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05/26/2012 - Temporality
Posted: 26 May 2012 04:00 AM PDT
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Temporality is the third in a multi-year trilogy of work created in a
collaborative effort by Thingamajigs Performance Group and poet Stephen
Ratcliffe. This marathon 14-hour work is centered upon Stephen
RatcliffeâÂÂs poem Temporality (1,000 pages written in 1,000 consecutive
days, from 4.10.08 ￜ" 1.4.11) and combines spoken word, projected images,
movable objects and live sound to create various levels of multimedia
textures.
For this third work in the trilogy, Thingamajigs will install Temporality
and transform The Museum of Art + History in Santa Cruz into a "living
exhibit". The "living" refers to the performance aspect: Stephen Ratcliffe
at his desk, who will be reading all 1,000 pages of Temporality, and the
Thingamajigs Performance Group, whose members will be moving within the
space and creating a sonic score. The "exhibit" refers to the images
(whether visual or other) that are produced from these actions, and the
extended duration of time it takes for all these actions to unfold.
Audience members are welcome to come and go at will, just as if they were
viewing art at a museum or gallery. Unlike a traditional art exhibition,
Temporality slowly changes and fluxes within its 14-hour duration, and the
audience is invited to sit/walk/sleep within or around the events that are
unfolding in the space. In performances of the first two works in the
trilogy, the public stayed as little as five minutes, while others stayed
as long as five hours.
Thingamajigs is interested in testing the perceptions and labels of
musical 'composition' and 'performance'. We are interested in spending
years to develop and create work in a collaborative manner, and we are
interested in pushing the limits of what we think as human nature. Our
extended works are the outcome of these investigations, and the public
event/exchange is our motivation to reach these lengths. We aim to have a
high impact on the local community of all ages by offering them a rare
extended performance that invites them to investigate time and temporality;
offers them a space to sit, move, and reflect; and gives the chance to be
part of an exchange that is intended to change each participant that spends
time in the space.
Artists involved:
Stephen RatcliffeâÂÂs trilogy of 1,000-page books (HUMAN / NATURE, Remarks
on Color / Sound, and Temporality) can be found at Editions Eclipse
(http://english.utah.edu/eclipse/). Recent books of poetry include CLOUD /
RIDGE, Conversation, REAL, Portraits + Repetition and SOUND/(system).
Reading the Unseen: (Offstage) Hamlet was published last year by
Counterpath Press; Listening to Reading, a collection of essays on
contemporary "experimental" poetry, was published by SUNY Press in 2000.
His daily poems-plus-photographs are at stephenratcliffe.blogspot.com. He
lives in Bolinas and teaches at Mills College in Oakland.
The Thingamajigs Performance Group emerged from the long-term
collaborations from the individual artists that now make up its ensemble
members. Using unusual musical instruments, TPG combines traditional
Eastern sensibilities with modern American technologies and performance
practices. Creating pieces in a group collaborative process that sometimes
incorporate voice and multimedia elements, this ensemble of musicians
expands and contracts within each performance situation.
The Thingamajigs Performance GroupâÂÂs unique process of creating work is
closer to that of theater companies or dance troupes rather than standard
music ensembles. Instead of commissioning one composer to write music for
which the ensemble will play TPG creates each of its original works in a
collaborative manner with each ensemble member having equal creative input
in guiding the work to fruition. The core ensemble members have been
working together for over 10 years and have devised this unique system of
creation through a deep musical and philosophical understanding that comes
with years of working and developing together.
Since 2006 Thingamajigs have been collaborating with poet Stephen Ratcliffe
to create long-scale multimedia works, each based on one of RatcliffeâÂÂs
1,000-page books of poems. Each work is approximately 14-hours in duration.
The first piece of this trilogy, HUMAN / NATURE, was premiered at UC Davis
in 2008; the second, Remarks on Color/Sound, at Headlands Center for the
Arts in 2010; and the last, Temporality, will be premiered at the Santa
Cruz Museum of Art and History in 2012.
The core members of the Thingamajigs Performance group consist of Keith
Evans, Suki OâÂÂKane, Zachary Watkins, Dylan Bolles and Edward Schocker.
History and Mission Statement:
Thingamajigs is a genre-crossing arts organization that promotes, presents
and performs music created with made and found materials or alternate
tuning systems. Since 1997 we have presented world premiere works and
performances by over 100 local, national and international artists. Known
for our adventurous and genre-crossing programs, many of our artists have
gained international recognition, including two MacArthur Fellows, Gerbode
Foundation's Emerging Composers Awardees, and a McKnight Composer Fellow,
to name a few.
Thingamajigs began in 1997 at Mills College. Originally conceived as a
forum for composers/performers who develop new and unique ways of producing
sound, it soon broke out of the college environment and into a large public
offering. As of 2004 a permanent board of was created, by which many events
in addition to the Annual Music for People + Thingamajigs Festival are
produced. In addition to our annual festival Thingamajigs offers a variety
of arts, educational, and cross-cultural events such as The Pacific
Exchange Series, Thingama-kids!, and various artist exchange programs.
Our mission is to develop and nurture the exploration of alternate
materials and methods of creating sound, as well as promote collaborative
efforts within other artistic disciplines not generally associated with
festivals of music. With open workshops and performances, we welcome
audiences/participants of all ages and backgrounds to join in a wonderful
tradition started here in the Bay Area by such composers as Henry Cowell,
Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and John Cage.
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05/26/2012 - Playland's Fourth Anniversary Weekend
Posted: 26 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT
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May 26, 27 and 28
PlaylandâÂÂs Fourth Anniversary Weekend
Open Memorial Day Monday
Kick off summer with a bang and commemorate the 4th anniversary of the
Museum of Fun with us. We'll have special contests on the pinball and
carnival games and many other surprises! Open Monday 10 to 5 for an extra
day to play!
The special events of PlaylandâÂÂs Fourth Anniversary Weekend are in
addition to all of Playland's regular attractions. Guests pay one low price
to enter and can play all day: $10 for children and seniors, and $15 for
general admission. Playland-Not-at-the-Beach is a nonprofit Museum of Fun.
Designed and built entirely by volunteers, the 20+ interactive exhibits
celebrate the magic and history of America's bygone amusements -- circuses,
carnivals, magic, side shows, penny arcades, amusement devices, pinball
arcades, haunted houses, and beautiful art everywhere. Our goal is to
educate newer generations about the bygone days and allow those who
remember Whitney's Playland and the Sutro Baths the opportunity to
recapture the glorious sights and sounds of that marvelous era.
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05/26/2012 - Invented in San Francisco Walking Tour - GG Bridge anniversary
edition
Posted: 26 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT
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Bridge architect Joseph Strauss devised more than the world's most iconic
span: he came up with the hard hat, to protect his team of fearless
workers, along with many other inventions. Celebrate the birthday of our
beautiful bridge by discovering the inventions our Bay Area bridges have
brought us on this special edition of the popular Invented in San Francisco
Walking Tour.
San Francisco's creative nature inspired innovation long before the silicon
chip: Some of the world's most influential inventions were dreamed up by
San Franciscan tinkerers. On this tour, we explore seven surprising stories
of innovation that exemplify San Francisco as a hotbed of creative thinking
for nearly two centuries. We'll investigate the science behind some of
these inventions, discuss how the nature of what we patent has evolved over
time, and explore our own ability to think outside the box.
Please note: This tour does NOT take place on the GG Bridge. We'll follow
our usual downtown route, with views of the Bay Bridge and discussion of
bridge-related inventions, as well as the many other innovations covered on
the regular tour.
2.3 miles, moderate with 1 challenging uphill, 2.5 hours
$45/person, includes snacks
Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246114
Discovery Street offers walking tours that explore the science of everyday
life, in your food, on the street, and inside you.
www.DiscoveryStreetTours.com
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05/26/2012 - Flamenco in Concert
Posted: 26 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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The Flamenco Society of San Jose presents an extra ordinary evening of
Flamenco in Concert. Featuring an amazing cast of professional flamenco
artists. Two outstanding flamenco dancers of their generation; Stephanie
Narvaez and Clara Rodriguez. Legend flamenco singer, Roberto Zamora, and
the spectacular flamenco guitarist, David McLean.
This performance showcases some of the best flamenco artists in United
States. Performing music, song and dance from Andalusia in southern Spain,
noted for its energetic and passionate style. Flamenco in Concert
guarantees a performance full of power, magic and purity.
MORE INFO: Eddie Diaz ** http://www.theflamencosociety.org **
***@earthlink.net ** 510-792-8355 Presented by The Flamenco Society
of San Jose
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05/26/2012 - Ensemble S.P.A.M: La Danse du Cleves
Posted: 26 May 2012 05:30 PM PDT
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Ensemble S.P.A.M. will perform 13th cent. French rondeaus, caroles, and
motets containing both sacred and secular/popular elements; secular
ballades and virelais by Machaut and Dufay; Italian sacred laude, caccie
and ballate by Piero and Landini, a fractal canon by Ciconia, and a
saltarello contained in an anonymous Italian manuscript owned by the
British Library.
Individually, we have appeared as members of Anonymous 4, Bimbetta,
Ensemble Alcatraz, and Ensemble Project Ars Nova, + as guest artists of
American Bach Soloists, Altramar, Boston Camerata, Chanticleer, Hesperion
XX, the Newberry Consort, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Sequentia,
Theatre of Voices, + more.
MORE INFO: Jane McDougle ** http://www.stbedesmenlopark.org **
***@stbedesmenlopark.org ** 650-854-6555 Presented by St. Bede's
Episcopal Church, Menlo Park
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05/26/2012 - OmniCircus and MOTH NOR RUST present a robotic pocket
opera 'THE GATES OF HELL'
Posted: 26 May 2012 05:30 PM PDT
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Join MOTH NOR RUST including Frank Garvey, Dave Gursom, Taylor Way, the
Robotic Ensemble and other Surrealist Warriors of the Unconscious in a very
special event and PERFORMANCE of a new work entitled "THE GATES OF HELL",
the story of a very special day Frank Garvey recently spent with his
beloved "fiance" at the Rodin Gardens.
MOTH NOR RUST new show "THE GATES OF HELL" with the Robot Ensemble of
OmniCircus. Doors open 7:30pm
Donation gratefully accepted $10 plus... any less and you get our thanks
and a hearty handshake
Find us:
550 Natoma Street between 6th + 7th St. + Mission + Howard Streets, door on
Russ St.
We are also less than 2 blocks from the Civic Center BART and numerous bus
lines on Mission and Market.
Get off at 7th.
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05/26/2012 - Strange Sinema 52
Posted: 26 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Strange Sinema 52 - Sat. May 26 - 8PM
Oddball Films and Curator Stephen Parr present Strange Sinema 52, a monthly
screening of offbeat films, old gems and newly discovered oddities all
culled from Oddball Films 50,000 film archive. Entertaining, experimental
and eye-opening, tonightâÂÂs films feature: Land-Divers of Melanesia
(1972), Kal Muller and ethnographic famed filmmaker Robert GardnerâÂÂs
collaborate to profile Melanesian men as they attach vines to their ankles,
diving headlong from a 100 ft wooden tower in the Naghol land-diving
ritual; Isaac Hayes performs the Theme From Shaft in this eye-popping,
over-the-top display of glitz from the 44th Academy Awards show in 1972;
Lipstick and Dynamite features furious femmes battling it out for the
WomenâÂÂs Wrestling Championship of the World in 1949; and the famed
Tiffany Chimps star in My Children (1931!), an
all-monkey "chimpsploitation" comedy short. Three brilliant, hilarious,
stop-motion, live-action films by film pioneers David âÂÂChuckâ Menville
and Len Janson including Stop, Look and Listen about âÂÂhuman-poweredâÂÂ
automobiles, Blaze Glory, the 70âÂÂs midnight movie hit spoof of Western
gunfighters and Vicious Cycles another wacko short about biker gangs
terrorizing scooter clubs. Two of film genius Georges Meliesâ most
remembered surrealist films The Ballet MasterâÂÂs Dream (1903) and Fairy
Land: A Kingdom of Fairies (1903); and 7362 (1967) the languid rhythms of
fades, dissolves and superimpositions permeate this masterfully avant garde
film by the auteur of the optical printer Pat OâÂÂNeill. Plus: Bizarre home
movies from 1958, jet crash, Needle in a Haystack contest, guy jumps into a
pool of fire, and Jayne Mansfield in a rickshaw?
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05/26/2012 - Iteration/Aberration
Posted: 26 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Performances by Mike Morris, Dayv Jones, Tooth and Eric Stewart.
With films by Tony Conrad, Rose Lowder, Randy-Sterling Hunter, Zach
Iannazzi and more.
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Iteration/Aberration explores the relationships between pattern,
wavelength, and rhythm to that of perception, memory and experience. By
extending cinema beyond traditional forms of presentation, the projector
and audience become dynamic and malleable elements that reframe the
media-maker's role into that more akin to a performer, conductor or
choreographer. These artist's employ optical, electrical and mechanical
manipulations that pry cinema into a ritualistic performance of light and
sound fully accepting that the act of watching, changes that which is being
watched.
[untitled] by Mathew Stryke
Drone piece with binaural beats, 15 minutes
Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals (Finale) by Tony Conrad
16mm, 10 minutes
âÂÂArticulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals is one of the most
austere and highly structure-dependent films ever, made without images
other than six patterns of alternating black and white imposed upon the
full surface of the film strip.â (Canyon Cinema)
Les Tournesols, Les Tournesols Colores by Rose Lowder
16mm, 6 minutes
âÂÂThe film presents a field of sunflowers. The focus is adjusted frame by
frame in succession according to a series of patterns on particular plants
situated in different parts of the field. The diverse configurations placed
on separate frames of the film strip appear, when projected successively,
simultaneously on the screen. Thus, filmed one after another at different
focal lengths, the sunflowers combine during projection to form one
spatiotemporal image. LES TOURNESOLS COLORÃÂS is a capricious version of
the film.â (Canyon Cinema)
Impromptu by Rose Lowder
16mm, 8 minutes
âÂÂMounted frame by frame in the camera by rewinding the reel several times
during filming, the composition of the film is based on the interweaving of
images recorded at two or three different periods of time. The mingling of
the mobile forms in each space on the screen represents a particular
spatiotemporal experience....â (Canyon Cinema)
Tarp by Zach Iannazzi
16mm 3 minutes
Films by Randy Sterling Hunter TBA
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PERFORMANCES
First Hermenutics, Multi-channel film/video performance, 15-20 min. -
Michael Morris
âÂÂ... an expanded cinema performance utilizing the aberrations that occur
in the interpretation of filmic frame rates by NTSC video refresh rates.
The first in a series of works conflating the discipline of interpreting
texts with technological modes of interpreting information and with the
bodily processes involved in perception. It makes use of hacked 16mm
projectors, hand processed film loops, CMOS spy cameras, light sensitive
electronics, and flickering light projections that produce a cacophony of
responsive noise.â (Michael Morris)
Circles of Confusion, 10 minutes dual 16mm - Eric Stewart
Colored circles pulse and blend to the sounds of oscillators and doomsday
cults.
Live video performance by Dayv Jones
Dayv Jones is a long time cable access producer and ATA volunteer staff. He
works almost exclusively with Hi8/Digital 8 cameras- creating imagery
reminiscent of the in-between wake and sleep state of consciousness through
the use of in camera effects, filters, and recycling imagery by shooting
monitors.
Regenerating Arms, Dual 16mm variable time - Tooth
+ more TBA!!!!!
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05/26/2012 - BOOTIE SF - Punk Prom w/ A+D, Prom Contest w/ cash prizes,
Smash-Up Derby, Sex!, Ya-Ya, more!
Posted: 26 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT
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BOOTIE PUNK PROM
Dress up fabulous to win cash prizes at midnight!
Punk Prom King - $100
Punk Prom Queen - $100
Best Punk Prom Couple - $200
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Mashup DJs and chaperones:
A PLUS D - http://aplusd.net
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11 PM: Live mashup Prom band:
SMASH-UP DERBY - http://smashupderby.com
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Midnight Mashup Show:
YA-YA
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Upstairs room: SEX!
Sexy electro-house with DJs:
KEITH KRAFT - http://soundcloud.com/kraftrmath
GIZMOTRONIK - http://facebook.com/sir.gizmoH
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Opening DJ: DADA
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FREE Bootie mashup CDs to the first 100 people through the door!
$10 before 10pm, $20 cover, 21+ w/ID
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$15 advance tickets -- SKIP THE LINE! Available at:
http://dnalounge.com/tickets/bootiesf
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http://BootieSF.com
We're doing Prom season the Bootie way! It's Bootie's first Punk Prom!
Dress fabulous for a chance to be crowned Punk Prom royalty and win cash
prizes - $100 each for Punk Prom King + Queen, and $200 for Best Prom
Couple! Resident mashup DJs and chaperones A Plus D will keep you bouncing
all night long while tossing some of your favorite Punk Prom mashups into
the mix!
Your live Prom mashup band Smash-Up Derby takes the stage at 11 PM to give
you a rocking set that's anything but slow dances, and for the Midnight
Mashup Show, Ya-Ya celebrates graduation by being "sexy and you know it!"
And finally, in the upstairs lounge, it wouldn't be Prom Night without
SEX!, as DJs Keith Kraft and Gizmotronik bring some sexy electro-house to
keep you dancing!
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05/27/2012 - 5/27 Masturbate-a-thon
Posted: 27 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT
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Like walk-a-thons? You'll love this wank-a-thon. Collect pledges
to "compete" in duration or orgasm count, or just spank out your own $40
contribution. Proceeds benefit the Center for Sex + Culture, 1349 Mission
Street @ Grace x 9th/10th, SF.
Shockingly, that is also the location of the event, which is Sunday, May
27, 2012, from 10am to midnight. Note: no admission after 10pm. 18+ only.
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05/28/2012 - Comedy Night at Farley's East
Posted: 28 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Kelly Anneken hosts the Bay Area's funniest standup comedians every month.
Enjoy Farley's full cafe menu, coffee, and bar items as you laugh off your
Monday at this FREE performance. Featuring headliner Jesse Elias and local
favorites Anna Seregina, Red Scott, Clare O'Kane, Bryant Hicks, Colleen
Watson, Trevor Hill, and Roman Leo.
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05/28/2012 - FIRST PERSON SINGULAR: Wanted Man: Johnny Cash at San Quentin
Posted: 28 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Johnny Cash may have done time only for picking flowers one night after
curfew, but his fellowship with prisoners knew no bounds. On the album At
San Quentin, playing for an audience of riotously grateful convicts, he
sounds not only humbled by his freedom, but shamed by it. He understood the
struggle of walking the line, and knew that but for the grace of God (or
June Carter) he - the Man in Black - might well be wearing prison blues.
Wanted Man will present Josh Pollock and the East Bay Three in a rocking
reinterpretation of this legendary performance. To make the experience
complete, we'll need a house of roaring inmates. Been out of your cell
lately?
Join us as we revisit a powerful moment in Bay Area history, and underscore
the drama and literary value of Cash's music by presenting it in a
theatrical context.
Performed by
Josh Pollock and the East Bay Three: Joe Lewis, Anton Patzner, and Laura
Weinbach
ONE NIGHT ONLY! GET TICKETS:
http://www.shotgunplayers.org/2012_cabaret_fps2.htm
Or call (510) 841-6500
A SHOTGUN CABARET PRESENTATION
More info at: www.1stpersonsingular.com
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05/29/2012 - Food Shift Movie Night - Dive!
Posted: 29 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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âÂÂDiveâ is a film that exposes the problem of food waste in America.
This film is brought to us by Food Shift, an Earth Island Institute
sponsored project dedicated to building a more just and sustainable food
system that curbs waste, empowers communities, respects the environment,
and nourishes all people. Following the film will be a conversation with
Dana Frasz, Director of Food Shift and Kirsten Bourne from Bi-Rite Market
to discuss innovative ways grocery stores can do their part to reduce waste.
Please join us for food, drink and discussion! This is a fundraiser so
please bring $5-10 for entrance and a few extra dollars for our sustainable
raffle prizes.
Contact ***@gmail.com with any questions.
Please RSVP at http://foodshiftmovienight.eventbrite.com/ and at
https://www.facebook.com/events/313236405418375/
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Spread the word and keep in touch!
Website: http://www.foodshift.net/
Donate: https://secure.acceptiva.com/
Blog: https://rally.org/foodshift
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foodshift
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/danafrasz + https://twitter.com/#!/foodshift
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For more information about Dive, please check out
http://www.divethefilm.com/
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05/29/2012 - Litquake's Epicenter: A Night of Edith Piaf
Posted: 29 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Litquake and City Lights Books present an evening of readings and music
celebrating the life of French singer Edith Piaf with Carolyn Burke, author
of "No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf," and musical accompaniment from
chanteuse Betty Roi.
The Epicenter embraces a theater of ideas between writers and readers with
a literary conversation followed by audience Q+A, book sales and signing.
Admission is free, cocktails recommended. Capacity is limited, so come
early.
MORE INFO: Elise Proulx or Jack Boulware **
http://litquake.org/calendar-of-events/event/an-evening-of-edith-piaf-with-carolyn-burke
** ***@litquake.org ** 415-440-4177 Presented by Litquake Literary
Festival
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05/30/2012 - Harrington Gallery - Fresh Works
Posted: 30 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT
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May 30 - June 30; Wed. - Fri. 12-5 pm, Sat. 11am-3pm; Gallery reception
Sat., June 2, 1-3pm
A gallery reception will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2012, from
1:00-3:00 p.m.
The exhibit will include an array of media -- watercolors, oils, pastels,
sculptures, photography -- by accomplished San Francisco Bay Area artists.
This season's juror is award-winning Berkeley painter, photographer and
video artist Kim Anno. May 30 - June 30; Wed. - Fri. 12-5 pm, Sat.
11am-3pm; Gallery reception Sat., June 2, 1-3pm.
MORE INFO: Julie Finegan ** http://www.firehousearts.org **
***@ci.pleasanton.ca.us ** 925-931-4849 Presented by City of
Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center
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05/31/2012 - CCSF Forum Literary Magzine Release Party!!!
Posted: 31 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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Enjoy free snacks and free thought as we unveil the fall 2011 edition of
Forum Literary Magazine, a bi-yearly publication of Fiction, Nonfiction,
Poetry and Photography from the Bay Area. Assembled on campus by a ragtag
group of credit-hungry desperadoes, Forum Magazine has served as The City
College of San Francisco's outlet for creative thought for nearly three
decades. Come early and share your particular flavor of expression as we
host an open mic, or come late and eat lots of free yummy tasty things .
This event is open to the the public, student status is not required.
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05/31/2012 - Cubanas! Readings from Two Contemporary Cuban Women Writers!
Posted: 31 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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A live, in-person reading from two Cuban women authors, as they celebrate
the first English translations of their respective works published through
Cubanabooks. Mirta Yanez and Nancy Alonso (photo, right) will share
readings from Yanez's "Havana is a Really Big City" and
Alonso's "Disconnect/Desencuentro." Audience Q and A follows the reading.
The evening also features a live performance by the Azucar Trio--three
members from Azucar Con Ache, an all-woman, Bay Area-based salsa and latin
jazz ensemble.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear two accomplished Cuban women authors
and effervescent Latin rhythm!
(Presentation in Spanish, with English translation and interpretation
provided)
MORE INFO: Jason Wallach ** http://www.missionculturalcenter.org **
***@missionculturalcenter.org ** 415-821-1155 Presented by Mission
Cultural Center
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05/31/2012 - UNEXPECTED VIEW
Posted: 31 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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An evening of sound/film performances with:
Irwin Swirnoff
Jon Porras
Linda Scobie and John Davis
Ben Bracken and Paul Clipson
Irwin Swirnoff makes films, takes photos, writes creative non-fiction and
gets inspiration from all kinds of music. His work wants to take you on
faded daydreams filled with longing, desire, and lingering memories. HeâÂÂs
interested in capturing the wonder of the everyday, and remembering that
our bodies might know a lot more than our minds.
Jon Porras is a Bay Area musician whose work focuses on combining open
tuned guitar with effects and processing. With clear cut roots in Americana
and West Coast guitar, his work ranges from sparse, finger-picked passages
to densely layered walls of melancholic wash.
Linda Scobie is DIY filmmaker who works in 16mm. Her films have been shown
in the Black Maria, Antimatter and Ann Arbor Film Festivals. Her latest
piece âÂÂSky Dogsâ is a 20 minute paper animated voyage through the
cosmos, with dogs.
John Davis is an Oakland artist working with moving images and sound,
expanding their relationships through experimentation, chance,
collaboration and improvisation. Current performance work investigates
various sound and image delivery systems, their material bi-products, and
the range of sensory possibilities that exists between them.
Ben Bracken Is a musician and artist living in Oakland, California, who
explores possibilities of echo-relocation in sound-based art.
Paul Clipson is a San Francisco-based filmmaker who often collaborates with
sound artists and musicians on live performances, films and installations.
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06/01/2012 - SFFS Presents: Hide Away
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June 1 - June 7
A man with no name arrives in a small town in Michigan, heads to the harbor
and buys a dilapidated boat. He is taciturn and withdrawn, nursing a
private grief that unfolds in flashback. His halting progress in repairing
the boat is monitored by two locals, an old seafarer with a similarly
haunted past and a pretty waitress trying to quit smoking. With minimal
dialogue but significant emotional content, EyreâÂÂs film limns the
mourning process, showing how the protagonistâÂÂs hands-on labors give him
the time and space to reflect on his sorrows and perhaps the ability to
rejoin society. Adding to his list of risky, demanding roles Josh Lucas is
riveting, ably supported by James Cromwell as the old sea dog and Ayelet
Zurer as the waitress.
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06/01/2012 - A Warp In The Weft: Surrealist-inspired group exhibit
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For the month of June 2012
The Emerald Tablet presents:
'A Warp In The Weft'
Show hangs June 1st to June 30th
Opening reception: June 1st, 6-10 pm
Gallery hours: Fridays 6-9 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 1-7 pm
Closing reception: June 29th (with special guests TBA)
Artists: Aram Larsen, Menlo Macfarlane, Douglass Truth, Della Heywood,
Winston Smith and more
Join us at the Emerald Tablet to experience a fresh summer blend of artists
spinning alternate realities by Surrealist-inspired image magic and
trickery. A playful mood and whimsical metaphysics weave seamlessly into
unsettling tweaks on familiar landscapes, as the fabric of the everyday is
teased apart for a series of peeks into dimensions beyond.
Events and impromptu happenings will be held at the gallery throughout the
month. Come to the opening to meet the artists and enjoy the party, drop in
during gallery hours or phone for an appointment. Rumor has it that we will
be hosting a very special event for the closing reception... so stay tuned!
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06/01/2012 - First Friday on 24th Street
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First Fridays on 24th Street is back for May, June and July. On the evening
of June 1, wander 24th Street from Mission to Potrero to see street
performances, childrenâÂÂs activities, low riders, and more. Local stores
and restaurants will be presenting live music, art exhibits, special deals,
and bites for $3.00-$5.00.
Sponsored by the Lower 24th Street Merchants and Neighbors Association in
collaboration with the S.F. Office of Economic and Workforce Development,
the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and Supervisor David Campos.
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06/01/2012 - Dear Indugu (CD release), Caldecott, and Whiskerman at La Pea
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East Bay indie rockers, Dear Indugu, celebrate the release of their debut
studio EP. Inside every human is a natural compulsion to the honest and the
real. Oakland-based folk-rock band Dear Indugu embodies these primal
desires in their lyrics and sound, says the Alameda Sun. With powerful
instrumentation, potent lyrics, and rich vocal harmony the group delivers a
strong live performance you won't want to miss.
Dear Indugu (EP Release!)
Caldecott
Whiskerman
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06/01/2012 - Larry Hankin's Street Stories
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TWO NIGHTS ONLY! JUNE 1 + 2!
The Marsh in association with the San Francisco Improv Festival presents
Larry Hankin in âÂÂLarry HankinâÂÂs Street StoriesâÂÂ
Larry Hankin, actor and a founding member of legendary San Francisco
improvisational theater troupe, The Committee, will be returning to the
city for two nights of solo performance of his critically acclaimed show
âÂÂLarry Hankin's Street Stories,â June 1st + 2nd, 2012. The San
Francisco Improv Festival and The Marsh are pleased to bring Hankin and his
decades of theatrical and film talent back to San Francisco. The one-man
show was the basis for his Oscar-nominated short film âÂÂSollyÃÂŒs DinerâÂÂ
and was last performed in San Francisco in the 90s, though recently it has
been enjoyed by audiences in Venice, CA.
âÂÂThe feeling IÃÂŒm going for is sort of like if Lord Buckley and BrÃÂŒer
Rabbit smoked a
joint together and started telling each othersÃÂŒ stories,â Hankin said.
âÂÂThe stories
and stuff were always written to be told in front of a live audience. A
live audience
is an amazing thing.âÂÂ
The show originally opened at the Met Theatre in Hollywood and received
plaudits from the LA Weekly, the Daily News and the LA Times, which called
the
show âÂÂâŠa Don Quixote for modern times.âÂÂ
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06/01/2012 - Larry Hankin's STREET STORIES
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The San Francisco Improv Festival, in association with The Marsh, presents
Larry Hankin in âÂÂLarry HankinâÂÂs Street StoriesâÂÂ
Larry Hankin, actor and a founding member of legendary San Francisco
improvisational theater troupe, The Committee, will be returning to the
city for two nights of solo performance of his critically acclaimed show
âÂÂLarry Hankin's Street Stories,â June 1st & 2nd, 2012. The San
Francisco Improv Festival and The Marsh are pleased to bring Hankin and his
decades of theatrical and film talent back to San Francisco. The one-man
show was the basis for his Oscar-nominated short film âÂÂSollyÃÂŒs DinerâÂÂ
and was last performed in San Francisco in the 90s, though recently it has
been enjoyed by audiences in Venice, CA.
âÂÂThe feeling IÃÂŒm going for is sort of like if Lord Buckley and BrÃÂŒer
Rabbit smoked a joint together and started telling each othersÃÂŒ
stories,â Hankin said. âÂÂThe stories and stuff were always written to be
told in front of a live audience. A live audience is an amazing thing.âÂÂ
The show originally opened at the Met Theatre in Hollywood and received
plaudits from the LA Weekly, the Daily News and the LA Times, which called
the show âÂÂâŠa Don Quixote for modern times.âÂÂ
This show is 65 minutes with no intermission and is intended for audiences
aged 15 and up. All seating, save the $50 reserved seating, is general
admission and on a pay-what-you-can sliding scale.
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06/02/2012 - 16th annual Chocolate + Chalk Art Festival 2012
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The sidewalks in the Gourmet Ghetto in Berkeley are the target of artists
young and old, professional and greenhorn during the CHOCOLATE + CHALK ART
FESTIVAL, Saturday, June 2. First prize in the CHALK ART CONTEST is $250.
Same-day, free registration 10AM-5PM in booths at 1495 and 1673 Shattuck
Ave. Chalk is $10. For CHOCOLATE SAMPLING, purchase tickets at event
booths at 1400, 1495 and 1673 Shattuck Ave. to use in the restaurants.
Featuring vegan chocolate mini pies, habañero chocolate gelato, Nutella
crepes, adult brownies, or savories like chocolate ricotta pizza, chicken
molé, or Caribbean chocolate soup. www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com
510.548.5335
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06/02/2012 - EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2012 // JUNE 2-3, JUNE 9-10
Posted: 02 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT
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East Bay Open Studios, presented by OaklandâÂÂs Pro Arts, is the largest
and most exciting arts event in the region!
This year, June 2-3 and June 9-10, over 400 artists from all across the
East Bay open their studios to the public, offering an opportunity for art
fans of all ages to visit artistsâ studios, peek inside their creative
process, and purchase works directly from local artists. Since 1979, this
event remains the largest art event in the region and draws an annual
audience over 50,000!
The event features a Preview Exhibition at Pro Arts, 150 Frank H Ogawa
Plaza, Oakland, on view May 1 - June 10, 2012.
All participating artists are featured in the annual Directory of East Bay
Arts. Published and distributed in conjunction with East Bay Open Studios,
the directory includes artist listings, a 12 month East Bay Arts Calendar
and the East Bay Arts Index - an index of local arts organizations,
galleries, venues, and artist groups.
Together, the Directory of East Bay Arts and East Bay Open Studios serve as
essential resources for artists to cultivate new audiences for their work.
About Pro Arts
Supporting the arts within communities by serving the ongoing needs of
artists. Pro Arts provides critical access to contemporary art in the
region and serves as a regional hub for arts activities, independent
curated exhibitions, advocacy, arts education and capacity building artist
services --fiscal sponsorship to artists and professional exhibition
services matching artists with community partners. We produce 15
exhibitions annually, exhibit over 500 artists, and reach an annual
audience over 72,000.
www.proartsgallery.org
***@proartsgallery.org / 510.763.4361
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06/02/2012 - Telethon Concert and Party
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The telethon is the big finish to the Spring Fundraising Campaign. It will
feature a wide range of local celebrities, musician, a fine art auction,
and more. Emcees, including award-winning news anchors Dana King (KPIX) and
Rita Williams (KTVU), author and interviewer Eileen Malone, and actor,
writer and director Terry McGovern will host the event. Exclusive footage
of artist June Schwarcz, Jone Chiara, and Wanxin Zhang, as well as RAC
teachers, students, and RAC LOV members will highlight the significance of
the center. Also the be aired; a short documentary inspired in part by the
RAC's acclaimed 2011 exhibit Blossoms and Thorns. The telethon can be seen
on TV, both Comcast and AT+T and online on Justin.tv/richmondartcenter.
Bands:
Mister Loveless
Foxtails Brigade
Dum Spito Spero
Vir
Mansion
Plik Plok
The Hipwaders
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06/02/2012 - Launch Celebration for University of the Commons
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The commons: What we share. Creations of nature and culture that belong to
all of us equally.
On Saturday, June 2, from 2 to 7 p.m., we invite the community to join us
at Artistsâ Television Access to celebrate the launch of a tuition-free
educational community project, University of the Commons.
University of the Commons is a collective of teachers, activists, scholars,
writers, and students dedicated to the idea of education for the sake of
education. We invite new faculty, students, and the community to join us in
forming a university dedicated to tuition-free education for all.
UTOC will work to provide an open, dynamically evolving educational
framework dedicated to supporting the free exchange of knowledge and ideas,
inclusively and equitably, from and for the many diverse communities of San
Francisco.
UOTC will create opportunities for learning, camaraderie, and critical
thinking; activities will include classes, lectures, seminars, workshops,
exhibitions, teach-ins, and activist interventions.
Starting in early June, the first section of 6 courses will begin; topics
include Western music, filmmaking, literary criticism, science literacy,
computer history, and Occupy activism. Classes will be university-quality,
two-hour-a-week, fully scaled courses taught by qualified individuals
living and working in the Bay Area.
The University of the Commons Launch Celebration will offer:
Roundtable discussions with featured speakers
Stephanie Ellis independent, interdisciplinary cultural scholar and artist
Andrej Grubacic chair, Anthropology Department at CIIS; author, DonâÂÂt
Mourn, Balkanize
Mike Pincus Free University of Palo Alto
Megan Prelinger author, Another Science Fiction; cofounder of Prelinger
Library
and more speakers TBA, addressing such topics as
- The nature and history of âÂÂThe Commonsâ and the endangered status of
these ideas currently
- Education as a fundamental right
Brief introductory course presentations describing the first batch of
classes offered
Snacks, drinks, fantastic music by the Brass Liberation Orchestra!
The university rests on the idea of free education as a fundamental right
of all free people.
All activities are open to the general public.
All activities are free of charge.
Please join us Saturday June 2, 2 to 7 p.m., at Artistsâ Television
Access for the University of the Commons Launch Celebration!
We hope to see you there!
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06/02/2012 - 34th Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
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June 2nd at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and June 3rd at 4 p.m.
For the 34th Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, Festival Artistic
Directors Carlos Carvajal and CK Ladzekpo have curated a thrilling line-up
featuring 30 veteran Bay Area dance companies performing both ancient and
contemporary dances. The Festival, taking place June 2 through July 1,
continues to bring dance to an ever-widening audience. It opens at Fort
Mason Center, when Gamelan Sekar Jaya presents the thrilling world premiere
of "Bayangan Jiwa" in collaboration with the Sundanese gamelan Pusaka Sunda
on June 2 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. An Artist Dialogue with the renowned Lily
Cai of the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company at 4 p.m. on June 3rd completes
the first weekend. June 2nd at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and June 3rd at 4 p.m..
MORE INFO: http://www.worldartswest.org ** 415-474-3914 Presented by San
Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
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06/02/2012 - Report Back from Cuba
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What: Report Back from Cuba: A night of video, dialogue, music, + dance
The Berkeley-Palma Soriano Sister-City Association traveled with 22
dancers to our sister city in Palma Soriano in the province of Santiago,
Cuba this past December and participated in the Week of Culture as well as
a Solidarity Brigade working on a reforestation project. We will be
sharing our experiences thru a video presentation, personal recollections,
pictures, and dance performances. Drinks and light refreshments will be
served.
Please don't hesitate to contact me for further information or
clarification. Dana Merryday 510-464-4615
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06/02/2012 - Oakland Nights...Live! June Edition: Book Club
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Fresh on the heels of our wildly successful May âÂÂHilarityâÂÂ-themed show,
itâÂÂs our June âÂÂBookclubâÂÂ-themed show!
This month....
4 live in-person authors reading their work!:
-Dean Rader - deanrader.com
-Kari Marboe - karimarboe.com/home.html
-Cristóbal McKinney -
freestoriesproject.com/2010/07/07/author-cristobal-mckinney/
-Anhvu Buchanan - anhvubuchanan.com
ONLs Favorite bookstore:
-Borderlands Books!! - borderlands-books.com
A special presentation from:
-San Francisco Center for the Book - sfcb.org
And as always:
-Our house band: The Hats!
PLUS:
-Other things!
What is "Oakland Nights...Live!!"? Why it is Oakland's very own monthly
late night talk show. ItâÂÂs half Johnny Carson, half Pee-WeeâÂÂs
Playhouse, half Fresh Air, and all Oakland. WeâÂÂve had marine biologists,
talks with Oakland public school teachers, Star Trek: TNG re-enactments,
call-in relationship advice, live interviews with astrophysicist from the
South Pole, and much much more! Filled with Oakland trivia, highlights on
local small businesses, spotlights on amazing non-profits - it is a
microscope that looks in on all the little wonders across the Oakland Bay
Area. Come see the show that all your friends are already at! Every 1st
Saturday at 8pm.
-Jeremy (The Ghost Host) + Julie (The Host from the Coast)
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06/02/2012 - Heart's Gate World Premiere
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Maestro Eric Kujawsky conducts an exciting World Premiere: Local composer
Dan Wyman's concerto called "Heart's Gate," a tribute to the Golden Gate
Bridge as it celebrates its 75th year. Mark Goldstein will play the
virtuosic solo part composed for the Marimba Lumina, a versatile
synthesizer laid out like a marimba, played with multiple mallets. Also on
the program: The delectable and rarely-heard complete score to
Stravinsky's first neoclassical work, the ballet Pulcinella, with soloists
Theresa Cardinale, Brian Thorsett and Richard Fey. Kristin Link will
perform William Schuman's popular evocation of a younger America, Three
Places in New England. Preconcert lecture at 7:00.
MORE INFO: Eric Kujawsky, Music Director ** http://www.redwoodsymphony.org
** ***@redwoodsymphony.org ** 650-366-6872 Presented by Redwood Symphony
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06/02/2012 - Empire of Death photo exhibit, Dr. Paul Koudounaris
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Photography show: photos from the Empire of Death
Dates: June 2 - June 28
The Empire of Death by art historian/photographer Dr. Paul Koudounaris was
named one of the ten best books of 2011 by London's Evening
Standard--unique as a work of history writing and photography, it was the
world's first ever study of bone-decorated religious shrines. Original
photos from the book, some over four feet wide, will be on display at the
Articulated Gallery at Loved to Death in San Francisco. The photos will be
augmented by a selection from the author's forthcoming book, Heavenly
Creatures, a study of seventeenth-century, jewel-encrusted, full skeleton
relics. On display from June 2 to June 28, these stunning images probe the
macabre to reveal a profound and sympathetic beauty, and visitors to the
show will gain a rare opportunity to enter into a mysterious world seldom
seen.
For information and contact with Dr. Paul Koudounaris, visit
www.empiredelamort.com or email ***@empiredelamort.com.
For information about Loved to Death, visit www.lovedtodeath.net
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06/03/2012 - Joni Morris - Patsy Cline Tribute
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Back at the Firehouse by popular demand and again accompanied by the
talented After Midnight Band, Joni Morris returns with her haunting
renditions of Patsy Cline's hits such as "Crazy", "Sweet Dreams" and "I
Fall to Pieces".
MORE INFO: http://www.firehousearts.org ** 925-931-4848 Presented by City
of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center
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06/06/2012 - Headlands Center for the Arts presents 2012 Benefit Art
Auction: Headlands at 30
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2012 marks Headlandsâ 30th anniversary! Join us for our biggest event and
fundraiser of the year. Enjoy cocktails, hors dâÂÂoeuvres, live
entertainment and dance party by DJ Primo. Bid on nearly 100 works of
contemporary art and one-of-a-kind items, all in support of HeadlandsâÂÂ
next 30 years.
One-Of-A-Kind Objects
Headlands-inspired objects created in honor of the 30th Anniversary. Local
makers include:
Captain Blankenship, De La Paz Coffee, Heath Ceramics, Small Trade
Company/Matt Dick, Tauro/Scott Tal, New Factory/Yvonne Mouser + Adam Reineck
One-of-A-Kind Experiences
-Marfa, Texas: Hosted weekend at the Chinati + Judd Foundations; private jet
-Belize: 4 days at Francis Ford Coppola's Blancaneaux Lodge
WEBSITE: http://www.headlands.org/auction
INFO:
***@headlands.org
415-331-2787
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06/07/2012 - Colin Powell, Former US Secretary of State + Author of 'It
Worked For Me'
Posted: 07 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT
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Throughout his decades of service to the country, Gen. Colin Powell has
kept his private life out of the limelight. Now, in his new book âÂÂIt
Worked for Me: In Life and Leadershipâ he is opening up to reveal the
important principles that guided him from being the son of Jamaican
immigrants to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first
African-American Secretary of State. He shows others the foundations for
achievement and leadership that worked for him and can help make their
dreams come true, too.
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06/07/2012 - OneMama + M.O.M. Dance Party + Fundraiser
Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT
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Join us for a night of fashion, music, dance and giving!
Help us empower women and families of rural, impoverished communities
around the world to be healthy, educated and financially successful. Our
current goal is to raise $20,000 to bring our on-site solar panels to the
health clinic in Uganda, continue HIV and Malaria prevention programs,
provide midwives with critical medical supplies, and to expand to
surrounding countries.
For those that won't be able to attend but would love to be a part of this
event, you will be able to celebrate with us via Skype. Details to come!
http://www.onemama.org/MOMDJs-OneMama-June7-Event.pdf
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06/07/2012 - Will Franken's New One-Man Show: 'Elementary, My Dear Watson,
It Was Crack'
Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:00 PM PDT
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A new one-man show, bon voyage to the UK party, and DVD taping all rolled
up into one special and hilarious evening. . .
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246620
Following the success of February's smash hit "Meme + Pepe = Bebe" at the
Purple Onion, comedic tour de force Wm. Franken ("Best Comedian" and "Best
Alternative to Psychedelic Drugs") returns to the scene of the crime in his
latest one-man sketch comedy roller coaster, "Elementary, My Dear Watson,
It Was Crack".
Those familiar with Franken's manic character changes, razor sharp wit, and
unapologetic, anti-PC stance will find nothing out of the ordinary here as
Franken opens the show with a drug and weapons deal and proceeds to use
ebonics to berate white boys who haven't seen every episode of "The Wire"
-- all before transforming himself into literature's most famous and
erudite detective, Sherlock Holmes, recently pulled from the Baskervilles
case and assigned to the Frederick Douglass Housing Projects.
And that's just the opening!
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246620
Classic, rarely-seen, and never-before-seen Franken sketches, intertwine
melodically in his patented solo theatrical structure, resulting in a
kaleidoscopic tsunami of multi-character hilarity -- audiences stop
laughing long enough only to drop their jaws.
Other important news regarding this show:
1) This is Franken's last BIG SHOW in San Francisco before he brings his
one-man absurdity to Edinburgh, Scotland for the month of August. Come
witness this one-night only grand send-off; Franken to the UK and the
success that awaits. . .
2) This night will be recorded for posterity. A DVD shoot capturing a new
Franken, new material, and shorter, sexier hair. Be part of this historical
night.
3) Franken as teacher/impresario? Yes, out of the numerous comedy students
Franken works with, he's hand selected two of them to open up this very
special night, Richard Sarvate and Sam Pond. They both carry the Will
Franken Seal of Approval and tonight, he presents them to YOU.
Yet most importantly, the overriding reason to attend is that Franken is
downright hilarious. . .
"Elementary, my dear Watson," said Holmes, "His shit be off-the-hook funny."
www.willfranken.com
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246620
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06/08/2012 - Southern Exposure's Annual Monster Drawing Rally
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Southern Exposure's famous Monster Drawing Rally is a live drawing and
fundraising event where more than 120 artists work side by side, allowing
spectators to observe them in the act of creation. Drawings will be
available for purchase immediately after their completion for just $60
each, and all proceeds provide direct, critical support for Southern
Exposure's programs. The Monster Drawing Rally consists of four one-hour
shifts that each feature approximately 30 artists drawing simultaneously.
The evening also includes food carts, a live DJ, and beer on tap.
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06/08/2012 - Mortified
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Mortified is a comic excavation of adolescent writing, art + media. PS: It
totally likes you.
Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated for years by
the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, The Onion AV Club, +
Entertainment Weekly, Mortified is a comic excavation of teen angst
artifacts (journals, poems, letters, lyrics, home movies, schoolwork) as
shared by their original authors -- in front of total strangers!
Where else can you hear grown men and women confront their past with
firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with
mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they
deserved to marry Bon Jovi? Submissions come from a wide range of
participants, from professional performers to total amateurs . All in the
noble pursuit of self-degradation. Share the shame.
See Mortified on TV! Watch The Mortified Sessions on the Sundance Channel!
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06/08/2012 - Academy of Danse Libre presents 'Ghostlight Tango'
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Friday and Saturday, 8-9 June 2012, 8pm
Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto, CA
A story of intrigue showcasing dances of the Victorian era through the
1920s in authentic period attire. Also featuring performances by Swing
Cats Rhythm Revue. "Ghostlight Tango" will be the seventh theatrical
historical dance show produced by the Academy of Danse Libre.
This type of show only happens every 2-3 years. Buy discounted tickets now
before the show sells out.
Tickets: http://danselibre.org/show.html
Founded in 1996, the Academy of Danse Libre is a Mountain View, CA based
501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the lively exhibition of and education
about vintage social dance by bringing to life the history of dance, music,
dress, and mannerisms of the Victorian era through the early 20th century.
During the past 16 years, Danse Libre has performed from California to the
Smithsonian Institute, Paris, and Prague.
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06/08/2012 - Great Integration: A Chamber Hip Hop Opera @ Club Oasis
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Great Integration: A Chamber Hip-Hop Opera (ft. Rico Pabon + Do D.A.T) at
Club Oasis in Oakland on Friday, June 8.
With an 8 piece classical chamber orchestra featuring deep funk drums and
Bay Area hip-hop icons, MC Rico Pabón and Do D.A.T., Great Integration is
a revolutionary music that "defies such categories as jazz, classical, and
hip-hop" (Oakland Tribune), is "ambitious" (The New Yorker), and âÂÂbreaks
established boundaries between genres and stylesâ (SF Examiner).
$5 students
$10 general admission
More info + tickets
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/245449
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06/08/2012 - Vital Signs: The Pulse of an American Nurse
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Vital Signs is a frank and funny vivisection of life on-the-job in a modern
hospital in wildly diverse San Francisco. Equally comic, tragic and
touching, it reveals what really goes on behind-the-scenes in a bustling
medical center where patients, nurses, and families try their best to make
the most of some very difficult, and at times utterly ridiculous,
situations. Playing nearly two dozen characters, Alison is hoping to raise
your blood pressure, have you in stitches, and give you a probing,
insiderâÂÂs x-ray view of the hospital setting and the people who valiantly
cope with it.
"Alison is a gifted writer and performer... painfully funny and profound."
- Ann Randolph
"...funny, heartbreaking, frustrating, frightening and plain ol'
interesting...a must-see." - - -- Mike Oz, Fresno Bee
"...masterful parody, amazing humor, and unusual sensitivity and
compassion. She humanizes a world that is often percieved as sterile and
impersonal. Her work will be a revelation to many and a thoroughly
entertaining experience for all."
- Jeff Anderson, M.D.
"A surgical strike to the funny bone. Penetrating, probing, and as
revelatory as an MRI." - Jane Veit, RN
For more info, visit www.nursealison.com
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06/09/2012 - 42nd Annual Live Oak Park Fair
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WHAT:
42nd Annual Live Oak Park Fair
Highly anticipated FREE 2-day FAMILY event featuring over 100 high-caliber
artists and craftspeople...showcasing affordable contemporary art, fine
crafts, handcrafted jewelry + accessories, clothing, handmade quilts and
baskets, plus sculptural + functional objects in clay, fiber, glass, metal
+ wood. Continuous entertainment + music for kids + adults. Delicious food
+ drink with seating among the oaks + redwoods or alongside the Codornices
Creek. Free shuttles from BART.
WHERE:
Live Oak Park - 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman St. North Berkeley, CA 94709.
FREE Admission
INFORMATION:
Phone (510) 227-7110 or www.liveoakparkfair.com
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06/09/2012 - Indie-Pino Underground Music Fest
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An afternoon of live music, featuring independent and underground
Filipino-American bands from around the nation. These bands have each
created their own unique sound through the exploration and experimentation
and represent a spectrum of musical genres such as indie, rock, punk, folk,
garage, electro, funk and pop. The day will also feature experimental music
videos, lots of head-bobbing and -banging, and delights from an assortment
of Filipino food trucks.
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06/09/2012 - FAX: Anne Colvin
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Anne Colvin will present Attn: Miss Calpurnia a public program for the SFAC
Galleries exhibition, FAX.
Attn: Miss Calpurnia is an iteration of a film, a figure, a still, an
image, a page and a color fax machine, in a never-ending, transforming
loop. The material components move from film, to video, to fax, to copy, to
print in the deconstruction of the still and moving image. Colvin displays
a fleeting figure frozen on the page which is caught up in its own elusive
choreography as the sheets of paper feed through the fax machine and fall
to the floor. It will be an event that will explore the artistic
functionality of the fax machine and its relationship to the moving image.
Fax is a traveling exhibition co organized by the drawing center, New York
and ICI (Independent Curators International). Exhibition runs through July
21.
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06/09/2012 - My Objectivity: Michal Gavish
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June 5th-28th, 2012, Artist Reception Sat. June 9, 4:00-6:00
Sandra Lee Gallery proudly presents My Objectivity, a solo exhibition by
Bay Area artist Michal Gavish. The show will feature a multimedia
installation of artworks inspired by artist residencies completed in
Eastern Europe, where for a period of four months the artist researched her
personal history, while examining its place between fact and fiction. The
exhibition will be on view from June 5th-28th, 2012, with an opening
reception on Saturday, June 9th, from 4:00-6:00pm. June 5th-28th, 2012,
Artist Reception Sat. June 9, 4:00-6:00.
MORE INFO: Sandra Lee ** http://sandraleegallery.com **
***@sandraleegallery.com ** 415-291-8000 Presented by Sandra Lee Gallery
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06/09/2012 - In Our Nature: Crystal Morey
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Crystal Morey will explore the impact and stresses mankind has imposed on
animal life and our natural world. She will pay particular attention to
species that have been endangered or have become extinct due to urban
development, industrial agriculture, over-hunting and loss of habitat. She
will also examine how these changes may affect human psyches, emotions, and
actions.
Crystal will look at the way mankind interacts with the natural world and
the predator versus prey relationship that they share. Nature has always
governed human and animal life; evolution had its own timeline and plants
and animals coexisted. Crystal will address and examine the acceleration
that has occurred in natural lifecycles caused by technology and human
growth. One way for us to gauge our effect on the earth is through the
health of other species around us.
Crystal wants to bring awareness to these ideas through sculpture that
expands beyond what is true and what we know into an enigmatic realism that
is of another world. Through combining human-like figures with ghostly
animals she will draw a narrative of connectivity showing the relationship
that exists between humans, animals, and nature. She will investigate the
delicate, interwoven dependencies all creatures share, and the strengths
and mysteries found in our world.
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06/09/2012 - Through That Which Is Seen
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Curated by Alexis Arnold and Lauren Hartman
Second Saturday Reception: Saturday, June 9, 7-10 pm
Through That Which is Seen represents a range of interpretations of the
diorama, on all scales from site-specific installations to small-scale
models. From natural history displays to shoebox book reports, the word
diorama often conjures memories from childhood. However, dioramas can be
found dotted throughout our daily lives. Think about storefront displays,
televisions, and medicine cabinets, to name a few. Does a shower become a
performative diorama when in use? Or a car? The work in this exhibition
highlights the narrative potential of the diorama and the many forms in
which they embody.
Artists:
Elisheva Biernoff
Michael Campbell
Lisa Rybovich Cralle
Brynda Glazier
Michael Kerbow
Mary Ma
Bridget May
Christine Osinksi
Rachael Posnak
Carissa Potter
Kate Stirr*
* Root Division Studio Artist
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 9, 7-10 pm
Sliding Scale Suggested Donation: $1-$20
Plus Creative Station: Free diorama-making activity in the Studio 2
Classroom from 7-9 pm
Exhibition Dates: June 6 - 23, 2012
Gallery Hours: Wednesday- Saturday, 2-6 pm (or by appointment)
ìContact: Amy Cancelmo
***@rootdivision.org
ABOUT ROOT DIVISION:
Root Division is an arts + arts education non-profit located in the Mission
District of San Francisco. Root Division's mission is to improve
appreciation and access to the visual arts by connecting personal
inspiration and community participation. We provide subsidized studio space
to working artists in exchange for their service in creating shared
learning opportunities for the community. Artists develop creatively and
professionally by teaching art to underserved youth, leading adult
education classes, and producing exhibitions that showcase local emerging
artwork. By combining multiple opportunities for creative exchange, Root
Division cultivates an artistic ecosystem that enriches life throughout the
Bay Area.
Root Division is supported in part by grants from the The Andy Warhol
Foundation for the Visual Arts; National Endowment for the Arts; Grants for
the Arts: San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund; Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund;
Zellerbach Family Foundation, W A Gerbode Foundation, and Fleishhacker
Foundation.
For further information regarding events and/or press materials, please do
not hesitate to contact Amy Cancelmo at 415.863.7668 or
***@rootdivision.org.
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06/09/2012 - The Spirit of the Garden
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Rose + the Nightingale, a powerhouse quartet of female virtuosi, celebrates
the sublimity of gardens through poetry and song in a special concert that
receives its West Coast debut at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate
Park.
Rose + the Nightingale is a New York City-based quartet of world-class
improvising vocalists and instrumentalists, who create unique genre-defying
music that blurs the boundaries of world music, folk, and jazz
improvisation. âÂÂThe Spirit of the Gardenâ integrates poetry about
gardens and nature into the lyrics of a cycle of original songs and
improvisations created in collaboration with local San Francisco poets Evan
Karp and Silvi Alcivar. The new compositions by Karp and Alcivar, inspired
by the Conservatory of Flowers, receive their premiere at the event, the
first West Coast stop on a nationwide concert tour to botanical gardens
throughout the country.
Rose + the NightingaleâÂÂs live performances are noted for their fiery
rhythmic energy, sublime harmonies, and lyrical beauty. Members of Rose +
the Nightingale have performed internationally at venues such as Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Barbican in London, Davies
Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Chicago Symphony Hall, and at the world's
most prestigious jazz festivals including the North Sea, Montreal,
Montreux, Newport, San Francisco, and CapeTown South Africa Jazz Festivals,
and TokyoâÂÂs Blue Note.
Rose and the Nightingale is Jody Redhage (cello, vocals, compositions);
Sara Caswell (violin + mandolin); Laila Biali (piano + vocals); and Leala
Cyr (vocals, trumpet and percussion). More information about the quartet
and individual members at http://roseandthenightingale.com/.
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06/09/2012 - 'Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (Remington and
the Curse of the Zombadings)'
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Bading is Filipino slang for âÂÂgay,â referring specifically to
flamboyant, effeminate homosexuals. A Zombading is the undead version,
which the titular character has to deal with as he tries to lift a curse
that is gradually turning him into a bading. Part of YBCAâÂÂs âÂÂNew
Filipino Cinemaâ festival, June 7-10 + 17.
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06/10/2012 - Green Kids Conference
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Green Kids Conference A conference dedicated for children ages 3 to 18
years!
***Register Online Now***Admission Free***
***http://greenkidsconference.org***
Event Sponsor: Microsoft Corporation
Green Kids Now, Inc., is honored to bring you, Second Annual, Green Kids
Conference!
Our goal is to educate kids and their families on environmental issues,
make them aware of available resources and opportunities, and also to
promote, encourage, and reward new innovative ideas.
Come and explore the latest developments and opportunities in the
Environmental and Sustainability areas Learn * Innovate *
Take Action * Share
MORE INFO: Shanti Balaraman ** http://greenkidsconference.org **
***@greenkidsconference.org ** 510-793-1343 Presented by Green Kids Now,
Inc.
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06/12/2012 - Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz, Author of 'The Price of
Inequality'
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Our current economic system has made America the most unequal advanced
industrial country with crippled growth and undermined democracy. As the
top 1% of Americans control 40% of the countryâÂÂs wealth, Stiglitz makes a
forceful argument against our divided society and vicious circle of
inequality.
In an effort to bridge that growing gap, Stiglitz offers his plan for
changing our current monetary and budgetary policies and create a more just
and prosperous future.
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06/12/2012 - A Night of Fairy Tales
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To close out the 2011-12 Two Voices season, join the staff and friends of
the Center for the Art of Translation for a special evening on translating
fairy tales!
Kate Bernheimer, Ilya Kaminsky, and Maria Tatar take the audience down the
slim path into the dark woods with readings from classic and contemporary
fairytales. And these aren't the fairytales you grew up with-they're the
darkest, scariest tales you've ever heard! A reception with cash bar will
follow the event.
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06/13/2012 - Gail Collins, NY Times Columnist + Author of 'As Texas Goes...'
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The first woman editor of The New York Times editorial page and
best-selling author, Gail Collins, reveals in her explosive new book how
Texas has become the bellwether of a far-reaching national movement that
continues to have profound social and economic consequences for the nation.
The proud state of big oil and bigger ambition has created a conservative
political agenda that is shaping our national identity. Collins declares,
âÂÂlike it or not, as Texas goes, so goes the nation.âÂÂ
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06/13/2012 - Lev Grossman, Best Selling Author of 'The Magicians'
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Grossman's 2009 novel The Magicians was labeled by critics and many fans
as "Narnia for adults." The dark tale of a magical school for adolescents
became a bestseller that spawned a sequel, The Magician King, and soon
attracted the attention of Hollywood. Join us as the author, Time magazine
book critic, and popular blogger discusses what's in store for Quentin
Coldwater and his fellow graduates of the Brakebills College for Magical
Pedagogy.
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06/13/2012 - Citizen Rhythm / Terrence Brewer Cd Release Concert at Yoshi's
Oakland
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Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, SouLive, and Cream get into a bar fightâŠit's
the closest imagery that describes the sound of San Francisco based fusion
group, âÂÂCitizen Rhythmâ (www.CitizenRhythm.com). Imagine the music of
Mingus, Monk, Miles, and more fused with funk, hard rock, hip-hop, and
odd-meter grooves.
Formed in 20010 by award winning San Francisco Bay area based guitarist,
Terrence Brewer, âÂÂCitizen Rhythmâ is another evolution of fusion.
Taking all of the musical styles Brewer grew up playing and marrying them
together to create the best of all worlds - music that has booty-shaking
grooves, is harmonically and rhythmically advanced, based on the open
improvisation form that is jazzâŠand, at times, it rocksâŠhard. Filling
out the core lineup of âÂÂCitizen Rhythmâ are talented veteran Bay area
musicians Michael Coleman (Beep! ShumannâÂÂs HumanâÂÂs) on Keyboards, Rob
Rhodes (Ledisi, Mary Wilson, Fred Ross) on drums, and Gabe Davis on
Electric Bass.
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06/14/2012 - Stretch and Expose
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The San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries Art at City Hall program
presents The Stretch and Expose exhibition, which will be dedicated to
celebrating the rich history of screen printing and the artistic minds that
chose to manipulate this media to embody and expose their vision. It is a
compilation of non-commercial screen printing from the direct hearts and
minds of San Francisco.
This Event will be located on the ground floor of San Francisco City Hall.
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06/14/2012 - CIT presents Cardburg 2012: The Super Track @ the Bedford
Gallery
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The Bedford Gallery
CIT presents Cardburg 2012: The Super Track
June 14 - August 12, 2012
Opening Reception
Thursday, June 14, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Enjoy bites provided by the Bedford Gallery Guild and brews donated by
Pyramid Alehouse - Walnut Creek. Free for Friends of the Bedford. Sponsored
by Diablo Regional Arts Association. Admission: $5
Cardboard Institute of Technology (CIT), a team of Bay Area artists, is the
driving force behind Cardburg. Established in 2007 by sculptor artist
Joshua Short, CIT uses recycled cardboard and found materials to build
enormous, site-specific installations that immerse audiences in a fantastic
and entertaining world. Cardburg is a new work commissioned especially for
the Bedford Gallery and CIT ups the ante with a low-powered micro radio
station, live performances, broadcast events, video feeds and in-car
cameras. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, and join us for this
outrageous, high-octane display of twists and turns! Do not miss this
one-time show!
Bedford Curator Carrie Lederer comments that, "CIT projects always
incorporate aspects of the world we live in-from pop culture, history and
myth to contemporary life. The artists are entrepreneurial in spirit, and
bring an array of skills and talents to their projects, using
high-tech/low-tech hybrids as a motto for construction. Each installation
is a unique, humorous and thoughtful statement about our local and global
community, and our attraction to large-scale, exhilarating public events."
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06/14/2012 - When We Fall Apart
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June 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 27, 28 - 7pm; June 22, 23, 29, 30 - 7 + 9 pm
Z Space presents Joe Goode Performance Group in the world premiere of When
We Fall Apart, a dance/theater work that examines the intricate and fragile
relationship between house and body, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Goode, heralded for his innovative form of dance theater, explores the
motivations that keep us building, even as life might collapse around us,
by weaving the real life stories of audience and community members into the
work itself. Architect and collaborator Cass Calder Smith provides a
visual "house of art," constructed to collapse, re-shape, and illuminate
the songs, stories, and movement taking place within. Featuring live,
original music by Ben Juodvalkis. June 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 27, 28 - 7pm;
June 22, 23, 29, 30 - 7 + 9 pm.
MORE INFO: Andrew Burmester ** http://www.zspace.org/1213/joegoode.htm **
***@zspace.org ** 415-626-0453 Presented by Z Space
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06/14/2012 - Derrick Jensen: Civilization and Resistance
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Derrick Jensen is the most potent voice of the growing deep ecology
movement. Winner of numerous awards and honors including the Eric Hoffer
Book Award and Press Action's Person of the Year, he is the author of some
fifteen books, including the new Derrick Jensen Reader: Writings on
Environmental Revolution.
Stunningly original, grippingly personal, this book will shock you to your
core while at the same time quickening your deepest yearnings for
reconnection with the Earth and all its creatures. - Frances Moore Lappe
Hosted by Claire Cummings.
$12 advance tickets: t: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores ($15 at
door)
MORE INFO: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/244265 ** 510-967-4495
Presented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM
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06/15/2012 - Tides Theatre Presents West Coast Premiere of '5 Lesbians
Eating A Quiche'
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Tides Theatre is proud to announce the West Coast premiere of '5 Lesbians
Eating A Quiche.' It's 1956 and somewhere in middle America a women's group
called the "Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein" is
celebrating their annual quiche breakfast. Code abounds in this society and
the playￜ"code so hidden that even the five society members onstage don't
all realize they are members of a latently lesbian group in the
repressed '50s. They not only celebrate quiche, but they revere eggs and
abhor sausagesￜ"especially when mixed with eggs. (One society member
committed the ultimate faux pas a year earlier by bringing a sausage quiche
to the celebration). Conformity is not the only characteristic of the
fifties that's skewered in this 90-minute comedyￜ"the red scare and
nuclear paranoia of the decade are targets as well. When the five repressed
lesbians are confined to a fallout shelter following a nuclear attack, the
emotions and suppressed desires explode with greater force than the H-bomb.
About Tides Theatre
Tides Theatre is on a mission to challenge, inspire and heal our community
by creating visceral theater experiences that are bold and truthful.
www.tidestheatre.org
Jennifer Welch is the Producing Artistic Director of Tides Theatre, a
founding member of the Howells Transmitter Arts Collaborative, a
contributor to Dramalist.com and the Actors Theatre of San Francisco. Her
directing credits include; Waiting For Godot, The Grapes Of Wrath,
Glengarry Glen Ross, Buried Child, The Trip To Bountiful, A View From The
Bridge, The Rose Tattoo, The Night Of The Iguana, Lysistrata, The Real
Inspector Hound and Killer Joe. She currently teaches acting classes in San
Francisco and trained at the University of Kansas, A.C.T and the Jean
Shelton Actors Lab.
Cary Cronholm Rose is the Associate Artistic Director and Literary Manager
of Tides Theatre. She has a B.A. from Kenyon College. She is a graduate of
The School at Steppenwolf in Chicago and B.A.D.AâÂÂs Midsummer in Oxford
program. In Chicago she has worked with Second City, Improv Olympic, The
Chopin, and the Steppenwolf Garage. Cary is a proud company member of
ChicagoâÂÂs Collaboraction Theater and a founding company member of
ChicagoâÂÂs Pine Box Theatre.
* actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
**June 15th features an opening night celebration at 8pm with ticket prices
at $38.
Photo Credit:
Michael David Rose Photography, Larissa Archer, Caitlin Evenson, Susan
Shay*, Sophia LaPaglia + Karina Wolf
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06/15/2012 - June Literary Clown Foolery: San Francisco Olympians Festival
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June 11th, the clown and Stuart Bousel tackle the Greeks. And not the way
you're thinking.
Literary Clown Foolery is a monthly event at the Booksmith. A loyal troop
of bookish clowns (satire clowns, not can't-sleep-clowns-will-eat-me
clowns) tackle literature, culture, San Francisco, and finally, Greek
Tragedy in a special edition dedicated to the San Francisco Olympians
festival.
Stuart Bousel is an actor, designer, director, producer, and writer whose
work includes collaborations with Actor's Theater of San Francisco,
Atmostheatre Inc., Conlan Media, Custom Made Theater Company, the New
College of San Francisco, Poet's Theater of San Francisco, The San
Francisco Fringe Festival, The San Francisco Theater Festival, Wily West
Productions and Woman's Will, in addition to being the artistic director of
No Nude Men Productions and co-founding artistic director of the San
Francisco Theater Pub.
Live performances, humor that pushes the boundaries of taste, drinks on us,
and MORE for $10 at our monthly 90-minute cabaret show. Welcome to the
lighter side of literature.
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06/16/2012 - Story Vault
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Travel through time. See ghosts. Hear stories. Drink to your ancestors. The
Great-Grandfather Club presents Story Vault, a cocktail party and video
installation extravaganza in the heart of the Mission District. This
fundraising event is to promote two documentaries: "Fiji Time" directed by
Alexandra Lacey + "Reunion" directed by Elizabeth Cabrera. Seven
extraordinary artists have created diverse multimedia work inspired by the
power of oral history, memory, and family lore. The evening will feature
local music talent from DJ Donghoon Han, Musica Delira, and Bayonics,
donations from an all-star group of restaurants and bars, and the chance to
enter a raffle for some awesome prizes.
MORE INFO: Elizabeth Cabrera + Alexandra Lacey **
http://greatgrandfatherclub.com ** ***@gmail.com
Presented by Great-Grandfather Club
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06/17/2012 - Music for Father's Day
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Last year's concert on Father's Day by the ladies of The Albany Consort was
so successful we are presenting another Father's Day concert. Our French
composers Boismortier and Leclair will be joined by their German and
Italian contemporaries Quantz, and Telemann for a varied and exciting
program. We will also be presenting a violin sonata by Albinoni, usually
known for his beautiful oboe compositions. This violin sonata showcases
Laura in the heady and dramatic Italian spirit, in the tradition of Corelli
and Vivaldi.
Come and help us celebrate Father's Day and our son Simon's 27th birthday,
in our tribute to the wonderful men in our lives. Surprises for all!
MORE INFO: Jonathan Salzedo ** http://www.albanyconsort.com **
***@albanyconsort.com ** 408-480-0182 Presented by Albany Consort
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06/19/2012 - Adam Lashinsky, Author of 'Inside Apple'
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Apple products have undoubtedly changed the way we work and live. From the
iPhone to the iPad, the company continues to produce cutting edge
technology and inspire a cult like following worldwide. So whatâÂÂs next?
In 2008, Adam Lashinksy, Fortune Senior Editor at Large predicted that Tim
Cook would eventually succeed Steve Jobs as CEO of the company. He takes us
inside the offices at 1 Infinite Loop and offers a rare glimpse to
AppleâÂÂs ecosystem, corporate culture, and leadership strategies that have
helped propel the company to success. Hear what might be next in the
post-Steve Jobs era.
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06/20/2012 - Agaves w/Greg Starr
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Gardeners and garden designers are having a love affair with agaves. It's
easy to see why-they're low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and strikingly
sculptural, with an astounding range of form and color. Many species are
strikingly variegated, and some have contrasting ornamental spines on the
edges of their leaves. Fabulous for container gardening or in-the-ground
culture, they combine versatility with easy growability. Join Author Greg
Starr and The Ruth Bancroft Garden for a lecture and garden tour event! For
more information, visit our website at www.ruthbancroftgarden.org or call
the office at (925)944-9352.
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06/23/2012 - TREASURED CIGAR BOX Assemblage Explorations of the African
Diaspora
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Exhibition Runs: June 23 - Aug 2, 2012
Location: 3rd Floor (Afro-American Wing)
Hours: The show is open during Library hours Mon-Sun
Chartrand's Treasured Cigar Box series invites you into a world of the
global slave trade perspectives between Africa, Europe, the Americas, and
America (USA). These multidimensional assemblage cigar boxes (15 boxes)
incorporate recycled and found objects, keys, money, and hand painted paper.
This series bridges the gap by connecting the major Colonial slave trade
shareholders of the New World. Treasured Cigar Box (series) offers
knowledge and research into the deeper meaning on how the exploitative,
atrocious and brutal servitude, and harvesting of tobacco by circa
12-million African Slaves fueled the beginnings of the modern day
corporations.
Artist's Video + Blog: http://thefiberalchemist.blogspot.com/
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06/28/2012 - An Evening with Paula Poundstone
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The Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts +
The Other Cafe Comedy Showcase present
An Evening with PAULA POUNDSTONE
An evening of unsurpassable laughter with the star of NPRâÂÂs âÂÂWait
Wait⊠DonâÂÂt Tell MeâÂÂ, HBO Comedy Specials and one of the funniest
stand-up comics working today. She draws her material from her own complex
life with 3 kids, 2 dogs and 13 cats, motherhood, a demanding job, crazy
travel schedule, aging frustrations and a bag of neuroses including her
famous inability to ever shut up.
Attending a Paula Poundstone performance will leave you marveling at her
ability to interact spontaneously with audience members in conversations
bound to garner riotous laughter. Armed with nothing but a stool, a
microphone and a can of Diet Pepsi, PaulaâÂÂs ability to create humor on
the spot has become the stuff of legend. Little wonder people leave
PaulaâÂÂs shows complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter, and
debating whether the random people she talked to are âÂÂplantsâ - which,
of course they never are.
Tiered Seating/Pricing including Reserved Seating, VIP with Premier Seats
and Artist's reception or General Admission
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07/19/2012 - The Curse of the Starving Class
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Starring Stanford Summer Theater veterans Marty Pistone, Courtney Walsh,
Ben Fisher, and Max Sosna-Spear, âÂÂCurse of the Starving Classâ is a
comedy with a difference. An American family filled with strangely lovable
characters lives out its delusions and fantasies with hilarious energy and
willful denial. Like a lottery whose payoff rises each week but no one ever
wins the jackpot, âÂÂCurse of the Starving Classâ leads us on over the
rainbow, always hungry for something more, and for some way home.
Written in 1976, âÂÂCurse of the Starving Classâ is eerily prophetic its
world built on bad loans, speculations in land and real estate and the
little manâÂÂs struggle against the corporate âÂÂzombiesâ who run the
country into the ground while laughing their way to the bank. A hilarious,
brilliantly crafted, and deeply affecting play, âÂÂCurse of the Starving
Classâ takes us back though our cultural history and forward into our
wildest dreams.
Directed by Rush Rehm (Artistic Director, Stanford Summer Theater),
starring Marty Pistone (Weston), Courtney Walsh (Ella), Max Sosna-Spear
(Wesley), Jessica Waldman (Emma), with Ben Fisher (Taylor), Keith Marshall
(Ellis), Ben Knoll (Slater), and Michael Vang (Malcom, Emerson). Set design
by Chad Bonaker, costumes by Connie Strayer.
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08/04/2012 - Fun in the Sun Adventures
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Bring the whole family out for Fun in the Sun Adventures at The Ruth
Bancroft Garden on Saturday, August fourth from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. This is a
new event for the Garden filled with fun educational activities and a great
way for kids to get active.
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05/26/2012 - Temporality
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Temporality is the third in a multi-year trilogy of work created in a
collaborative effort by Thingamajigs Performance Group and poet Stephen
Ratcliffe. This marathon 14-hour work is centered upon Stephen
RatcliffeâÂÂs poem Temporality (1,000 pages written in 1,000 consecutive
days, from 4.10.08 ￜ" 1.4.11) and combines spoken word, projected images,
movable objects and live sound to create various levels of multimedia
textures.
For this third work in the trilogy, Thingamajigs will install Temporality
and transform The Museum of Art + History in Santa Cruz into a "living
exhibit". The "living" refers to the performance aspect: Stephen Ratcliffe
at his desk, who will be reading all 1,000 pages of Temporality, and the
Thingamajigs Performance Group, whose members will be moving within the
space and creating a sonic score. The "exhibit" refers to the images
(whether visual or other) that are produced from these actions, and the
extended duration of time it takes for all these actions to unfold.
Audience members are welcome to come and go at will, just as if they were
viewing art at a museum or gallery. Unlike a traditional art exhibition,
Temporality slowly changes and fluxes within its 14-hour duration, and the
audience is invited to sit/walk/sleep within or around the events that are
unfolding in the space. In performances of the first two works in the
trilogy, the public stayed as little as five minutes, while others stayed
as long as five hours.
Thingamajigs is interested in testing the perceptions and labels of
musical 'composition' and 'performance'. We are interested in spending
years to develop and create work in a collaborative manner, and we are
interested in pushing the limits of what we think as human nature. Our
extended works are the outcome of these investigations, and the public
event/exchange is our motivation to reach these lengths. We aim to have a
high impact on the local community of all ages by offering them a rare
extended performance that invites them to investigate time and temporality;
offers them a space to sit, move, and reflect; and gives the chance to be
part of an exchange that is intended to change each participant that spends
time in the space.
Artists involved:
Stephen RatcliffeâÂÂs trilogy of 1,000-page books (HUMAN / NATURE, Remarks
on Color / Sound, and Temporality) can be found at Editions Eclipse
(http://english.utah.edu/eclipse/). Recent books of poetry include CLOUD /
RIDGE, Conversation, REAL, Portraits + Repetition and SOUND/(system).
Reading the Unseen: (Offstage) Hamlet was published last year by
Counterpath Press; Listening to Reading, a collection of essays on
contemporary "experimental" poetry, was published by SUNY Press in 2000.
His daily poems-plus-photographs are at stephenratcliffe.blogspot.com. He
lives in Bolinas and teaches at Mills College in Oakland.
The Thingamajigs Performance Group emerged from the long-term
collaborations from the individual artists that now make up its ensemble
members. Using unusual musical instruments, TPG combines traditional
Eastern sensibilities with modern American technologies and performance
practices. Creating pieces in a group collaborative process that sometimes
incorporate voice and multimedia elements, this ensemble of musicians
expands and contracts within each performance situation.
The Thingamajigs Performance GroupâÂÂs unique process of creating work is
closer to that of theater companies or dance troupes rather than standard
music ensembles. Instead of commissioning one composer to write music for
which the ensemble will play TPG creates each of its original works in a
collaborative manner with each ensemble member having equal creative input
in guiding the work to fruition. The core ensemble members have been
working together for over 10 years and have devised this unique system of
creation through a deep musical and philosophical understanding that comes
with years of working and developing together.
Since 2006 Thingamajigs have been collaborating with poet Stephen Ratcliffe
to create long-scale multimedia works, each based on one of RatcliffeâÂÂs
1,000-page books of poems. Each work is approximately 14-hours in duration.
The first piece of this trilogy, HUMAN / NATURE, was premiered at UC Davis
in 2008; the second, Remarks on Color/Sound, at Headlands Center for the
Arts in 2010; and the last, Temporality, will be premiered at the Santa
Cruz Museum of Art and History in 2012.
The core members of the Thingamajigs Performance group consist of Keith
Evans, Suki OâÂÂKane, Zachary Watkins, Dylan Bolles and Edward Schocker.
History and Mission Statement:
Thingamajigs is a genre-crossing arts organization that promotes, presents
and performs music created with made and found materials or alternate
tuning systems. Since 1997 we have presented world premiere works and
performances by over 100 local, national and international artists. Known
for our adventurous and genre-crossing programs, many of our artists have
gained international recognition, including two MacArthur Fellows, Gerbode
Foundation's Emerging Composers Awardees, and a McKnight Composer Fellow,
to name a few.
Thingamajigs began in 1997 at Mills College. Originally conceived as a
forum for composers/performers who develop new and unique ways of producing
sound, it soon broke out of the college environment and into a large public
offering. As of 2004 a permanent board of was created, by which many events
in addition to the Annual Music for People + Thingamajigs Festival are
produced. In addition to our annual festival Thingamajigs offers a variety
of arts, educational, and cross-cultural events such as The Pacific
Exchange Series, Thingama-kids!, and various artist exchange programs.
Our mission is to develop and nurture the exploration of alternate
materials and methods of creating sound, as well as promote collaborative
efforts within other artistic disciplines not generally associated with
festivals of music. With open workshops and performances, we welcome
audiences/participants of all ages and backgrounds to join in a wonderful
tradition started here in the Bay Area by such composers as Henry Cowell,
Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and John Cage.
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05/26/2012 - Playland's Fourth Anniversary Weekend
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May 26, 27 and 28
PlaylandâÂÂs Fourth Anniversary Weekend
Open Memorial Day Monday
Kick off summer with a bang and commemorate the 4th anniversary of the
Museum of Fun with us. We'll have special contests on the pinball and
carnival games and many other surprises! Open Monday 10 to 5 for an extra
day to play!
The special events of PlaylandâÂÂs Fourth Anniversary Weekend are in
addition to all of Playland's regular attractions. Guests pay one low price
to enter and can play all day: $10 for children and seniors, and $15 for
general admission. Playland-Not-at-the-Beach is a nonprofit Museum of Fun.
Designed and built entirely by volunteers, the 20+ interactive exhibits
celebrate the magic and history of America's bygone amusements -- circuses,
carnivals, magic, side shows, penny arcades, amusement devices, pinball
arcades, haunted houses, and beautiful art everywhere. Our goal is to
educate newer generations about the bygone days and allow those who
remember Whitney's Playland and the Sutro Baths the opportunity to
recapture the glorious sights and sounds of that marvelous era.
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05/26/2012 - Invented in San Francisco Walking Tour - GG Bridge anniversary
edition
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Bridge architect Joseph Strauss devised more than the world's most iconic
span: he came up with the hard hat, to protect his team of fearless
workers, along with many other inventions. Celebrate the birthday of our
beautiful bridge by discovering the inventions our Bay Area bridges have
brought us on this special edition of the popular Invented in San Francisco
Walking Tour.
San Francisco's creative nature inspired innovation long before the silicon
chip: Some of the world's most influential inventions were dreamed up by
San Franciscan tinkerers. On this tour, we explore seven surprising stories
of innovation that exemplify San Francisco as a hotbed of creative thinking
for nearly two centuries. We'll investigate the science behind some of
these inventions, discuss how the nature of what we patent has evolved over
time, and explore our own ability to think outside the box.
Please note: This tour does NOT take place on the GG Bridge. We'll follow
our usual downtown route, with views of the Bay Bridge and discussion of
bridge-related inventions, as well as the many other innovations covered on
the regular tour.
2.3 miles, moderate with 1 challenging uphill, 2.5 hours
$45/person, includes snacks
Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246114
Discovery Street offers walking tours that explore the science of everyday
life, in your food, on the street, and inside you.
www.DiscoveryStreetTours.com
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05/26/2012 - Flamenco in Concert
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The Flamenco Society of San Jose presents an extra ordinary evening of
Flamenco in Concert. Featuring an amazing cast of professional flamenco
artists. Two outstanding flamenco dancers of their generation; Stephanie
Narvaez and Clara Rodriguez. Legend flamenco singer, Roberto Zamora, and
the spectacular flamenco guitarist, David McLean.
This performance showcases some of the best flamenco artists in United
States. Performing music, song and dance from Andalusia in southern Spain,
noted for its energetic and passionate style. Flamenco in Concert
guarantees a performance full of power, magic and purity.
MORE INFO: Eddie Diaz ** http://www.theflamencosociety.org **
***@earthlink.net ** 510-792-8355 Presented by The Flamenco Society
of San Jose
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05/26/2012 - Ensemble S.P.A.M: La Danse du Cleves
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Ensemble S.P.A.M. will perform 13th cent. French rondeaus, caroles, and
motets containing both sacred and secular/popular elements; secular
ballades and virelais by Machaut and Dufay; Italian sacred laude, caccie
and ballate by Piero and Landini, a fractal canon by Ciconia, and a
saltarello contained in an anonymous Italian manuscript owned by the
British Library.
Individually, we have appeared as members of Anonymous 4, Bimbetta,
Ensemble Alcatraz, and Ensemble Project Ars Nova, + as guest artists of
American Bach Soloists, Altramar, Boston Camerata, Chanticleer, Hesperion
XX, the Newberry Consort, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Sequentia,
Theatre of Voices, + more.
MORE INFO: Jane McDougle ** http://www.stbedesmenlopark.org **
***@stbedesmenlopark.org ** 650-854-6555 Presented by St. Bede's
Episcopal Church, Menlo Park
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05/26/2012 - OmniCircus and MOTH NOR RUST present a robotic pocket
opera 'THE GATES OF HELL'
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Join MOTH NOR RUST including Frank Garvey, Dave Gursom, Taylor Way, the
Robotic Ensemble and other Surrealist Warriors of the Unconscious in a very
special event and PERFORMANCE of a new work entitled "THE GATES OF HELL",
the story of a very special day Frank Garvey recently spent with his
beloved "fiance" at the Rodin Gardens.
MOTH NOR RUST new show "THE GATES OF HELL" with the Robot Ensemble of
OmniCircus. Doors open 7:30pm
Donation gratefully accepted $10 plus... any less and you get our thanks
and a hearty handshake
Find us:
550 Natoma Street between 6th + 7th St. + Mission + Howard Streets, door on
Russ St.
We are also less than 2 blocks from the Civic Center BART and numerous bus
lines on Mission and Market.
Get off at 7th.
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05/26/2012 - Strange Sinema 52
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Strange Sinema 52 - Sat. May 26 - 8PM
Oddball Films and Curator Stephen Parr present Strange Sinema 52, a monthly
screening of offbeat films, old gems and newly discovered oddities all
culled from Oddball Films 50,000 film archive. Entertaining, experimental
and eye-opening, tonightâÂÂs films feature: Land-Divers of Melanesia
(1972), Kal Muller and ethnographic famed filmmaker Robert GardnerâÂÂs
collaborate to profile Melanesian men as they attach vines to their ankles,
diving headlong from a 100 ft wooden tower in the Naghol land-diving
ritual; Isaac Hayes performs the Theme From Shaft in this eye-popping,
over-the-top display of glitz from the 44th Academy Awards show in 1972;
Lipstick and Dynamite features furious femmes battling it out for the
WomenâÂÂs Wrestling Championship of the World in 1949; and the famed
Tiffany Chimps star in My Children (1931!), an
all-monkey "chimpsploitation" comedy short. Three brilliant, hilarious,
stop-motion, live-action films by film pioneers David âÂÂChuckâ Menville
and Len Janson including Stop, Look and Listen about âÂÂhuman-poweredâÂÂ
automobiles, Blaze Glory, the 70âÂÂs midnight movie hit spoof of Western
gunfighters and Vicious Cycles another wacko short about biker gangs
terrorizing scooter clubs. Two of film genius Georges Meliesâ most
remembered surrealist films The Ballet MasterâÂÂs Dream (1903) and Fairy
Land: A Kingdom of Fairies (1903); and 7362 (1967) the languid rhythms of
fades, dissolves and superimpositions permeate this masterfully avant garde
film by the auteur of the optical printer Pat OâÂÂNeill. Plus: Bizarre home
movies from 1958, jet crash, Needle in a Haystack contest, guy jumps into a
pool of fire, and Jayne Mansfield in a rickshaw?
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05/26/2012 - Iteration/Aberration
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Performances by Mike Morris, Dayv Jones, Tooth and Eric Stewart.
With films by Tony Conrad, Rose Lowder, Randy-Sterling Hunter, Zach
Iannazzi and more.
...
Iteration/Aberration explores the relationships between pattern,
wavelength, and rhythm to that of perception, memory and experience. By
extending cinema beyond traditional forms of presentation, the projector
and audience become dynamic and malleable elements that reframe the
media-maker's role into that more akin to a performer, conductor or
choreographer. These artist's employ optical, electrical and mechanical
manipulations that pry cinema into a ritualistic performance of light and
sound fully accepting that the act of watching, changes that which is being
watched.
[untitled] by Mathew Stryke
Drone piece with binaural beats, 15 minutes
Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals (Finale) by Tony Conrad
16mm, 10 minutes
âÂÂArticulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals is one of the most
austere and highly structure-dependent films ever, made without images
other than six patterns of alternating black and white imposed upon the
full surface of the film strip.â (Canyon Cinema)
Les Tournesols, Les Tournesols Colores by Rose Lowder
16mm, 6 minutes
âÂÂThe film presents a field of sunflowers. The focus is adjusted frame by
frame in succession according to a series of patterns on particular plants
situated in different parts of the field. The diverse configurations placed
on separate frames of the film strip appear, when projected successively,
simultaneously on the screen. Thus, filmed one after another at different
focal lengths, the sunflowers combine during projection to form one
spatiotemporal image. LES TOURNESOLS COLORÃÂS is a capricious version of
the film.â (Canyon Cinema)
Impromptu by Rose Lowder
16mm, 8 minutes
âÂÂMounted frame by frame in the camera by rewinding the reel several times
during filming, the composition of the film is based on the interweaving of
images recorded at two or three different periods of time. The mingling of
the mobile forms in each space on the screen represents a particular
spatiotemporal experience....â (Canyon Cinema)
Tarp by Zach Iannazzi
16mm 3 minutes
Films by Randy Sterling Hunter TBA
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PERFORMANCES
First Hermenutics, Multi-channel film/video performance, 15-20 min. -
Michael Morris
âÂÂ... an expanded cinema performance utilizing the aberrations that occur
in the interpretation of filmic frame rates by NTSC video refresh rates.
The first in a series of works conflating the discipline of interpreting
texts with technological modes of interpreting information and with the
bodily processes involved in perception. It makes use of hacked 16mm
projectors, hand processed film loops, CMOS spy cameras, light sensitive
electronics, and flickering light projections that produce a cacophony of
responsive noise.â (Michael Morris)
Circles of Confusion, 10 minutes dual 16mm - Eric Stewart
Colored circles pulse and blend to the sounds of oscillators and doomsday
cults.
Live video performance by Dayv Jones
Dayv Jones is a long time cable access producer and ATA volunteer staff. He
works almost exclusively with Hi8/Digital 8 cameras- creating imagery
reminiscent of the in-between wake and sleep state of consciousness through
the use of in camera effects, filters, and recycling imagery by shooting
monitors.
Regenerating Arms, Dual 16mm variable time - Tooth
+ more TBA!!!!!
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05/26/2012 - BOOTIE SF - Punk Prom w/ A+D, Prom Contest w/ cash prizes,
Smash-Up Derby, Sex!, Ya-Ya, more!
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BOOTIE PUNK PROM
Dress up fabulous to win cash prizes at midnight!
Punk Prom King - $100
Punk Prom Queen - $100
Best Punk Prom Couple - $200
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Mashup DJs and chaperones:
A PLUS D - http://aplusd.net
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11 PM: Live mashup Prom band:
SMASH-UP DERBY - http://smashupderby.com
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Midnight Mashup Show:
YA-YA
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Upstairs room: SEX!
Sexy electro-house with DJs:
KEITH KRAFT - http://soundcloud.com/kraftrmath
GIZMOTRONIK - http://facebook.com/sir.gizmoH
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Opening DJ: DADA
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FREE Bootie mashup CDs to the first 100 people through the door!
$10 before 10pm, $20 cover, 21+ w/ID
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$15 advance tickets -- SKIP THE LINE! Available at:
http://dnalounge.com/tickets/bootiesf
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http://BootieSF.com
We're doing Prom season the Bootie way! It's Bootie's first Punk Prom!
Dress fabulous for a chance to be crowned Punk Prom royalty and win cash
prizes - $100 each for Punk Prom King + Queen, and $200 for Best Prom
Couple! Resident mashup DJs and chaperones A Plus D will keep you bouncing
all night long while tossing some of your favorite Punk Prom mashups into
the mix!
Your live Prom mashup band Smash-Up Derby takes the stage at 11 PM to give
you a rocking set that's anything but slow dances, and for the Midnight
Mashup Show, Ya-Ya celebrates graduation by being "sexy and you know it!"
And finally, in the upstairs lounge, it wouldn't be Prom Night without
SEX!, as DJs Keith Kraft and Gizmotronik bring some sexy electro-house to
keep you dancing!
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05/27/2012 - 5/27 Masturbate-a-thon
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Like walk-a-thons? You'll love this wank-a-thon. Collect pledges
to "compete" in duration or orgasm count, or just spank out your own $40
contribution. Proceeds benefit the Center for Sex + Culture, 1349 Mission
Street @ Grace x 9th/10th, SF.
Shockingly, that is also the location of the event, which is Sunday, May
27, 2012, from 10am to midnight. Note: no admission after 10pm. 18+ only.
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05/28/2012 - Comedy Night at Farley's East
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Kelly Anneken hosts the Bay Area's funniest standup comedians every month.
Enjoy Farley's full cafe menu, coffee, and bar items as you laugh off your
Monday at this FREE performance. Featuring headliner Jesse Elias and local
favorites Anna Seregina, Red Scott, Clare O'Kane, Bryant Hicks, Colleen
Watson, Trevor Hill, and Roman Leo.
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05/28/2012 - FIRST PERSON SINGULAR: Wanted Man: Johnny Cash at San Quentin
Posted: 28 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Johnny Cash may have done time only for picking flowers one night after
curfew, but his fellowship with prisoners knew no bounds. On the album At
San Quentin, playing for an audience of riotously grateful convicts, he
sounds not only humbled by his freedom, but shamed by it. He understood the
struggle of walking the line, and knew that but for the grace of God (or
June Carter) he - the Man in Black - might well be wearing prison blues.
Wanted Man will present Josh Pollock and the East Bay Three in a rocking
reinterpretation of this legendary performance. To make the experience
complete, we'll need a house of roaring inmates. Been out of your cell
lately?
Join us as we revisit a powerful moment in Bay Area history, and underscore
the drama and literary value of Cash's music by presenting it in a
theatrical context.
Performed by
Josh Pollock and the East Bay Three: Joe Lewis, Anton Patzner, and Laura
Weinbach
ONE NIGHT ONLY! GET TICKETS:
http://www.shotgunplayers.org/2012_cabaret_fps2.htm
Or call (510) 841-6500
A SHOTGUN CABARET PRESENTATION
More info at: www.1stpersonsingular.com
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05/29/2012 - Food Shift Movie Night - Dive!
Posted: 29 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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âÂÂDiveâ is a film that exposes the problem of food waste in America.
This film is brought to us by Food Shift, an Earth Island Institute
sponsored project dedicated to building a more just and sustainable food
system that curbs waste, empowers communities, respects the environment,
and nourishes all people. Following the film will be a conversation with
Dana Frasz, Director of Food Shift and Kirsten Bourne from Bi-Rite Market
to discuss innovative ways grocery stores can do their part to reduce waste.
Please join us for food, drink and discussion! This is a fundraiser so
please bring $5-10 for entrance and a few extra dollars for our sustainable
raffle prizes.
Contact ***@gmail.com with any questions.
Please RSVP at http://foodshiftmovienight.eventbrite.com/ and at
https://www.facebook.com/events/313236405418375/
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Spread the word and keep in touch!
Website: http://www.foodshift.net/
Donate: https://secure.acceptiva.com/
Blog: https://rally.org/foodshift
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foodshift
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/danafrasz + https://twitter.com/#!/foodshift
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For more information about Dive, please check out
http://www.divethefilm.com/
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05/29/2012 - Litquake's Epicenter: A Night of Edith Piaf
Posted: 29 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Litquake and City Lights Books present an evening of readings and music
celebrating the life of French singer Edith Piaf with Carolyn Burke, author
of "No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf," and musical accompaniment from
chanteuse Betty Roi.
The Epicenter embraces a theater of ideas between writers and readers with
a literary conversation followed by audience Q+A, book sales and signing.
Admission is free, cocktails recommended. Capacity is limited, so come
early.
MORE INFO: Elise Proulx or Jack Boulware **
http://litquake.org/calendar-of-events/event/an-evening-of-edith-piaf-with-carolyn-burke
** ***@litquake.org ** 415-440-4177 Presented by Litquake Literary
Festival
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05/30/2012 - Harrington Gallery - Fresh Works
Posted: 30 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT
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May 30 - June 30; Wed. - Fri. 12-5 pm, Sat. 11am-3pm; Gallery reception
Sat., June 2, 1-3pm
A gallery reception will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2012, from
1:00-3:00 p.m.
The exhibit will include an array of media -- watercolors, oils, pastels,
sculptures, photography -- by accomplished San Francisco Bay Area artists.
This season's juror is award-winning Berkeley painter, photographer and
video artist Kim Anno. May 30 - June 30; Wed. - Fri. 12-5 pm, Sat.
11am-3pm; Gallery reception Sat., June 2, 1-3pm.
MORE INFO: Julie Finegan ** http://www.firehousearts.org **
***@ci.pleasanton.ca.us ** 925-931-4849 Presented by City of
Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center
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05/31/2012 - CCSF Forum Literary Magzine Release Party!!!
Posted: 31 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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Enjoy free snacks and free thought as we unveil the fall 2011 edition of
Forum Literary Magazine, a bi-yearly publication of Fiction, Nonfiction,
Poetry and Photography from the Bay Area. Assembled on campus by a ragtag
group of credit-hungry desperadoes, Forum Magazine has served as The City
College of San Francisco's outlet for creative thought for nearly three
decades. Come early and share your particular flavor of expression as we
host an open mic, or come late and eat lots of free yummy tasty things .
This event is open to the the public, student status is not required.
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05/31/2012 - Cubanas! Readings from Two Contemporary Cuban Women Writers!
Posted: 31 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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A live, in-person reading from two Cuban women authors, as they celebrate
the first English translations of their respective works published through
Cubanabooks. Mirta Yanez and Nancy Alonso (photo, right) will share
readings from Yanez's "Havana is a Really Big City" and
Alonso's "Disconnect/Desencuentro." Audience Q and A follows the reading.
The evening also features a live performance by the Azucar Trio--three
members from Azucar Con Ache, an all-woman, Bay Area-based salsa and latin
jazz ensemble.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear two accomplished Cuban women authors
and effervescent Latin rhythm!
(Presentation in Spanish, with English translation and interpretation
provided)
MORE INFO: Jason Wallach ** http://www.missionculturalcenter.org **
***@missionculturalcenter.org ** 415-821-1155 Presented by Mission
Cultural Center
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05/31/2012 - UNEXPECTED VIEW
Posted: 31 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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An evening of sound/film performances with:
Irwin Swirnoff
Jon Porras
Linda Scobie and John Davis
Ben Bracken and Paul Clipson
Irwin Swirnoff makes films, takes photos, writes creative non-fiction and
gets inspiration from all kinds of music. His work wants to take you on
faded daydreams filled with longing, desire, and lingering memories. HeâÂÂs
interested in capturing the wonder of the everyday, and remembering that
our bodies might know a lot more than our minds.
Jon Porras is a Bay Area musician whose work focuses on combining open
tuned guitar with effects and processing. With clear cut roots in Americana
and West Coast guitar, his work ranges from sparse, finger-picked passages
to densely layered walls of melancholic wash.
Linda Scobie is DIY filmmaker who works in 16mm. Her films have been shown
in the Black Maria, Antimatter and Ann Arbor Film Festivals. Her latest
piece âÂÂSky Dogsâ is a 20 minute paper animated voyage through the
cosmos, with dogs.
John Davis is an Oakland artist working with moving images and sound,
expanding their relationships through experimentation, chance,
collaboration and improvisation. Current performance work investigates
various sound and image delivery systems, their material bi-products, and
the range of sensory possibilities that exists between them.
Ben Bracken Is a musician and artist living in Oakland, California, who
explores possibilities of echo-relocation in sound-based art.
Paul Clipson is a San Francisco-based filmmaker who often collaborates with
sound artists and musicians on live performances, films and installations.
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06/01/2012 - SFFS Presents: Hide Away
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT
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June 1 - June 7
A man with no name arrives in a small town in Michigan, heads to the harbor
and buys a dilapidated boat. He is taciturn and withdrawn, nursing a
private grief that unfolds in flashback. His halting progress in repairing
the boat is monitored by two locals, an old seafarer with a similarly
haunted past and a pretty waitress trying to quit smoking. With minimal
dialogue but significant emotional content, EyreâÂÂs film limns the
mourning process, showing how the protagonistâÂÂs hands-on labors give him
the time and space to reflect on his sorrows and perhaps the ability to
rejoin society. Adding to his list of risky, demanding roles Josh Lucas is
riveting, ably supported by James Cromwell as the old sea dog and Ayelet
Zurer as the waitress.
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06/01/2012 - A Warp In The Weft: Surrealist-inspired group exhibit
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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For the month of June 2012
The Emerald Tablet presents:
'A Warp In The Weft'
Show hangs June 1st to June 30th
Opening reception: June 1st, 6-10 pm
Gallery hours: Fridays 6-9 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 1-7 pm
Closing reception: June 29th (with special guests TBA)
Artists: Aram Larsen, Menlo Macfarlane, Douglass Truth, Della Heywood,
Winston Smith and more
Join us at the Emerald Tablet to experience a fresh summer blend of artists
spinning alternate realities by Surrealist-inspired image magic and
trickery. A playful mood and whimsical metaphysics weave seamlessly into
unsettling tweaks on familiar landscapes, as the fabric of the everyday is
teased apart for a series of peeks into dimensions beyond.
Events and impromptu happenings will be held at the gallery throughout the
month. Come to the opening to meet the artists and enjoy the party, drop in
during gallery hours or phone for an appointment. Rumor has it that we will
be hosting a very special event for the closing reception... so stay tuned!
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06/01/2012 - First Friday on 24th Street
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:30 PM PDT
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First Fridays on 24th Street is back for May, June and July. On the evening
of June 1, wander 24th Street from Mission to Potrero to see street
performances, childrenâÂÂs activities, low riders, and more. Local stores
and restaurants will be presenting live music, art exhibits, special deals,
and bites for $3.00-$5.00.
Sponsored by the Lower 24th Street Merchants and Neighbors Association in
collaboration with the S.F. Office of Economic and Workforce Development,
the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and Supervisor David Campos.
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06/01/2012 - Dear Indugu (CD release), Caldecott, and Whiskerman at La Pea
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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East Bay indie rockers, Dear Indugu, celebrate the release of their debut
studio EP. Inside every human is a natural compulsion to the honest and the
real. Oakland-based folk-rock band Dear Indugu embodies these primal
desires in their lyrics and sound, says the Alameda Sun. With powerful
instrumentation, potent lyrics, and rich vocal harmony the group delivers a
strong live performance you won't want to miss.
Dear Indugu (EP Release!)
Caldecott
Whiskerman
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06/01/2012 - Larry Hankin's Street Stories
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TWO NIGHTS ONLY! JUNE 1 + 2!
The Marsh in association with the San Francisco Improv Festival presents
Larry Hankin in âÂÂLarry HankinâÂÂs Street StoriesâÂÂ
Larry Hankin, actor and a founding member of legendary San Francisco
improvisational theater troupe, The Committee, will be returning to the
city for two nights of solo performance of his critically acclaimed show
âÂÂLarry Hankin's Street Stories,â June 1st + 2nd, 2012. The San
Francisco Improv Festival and The Marsh are pleased to bring Hankin and his
decades of theatrical and film talent back to San Francisco. The one-man
show was the basis for his Oscar-nominated short film âÂÂSollyÃÂŒs DinerâÂÂ
and was last performed in San Francisco in the 90s, though recently it has
been enjoyed by audiences in Venice, CA.
âÂÂThe feeling IÃÂŒm going for is sort of like if Lord Buckley and BrÃÂŒer
Rabbit smoked a
joint together and started telling each othersÃÂŒ stories,â Hankin said.
âÂÂThe stories
and stuff were always written to be told in front of a live audience. A
live audience
is an amazing thing.âÂÂ
The show originally opened at the Met Theatre in Hollywood and received
plaudits from the LA Weekly, the Daily News and the LA Times, which called
the
show âÂÂâŠa Don Quixote for modern times.âÂÂ
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06/01/2012 - Larry Hankin's STREET STORIES
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The San Francisco Improv Festival, in association with The Marsh, presents
Larry Hankin in âÂÂLarry HankinâÂÂs Street StoriesâÂÂ
Larry Hankin, actor and a founding member of legendary San Francisco
improvisational theater troupe, The Committee, will be returning to the
city for two nights of solo performance of his critically acclaimed show
âÂÂLarry Hankin's Street Stories,â June 1st & 2nd, 2012. The San
Francisco Improv Festival and The Marsh are pleased to bring Hankin and his
decades of theatrical and film talent back to San Francisco. The one-man
show was the basis for his Oscar-nominated short film âÂÂSollyÃÂŒs DinerâÂÂ
and was last performed in San Francisco in the 90s, though recently it has
been enjoyed by audiences in Venice, CA.
âÂÂThe feeling IÃÂŒm going for is sort of like if Lord Buckley and BrÃÂŒer
Rabbit smoked a joint together and started telling each othersÃÂŒ
stories,â Hankin said. âÂÂThe stories and stuff were always written to be
told in front of a live audience. A live audience is an amazing thing.âÂÂ
The show originally opened at the Met Theatre in Hollywood and received
plaudits from the LA Weekly, the Daily News and the LA Times, which called
the show âÂÂâŠa Don Quixote for modern times.âÂÂ
This show is 65 minutes with no intermission and is intended for audiences
aged 15 and up. All seating, save the $50 reserved seating, is general
admission and on a pay-what-you-can sliding scale.
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06/02/2012 - 16th annual Chocolate + Chalk Art Festival 2012
Posted: 02 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT
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The sidewalks in the Gourmet Ghetto in Berkeley are the target of artists
young and old, professional and greenhorn during the CHOCOLATE + CHALK ART
FESTIVAL, Saturday, June 2. First prize in the CHALK ART CONTEST is $250.
Same-day, free registration 10AM-5PM in booths at 1495 and 1673 Shattuck
Ave. Chalk is $10. For CHOCOLATE SAMPLING, purchase tickets at event
booths at 1400, 1495 and 1673 Shattuck Ave. to use in the restaurants.
Featuring vegan chocolate mini pies, habañero chocolate gelato, Nutella
crepes, adult brownies, or savories like chocolate ricotta pizza, chicken
molé, or Caribbean chocolate soup. www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com
510.548.5335
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06/02/2012 - EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2012 // JUNE 2-3, JUNE 9-10
Posted: 02 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT
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East Bay Open Studios, presented by OaklandâÂÂs Pro Arts, is the largest
and most exciting arts event in the region!
This year, June 2-3 and June 9-10, over 400 artists from all across the
East Bay open their studios to the public, offering an opportunity for art
fans of all ages to visit artistsâ studios, peek inside their creative
process, and purchase works directly from local artists. Since 1979, this
event remains the largest art event in the region and draws an annual
audience over 50,000!
The event features a Preview Exhibition at Pro Arts, 150 Frank H Ogawa
Plaza, Oakland, on view May 1 - June 10, 2012.
All participating artists are featured in the annual Directory of East Bay
Arts. Published and distributed in conjunction with East Bay Open Studios,
the directory includes artist listings, a 12 month East Bay Arts Calendar
and the East Bay Arts Index - an index of local arts organizations,
galleries, venues, and artist groups.
Together, the Directory of East Bay Arts and East Bay Open Studios serve as
essential resources for artists to cultivate new audiences for their work.
About Pro Arts
Supporting the arts within communities by serving the ongoing needs of
artists. Pro Arts provides critical access to contemporary art in the
region and serves as a regional hub for arts activities, independent
curated exhibitions, advocacy, arts education and capacity building artist
services --fiscal sponsorship to artists and professional exhibition
services matching artists with community partners. We produce 15
exhibitions annually, exhibit over 500 artists, and reach an annual
audience over 72,000.
www.proartsgallery.org
***@proartsgallery.org / 510.763.4361
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06/02/2012 - Telethon Concert and Party
Posted: 02 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT
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The telethon is the big finish to the Spring Fundraising Campaign. It will
feature a wide range of local celebrities, musician, a fine art auction,
and more. Emcees, including award-winning news anchors Dana King (KPIX) and
Rita Williams (KTVU), author and interviewer Eileen Malone, and actor,
writer and director Terry McGovern will host the event. Exclusive footage
of artist June Schwarcz, Jone Chiara, and Wanxin Zhang, as well as RAC
teachers, students, and RAC LOV members will highlight the significance of
the center. Also the be aired; a short documentary inspired in part by the
RAC's acclaimed 2011 exhibit Blossoms and Thorns. The telethon can be seen
on TV, both Comcast and AT+T and online on Justin.tv/richmondartcenter.
Bands:
Mister Loveless
Foxtails Brigade
Dum Spito Spero
Vir
Mansion
Plik Plok
The Hipwaders
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06/02/2012 - Launch Celebration for University of the Commons
Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT
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The commons: What we share. Creations of nature and culture that belong to
all of us equally.
On Saturday, June 2, from 2 to 7 p.m., we invite the community to join us
at Artistsâ Television Access to celebrate the launch of a tuition-free
educational community project, University of the Commons.
University of the Commons is a collective of teachers, activists, scholars,
writers, and students dedicated to the idea of education for the sake of
education. We invite new faculty, students, and the community to join us in
forming a university dedicated to tuition-free education for all.
UTOC will work to provide an open, dynamically evolving educational
framework dedicated to supporting the free exchange of knowledge and ideas,
inclusively and equitably, from and for the many diverse communities of San
Francisco.
UOTC will create opportunities for learning, camaraderie, and critical
thinking; activities will include classes, lectures, seminars, workshops,
exhibitions, teach-ins, and activist interventions.
Starting in early June, the first section of 6 courses will begin; topics
include Western music, filmmaking, literary criticism, science literacy,
computer history, and Occupy activism. Classes will be university-quality,
two-hour-a-week, fully scaled courses taught by qualified individuals
living and working in the Bay Area.
The University of the Commons Launch Celebration will offer:
Roundtable discussions with featured speakers
Stephanie Ellis independent, interdisciplinary cultural scholar and artist
Andrej Grubacic chair, Anthropology Department at CIIS; author, DonâÂÂt
Mourn, Balkanize
Mike Pincus Free University of Palo Alto
Megan Prelinger author, Another Science Fiction; cofounder of Prelinger
Library
and more speakers TBA, addressing such topics as
- The nature and history of âÂÂThe Commonsâ and the endangered status of
these ideas currently
- Education as a fundamental right
Brief introductory course presentations describing the first batch of
classes offered
Snacks, drinks, fantastic music by the Brass Liberation Orchestra!
The university rests on the idea of free education as a fundamental right
of all free people.
All activities are open to the general public.
All activities are free of charge.
Please join us Saturday June 2, 2 to 7 p.m., at Artistsâ Television
Access for the University of the Commons Launch Celebration!
We hope to see you there!
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06/02/2012 - 34th Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
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June 2nd at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and June 3rd at 4 p.m.
For the 34th Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, Festival Artistic
Directors Carlos Carvajal and CK Ladzekpo have curated a thrilling line-up
featuring 30 veteran Bay Area dance companies performing both ancient and
contemporary dances. The Festival, taking place June 2 through July 1,
continues to bring dance to an ever-widening audience. It opens at Fort
Mason Center, when Gamelan Sekar Jaya presents the thrilling world premiere
of "Bayangan Jiwa" in collaboration with the Sundanese gamelan Pusaka Sunda
on June 2 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. An Artist Dialogue with the renowned Lily
Cai of the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company at 4 p.m. on June 3rd completes
the first weekend. June 2nd at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and June 3rd at 4 p.m..
MORE INFO: http://www.worldartswest.org ** 415-474-3914 Presented by San
Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
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06/02/2012 - Report Back from Cuba
Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:00 PM PDT
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What: Report Back from Cuba: A night of video, dialogue, music, + dance
The Berkeley-Palma Soriano Sister-City Association traveled with 22
dancers to our sister city in Palma Soriano in the province of Santiago,
Cuba this past December and participated in the Week of Culture as well as
a Solidarity Brigade working on a reforestation project. We will be
sharing our experiences thru a video presentation, personal recollections,
pictures, and dance performances. Drinks and light refreshments will be
served.
Please don't hesitate to contact me for further information or
clarification. Dana Merryday 510-464-4615
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06/02/2012 - Oakland Nights...Live! June Edition: Book Club
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Fresh on the heels of our wildly successful May âÂÂHilarityâÂÂ-themed show,
itâÂÂs our June âÂÂBookclubâÂÂ-themed show!
This month....
4 live in-person authors reading their work!:
-Dean Rader - deanrader.com
-Kari Marboe - karimarboe.com/home.html
-Cristóbal McKinney -
freestoriesproject.com/2010/07/07/author-cristobal-mckinney/
-Anhvu Buchanan - anhvubuchanan.com
ONLs Favorite bookstore:
-Borderlands Books!! - borderlands-books.com
A special presentation from:
-San Francisco Center for the Book - sfcb.org
And as always:
-Our house band: The Hats!
PLUS:
-Other things!
What is "Oakland Nights...Live!!"? Why it is Oakland's very own monthly
late night talk show. ItâÂÂs half Johnny Carson, half Pee-WeeâÂÂs
Playhouse, half Fresh Air, and all Oakland. WeâÂÂve had marine biologists,
talks with Oakland public school teachers, Star Trek: TNG re-enactments,
call-in relationship advice, live interviews with astrophysicist from the
South Pole, and much much more! Filled with Oakland trivia, highlights on
local small businesses, spotlights on amazing non-profits - it is a
microscope that looks in on all the little wonders across the Oakland Bay
Area. Come see the show that all your friends are already at! Every 1st
Saturday at 8pm.
-Jeremy (The Ghost Host) + Julie (The Host from the Coast)
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06/02/2012 - Heart's Gate World Premiere
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Maestro Eric Kujawsky conducts an exciting World Premiere: Local composer
Dan Wyman's concerto called "Heart's Gate," a tribute to the Golden Gate
Bridge as it celebrates its 75th year. Mark Goldstein will play the
virtuosic solo part composed for the Marimba Lumina, a versatile
synthesizer laid out like a marimba, played with multiple mallets. Also on
the program: The delectable and rarely-heard complete score to
Stravinsky's first neoclassical work, the ballet Pulcinella, with soloists
Theresa Cardinale, Brian Thorsett and Richard Fey. Kristin Link will
perform William Schuman's popular evocation of a younger America, Three
Places in New England. Preconcert lecture at 7:00.
MORE INFO: Eric Kujawsky, Music Director ** http://www.redwoodsymphony.org
** ***@redwoodsymphony.org ** 650-366-6872 Presented by Redwood Symphony
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06/02/2012 - Empire of Death photo exhibit, Dr. Paul Koudounaris
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Photography show: photos from the Empire of Death
Dates: June 2 - June 28
The Empire of Death by art historian/photographer Dr. Paul Koudounaris was
named one of the ten best books of 2011 by London's Evening
Standard--unique as a work of history writing and photography, it was the
world's first ever study of bone-decorated religious shrines. Original
photos from the book, some over four feet wide, will be on display at the
Articulated Gallery at Loved to Death in San Francisco. The photos will be
augmented by a selection from the author's forthcoming book, Heavenly
Creatures, a study of seventeenth-century, jewel-encrusted, full skeleton
relics. On display from June 2 to June 28, these stunning images probe the
macabre to reveal a profound and sympathetic beauty, and visitors to the
show will gain a rare opportunity to enter into a mysterious world seldom
seen.
For information and contact with Dr. Paul Koudounaris, visit
www.empiredelamort.com or email ***@empiredelamort.com.
For information about Loved to Death, visit www.lovedtodeath.net
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06/03/2012 - Joni Morris - Patsy Cline Tribute
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Back at the Firehouse by popular demand and again accompanied by the
talented After Midnight Band, Joni Morris returns with her haunting
renditions of Patsy Cline's hits such as "Crazy", "Sweet Dreams" and "I
Fall to Pieces".
MORE INFO: http://www.firehousearts.org ** 925-931-4848 Presented by City
of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center
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06/06/2012 - Headlands Center for the Arts presents 2012 Benefit Art
Auction: Headlands at 30
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2012 marks Headlandsâ 30th anniversary! Join us for our biggest event and
fundraiser of the year. Enjoy cocktails, hors dâÂÂoeuvres, live
entertainment and dance party by DJ Primo. Bid on nearly 100 works of
contemporary art and one-of-a-kind items, all in support of HeadlandsâÂÂ
next 30 years.
One-Of-A-Kind Objects
Headlands-inspired objects created in honor of the 30th Anniversary. Local
makers include:
Captain Blankenship, De La Paz Coffee, Heath Ceramics, Small Trade
Company/Matt Dick, Tauro/Scott Tal, New Factory/Yvonne Mouser + Adam Reineck
One-of-A-Kind Experiences
-Marfa, Texas: Hosted weekend at the Chinati + Judd Foundations; private jet
-Belize: 4 days at Francis Ford Coppola's Blancaneaux Lodge
WEBSITE: http://www.headlands.org/auction
INFO:
***@headlands.org
415-331-2787
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06/07/2012 - Colin Powell, Former US Secretary of State + Author of 'It
Worked For Me'
Posted: 07 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT
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Throughout his decades of service to the country, Gen. Colin Powell has
kept his private life out of the limelight. Now, in his new book âÂÂIt
Worked for Me: In Life and Leadershipâ he is opening up to reveal the
important principles that guided him from being the son of Jamaican
immigrants to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first
African-American Secretary of State. He shows others the foundations for
achievement and leadership that worked for him and can help make their
dreams come true, too.
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06/07/2012 - OneMama + M.O.M. Dance Party + Fundraiser
Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT
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Join us for a night of fashion, music, dance and giving!
Help us empower women and families of rural, impoverished communities
around the world to be healthy, educated and financially successful. Our
current goal is to raise $20,000 to bring our on-site solar panels to the
health clinic in Uganda, continue HIV and Malaria prevention programs,
provide midwives with critical medical supplies, and to expand to
surrounding countries.
For those that won't be able to attend but would love to be a part of this
event, you will be able to celebrate with us via Skype. Details to come!
http://www.onemama.org/MOMDJs-OneMama-June7-Event.pdf
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06/07/2012 - Will Franken's New One-Man Show: 'Elementary, My Dear Watson,
It Was Crack'
Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:00 PM PDT
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A new one-man show, bon voyage to the UK party, and DVD taping all rolled
up into one special and hilarious evening. . .
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246620
Following the success of February's smash hit "Meme + Pepe = Bebe" at the
Purple Onion, comedic tour de force Wm. Franken ("Best Comedian" and "Best
Alternative to Psychedelic Drugs") returns to the scene of the crime in his
latest one-man sketch comedy roller coaster, "Elementary, My Dear Watson,
It Was Crack".
Those familiar with Franken's manic character changes, razor sharp wit, and
unapologetic, anti-PC stance will find nothing out of the ordinary here as
Franken opens the show with a drug and weapons deal and proceeds to use
ebonics to berate white boys who haven't seen every episode of "The Wire"
-- all before transforming himself into literature's most famous and
erudite detective, Sherlock Holmes, recently pulled from the Baskervilles
case and assigned to the Frederick Douglass Housing Projects.
And that's just the opening!
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246620
Classic, rarely-seen, and never-before-seen Franken sketches, intertwine
melodically in his patented solo theatrical structure, resulting in a
kaleidoscopic tsunami of multi-character hilarity -- audiences stop
laughing long enough only to drop their jaws.
Other important news regarding this show:
1) This is Franken's last BIG SHOW in San Francisco before he brings his
one-man absurdity to Edinburgh, Scotland for the month of August. Come
witness this one-night only grand send-off; Franken to the UK and the
success that awaits. . .
2) This night will be recorded for posterity. A DVD shoot capturing a new
Franken, new material, and shorter, sexier hair. Be part of this historical
night.
3) Franken as teacher/impresario? Yes, out of the numerous comedy students
Franken works with, he's hand selected two of them to open up this very
special night, Richard Sarvate and Sam Pond. They both carry the Will
Franken Seal of Approval and tonight, he presents them to YOU.
Yet most importantly, the overriding reason to attend is that Franken is
downright hilarious. . .
"Elementary, my dear Watson," said Holmes, "His shit be off-the-hook funny."
www.willfranken.com
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246620
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06/08/2012 - Southern Exposure's Annual Monster Drawing Rally
Posted: 08 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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Southern Exposure's famous Monster Drawing Rally is a live drawing and
fundraising event where more than 120 artists work side by side, allowing
spectators to observe them in the act of creation. Drawings will be
available for purchase immediately after their completion for just $60
each, and all proceeds provide direct, critical support for Southern
Exposure's programs. The Monster Drawing Rally consists of four one-hour
shifts that each feature approximately 30 artists drawing simultaneously.
The evening also includes food carts, a live DJ, and beer on tap.
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06/08/2012 - Mortified
Posted: 08 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Mortified is a comic excavation of adolescent writing, art + media. PS: It
totally likes you.
Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated for years by
the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, The Onion AV Club, +
Entertainment Weekly, Mortified is a comic excavation of teen angst
artifacts (journals, poems, letters, lyrics, home movies, schoolwork) as
shared by their original authors -- in front of total strangers!
Where else can you hear grown men and women confront their past with
firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with
mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they
deserved to marry Bon Jovi? Submissions come from a wide range of
participants, from professional performers to total amateurs . All in the
noble pursuit of self-degradation. Share the shame.
See Mortified on TV! Watch The Mortified Sessions on the Sundance Channel!
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06/08/2012 - Academy of Danse Libre presents 'Ghostlight Tango'
Posted: 08 Jun 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Friday and Saturday, 8-9 June 2012, 8pm
Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto, CA
A story of intrigue showcasing dances of the Victorian era through the
1920s in authentic period attire. Also featuring performances by Swing
Cats Rhythm Revue. "Ghostlight Tango" will be the seventh theatrical
historical dance show produced by the Academy of Danse Libre.
This type of show only happens every 2-3 years. Buy discounted tickets now
before the show sells out.
Tickets: http://danselibre.org/show.html
Founded in 1996, the Academy of Danse Libre is a Mountain View, CA based
501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the lively exhibition of and education
about vintage social dance by bringing to life the history of dance, music,
dress, and mannerisms of the Victorian era through the early 20th century.
During the past 16 years, Danse Libre has performed from California to the
Smithsonian Institute, Paris, and Prague.
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06/08/2012 - Great Integration: A Chamber Hip Hop Opera @ Club Oasis
Posted: 08 Jun 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Great Integration: A Chamber Hip-Hop Opera (ft. Rico Pabon + Do D.A.T) at
Club Oasis in Oakland on Friday, June 8.
With an 8 piece classical chamber orchestra featuring deep funk drums and
Bay Area hip-hop icons, MC Rico Pabón and Do D.A.T., Great Integration is
a revolutionary music that "defies such categories as jazz, classical, and
hip-hop" (Oakland Tribune), is "ambitious" (The New Yorker), and âÂÂbreaks
established boundaries between genres and stylesâ (SF Examiner).
$5 students
$10 general admission
More info + tickets
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/245449
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06/08/2012 - Vital Signs: The Pulse of an American Nurse
Posted: 08 Jun 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Vital Signs is a frank and funny vivisection of life on-the-job in a modern
hospital in wildly diverse San Francisco. Equally comic, tragic and
touching, it reveals what really goes on behind-the-scenes in a bustling
medical center where patients, nurses, and families try their best to make
the most of some very difficult, and at times utterly ridiculous,
situations. Playing nearly two dozen characters, Alison is hoping to raise
your blood pressure, have you in stitches, and give you a probing,
insiderâÂÂs x-ray view of the hospital setting and the people who valiantly
cope with it.
"Alison is a gifted writer and performer... painfully funny and profound."
- Ann Randolph
"...funny, heartbreaking, frustrating, frightening and plain ol'
interesting...a must-see." - - -- Mike Oz, Fresno Bee
"...masterful parody, amazing humor, and unusual sensitivity and
compassion. She humanizes a world that is often percieved as sterile and
impersonal. Her work will be a revelation to many and a thoroughly
entertaining experience for all."
- Jeff Anderson, M.D.
"A surgical strike to the funny bone. Penetrating, probing, and as
revelatory as an MRI." - Jane Veit, RN
For more info, visit www.nursealison.com
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06/09/2012 - 42nd Annual Live Oak Park Fair
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT
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WHAT:
42nd Annual Live Oak Park Fair
Highly anticipated FREE 2-day FAMILY event featuring over 100 high-caliber
artists and craftspeople...showcasing affordable contemporary art, fine
crafts, handcrafted jewelry + accessories, clothing, handmade quilts and
baskets, plus sculptural + functional objects in clay, fiber, glass, metal
+ wood. Continuous entertainment + music for kids + adults. Delicious food
+ drink with seating among the oaks + redwoods or alongside the Codornices
Creek. Free shuttles from BART.
WHERE:
Live Oak Park - 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman St. North Berkeley, CA 94709.
FREE Admission
INFORMATION:
Phone (510) 227-7110 or www.liveoakparkfair.com
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06/09/2012 - Indie-Pino Underground Music Fest
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 11:30 AM PDT
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An afternoon of live music, featuring independent and underground
Filipino-American bands from around the nation. These bands have each
created their own unique sound through the exploration and experimentation
and represent a spectrum of musical genres such as indie, rock, punk, folk,
garage, electro, funk and pop. The day will also feature experimental music
videos, lots of head-bobbing and -banging, and delights from an assortment
of Filipino food trucks.
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06/09/2012 - FAX: Anne Colvin
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT
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Anne Colvin will present Attn: Miss Calpurnia a public program for the SFAC
Galleries exhibition, FAX.
Attn: Miss Calpurnia is an iteration of a film, a figure, a still, an
image, a page and a color fax machine, in a never-ending, transforming
loop. The material components move from film, to video, to fax, to copy, to
print in the deconstruction of the still and moving image. Colvin displays
a fleeting figure frozen on the page which is caught up in its own elusive
choreography as the sheets of paper feed through the fax machine and fall
to the floor. It will be an event that will explore the artistic
functionality of the fax machine and its relationship to the moving image.
Fax is a traveling exhibition co organized by the drawing center, New York
and ICI (Independent Curators International). Exhibition runs through July
21.
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06/09/2012 - My Objectivity: Michal Gavish
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT
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June 5th-28th, 2012, Artist Reception Sat. June 9, 4:00-6:00
Sandra Lee Gallery proudly presents My Objectivity, a solo exhibition by
Bay Area artist Michal Gavish. The show will feature a multimedia
installation of artworks inspired by artist residencies completed in
Eastern Europe, where for a period of four months the artist researched her
personal history, while examining its place between fact and fiction. The
exhibition will be on view from June 5th-28th, 2012, with an opening
reception on Saturday, June 9th, from 4:00-6:00pm. June 5th-28th, 2012,
Artist Reception Sat. June 9, 4:00-6:00.
MORE INFO: Sandra Lee ** http://sandraleegallery.com **
***@sandraleegallery.com ** 415-291-8000 Presented by Sandra Lee Gallery
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06/09/2012 - In Our Nature: Crystal Morey
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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Crystal Morey will explore the impact and stresses mankind has imposed on
animal life and our natural world. She will pay particular attention to
species that have been endangered or have become extinct due to urban
development, industrial agriculture, over-hunting and loss of habitat. She
will also examine how these changes may affect human psyches, emotions, and
actions.
Crystal will look at the way mankind interacts with the natural world and
the predator versus prey relationship that they share. Nature has always
governed human and animal life; evolution had its own timeline and plants
and animals coexisted. Crystal will address and examine the acceleration
that has occurred in natural lifecycles caused by technology and human
growth. One way for us to gauge our effect on the earth is through the
health of other species around us.
Crystal wants to bring awareness to these ideas through sculpture that
expands beyond what is true and what we know into an enigmatic realism that
is of another world. Through combining human-like figures with ghostly
animals she will draw a narrative of connectivity showing the relationship
that exists between humans, animals, and nature. She will investigate the
delicate, interwoven dependencies all creatures share, and the strengths
and mysteries found in our world.
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06/09/2012 - Through That Which Is Seen
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Curated by Alexis Arnold and Lauren Hartman
Second Saturday Reception: Saturday, June 9, 7-10 pm
Through That Which is Seen represents a range of interpretations of the
diorama, on all scales from site-specific installations to small-scale
models. From natural history displays to shoebox book reports, the word
diorama often conjures memories from childhood. However, dioramas can be
found dotted throughout our daily lives. Think about storefront displays,
televisions, and medicine cabinets, to name a few. Does a shower become a
performative diorama when in use? Or a car? The work in this exhibition
highlights the narrative potential of the diorama and the many forms in
which they embody.
Artists:
Elisheva Biernoff
Michael Campbell
Lisa Rybovich Cralle
Brynda Glazier
Michael Kerbow
Mary Ma
Bridget May
Christine Osinksi
Rachael Posnak
Carissa Potter
Kate Stirr*
* Root Division Studio Artist
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 9, 7-10 pm
Sliding Scale Suggested Donation: $1-$20
Plus Creative Station: Free diorama-making activity in the Studio 2
Classroom from 7-9 pm
Exhibition Dates: June 6 - 23, 2012
Gallery Hours: Wednesday- Saturday, 2-6 pm (or by appointment)
ìContact: Amy Cancelmo
***@rootdivision.org
ABOUT ROOT DIVISION:
Root Division is an arts + arts education non-profit located in the Mission
District of San Francisco. Root Division's mission is to improve
appreciation and access to the visual arts by connecting personal
inspiration and community participation. We provide subsidized studio space
to working artists in exchange for their service in creating shared
learning opportunities for the community. Artists develop creatively and
professionally by teaching art to underserved youth, leading adult
education classes, and producing exhibitions that showcase local emerging
artwork. By combining multiple opportunities for creative exchange, Root
Division cultivates an artistic ecosystem that enriches life throughout the
Bay Area.
Root Division is supported in part by grants from the The Andy Warhol
Foundation for the Visual Arts; National Endowment for the Arts; Grants for
the Arts: San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund; Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund;
Zellerbach Family Foundation, W A Gerbode Foundation, and Fleishhacker
Foundation.
For further information regarding events and/or press materials, please do
not hesitate to contact Amy Cancelmo at 415.863.7668 or
***@rootdivision.org.
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06/09/2012 - The Spirit of the Garden
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 06:00 PM PDT
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Rose + the Nightingale, a powerhouse quartet of female virtuosi, celebrates
the sublimity of gardens through poetry and song in a special concert that
receives its West Coast debut at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate
Park.
Rose + the Nightingale is a New York City-based quartet of world-class
improvising vocalists and instrumentalists, who create unique genre-defying
music that blurs the boundaries of world music, folk, and jazz
improvisation. âÂÂThe Spirit of the Gardenâ integrates poetry about
gardens and nature into the lyrics of a cycle of original songs and
improvisations created in collaboration with local San Francisco poets Evan
Karp and Silvi Alcivar. The new compositions by Karp and Alcivar, inspired
by the Conservatory of Flowers, receive their premiere at the event, the
first West Coast stop on a nationwide concert tour to botanical gardens
throughout the country.
Rose + the NightingaleâÂÂs live performances are noted for their fiery
rhythmic energy, sublime harmonies, and lyrical beauty. Members of Rose +
the Nightingale have performed internationally at venues such as Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Barbican in London, Davies
Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Chicago Symphony Hall, and at the world's
most prestigious jazz festivals including the North Sea, Montreal,
Montreux, Newport, San Francisco, and CapeTown South Africa Jazz Festivals,
and TokyoâÂÂs Blue Note.
Rose and the Nightingale is Jody Redhage (cello, vocals, compositions);
Sara Caswell (violin + mandolin); Laila Biali (piano + vocals); and Leala
Cyr (vocals, trumpet and percussion). More information about the quartet
and individual members at http://roseandthenightingale.com/.
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06/09/2012 - 'Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (Remington and
the Curse of the Zombadings)'
Posted: 09 Jun 2012 07:30 PM PDT
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Bading is Filipino slang for âÂÂgay,â referring specifically to
flamboyant, effeminate homosexuals. A Zombading is the undead version,
which the titular character has to deal with as he tries to lift a curse
that is gradually turning him into a bading. Part of YBCAâÂÂs âÂÂNew
Filipino Cinemaâ festival, June 7-10 + 17.
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06/10/2012 - Green Kids Conference
Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT
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Green Kids Conference A conference dedicated for children ages 3 to 18
years!
***Register Online Now***Admission Free***
***http://greenkidsconference.org***
Event Sponsor: Microsoft Corporation
Green Kids Now, Inc., is honored to bring you, Second Annual, Green Kids
Conference!
Our goal is to educate kids and their families on environmental issues,
make them aware of available resources and opportunities, and also to
promote, encourage, and reward new innovative ideas.
Come and explore the latest developments and opportunities in the
Environmental and Sustainability areas Learn * Innovate *
Take Action * Share
MORE INFO: Shanti Balaraman ** http://greenkidsconference.org **
***@greenkidsconference.org ** 510-793-1343 Presented by Green Kids Now,
Inc.
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06/12/2012 - Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz, Author of 'The Price of
Inequality'
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Our current economic system has made America the most unequal advanced
industrial country with crippled growth and undermined democracy. As the
top 1% of Americans control 40% of the countryâÂÂs wealth, Stiglitz makes a
forceful argument against our divided society and vicious circle of
inequality.
In an effort to bridge that growing gap, Stiglitz offers his plan for
changing our current monetary and budgetary policies and create a more just
and prosperous future.
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06/12/2012 - A Night of Fairy Tales
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 06:30 PM PDT
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To close out the 2011-12 Two Voices season, join the staff and friends of
the Center for the Art of Translation for a special evening on translating
fairy tales!
Kate Bernheimer, Ilya Kaminsky, and Maria Tatar take the audience down the
slim path into the dark woods with readings from classic and contemporary
fairytales. And these aren't the fairytales you grew up with-they're the
darkest, scariest tales you've ever heard! A reception with cash bar will
follow the event.
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06/13/2012 - Gail Collins, NY Times Columnist + Author of 'As Texas Goes...'
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The first woman editor of The New York Times editorial page and
best-selling author, Gail Collins, reveals in her explosive new book how
Texas has become the bellwether of a far-reaching national movement that
continues to have profound social and economic consequences for the nation.
The proud state of big oil and bigger ambition has created a conservative
political agenda that is shaping our national identity. Collins declares,
âÂÂlike it or not, as Texas goes, so goes the nation.âÂÂ
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06/13/2012 - Lev Grossman, Best Selling Author of 'The Magicians'
Posted: 13 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT
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Grossman's 2009 novel The Magicians was labeled by critics and many fans
as "Narnia for adults." The dark tale of a magical school for adolescents
became a bestseller that spawned a sequel, The Magician King, and soon
attracted the attention of Hollywood. Join us as the author, Time magazine
book critic, and popular blogger discusses what's in store for Quentin
Coldwater and his fellow graduates of the Brakebills College for Magical
Pedagogy.
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06/13/2012 - Citizen Rhythm / Terrence Brewer Cd Release Concert at Yoshi's
Oakland
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Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, SouLive, and Cream get into a bar fightâŠit's
the closest imagery that describes the sound of San Francisco based fusion
group, âÂÂCitizen Rhythmâ (www.CitizenRhythm.com). Imagine the music of
Mingus, Monk, Miles, and more fused with funk, hard rock, hip-hop, and
odd-meter grooves.
Formed in 20010 by award winning San Francisco Bay area based guitarist,
Terrence Brewer, âÂÂCitizen Rhythmâ is another evolution of fusion.
Taking all of the musical styles Brewer grew up playing and marrying them
together to create the best of all worlds - music that has booty-shaking
grooves, is harmonically and rhythmically advanced, based on the open
improvisation form that is jazzâŠand, at times, it rocksâŠhard. Filling
out the core lineup of âÂÂCitizen Rhythmâ are talented veteran Bay area
musicians Michael Coleman (Beep! ShumannâÂÂs HumanâÂÂs) on Keyboards, Rob
Rhodes (Ledisi, Mary Wilson, Fred Ross) on drums, and Gabe Davis on
Electric Bass.
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06/14/2012 - Stretch and Expose
Posted: 14 Jun 2012 03:00 PM PDT
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The San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries Art at City Hall program
presents The Stretch and Expose exhibition, which will be dedicated to
celebrating the rich history of screen printing and the artistic minds that
chose to manipulate this media to embody and expose their vision. It is a
compilation of non-commercial screen printing from the direct hearts and
minds of San Francisco.
This Event will be located on the ground floor of San Francisco City Hall.
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06/14/2012 - CIT presents Cardburg 2012: The Super Track @ the Bedford
Gallery
Posted: 14 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT
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The Bedford Gallery
CIT presents Cardburg 2012: The Super Track
June 14 - August 12, 2012
Opening Reception
Thursday, June 14, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Enjoy bites provided by the Bedford Gallery Guild and brews donated by
Pyramid Alehouse - Walnut Creek. Free for Friends of the Bedford. Sponsored
by Diablo Regional Arts Association. Admission: $5
Cardboard Institute of Technology (CIT), a team of Bay Area artists, is the
driving force behind Cardburg. Established in 2007 by sculptor artist
Joshua Short, CIT uses recycled cardboard and found materials to build
enormous, site-specific installations that immerse audiences in a fantastic
and entertaining world. Cardburg is a new work commissioned especially for
the Bedford Gallery and CIT ups the ante with a low-powered micro radio
station, live performances, broadcast events, video feeds and in-car
cameras. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, and join us for this
outrageous, high-octane display of twists and turns! Do not miss this
one-time show!
Bedford Curator Carrie Lederer comments that, "CIT projects always
incorporate aspects of the world we live in-from pop culture, history and
myth to contemporary life. The artists are entrepreneurial in spirit, and
bring an array of skills and talents to their projects, using
high-tech/low-tech hybrids as a motto for construction. Each installation
is a unique, humorous and thoughtful statement about our local and global
community, and our attraction to large-scale, exhilarating public events."
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06/14/2012 - When We Fall Apart
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June 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 27, 28 - 7pm; June 22, 23, 29, 30 - 7 + 9 pm
Z Space presents Joe Goode Performance Group in the world premiere of When
We Fall Apart, a dance/theater work that examines the intricate and fragile
relationship between house and body, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Goode, heralded for his innovative form of dance theater, explores the
motivations that keep us building, even as life might collapse around us,
by weaving the real life stories of audience and community members into the
work itself. Architect and collaborator Cass Calder Smith provides a
visual "house of art," constructed to collapse, re-shape, and illuminate
the songs, stories, and movement taking place within. Featuring live,
original music by Ben Juodvalkis. June 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 27, 28 - 7pm;
June 22, 23, 29, 30 - 7 + 9 pm.
MORE INFO: Andrew Burmester ** http://www.zspace.org/1213/joegoode.htm **
***@zspace.org ** 415-626-0453 Presented by Z Space
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06/14/2012 - Derrick Jensen: Civilization and Resistance
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Derrick Jensen is the most potent voice of the growing deep ecology
movement. Winner of numerous awards and honors including the Eric Hoffer
Book Award and Press Action's Person of the Year, he is the author of some
fifteen books, including the new Derrick Jensen Reader: Writings on
Environmental Revolution.
Stunningly original, grippingly personal, this book will shock you to your
core while at the same time quickening your deepest yearnings for
reconnection with the Earth and all its creatures. - Frances Moore Lappe
Hosted by Claire Cummings.
$12 advance tickets: t: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores ($15 at
door)
MORE INFO: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/244265 ** 510-967-4495
Presented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM
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06/15/2012 - Tides Theatre Presents West Coast Premiere of '5 Lesbians
Eating A Quiche'
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Tides Theatre is proud to announce the West Coast premiere of '5 Lesbians
Eating A Quiche.' It's 1956 and somewhere in middle America a women's group
called the "Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein" is
celebrating their annual quiche breakfast. Code abounds in this society and
the playￜ"code so hidden that even the five society members onstage don't
all realize they are members of a latently lesbian group in the
repressed '50s. They not only celebrate quiche, but they revere eggs and
abhor sausagesￜ"especially when mixed with eggs. (One society member
committed the ultimate faux pas a year earlier by bringing a sausage quiche
to the celebration). Conformity is not the only characteristic of the
fifties that's skewered in this 90-minute comedyￜ"the red scare and
nuclear paranoia of the decade are targets as well. When the five repressed
lesbians are confined to a fallout shelter following a nuclear attack, the
emotions and suppressed desires explode with greater force than the H-bomb.
About Tides Theatre
Tides Theatre is on a mission to challenge, inspire and heal our community
by creating visceral theater experiences that are bold and truthful.
www.tidestheatre.org
Jennifer Welch is the Producing Artistic Director of Tides Theatre, a
founding member of the Howells Transmitter Arts Collaborative, a
contributor to Dramalist.com and the Actors Theatre of San Francisco. Her
directing credits include; Waiting For Godot, The Grapes Of Wrath,
Glengarry Glen Ross, Buried Child, The Trip To Bountiful, A View From The
Bridge, The Rose Tattoo, The Night Of The Iguana, Lysistrata, The Real
Inspector Hound and Killer Joe. She currently teaches acting classes in San
Francisco and trained at the University of Kansas, A.C.T and the Jean
Shelton Actors Lab.
Cary Cronholm Rose is the Associate Artistic Director and Literary Manager
of Tides Theatre. She has a B.A. from Kenyon College. She is a graduate of
The School at Steppenwolf in Chicago and B.A.D.AâÂÂs Midsummer in Oxford
program. In Chicago she has worked with Second City, Improv Olympic, The
Chopin, and the Steppenwolf Garage. Cary is a proud company member of
ChicagoâÂÂs Collaboraction Theater and a founding company member of
ChicagoâÂÂs Pine Box Theatre.
* actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
**June 15th features an opening night celebration at 8pm with ticket prices
at $38.
Photo Credit:
Michael David Rose Photography, Larissa Archer, Caitlin Evenson, Susan
Shay*, Sophia LaPaglia + Karina Wolf
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06/15/2012 - June Literary Clown Foolery: San Francisco Olympians Festival
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June 11th, the clown and Stuart Bousel tackle the Greeks. And not the way
you're thinking.
Literary Clown Foolery is a monthly event at the Booksmith. A loyal troop
of bookish clowns (satire clowns, not can't-sleep-clowns-will-eat-me
clowns) tackle literature, culture, San Francisco, and finally, Greek
Tragedy in a special edition dedicated to the San Francisco Olympians
festival.
Stuart Bousel is an actor, designer, director, producer, and writer whose
work includes collaborations with Actor's Theater of San Francisco,
Atmostheatre Inc., Conlan Media, Custom Made Theater Company, the New
College of San Francisco, Poet's Theater of San Francisco, The San
Francisco Fringe Festival, The San Francisco Theater Festival, Wily West
Productions and Woman's Will, in addition to being the artistic director of
No Nude Men Productions and co-founding artistic director of the San
Francisco Theater Pub.
Live performances, humor that pushes the boundaries of taste, drinks on us,
and MORE for $10 at our monthly 90-minute cabaret show. Welcome to the
lighter side of literature.
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06/16/2012 - Story Vault
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Travel through time. See ghosts. Hear stories. Drink to your ancestors. The
Great-Grandfather Club presents Story Vault, a cocktail party and video
installation extravaganza in the heart of the Mission District. This
fundraising event is to promote two documentaries: "Fiji Time" directed by
Alexandra Lacey + "Reunion" directed by Elizabeth Cabrera. Seven
extraordinary artists have created diverse multimedia work inspired by the
power of oral history, memory, and family lore. The evening will feature
local music talent from DJ Donghoon Han, Musica Delira, and Bayonics,
donations from an all-star group of restaurants and bars, and the chance to
enter a raffle for some awesome prizes.
MORE INFO: Elizabeth Cabrera + Alexandra Lacey **
http://greatgrandfatherclub.com ** ***@gmail.com
Presented by Great-Grandfather Club
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06/17/2012 - Music for Father's Day
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Last year's concert on Father's Day by the ladies of The Albany Consort was
so successful we are presenting another Father's Day concert. Our French
composers Boismortier and Leclair will be joined by their German and
Italian contemporaries Quantz, and Telemann for a varied and exciting
program. We will also be presenting a violin sonata by Albinoni, usually
known for his beautiful oboe compositions. This violin sonata showcases
Laura in the heady and dramatic Italian spirit, in the tradition of Corelli
and Vivaldi.
Come and help us celebrate Father's Day and our son Simon's 27th birthday,
in our tribute to the wonderful men in our lives. Surprises for all!
MORE INFO: Jonathan Salzedo ** http://www.albanyconsort.com **
***@albanyconsort.com ** 408-480-0182 Presented by Albany Consort
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06/19/2012 - Adam Lashinsky, Author of 'Inside Apple'
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Apple products have undoubtedly changed the way we work and live. From the
iPhone to the iPad, the company continues to produce cutting edge
technology and inspire a cult like following worldwide. So whatâÂÂs next?
In 2008, Adam Lashinksy, Fortune Senior Editor at Large predicted that Tim
Cook would eventually succeed Steve Jobs as CEO of the company. He takes us
inside the offices at 1 Infinite Loop and offers a rare glimpse to
AppleâÂÂs ecosystem, corporate culture, and leadership strategies that have
helped propel the company to success. Hear what might be next in the
post-Steve Jobs era.
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06/20/2012 - Agaves w/Greg Starr
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Gardeners and garden designers are having a love affair with agaves. It's
easy to see why-they're low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and strikingly
sculptural, with an astounding range of form and color. Many species are
strikingly variegated, and some have contrasting ornamental spines on the
edges of their leaves. Fabulous for container gardening or in-the-ground
culture, they combine versatility with easy growability. Join Author Greg
Starr and The Ruth Bancroft Garden for a lecture and garden tour event! For
more information, visit our website at www.ruthbancroftgarden.org or call
the office at (925)944-9352.
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06/23/2012 - TREASURED CIGAR BOX Assemblage Explorations of the African
Diaspora
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Exhibition Runs: June 23 - Aug 2, 2012
Location: 3rd Floor (Afro-American Wing)
Hours: The show is open during Library hours Mon-Sun
Chartrand's Treasured Cigar Box series invites you into a world of the
global slave trade perspectives between Africa, Europe, the Americas, and
America (USA). These multidimensional assemblage cigar boxes (15 boxes)
incorporate recycled and found objects, keys, money, and hand painted paper.
This series bridges the gap by connecting the major Colonial slave trade
shareholders of the New World. Treasured Cigar Box (series) offers
knowledge and research into the deeper meaning on how the exploitative,
atrocious and brutal servitude, and harvesting of tobacco by circa
12-million African Slaves fueled the beginnings of the modern day
corporations.
Artist's Video + Blog: http://thefiberalchemist.blogspot.com/
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06/28/2012 - An Evening with Paula Poundstone
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The Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts +
The Other Cafe Comedy Showcase present
An Evening with PAULA POUNDSTONE
An evening of unsurpassable laughter with the star of NPRâÂÂs âÂÂWait
Wait⊠DonâÂÂt Tell MeâÂÂ, HBO Comedy Specials and one of the funniest
stand-up comics working today. She draws her material from her own complex
life with 3 kids, 2 dogs and 13 cats, motherhood, a demanding job, crazy
travel schedule, aging frustrations and a bag of neuroses including her
famous inability to ever shut up.
Attending a Paula Poundstone performance will leave you marveling at her
ability to interact spontaneously with audience members in conversations
bound to garner riotous laughter. Armed with nothing but a stool, a
microphone and a can of Diet Pepsi, PaulaâÂÂs ability to create humor on
the spot has become the stuff of legend. Little wonder people leave
PaulaâÂÂs shows complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter, and
debating whether the random people she talked to are âÂÂplantsâ - which,
of course they never are.
Tiered Seating/Pricing including Reserved Seating, VIP with Premier Seats
and Artist's reception or General Admission
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07/19/2012 - The Curse of the Starving Class
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Starring Stanford Summer Theater veterans Marty Pistone, Courtney Walsh,
Ben Fisher, and Max Sosna-Spear, âÂÂCurse of the Starving Classâ is a
comedy with a difference. An American family filled with strangely lovable
characters lives out its delusions and fantasies with hilarious energy and
willful denial. Like a lottery whose payoff rises each week but no one ever
wins the jackpot, âÂÂCurse of the Starving Classâ leads us on over the
rainbow, always hungry for something more, and for some way home.
Written in 1976, âÂÂCurse of the Starving Classâ is eerily prophetic its
world built on bad loans, speculations in land and real estate and the
little manâÂÂs struggle against the corporate âÂÂzombiesâ who run the
country into the ground while laughing their way to the bank. A hilarious,
brilliantly crafted, and deeply affecting play, âÂÂCurse of the Starving
Classâ takes us back though our cultural history and forward into our
wildest dreams.
Directed by Rush Rehm (Artistic Director, Stanford Summer Theater),
starring Marty Pistone (Weston), Courtney Walsh (Ella), Max Sosna-Spear
(Wesley), Jessica Waldman (Emma), with Ben Fisher (Taylor), Keith Marshall
(Ellis), Ben Knoll (Slater), and Michael Vang (Malcom, Emerson). Set design
by Chad Bonaker, costumes by Connie Strayer.
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08/04/2012 - Fun in the Sun Adventures
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Bring the whole family out for Fun in the Sun Adventures at The Ruth
Bancroft Garden on Saturday, August fourth from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. This is a
new event for the Garden filled with fun educational activities and a great
way for kids to get active.
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