Jn 9-14 TransForming, Lust Unleashed, more Q...

Queer Things 2 Do

in the San Franhattan Gay Area

events compiled by holy titclamps,
2005 june 9 thru 14
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Thu, Jun 9, 6:30 pm : The Institute for Gay Men's Health featuring Jaime Cortez --
Sexile/Sexilo :
Join writer/illustrator Jaime Cortez and our Sexile heroine, AIDS activist and performer Adela Vazquez in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a graphic novel. Sexile is the story of a transgender's journey from Cuba in the early 1980's, the first years of the AIDS epidemic and his gender transition. Sexile is published by the Institute for Gay Men's Health, a partnership between New York City's Gay Men's Crisis and AIDS Project Los Angeles created to address the most critical health issue in the lives of gay men, HIV/AIDS, and to promote gay men's overall health and wellness. FREE. Yerba Buena Center, Education Resource Room http://www.ybca.org

Thursday June 9, noon: Free film screening:
Einstein of Sex: Rosa von Praunheim film about German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld. At the Main Library, Koret Auditorium, lower level.

Thursdays, 6pm-8 pm: Unka Lynnee's Academy for Ladeez and Gentelmen - radio show Hosted by Lynnee Breedlove. Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9FM in San Francisco. If you're out of transmitter range you can listen online at http://www.piratecatradio.com/

Every Thursday, 7-9 pm: Crafty Bitches, Too - a FREE and ALL AGES - weekly knitting, crocheting, needle pointng, crafting, chatting, circle for transfolk and ladies. There will be yummy snacks, tea, and drinks. Come hang out, make a scarf, make a friend, or bring a friend. If you don't know how to crochet or knit but want to learn come on down and bring some yarn and needles. We have some extra yarn for those who don't have their own.
At Femina Potens @ 465 South Van Ness.
e-mail contact is femina_potens [at] yahoo.com. http://www.feminapotens.com

Thursdays, 7:30 pm: Out in the Bay: New LGBT radio show with Eric Jansen, David Latulippe, and Susanna J. Hines. The show lasts half an hour and is followed by the national gay radio program This Way Out. On KALW, 91.7 FM. http://www.outinthebay.com/


Thursdays, 9pm-2am: HELLFIRE at The Stud Playing all your favorite rock'n'roll songs. Hang out play some pool or packman. Dance Dance Dance. 21+. The Stud. 9th.Harrison.

Thursdays 10 pm-2 am: Tubesteak Connection @ Aunt Charlie's Lounge. There's a new junkie on the block! Straight from the armpit of SOMA to the bowels of the TL, incorrigible retro/electro vinyl addict DJ Bus Station John ("Trash"/ "The ROD") continues the downward spiral of his career with his weekly club "The Tubesteak Connection" @ Aunt Charlies Lounge. Get liquored-up cheap ($2.50 well/beer all nite) and cruise your fellow cockgobblers, self-suckers, carpet grinders, and crotch-stuffers to the synthesized sounds of a forgotten era: late 70s/ early 80s gay bar & bathhouse hi-NRG, Eurodisco, NYC no-wave, disco rarities and more. Every Thursday. $3.00. 10pm - 2am. 133 Turk Street (btwn Jones & Taylor) http://www.auntcharlieslounge.com

June 9th-11th & 23rd, 7:30pm: TransForming Community, Curated by Michelle Tea. TransForming Community explores the friction at the intersection of contemporary trans and queer communities. With a burgeoning transsexual community growing in tandem with a genderqueer movement, what are the issues that arise when non-trans queers share cultural space with transpeople and genderqueers? With distinctly different needs and identities, what needs to be worked out between the transsexual and genderqueer communities? With an extensive question and answer session following each performance, TransForming Community is bound to be a groundbreaking moment in literary performance. TransForming Community features some of the most talented and talked-about contemporary queer literary and performance artists: Lynn Breedlove, Thea Hillman, Katastrophe, Julia Serano, Michelle Tea, Max Wolf Valerio, Marcus Rene Van and Shawna Virago. Tickets: FREE. The Center/Rainbow Room, 1800 Market St. Reservations & Info: (415) 864-4124 or Qcc [at] queerculturalcenter.org http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/QFest05/TransCom.html

June 9 (preview), 10, 11,12; 16, 17,18, 8:00pm: Legacies Untied: Lust Unleashed: LiquidFIRE Productions. The liquidFIRE Project is San Francisco's and the Bay Area's annual lesbian of color multidisciplinary theatre experience that inevitably leaves its audiences wanting more! This year's production is a sexy and poignant piece of theatre that tells the stories of nine lesbian and queer women of color and how their sometimes painful and joyous ancestral roots influence their eroticism. "Legacies Untied: Lust Unleashed" features live music composed by Tammy Hall, with vocal arrangements and direction by Allegra Bandy. The cast includes Caruthia Archie, Ashley Brockington, Krishnakali Chaudhuri, Helen Johnson, Pamela Mack, Gita Mehrotra, Nicole Ming, Spring Opara and Nailah Pettigen. Always popular - always hot - always sold out! Buy your tickets in advance!
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Tickets: Advance $18, $13 students/seniors (60+) w/ID & disabled
Door $23, $17 students/seniors (60+) w/ID & disabled
http://www.ticketweb.com
http://www.liquidfirehot.org

Thursday June 9: Mission Creek Music and Arts Fest presents: Glass Candy and Veronica Lipgloss and the Evil Eyes At the Hemlock, 1131 Polk St. http://www.hemlocktavern.com/

Thursday June 9, 9 pm: Mission Creek Music Festival presents: Extra Action Marching Band, Three Day Stubble, Gay Barbarians, Dead Hensons. $6, 21+. at the Eagle, 12th and Harrison. http://www.sfeagle.com


Friday, June 10, 7:00 to 9:30 PM screwup: BDSM for trannies, genderqueers and their pals. Location varies, check website for details. http://www.screwup.info/

Friday June 10, signup at 7:30, reading at 8 pm: Queer Open Mic at the Center's Three Dollar Bill Cafe. Features: TBA. 2nd and 4th Fridays. Host Cindy M. Emch. At $3 Bill Cafe, LGBT Center, 1800 Market at Octavia http://www.threedollarbill.com/

Fridays, 7:30-9:30 pm: Live Music, this and every Friday night. All Ages. At Dolores Park Cafe', 501 Dolores @ 18th st. San Francisco More info Call 415-621-2936 http://www.doloresparkcafe.org

Friday, June 10, 8-10 p.m.: A Nation of Want: Readings by Ricardo Bracho and CherrÌe Moraga unites two prolific literary talents, presenting texts from their plays, poetry, prose and essays in their own voices. This historic reading is first time in many years that Ricardo and CherrÌe have read together in San Francisco. Mr. Bracho is a Visiting Scholar-Artist at the Center for Chicano Studies at UC Santa Barbara. He has been a participant in the NEA/TCG Residency Program for Playwrights and Mabou Mines Suite Residency Program, is a recipient of two commissions from the Latino Theater Initiative of the Mark Taper Forum and the Creative Work Fund. His plays include The Sweetest Hangover, Fed Up, A to B, Sissy, Querido and Mexican Psychotic.
Ms. Moraga is co-editor of This Bridge Called My Back, author of "Shadow of a Man" and "Watsonville," and "Heroes and Saints." Ms. Moraga! is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts' Theatre Playwrights' Fellowship and has been the Artist-in-Residence at Stanford University since 1996. She is presently working on a novel (untitled) and a new play entitled "The Mathematics of Love."
tickets $15, $10-students, seniors, or disabled. A Nation of Want will probably sell-out early, so buy tickets in advance at http://www.queerculturalcenter.org. At the SF LGBT Center's Ceremonial Room, 1800 Market St.

Friday, June 10 & Saturday, June 11 @ 8pm, Sunday, June 12 @ 3pm: Kate Clinton (The Lesbian Jon Stewart) in Talking a Blue Streak. Main Floor $30, Mezzanine $25, $4 discount for seniors, students & disabled. Assigned Seats: Get Tickets Early! Box office: 415-647-2822, or buy online At Brava for Women in the Arts, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco. http://www.brava.org

Fridays, 9pm-3 am: Shadowplay, the omnisexual indie, new wave, electro, and discopunk club. $5 after 10pm, free before. 21+. Weekly on Fridays. http://shadowplaysf.com. At the Stud, 9th and Harrison.

Friday, June 10th, 9 am - 2 am: SHIZAM! A One Night Queer Romp Benefiting AIDS Walk San Francisco. $3-5 no one turned away. DJ's Baby Blue Hanky, Melissa, and Jamez spin ecclectic beats all night. Dancers, door prizes and other special treats from our local queer underground. Come celebrate a night of good music and festive drinking all for a good cause! At The Transfer, Church & Market

Fridays, 10 pm-2 am: KARMA presents TeMA...Every Friday Night at El Rio. The Best World Music in the City!! DJ's Garcia ( KARMA, The End-Up) and Suresh (6 Degrees Records) bring you the hottest Salsa, Samba, Desi Beats, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, Bhangra, and House! FREE before 10pm, $5 after. Hot Go-Go Dancers. Hookas on the patio. New Outdoor Heaters. All Nations and Persuasions Welcome. For more info go to http://www.elriosf.com or call 415-282-3325. El Rio is located at 3158 Mission St. SF Close to Bart (24th St.) and Muni 14 and 49 (exit at Precita) Also every Friday... ***FREE Oysters on the half shell 5pm-7pm. ***Happy Hour 5pm-9pm All well and draft pints $2.50
http://www.elriosf.com

Saturday June 11, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Wilde Chats: Wilde Chats is a philosophical chat group for all gay men. It's fun and enables us to expand the way we look at gay life in San Francisco. Rather than just chat about issues, we question the way we've always looked at contemporary gay life in San Francisco. We question our questions! Join in the fun! This event repeats on the first and third Saturday of every month. Event Location: Orbit Room Cafe, 1900 Market St./Laguna http://www.sfgmci.org

Saturdays, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Radical Faerie coffee -- Call Telefaerie for information, 415-626-3369. Now at the Three Dollar Bill Cafe, SF Center, 1800 Market.

Saturday June 11: Badlands picket: 9pm: snacks, and community at LYRIC: 127 Collinwood. 10pm: Picketing begins at Badlands (18th & Castro)! picket lasts from 10 pm to midnight. http://www.andcastroforall.com

Saturday June 11, 6:30-8 pm: Fierce Words Tender, women's open mike, This Saturday, and the second Saturday of each and every fabulous month, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM, at Sisterspirit Bookstore, 938 The Alameda, San Jose. Phenomenal, firey, feminist, phat, and above all, fierce, this is a time for any woman to take the stage and strut her stuff! poetry, comedy, music, improv, storytelling, rap...any kind of performance or art is welcome! free of charge, any woman may perform, men are welcomed in the audience.
http://www.angelfire.com/de/fierceness/

Saturday June 11, 7 pm: Second Saturday Monthly Queer Ballroom Party at Synergy. Schedule: 7pm lesson-Samba with Juan in English/Espaniol 8pm lesson-Cha Cha in English/Espaniol 9pm to Midnight Ballroom Dance party to Ballroom, Latin, Country, Salsa & Swing music! Donation: *Under 21 FREE! *Over 21 $10 for the night. *Dance Student Discount: Half off for Queer Dance Pass holders; For students in Monday Salsa and Ballroom Dance class Series and Wednesday Swing Dance Students! Fancy attire suggested; Comfortable leather soled shoes recomended! No Partner and Experience needed! These are Lesbian, Gay, BI and Trans All Ages dances open to everyone! Check out http://www.QueerBallroom.com Location: At Synergy School-1387 Valencia at 25th Street (check online for updates on locations).


Saturday, June 11th, 2005, 7:30 pm : GuyWriters presents All-Star Multicultural Poetry Reading featuring George Chacon, Justin Chin, Brian Teare and Marvin K. White. FREE. At Magnet, 4122 18th Street @ Castro in San Francisco. Info: GuyWriters [at] Yahoo.com or 415-626-6098

Saturday, June 11, 7:30 to 9:30 PM, doors open at 7:00 PM: Writers With Drinks: A fundraiser for other, a magazine for people who don't feel represented by mainstream media categories. Other #8 coming soon! Featuring: Tim Farrington, Diane DiPrima, Carter Scholz, comedian Erin Souza, and essayist Michael Chorost. Admission: $3 to $5 sliding scale, all proceeds benefit other. Location: The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd. St. between Mission and Valencia, San Francisco

Saturday, June 11, 8-10:30 pm (doors 7:45): SF Lesbian & Gay Contra Dance. Contra is a beginner-friendly folk dance that mixes English, Celtic and Quebecois traditions. It~Rs easy to learn: no fancy footwork, and each danceis taught as you do it to LIVE MUSIC. No partner, special attire or experience required. Lynn Ackerson calls and the band is 3 O'Clock Shadow. This is our last dance until September . . . let~Rs end our 04-05 season with a bang and celebrate Pride month together! $10 (or pay what you can). The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street (btwn Guerrero & Valencia). http://www.lcfd.org/sf/

Saturday, June 11, Doors at 8:30, show at 9: Boy Bands Against the War presents: Rally the Troupes! A night of savvy political and sexy performance art -- with pom poms! "The hardest working drag troupe in the business" and reigning San Francisco Drag King Contest winners, The Transformers, rounded up an eclectic mix of drag kings, queens, and burlesque artists from the Bay Area and beyond. This line-up of performers is tough to match! These performers have a knack for nailing each song with innovative moves and messages, which will make you wonder why you've never been to a drag show. At times thought provoking, at times erotic, at times hilarious, and most times a mixture of the three, this evening will leave you inspired and wanting more!
Featuring original performances by: The Transformers, Burlesque-Esque, Nappy Grooves, Jay Walker, Boi-lesque, Landa Lakes, The Fly Guys, The Dangers, The Lost Boys, Diamond Daggers -- and more! Emceed by fabulous Micia Mosely. 5-$15 sliding scale/no one turned away for lack of funds. All ages. Sponsored by the Queer Cultural Center as a part of the National Queer Arts Festival: http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/ at SomArts, 934 Brannan St, San Francisco.

Saturday June 11, two shows, 9 pm and 11:30 pm Mission Creek Music and Arts Fest presents: Club Chuckles Comedy Cavalcade with Brent Weinbach, Will Franken, Bridget Schwartz, and Lady Gallagher. At the Hemlock, 1131 Polk St. http://www.hemlocktavern.com/

Saturday June 11, 9 pm-2 am: Bootie -- monthly mash-up party. Guest DJ: Axel from Los Angeles. with your resident DJs: Adrian, the Mysterious D, Party Ben, Dada. Free Bootie mix CD to the first 30 people thru the door! Cherry Bar & Lounge, 917 Folsom at 5th, San Francisco http://www.bootiesf.com/

Saturday, June 11, 10 pm-2am: club night: "The Rod" Alchoholics Unanimous meets every 2nd Saturday @ The Rod. A new alterna-queer monthly facilitated by DJ Bus Station John (The Tubesteak Connection) & Jef Leopard (Smut Hut, K-Y). 70's/80's glittersleeze & discocheeze! Heavy cruising & hard hard cocktails! 1st drink free with 5 year sobriety pin (just kidding)! $5. At Underground SF (The Top) 424 Haight Street (btwn Webster & Fillmore) http://www.undergroundsf.com

Sundays, 3 pm: Salsa Sundays are Back on El Rio's Historic Patio! Live Salsa Bands Every Week! Check http://www.elriosf.com for band schedule. Doors at 3pm. Free BBQ at 3pm while it lasts. Salsa Class at 3:15. Free Raffle. Band 4pm-8pm + Rotating DJ's. Cover is $8 El Rio is located at 3158 Mission Street / Precita. Phone number is 415-282-3325. See you all there!!!

Sunday, June 12, 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM: Respect - This Sunday - DJ Page Hotel's Dance Party @ Rouge. (Respect is the second Sunday of every month!) Cover: $10. At Harry Denton's Rouge, Corner Polk & Broadway, San Francisco (Valet parking available)

Sundays, 7pm: United Genders of the Universe: All ages genderqueer group, East bay meeting. At Pacific Center,2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. http://www.unitedgenders.org

Sundays, 8 pm: Bad Movie Night at the Dark Room. The Dark Room Theatre, 2263 Mission St. between 18th and 19th. http://www.darkroomsf.com


Monday June 13, Reception at 7:30 pm, show at 8 pm:
QComedy presents Monday Night Gay Comedy. Hosted by Coco Lopez (aka Ray Ferrer). With: Betsy Salkind, Dolores Trevino, Marilyn Pittman, Amma, Kamia Davis, Mike Camarote, Justin Scales, and featured closer Bridget Schwartz. Sliding scale $8-$15. At the SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market St. San Francisco.
http://www.qcomedy.com

Tuesday, June 14: Attention Span Therapy reading series with Charlie Anders and more at Ti Couz restaurant, 3108 16th. St. @ Valencia in SF.

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