THEATER / COMEDY / MUSIC / GALLERIES / MUSEUMS / EVENTS / FILM EDITED BY CALIN VAN PARIS
Calendar
THEATER
THRU OCT 13
Chapter Two The
Ross Valley Players
bring Neil Simon’s
Tony-nominated, semi-autobiographical play to
life. The Barn Theatre
(Ross). 415.456.9555,
rossvalleyplayers.com
THRU OCT 20
Beautiful: The Carole
King Musical The
show centers on the
early life and career
of the legendary and
groundbreaking singer/
song writer, when she
was still Carol Klein.
Curran Theatre (SF).
888.746.1799, shnsf.com
THRU NOV 23
Shocktoberfest 14: Jack
the Ripper An evening
of theater, horror and
song commemorating
the 125th Anniversary
of the Jack the Ripper
murders in London. The
Hypnodrome Theatre
(SF). 800.838.3006,
thrillpeddlers.com
OCT 5–20 It’s a
Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s
Superman! 42nd Street
Moon celebrates the
Man of Steel’s 75th
birthday by bringing
back the 1966 musical.
It’s up to Superman to
save Metropolis from
Dr. Abner Sedg wick,
a 10-time Nobel
Prize–losing scientist.
Eureka Theatre (SF).
415.255.8207,
42ndstmoon.org
OCT 10–NOV 3 I and
You T wo high school
students are paired
up to collaborate on a
project to deconstruct
a poem about the
interconnectivity of
everything, and they
find a connection
bet ween themselves
along the way. Marin
Theatre Company (Mill
Valley). 415.388.5208,
marintheatre.org
DANCE
ONGOING Israeli Folk
Dancing Learn dances
that combine Middle
Eastern, Eastern
European, Latin and
African traditions
inspired by the ambience of Israeli festivals.
Osher Marin JCC (San
Rafael). 415.444.8000,
marinjcc.org
OCT 11–13 A Rite Bill
T. Jones/Arnie Zane
Dance Company and
SI TI Company present the West Coast
premiere of the collaborative work that
celebrates the 100th
anniversary of Igor
Stravinsky’s groundbreaking The Rite of
Spring. Yerba Buena
Center of the Arts (SF).
415.978.2787, ybca.org
OC T 26–27 Being
Raymond Chandler
Thirteenth Floor Dance
Theater stages its origi-
nal work set in the mind
of a detective fiction
writer as he attempts to
write his latest novel.
ODC Theater (SF).
13thfloordance.org
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).
415.383.9600,
142throckmorton
theatre.com
MUSIC
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
THRU OCT 4 Dolores
Claiborne San
Francisco Opera presents the world premiere
of Dolores Claiborne,
a new opera based on
the novel by Stephen
King. War Memorial
Opera House (SF).
415.864.3330,
sfopera.com
GALLERIES
Community Congregational Church Spirit of Place Works
by Golden Gate Marin Artists, a branch of the National
League of American Pen Women, October 16–November
12. Rock Hill Drive, Tiburon. 415.435.9108, ccctiburon.net
Momentum by
Linda Larsen
