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\\%u2019Frisco Comes toBrooklyn With a BAMWhat? Mayor Koch is changing the name of the BrooklynBridge to %u201cThe Golden Gate Bridge%u201d?!? That%u2019s right, but don%u2019tpanic, it%u2019ll only be for one day. And, on the same day,October 26, the Mayor of San Francisco will re-name theirbeloved bridge %u201cThe Brooklyn Bridge.%u201dAll this ceremonial name-changing will be taking place incommemoration of a Brooklyn visit by San Francisco%u2019s mostpopular addition since the trolley car%u2014The San FranciscoBallet, which is fast becoming one of the most talked aboutsensations in the world of performing arts.This spectacular company will be performing at TheBrooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), through November 5,presenting two programs in addition to the full-evening Romeoand Juliet. A special benefit to be held 10:30 p.m. October 26,opening night, following the performance at 7 p.m., a galacelebration will be held to make this special evening %u201cextraspecial.%u201d Sporting the theme, %u201cAn Evening in San Francisco, aspokesman from BAM commented that %u201cwe are going to try torecreate as much of San Francisco at Les Mouches aspossible.%u201d To execute this, the coordinators of the affair aredoing their best to make it seem as though the patrons are%u201cwalking over the Golden Gate Bridge as they enter the club.%u201dThey are recreating Lombard Street, Chinatown and Alcatrazand are having a menu that should put you in San Francisco(and your taste buds in heaven!). There will be free wine duringthe whole evening, donated by Sebastiani Winery in Samona,California.The ballet company won%u2019t be the only ones kicking theirheels that evening! Guests will be invited to what promises tobe one of the hottest, and probably the most elegant, discos to\what the capital is%u2014 but management has explained that thedisco dancing will be held in Manhattan %u201c...not becauseBrooklyn doesn%u2019t have a place suitable for the occasion...butbecause we want to get people from Brooklyn into Manhattanand especially because we want people from Manhattan tocome to Brooklyn.%u2019%u2019)Les Mouches has just installed a $17,000 Rhinestone curtinthat raises and lowers while the dancers are dancing on thefloor, as well as a new lighting system, an enormousrestaurant, a liquor bar and a juice bar, and an incredible mirrorarrangement, based on the same order as %u201cWindows on theWorld.%u201d The evening will host one of New York%u2019s hottest D.J.%u2019s(Howard Merritt) and Gene Vilacdell, one of the best specialeffects men in the city.The kind of a night you wouldn%u2019t want to miss%u2014but so farSan Francisco must be trying to keep it a secret, because wellover half the tickets sold thus far (to a New York event, mindyou) have been bought by Californians. (Which says a lot fortheir taste, or very little for ours.)Tickets to the benefit go for $50 each, which provides thebuyer with one $8.50 seat to opening night performance plusan invitation to the Supper/Disco Party with an impressivelineup of performers following the program. Dance buffs canalso purchase a Benefit Bus Ticket at $10 per person. The buswill depart from the GM Building on Fifth Avenue at 6 p.m. andwill leave BAM following the performance and proceed to LesMouches. Tickets are tax deductible by $25.For tickets to the Opening Night Gala or for information or ticketsto any other of the San Francisco Ballet%u2019s Brooklyn performance,call 636-4100.Second Yeary Marvin Hamlich to Stevien%u2019s Center, a cultural out-reach3S the student parents at NYCliege with unusual and interestingnew dancing style performed bying young people.ison Jr. Dance Company, KlitgordJay Street, New York City Communityprices are $4.50; S2.50 for studentsCitizens and children TOF vouchersiformation, call Our Children%u2019s Centertrnice Johnson at 739-6440.E v e r y t h i n gting the future of Brooklyn,rkshops and discussions, fromn., w ill be chaired by experts in alling to urban life. During the30-2 p.m.), informal one-to-oneBrooklyn%u2019s elected representatives2 , after which members of theitij?n to the City Council will form aver questions that have beenthe morning workshops.I* T fe iM M ' %u2019 n i l M n u *%u00bb%u2666 D t- w n b liin V I a h m%u2022 %u25a0 %u25a0 %u25a0 %u25a0 B ig ji MSB M M | u t M i v w m j f i * a <*.%#%u25a0* jjI, at Fiatbush Ave. Ext. near DeKalb.m., October 21. Admission is $3 at>r pre-registrations.AntiquesCome AliveO c to b e r 19 , 19 79 , T H E P H O E N IX , P a g e 19P o t p o u r r iWhen boredom strikes and you%u2019re sitting athome ready to climb the walls, wouldn%u2019t it be moreinteresting if your walls were dressed in charmingEuropean patterns?Wallpaper and Company, a Park Slope shopspecializing in interior design, offers a selectionof fabrics and papers to adorn your walls that iscertainly unmatched. Charles A. Musumeci,owner of the Berkeley Place store, notes that hispaper is for %u201cpeople with more taste than money.%u201dFine European papers often coordinated withfabrics to fully decorate any room in your homeare available.Although Musumeci%u2019s shop is small, it houseshundreds of colors and styles. Looking forshutters, shades, vertical blinds, chairs andclocks? A limited but unique selection atWallpaper and Company can top off your newlypapered living area.There%u2019s a 10-25 percent discount on mostwallpapers and a 25 percent discount on Levolarvertical blinds. Watch for the exclusive WilliamMorris wallpaper coming soon from Europe.William Morris, one of the leading designers ofthe time, created Wallpaper patterns for many ofthe original brownstones.Wallpaper and Company, 179 Berkeley Place, ParkSlope, open 12-7:30 p.m. Call 636-0604 for moreinformation.Although the National Arts and AntiquesFestival is half over, there are still three days toview the precious items of 19th and 20th centuryAfrican tribal sculptures on display at the 7thRegiment Armory.Many area antique dealers and stores likeDrucker Antiques and Kellogg Antiques areparticipating, but perhaps the most fascinatingworks are the tribal art. Included in this premierantique display of the Gerofsky collection is aMoshamboy mask from the Kuba Tribe of Zaireadorned with leopard skin, feathers, monkey hairand cowrie shells signifying royalty, a pair ofbronze Okboni Society figures from Nigeria, abeaded royal crown decorated with multi-coloredbeads in designs of feline heads and bird figures,and a wooden equestrian figure.This is the 15th annual Festival with someproceeds benefiting the Community Committeeof The Brooklyn Museum. It began October 14 andwiil run through October 22.I all# n u u u i i u i n i t o w iiw n m i i f u v t f %u25a0 m %u00ab u i w i u tRegiment Armory, Park Avenue and 67 Street, from 1-10 p.m. daily and 1-7 p.m. Sunday and closing day.Admission is $4. Call 233-6010.\\