Marin Magazine - March 2013

MAR 9 An Evening of Dance Performances of classical, contemporary and modern dance in celebration of Marin Ballet’s 30th anniversary. Phyllis Thelen Theater (San Rafael). 415.453.6705, marinballet.org

415.383.9600, 142throckmorton theatre.com

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Of Heroes and Angels

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SEASON 60th

MUSIC

MAR 21–28 Program 5 Onegin The popular ballet, set to Tchaikovsky’s music and based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel, returns. War Memorial Opera House (SF). 415.865.2000, sfballet.org

TUESDAYS Swing Fever The band pays tribute to jazz artists and composers with selections from its roster of more than 1,000 tunes, every first and third Tuesday. Panama Hotel (San Rafael). 415.457.3993, panamahotel.com

COMEDY

TUESDAYS Mark Pitta and Friends The comic hosts an evening for up-and-comers and established headliners to work on new material. 142 Throckmorton Theatre (Mill Valley).

MAR 1 Ana Moura A performance of Portuguese music that combines poetry and melancholy melodies. SFJAZZ Center (SF). 866.920.5299, sfjazz.org

AXEL STRAUSS — violin MAR 10 & 12 SUN 3:00PM TUES 7:30PM

PHOTO © PETER SCHAAF

Strauss emphasized the radical shifts of mood throughout the piece, from the alternately fiery and lyrical passages… His performance had an air of refreshing spontaneity that made it seem that the violinist was exploring and discovering the piece anew.

– Alexander Kahn,

San Francisco Classical Voice

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Beethoven’s “Eroica” broke all the rules and established new musical boundaries. Two centuries later its astonishing powers remain undiminished. American composer Aaron Jay Kernis’ Musica Celestis is a heavenly meditation painted in radiant, ecstatic colors.