Will Durst and Company present the 8th Annual
BIG FAT YEAR-END KISS-OFF COMEDY SHOW

An evening of stand-up comedy mixed with improvisation/sketches encapsulating events of the year 2000. Eighth annual show will include the talents of Will Durst, Johnny Steele, Debi Durst, Michael Bossier, Steven Kravitz and several players to be named later.

All tickets $15 at the door

HEY KLESMEH! FESTIVAL

A Hanukkah concert of Klesmer Music and its mutations, featuring San Francisco Klesmer Experience, hosted by monologist/comedian Josh Kornbluth.

Tickets: $18 advance, $20 door, $16 kids and seniors
Call CBON 925-798-1300
More info: 415-454-5238

Berkeley Ballet Theater presents
THE
NUTCRACKER

Berkeley Ballet Theater presents the magical Christmas tale of two orphaned children whose dreams come true.

All tickets $15 - call BBT at 510-843-4689

THE BOBS

CD release party/concert for the Bobs' new release, "Coaster," on Primarily A Cappella Records. Featuring the Bobs and opening act Mary Schmary, the concert will also celebrate the Bobs' 20th anniversary!

All tickets $15 - call CBON 925-798-1300

Arts Infusion 3:
Physical Comedy & Clowning
One-Day Seminar with Jeff Raz

Beginning with ball juggling to Bach, Jeff Raz will take participants on a journey of rhythm, comedy and circus. Along the way, we will juggle scarves, perform duet clown acts and create ensemble routines with music, dance and juggling balls. Come prepared to move, draw, dance, clap and laugh!
Ages 5 and up, under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Class Fee: $45
or Family rate (2 or more) $35 each
Call 510-845-8542 ext. 376 to enroll.

LIFE WITHOUT ART:
THE HOBART HALL PROJECT

In recognition of national Life Without Art day, spend a special evening at Hobart Hall and the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts for a special reception, exhibits, music and performance. Activities begin by touring the renovation, restoration and modernization of Julia Morgan's Hobart Hall.

5:00 - 6:30 pm: Tour of Hobart Hall, 2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Tour of Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley - Refreshments served
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Musical Program at Julia Morgan Center

$Free event!
More Info: 510.841.1905

First Stage Children's Theatre presents
The Day They Outlawed Music
Written and directed by Sue Walton. Musical theater by and for kids!

The year is 2078. The World Leaders decide that people need to get serious about solving world problems. No more silly singing and dancing allowed.

$4 at the door only 

 The Shotgun Players present
Arrivals//Departures
by Tanya L. Katan, Daniele Nathanson & Katie Bales - directed by Katie Bales

See what happens when a lonely lesbian takes flight, a New York cabbie strikes it rich, and a young man stands in the shadow of the gate his mother left him through. Arrivals/Departures is a play for anyone who has lost their baggage, acquired someone else's baggage, or simply doesn't carry any baggage at all.

$15 adult, $10 student/senior
Call 510.655.0813 for reservations

Splash Circus Presents
OVER THE RAINBOW.COM
(or, a Circus Adventure Through the Yellow Brick Screen Saver)

A circus adventure with Dot.Com and her mouse, Tutu, on their way to find the Webmaster. Acrobats, jugglers, contortionists, aerialists, unicyclists, and or course, the Little People. Appropriate for all ages.

Adults: $12-$15 sliding scale
Students, seniors: $8
Kids under 14: $7
Kids under 3: Free
More Info: (510) 482-5881 

Seher - Traditional Music from Turkey and India
Starring Ihsan Özgen, Deepak Ram and their ensemble

The celebratory concert entitled "Seher - Traditional Music from Turkey and India" brings together a rare ensemble of musicians including Turkish kemenche and tanbur master Ihsan Özgen, Indian bansuri player and composer Deepak Ram, classical guitarist Mesut Özgen and Indian table player Debobryo Sarkar.
For more information see www.goldenhorn.com.

Tickets: Adults $20, Seniors/Students $15
Call CBON 925-798-1300

IL GIOCATORE
A Modern Day Operetta
Benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland

Il Giocatore, a modern day operetta by Eddie Orton, original score by Joyce Whitelaw, and directed by Andrew Rosenbach.

The operetta presents the promising beginning and mortal end of a day in the life of Giovanni, a young Italian who moved to Scotland to follow his dream of playing golf. Set in modern-day unified Europe, a seemingly routine round of golf reveals love and heartbreak on one summer afternoon on the green.

Please join us to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland for two nights only November 14 and 15.

All tickets $100
Call (510) 428-0800 ext. 4 for tickets

YOUNG PEOPLE'S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PROGRAM:
Copland: 1) Buckaroo Holiday   2) Hoe Down
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Mack McCray, pianist
Intermission
Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakoff: Russian Easter Overture

Mark McCray is a prominent Bay Area soloist and teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony among others and is an alumnus of the YPSO.

$10 adults, $5 seniors/kids under 12
Call 510-849-9776

THE EMPYREAN ENSEMBLE
Presents Trading Places: Trios Old and New

Empyrean Ensemble Official Website

The Empyrean Ensemble launches their 2000-2001 residency at the Julia Morgan Center in a new music concert called "Trading Places: Trios Old and New." Twentieth century classics by Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich and Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu, plus a world premiere and two West Coast premieres, all trios, form the program for the first concert of the ensemble's three concert residency. The November 11th concert will be preceded by "House Lights Up" led by pianist Gwendolyn Mok, from 7:00-7:45 PM and is free to all those who have tickets for the 8:00 PM show.

PROGRAM
Pre-concert talk with the composers, 7PM

Featuring Tod Brody, flute and Peter Josheff, clarinet
1. Inscape (2000) Wayne Peterson  |  (flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion)  |  World Premiere
2. Rustic Dances (1995) Louis Karchin  |  (clarinet, marimba, violin)  |  West Coast Premiere
3. Trio (1944) Bohuslav Martinu  |  (flute, cello, piano)
4. Trio (2000) George Edwards  |  (clarinet, viola, piano)  |  World Premiere, written for Empyrean Ensemble
5. Piano Trio in E minor Op. 67 (1943) Dmitri Shostakovich

Tickets: $18 door, $14 advance
Call CBON (925) 798-1300

ARTS INFUSION
Music Potpourri with Gwendolyn Mok

All ages are invited to attend this workshop hosted by internationally acclaimed pianist Gwendolyn Mok, of the Empyrean Ensemble. Come and learn how to play Gamelan and Moroccan Drums, sing along with Opera Piccola and have an introduction to Dalcroze Eurhythmics! Fun for all ages...

$15-discounts for families!     Call (510) 845-8542 to reserve

The Graduate Theological Union presents
Sound and Motion as Human Unifiers
A free lecture-demonstration from Pandit Chitresh Das, master of India's classical Kathak dance, and members of his dance company.

Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Surjit Singh Lecture in Comparative Religious Thought and Culture

A reception will follow.
There is no charge and the public is warmly invited to attend.
Please arrive early for best seating!

For more information, contact
The Graduate Theological Union
2400 Ridge Rd.
Berkeley, CA 94709
510/649-2440

FANNY AT CHEZ PANISSE
A New Musical for the Whole Family
Visit the official website at www.fannyatchezpanisse.org

Adapted by Joe Landon | From the book by Alice Waters | Directed by Joy Carlin
Produced by The Z Space Studio and Joy Carlin | Developed with the Z Space Studio

Based on the popular children's book about a young girl growing up in the hustle and bustle of her mother's restaurant, Fanny at Chez Panisse is a new musical for the whole family. Set in the kitchen and dining room of the most influential restaurant of the past 25 years, the story traces 12-year-old Fanny's attempts to carve her own identity in the shadow of her mother's image.

ADVANCE TICKET PRICES* - CALL 1.888.FANNY06 to order

	Weds./Thurs	Friday	Sat. Matinee	Sat. Night	Sun. Matinee	Sun. Night
Adults	$26	$30	$34	$34	$34	$26
Kids under 12	$24	$26	$26	$26	$26	$24
Students with ID and Seniors over 65: $2.00 discount across the board

*A limited number of seats will be sold day of performance ONLY for each performance. These seats will go on sale 1 hour before curtain AT THE THEATRE. (The side seats...) These prices are as follows:
Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday NIGHT: $20
Friday, Saturday Matinee, Saturday Night, Sunday Matinee: $25

THE WORK OF BYRON KATIE FOUNDATION

The work of Byron Katie is a simple process of self-discovery. The process teaches us how to meet our thinking and therefore our entire lives with clarity, love and understanding. It is a sure way out of the experience of confusion and a step into the experience of true internal peace. On the other side of fear, frustration, and misunderstanding is the quiet peace and freedom patiently awaiting our return.

For more information see: www.thework.com

$: Donations only at the door

DEL SOL STRING QUARTET
With Eva-Maria Zimmermann, Piano, and Heidi Indermuhle, Flute

The Del Sol String Quartet will be joined by Swiss musicians Eva-Maria Zimmermann (piano) and Heidi Indermuhle (flute) to present an evening of music by composer Willy Burkhard (1900-1955). Along with Arthur Honegger and Frank Martin, Burkhard is one of the most important composers to come out of Switzerland last century. He is most well-known for his beautiful and lyrical choral music and would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Through a wonderful array of diverse chamber pieces, our trans-Atlantic colaborators will give the audience a rare opportunity to experience the range of Burkhard's compositional style.

Advance Tickets: $16 adults, $12 children, students, and seniors
Call CBON - (925) 798-1300
Door Tickets: add $2 to advance price