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See tomorrow’s stars perform today for the Bay Area’s top arts value!

You may notice that some of our concerts, plays, screenings and exhibitions require an admission fee, but the overwhelming majority are free and open to the general public.

Admission tickets can be purchased from our Box Office.

Brown Bag Theatre Co.

November 20, 2008 12:00 PM

William Peters, faculty adviser These popular lunchtime shows feature student-directed works in progress, developed in a Senior Production Workshop. Programs change weekly. Arrive 30 minutes early, as seats fill quickly. Admission: Free Information: 415/338-1341, tha@sfsu.edu, theatre.sfsu.edu Brown Bag Theatre, Creative Arts building, SF State, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132

Michael Namkung, wall sit drawing performance

November 20, 2008 5:00 PM

Admission: Free Information: www.michaelnamkung.com Old racquetball courts, northeast corner of Cox Stadium, SF State, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132 Michael Namkung, an M.F.A. candidate in the Art Department, performs kinesthetic drawing experiments that use the physicality of his body as a medium.

Fall Into Jazz: Music of Stevie Wonder

November 20, 2008 7:30 PM

Admission: $10 general/$5 students and seniors Information: 415/338-1431; http://musicdance.sfsu.edu Knuth Hall, Creative Arts building, SF State campus, 1600 Holloway at 19th Ave., SF Enjoy this annual festival showcasing the best of the Jazz and World Music Program. Tonight's concert features Vocal Jazz students, directed by Professor Dee Spencer, performing the music of Stevie Wonder.

Chess

November 20, 2008 8:00 PM

Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Lyrics by Tim Rice. Book by Richard Nelson. Directed by Barbara Damashek, faculty Little Theatre, Creative Arts building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway (at 19th Ave), San Francisco Admission: $20 general/$15 students and seniors Information: http://theatre.sfsu.edu, http://creativearts.sfsu.edu, 415/338-1341 Barbara Damashek, faculty member and Tony Award-nominated director of “Quilters,” sets the table in this production featuring music written by former members of ABBA. The musical squares off in a Cold War tinged love triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and the woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. Inspired by the classic 1972 match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, “Chess” plays its characters like pawns.

Gene Deitch, film director

November 20, 2008 8:00 PM

Admission: Free Information: www.asifa-sf.org, www.genedeitch.com Location: August Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts building, SF State, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132 Gene Deitch has spent decades adapting children's books into animated films. He won an Academy Award for his short "Munro." His 50-plus other films include "Where the Wild Things Are," "In the Night Kitchen," "Sylvester And The Magic Pebble," "Harold Fairy Tale" and "A Picture for Harold's Room." Presented by SF State's Animation Society and ASIFA, San Francisco chapter.

Brown Bag Theatre Co.

November 21, 2008 12:00 PM

William Peters, faculty adviser These popular lunchtime shows feature student-directed works in progress, developed in a Senior Production Workshop. Programs change weekly. Arrive 30 minutes early, as seats fill quickly. Admission: Free Information: 415/338-1341, tha@sfsu.edu, theatre.sfsu.edu Brown Bag Theatre, Creative Arts building, SF State, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132

BECA Citywide Cablecasts

November 21, 2008 5:00 PM

Bring the Creative Arts into Your Living Room -- Set your DVR for Comcast Cable 27, Fridays at 5 and 10 PM. Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts students produce “State of Events,” “College Sports Reports” and “Under San Francisco,” an arts discussion. Information: 415/338-1787; http://beca.sfsu.edu, www.mctv.tv

Fall Into Jazz: Gospel Choir

November 21, 2008 7:30 PM

Information: 415/338-1431; smd@sfsu.edu, http://musicdance.sfsu.edu Tickets: $10 general/$5 students and seniors Knuth Hall, Creative Arts building, SF State, 1600 Holloway Ave., SF, CA 94132 Enjoy this annual festival showcasing the best of the Jazz and World Music Program. Tonight's concert features the Gospel Choir, led by Professor Dee Spencer.

Chess

November 21, 2008 8:00 PM

Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Lyrics by Tim Rice. Book by Richard Nelson. Directed by Barbara Damashek, faculty Little Theatre, Creative Arts building, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway (at 19th Ave), San Francisco Admission: $20 general/$15 students and seniors Information: http://theatre.sfsu.edu, http://creativearts.sfsu.edu, 415/338-1341 Barbara Damashek, faculty member and Tony Award-nominated director of “Quilters,” sets the table in this production featuring music written by former members of ABBA. The musical squares off in a Cold War tinged love triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and the woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. Inspired by the classic 1972 match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, “Chess” plays its characters like pawns.

BECA Citywide Cablecasts

November 21, 2008 10:00 PM

Bring the Creative Arts into Your Living Room -- Set your DVR for Comcast Cable 27, Fridays at 5 and 10 PM. Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts students produce “State of Events,” “College Sports Reports” and “Under San Francisco,” an arts discussion. Information: 415/338-1787; http://beca.sfsu.edu, www.mctv.tv

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