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THEATER / DANCE / COMEDY / MUSIC / MUSEUMS / EVENTS / FILM EDITED BY CHRISTINA MUELLER

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THEATER

THRU MAR 15 A Gentleman’s Guide to

Love and Murder Part comedy, part music hall romp, this is the story of a commoner who, when he finds he is eighth in line for an earldom, develops a fiendish plot to cut in line. Gateway Theatre (SF). 42ndstreet moon.org

THRU MAR 22 The Last

Ship Inspired by Sting’s 1991 album The Soul Cages and his experiences in youth, this show portrays a community amid the demise of the shipbuilding industry in northeast England’s county Tyne and Wear, with Sting starring as shipyard foreman Jackie White. Golden Gate Theatre (SF). broadwaysf.com

THRU JULY 12 Harry Potter and the Cursed

Child The eighth story in the Harry Potter series is presented in two parts. Curran Theatre (SF). harry potteronstage.com

MAR 5–29 Love

Penelope, the lead character, is tasked with sorting through her emotions and deciding what accountability looks like when her former boss and lover faces harassment allegations and she is asked to join the accusers. Marin Theatre Company (Mill Valley). marin theatre.org

MAR 5–29 Toni Stone

The real-life story of the trailblazing Bay Area athlete who sought to become the first woman to play professionally as a member of the Negro League’s Indianapolis Clowns. Geary Theater (SF). act-sf.org

MAR 6–APR 5 The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams’ most autobiographical work first appeared on Broadway in 1945 and follows the Wingfield family’s efforts to re-create the life of a Southern belle under reduced circumstances. Barn Theatre (Ross). rossvalleyplayers.com

MAR 20–21 Men Are from Mars, Women Are

from Venus Based on the bestselling book by John Gray, a series of vignettes covers a range of topics that may, in fact, update the battle of the sexes. Marines’ Memorial Theatre (SF). broadwaysf.com

DANCE

THRU MAR 1 Incivility

An inquiry into the sudden rise of highly publicized acts of racism, sexism and xenophobia, this performance is the third and final section of the company’s series A Seat at the Table. ODC Theater (SF). odc.dance

THRU MAR 8 Here and

Now African & African American Performing Arts Coalition and K*Star*Productions join forces for the Black Choreographers Festival, presenting works that express the depth and breadth of African and AfricanAmerican dance. Dance Mission Theater (SF) and others. bcfhere andnow.com

MAR 1 Ballet Hispánico

Celebrate and explore Latino culture through dance with this New York–based group. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (Santa Rosa). lutherbur bank.com

MAR 6–7 Smuin Ballet

A showcase for rising choreographers, this series covers a wide range of dance styles and musical selections, followed by a Q&A session. Smuin (SF). smuinballet.org

MAR 6–15 A Midsummer Night’s

Dream Balanchine’s original choreography and Shakespeare’s wit meet in an enchanted forest where fairies rule and mistaken identity and jest are just part of the adventure. War Memorial Opera House (SF). sfballet.org

MAR 12–15 Triple Take

RAWDance joins with ODC to present three pieces: Shadow looks at the “debris” we leave behind in our current digital age; The Healer mines the beliefs of traditional Chinese medicine; and a final piece examines the creative process. ODC Theater (SF). odc.dance

MAR 24–APR 4 Mrs. Robinson

Encompassing the sweep of the second feminist wave in the 1960s and inspired by the seductress of the 1963 Charles Webb novella The Graduate and the 1967 film on which it is based, this dance digs deep on why the famous character is the way she is. War Memorial Opera House (SF). sfballet.org

COMEDY

MAR 1 Grandma & Me

As part of the Best of the SF Solo Series, Brian Copeland presents a new, very personal oneperson play about the issues surrounding single parenting. Showcase Theater (San Rafael). marincenter.org

MAR 17 The Real Irish

Comedy Fest A blast of blarney from citizens of the Emerald Isle could be just the thing to celebrate the anniversary of the death of an Irish saint. Throckmorton Theatre (Mill Valley). throckmorton theatre.org

MUSIC

MAR 1 Joshua Bell

Joined by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the renowned violinist performs Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1, a tour de force not heard in the Bay Area for nearly 30 years. Davies Symphony Hall (SF). sfsymphony.org

MAR 1 Richard Marx

The singer, songwriter and producer known for platinum hits spends an evening playing acoustic love songs. Great American Music Hall (SF). slimspresents.com

MAR 4 Colin Hay The Australian frontman for the band Men at Work swings into town. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (SF). palace offinearts.org

MAR 4 Schwabacher

Recital Series Up-andcoming opera singers present works in an intimate setting. Taube Atrium Theater (SF). sfopera.com

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SPOTLIGHT

Fellini at 100

Annamaria Di Giorgio (left), director of the Italian Cultural Institute, and Amelia Antonucci, program director of Cinema Italia San Francisco, discuss the festival celebrating Federico Fellini taking place at the Castro Theatre March 7 and at BAMFA through May 21. cinemaitaliasf.com, bampfa.org CHRISTINA MUELLER

From a larger cultural sense, why is it important to remember Fellini and his works?

AD: “Fellini,” as Woody Allen declared in 1993 at Film Forum in New York, “is one of the filmmakers who have had an influence on everyone … All cinema owes him a debt.”

For the “Fellini at 100” homage at the Castro, four films were chosen: I Vitelloni, Amarcord, Juliet of the Spirits and La Strada. Why were these choosen?

AA: These films are the expression of Fellini’s genius in different times of his life and his career; they are his interpretation of the reality of life as a dream and as remembrances. They express Italy in different historical moments.

The films have all been digitally restored. What is different in these versions?

AA: This is a question for our viewers to find out. The restoration took several years and was a major project of Cineteca di Bologna and Cineteca Nazionale, with funds provided by the Italian Ministry of Culture just to celebrate this centennial.

Why do you think San Francisco residents love Italian films and Fellini films?

AA: There is a love for the classics that is almost magic. International films in the original language with subtitles are a cult favorite among San Francisco viewers and we are very grateful for that.

The Castro Theatre is quite special in the hearts of San Franciscans. Why hold the March 7 “Fellini at 100” screening and party there?

AA: Since 2013 Cinema Italia SF has been presenting Italian classic cinema at the Castro with programs dedicated to Italian maestros or famous stars.

MAR 7 Tim Flannery

You know him as the third base coach (2007–14) for the World Series–winning S.F. Giants, but the former major leaguer has musical chops, too, and is touring with his band The Lunatic Fringe. HopMonk Tavern (Novato). hopmonk.com

MAR 8 Soul Asylum

The alt-rock band best known for the Grammywinning 1993 hit “Runaway Train” comes to town. Slim’s (SF). slimspresents.com

MAR 11 Il Volo The Italian operatic pop trio describe their music as “popera” and are currently touring in support of their album Musica and the hit song “Musica che resta.” Marin Veterans’ Auditorium (San Rafael). marin center.org

MAR 11, 13, 15 Mill Valley Philharmonic

The 20th-anniversary celebration of the group includes a free open rehearsal, a concert performance, and a gala as well as works by Lalo and Rimsky-Korsakov. Various locations (Mill Valley). millvalley philharmonic.org

MAR 12 Shooter

Jennings From metal and electronic to hard rock and outlaw country, the son of Waylon reels from twang to disco and back. Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley). sweet watermusichall.com

MAR 15 Russian Chamber Orchestra

This small ensemble plays Bach, Hayden and Schumann. United Methodist Church (Mill Valley). millvalley philharmonic.org

MAR 19 Post Malone

The rapper, singer and songwriter perhaps best known for writing the theme song for Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse drops by with friends Swae Lee and Tyla Yawehon. Chase Center (SF). chasecenter.com

MAR 21–22 Exuberant

Marin Symphony’s Masterworks Series continues with works from Schumann, Prokofiev and Frank, conducted by Alasdair Neale. Marin Veterans’ Auditorium (San Rafael). marin center.org

MAR 27 Bernadette

Peters The Broadway star and two-time Tony Award winner best known for her interpretations of the works of Stephen Sondheim presents music from her shows and albums. Davies Symphony Hall (SF). sfsymphony.org

MAR 27 Wilco The alt-country sextet is touring in support of its newly released album Ode to Joy. Fox Theater (Oakland). thefox oakland.com

MUSEUMS

MARIN

Bay Area Discovery

Museum Wobbleland This new exhibit takes children inside the kitchen sink, where they can set sail on a watermelon boat or crawl through a slice of cheese (Sausalito). bayarea discoverymuseum.org

Bolinas Museum

The Golden Decade: Photography at the California School of Fine Arts, 1945–1955 Explore the program established by Ansel Adams that raised the dialogue around photographic practice, through March 22 (Bolinas). bolinas museum.org

Marin Museum of Contemporary Art

Elmer Bischoff The Bay Area Figurative artist known for his maverick approach to art making helped advance the movement toward image making, through April 19 (Novato). marinmoca.org

The Museum of the American Indian

Thousands of Native American regional and cultural items are displayed, with a focus on Marin and Sonoma (Novato). marin indian.com

BAY AREA

Asian Art Museum

Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment Buddhist artworks from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Asian Art Museum invite you to investigate from the perspective of a practitioner, through May 3 (SF). asianart.org

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Lands of Promise and Peril: Geographies of California A studentcurated exhibit examines California as equal parts elusive dream and cruel illusion, through April 26 (Berkeley). bampfa.org

California Academy of

Sciences The natural history museum boasts a multilevel aquarium, a tropical rainforest and a planetarium, but kids of all ages come just for the daily penguin feedings (SF). calacademy.org

Charles M. Schulz

Museum Hidden Treasures: Unseen Originals from the Collection Enjoy a new look at classic drawings, including new acquisitions and treasures not previously displayed, through May 25 (Santa Rosa). schulz museum.org

Contemporary Jewish

Museum Levi Strauss: A History of American Style Featuring over 150 items, including vintage apparel and advertising materials, this show looks at the very American life of the Bavarian Jewish dry goods merchant who changed the face of American attire, through August 9 (SF). thecjm.org

de Young Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI Unpacking the tropes of artificia intelligence, this exhibit begins in 1970 when Japanese engineer Masahiro Mori introduced a novel concept, a place where humans confronted autonomous machines that mimicked their physical and mental properties, through October 25 (SF). deyoung.famsf.org

di Rosa Core Reflections Davina Semo explores tensions between nature, society and the self, through June 28 (Napa). dirosaart.org

Legion of Honor The Book of Now: Dieter Roth and Ed Ruscha The medium of books was revolutionized by these Los Angeles–based artists in the 1960s with outwardly modest but conceptually advanced self-published works, March 28 through August 2 (SF). legionof honor.famsf.org

Museum of the African

Diaspora Black Is Beautiful With over 40 photographs from Kwame Brathwaite, this exhibit features men and women with natural hair and clothes that reclaim their African roots, through March 1 (SF). moadsf.org

Museum of Craft and

Design Linda Gass: And Then This Happened The Bay Area multimedia artist “creates stitched paintings on silk and glass works to question the relationship between humans and their environment,” through May 3 (SF). sfmcd.org

SFMOMA Modern Cinema: Agnès Varda An exclusive retrospective of films y the French New Wave filmmaer who died last year delves into the major themes of her storytelling philosophy: discovery and provocation, through March 21 (SF). sfmoma.org

Sonoma Valley Museum

of Art Valentin Popov: Modern Mixmaster The Ukraine native known for his portraits gets a retrospective that features works from his best-known series, through April 5 (Sonoma). svma.org

The Walt Disney Family

Museum With lectures, exhibits, classes and, of course, film, this museum is dedicated to the life and works of the man who built Disney (SF). waltdisney.org

Yerba Buena Center

for the Arts Spanning contemporary and performance art, civic engagement and public life, the works on view at this museum embrace the local community. (SF). ybca.org

EVENTS

THRU MAY 7 Homing

A site-specific intallation by Taiwanese artist Hung Tzu Ni explores the reciprocal relationship between light and sound as it responds to Chinatown and the surrounding neighborhoods. Chinese Culture Center (SF). cccsf.us

MAR 5–6 James Beard

Taste America Named for the New York Times columnist who changed how Americans view restaurants and cooking, this touring event stops by to celebrate the diversity and ingenuity of American cooking. Julia Morgan Ballroom (SF). jamesbeard.org

MAR 11 Colum McCann

The author of Let the Great World Spin sits down to discuss his new book Apeirogon with author Isabel Allende. JCCSF (SF). jccsf.org

MAR 12 Tori Scott Is

Pickled The New York–based singer, actress and comedian makes her Bay Area debut with music borrowed from the likes of Judy Garland and Queen. Feinstein’s at the Nikko (SF). feinsteinssf.com

MAR 15 Smuin Gala

If a cocktail reception, gourmet dinner and performances by Smuin’s dancers aren’t enough, revelers can take to the floor to cut their wn rug after dinner. The Galleria (SF). smuinballet.org

MAR 19 Peggy

Orenstein The author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter returns to discuss her latest book, Boys and Sex: Navigating the New Masculinity. Sydney Goldstein Theater (SF). cityarts.net

Ballet Hispánico at Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa

MAR 21 Chocolate

Salon The world of premium chocolate is at your finertips with tastings and chef and author talks. County Fair Building (SF). sfchocolatesalon.com

MAR 21 Red Cross Gala

The town of Paradise Police Chief Eric Reinbold will be honored as Humanitarian of the Year at this red-tie event featuring a cocktail reception, dinner, live auction, entertainment and an after-party. City Hall (SF). redcross.org/ redcrossgalasf

MAR 26 Marin Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Dinner

Sponsored by the YWCA of S.F. and Marin and timed to align with Women’s History Month, fie women of accomplishment, including Tamra Peters of Resilient Neighbors, will be recognized for their commitment to and significant impac on Marin. Peacock Gap Clubhouse (San Rafael). ywcasf-marin.org

MAR 27–29 California Artisan Cheese Festival

The focus is on the cheeses produced in-state at this weekendlong event, including farm and producer tours, educational seminars and pairing demos, and the popular Cheese, Bites and Booze celebration on Saturday night. Sonoma County Fairgrounds (Santa Rosa). artisancheese festival.com

MAR 29 Marin Teen

Girl Conference A threepronged program of growth, success and leadership includes keynote speakers, workshops and exhibits covering everything from financia empowerment to vaping. Embassy Suites Hotel (San Rafael). marin teengirls.org

MAR 30, APR 2 Yotam Ottolenghi & Samin

Nosrat The famous London-based chef and the star of Netfli’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat share their love of cooking and all things culinary. Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium (San Rafael). marincenter.org

FILM

MAR 1–31 Enchanted

Giselle (Amy Adams) is transported by the evil Queen Narcissa (Susan Sarandon) from the animated kingdom of Andalusia to real-world New York City in this 21st- century musical fairy tale. Walt Disney Museum (SF). walt disney.org

MAR 16 Bedlam

Psychiatrist Ken Rosenberg dons a fil maker’s hat to highlight the depth of America’s mental health crisis as presented through the intimate stories of patients, families and medical providers. The Rafael (San Rafael). rafaelfilm.cafilm.o

MAR 21–29 Albany

FilmFest A special kids’ matinee rounds out a week of documentary, narrative and animated short films on topic ranging from climate, activism, housing, immigration and identity to music. Albany Twin Theater (Albany). albanyfilmfet.org

MAR 22 Satyricon

Screened as part of the “Federico Fellini at 100” series, this film follws Encolpius in a search for his male lover through a fantasy of ancient Roman feasts, festivals, orgies and death. Berkeley Art Museum (Berkeley). bampfa.org

MAR 25–29 Sonoma International Film

Festival Back for its 23rd year, this 125-fil showcase highlights independent features, documentaries, world cinema and short films and supports th media arts program at Sonoma Valley High School. Various locations (Sonoma). sonoma filmfet.org

All listings are correct at the time of printing. Please be aware that events may occasionally be canceled or postponed. We always suggest contacting the promoter or venue to confirm detail haven’t changed since publication.