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Yuri Possokhov’s “Fusion” also acknowledges the collision of East and West, but as pure dance where chest isolations evolve into American jazz. Unfortunately it, too, loses its way — though the leads, who dance with transcendent commitment, never do. (They include Frances Chung, Lauren Strongin, Yuan Yuan Tan, Lorena Feijoo, Jaime Garcia Castill, Luke Ingham, James Sofranko and Hansuke Yamamota.). Nor do they in the company’s reprise of Liam Scarlett’s “Fearful Symmetries,” which, in place of the excited chaos of last year’s premiere, had a tribal air of menace that was both combative and life-affirming. Set to John Adams’ “Fearful Symmetries” — “traveling music,” as the Berkeley composer calls this genre of his work — the dance uses boxing motifs and propulsive, prowling ensemble work to capture a generation on the edge. What Scarlett doesn’t nail are the music’s layers.­ The dance hews to the melodic line, rather than its architecture as whole. And it is visually less interesting than it could be.

September is “Attendance Awareness Month,” and the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) is accepting poster contest entries from students attending grades kindergarten through fifth, to promote good attendance habits, Entry deadline is Friday, Oct, 27, Entries must be created on 8.5-by-11-inch paper, in crayon, marker, paint, ink, colored pencil, watercolor, or be computer generated, Each poster will be evaluated on how well the student has ballet slippers used integrated the theme and will be judged on creativity, originality and clarity..

The California Coastal Commission is talking to the county about how to fix the trail, among other issues. Both the commission and Fish and Wildlife are concerned about possible effects on sensitive fish and other species that inhabit the creek, which has been befouled by trash and sediment — not to mention human excrement, which is also to be found up and down the beach near the bluffs, presenting a potential human health hazard. Neither the state nor the county wants to prohibit access to the beach entirely. The public’s historical use of the beach, even if most of it is private, has likely established what is known as a “prescriptive right” ensuring continued access.

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, “Inside Rodin’s Hands: Art, Technology, and Surgery,” through Aug, 3, “Carleton Watkins: The Stanford Albums,” nearly 70 photographs of Yosemite and the Pacific Coast by a foremost American landscape photographer of the ballet slippers used 19th century, through Aug, 17, “Robert Frank in America,” photographs by Frank that shed new light on his legendary work, “The Americans,” through Jan, 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m, Wednesdays-Sundays; Thursdays till 8 p.m, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way, 650-723-4177 or museum.stanford.edu..

Our best bets for this weekend are multiplatinum superstars Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey, pop-rock acts Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows, and the Retro Futura tour with Howard Jones, The English Beat, Men Without Hats and more. Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey visit. Lionel Richie’s All the Hits Tour is finally ready to hit the Bay Area. The trek, featuring special guest Mariah Carey, was supposed to come through back in the spring. Yet, Richie’s recovery from a knee procedure made the postponement necessary. Hopefully, the star is fully recovered and ready to dance and croon “All Night Along.” Tauren Wells is also on the bill. Details: 7 p.m. July 21; Oracle Arena, Oakland; $39.95-$500, www.ticketmaster.com.