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Take Five: Jewish Ritual and Vietnamese Poetry

By CHLOE VELTMAN

Wondering what to do this weekend? We have you covered.

Visual Art | “Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life”

The Contemporary Jewish Museum’s new exhibition features nearly 60 works by emerging and
established artists. The pieces on display put a new spin on practices like kosher cuisine and
candle lighting. The installation art, video and jewelry was created over the last decade by
artists like Oreet Ashery, Helène Aylon, Deborah Grant, Sigalit Landau, Virgil Marti and Lella
Vignelli. Through Oct. 3 at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission Street, San
Francisco. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Thursday, when it is open
from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Wednesday, when it is closed.

Music | Pacific Rim Music Festival

This five-day event, organized by the University of California, Santa Cruz, features works by 30
contemporary composers from different parts of the region. This weekend’s offerings include
the Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea and the Lydian String Quartet performing pieces by
David Evan Jones, Yu-Hui Chang and Laurie San Martin, among others. The festival also
includes symposiums and talks. Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the afternoon and
evening at the Music Department Recital Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High
Street, Santa Cruz.

Music| Ana Moura

Ana Moura learned Portuguese folk singing traditions from her mother. An innovative, young
performer, she cut her teeth as a rock singer before beginning her career as a fado artist. Ms.
Moura will be performing as part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival’s Spring Season. Though
her music is influenced by Marvin Gaye and Nina Simone, her backing trio consists of a 12
metal-stringed Portuguese guitar, acoustic guitar and bass. Saturday at 8 p.m at the Palace of
Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco.

Literary | “Outspoken: Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora II”

The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library bring together Vietnamese poets from around
the country and beyond for an evening of readings. Hosted by Viet Nguyen, associate professor
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the country and beyond for an evening of readings. Hosted by Viet Nguyen, associate professor
of English and American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California, the
event includes appearances by Anh Vu Buchanan, Andrew Lam, Kim-An Lieberman, Trinh T.
Minh-Ha, Dao Strom and Lan Tran. A reception at the Book Bay store at Fort Mason follows
the reading. Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Fleet Room, Landmark Building D, Fort Mason Center,
99 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco.

Theater | “Playfest 2010″

Woman’s Will, San Francisco’s all-female theater company, presents an evening of six short
plays by contemporary Californians on the theme of a woman’s strength. The mini-festival
presents the winning entries from the company’s recent competition for playwrights. The
program includes works by Marilyn Hughes, Erin Bregman, Patricia Milton, Ellen Sandler and
Lauren Yee. Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Buriel Clay Theater, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco.

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