Think Halloween weekend is only for slutty angel costumes and the lil kiddies? Well, you’re wrong! Here’s are five fun, non-Halloween-related things you can do with yourself this weekend. (Alternately, cuddling up with a batch of popcorn and re-watching “The Craft” for the fiftieth time is certainly not discouraged.)
Celebrating Forty Years of Pleasure
Forty years after first opening a hole-in-the-wall wine shop in Albany, East Bay wine hero and world-renowned wine connoisseur Kermit Lynch is celebrating the long success of his business with one of his famed parking lot parties this Saturday, Oct. 27. Featuring live music, delicious food prepared by Chez Panisse vet Christopher Lee, and, of course, lots o’ wine. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. — Azeen Ghorayshi
Danse Lumière
Berkeley choreographer Kathryn Roszak has a thing for poetry. Her two most recent shows incorporated the words of Emily Dickinson and Michael McClure, respectively, with dance, music, and theater. Mystical, modernist Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer inspired her latest work, Secrets on the Way: “edgy, urban dances” that delve “into the wild within nature and ourselves.” Complete results are yet to be seen — the piece debuts next spring — but you can sneak a peek into the work in progress at an open rehearsal and benefit on Sunday, Oct. 28, in the Osher Studio of the Arpeggio Building. Join Roszak and her company, Danse Lumière, as well as Earll Kingston, who will read Tranströmer’s poems, for a post-show reception and discussion. Seating is limited. 2 p.m., tickets start at $15. 510-223-5550 or DLKDance.com — Claudia Bauer
