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Calendar – Oberlin College

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1329765429 52 Calendar Oberlin CollegeWhen: Mon, March 12 2012 08:00 PM Created by: Catherine Battey Where:

Hales Annex, Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse, Room @ 180 West Lorain St., Oberlin, OH 44074-1097

Link: carloslive.com/ Calendars: Lectures/Talks/Readings, Art Exhibitions/Events, Multicultural   Description:

Spoken word artist, actor, and playwright Carlos Andres Gomez will be performing his remarkable spoken word poetry at the Cat in the Cream. Gomez is a two-time National Poetry Slam Finalist, a two-time International Poetry Slam Champion, and was named Artist of the Year at the 2009 Promoting Outstanding Writers Award. He has starred in Spike Lee’s film “Inside Man” and appeared in the sixth season of HBO’s “Russel Simmons Presents Def Poetry,” in which he won “Favorite Poet” for that episode. In the past year, he has headlined Central Park SummerStage, opened the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, D.C., and was Guest of Honor at the Berlin International Literature Festival. He has been described as “one of the most compelling voices of our generation” by Slam Africa and “a truth-telling visionary” by Brass Magazine.

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Book Grocer: 15-21 February

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Book, poetry and spoken word events in London this week

Wednesday: See Shearsman poets Tim Allen and Jeremy Reed at Swedenborg Hall (7.30pm, free).

Becky Cremin and Alan Halsey read from their new collections at Xing the Line, at the Apple Tree (7.30pm, £5 / £3).

Open Ealing launches its first Poetry night with readings and an open mic session from (from 8pm, free).

Thursday: Joanne Harris is the big name judge at Literary Death Match (8.15pm, £5 / £8) tonight, alongside Rhodri Marsden and Suzi Ruffell. Competing for their approval are Steve Furst, Katy Darby, Sarah Tucker and Lloyd Shepherd.

Two excellent guests at Windsor’s Firestation Book Swap: author DJ Connell and illustrator Steven Appleby join hosts Marie Phillips and Scott Pack (7.45pm, £5 / free with homemade cake).

Martin Figura and Adam Kammerling are the guest stand up poets at Bang Said the Gun (8pm, £5).

Historian Kate Williams talks about her first novel with Suzi Feay at Foyles (6.30pm, free but email to reserve a place).

Dr Timothy Grady launches his new book about German Jewish soldiers in WWI at the Wiener Library (6.30pm, free but email or call to reserve a place).

Southwark and Forest Gate Stanza groups come together at the Poetry Cafe for a performance (7.30pm, free).

Friday: Dodo Modern Poets host a book launch at the Poetry Cafe with Emile Sercombe, Lisa Hitchin and PR Murry (8pm, free).

Saturday: Charlie Dark, Joe Coelho, Debbie Guneratne and host Ty put on an interactive poetry show for kids, with Apples and Snakes, at the Half Moon Theatre (11am / 2pm, £6).

Find out who stole Bear’s hat and join in the hat making fun at Foyles Westfield White City’s storytelling session (11am, free).

Jewish Book Week starts today though, er, at the time of writing their website was down. Never mind, it’s all happening at Kings Place so you can browse events there. We’ll preview properly later this week.

Sucking on Words promise a night of sonic poetry from Rob Lavers, Simon Morris, Nick Thurston and Dutch avant-garde composer Jaap Blonk, at the Whitechapel Gallery (7.30pm, £7 / £5).

Sunday: Today’s when Jewish Book Week really gets going. We’d pick Anne Sebba on Wallis Simpson (11am, £6.50), and discussions about Fagin (3.30pm, £9.50) and poet Yahuda Halevi (5pm, £9.50) as our highlights.

Monday: Lavinia Greenlaw, David Harsent, Emma Jones and Ahren Warner talk about being a poet at the Royal Society of Literature (limited tickets available on the door from 6pm, £8 / £5).

Coffee House Poetry considers what we should have said, in the company of Ellen Cranitch, Robert Minhinnick, Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, Stuart Silver, music and open mic (8pm, £7 / £6).

Our pick of today’s Jewish Book Week events is a discussion of Bob Dylan’s poetry, in association with Poet in the City (7pm).

Mr Gee hosts Chill Pill at the Soho Theatre, with spoken word and stories from Raymond Antrobus, Deanna Rodger, Simon Mole and Kim-Leng Hills (8pm, £5).

Tuesday: Senior editor at Atlantic Books, Sarah Norman, is the guest at Writers’ Club Live (7pm, £15/ £20).

There’s an evening with poet Elisa Biagini at Waterstone’s Piccadilly, organised by Poet in the City (6.30pm, £9.50).

Back at Jewish Book Week, we like the sound of Michele Hanson talking to Stephanie Calman (1pm, £6.50) and Pam Fox and Michael Grade talking about the Liberal Jewish Synagogue (7pm, £9.50).

Michael Slater looks at how London’s police were portrayed in Dickens’s work, at the Bishopsgate Institute (7.30pm, £8 / £6).

Test our your own poems at Poetry Unplugged, the Poetry Cafe‘s open mic night hosted by Niall O’Sullivan (7.30pm, £5 / £4).

Head to Clerkenwell Tales to hear local historian Tudor Allen chat about Little Italy (6.30pm, free).

The Crick Crack Club storytellers hold two events today: first, for families, Sally Pomme-Clayton takes us on a journey through Grimm’s fairy tales at the Unicorn Theatre all this week (11am / 1.30pm, £7) and second, for 14+, Ben Haggerty and musician Sherry Robinson go on a journey with Beauty and the Beast at Soho Theatre (8pm, £8).

Alan Jenkins, Fiona Sampson and Ahren Warner are at the Lumen Poetry Series, hosted by Ruth O’Callaghan (6.30pm, £5 / £4).

The Blue Bus pulls up at The Lamb again, with poets Bridget Penney and Ulli Freer on board (7.30pm, £5 / £3).

Follow @LondonistLit for our pick of that day’s literary events

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Liverpool Legends head to Grammys – Branson Tri-Lakes News Entertainment – Liverpool Legends head to Grammys: Entertainment

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Liverpool Legends, the Branson-based Beatles tribute band, is inLos Angeles this weekend to join in the festivities surrounding the54th Annual Grammy Awards.

A project on which the group collaborated is nominated for BestSpoken Word Album this year, as the Branson Tri-Lakes News firstreported in December.

“It was a complete and total shock,” said Marty Scott, who playsGeorge Harrison and serves as the band’s producer. 

“I knew it was being submitted, but tons of CDs come out everyday.”

Then again, Scott said, the album is “really cool.” Called “FabFan Memories — The Beatles Bond,” the record features interviewsand commentary from fans of the Fab Four. 

It’s billed as an album “by the fans, for the fans.”

It’s narrated by Harrison’s real-life sister, Louise Harrison,who hand-picked Liverpool Legends. The band provided the Beatlescovers that intersperse the project, most of which were recorded atScott’s home studio in Branson.

Some of the stories on the record include a fan who worked herway into a Beatles press conference as a teenager and a man wholost his job while trying to hunt down a Beatles autograph.

Scott said the Legends and Louise Harrison had been discussing asimilar project when they heard about the CD, the brainchild ofGrammy-winning producer Dennis Scott — no relation to Marty Scott.Dennis Scott’s band, the WannaBeatles, is also heard on the albumperforming a few original, Beatles-style songs.

Marty Scott said he and his band are excited about the trip tothe Grammys, but recognize they face some stiff competition intheir category, including Betty White, Tina Fey and Val Kilmer.

“Betty White’s going to be tough to beat. She’s so popular, andwe’re a group of fake Beatles,” he said. “So don’t expect to see uswalking down the red carpet. Then again, the Beatles are kind of awild card, so you never know.”

Scott said his main goal is to have a good time, enjoy theperformances and meet some new people. 

But he said it’s possible the trip could open some new doors forthe group.

“There are going to be so many cool people there, and the levelof performers you don’t typically see,” he said. “It could bereally good for us. We’ve been getting so many calls the lastcouple  of days. People seem to think it’s a unique story, becausewe’re just a little tribute band from Branson.”

The Grammys will be broadcast live from the Staples Center inLos Angeles Sunday on CBS, beginning at 7 p.m. Central time. 

The spoken word album award is not expected to be presentedduring the main telecast. 

But the pre-telecast ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m. CST, willbe streamed live online at grammy.com. 

Later this year, the Legends will return to Branson for athree-month stint at the Icon Theatre. They will debut theirrevamped show, “Get Back to the Cavern Club,” there May 25. 

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Getaway Festival Weekend: Rock N Roll Resort Lands at Kutsher's Country Club in NY 3/30-4/1

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Wicked Cool Productions announces Rock N Roll Resort v2: A Psybient Soiree on March 30 – April 1, 2012, an exclusive 4-day, 3-night, 24-hour multi-media experience at the historical Kutsher’s Country Club in New York’s gorgeous Catskill Mountains.  Rock N Roll Resort v2: A Psybient Soiree is a unique event created by fans for fans, and aims to a sonic, visual and intellectual voyage promising to be a full resort takeover and immersion into the world of “psytrance” and “psychill” with live performances and DJ sets. This intimate festival concept will also feature collaborative live art, spoken word, merchandise vendors, workshops, activities, theme nights, cyberistic euphoria, and renegade sets to round out the weekend celebration. Pre-sale weekend packages including catered meal plans and day-tripper tickets go on sale starting February 3, 2012 at the brand new interactive website: rocknrollresort.com/v2.

The trendsetting artists in residence currently include: Shpongle Presents the Masquerade, Conspirator, Hallucinogen LIVE, Ott, visual artists Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, Nadis Warriors, Phutureprimitive, Brothers Past x2, Bird of Prey, Dopapod, BioDiesel, BangBang, Cosmic Dust Bunnies, Jeff Bujak, The Manhattan Project, Dirty Paris, lespecial, Psylab, Viral Sound, Mun, RedShift, Digital Storm, DJ Jamin, Dr. Masgnosis, and filmmaker Mitch Schultz with researcher Dr. Rick Strassman presenting on “The Spirit Molecule.” Even more renegade sets and surprise collaborations are expected throughout the weekend.

Kutsher’s Country Club is the last of the Borscht Belt grand resorts destination steeped in history. Recently celebrating the documentary release of “Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort” directed by Caroline Laskow & Ian Rosenberg, it portrays Kutsher’s as an iconic destination for the alternative vacation seeker for decades. The film was premiered at the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center, and won “BEST DOCUMENTARY Audience Award” at the Miami Jewish Film Fest 2012. As recently as 2008 – 2010, Kutsher’s has hosted many amazing concerts including The Flaming Lips, Iggy & the Stooges, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and Animal Collective, and from the 1940′s to the early 80′s, it was the place to catch the best comedians of the times from Red Buttons, Jackie Mason, and Buddy Hacket to Andy Kaufman, Billy Crystal, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Rock N Roll Resort v2: A Psybient Soiree is the first stop on Shpongle Presents the Masquerade Spring tour and will mark the unveiling of the new production expanding the visual expression of the multi-dimensional auditory experience. Fans will be treated to two Friday night sets from Simon Posford with Hallucinogen LIVE and the DJ set Shpongle Presents the Masquerade. Live painting by the Greys during Shpongle Presents the Masquerade on Friday and onstage with Ott on Saturday promises to embellish the already mind-blowing sensory adventure. Add to that the genre crushing Conspirator performing two headlining sets and screenings of the documentary, “DMT: The Spirit Molecule” along with Q&A’s and “A Spirit Symposium” with the film’s creator Mitch Schultz and author and researcher, Dr. Rick Strassman, and A Psybient Soiree has synthesized a full weekend immersion into music, the spirit, and the divine.

ABOUT SHPONGLE PRESENTS THE MASQUERADE AND HALLUCINOGENDJ/Producer Simon Posford (the driving force behind Shpongle) has a new experience in store for 2012. Shpongle Presents the Masquerade is a revolution in the development of the visual expression of the multi-dimensional auditory experience. Hallucinogen aka Simon Posford is a pioneer of electronic music and founder of the psy-trance scene. With the release of his first album, “Twisted”, which reached Number 27 in the French album charts, a genre was born. There are many words to describe modern electronic music but none that come close to the wealth of emotion and experience that comes from listening to a Posford tune. For more information, visit:  faceboook.com/shpongle

ABOUT CONSPIRATORFormed in 2004 by Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits’ keyboardist and bass player) along with New York producer DJ Omen, Conspirator has taken on many forms through the years. With the recent addition of virtuoso guitarist Chris Michetti and stalwart drummers Darren Shearer (the New Deal) and Mike Greenfield (Lotus), Conspirator has reached a new level. As a full band, the music is hitting new highs, and with the addition of an arsenal of new material, crowds across the nation have begun to catch on. Conspirator can no longer be considered merely a side-project, but must be looked at entirely as its own entity. Coming off of break-out performances at Ultra Music Festival and Nocturnal Festival, Conspirator has begun to catch the eye of electronic music aficionados everywhere. Refusing to be pigeon-holed into one genre, they explore the many realms of electronic music, effortlessly slipping between house, dub-step, drum and bass, and electro. conspiratorband.com

ABOUT OTTOtt was doomed to be a teenager in the cultural wasteland that was the mid-1980′s provincial England. They hatched a plan to remix half a dozen or so classic Hallucinogen trance tracks and release them as dub mixes – slower, fatter and more chillout friendly. In 2002 the album “Hallucinogen in Dub” was released via Twisted Records to universal acclaim.  The next few years passed in a whirl of gigs, remixes [Shpongle, Entheogenic, Tripswitch] and collaborative projects – “Umberloid” with friend and multi-instrumentalist Chris Barker, and “Gargoyles” with Simon Posford [Hallucinogen, Shpongle]. During this time Ott travelled the world, got married, welcomed his daughter Daisy to the world and wrote his third album “Skylon” – which was released on Twisted Records in early 2008.” For more information, visit: ottsonic.net

ABOUT ALEX GREY & ALLYSON GREYTo Alex Grey, art is a spiritual practice. The themes of death and transcendence weave throughout his artworks, from the earliest drawings to later performances, paintings and sculpture. His inspirational book, The Mission of Art, traces the evolution of human consciousness through art history, exploring the role of an artist’s intention and conscience, and reflecting on the creative process as a spiritual path. At the Boston Museum School he met his wife, the artist, Allyson Rymland Grey. During this period he had a series of entheogenically induced mystical experiences that transformed his agnostic existentialism to a radical transcendentalism. Allyson shares a parallel mysticism: “Intending to create spiritual art, I feel naturally attracted to abstraction and to a written sacred language. Every known religion reveres its holy writing. Sacred writing of all faiths, however, come into conflict through human interpretation as the written word defines the differences of philosophy and traditions, when truely the basis of all religion is unity and infinite love.” Alex Grey was an instructor in Artistic Anatomy and Figure Sculpture for ten years at New York University, and now teaches courses in Visionary Art with Allyson at The Open Center in New York City, Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, the California Institute of Integral Studies and Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. Together they founded The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, CoSM, a long-term exhibition of works of transformative art, described as a sanctuary for seeing ourselves and the world as reflections of the divine. For more information, visit: alexgrey.com and allysongrey.com

ABOUT ROCK N ROLL RESORTRock n Roll Resort is a unique, intimate music experience designed by fans for fans and quickly becoming the ultimate, music destination event for die hard live music junkies and avid fans. A sonic, visual and intellectual voyage promising to be a full resort takeover wherever it lands, Rock n Roll Resort explores different music themes and resorts throughout the Northeast and beyond. Woven throughout each experience is 24 hours of multiple indoor live music stages, incredible visual art installations, poolside cocktails, spiritual exploration, fun activities and workshops, eclectic food and an amazing music lineup all within the walls of a VIP resort.  Guests have exclusive use of the resort during this weekend only. Pack your suitcases and leave your tents at home as the next Rock n Roll Resort invades your town soon. Locations, performing artists and theme vary with each event. It’s a “takeover” not to be missed! For more information visit: rocknrollresort.com and facebook.com/rocknrollresort

ABOUT KUTSHER’S COUNTRY CLUBFounded in 1907, Kutsher’s Country Club is rich with history and mystique and boasts an impressive past lineup of musicians, comedians, and sports figures. Serving as inspiration for the movie “Dirty Dancing” and the current documentary, “Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort,” Kutsher’s conjures up iconic images of entertainment filled weekend getaways for the adventurous at heart. As recently as 2008 to 2010, Kutsher’s played host to the Flaming Lips, Iggy & the Stooges, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and Animal Collective to name just a few bands, and from the 1940′s to the early 80′s, Kutsher’s was the place to catch the best comedians of the times, from Alan King, Red Buttons, Jackie Mason, and Buddy Hacket to Andy Kaufman, Billy Crystal, and Jerry Seinfeld. The famed host, Milton Kutsher, made Kutsher’s home to legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach and Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain, while also providing training facilities for Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, and Floyd Patterson. Family hospitality, great food, sports and recreation, and all inclusive room, board, and entertainment packages made Kutsher’s the place to be for decades. As the last resort of its kind, Kutsher’s has tenaciously remained connected with alternative vacationers interested in the full resort experience. Art deco design, fabulous entertainment venues like the poolside “Deep End Lounge” and the retro “Stardust Room,” the 18-hole golf course, and 1500 sprawling acres make Kutsher’s a one-of-a-kind vacation destination.

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Henry Rollins Spoken-Word Tour

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Former Black Flag front-man, actor, social activist, and all-around wordsmith, Henry Rollins, is embarking on a spoken-word tour simply titled “50.” The 33-date tour coincides with Rollins’ 50th birthday and kicks off March 17 at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA, continuing through mid-April.

Rollins – affectionately known as Hank – will be stopping at smaller venues, sharing stories and anecdotes from his chaotic career, thoughts on criticism he’s faced, and further reflections from his first 50 years. A lively performer with a stint as a stand-up comic, expect insightful, funny analysis of a life fully lived.

Hank will celebrate his birthday on February 13 in his native Washington, DC with a pair of already-sold out shows at National Geographic Live. For the rest of the tour, tickets go on sale January 28, with a limited number of presales available starting at 10am EST on January 24 at Music Today.

View the tour dates and get tickets here.

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Killer or Filler?

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Killer or Filler?Like the proverbial 800-pound gorilla, bassist Paul Unger does exactly what he wants when he wants (or at least when he isn’t holding down his regular gig with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) –– whether it’s exploring the music of Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzola, duetting with exploratory drummer Max Oepen, or recreating John Coltrane’s masterpiece A Love Supreme. Back in December, Unger was at Scat Jazz Lounge, celebrating the release of Flipside, the first CD in a decade from the jazz trio of the same name, in which he performs with saxophonist Dave Monsch and drummer Dennis Durick.

It’s hard to figure why these guys aren’t more popular in the Fort (unless it’s because two of ’em are from Dallas). Granted, they’ve never gigged here with the frequency and regularity of, say, Johnny Case or Bertha Coolidge. But their music is both scintillating and accessible. Unger’s a soulful virtuoso whose formidable technique is occasionally augmented by the tasteful use of electronics on his stand-up bass. Monsch is equally adept on tenor and soprano horns and has been known to color Flipside’s sound with Art Ensemble of Chicago-inspired “small instruments.” Durick’s a muscular polyrhythmic powerhouse who can also make his time float with the deceptive delicacy of a Roy Haynes or an Alan Dawson.

All three men contribute material to the disc. Durick’s “Curse of the Lucky Man” kicks things off with a dancing groove worthy of the classic Coltrane quartet before Monsch essays the song’s sprightly theme on soprano. The drummer’s “Texican Fat Pants” winds its way through a steeplechase of tempo changes, and Unger’s “Safe at the Cheeseplate” is a greasy slab of mutated fatback R&B, with a spacey Fender Rhodes interlude by guest Jesse Chandler, who also contributes organ to the gospel-tinged closer “Afternoon Nap.” The bassist’s “Walter Marches In” opens with an elegiac arco solo, then it’s off to N’awlins for a funereal dirge that gives way to a sassy second-line strut. The most sonically striking pieces here, though, might be Monsch’s brief “Lonely Hag,” a flute-led lament, and the spoken-word piece “The River,” both of which employ overdubbing.

Cop Flipside via CD Baby or the old-fashioned way: y’know, at a show. –– Ken Shimamoto

Doug Funnie’s Fallout

Bedford nerdcore rapper Doug Funnie’s newest collaborative album, Mixtape Vol. 2: The Fallout, boldly showcases an odd cross-section of a small part of Fort Worth’s rap and rock scenes. The 12-track effort from December opens with a barrage of mostly head-bobbing hip-hop tracks that, eight songs in, abruptly gives way to a discordant variety of rock-oriented samplings. With the final track, the whole affair devolves into a rap-rock whimper by The Morning Circuit, Funnie’s band, whose sound is one part Rage Against the Machine and two parts –– how to put this gently? –– Limp Bizkit.

Fallout’s rock selections range from the palatable, like the emo-laden “Quasars by Proxy” by punk quartet The Pajamas, to the downright baffling, like the cover of Deathcab for Cutie’s “I Will Follow You into the Dark” by upstart proto-punks Perdition.

Although it’s nice to see local artists reaching across genres to support one another, the discontinuity here threatens to derail the entire album. And that’s too bad, because the six rap songs between the intro and the punk stuff offer, for the most part, a spirited glimpse at some killer rhyme-dropping 817 talent. In addition to Funnie, there are standout performances by two gems: 22-year-old Arlington rapper Phantastik the Phenom and the sharp-tongued Kyeyote, a Chicago native turned Bedfordian who shines on several impressive tracks. –– Matthew McGowan

Bravo Zulu’s Days

By the time Bravo Zulu put out its debut EP, the four-track All Our Days …, in December, the trio had already garnered some attention as a live act. But a lot of the interest followed bassist Chad Sones, fresh off the break-up of the much-loved cut*off, a Fort Worth act that had started to come into its own with the release of Packaged Up for Beginners in 2008 but broke up two years later. For Bravo Zulu, Sones joined with brothers guitarist-vocalist Leonard Schilling and drummer Steven Schilling, who last played together in the late-’90s group Matty Girl. Most of the material on All Our Days … is –– for better and worse (though mostly for worse) –– at home with the alt-rock of that time. Despite the harmonies on display, “Summer People” gets the record off to a dark start, with thrashing guitars and drums and a pulsing bass line, but only in the song’s last, mostly instrumental minute does the band achieve an enveloping, original sound. “Waiting,” with its opening jangle and rapid acoustic strumming, is slightly reminiscent of The Who –– Leonard’s growl, however, is more angst than libido. Slowing things down for the closing track, “All Our Days,” the trio finally hits a home run, generating a tune that quietly chugs along while Schilling, vulnerable but not overwrought, makes a heartfelt offer to change. Bravo Zulu puts forth some good ideas on its first release, but occasional stale alt-rock predilections muck things up a bit. –– Zack Shlachter l

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Mobile Opera presents ‘Opera for the Cure’ Jan. 27, 29

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MOBILE, Alabama — Mobile Opera has partnered with the Mitchell Cancer Institute to present “Opera for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope,” a narrative and choral journey through the experience of breast cancer.

“Mobile Opera is offering a very different project with ‘Opera for the Cure,’” said D. Scott Wright, general director for Mobile Opera Inc. “‘A choral cantata with narration’ does not give justice to the power of this piece.

“It is beautiful, moving, and emotionally charged. Everyone should experience this and everyone who does should bring a handkerchief.”

‘OPERA FOR THE CURE’

Where: Alabama School of Mathematics and Science auditorium, 1255 Dauphin St.Show dates and times: 8 p.m. Jan. 27; and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29.Tickets: $35 for general admission; $10 for students.Reservations and information: Call 251-432-6772 or visit mobileopera.org.

The work was originally commissioned by the Susan G. Komen Foundation in 2000 to raise money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer and it highlights the experiences of breast cancer survivors.

The Mobile performance includes songs by the Mobile Opera Chorus with Laura Moore as chorusmaster and narration by seven members of the Distinguished Young Women program from Montana, Georgia, Vermont, Idaho, Colorado, Oregon and Mobile.

Breast cancer survivor and chorus member Mike Belue said he found the piece to be both factual and moving in its portrayal of the experience of breast cancer.

“The words that are going to be spoken are very touching,” said Belue. “It gives a very accurate description of what happens with breast cancer. When Laura Moore gave me the score and I listened to it, tears came to my eyes. It is a very compelling work and I can relate to every bit of it.”

Belue said the piece is based on a female cancer patient but also shows the points of view of her husband, children and others affected by the diagnosis.

“When I was diagnosed, almost five years ago, I was in shock,” said Sheryl Bates, president of the Mobile Opera board of directors. “I worked out three times a week, walked every morning four miles, was a very healthy eater. This couldn’t happen to me.

“Cancer can touch anyone. This performance of ‘Opera for the Cure’ is one woman’s struggle with accepting her diagnosis and how she worked through this. I can very much relate to this with my own feelings of loss.”

Wright found the narrative parts of the performance to be particularly poignant.

“It is impossible to be unmoved when the narration from the perspective of the husband says, ‘There is only one promise that is still in my power to fulfill – I will love her forever and more,’” said Wright. “When the 38-year-old woman with breast cancer reflects on her mother’s death at the same age and from the same disease, it is impossible not to feel the impact of the comfort that comes to her with the declaration that, ‘I am still my mother’s child.’”

“Opera for the Cure” is so evocative that music director and conductor Andy Anderson said the biggest challenge for him is not to get swept away with emotion during the performance.

“I lost my mom to breast cancer 10 years ago, so this piece is very personal,” he said. “I remember the summer she was diagnosed and then the very long six-year battle that followed. For the rest of the performers, I think it is the same. Almost everyone knows someone that has fought this horrific disease.”

While the subject matter is painful, Wright said the performance provides a message of hope for the audience.

“The piece is not all dark, as life is not all dark,” said Wright. “There is a variety of musical styles and the poignancy is tempered by humor. Overall, we leave with the message that the human spirit is indomitable; that cancer may kill us, but it will never conquer us; and some day, perhaps at the Mitchell Cancer Institute, we will find the way to conquer cancer.”

Laureen Lynn, a cancer survivor and past president of the Mobile Opera board of directors, said the performance helps people “celebrate life after cancer” and brings cancer awareness in a positive way that has not been done before.

“There are different cancer events like runs and walks but this is the only event like this that I am aware of,” she said, “and I support any way we can touch people’s lives and make them aware and make sure they get check-ups and take care of themselves.”

Anderson agreed the importance of “Opera for the Cure” is to bring awareness and hope.

“The more that we, as a major performing arts organization, can spread the word, the better chance we as a society have at one day finding a cure,” Anderson said. “I hope the audience walks away from this with a new hope for a cure. Sometimes when all seems lost, the answer is looking us right in the face.”

Wright said he hopes “Opera for the Cure” will also raise awareness about the Mitchell Cancer Institute.

“We also want to provide people with a better understanding of the importance of the Mitchell Cancer Institute,” said Wright, “that it is not only a world-class treatment facility but a primary research facility for many forms of cancer.

“It is part of our mission to be a service to our community by our art and the use of our art to increase awareness of the great assets and opportunities Mobile has to offer.”

Sponsors for “Opera for the Cure” are the Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust Foundation, the Alabama Power Foundation, the C.D. Helen and Jeff Glaze Foundation, and individuals.

This story was written by Christie Lovvorn, Press-Register Correspondent.

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Entertainment Calendar – Issue of Jan. 26, 2012

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MUSIC

The Sandy Devito Combo will perform playing jazz, Latin and light rock as a quartet 7 – 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the Rancho Bernardo Courtyard by Marriott, 11611 Bernardo Plaza Court. The guest musician will be Howie Segurson playing alto sax and flute. No cover charge; $15 minimum for food and beverages.

Hope United Methodist Church of Rancho Bernardo is holding its second concert for 2012, featuring The Mount Carmel Trio (violin, viola, and piano) from Alexandria, MN, performing 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at the church, located at 16550 Bernardo Heights Parkway (at the corner of Bernardo Center Drive). They will be playing classics, hymns, and Broadway tunes. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be taken. Proceeds will benefit the Music Ministry of Hope.

The San Rafael Catholic Church presents The Sung Contemplative Rosary, featuring The Sorrowful Mysteries of Lent, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. All are welcome to sing and pray along with members of the Parish Choir to better focus on the Last Days in the Life of Christ through visual means, scriptural readings and song. San Rafael Church is located at 17252 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo. For more information, call 858-487-4314.

California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) welcomes one of its newest faculty members, award-winning pianist Ching-Ming Cheng, to the university stage for a dynamic solo concert 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the college, 333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos. The concert is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and available first come, first serve. For more information, call 760-750-8889.

Internationally acclaimed Hungarian pianist Endre Hegedűs will perform 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. His program will include works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg and Tchaikowsky plus Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” A complimentary reception featuring Hungarian pastries will offer an opportunity to mingle with fellow music lovers. Tickets are $10 at the door; children under 12 are free. Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is located at 10301 Scripps Lake Drive in Scripps Ranch. Call 858-538-8158 or visit srfol.org for information.

The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture presents the “Musicians in the Making,” featuring Ben Brogadir on oboe and Elliot Wulff on piano, celebrating classical music in this free hour-long concert 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. For information call the JCC Box Office at 858-362-1348, or visit the web site at tickets.lfjcc.org.

The Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Choir San Diego, popularly known as the MLK Choir, will perform 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. They will perform a varied program from their repertoire of gospel music, Negro spirituals, anthems and classical works. This concert, presented in honor of Black History Month, is part of the monthly “Pleasure of Your Company” music series sponsored by the Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library. There is no charge for the concert, although donations are appreciated. Meet the singers at a complimentary post-concert reception. Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is located at 10301 Scripps Lake Drive. Call 858-538-8158 or visit srfol.org for information.

The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (LJS&C) presents its third concert of the 57th season 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD. The concert features Verdi’s overture to “La Forza del Destino,” John Adams’ “The Wound Dresser,” and Brahm’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor. Individual tickets are $29 general, $26 senior, and $15 student. Group discounts are available. Parking is free. A pre-concert lecture is offered one hour prior to concert times. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the LJS&C office at 858-534-4637 or visit lajollasymphony.com.

The City of Poway is looking for bands and entertainers to serve as entertainment at events hosted by the city in 2012, including the Summer Concert Series. If your band or entertainment group is interested in becoming a performer at special events, visit poway.org/entertainment for the complete application process. Entertainers must submit promotional materials during January 2012 to be considered for special events that take place during 2012. All materials must be postmarked or emailed no later than Jan. 31. Your materials will be kept on file for one calendar year, and you will be contacted by staff if you are selected. More more information, visit the website or call Audrey Denham at 858-668-4774.

The Poway Folk Circle, a group of local musicians, host folk song circles and acoustic jams. Folk Song Circles meet at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month in Templar’s Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road. Bluegrass Jams meet on the second Monday of every month at Round Table Pizza in Rancho Bernardo, 16761 Bernardo Center Drive. The Craft Fair Jam is 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month in Old Poway Park, and Slow Jam Sunday is 1 p.m. the last Sunday of the month in Old Poway Park. These events are free and open to the public. For further information, visit powayfolkcircle.org.

DANCE

Poway dance instructor Debbora Childress is offering dance classes in the Poway Community Park. Children 3 – 18 years old can learn the arts of tap and ballet during one-hour, age-appropriate classes held 11 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. Mondays and 1-5 p.m. Thursdays. “Dance for Children,” an introduction to dance and tumbling for children ages 3 – 5, will be held 10 a.m. Mondays. For more information, call Debbora Childress at 760-747-9777, email her at or visit poway.org/classes.

Have you ever wanted to learn “cut a rug” or “jitterbug” like the swing dancers of the 1920s and 1930s? Jonathan and KC Wilt will be teaching a six-week Beginner’s Jitterbug Swing Dance Class Mondays, 7 – 8 p.m. at The Church at Rancho Bernardo, 11740 Bernardo Plaza Court. Registration: $60 individual /$105 couples. Returning student rate: $55 individual/$95 couple. Sign up at .

The Mojalet Dance Studio presents the 9th Annual Café Mojalet Gala Fundraiser “It’s a Jungle Out There,” 6 – 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at The Poway Community Park Auditorium, 13094 Civic Center Drive, Poway. This performance showcases the variety of programs offered through their organization with professional, adult, teen, and youth programs. Live performance, food and drinks. Tickets are $35 assigned table seating, $25 general admission. For more information, call 858-243-1402 or visit mojalet.com.

The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture presents the Nicholas Andre Dance Company 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Tickets range from $25 – $33. For information or tickets, call the JCC Box Office at 858-362-1348, or visit the website at tickets.lfjcc.org.

Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD) presents its first dance collaboration with a program featuring all-new choreography by Yolande Snaith, head of Dance Theatre at the University of California, San Diego, “J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, and Saturday, Feb. 4 at UCSD’s Theatre and Dance Department. Tickets are $25 or $40. Senior/student discount: $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit bachcollegiumsd.org.

The San Diego Ballet Company presents “Romance” Friday, Feb. 10 – Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Lyceum Theatre, Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego. Tickets are $35 general admission, $45 preferred seating. For tickets and more information, call 619-544-1000.

Dance to ballroom dancing with DJ Rudy Vidal’s Funtastic Sounds 7- 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Mike Krause’s live dance band Saturdays at The Growing Place Montessori School, 13242 Pomerado Road, Poway. Entrance fee is $10/person. Location features 1,000 square feet of wood floor for dancing and free off-street parking. For more information, call Mike Krause at 619-922-6765.

Tap dancing classes for adults, taught by Gigi St. John, are Tuesdays at the RB Swim & Tennis Club. Each class is one hour, intermediate at 11 a.m. and beginners at noon. Just show up or sign up by calling St. John at 951-282-3639.

The Academy of World Dance n Arts offers a free introductory class to swing, salsa and ballroom 7 to 8 p.m. every Friday, year-round for ages teen through adults. No previous experience needed. For more information, visit worldancenarts.com or call 858-679-8277. The academy is located at 12621-A Poway Road, Poway.

THEATER

PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theater, presents the Off-Broadway hit comedy “Panache,” running through Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Poway Community Theater, 13250 Poway Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are now on sale: general admission, $18; seniors and students, $15. For reservations, contact the PowPAC box office at 858-679-8085 or e-mail .

Moonlight Stage Productions opens their 22nd Winter Season with Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” running through Sunday, Feb. 5 at the AVO Playhouse, 303 Main Street, Vista. Tickets range from $22-$30. For tickets and more information, call the VisTix box office at 760-724-2110 or visit moonlightstage.com.

The Welk Theater presents “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,” running through Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Welk Resort Theater, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido. Showtimes are 1 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 and 6 p.m. Thursdays, 1 p.m. Saturdays and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Ticket prices available online at welktheatersandiego.com or by calling 760-749-3000.

Guy Hovis & Ralna English of “The Lawrence Welk Show” will be appearing at the Welk Theater in Escondido for five performances only running Saturday, Feb. 4 – Saturday, Feb. 11. Fun for the entire family! Performing many of their hits and viewer favorites from the weekly TV series, they will also sing many standards from the great American songbook of the 1930s and 1940s, plus pop, patriotic, Broadway, country and gospel. Ticket prices and showtimes are available at welktheatersandiego.com.

Temple Adat Shalom presents comedian Chris Clobber (aka Zooman) headlining their annual men’s club fundraiser 7:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at Temple Adat Shalom, 15905 Pomerado Road, Poway. Diane Jean of Bru ha ha will be emcee along with Kurt Swann and Daniel Storrow. Advance reserved seats are $25 per person including dessert or at the door for $30. For more information and tickets, visit adatshalom.com/comedy or call 858-451-1200.

The Cove at CRB is holding a Spoken Word Workshop 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at The Cove at CRB, at 11838 Bernardo Plaza Court, Suite 101, Rancho Bernardo. Spoken Word (aka Slam or Rap Poetry) is for anyone who is curious about this art form. Open to all who want to write, perform and/or listen to poetry. Award-winning spoken word instructors/performers Danielle Bennett and Nicholas Macedo will teach how to create and perform your own spoken word poetry. Only $10. Sign up with CRB Drama Director, Connie LePere at .

Disney on Ice presents “Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 3” through Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Valley View Casino Center, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego. Tickets range from $16 – $55. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

The Old Globe presents “Dividing the Estate,” running through Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Old Globe Theatre and “The Recommendation,” running Saturday, Jan. 21 – Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre. Ticket prices start at $29. For tickets and more information, 619-234-5623.

STAR Repertory Theatre presents the hit dance musical “Footloose,” opening Thursday, Feb. 16 and running though Monday, Feb. 20 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Ticket prices and performance times are available on the website at starrepertory theatre.com.

Coronado Playhouse presents “42nd Street,” opening Friday, Jan. 27 and running through Sunday, March 4 at the Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way, Coronado. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Opening night features a buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. prior to show. Tickets are $20 on Thursday and Sunday; $25 on Friday and Saturday, with student, senior, military and group discounts available. For tickets and more information, call the box office at 619-435-4856 or visit coronadoplayhouse.com.

STAR Repertory Theatre’s Kids Theatre Academy presents the “Seussical the Musical,” opening Thursday, Feb. 23 and running though Sunday, Feb. 26 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Ticket prices and performance times are available on the website at starrepertory theatre.com.

La Jolla Playhouse presents the second production in its innovative, site-based Without Walls (WoW) series: Moving Arts’ “The Car Plays: San Diego,” running Thursdays through Sundays Feb. 23 – March 4 at an outdoor location in La Jolla to be announced shortly. Performance times are 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $25. For more information, call the Playhouse Box Office at 858-550-1010 or visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org.

The Ensemble at New Village Arts presents Shakespeare’s broadest farce “The Comedy of Errors,” Saturday, Feb. 11 – Sunday, March 4 at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State Street, Carlsbad Village. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $29 general admission/$26 senior, student, military/$25 groups of 10 or more (opening night tickets $36). For more information or to purchase tickets, call 760-433-3245 or visit NewVillageArts.org.

Cygnet Theatre presents “A Beheading in Spokane,” opening Saturday, Jan. 28 and running through Sunday, Feb. 19 at 4040 Twiggs St. in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. Previews begin 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Showtimes are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Contains strong language and violence. Tickets range from $29-$54 and can be purchased at cygnettheatre.com or by calling the box office at 619-337-1525.

Actors’ Conservatory Theatre (ACT- San Diego) presents “Once Upon a Mattress,” a hilarious musical story of romance in a fantasy kingdom, Friday, Jan. 27 – Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre, 6611 University Avenue, San Diego. For showtimes and to purchase tickets, call 858-777-9899 or visit actsandiego.org.

San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) presents “A Hammer, a Bell and a Song to Sing,” running through Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Lyceum Stage. Based on the values embodied by Pete Seeger, the show features spoken word and scenes inspired by the words from past U.S. Presidents and founding fathers, poets such as Allen Ginsberg and Henry David Thoreau, activists like Cesar Chavez and Dr. Martin Luther King, and many more Americans who have marched and fought for justice, freedom, and change in American history. Tickets range from $32 to $51 (student discount $18). Discounts for groups, seniors and military also available. For tickets and more information, call 619-544-1000 or visit sdrep.org.

The Scripps Ranch Theatre presents “Brooklyn Boy,” an inspirational comedy-drama about going home again, back to family and friends and one’s old neighborhood, running through Sunday, Feb. 19. Tickets are $25 general admission, $22 students, seniors and active military. For reservations, call the theater box office at 858-578-7728.

Scripps Ranch Theatre is located on the campus of Alliant International University, Avenue of Nations, off Pomerado Road.

Tickets for the 2011-2012 season at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts are on sale on the center’s website, powayarts.org, by calling 858-748-0505 or at the box office, 15498 Espola Road, noon to 5 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.

PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre, is offering a number of varied volunteer opportunities for its award-winning theater. For more information, contact Maxine Brunton at 858-679-0640, or call the theater box office and leave your name and telephone number at 858-679-8085.

ART

The North County Society of Fine Arts is a local nonprofit group devoted to bringing the visual arts to public attention and fostering art education.

Members’ artwork currently displayed for January and February includes Sharon Ford at the Poway library, 13137 Poway Road, Janet Perkin and Kathryn Peterson at the Bernardo Heights Community Center, 16051 Bernardo Heights Parkway and Vita Sorrentino at Luc’s Bistro, 12642 Poway Road.

For further information and to download entry form to NCSFA’s April open exhibit at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, visit ncsfa.org.

The GFWC Poway Woman’s Club, a member of the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs International, is holding the 20th annual Student Art Exhibit for students living within the Poway Unified School District from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 in Templar’s Hall, Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road, Poway. Deadline to enter is February 1. Entry forms are available at powaywomansclub.org. For further information call 858-748-7441.

North County Society for Fine Arts artist Janet Perkin is holding a Mixed Media Collage workshop 1 – 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Bernardo Heights Community Center. Cost is $15. For more information, visit ncsfa.org.

The Palomar College Venture Program is offering a Watercolor Fundamentals Class 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3 and Saturday, March 10 at the Escondido Campus, 1935 East Valley Parkway, Escondido. The class is open to beginners through advanced students. Call Palomar College to register at 760-744-1150 ext. 2702, cost is $70. For more information, call Tom at 760-505-7681 or arttom.com.

An exhibition of art work titled “Pattern and Shape” by Rancho Bernardo resident Ruth Hohberg is on view through January at the Sorby Gallery at Casa de las Campanas 18655 West Bernardo Drive. Visitors are welcome. For a guide and directions, call 858-674-5624.

The Escondido Art Association presents “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” an open, juried exhibit of framed fine artworks by association members and other local and regional artists through Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Artists Gallery, 121 W. Grand Avenue. The collection includes original paintings, drawings and photographs which will be juried by oil and acrylic painter Jack Ragland. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, 760-489-0338 or 760-741-3117 or escondidoartists.org.

Eveoke Dance Theatre and Art Produce present “Reflections,” a new work focusing on six extraordinary women, Josephine Bakhita, Rachel Corrie, Henrietta Lacks, Mukhtar Mai, Hannah Szenes and Michi Nishiura Weglyn, Friday, Jan. 27 – Sunday, Feb. 12 at Art Produce, 3139 University Ave., San Diego. 8 p.m. Friday – Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $24 general, $18 student/ senior. Call 619-238-1153 or visit eveoke.org for tickets and info.

The Escondido Arts Partnership is now accepting submissions of short films of 15 minutes or less for a screening in its “2012 Winter Picture Show,” 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the Escondido Arts Partnership, 262 East Grand Ave., Escondido. Contact Chrisanne for more information at 760-480-4101 or . Send a self addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your film returned. This is a free event so there is no receiving fee.

The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation (MTRP) presents “Trails,” an exhibition featuring an award-winning plein air artist Margaret Larlham. This exhibit will be on display in the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Art Gallery through Friday. Feb. 10. The MTRP Visitor and Interpretive Center is located at One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, and it is open daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free.

Rancho Bernardo Art Association is looking for artists who want to meet others who share the same interest, learn from demonstrations and exhibit their work. The members have critique nights and an award show. For membership, contact Phyllis Hensperger at 858-675-2262. Adult membership is $25, couples $30, students $15. More information at ranchobernardoart.com.

MUSEUMS

The San Diego Natural History Museum has a number of exciting exhibits and 3-D films to enjoy.

In Sharks: 3D, visitors will come face-to-face with a multitude of shark species, including the Great White, Hammerhead, and the Whale Shark.

All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals is at the Natural History Museum through April 15. This exhibit shows how gems are created around the world, including here in San Diego county.

The exhibit Skulls contains hundreds of skulls from all over the world—hoofed animals, horned animals, birds, primates, rodents, snakes, lizards, amphibians, and more. Visitors have the chance to draw skulls of their very own on chalkboards and ask museum scientists questions about skulls.

The Best of Nature Photography Show, an international juried competition, will be on view in The Ordover Gallery through May. Admission to the show is included with general admission to the Museum.

The Natural History Museum is located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park. Tickets are $17 for adults; $15 for seniors; $12 for military, youth 13–17, students; $11 for children 3–12. Free for members.

Mingei International Museum presents “San Diego’s Craft Revolution: From Post-War Modern to California Design,” documenting the important contribution of San Diego craftsmen from the postwar period beginning in the 1940s up through the 1970s, runs through April 15.

“A Fantastic Voyage: The Art of Yvez Johnston,” running through June 17, surveys six decades of the artist’s wood and bronze sculptures, paintings, prints and ceramics from the 1940s to 2010, .

“New Jewelry in a New Medium: The Art of Polymer Clay,” running through June 17, includes individual beads and beaded objects of adornment such as necklaces and bracelets. It also includes polymer beads from the collection of The Bead Museum, formerly in Glendale, Arizona.

The museum is located at 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park. Hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Regular admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for students and active duty military with ID. For information, call 619-239-0003 or visit mingei.org.

“Cellular Journey,” an introduction to human cell biology and stem cells, is at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. Interactive exhibits include “From Tissues to Cells,” in which visitors can view human tissue samples through microscopes, and “Journey Inside a Cell,” where visitors board a motion-activated scooter and take a virtual tour inside a human cell, and can also launch a stem cell on its path to become a specific cell.

“Geometry Exposed,” runs through June 10. Discover how various shapes fit together to make patterns and how spaces divide into patterns of shapes. For more information, call 619-238-1233 or visit rhfleet.org.

The San Diego Air and Space Museum is currently temporarily hosting one of the DeLorean cars used in the “Back to the Future” movies as part of the special traveling exhibition, “SPACE: A Journey to Our Future.” The museum’s DeLorean is one of seven used onscreen in the films, and one of only three to have survived since filming. For more information, visit sandiegoairandspace.org.

Walk in the footpath of Poway’s first residents every Saturday morning at Poway’s Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center. Savor the smell of blooming native plants that Kumeyaay people smelled each spring for more than 2,000 years. Trained guides will share the culture, history and botany of this five-acre archeological jewel for free from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at 13104 Ipai Waaypuk Trail (formerly Silverlake Drive). For information, go to poway.org/kiic.

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at MCAS Miramar has its Bell 214ST Iraqi “Super Huey” helicopter on display. Also on display is the Sikorsky HRS.

Another feature is a single-seat flight simulator, which gives members of the public a 20-minute “flight” for $15.

The museum is open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Call 858-693-1723 or visit flyingleathernecks.org for more information.

The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society runs a free museum at the Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte, Rancho Bernardo. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 858-487-4599.

The Poway Historical and Memorial Society operates the free Poway Heritage Museum and the Nelson House in Old Poway Park, 14114 Midland Road in Poway. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 858-679-8587 or visit powayhistoricalsociety.org.

Learn about the past from the San Diego History Center, 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park. The organization is dedicated to preserving San Diego’s history through education and preservation.

For more information, visit sandiegohistory.org.

The Barona Cultural Center & Museum is open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The museum is closed Sunday and Monday. The museum houses more than 3,000 artifacts, photographic displays and archives. There is no charge for tours, and admission is free. For more information, visit baronamuseum.org or call 619-443-7003 ext. 2.

The San Diego Museum of Art presents the exhibition Life and Truth: French Landscapes from Corot to Monet. The exhibit includes landscape paintings by artists such as Corot, Courbet, Théodore Rousseau, Narcisse Diaz, Charles-François Daubigny and others, as well as the museum’s own Haystacks at Chailly by Claude Monet. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and military, $8 for college students with ID, and $4.50 for youth ages 7-17. Members and children ages 6 and under are free. For more information, visit sdmart.org.

The San Diego Museum of Man presents Modern Day Mummy: The Art and Science of Mummification runs through March 4. This new exhibit focuses on Mumab, a modern-day mummy preserved using ancient Egyptian techniques. The museum is open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $5 for children 3-12, and $7.50 for Seniors, military, students with ID and children 13-17. For more information, visit museumofman.org.

The Timken Museum of Art is open 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, visit timkenmuseum.org.

LOCAL MARKETS

The Poway Arts & Crafts Guild presents the Boardwalk Craft Market, beginning its 2012 season Saturday, Feb. 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information on the craft market, call PACG at 858-486-3497.

The Scripps Ranch Farmers Market & Art Festival is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at 10380 Spring Canyon Road, the site of the old E.B. Scripps Elementary School. For more information, visit srfm.org.

Poway Farmers Market is 8 to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday next to Old Poway Park, at Midland Road and Temple Street. The market, sponsored by the City of Poway and operated by Outback Farms, features certified organic produce, most of which is grown in San Diego County. For more information, call 858-668-4576.

The Bernardo Winery hosts a farmers market which includes fresh produce, vendors and food stalls every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte.

The North San Diego Farmers Market is held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Sunday, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Wednesday at the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, 12655 Sunset Drive in Escondido. For more information, visit NSDCFM.com.

OTHER EVENTS

Come explore the tide pools with the Birch Aquarium at Scripps 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at Dike Rock and 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at Hospital Point. Aquarium naturalists will show participants how to tread lightly through these fragile ecosystems and will help them discover the wonderful world of tide pools. The cost is $12, ages 2 and older. Directions to meeting place will be provided at time of RSVP. RSVP required at 858-534-7336 or at aquarium.ucsd.edu.

The Balboa Park Puppet Theater presents new holiday shows for kids 10 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays – Fridays and 11 a.m. and 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, Balboa Park. Wednesday, Jan. 25 – Sunday, Jan. 29 is “The Little Engine That Could.” Wednesday, Feb. 1 – Sunday, Feb. 5 is “Chu Chu the Dragon.” Wednesday, Feb. 8 – Sunday, Feb. 12 is “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Wednesday, Feb. 15 – Sunday, Feb. 19 is “The Rabbit in the Moon.” Wednesday, Feb. 22 – Sunday, Feb. 26 is “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” Wednesday, Feb. 29 – Sunday, March 4 is “Year of the Dragon.” Wednesday, March 7 – Sunday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 18 is “The Magic Well.” Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 seniors and $3 children ages 2 and up. For more information, visit balboaparkpuppets.com.

The 22nd Annual Jewish Film Festival is being held Thursday, Feb. 9 – Sunday, Feb. 19 and showcases 48 of the best contemporary Jewish-themed films from around the world, celebrating life, human rights, and freedom of expression. Single ticket prices for most films are $10.75- $12.75 for seniors, $11.75 for JCC members and $13.75 for non-members; tickets for the opening night film, Mabul, and the closing night film, My Best Enemy, are $13.75-$15.75 ($12.75-$14.75 for seniors), the Feb. 14 screening of Dusk, Family Day, Teen Screen, and Joyce Forum Shorts in Winter are free.  Festival passes, senior and student discounts, and group rate discounts are available. For tickets or information, call 858-362-1348 or visit lfjcc.org/sdjff.

The Bernardo Winery presents its annual Valentines event, “Vino Valentino,” 6 – 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Prepare your senses for an all-inclusive, romantic evening at the oldest winery in Southern California! Enjoy wine tasting, desserts, horse-drawn carriage rides, delicious crepes and a unique parting gift. Contact the Bernardo Winery for reservations. Tickets are limited. Tickets are $60 per person or $110 per couple. Call 858-487-1866 for reservations and information or stop by the winery office or tasting room to make your reservation.

Downtown Escondido is hosting the “For the Love of Chocolate & Second Saturday ‘SweetArt’ Festival,” 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 on Grand Avenue. Enjoy tasting chocolate paired with wine, beer and champagne at boutiques, spas, salons and other retail stores on Grand Avenue between Center City Parkway and Juniper Street. Tickets are $20. For tickets and more information, visit escondidiochocolatefestival.com.

Come out and celebrate Fat Tuesday with Gaslamp Mardi Gras, 6 p.m. – midnight Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the Gaslamp Quarter, downtown San Diego. Featuring five stages with live music performances, special guest appearances and the world’s top Electronica, Dubstep and House DJs, as well as a grand parade down 5th Avenue and street performers. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, attendees must be 21 or older and have valid photo ID to enter. Proceeds will go to the Gaslamp Quarter Association. For more information or purchase tickets, call 619-233-5227 or visit gaslamp.org.

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Hosting an open mic is not as easy as it may look. There is a lot that goes into putting a poetry mic together behind the scenes even before the poets start filling the room. Organizing the venue, lining up features, promoting the event, setting the stage, inviting all of your “friends” on Facebook, printing out and distributing flyers (remember those?), pronouncing poets names correctly, and the list goes on. The good folks down at the Arts Society of Kingston are saying thank you to the area hosts by having a special reading featuring 9 upstate New York poetry and spoken word hosts and organizers.

Here is the information from on of the featured poets / hosts, Teresa Costa:

ASK Hosts the Hosts

A Reading by the Hosts Of Poetry Series Throughout the Hudson Valley on Sunday, February 12, 6:00 p.m. (snow date: February 19)

The challenging work of hosting poetry readings has been the long-time endeavor of those who will come together to read their own work, including:

Teresa Costa (Second Thursdays, Bohemian Book Bin, Lake Katrine), Mike Jurkovic (Calling All Poets, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon), Judith Lechner (Writers’ Night at Cafe Mezzaluna, Saugerties), Phillip Levine (Chronogram Open Word, Beahive, Kingston), Robert Milby (Mudd Puddle, New Paltz), Michael Platsky (Monday Night Readings, Harmony Cafe, Woodstock), Cheryl Rice (Kingston), Micky Shorr (Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, Second Saturdays), Dan Wilcox (Third Thursday Poetry Night, Social Justice Center, Albany), and Chris Wood (Heyday Poetry Series, Half-Moon Books, Kingston)

The public is invited. A suggested donation of $10 will support the work of the Arts Society of Kingston.

Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, 845-338-0331 askforarts.org

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