Wanda's Picks

BRGT Summer Theatre Co-directors Tanyonika Scott & Tavia Council join us to talk about closing week of The Wiz, August 10-14. For the entire summer children ages 4-16 have been honing their theatre and vocal skills for these public performances culminating this week at Black Repertory Group, 3201 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, (510) 652-2120.  Show times are: 10 AM & 1 PM today and tomorrow, Friday, August 12 there are three performances: 10 AM, 1 PM and 8 PM. Saturday, August 13 there 2:30 & 8 PM and Sunday, August 14, 5 PM Visit http://blackrepertorygroup.com/Main_Stage.html  Next Antoine Hunter, Founder/Artistic Director Urban Jazz Dance Company, joins us to speak about "The Dance Up Close/East Bay" series at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley, August 19-20, 26-27 8pm at the Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz Avenue, (510) 654-5921, www.UrbanJazzDance.com, www.shawl-anderson.org  Antoine is joined by company members, Erin Carper & Loran Clay-Tolbert.  Week 2 Deaf star, Fred Beam