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Sights and Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. This week, Jenee Darden speaks with magician, writer and actor David Hirata to talk about three events happening around the bay this weekend. Strange at the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive until January 19 How to Fall In Love in a Brothel at Catherine Clark Gallery through December 21 Berkeley High Jazz Ensemble at Florence Schwimley Little Theatre, Friday at 7 p.m. The art exhibit "Strange" is about the spirit of surrealism. Explore how surrealism intersects with the power of the unconscious , the value of irrational thoughts and imagery and our fascination with strangeness in art. This exhibit goes beyond the well known European masters of surrealism and takes a multicultural approach to the idea of irrational thoughts and ideas, by featuring artwork from the Americas and Asia. "How to Fall in Love at A Brothel” is an interactive and immersive art installation set in |