Petaluma Argus-Courier from Petaluma, California • Page 11

ARGUS-COURIER, Petaluma, Friday, September 5, 1986 IB 10 years of jazz at Russian River if I Vr- Tfc iff- i Blue September at Cotati club COT ATI About this time every year, dozens of blues artists from around the country make a pilgrimage to the Bay Area to participate in the annual San Francisco Blues Festival. The last couple of years, the Cotati Cabaret has taken advantage of this roster of talent by booking many of these musicians at the nightclub during their stay in the area. This is the third year the Cabaret has put together a fall celebration of the blues, which it has dubbed "Blueseptember." Blueseptember '86 will feature artists from Chicago, New Orleans, Texas, Memphis and the Bay Area in six evenings of performances. Delbert McClinton kicks off the month this Sunday, Sept. 7, with his Southern rock 'n roll and Texas country rhythm blues.

Climbing to the top of the pop charts with "Giving It Up for Your Love" in 1981, McClinton is listed as one of the 20 best harmonica players in the world by the Rock Book of Lists. The Sonoma County Blues Society will open the show for McClinton at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. Little Charlie and the Nightcats and Mitch Woods and bis Rocket 88s co-headline an evening of swing, rock, boogie and blues on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Little Charlie, on harmonica, is known for his jump blues and roots rock 'n roll style. Woods mixes Hawaiian western swing and boogie blues on the piano. Showtime is 9 p.m. Admission is $5. Chicago blues legends Buddy Guy and Junior Wells share the spotlight on Tuesday, Sept.

16. Junior Wells learned to play blues harmonica on the streets of Chicago's south side when he was 14. His partner for more than 20 years, Buddy Guy, has served as sole inspiration to many blues and rock guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn. His searing electric style brought him tours with the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and John Lee Hooker.

Sonoma County blues harp player Mark Hummel and the Paris Slim Band will open the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6.50. Southern blues guitar master Albert King headlines Thursday, Sept. 18, with Dana Hubbard the Delta Twisters opening and backing for two shows, at 8 and 11 p.m. Admission is $8.

Wednesday, Sept. 24 is Louisiana Blues Night with blues-zydeco artists RockhV Dopsle and Katie Webster. Webster, known as the Boogie Queen of the Swamp, has recorded with nearly every great musician to come out of Louisiana, including Slim Harpo and Otis Redding. She was named Bay Area Woman Performer of the Year this year for her local rhythm blues performances. GUERNEVILLE The Russian River Jazz Festival marks its 10-year anniversary with a new location and a full roster of musicians for the two-day event.

The festival, one of the most popular among performers because of its scenic venue, moves to Midway Beach this week. Located halfway between Guerneville and Monte Rio, the beach will be the site of the jazz stage this Saturday and Sunday. In past years, the festival was held at Johnson's Beach in Guerneville. Gates will open at 10 a.m. both days, with music from 11 a.m.

until evening. Saturday's performers include Art Blakey the Jazz Messen- fers, Al Di Meola with Larry Coryell, David Friesen Amber kies featuring Airto, Paul Horn, Paul McCandless, Paul Motion Ralph Towner, Nancy King NKQ, Johnny Copeland Blues Band, Brasilian Beat with Chalo Eduardo and Claudia Gomez the Escola Nova de Samba Dancers. On Sunday, the featured musicians will be The Crusaders with Joe Sample and Wilton Felder, Flora Purim and Airto, Diane Schuur with Larry Grenadier and Eddie Marshall, James Newton Quartet, blues harmonicist Little John Chrisley and the Hair of the Dog Band and the Montreux Band featuring Darol Anger, Barbara Higbie, Michael Manring and Mike Marshall. According to Sally Holloway, jazz festival president, organizers hope to surpass last year's successful concerts. The 1985 festival was plagued by rain, but "people took joy from the music while standing in a downpour." The festival is community-based, run by volunteers, with a minimal paid staff, according to Holloway.

"All revenue goes into the lineup (of musicians), sound, building the stage and publicity. We make ends meet, but every year we start over again with no money." Doubts earlier in the year that the festival would go on as planned put the event in jeopardy. "Liability insurance was hard to get, but we got it," Holloway said, "and the festival will go on." Advance tickets are $36 for both days and $20 for a single day. Tickets at the gate are $40 for both days and $22 for a single day. Optional parking permits are $3 a day.

Tickets are available at BASS outlets. For more information, phone 887-7720. Singer Delbert McClinton kicks off 'Blueseptember' Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $7. Koko Taylor rounds out the month with her raw Chicago blues vocals on Thursday, Sept.

25. Taylor has won seven W.C. Handy awards, six Grammy nominations and won awards for best blues album of the year in 1984 and 1985. ScheUville Southside Blues Band will open the show at 8 p.m. Admission is $6.

Series tickets are also available for $32. The Sonoma County Blues Society and radio station KVRE-FM are co-sponsoring "Blueseptember '86." events in brief 1950s-style sock hop Saturday The Petaluma Boys and Girls Club turns the clock back to the 1950s Saturday when it hosts a sock hop at the club gymnasium, 426 Eighth St. The event is a major fund-raiser for the club, which serves more than 1,700 Petaluma area youth. Music begins at 8 p.m. and will be provided by Gary Mora's KYA Oldies Road Show.

There will be hula hoop and dance contests and prizes for the best 1950s costumes. Refreshments and food will be available. Tickets are $15 per couple, $10 singles. They are available at KTOB radio, Viacom Cablevision, Shamrock Records and the club. Phone 763-1900.

Mariachi music in Point Reyes POINT REYES STATION The Dance Palace will host a "community family night" Saturday with Los Jiros de Michoacan, featuring authentic Mariachi music and Mexican food. The doors will open at 8 p.m. with tostadas, refreshments and desserts on sale. Music starts at 9 p.m., with Los Jiros de Michoacan, an eight-member band playing Mariachi songs for listening and dancing on guitars, violins and horns. This bi-cultural evening is sponsored by the Dance Palace in cooperation with the West Marin Human Service Center Minority Outreach Program.

Admission is $6 per family. The Dance Palace is at Third and Main streets in Point Reyes Station. Phone (415) 663-1075. 'Gorbachev and the USSR' lecture 25 Marek Grotowski 'One Turn of the an original play by a group of SSU students, will be performed tonight and Saturday SANTA ROSA John Nicolopoulos, a Greek correspondent in Moscow, will speak on "Gorbachev and the USSR: A Third View" at a public potluck dinner and forum Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Todd and Stony Point Roads. Nicolopoulos was trained as a journalist in the United States and later received his doctorate in Russian studies at Columbia.

He went to Moscow as a correspondent in 1979. He and his Russian wife, Galya, are active in the international citizen diplomacy movement. She will also be present. The potluck program begins at 6 p.m. A donation of $4 is requested.

Participants should bring their own table service. The program is co-sponsored by the Sonoma County Peace Network and the local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Phone 575-8904. Original drama, peace play open Bernard Benson. The story examines the arms race and offers An original play, a musical and two comedies open in the area hope that the superpowers can stop threatening each otner witn destruction.

All performances are at 8:15 p.m., except the 2 p.m. matinee on Sept. 14. Tickets are $5. Phone 528-8606.

Actors' Theatre opens its third season with "Nourish the Beast," Steve Tesich's comic look at the American family. Directed by Kathy Juarez, the play opens Sept. 12 and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. through Oct. 18.

Two Wednesday and three Sunday performances are also scheduled. Performances are in Room 207, a 50-seat theater in the Lincoln Arts Center, 709 Davis Santa Rosa. General admission is $6 weekends, $5 on Wednesdays. Phone 523-4 185. The Novate Community Players will present "You Can't Take It With You," the classic comedy by Hart and Kauffman.

The play opens tonight at the Novato Community House, Machin and Delong Avenues. Performances continue Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through Sept. 20. Tickets are $6.

Phone (415) 897-8377 or (415) 899-3324. during the next week as the fall drama season gets under way. "One Turn of the Wheel," an original play created and developed by a group of SSU students at the Drogie Studio in Poland, will be showcased by the SSU Center for Performing Arts tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Main Dance Studio (P.E. 1) on the Rohnert Park campus.

Based on the poetry of Pablo Neruda, "One Turn of the Wheel" tells the story of California folk hero Joaquin Murieta. Following the SSU performances, TAK Theater will present four performances at the Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma, Sept. 12, 13, 19 and 20. Tickets are $4 for students and senior citizens, and $6 for all others. Phone 664-2353 (SSU) or 763-8920 (Cinnabar).

"Peace Child," a musical story about a Soviet and an American child who bring peace to their countries, will be performed Sept. 12-14 and 18-20 at the Lincoln Arts Center in Santa Rosa. Ninety-seven Sonoma County children, ages 5 to 18, have been cast in the production, which is based on "The Peace Book" by James Ivory film premieres at SFI ROHNERT PARK The North Bay premiere of James Ivory's 1976 comedy, "Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures," will be presented tonight and Saturday by the Sonoma Film Institute. Created by the same trio who made this year's "A Room With a View" (director Ivory, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and producer Ismail Merchant), "Hullabaloo" is a comedy of manners about an easygoing Maharaja (Victor Bannerjee) with a priceless collection of miniature paintings. His greedy sister wants to sell, and a host of equally greedy souls wish to buy.

The film will be shown at 7 and 8:45 p.m. both days in the Darwin Theater, Darwin Hall, on the Sonoma State University campus. General admission is $3. Phone 664-2606. Artists sought for 'Art in the Park' The Petaluma Art Association will hold its annual "Art in the Park" show on Saturday and Sunday, Sept 20 and 21.

The show will be in Walnut Park, Petaluma Boulevard South and Street. Local artists are urged to show their work. Original paintings, drawings, sculpture, crafts and photography will be on sale. On Saturday, there will be a juried art show with cash prizes. The show runs from 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. both days. Artwork donated by club members will be awarded in a giveaway to raise money for the association's student scholarship fund. For more information, phone 762-1600 or 763-5662 or write P.O. Box 2623, Petaluma, 94953.

Artists' receptions this weekend 'Peggy Sue9: late September release? entiis). "Where the River Runs Black." Opens Sept 19. Mythological adventure. (MGMUA). "Down By Law." Opens Sept 26.

James Jarmusch directs Tom Waits, John Lurie and Roberto Benigni. (Island). "The Name of the Rose." Opens Sept. 26. Sean Connery and F.

Murray Abraham in a 14th century drama. (Fox). "That's Life." Opens Sept. 26. Jack Lenunon and Julie Andrews in a story about a Malibu family.

(Columbia). "Tough Guys." Opens Oct. 3. Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as two aging train robbers. (Touchstone).

"Children of a Lesser God." Opens Oct 3. William Hurt stars in this adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play. (Paramount). "Tai-Pan." Opens Oct. 3.

Bryan Brown stars in James Clavell's novel. (DeLaurentiis). "Hoosiers." Opens Oct. 4. Gene Hackman as a high school basketball coach.

(Orion). "The Color of Money." Opens Oct 17. Martin Scorcese's sequel to "The Hustler," with Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. (Touchstone). "Sid and Nancy." Opens.

Oct. 17. The life of the late punk rocker Sid Vicious and his gir-friend. (Goldwyn). The summer movie blitz is behind us, but the onslaught of fall films is just around the corner.

The likes of "Top Gun," "Back to School," "Aliens" and "The Fly" are still doing strong box office business. But during the next several weeks, they will fade from screens as a whole new wave of post-Labor Day flicks are released. The most-awaited movie by local residents is "Peggy Sue Got Married," which was shot on location in Petaluma last year. The Tri-Star production is scheduled for a late September or early October release. Directed by Francis Coppola, Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage co-star in this romantic fantasy about a woman, bored with motherhood and marriage, who is able to return to the days of her high school glory.

Other upcoming releases include: night, Mother." Opens Sept 12. Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft play a mother and daughter. (Universal). "Shanghai Surprise" Opens Sept 17. Far East adventure starring Sean Penn and Madonna.

(MGMUA). "Blue Velvet" Opens Sept. 19. David Lynch directs, Kyle Mac-Lachan stars in this offbeat rural American story. (DeLaur- Several art exhibits open at various Sonoma County locations this weekend, with three opening receptions scheduled for Sunday.

Paul Beattie's "Space Explorations" show opens with a reception Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the California Museum of Art at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa. An opening reception will be held Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Gallery Route One in Point Reyes Station. The new exhibit features recent photographs by Laury and paintings and sculptures by Lynnelle.

Cotati City Hall will be the site of a reception Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. An exhibit of pencil portraits by Sheri Warburton is opening. See the Exhibits listing on page 2B..