Datebook 10.23-11.06.

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OCTOBER 24

This is opening night for the New York City production of Fuerzabruta, an electrifying piece of physical theater from Argentina. Expect boundless energy and little narrative; you've got see it to believe it. FUERZABRUTA.NET

OCTOBER 30

How great does this sound? The Freedom Toast: Political Idol, a new off-Broadway musical, has Hillary and Barack singing rejiggered classics, including "What's Bill Got to Do With It" and "Who'll Stop McCain." Yuck it up at NYC's Triad Theatre. THEATERMANIA.COM

THROUGH NOVEMBER 21

We all have a man and a woman inside us. That's what "Anima Rising," the new exhibit at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, seems to be saying with its frank depictions of androgyny. Check it out at the center's Advocate and Gochis Galleries. LAGLC.ORG

OCTOBER 26

Jaclyn Smith turns 60. Look at that hair--wasn't she a Breck girl?

NOVEMBER 2-4

If you're in D.C., take the kids to the Warner Theatre for a live version of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. It's more nourishing than Bratz. WASHINGTON BALLET.ORG/PERFORMANCES/WILDTHINGS.HTM

NOVEMBER 2

Romeo and Julius, a new show that benefits HIV research, starts its run at Hollywood United Methodist Church (that's the L.A. edifice with the 20-foot-high AIDS ribbon on its facade). ROMEOANDJULIUS.COM

NOVEMBER 3

The fourth annual OUTer Gay and Lesbian Science Fiction/Fantasy Film Festival lifts off with workshops and screenings in Austin. Nerd alert! OUTERFILMFEST.COM