4/20: La Grande Jatte Crank

Polly Harrold's Sometime Gallery hosts an afternoon of musical performance art and waffles on April 20th. Come hear Crank Ensemble and Cheryl Leonard in the glass-lined sun-shined aerie. Popping, plinking, clacking, clicking, Larnie Fox's Crank Ensemble creates rhythmic and repetitive patterns using handmade crank-operated machines. Cheryl E. Leonard, with A.L. Dentel and Karen Stackpole, will perform new compositions and improvisations inspired by ocean tides. Instruments will include shells, kelp, salt, sand, water and stones.
The Waffletime is 1:00; Musical Performances start at 2:00. $10. Tickets are available at the door, or through the performer's webpages. Come early and enjoy conceptual waffle performance by the Proprietor and Assistants; donations to benefit a friend. Park on the street | stroll to the rear | step up three flights. Look for a sign. In the Big Green Building at the Dutch Boy: 4701 San Leandro Street, Oakland, 94601. (510) 536-6970 www.thesometimegallery.com

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