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October 20-26, 2011 • BAY AREA REPORTER • 33
The Mutaytor at Masquerotica
Tue 25 >> Artery Project @ Various Venues
San Francisco Arts Commission’s expansive lineup of arts events include gallery exhibits, store window installations, dance, music, outdoor performances and more. Ongoing. (Tue Oct. 25, 12pm: high-energy Brazilian dance in U.N. Plaza). www.sfartscommission.org/artery
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Locals Only @ Old First Church
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et an early dose of Halloween fun at Masquerotica at the Concourse Exhibition Center. The folks behind Fresh, Love Evolution, Sea of Dreams and Opulent Temple present a large-scale gay-straight-whatever costume party with nine designed fun areas, dancing, live acts The Mutaytor, Fou Fou Ha!, Annie Sprinkle, lots of sexy acts and themed playgrounds, a haunted house, DJs Jamie Sanchez, Icon, Dan, 21+. Costumes mandatory. $35-$100. Saturday, October 22. 8pm-4am. 635 8th St. www.masquerotica.com/fresh/ Got kids? Enjoy the Monster Mash Potluck at the LGBT Center, a Halloween party for LGBT parents and their children, with games, food, giveaways, and a costume fashion show, because the world can never get enough of babies in felt pumpkin costumes! Bring a dish to share. Sponsored by the Center’s KidSpace and Our Family Coalition. Saturday, October 22. Halloween: The Ballad of 12pm-2pm. Free/pre-register. 1800 MarMichele Myers ket St. 981-1960. www.sfcenter.org Back in the adult section, Halloween: The Ballad of Michele Myers at CounterPulse, unleashes Raya Light and Todd Pickering’s drag musical parody of slasher movies, with a hint of Heathers and a dash of The Facts of Life, includes a cast of local luminous talents. $15-$20. 8pm. October 27-30. 1310 Mission St. at 9th. (800) 350-8850. www.counterpulse.org It’s the party to die for; Zombie Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences. Peaches Christ hosts a night of the living dead at the fascinating museum, with a dead drag queen revue, a zombie costume contest and a zombie prom dance. $10-$12; $59 VIP with tour. Thursday, October 27, 6pm-11pm. 21+. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. www.peacheschrist.com www.calacademy.org – J.P.
Concert of works by local musicians and composers Frank La Rocca, David A. Jaffe, Ken Ueno, Nicolas Vasallo, Belinda Reynolds, Stephanie Webster and Mark Applebaum. $14-$17. 8pm. 1751 Sacramento St. 474-1608. www.oldfirstconcerts.org
Napa Cellars Winemaker Dinner @ Pican, Oakland Fundraiser for Project Open Hand, with excellent wine selection throughout a multiplecourse dinner. $75. 6pm. 2295 Broadway, Oakland. 503-1375. www.openhand.org
Nico Santos @ The Punchline Fags ‘n Hags, the gay comic’s show with women pal performers. Also Oct 26. $15$30. 8pm. 18+. 2-drink min. 444 Battery St. www.punchlinecomedyclub.com
Rob Rosen @ Books Inc Local gay authors read from and discuss their new books: launch party for Rob Rosen’s Southern Fried, plus Alan Chin ( Butterfly’s Child ) and Mark Abramson ( Wedding Season ). 7:30pm. 2275 Market St. www.booksinc.net
Wed 26 >>
The Desdemona Project @ Zellerbach Playhouse Cal Performances presents a collaborative theatre work written by acclaimed writer Toni Morrison, singer-composer Rokia Traoré and director Peter Sellars. $100. 8pm. Thru Oct 29. UC Berkeley campus, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave. (510) 6429988. www.calperformances.org
The Rover @ Hastings Studio Theater American Conservatory Theatre students perform Aphra Behn’s 1677 bawdy comedy of mistaken identities, sex and politics, set in Naples during the Carnival. $10. 7pm. Wed Thu Sat 7:30pm. Sun 2pm Sat 5pm Thru Nov 5. 77 Geary St. at Grant. 6th floor. www.act-sf.org
When I Grow Up @ LGBT Center
Richard Serra Drawing @ SF MOMA
Group exhibit of mixed media art by local LGBT elders. Thru Nov. 16. 1800 Market St. www.sfcenter.org
Retrospective of drawings by the artist known for his massive steel slabs; Thru Jan. 16. Also, Paul Klee and Andrew Schoultz, an exhibit of works by the Bay Area artist in response to Klee’s drawings and prints; Thru Jan 8. Also, Less and More: the Design Ethos of Dieter Rams ; Thru Feb 20; and Sharon Lockhart’s Lunch Break , photos and installation of images of industrial workers. Other exhibits ongoing. Free-$18. 151 Third St. www.sfmoma.org
Wilson Cruz & Scott Nevins @ The Rrazz Room
Mon 24 >>
Ann Magnuson @ SF MOMA
Sun 23 >>
Archie, Green Lantern @ Cartoon Art Museum Exhibits showcasing original art work and prints of classic comic art. $3-$7. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. 655 Mission St. CAR-TOON. www.cartoonart.org
Cabaret Contest @ Martuni’s Trauma Flintstone hosts the cabaret show, with Producers’ Choice performers, and presentation of the Mike Ward Emerging Artist Award. $7. 7pm. 4 Valencia St. at Market. www.dragatmartunis.com
Ensemble Caprice @ St. Mark’s Lutheran Award-winning music ensemble performs gypsy music from the 16th-18th centuries, plus baroque Slavokian music. $35. 4pm. 111 O’Farrell St. (510) 528-1725. www.sfems.org
Enzo Lombard, Nicole Maxoli @ Stage Werx Theatre Lombard performs Love, Humiliation & Karaoke, about a cross-country gay hook-up; Maxoli performs Forgetting the Details, about caring for her Filipina grandmother. Part of Solo Sundays. $12. 7pm. 446 Valencia St. near 16th. www.brownpapertickets.com
The Penis Show @ Good Vibrations
Opening reception for an exhibit of artist Jack Davis’s crocheted penis sculptures. 6pm-8pm. Exhibit thru Nov. 5. 1620 Polk St. at Sacramento. 345-0400. www.goodvibes.com
Rex Ray @ Gallery 16 Exhibit of colorful graphic abstract paintings by the local artist-designer. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Sat 11am-5pm. Thru Oct. 29. 501 3rd St. 626-7495. www.gallery16.com
Todd Murray @ the Rrazz Room Crooner sings big band classics. $30. 8pm. Also Oct. 25. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.therrazzroom.com
Gustavo Dudamel conducts performances of works by John Adams, Enrico Chapela and Prokofiev. Also Monday Oct. 24, 8pm: works by John Adams, Igor Stravinsky and Hector Berlioz. $30-$155. 7pm. 201 Van Ness Ave. 864-6000. www.sfsymphony.org
3rd annual unusual street tour of various visual artists’ work on display, where patrons get unique art stamps along the tour; includes Dan Nicoletta, Chris Duncan, Michelle Tea and others. $25. 12pm-4pm. After-party at Q Bar, 4pm-7pm, 456 Castro st. www.sfartscommission.org
Thu 27 >>
Actress and performance artist screens films (7pm) and performs a solo show about David Bowie and Jobriath, 1970s glam rock’s only openly gay rock star (9pm). Free (members)-$18. 151 Third St. 357-4000. www.sfmoma.org
Karel @ The Rrazz Room Politically ireverent gay comic skewers politics and pop culture. $25. 8pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.therrazzroom.com
Metropolis @ Castro Theatre Screening of the colorized Georgio Moroder version of the scifi silent classic, with a 1980s pop and rock music score. $10. 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:15. 429 Castro St. www.castrotheatre.com
San Francisco Symphony @ Davies Hall Alan Gilbert conducts performances of works by Beethoven, Haydn and Henri Dutilleux. $15-$145. 2pm. Also Oct 28 at 8pm. 201 Van Ness Ave. www.sfsymphony.org
Los Angeles Philharmonic @ Davies Symphony Hall
Passport 2011 @ Castro District
Openly gay TV, Broadway and film actorsinger Cruz, and comic-host Nevins share Hollywood tales and songs. $20. 8pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.therrazzroom.com
Unmasked @ the Green Room
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The GLBT Historical Society’s annual masked gala includes food, drinks, wonderful people and a fabulous view. $60-$100 and up. 6pm-9pm. War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Ave. 777-5455. www.unmaskedgala.org
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