Canada’s nouveau cirque troupe, Les 7 Doigts de la Main Circus, includes its diverse forms of acrobatics, avant-garde dance, physical comedy, music, song, video projections and live DJ-ing in its production of PSY. $22.00-$52.00. 642-9988. www.calperformances.org
2pm, Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Esther Landau, flute; Yueh Chou, bassoon; Emily Laurance, harp. Rarely-performed music by Jolivet, Ravel and others. $15 General; $10 Senior/ Disabled/ Student. 549-3864.
8pm, Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana Street
$24.50 advance / $26.50 at door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm, Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 2020 Addison
Showcasing middle school jazz programs from throughout the Bay Area, this unique event provides school programs the opportunity to perform alongside their peers in a friendly, non-competitive environment. Select middle schools perform for each other and receive awards and scholarships. Join these young musicians at the Jazzschool for an exciting evening featuring the future of jazz!
845-5373
www.jazzschool.org
8pm to 10pm, Jazzschool 2087 Addison Street
Written in Venice when he was just 24 years old, Handel's dramatic cantata Apollo & Dafne tells the story of Apollo, who in his vanity suggests that even Cupid’s bow is no match for his own. Challenging Apollo’s boastfulness, Cupid shoots his arrows and Apollo falls prey to rapturous yearnings for Dafne. To escape the god’s advances, she transforms herself into a laurel tree and, to some of Handel’s most expressive and exquisite music, the chastened Apollo declares that his tears will water Dafne’s leaves and her branches will crown the heads of great heroes.Written in Venice when he was just 24 years old, Handel's dramatic cantata Apollo & Dafne tells the story of Apollo, who in his vanity suggests that even Cupid’s bow is no match for his own. Challenging Apollo’s boastfulness, Cupid shoots his arrows and Apollo falls prey to rapturous yearnings for Dafne. To escape the god’s advances, she transforms herself into a laurel tree and, to some of Handel’s most expressive and exquisite music, the chastened Apollo declares that his tears will water Dafne’s leaves and her branches will crown the heads of great heroes.
$20-$60
Tickets: 415-621-7900
8pm to 10pm, First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way
$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
9pm, Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo
African dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 9:00 pm. $13/$10 students. www.ashkenaz.com
9:30pm, Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo