Check out this weekend's happenings in the Bay Area, including a concert by 1980s new wave band ABC, the White Elephant Sale, chamber music performances, and more.
From a cool double-bill of classic 1980s bands to one of the best classical quartets in the business, there are a lot of great shows and concerts to catch this weekend in the Bay Area. ABC , one of the best of the U.K. new wave acts of the ’80s, is hopping over the pond for a run of dates in the U.S. And fortunately for Bay Area fans, that concert tour kicks off at 7 p.m. tonight at San Francisco’s Masonic.
It’s your chance to see ultra-charismatic front man Martin Fry and company perform such terrific tunes as “Poison Arrow,” “The Look of Love,” “How to be a Millionaire,” “Be Near Me” “Vanity Kills,” “When Smokey Sings” and, best of all, “All of My Heart.” We’ve caught the band performing a few times in recent years, and each occasion has been terrific. Fry remains one of the best in the business, boasting a strong voice that still closely recalls what one heard on the classic ’80s outings “The Lexicon of Love” and “How to be a Zillionaire” — the twin highlights of a catalog that has amassed some 20 million in album sales over the decades. (He also recently released his autobiography — the wonderfully titled “A Lexicon of Life” — which chronicles his childhood in Manchester and continues through his chart-topping days with ABC.) ABC is co-headlining this tour with fellow U.K. new wave icon Howard Jones, who is known for such ’80s hits as “Things Can Only Get Better,” “What Is Love?” and “No One Is to Blame.” SiriusXM “First Wave” DJ Richard Blade opens the show with a DJ set.Does your home seem strangely uncluttered? Do you enjoy shopping for antiques, or planning your Halloween costume months beforehand? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you’ll enjoy visiting the White Elephant Sale, the oldest and largest rummage sale in all of Northern California. Put on by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board, the warehouse-spanning extravaganza — a 60-year tradition — has raised more than $30 million for the Oakland Museum of California’s exhibitions and educational programs. It’s managed by hundreds of volunteers who will happily talk your ear off about whatever bargain item you’ve unearthed, whether it be an old phonograph, a glitzy prom dress, estate furniture or porkpie hat of mysterious origin. Or maybe some delicate China, jewelry and faux fur, an acoustic guitar or a classic Schwinn bike in need of some TLC. That’s the beauty of the White Elephant Sale – you never know what treasure you’ll find. The event involves 17 departments and more than 90,000 square feet of shopping space, so bring your comfiest shoes and a bottle of water. But don’t bring cash, as only major credit and debit cards and Apple Pay are accepted for entry and purchases.The sale runs 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday through Feb. 15, plus Feb. 17 (Presidents Day) and Feb. 20-22 at 333 Lancaster St. in Oakland. Clearance weekend (with free entry) runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 1-2. Make reservations and buy admission tickets ($7) at www.whiteelephantsale.org.Chamber music takes center stage this week, with programs by two adventuresome quartets and an appearance by Music@Menlo founders and perennial performance favorites David Finckel and Wu Han. These performances bring such a delightful menu of works, music lovers will want to attend all three. The San Francisco-based Alexander Quartet has performed on five continents, but Bay Area fans can hear them in three local venues this week. Presented by the Berkeley Chamber Performances, their program includes Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” Haydn’s Quartet Op. 77, No. 1 in G Major, and Kian Ravaei’s “The Little Things.” 7 p.m. Feb. 7, Crowden School, Berkeley; 10 a.m. Feb. 8 at SF Performances’ Saturday Morning Series; and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Lafayette Library; $40 general, $20 students; Formed in Ohio in 1999, the Euclid Quartet takes its name from Cleveland’s Euclid Avenue, home to many cultural institutions. Since then, the foursome has been awarded the esteemed “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This week, the Euclid players come to Livermore, with a program that includes Astor Piazzola’s “Four for Tango.” Chamber music masters pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel, founders and guiding lights of the annual Music at Menlo summer festival, come to Berkeley’s Cal Performances this weekend. Joined by violinist Arnaud Sussmann in U.C. Berkeley’s intimate Hertz Hall, they’ll play a recital of piano trio masterworks by Haydn, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn.
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