Arts Listings

Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay

Friday February 16, 2007

THE ART OF LIVING BLACK ARTISTS’ TALK 

 

The Art of Living Black, the only Bay Area event that exclusively features the work of local black artists in an exhibition and art tour, will host an artists’ talk at the Richmond Art Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. TAOLB 2007 features over 90 emerging and established artists who participate in a group exhibition (through March 16) at the Richmond Art Center. Additional work is featured by the 2006 Jan Hart-Schuyers Artistic Achievement Award recipients: Aaron Carter, Patricia Patterson and Roosevelt Washington. A Self-Guided Art Tour takes place Saturday-Sunday, March 3-4, where participating artists will display and invite the public to visit their studios at various locations throughout the Bay Area. The Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond. Tue.-Sat. noon-5 p.m. For more information call 620-6772. 

 

DIABLO BALLET AT THE ZELLERBACH 

 

Diablo Ballet present the world premier of Nikolai Kabaniaev’s The Tale of Cinderella, a one act ballet based on Perrault’s fairy tale and set to a score by Sergei Prokofiev, Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley on Sunday at 8 p.m. Completing the program will be Viktor Kabaniaev’s abstract Opus for a Table. To purchase tickets call 642-9988. www.diabloballet.org. 

 

TRAVELING JEWISH THEATER 

 

Traveling Jewish Theater presents Rose at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Feb 25. For tickets and information, call (415) 522-0786.