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BAM’s annual DanceAfrica festival returns for the 47th year with “The Origin of Communities/A Calabash of Cultures."

BAM’s annual DanceAfrica festival returns for the 47th year with “The Origin of Communities/A Calabash of Cultures."

Last laugh? Laugh Out Loud Theater brings down the curtain this weekend. Producers announced earlier this year that the sketch comedy and improv ensemble would shutter its suburban venue at 601 N...

Feb. 22 - 25: Arctic Wonderland in Philly, Paul Stankard in N.J. and “Always…Patsy Cline” in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will returns to its Chicago home – the landmark Auditorium Theatre at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive – for its 55th engagement, with six dynamic performances, April 17-21, 2024. Tickets, starting at $40, are now on sale at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Auditorium Theatre.

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Also: “The Paris Review Podcast,” Lil Tecca, perfect seafood towers, and more.

Dance in November offers some returning favorites and some new stuff. 

Along with the currently running "Rocky Horror Show" and the upcoming Anthony Rapp musical, "Without You" (see our features in this week’s issue), we’ve also got art exhibits, music concerts, plus bar and nightclub listings in Going Out, each week.

From Alonzo King LINES Ballet to free SF Music Day to a musical satire about Disney princesses, there is a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area.