivias, Olivia Plender, Tris Vonna-Michell

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm

Each story told is an act of shaping the world. Bending the Word brings together four artists who employ a range of media—including video, live…

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Dame Edna

San Francisco Playhouse5pm

"Following the National success of her previous Tony attracting shows, “The Royal Tour” and “Back with a Vengeance,” Dame Edna Everage – International…

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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Berkeley Repertory Theatre8pm

"Renowned actor Delroy Lindo returns to Berkeley Rep with the play that netted him a nomination for the Tony Award—but this time, he’s in the…

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BEN FRANKLIN IN PARIS (1964)

Eureka Theatre3:00 p.m.

Play & Lyrics by SIDNEY MICHAELS Music by MARK SANDRICH JR. An unjustly forgotten gem from 1964, Ben Franklin in Paris dramatizes Franklin’s…

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As Bees in Honey Drown

New Conservatory Theatre2pm

"Evan Wyler is a gay twenty-something New York writer savoring the success of his debut novel. Defined by the media as the "hot, young, thing-of-the-moment,”…

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The Last Yiddish Poet

The Jewish Theater2pm

by Corey Fischer, Albert Greenberg and Naomi Newman Directed by Naomi Newman Featuring Aaron Davidman and Corey Fischer TJT begins its…

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Ecstatic Dance East Bay

Historic Sweet's Ballroom10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Ecstatic Dance is a freeform journey of movement every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening! Not led, it's your dance, with yourself, or with…

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Mr. Yoowho's Holiday

Theatre of Yugen / Noh Space7pm

Mr. YooWho discovers his dream of traveling the world in the most unlikely of places, a field of sunflowers. He travels through a potpourri…

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Peter and the Wolf

Davies Symphony Hall1pm & 4pm

Delight your children with a Bay Area holiday favorite – Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, with Leonard Nimoy as narrator. Festive sounds of the…

Every Christmas Story Ever Told

The StageWed-Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun 2pm. Thru Dec 21.

This fast-moving, irreverent comedy returns to The Stage for another round of extreme holiday cheer. "Every Christmas Story Ever Told" is…

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Around the World in Eighty Days

San Jose Repertory Theatre2pm

"Adapted by Mark Brown based on the novel by Jules Verne directed by Michael Butler Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains!…

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Evie's Waltz

Magic Theatre2:30

"Gloria and Clay are living every parent's nightmare - their son has been suspended for bringing a gun to school. As they wrestle with their…

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David Hirata & Friends in Magic Holiday

The Marsh - Berkeley1.00 pm

This hit holiday show is back with marvels old and new for its third season! Along with magician Kim Silverman and juggler Stefan Fisher,…

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Rapunzel

City Lights Theater Company2pm and 7pm

Will the wicked witch be able to keep Rapunzel locked away forever? Will Prince Harry succeed in rescuing the damsel in distress? Will the Barkers,…

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FROLIC

CounterPULSE8pm

Frolic is a delightful, explosive combination of high art, popular entertainment, and groundbreaking performance. This daring, spectacular,…

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Soul Sanctuary Dance

Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center11am-1pm

Soul Sanctuary Dance is Berkeley's Sunday midday community dance - since 2003! No fee for admission - just in invitation to pay it forward for…

Volunteers & Needed

Guadalupe River Park and Gardens.

Volunteers are needed to help clean, organize and better the gardens and park, as well as lead educational activities. Visit www.grpg.org or…

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The Arabian Nights

Berkeley Repertory Theatre2pm & 7pm

Mary Zimmerman’s Argonautika was a sold-out, seven-week sensation. Now she returns to Berkeley Rep with her remarkable take on The Arabian Nights.…

The Rhino Christmas Panto

Theatre Rhinoceros3:00 pm

A disgruntled young man is shown the meaning of Christmas by a fairy, a real fairy. From the Manger in Bethlehem to a gay bar in Oakland join…

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Season's Greetings

Bus Barn TheatreWed, 7:30pm, Thu-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 3pm. Thru Dec 20.

Bus Barn Stage Company presents Alan Ayckbourn's play about the Bunker household's Christmas holiday.

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