by Juliet Blalack
The music and dance of Brazil and Cuba come to life in Cubahia! On Nov. 17, Cubahia! will be at Laney College Theater at 900 Fallon St, Oakland starting at 8 p.m. It will show again on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Florence Gould Theatre, Palace of the Legion of Honor, 34th Ave. and Clement St. Tickets are $24 advance and $27 at the door. Call 800-504-4849 to buy tickets, and call 510-528-5306 or visit www.brasarte.com para mas información for more information.
MILK CLUB hosts state senate debate
All of the announced candidates for state senate district 3 are scheduled to debate at the State Building’s Milton Marks Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate Ave., in San Francisco on Nov. 17 from 3-5 p.m. Contact Howard Grayson for more information 415-860-5809.
Che Guevara remembered forum
Educator Eduardo Martínez Zapata will examine Che Guevara’s life as a socialist leader. A Cuban dinner will be served before the forum at 5:30 p.m. for $8.50 (sliding scale available). The forum costs $2 and beings at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17, at New Valencia Hall, 625 Larkin St., Ste. 202. For more information call 415-730-2917 or email bafsp@yahoo.com.
City College faculty art exhibit
Curators will display City College (Fort Mason Campus) Faculty Members’ artworks in the Coffee Gallery from Nov. 19 to Jan. 22. The gallery is located in the lobby of Building B, Fort Mason Art Campus at Laguna St. and Marina Blvd. The exhibit is free. For further information, please call the Fort Mason Art Campus at (415) 561-1840.
Indigenous artists from California, the larger U.S., and Palestine display multimedia works.
The SoMA Arts Center is displaying Internal Exile: Palestine/Israel, Indian Country/USA, Mexico/ California, a multimedia art exhibit connecting the struggles of indigenous people across countries. These works of Israeli, Palestinian, Native, Chicano and Latino artists may be viewed for free during gallery hours. Musicians and poets will perform for the opening Nov. 19 from 5: 30-9 p.m. Artists will speak on a panel “A Celebration of Resistance” Nov. 28 from 7-9 p.m. For both events, $10-20 is requested but not required. Please contact Susan Greene at 415-271-0576 or www.breakthesilencearts.typepad.com.
Modern Australian circus comes to Berkeley
Circus Oz combines an eclectic mix of original live music, daring stunts, trapeze, adagio and juggling,