The CH+D High Five: 5 Art + Design Events for October 22-28
Author:Lindsey Shook
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, Marina, October 25-28
Rum kegs, EpocaSF.com
Antiques ahoy! The 2012 San Francisco Fall Antiques Show is dropping anchor at the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion October 25-28. The pirate talk isn’t just because the thought of antique booty makes us feel all swarthy, it’s because the SF antiques show will have a nautical theme inspired by the iconic America’s Cup, hosted by San Francisco in 2013. Oct. 25-28, Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion, San Francisco. Sffas.org
Alonzo King LINES Ballet, SoMA, October 19-28
Illuminating Performances, ybca.org
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, which has imbued classical ballet with celebrated cultural traditions since 1982, premieres a program in collaboration with visual artist Jim Campbell and mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani. The performance, staged at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, features Lahyani’s live vocal accompaniment and 1,000 LED-illuminated spheres, which are programmed to synchronize with the dancers’ movements. Oct. 19–28, 701 Mission St., SF, ybca.org.
LOS ANGELES/SOUTHERN CA
Small Skyscraper, Pasadena, through November 11
Small Skyscrapers, armoryarts.org
Urbanites can take a hint from Small Skyscraper, a large-scale prototype of a hypothetical dwelling by Los Angeles artist Chris Burden, on exhibit at One Colorado. Burden’s 35-foot-tall aluminum version of a modern-day log cabin has 400 square feet of living space and challenges the traditional notion of a residential urban dwelling. Through Nov. 11, 24 E. Union St., Pasadena, armoryarts.org
Dress Code, Santa Monica, through November 11
Dress Codes, loislambertgallery.com
Gwen Samuels, a Santa Monica artist, weaves identity into architectural fashion for “Dress Code,” her exhibit at theLois Lambert Gallery. Samuels prints geometric shapes and colorful patterns onto transparencies and then hand stitches the thin sheets into dresses that, when displayed en masse on gallery walls, evoke a showroom for adult-sized dress-up. Through Nov. 11, 2525 Michigan Ave., E3, Santa Monica, loislambertgallery.com.
WINE COUNTRY
Sparkling (wine) Anniversary, Napa, October 26
Sparkling Anniversaries, domainecarneros.com
Domaine Carneros marks their 25th anniversary with a retrospective tasting of their best sparkling wines of the last three decades, paired with delectable bites. Held every Friday in the month of October from 3:00–4:30 p.m., these sparkling sips are a perfect way to start off your wine country weekend. Friday Oct. 26, $55 per person, reservations required. 1240 Duhig Road, Napa. domainecarneros.com
