Wanda's Picks February 20, 2009

I had to postpone the tribute for Lanier Pruitt, educator, musician, to April 2009. Stay tuned for the new date.

The theme is Mardi Gras this weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area, especially on the East Bay side of things. I will have as my first guest Sophis Dorsainvil of Kalbass Kreyol, an Afro-Caribbean band and the sensational Brazilian Dance Group Samba Mora at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center in Berkeley, 9:30 p.m. He will be followed by members of the cast of the Men's Story Project, now a film screening Sunday, Feb.22, Shatuck Theatre in Berkeley, as a part of SF Indie Festival www.mensstoryproject.org We will then be joined by members of the cast of "Tough Titty" at the Magic Theatre, through Feb. 22, 2009. Visit http://www.magictheatre.org/season0809/tough.shtml. We'll close the morning with Michelle Jacques who's band, Chelle! has a concert "Voodooville," Saturday evening at the Jazz School in Berkeley celebrating Mardi Gras www.jazzschool.inhousetickets.com. For the latest in what's going on visit http://wandaspicks.com Visit www.myspace.com/chelleandfriends.com www.cdbaby.com/cd/chelleandfriends