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

On view at SF MOMA: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Sphere Packing: Bach, 2018 (installation view, Unstable Presence, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, 2018); Borusan Contemporary Art Collection

ARTS & LECTURES

THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2022 The Art of

Banksy Sourced from private collections, works that would otherwise stay hidden in private homes or warehouses are featured, including many of the artist’s most recognizable images, like “Flower Thrower,” “Rude Copper” and “Girl With Balloon,” among others. banksyexhibit.com

THROUGH FEBRUARY 19, 2022 Below the

Lighthouse The first solo exhibition in the U.S. of the work of New York-based artists Zakkubalan, aka Neo S. Sora and Albert Tholen, features their 2017 collaboration with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, async – volume - , a 24-channel video installation that serves as a portrait of the composer and his creative process, and new work created in response to San Francisco’s David Ireland House. 500cappstreet.org

DEC 4–12 The Velveteen

Rabbit Based on the beloved children’s classic book by Margery Williams with a musical score by Benjamin Britten, the dance brings the storybook characters to life. odc.dance

MUSIC

DEC 4 Danny Click The singer-songwriter, blues guitarist and Marin resident celebrates his birthday with a performance in Novato with his band, the Hell Yeahs. hopmonk.com

DEC 16–19 Jackie

Greene The former lead guitarist of The Black Crows, known for soulful piano ballads as much as he is for bluesy guitar, brings his comb of Americana and roots music to Mill Valley. sweetwatermusic hall.com

DEC 17–19 The Mother

Hips The Bay Area rock and country band that released “Live at the Great American Music Hall” in 2019 returns to that storied location to celebrate 30 years of playing together. gamh.com

FILM

THROUGH 2022 Living

Worlds This is the premiere of the first planetarium show produced in-house by the Academy’s visualization studio since 2018’s Expedition Reef. It’s an exploration of the ways life has transformed Earth’s surface and atmosphere over billions of years, and a journey through the cosmos in search of life in our solar system and beyond. calacademy.org DEC 4, 8 Eurydice The “Live from the Met” series is back at the Lark Theater with Matthew Aucoin’s interpretation of an ancient Greek myth about the wife of Orpheus, live on the 4th and rebroadcast on the 8th . larktheater.net

MUSEUMS

THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2022 Double Trouble

Enrique Chagoya’s satirical creations and his partner Kara Maria’s canvases are part of a combined show that explores themes of immigration, ecological collapse and power conflicts between humans and the natural world.

THROUGH FEBRUARY 27, 2022 Sam Vernon

A site-specific installation, Impasse of Desires, and a solo exhibition of the artist’s work includes a constellation of images in the first-floor hallway and a draping of the lobby and first floor gallery in fabric. moadsf.org

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THROUGH MARCH 6 Unstable Presence

Rafael LozanoHemmer’s large-scale, participatory works use little more than air, water, sound and light, plus a smidge of technology, to highlight the relationship between physical presence and the natural and technological spaces we inhabit. sfmoma.org

DEC 18–APRIL 17, 2022 Jules Tavernier

and the Elem Pomo A focus on the artist’s masterwork, Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake (1878), is presented alongside Pomo basketry and regalia from the Elem Pomo Indian Colony, adding a multiplicity of voices and perspectives to the paintings and photographs. deyoung.famsf.org

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

EVENTS

THROUGH DEC 19

Camelot What happens when Guenevere falls in love with a young Lancelot? The Arthurian legend is explored through song, as the idealistic Arthur sees his morale tested when Guenevere falls for Lancelot and the fate of the kingdom hangs in the balance. mountainplay.org

THROUGH JANUARY 15, 2022 Nocturne-X

A new program from local arts nonprofit Grey Area invites visitors into a multisensory journey of a massive alien forest of extraterrestrial flora that responds to touch, sound and movement, each in its own unique way. nocturne-x.com

DEC 3–12 Broadway Holiday Spectacular

Director and choreographer Matthew Steffens reimagined holiday favorites to build a program larded with show-stopping dance numbers, Broadway show tunes and modern twists on cherished songs, presented at the Belos Cavalos equestrian estate. transcendencetheatre.org

DEC 4–5, 11–12, 18–19 The Great Dickens Christmas Fair

Experience the wonder of Victorian Christmas via multiple tableaux from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, along with two stages of live music, dance and comedy, plus ale, food and cider, all designed for enjoying from your car or virtually. dickensfair.com

DEC 3–4, 17–18, 31 Sonoma Seaweed

Foraging Wear rain boots to join resident seaweed expert Heidi Herrmann as she leads a low tide foray to score ocean lettuce, discuss their sustainable goodness and learn how to prepare them for eating. foragesf.com

DEC 5 Carols by

Candlelight Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco kicks off ts 10th anniversary season with a performance of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” performed in full with harpist Meredith Clark, as well as other carols at San Francisco’s Old First Presbyterian Church. ywcp.org

REOPENED NOVEMBER 13 Boyd Gate House After seven years away, the Marin History Museum moved back into its long-running home in downtown San Rafael. Major renovations meant upgrades to plumbing and electrical systems; a new roof; and repairs to the Gothic Revival-Style house’s intricate molding, chandeliers, fireplaces and winding staircases. Known for its collection of 200,000 images, 25,000-plus artifacts and research library, the museum reopens with “Great Heights.” Including 18 black-and-white photographs from the Ed Brady/Aero Photography Collection taken between 1955–1965, the exhibit documents Marin’s significant growth and development during the Elvis Presley era. “On behalf of our board, I wish to state how pleased we are to reoccupy this very special place and return to our former home,” says Gary T. Ragghianti, board vice president of the Marin History Museum. “The Gate House is such an important part of the history of San Rafael, and the Marin History Museum is the keeper of so many treasures recounting and depicting the rich history of this remarkably beautiful county.” marinhistory.org

DEC 8 Slide Ranch

Annual Benefit A virtual benefit for the ranch includes a performance by Bob Weir, a look at the ranch’s history and a live auction. slideranch.org

DEC 10–11, 18–19, 24 Holigays Are Here...

Again With performances around the Bay Area, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus returns with a signature holiday treat and its rendition of songs including “Little Drummer Boy,” “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” and “Los Pesces en el Rio.” sfgmc.org

DEC 13 When Words Fail, Music Speaks

KQED arts and culture reporter Chloe Veltman hosts an evening of story and song, including a live performance by singer Meklit Hadero and the Kronos Quartet, to discuss the power of song to heal, unify and knit communities together. kqed.org

DEC 14 Holiday POPS

Concert The Marin Symphony Orchestra celebrates the holidays with songs of the season, with soprano Dee Donasco at the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium. marincountry.org

DEC 19 Jinkx and DeLa

Holiday Show The Queens of Christmas, BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon, shake off a ear-plus of doom, gloom and Zoom to revel in a post-apocalypse-mas extravaganza with songs, comedy and who knows what else. palaceoffinearts.org

DEC 31 Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

Ring in 2022 at noon by making a balloon Snoopy, dancing under the Up Down Balloon Drop, or watching Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! on a big screen. schulzmuseum.org

Boyd Gate House