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Friday November 3, 2006

Shorts: The Arts

No joke — Kung Pao Comedy tickets on sale

Since so many Jews are going to be in Chinese restaurants on Christmas anyway, why shouldn’t they take in a comedy show as well?

Tickets are on sale for the 14th annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy show on Friday, Dec. 22 to Monday, Dec. 25. The returning headliner is Cathy Ladman, with performances by Stephanie Blum, Dan Ahdoot and hostess Lisa Geduldig.

The dinnertime show will feature a seven-course meal ($60), and veggie egg rolls will be served at the cocktail show ($40). The fortune cookies will be filled with Yiddish proverbs. All ages are welcome (except for screaming babies).

The event takes place at New Asia Restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown, 772 Pacific Ave. Some of the proceeds will benefit the Jewish Home of San Francisco’s Esther Weintraub Comedy Clinic and the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living’s Komedy Club and Library.

Tickets are available online at www.koshercomedy.com or by phone at (925) 275-9005.

Russian Jewish artist in town for exhibit

Acclaimed Russian Jewish artist Grisha Bruskin will be on hand opening night as San Francisco’s Meyerovich Gallery presents “Mythology and Mysticism,” an exhibition of Bruskin’s paintings and sculpture. The show runs from Nov. 10 to Jan. 10.

The Moscow-born artist now lives in the United States. His work has been shown at New York’s Guggenheim and Museum of Modern Art, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the de Young Museum, and other museums and galleries around the world. Bruskin’s Jewish roots are a frequent theme in his work.

An opening night reception for the artist takes place 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Meyerovich Gallery, 251 Post St., S.F. For more information, call (415) 421-7171 or visit www.meyerovich.com.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ plays in Mountain View

The Peninsula Youth Theatre is set to present a new production of the most beloved Jewish-themed musical in Broadway history.

Voted favorite family theater for three years straight by readers of Bay Area Parent Magazine, the Peninsula Youth Theater casts kids in its shows, introducing theater to hundreds of young people in the South Bay.

“Fiddler on the Roof” plays 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, 12 and 18; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17; and 2 p.m. Nov. 19 on the Main Stage, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Tickets: $18 for adults; $15 for kids 12 and under and seniors 62 and over. $7 weekday matinees will be held at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 16 and 17. Information: (650) 988-8798.

Graphic novelist to greet fans in Bay Area

Internationally acclaimed Jewish graphic novelist Joann Sfar is coming to the East Bay. The French native will meet and greet fans at several Bay Area locations, on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15.

A winner of the Grand Prix award at France’s Angouleme Comics Festival, as well the American Eisner Award for best U.S. edition of foreign material, Sfar is best known for his graphic novels “The Rabbi’s Cat” and “Klezmer,” which tells the tale of Eastern European Jewish musicians.

He will appear at the San Francisco Public Library’s Koret Auditorium at 2 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 14 at 100 Larkin St. and appear at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at 5604 Bay St. in Emeryville. One day later he will read and sign at 7 p.m. at Comic Relief, 2026 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.

Peninsula welcomes rocker Rick Recht

Jewish rocker Rick Recht will perform a family-friendly concert for all ages in San Mateo on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Recht will perform his greatest hits as well as songs from his latest album, “Tear Down the Walls.”

Admission for adults is $18. Kids up to 18 years old who donate a can of food will be granted free admission.

The concert will take place at 4:15 p.m. at Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo. Call (650) 341-7701 for more information.

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