Josephine Taylor presents her third solo exhibition at the Catharine Clark Gallery. 'Bomb Landscape' features large-scale drawings, heliographic prints, and dry-point etchings. It also marks a departure from her previous works. Artists reception on Nov. 22 from 4-6pm. The gallery is open from 11am-5:30pm on Saturdays.

It's befitting that for their inaugural exhibition, the Contemporary Jewish Museum commissioned new installations exploring the continuing relevance of the story of creation in Genesis Chapter I. The work of seven contemporary artists are included: Alan Berliner, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Ben Rubin, Matthew Ritchie, Kay Rosen, Shirley Shor, and Mierle Laderman Ukeles. These works feature multi-media, sound installations, computer animations, projections, and wall drawings.

This exhibition explores the history of Asian cut, folded, and molded paper, including Chinese paper cuts, Japanese origami, Filipino parols, and Korean paper boxes. Contemporary artists Gene Apellido, Mike Arcega, Jiyoung Chung, Adriane Colburn, Robert J. Lang, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Linda Mihara, and Gina Osterloh introduce fresh perspectives on these traditional forms. Opening reception on Thursday, November 13, 2008, 5 - 8 p.m.

Assembled from 1949 to 1998 by John and Vivian Hewitt, this collection is one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of African American art. The exhibit features 54 two-dimensional works of art by 20 artists.

Mahjong features a selection of 141 works by 96 artists, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, video works, and installations spanning four decades from the collection of Uli Sigg.

Body Musician Keith Terry leads the first festival dedicated to body music. Find out more at the festival's website.

Mission Chamber Orchestra performs excerpts from Mozart's 'Marriage of Figaro' with the SCU Opera Workshop singers. Also on the program, the orchestral premiere of Hector Armienta's 'River of Women,' a bilingual opera about a woman living in Texas during the 1940s and struggling against her culture's traditions.

Actor Delroy Lindo returns to Berkeley's Repertory Theatre with the play that got him a Tony nomination, only this time he's in the director's chair.  Find out more about the play that runs Oct. 31 through Dec. 14 at the theatre's website.

Body Musician Keith Terry leads the first festival dedicated to body music. Find out more at the festival's website.

The Un-Scripted Theatre Company closes out its sixth season with puppets and an exciting new world: India. Using input from the audience, an unscripted performance will be created along with the music and dance styles of India's Bollywood cinema. Two shows on Saturdays, including one at 3 p.m. No 8 p.m. show on December 13.

Rasta Thomas has assembled a stunning cast deteremined to bring the joy of ballet to the mainstream and give male dancers a new platform to find expression. The Bad Boys of Dance fuses tango, hip-hop, ballet, broadway and contemporary styles with imaginative elements to produce a high energy show.

It's befitting that for their inaugural exhibition, the Contemporary Jewish Museum commissioned new installations exploring the continuing relevance of the story of creation in Genesis Chapter I. The work of seven contemporary artists are included: Alan Berliner, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Ben Rubin, Matthew Ritchie, Kay Rosen, Shirley Shor, and Mierle Laderman Ukeles. These works feature multi-media, sound installations, computer animations, projections, and wall drawings.

Scott Kildall, one of the many participating artists for Micaela's Winter Salon 2008, presents 'Future Memories' (2006). For this project, Kidall sources shots from over 60 iconic Hollywood films and recombines them into a series of dreamlike stories featuring 15 videos in a 35 minute loop. Reception on Thursday, December 4.