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Beach Blanket Babylon

, , Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 7 & 10 p.m., Sundays, 2 & 5 p.m., Wednesdays, 8 p.m. and Thursdays, 8 p.m.
415-421-4222
musical revue and spoof of pop-culture figures in which Snow White travels around the world in search of Prince Charming $25-$77
Club Fugazi 678 Green St., San Francisco (map)

Science on a Sphere (SOS)

Ongoing
510-642-5133
New permanent exhibit features an animated globe. Watch hurricanes form, tsunamis sweep across the oceans, and city lights glow around the planet. $6, $9, $11
Lawrence Hall of Science Centennial Dr., Berkeley (map)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Sun., March 14, 3 p.m.
510-642-9988

One night in 1958, a curious crowd filled New York's 92nd Street Young Men's Hebrew Association to watch Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's first performance. Little did audience members know they were witnessing the birth of a national treasure. The de facto ambassadors of American modern dance return next week for their annual residency at Cal Performances, where their emotionally and physically powerful dancing wins jubilant ovations. This year's tour honors the twenty-year tenure of artistic director Judith Jamison, who took the helm after Ailey's untimely passing in 1989 and will retire next year. Three mixed bills include a trio of Bay Area premieres along with Hymn, Jamison's Emmy Award-winning tribute to Ailey. The beloved Revelations closes each performance. Visit CalPerfs.Berkeley.edu for date-specific programming. At Zellerbach Hall (Bancroft Ave. at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley) Tuesday-Sunday, Mar. 9-14. Tue.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m.; Sun. 3 p.m.; $36-$62. 510-642-9988 or AlvinAiley.org

$36-$62
Zellerbach Hall UC Berkeley, Berkeley (map)

Beyond Gravity

Sun., March 14, 3 p.m.
510-841-6500

While most dancers strive to overcome gravity, the aerial dancers of Isabel von Rittburg'sAscenDance Project attempt to deny its existence. Their stage is a climbing wall, and their technique demands astonishing physical gifts and intrepid disavowal of Newtown's law of gravity. As the dancer/climbers lift each other with beautifully defined arms, then furl and unfurl using breathtaking core strength -- not a rope in sight -- they take performance into new dimensions. For two weekends at the Ashby Stage (1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley), the East Bay troupe will scale the heights, and plumb the depths, in Beyond Gravity, its first home season after several years of performing at arts festivals and corporate events across the country. If you dare, try aerial dance for yourself in one of their workshops. Fridays-Saturdays, Mar. 5-6 and Mar. 12-13, 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Mar. 14, 3 p.m.; $10-$25. 510-225-8844 or AscenDanceProject.com

$10, $20, $25
The Ashby Stage 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley (map)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Sun., March 14, 3 p.m.
510-642-9988
$36, $48, $62
Zellerbach Hall UC Berkeley, Berkeley (map)

Mindful Parenting

Sun., March 14, 10 a.m.
510-268-0696

When your toddlers spill the milk, your tweens obsess, and your teens trash the house, respond as Buddha would. At the East Bay Meditation Center (2147 Broadway, Oakland) on Sunday, Mar. 14, Shahara Godfrey leads an interactive, all-day workshop titled "Mindful Parenting," designed for parents and guardians and focusing on the various challenges presented by kids at various ages and stages. 10 a.m., discretionary donation; preregistration required. EastBayMeditation.org

discretionary donation
East Bay Meditation Center 2147 Broadway Ave., Oakland (map)

Awakening the Dreamer

Sun., March 14, 1:30 p.m.

Spirituality and environmentalism join forces at Awakening the Dreamer, a symposium on Sunday, Mar. 14, at Richmond Unity Church (351 28th St., Richmond). Drawing upon messages received and lessons learned during meetings with indigenous shamans in the Ecuadorian Amazon, its facilitators will address questions such as "How did we get here?" and "Where do we go from here?" 1:30 p.m., $10-$20. AwakeningtheDreamer.org

$10-$20
Richmond Unity Church 351 28th St., Richmond (map)

Cult Classic/B- Movie Drunk Fest

Sun., March 14, 9 p.m.
510-652-3820

Produced on a six-figure budget, the 1983 flick Liquid Sky follows a bisexual, cocaine-addicted fashion model and her male doppelganger (both played by Anne Carlisle) on the night of a UFO landing in Manhattan. It's chock-full of synthetic, lo-fi new-wave music, lecherous old women (who predate the term "cougar" by two decades), odd seduction scenes, and overdone makeup. An instant midnight-movie classic, the film goes well beyond "so-bad-it's-good." In fact, it garnered several international awards and has shown remarkable staying power. Liquid Sky screens this at this Sunday's B-Movie Drunk Fest, a fund-raiser featuring popcorn, hot dogs, drink specials, theme-oriented makeup, sassy hecklers, and a new-wave dance party to follow. The fun starts at 9 p.m. at White Horse Inn (6551 Telegraph Ave., Oakland). Free. Drink proceeds will go toward painting the walls in the dancefloor room. WhiteHorseBar.com

free
White Horse Inn 6551 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (map)

Soul Motion Workshop

Through March 14
510-848-4878

Described by its creators as a "movement ministry of conscious dance," Soul Motion turns dance techniques and spontaneous expressions into an ecstatic practice whose adherents hail its ability to enlighten, awaken, and transform. At Western Sky Studio (2525 8th St., Berkeley) on Friday through Sunday, Mar. 12-14, Scott Engler and Zuza lead a Soul Motion workshop. 12:30 p.m., $225. TransformativeDance.com

$225
Western Sky Studio 2547 Eighth St., Berkeley (map)

Martin Lawrence

Through March 14, 8 p.m.
510-465-6400

It sure would be nice if we could remember comedian Martin Lawrence for something other than the drag character Sheneneh, or the tagline "Damn, Gina!" Best known for his eponymous Nineties-era sitcom, Lawrence is also a gifted stand-up artist who will do just about anything for a laugh -- even if it involves homoeroticism, scatological references, or an ugly, ruffled, hoochie-mama outfit. He's an animated, foul-mouthed, and overlooked comedian (in a recent Facebook post, local comedian W. Kamau Bell compared Lawrence to Chris Webber -- "a #1 overall draft pick who never lived up to his potential"). Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 13-14, Lawrence is poised to make a comeback with two 8 p.m. sets at the Paramount Theatre (2025 Broadway Ave., Oakland). $42.75-$77.50. ParamountTheatre.com

$42.75-$77.50
Paramount Theatre 2025 Broadway, Oakland (map)

Kirk Boyd Launch Party for "2048"

Sun., March 14, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
510-653-9965
UC Berkeley Law Professor Kirk Boyd will be on hand to celebrate the launch of his new book, 2048: Humanity's Agreement to Live Together free

Signal Flow

, Sun., March 14
the Mills College Music Department Graduate Program presents Signal Flow, an annual spring festival showcasing new student works in music and sound art. free
Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland (map)

15th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair

Sun., March 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
(415) 831-2700
Sponsored by Bound Together Anarchist Book Collective. Held in the County Fair Building at 9th Ave. & Lincoln Wy. Speakers include Randall Amster, Yantra Bertelli, Terry Bisson, Ward Churchill, John Curl, John Duda, Matt Hern, Luis A. Fernandez, Peter Gelderloos, Andrej Grubacic, Owen Hill, Lierre Keith, Margaret Killjoy, Ernesto Longa, Carlos Martinez, Jason Mcquinn, Keith McHenry, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Jessica Mills, Cindy Milstein, Tomas Moniz, Victoria Law, Patrick Reinsborough. Kim Stanley Robinson, Penelope Rosemont, Deric Shannon, Jennifer Silverman, Jeremy Adam Smith, Sarah Talbot, Laura Whitehorn, Kristian Williams and John Zerzan. free
Golden Gate Park 501 Stanyan St., San Francisco (map)

Soul Sanctuary Dance

Sun., March 14, 11 a.m.
510-525-5054
donations encouraged
Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (map)

Family Square Dance:

, Sun., March 14, 3 p.m.
510-525-5054
$6, $4 kids
Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (map)

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