Berkeley Breathed, Pulitzer Prize-winning comic-strip creator and best-selling author, talks about "Mars Needs Moms," his book about how the unique love that binds families can be overlooked in the rush and tumble of everyday lives. The free event is Saturday at 4 p.m. at Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call (650) 324-4321 or visit www.keplers.com.
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America’s global police face one of their most harrowing missions todate in "28 Weeks Later," charged with restoring order in London seven months after the outbreak of the deadly (and highly communicable) Rage virus. It’s an unforgiving task. The infected — ravenous zombies with an uncontrollable bloodlust — still patrol the countryside, always threatening to infiltrate the "green zone" designated for survivors. And, as usual, the Americans have no exit strategy, save for destroying the city and all its inhabitants.
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About the series: In a saloon town such as San Francisco, the bartender plays a crucial role. Confessor, friend, sounding board — the man or woman behind the plank sees to it that our needs are met with elegance, grace and often wit. They see humanity at its best and most convivial, but also offer a nod and a welcome to the lonely. But what do they see when they look at us? What are the tricks of their trade? And what lessons have they learned along the way? In this Examiner weekly feature, we talk to some of our local bartenders to find out.
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State politicians increased pressure on the California Horse Racing Board on Wednesday by removing funding unless the oversight body addresses problems, including the sooner-than-expected closing of the Bay Meadows Racecourse.On Wednesday, the Senate budget review subcommittee that oversees budgets for state administration, general government, judicial and transportation agencies eliminated the California Horse Racing Board’s $10.8 million budget.
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Wondering whatto get Mom for Mother's Day? I recommend Niloufer Ichaporia King’s "My Bombay Kitchen" (University of California Press, $27.50), a lush memoir in the form of a cookbook, by a talented writer and inspired cook who grew up in a Parsi household in Bombay. With pervading wit and droll sense of humor, she tells us what it means to be part of the 3,000-year-old Parsi culture, and how this plays out in a crazy amalgam of India and the West.
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Mamacita, which opened over a year ago in Café Marimba’s old space, continues to wave the banner of regional Mexican cooking made with fresh ingredients. Mamacita’s longish menu of interesting dishes, all served family-style, still draws on San Francisco’s ample supply of authentic Mexican ingredients, and boasts the local provenance of meats and seafood. Chef/owner Sam Josi knows what people want to eat in a modern Mexican restaurant — spicy, deep-flavored food that isn’t too heavy. He gives us just that.
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Comedians Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna have a one-of-a-kind, odd little show at the Empire Plush Room that’s got a lot of heart and good for at least a few laughs. Now celebrating more than 40 years of marriage — they wed in 1965 — the couple has put together a low-key, 70-minute hodge-podge of an act, with standup bits, snippets of home video, clips from their movies, and live re-enactment of scenes from their stage plays.
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In dance, multidisciplinary is the new black. In a reversal of 1970s minimalism, today’s choreographers often like to mix metaphors, add color and make a full-blown spectacle around dance. Such performances run the risk of compromising quality for quantity. Yet in the hands of a professional, multidisciplinary work can transform from a conglomeration of art forms to a cohesive, layered artistic statement.
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Cellist Gideon Freudmann presents his soundtrack created for the 1919 German silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," a screening of which accompanies his performance. Freudmann calls his music "cello bop" — a fusion of blues, jazz and folk. The show is at 8 p.m. Saturday at Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco. Suggested admission is $12. Call (415) 826-2402 or visit www.redpoppyarthouse.org.
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Filling the huge lobby of the Opera House for a Wednesday morning press conference with representatives of the city’s artistic community, San Francisco Ballet wished itself a happy 75th birthday.The country’s oldest ballet company, made up of more than 70 dancers and 350 students, keeps getting older, but next year will be more than just another turn of the calendar. Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson calls it "a true milestone," with justification.
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