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ARTS & LECTURES SEPT 28–OCT 2 Bacchae Before With a dance theater project inspired by the tragedies of gender reveal parties and Anne Carson’s Bakkhai, Hope Mohr Dance returns to
live performance with an ancient story of the murder of Pentheus, King of Thebes, at the hands of his own mother. hopemohr.org OCT 2 Epoch Presented before an in-person audience, as well as a live digital simulcast,
this extended-length, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. dance bills itself as “a gratuitous surplus of movement, interrupted by moments of nothingness,” and calls into question the idea of performance as ritual, together with an investigation into structures of power. odc.dance
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OCT 18 Temple Grandin The autism and animal behavior specialist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University discusses personal experiences and her new book, Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum, to empower parent and child mindsets and develop the full potential of every child. cityarts.net
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
OCT 19 Sandor Katz Food nerd and culinary maker alert: The king of fermentation is hosting an online event to discuss his newest book, Fermentation Journeys: Recipes, Techniques and Traditions From Around the World, and regale viewers with a showand-tell from his home kitchen. copperfieldsbooks.com
OCT 31 Frankenstein Mary Shelley’s classic story (dare we say a love story?) is presented by a corps of actors and puppeteers who will create a silent animated film in real time while an immersive score is performed live by four musicians. calperformances.org
OCT 29–NOV 7 Take 3 A virtual event from RAWDance includes two works, “Shadow (part 1),” a much-delayed world premiere that explores our ever-expanding digital debris, and “The Healer,” a meditation on health and wellness dedicated to choreographer Katerina Wong’s late aunt. odc.dance OCT 30–FEB 19 Below the Lighthouse The first solo exhibition in the United States of the work of New York-based
COMEDY OCT 5 HellaSecret The secret comedy lineup is brand new and back at Public Works in San Francisco’s Mission District with a twodrink minimum (hello, can of Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey!) and a fully seated show. publicsf.com
FILM OCT 7–OCT 17 Mill Valley Film Festival Back for its 44 th year, MVFF will feature
online and in-person screenings and events this year throughout the Bay Area, including at CineArts Sequoia in Mill Valley, Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. mvff.com OCT 15–24 Dance Film Festival More than 100 long- and short-form films, a mix of in-person and virtual experiences, capture the essence of movement and its practitioners and includes “Australia’s Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra” and the California premiere of “Coppelia,” which combines liveaction dance with animation. sfdancefilmfest.org
MUSIC OCT 1–3 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Though the festival of American music will not return to Golden Gate Park this year, a weekend’s worth of performances from Bob Mould with Fred Armisen, Steve Earle, Las Cafeteras and many more will be livestreamed. hardly strictlybluegrass.com OCT 17 The Well Known Strangers Opening for Bill Kirchen at Novato’s Hopmonk Tavern, San Francisco’s countrysoul band is on tour in
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