Wanda's Picks

Artists: Kissy Keefer, Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, Jose Navarrette, and Nicole Claymoon in Manifestival: "Like Oil and Water: from Gaza to the Gulf," Dance Brigade's Festival for Social Change, Nov. 12-20, 2010, two weekends, two different program, at Dance Mission theatre. For visit www.BrownPaperTickets.com * 415-273-4633. Rob Melrose, director and co-founder of Cuttingball Theatre, Shakespeare's The Tempest, opens the 2010-2011 season, Nov. 5-29, 2010. Visit http://cuttingball.com/about/ We close with a conversation with artists: Michael B. Platt, visual artist, and Carol A. Beane, poet, whose work is up at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th Street, Gallery open Thursday-Friday, 9-6, and Sat.-Sun. 1-4 through January 31, 2011. Tonight, Nov. 5, 2010, 5:30-9 PM is the opening party, which will feature a poetry reading by Carol. We feature poetry from Marilyn Buck's "Wild Poppies" and music from Lizz Wright's "Salt." Visit www.wandaspicks.com