stage

Stage listings are compiled by Cheryl Eddy. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Sima Belmar, Rita Felciano, and Brad Rosenstein. Theater intern is Lara Shalson. See 8 Days a Week for information on how to submit items to the listings.

theater

Opening

'EROShambo' OmniCircus, 550 Natoma; 701-0686. $8-15. Opens Fri/17, 9pm. Runs Fri, 9pm. Through June 28. OmniCircus presents DeusMachina in an "erotic robotic cabaret" that features live music, robots, and puppets.

Pipe Dream Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson; 255-8207. $15-27. Previews Wed/22-Thurs/23, 8pm. Opens Fri/24, 8pm. Runs Thurs-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 6pm; Sun, 3pm. Through June 9. 42nd Street Moon presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1955 Tony winner, a musical set on Cannery Row.

The Ritz New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness; 861-8972. $18-35. Previews Wed/22-Fri/24, 8pm. Opens Sat/25, 8pm. Runs Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun/2 and June 9 and 16, 2pm (additional matinees June 30 and July 7, 2pm; Wed-Sat shows run through June 29 only). The New Conservatory Theatre Center presents Terrence McNally's play about a straight guy who evades the Mafia by hanging out in a gay bathhouse.

Bay Area

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Highway One at Calle del Mar, Stinson Beach; (415) 868-1115, www.shakespeareatstinson.org. $13-23. Previews Fri/24, 7pm. Opens Sat/25, 7pm. Runs Fri-Sat, 7pm; Sun, 6pm. Through June 30. Shakespeare at Stinson presents a play that tears through all of Shakespeare's repertoire.

Ongoing

Ain't Misbehavin' Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, 620 Sutter; 474-8800. $22-30. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Extended through June 16. The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre presents the musical, set in 1930s Harlem and featuring the music of Fats Waller.

Are We Almost There? Shelton Theatre, 533 Sutter; 345-7575. $19-23. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Extended through June 16. The musical comedy revue about traveling returns to the Shelton Theatre.

The Clay Play Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa; 621-7978. $13-18. Previews Wed/8, 8pm. Extended run: Thurs/23-Sat/25, 8pm. Theatre of Yugen and Libby Zilber present their original play, a Zen-influenced work that mixes Noh movement and music with the tale of a potter at her wheel.

Cockroach Infestation New Langton Arts, 1246 Folsom; 776-7247. $12-15. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. Through Sun/2. Steve Lyons's comedy tells the tale of two mismatched roommates: flaky, passionate Simone (Mara Luthane) and sensible, acerbic Jenny (Sarah J. Mitchell). When fate brings together Simone's fling of the moment, a shady performance artist named Doug (Jim Eckhart), and Jenny's straight-arrow computer programmer fiancé, Don (Michael J. Symonds), it's the men who seem to make the strongest connection, hatching a wild but potentially lucrative dot-com scheme to offer online funerals. Lyons's script is diverting but lightweight stuff, an intriguing collision of worlds that gets resolved too superficially. But director Dawson Moore's frenetic production goes zooming way over the top, squelching any sense of underlying reality or stakes and pushing the volume and mugging to increasingly unfunny extremes. (Rosenstein)

Coconut Masquerade Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth St; 974-1167. $12-15. Thurs/23-Sat/25, 8pm. Teatro Ng Tanan presents Melinda Corazon Foley's play, written in verse, about a woman who is overwhelmed by her troubled past.

'Divafest' Exit Theatre, Exit Stage Left, and Exit Café, 156 Eddy; Exit on Taylor, 277 Taylor; 673-3847, www.sffringe.org. $5-20 (all-show pass, $55). Through Sat/25. This week's schedule: Girlesque (Exit Theatre, Fri-Sat, 8pm); The Last of the Red-Hot Dadas (Exit Theatre, Thurs, 8pm; Sat, 3pm); Dialogue Between a Prostitute and Her Client (Exit Stage Left, Thurs, 8pm; Sat, 3pm); Champion (Fri-Sat, 8pm); Songs about Life and Death and Love and Insects (Exit on Taylor, Fri-Sat, 8pm); Madam Noir's Fandango Underbelly Erogeny Odyssey (Exit on Taylor, Thurs, 8pm; Sat, 3pm); Hellacious (Exit Café, Fri-Sat, 10pm); Body Talk staged reading (Exit Café, Sat, 6pm).

Fat Men in Skirts Studio 210, 3435 Cesar Chavez; 621-4736. $5-10. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Through Sat/1. Flux Theatre Company performs Nicky Silver's black comedy about a mother and son stranded on a desert island.

*Five Flights Thick House, 1695 18th St; 401-8081. $15-20. New schedule for extended run: Tues-Sat, 8pm (also Sat, 2pm); Sun, 2 and 5pm. Through Sun/2. Five Flights is a fable of faiths in collision, each of its characters desperately looking for something or someone to believe in. Kent Nicholson crafts a gem of presentational staging in perfect sync with playwright Adam Bock's self-conscious structure. Unfortunately, the play loses steam as it strains toward a conclusion of difficult grace. Still, Bock remains a tremendously exciting talent, and you couldn't ask for a better production than this one by the Encore Theatre Company. (Rosenstein)

*Fool for Love Theatre Rhinoceros, 2926 16th St; 861-5079. $14-16. Thurs-Sat, 8:30pm; Sun, 7:30pm. Through June 9. Sam Shepard's take on obsessive love and loss is as much about masculinity and femininity as it is about the ties that bind and gag. Directors J. Grinde and M. Murphy have picked up on this and put it to good use in their alternatively gender-cast version. Pounding shots of tequila in a cheap motel room, Eddy attempts to win May back for the umpteenth time by parading out his toys – his lasso and his shotgun – while May puts on the uniform of her trade: a tight red dress and gartered stockings. They're matched in wits and passion, so one understands why it is the two can't live with or without each other. (Well, there's another reason too, but that would give everything away). There are moments when, in playing it for laughs, this UStickEm production loses some of Shepard's depth, but this version adds nuances of its own: the discussion about the differences between a "man" and "guy" had me laughing so hard it brought tears to my eyes. (Shalson)

For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again Geary Theater, 415 Geary; 749-2228, www.act-sfbay.org. $11-61. Tues-Sat, 8pm (also Sat and June 5, 2pm); Sun, 2pm. Through June 9. Carey Perloff directs Olympia Dukakis in celebrated Quebecois playwright Michel Tremblay's tribute to his mother. American Conservatory Theater's Marco Barricelli plays the 50-year-old narrator recalling moments from boyhood to young adulthood shared with his beloved Nana. Nana's humorous tall stories and humble musings reflect a deep attachment to and concern for her talented but unconventional son, while Tremblay's homage expresses both the extension and the source of an oeuvre that prizes the plainspoken dignity of working-class women. Dukakis brings a sympathetic American inflection to Nana, and Barricelli (whose job as devoted son amounts mainly to sitting still and paying attention) delivers an able if uninspired performance. Despite their charm (and a last-minute apotheosis) these scenes feel too limited, as if malingering just beyond reach of a larger play or the discipline of a plotline. (Avila)

Greater America The Next Stage, 1620 Gough; 841-1262. $15 (Sun/26, pay what you can). Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm. Through June 9. First Seen and Bare Bones Theater Company present the world premiere of Katherine Murphy's black comedy about a dysfunctional family.

How to Be a Secret Agent Girl as Seen on Television and in Movies Venue 9, 252 Ninth St; 289-2000. $10-15 (Thurs, pay what you can). Thurs-Sat, 8pm (no show Sat/25). Extended through June 8. Cathleen Daly's comedic exploration of the female psyche, a Fringe Festival favorite, returns for a full run.

Knuckles and Crunch Theatre Rhinoceros, 2926 16th St; 861-5079. $15-24. Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm (also Sun/26, Mon/3, 3pm). Through June 8. Theatre Rhinoceros artistic director Doug Holsclaw (The Last Hairdresser) offers up his first play in three years, directed by Adele Prandini. A revamped Of Mice and Men, the play follows the lives of two army buddies, both dishonorably discharged under shady circumstances and consequently adrift and unemployable. Knuckles is the oversized but gentle simpleton who might easily love a smaller creature to death, while Crunch (as in Cap'n) is the one with all the ideas. The two find work in a gay bar in Columbus and are drawn into the lives of the men who work there: the seedy owner, his go-go dancer boy-toy, and the African American DJ who will never be given a job behind the counter by the racist owner. Interjected in the plot are scenes from a New York disco, featuring some superb musical drag performances. Brian Yates Sharber is especially enchanting in his double role as Ms. Loretta Fox and the DJ. (Shalson)

A Lady and a Woman Luna Sea Women's Performance Project, 2940 16th St, Second flr; 863-2989. $10-13. Thurs/23-Sat/25, 8pm. Luna Sea presents Claudia L. Vierra Allen's comedy about two African American women who find each other in the 1890s South.

Malambo Theatre on the Square, 450 Post; 433-9500. $35-50. Tues-Thurs, 8pm; Fri-Sat, 8:30pm (also Sat, 3pm); Sun, 3 and 7pm. Through June 16. Luis Bravo (Forever Tango) presents the world premiere of his new Argentine dance and theater production.

Les Misérables Curran Theatre, 445 Geary; 512-7770. $30-85. Tues-Sat, 8pm (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2pm). Through June 9. Jean Valjean and company return to San Francisco.

Mr. Mystic Presents the Danger Tour Shelton Theatre, 533 Sutter; 249-9177. $10-15. Fri-Sat, 10:30pm. Through June 8. Performer Mr. Mystic presents "hilarious feats of mystery and daring."

Now, Do What? The Marsh, 1062 Valencia; 826-5750. $10-17. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Through June 8. White Noise Radio Theatre presents their latest sketch comedy show.

*Shakespeare's R&J New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness;

861-8972. 861-8972. $18-35. Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun/26, June 9, 16 and 23, 2pm. Through June 29. The spoken words are almost exclusively Shakespeare's, but the context puts a unique spin on this classic tale of forbidden love. Playwright Joe Calarco gives us Romeo and Juliet, in all of its melodramatic magnificence, as performed by four Catholic school boys. As the youths act the parts of Shakespeare's play, their own stories of repression and desire come through in their exchanged looks and momentary breaks in character, where shrugging off a line or delivering it with pointed intensity serves to lend it new meaning. The concept of the play – teenage boys escaping the drudgery of conjugating Latin verbs through their playacting – adds layers to Shakespeare's heart-wrenching tragedy, as the passion and intensity of the story come as much from the schoolboys' devotion to the text and one another as they do from the text itself. The result is a version of Romeo and Juliet that is self-conscious while remaining genuinely moving: the balcony scene (featuring actors Brent Rosenbaum and Taylor Valentine) is a treat in itself. (Shalson)

Sisters Phoenix Theatre, 414 Mason, Ste 601; 989-0023. $20 (Thurs/23, pay what you can). Thurs/23-Sat/25, 8pm. Phoenix Theatre baptizes its new, roomier digs with Canadian playwright Wendy Lill's drama about a nun who burns down a Catholic-run residential school for Indian children. The story unfolds as a series of flashbacks by accused arsonist Sister Mary (Esther Mulligan) as she mutely staves off interrogation by a young Jewish defense attorney (Bruno Kanter). While the sought-for confession is a familiar enough device all around, the story of young Mary (Lauren English) on the journey from religious idealism to moral corruption is timely indeed. This thematic depth and director Bill English's competent cast sustain interest through a somewhat labored script. (Avila)

Bay Area

*The Colour of Justice Oakland YWCA, Ehmann Hall, 1515 Webster, Oakl; (510) 436-5085. $15-19. Thurs/23-Fri/24, 8pm; Sat/25, 2pm; Sun/26, 4pm. TheatreFIRST presents an impressive production of this difficult docudrama based on the Stephen Lawrence inquiry – difficult not only because of the sheer magnitude of the play (including a cast of more than 30 and more than two hours of solid dialogue) but also because of the intensity of the subject matter. Stephen Lawrence, a young black man, was stabbed to death in 1993 in south London by a group of white boys in an unprovoked, racist attack. Despite eyewitness accounts and loads of evidence, no one was ever brought to justice for the crime. The Colour of Justice is a dramatic rendering of the public inquiry held in 1998, which concluded that the failure of the police investigation was the clear result of institutionalized racism. If you don't know the lines were taken directly from official transcripts, you might not believe the willful blindness, overt racism, corruption, and sheer incompetence that emerge from the police testimony. On the other hand, with Rodney King in our own state's shameful past, perhaps it's not surprising at all. It's a heavy performance, but well worth the effort. (Shalson)

The Entertainer Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison, Berk; (510) 843-4822. $26-35. Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2 and 7pm. Through June 16. Aurora Theatre Company presents John Osborne's play about three generations of a showbiz family.

Homebody/Kabul Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison, Berk; (510) 647-2949. $38-54. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 8pm (also Sat/25, Thurs/30, June 8, 15 and 22, 2pm; Wed and Sun, 7pm (also Sun, 2pm). Through June 23. While much has been made of Tony Kushner's "prescience" in writing his latest play, Homebody/Kabul, long before Sept. 11, the play is about much more than the events of the moment. The focus begins intimately in the living room of the Homebody (Michelle Morain), an obsessive reader who has settled in with a quaint but informative 1965 travel guide to Kabul. Surprisingly, this armchair traveler decides to go explore the world she has only read about. This three-hour-and-forty-minute evening is absorbing, witty, fierce, and intelligent, but it's hard for Kushner to top the Homebody's astounding opening monologue. Like the script, Tony Taccone's direction has its rough spots, but his work here bristles with attentiveness and dynamism. (Rosenstein)

Love Is the Law La Val's Subterranean Theatre, 1834 Euclid, Berk; (510) 464-4468. $7-12. Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm. Through June 8. Impact Theatre premieres Zay Amsbury's play about a raver who falls in love with an undercover DEA agent.

Medea UC Theatre, 2036 University, Berk; (510) 704-8210. $10-18. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm. Through Sat/1. The Shotgun Players' Medea has brought new life to the UC Theatre, an ideal home for Euripides' classic tale of betrayal and revenge. The venue is particularly well suited to director Russell Blackwood, whose trademark affinity for Grand Guignol is reflected in this production's approach – a combination of art nouveau stylization and metatheatrical self-consciousness. Actor Beth Donohue's Medea reveals layer after layer of emotional complexity; she possesses the fury of a woman scorned intermingled with vulnerability, regret, and a master's relish of her own cunning. Unfortunately, nothing else in this production comes close. The other casting is uniformly weak, and Blackwood's melodramatic approach is only intermittently successful, uncertain in its balance of earnestness and camp. (Rosenstein)

Two for the Seesaw Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller, Mill Valley; (415) 388-5208. $24-40. Tues-Thurs, 7:30pm (also Thurs/30, 1pm); Fri-Sat, 8pm (also June 8, 2pm); Sun, 2 and 7pm. Through June 9. Marin Theatre Company performs William Gibson's comedic drama, set in 1950s New York.

What Cats Know Transparent Theater, 1901 Ashby, Berk; (510) 883-0305. $20. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm. Through June 9. Lisa Dillman's darkly comic chronicle of the manipulations and sexual jealousies brewing between four "friends" begins promisingly. But Dillman can't seem to figure out who really wants what from whom, and the story feels so haphazard that the play begins to seem endless. Rebecca J. Ennals's paceless direction doesn't help, and two and a half hours in this bunch's company is more than enough. Because there are so few plays that render the current generation with anything approaching honesty, you can see what attracted Transparent Theater to this project. But the play needs a lot more than "real life" going for it: it needs to make us care. (Rosenstein)

dance

'Women's Work' Venue 9, 252 Ninth St; 289-2000. Tues, $8-10. See Critic's Choice.

Bay Area

'Celebrations of Life International Dance Festival' Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic, Walnut Creek; (925) 943-SHOW. Sun, 2pm. $15-20. Diablo International Resource Center of Walnut Creek presents its 11th annual festival of dance, with artists from Mexico, India, the Phillipines, the Middle East, north Africa, and others.

performance

'Cabaret of Sin' Spanganga, 3376 Mission; 487-7445. Thurs, 10pm. $15. This variety show combines a burlesque revue, fire dancing, Wild West stunts, music, and more.

'Contagious' Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa; 621-7978, www.theatreofyugen.org. Mon-Tues, 8pm. $10-15. See 8 Days a Week, page 50.

'DragPie' Marlena's, 488 Hayes; 864-6672. Fri, 10:30pm and midnight. Free. A cast of drag performers – including Cockatelia, Gypsy Calabrese, Sonfondaboyz, Manley Lennox, and Karen Kill – perform; this week's theme is "A Hay Ride on Hayes: The Country Show."

'The Invisible Princess' Zeum Theater, Yerba Buena Gardens, 700 Howard; 551-7990. Fri-Sat, 7:30pm (also Sat-Sun, 2pm). Free (except gala show Sat, 7:30pm, $50). The San Francisco Arts Education Project's Event Players, a children's musical theater company, present an original work that explores slavery in the American South.

'Irrational Exuberance' 848 Community Space, 848 Divisadero; www.liminalzone.org. Fri, 8pm. $6-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds). See 8 Days a Week, page 50.

'In Light of Recent Events: A Theatrical Response' The Marsh, 1062 Valencia; 826-5750. Wed-Thurs, 8pm. Call for price. San Francisco State's Theatre Arts Department presents a theatrical response to Sept. 11 and other current events.

'Pink Floyd: The Wall' Studio Z, 314 11th St; 252-7666. Wed-Thurs, 9:30. $10. Buzz Presents and Skycastle Productions bring Pink Floyd's epic to the stage with live music and video projections.

'R x D = [eros] x [ethnicity]' Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia; 626-2787. Wed, 8pm (also Wed/29, June 26, July 13). Call for price. This performance is held in conjunction with an art installation that explores how cultural identities affect relationships.

'Stop the Violence Gospel Festival' St. Andrews Baptist Church, 2565 Post; 292-5157. Sat, noon-6pm. Free. This event features a play based on the story of Cain and Abel performed by students at Malcolm X Academy, a concert featuring gospel choirs, and activities to memorialize young victims of violence.

'Stories in Dolores: Women's Storytelling Afternoon' Dolores Park, Dolores between 18th and 20th Sts; 552-2674. Sun, 1-4pm. Free. The Do-it-Herself Collective hosts a storytelling picnic.

'Strands' SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan; 440-5545. Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm. $15-18. The Asian American Theater Company presents writer-performer D.H. Naomi Quiñones's tale of her Japanese-Latin American family's history.

'Youth 2 K II Festival' CELLspace, 2050 Bryant; www.cellspace.org/yea. Sat, noon-4pm. Free. This for- and by- kids event includes spoken word, theater, break dancing, visual art, and more, sponsored by the Youth Enterprise and Arts Coalition.

Bay Area

'Festival of the Hideous Dance' 21 Grand, 449B 23rd St; (510) 444-7263. Sat, 8:30pm. $5-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds). This event features music by Sagan, Experimental Dental School, and Creepy Crawly Claw, plus improvised film shorts.

'Unleashing the Power of the Youth' Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth St, Ste 290; (510) 388-8126. Sat, 6pm. Free. Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership (AYPAL) presents a youth-produced performance that includes a political play about gentrification, hip-hop groups, dancers, and more.

'Who We Are' van der Zenden Studio, 1025 Carleton, Ste 9, Berk; (510) 843-9445. Fri, 8pm. $8-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds.) Deborah Crooks hosts an evening of performance with storyteller Erica Lann Clark, poet Karen Hildebrand, and others, in conjunction with an art exhibit that explores life in America.

comedy

Bayfront Theater Fort Mason Center, Bldg B, Third fl, Marina at Laguna; 474-8935. Thurs, 8pm: "The Belfry Presents: Musical May," $7. Fri-Sat, 8pm: "Underdog," $10. Sun, 8pm: "Sunday Players Present: The Ring Tournament," team improv competition, $6.

Brainwash Café 1122 Folsom; 861-FOOD. Thurs, 8pm: Tony Sparks hosts comedy open mic, free.

Luggage Store 1007 Market; 255-5971. Tues, 8pm: Tony Sparks hosts comedy open mic, free.

New Pisa 550 Green; 207-0285, www.northbeachimprov.com. Fri, 9pm: "North Beach Improv," with host Uncle Vinny Rizzo, $10.

Rasselas 1534 Fillmore; 921-2051. Mon, 9pm: "All Black Comedy Showcase," with Yayne Abeba, Tony Sparks, and others, free.

Sea Biscuit 3815 Noriega; 661-3784. Wed, 8pm: Tony Sparks hosts comedy open mic, free.

Tapioka Performance Gallery 1369 Folsom; goofshow@aol.com. Fri, 9pm: "Ha Bloody Ha," with Harmon Leon, Mike Speigelman, Rob Cantrell, and Dan Crawford, $5.

Bay Area

Black Box 1928 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 595-5597. Thurs, 8pm: The Oakland Playhouse improv troupe performs improv comedy, $5.

Kimball's East 6005 Shellmound, Emeryville; (510) 658-2555, ext 4. Wed, 7pm: "The Other Comedy," multicultural comedy showcase, free ($5 after 7pm). Fri-Sun, 8 and 10pm: Opening-rounds weekend of the "Annual Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival 2002," $28.

Island Paradise Lounge 1463 Webster, Alameda; (510) 865-3225. Fri, 10pm: Miracle Malone and guests perform comedy, call for price.

Mingles 370 Embarcadero, Jack London Square, Oakl; (510) 466-5735. Fri, 7pm: "The Other Comedy," multicultural comedy showcase, free before 7pm ($5 after).

Papa Buzz Café 2318 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 763-6494. Fri, 6-10pm: Comedy night with host Mike Holley, $5.

spoken word

Open mics take place almost every night in cafés throughout the Bay Area. If you want to perform, show up about half an hour before start time to put your name on the list. A day-by-day guide to word events and featured readers:

Wednesday: Cody's Books 2454 Telegraph, Berk; (510) 845-7852. "Poetry Flash," with Cate Marvin and C. Dale Young, 7:30pm, $2. La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 849-2572. "Cafe Poetry," hosted by Paradise, 7:30pm, donations accepted. Mama Bears Women's Bookstore 6536 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 506-3717. "SheSpeaks," open mic night for women 18 and over, 7:30pm, $5. Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 841-2082. "The Berkeley Slam!," with hosts Charles Ellik and dani eurynome, 8pm, $7. BrainWash Cafe 1122 Folsom; 864-3842. "Spoken Word Salon," open mic with host Diamond Dave Whitaker, 8pm, free.

Thursday: Public Library Claremont Branch, 2940 Benvenue, Berk; (510) 981-6280. Poet Aidan Thompson reads, 7:30pm, free.

Friday: Yakety Yak Coffee House 679 Sutter; 285-2951. Open mic with Susan Berkland and Bob Smith, 7:30pm, free.

Monday: Tuva Space 3192 Adeline, Berk; isiswonder@hotmail.com. "Sedition: Poetry and Politics," with solidad decosta's chapbook-release party, plus open mic, 7:30pm, free.

Notes from Underground Café 2399 Van Ness; 928-8904. "Celebration of the Word," with featured readers Carrie Rehak and Gail Mitchell and host Jeanne Powell, 7pm, free.