“Keith Haring: The Political Line,” opens at the de Young Museum, S.F. Nov. 8

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents ““Keith Haring: The Political Line,” at the de Young Museum. Opening Nov. 8 and running through Feb. 16, 2015, the exhibition evaluates the political breadth of Haring's work and his devotion to using art as a communication tool for social justice and change.

Including works on loan from The Keith Haring Foundation, private and public collections, some of which have not been viewed by the public or published since Haring died in 1990, they include Untitled, (1982), a vinyl paint on vinyl tarpaulin work.

Guest curator Dieter Buchhart worked with Julian Cox, founding curator of photography and chief administrative curator at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco on the show. Buchhart presented an exhibition of the same name in the summer of 2013 at the Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris.

Untitled, (1982), a vinyl paint on vinyl tarpaulin. Image courtesy of the de Young Museum.

Aurora Theatre Company presents the West Coast Premiere of Fraser Grace’s, “Breakfast with Mugabe,” Nov. 7-Dec. 14

Aurora Theatre Company presents the West Coast Premiere of Fraser Grace’s “Breakfast with Mugabe,” which explores the mind of Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe. 

The story centers upon a depressed Mugabe, (portrayed by the brilliant L. Peter Callender) who is certain he is being haunted by a dead comrade’s ghost and seeks treatment from a white psychiatrist. 

Through Dec. 14. For tickets: (510) 843-4822 or www.auroratheatre.org. Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley.

L. Peter Callender stars as Robert Mugabe in Aurora Theatre Company's West Coast premier of "Breakfast with Mugabe." Photo courtesy of the Aurora Theatre Company.

Gallerist Heather Marx presents the group exhibition "Shift" at The NWBLK, S.F. through Dec. 15

Heather Marx, who co-owned the Marx & Zavattero gallery in San Francisco for more than a decade, presents the mixed media, group exhibition "Shift" at The NWBLK, S.F.

The show includes works by Michael Arcega, Mary Button Durell, Matt Gil, Amanda Hughen, Kimberly Rowe, Andrew Schoultz, William Swanson, and Arngunnur Yr.


"Shift" through Dec. 15. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.The NWBLK, 1999 Bryant St., S.F. (415) 621-2344, www.thenewblk.com

Neon Burn by Mary Button Durell.
Image courtesy of Heather Marx.

021313A1A3 State of the Union by Amanda Hughen.
 Image courtesy of Heather Marx.



If I Fell by Kimberly Rowe.
Image courtesy of Heather Marx.






Monument Yard (2) by Andrew Schoultz.

Street Date: Up north in Sebastopol see the transformation of a former apple cannery

In my Street Date column this week, I head up to Sebastopol to see what became of a former apple processing plant.

http://www.sfgate.com/travel/streetdate/article/6-places-to-check-out-on-McKinley-Street-5856154.php#photo-7042130

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Exhibition at the Bond Latin Gallery features iconic Mexican artists, through February 30, 2015

An untitled exhibition at the Bond Latin Gallery features works by iconic Mexican artists including Leonora Carrington, Carlos Media, Mario Palacios, Diego Rivera, Alejandro Santiago, Rufino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo.

“El Calabazo” by Ricardo Martinez (1957) Oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the Bond Latin Gallery.

Untitled by Alejandro Santiago (1993) Mixed media on amate on canvas. Image courtesy of the Bond Latin Gallery. Noon-5:30 p.m., Monday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Through Feb. 30, 2015. The Bond Latin Gallery, 251 Post St., Ste. 610, S.F. (415) 362-1480, www.bondlatin.com

Street Date: Tucked away neighborhood in Berkeley offers delights

For my Street Date column this week, I visit one of my favorite, tucked away spots in Berkeley.

http://www.sfgate.com/travel/streetdate/article/Berkeley-s-Domingo-Avenue-rich-in-restaurants-5841225.php

Fournée. Photo by Stephanie Wright Hession Copyright 2014.