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Things to do
“Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour”: A selection of recent film shorts. 9 p.m. Friday, Jan 5. Roxie Theater, San Francisco. www.roxie.com
“78/52: Shower Scene”: Hitchcock’s Fulllength documentary about the unforgettable scene in “Psycho.” 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. Roxie Theater, San Francisco. www.roxie.com The Barefoot All-Stars: A five-member consort of viols, whose name is suggestive of their informal approach to music-making, presents a program of dance music by the 17th century Italian-English composer Alfonso Ferrabosco II. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, Hillside Urban Sanctuary, 1422 Navellier St., El Cerrito. www.barefootchamberconcerts.com Berkeley Chorus Music Director and Community Orchestra: Ming Luke conducts a free concert of Prokofiev’s music for “Alexander Nevsky,” with Emily Skilling as mezzosoprano soloist. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5; 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 7. Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley. www.bcco.org FRESH year’s risk-taking showcase Festival: performance of This raw, opens with Alternativa, Tara Brandel and Naka Dance Theater; return each weekend to see three new artists. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, through Saturday, Jan. 27. Joe Goode Annex, S.F. www.joegoode.org Vajra Clark’s Voices: robust early-music Karen women’s chorus is joined by instrumentalists Shira Kamman and Kit Higginson in a program of French and English music for New Year’s. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave., Berkeley; 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco. www. sfems.org
San Francisco Tape Music Festival: The annual celebration of recorded sound offers a panoply of works by Pierre Henry, Karlheinz Stockhausen, James Tenney and more. 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5; 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6; 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7. 16th Street Victoria Theater, 2961 16th St., San Francisco. www.sfsound. org/tape
Kris singer-songwriter for “Me Kristofferson: and Bobby known McGee” The and “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” is on tour again, playing songs from the Grammy-winning “The Cedar Creek Sessions.” (He also performs Jan. 7 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.) 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 6, Palace of Fine Arts, S.F.. www.palaceoffinearts.org Bill Bellamy: Bellamy has been in movies, television and was one of the first VJs on MTV. But his main gig is still stand-up comedy, and he plays four shows at Cobb’s in January. Two shows each night, Jan. 5-6, Cobb’s Comedy Club, S.F. www.cobbscomedy.com
“Fool La La! Over the Rainbow”: Clown Unique Derique presents familyfriendly physical comedy at family-friendly show times, with brief juggling lessons following every show. 2 p.m. Through Jan. 7. $15-$100. The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. (415) 282-3055. www.themarsh.org
“Sleeping Workshop: Beauty” Costumes Family are encouraged but no experience is needed at this fairy-tale ballet class for children and parents. 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. San Francisco Ballet, S.F. www.sfballet.org
San José Chamber Orchestra: Barbara Day Turner conducts the ensemble, along with the Delphi Trio (violinist Liana Bérubé, cellist Michelle Kwon and pianist Jeffrey LaDeur) in music of Beethoven, Wirén, Mozart and Kreisler. 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7. Trianon Theatre, 72 North Fifth St., San Jose. www.sjco.org