Gypsy Jazz, Fashion and Farce Lead Loaded Weekend Lineup

Friday:

Fresh from the Netherlands,Trio Zazi consists of three charming and musically fluent ladies. Like caviar to the ears, they will make you fall in love with their energetically passionate tunes. An enticing mix of bluegrass, jazz and lively folk music blends perfectly with gorgeous lyrics in English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and even German. Following the vivacious Trio Zazi will be Lache Cercel, the premier Romanian musician, and his Roma Swing Ensemble. These worldly masters of energetic gypsy jazz bring flights of dazzling fancy and driving rhythms from every corner of Europe. Known for his outrageous virtuosity, Cercel is a bandleader who lets every musician shine; playing with a sense of freedom that will reverberate in the listener.
If you go: Tickets are $20 for general admission, $23 on the day of the show and $30 for reserved seating. Tickets can be bought by clicking here. The show begins at 8 p.m. at  142 Throckmorton in Mill Valley.

Friday:

The 2011 Sierra Club Marin Group’s Annual Awards Gala will be a stimulating evening of camaraderie, excellent food and wine, a terrific guest speaker and worthy awardees. The evening’s featured speaker will be Cecily Muldoon, the new Superintendent of the Point Reyes National Seashore, who will share some of her experiences in the National Park Service.
If you go: Gala tickets are $65 and can be bought by clicking here. The ticket includes wine tasting, buffet dinner by Delicious Catering, beverage and dessert. The wine tasting reception begins at 6 p.m. and the dinner with the featured speaker and awards presentation begins at 7p.m. at , 180 Camino Alto in Mill Valley. For more information please visit www.sanfranciscobay.sierraclub.org/Marin.

Saturday and Sunday:

In Russia, clowns are still funny but for all the wrong reasons. The mayor of an isolated circus town in the middle of Russia receives news of an incoming government inspector. Knowing full well that his town is an absolute mess, the mayor decides to confront the government inspector and offers him the one thing he can, mass bribery. When out of the blue, the inspector is confronted by the mayor blatantly offering him large sums of money, he naturally can't help but to accept his gracious offers. As the stakes become higher, the "Government Inspector" finds himself perched atop a mounting lie on the verge of collapse.
 at  presents The Government Inspector, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the Nikolai Gogol classic. This fast-paced farce of deceit, misunderstanding and hilarity serves to put the "Wit" in Without Moral Boundaries and the "Heat" in Theatre. The production is directed by Joe Lucas, who directed last year’s wildly popular farce, A Flea In Her Ear. Come out and support CTE and their talented students.
If you go: Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens and $12 for adults.  Advance ticket sales will be available by clicking here.  Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m. The box office will be open one hour before the show. The production is at the at Tamalpais High School, 700 Miller Avenue in Mill Valley. The show continues until October 5.

Saturday:

Join friends and family for the Fashion Show and Fall Preview featuring men’s and women’s clothing, designer labels, as well as vintage items; coats, shoes, accessories, jewelry, hats and more. 
If you go: This free event is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mill Valley Discovery Shop, 761 E. Blithedale Avenue in Mill Valley and is in conjunction with a major store-wide sale throughout the entire month of October. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society non-profit organization for research to find a cure for cancer of all kinds, as well as help subsidize their numerous and wonderful programs, which directly benefit victims (men, women and children) of this disease.

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