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DESCRIPTION:Wednesday, 04/23/08\nASHKENAZ EARTH DAY CELEBRATION FEATURING THE ADRIAN 
 XAVIER BAND, BLANE LYON WITH THE REAL, AND JOE B FROM THE FLUX\nDoors at 
 7:00 pm; Show at 9:30 pm\nFree films at 7:30-9 pm\n$8 / $5 students 
 (w/valid ID)\n\nAshkenaz celebrates Earth Day with conscious music from the 
 Adrian Xavier Band, Blane Lyon, and Joe B, preceded by ecologically themed 
 short films presented as part of the free Earth Week Film 
 Festival.\n\nSeattle’s Adrian Xavier has been performing for almost two 
 decades, starting the band Pure Water in 1997, and under his own name since 
 2000, singing and playing reggae-rooted world music that adds in rock, 
 hip-hop, jazz, and soul. His 2004 debut CD, “R-Nature,” features such 
 original songs as “Mother Nature” and “Redemption Road.” On lead 
 vocals and guitar, Xavier is backed by a globetrotting band featuring 
 keyboardist Mark Cardenas, violinist Geoffrey Castle, Jamaican-born Lennox 
 Holeness on bass, drummer David Carpenter and lead guitarist Brian Ray. 
 www.adrianxavier.com\n\nSinger/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Blane 
 Lyon performs original works of funk, soul, reggae, electronica, dub, 
 acoustic and many other forms of groove, all reflecting a commitment to 
 soulful and uplifting music. Born and raised in San Francisco, his musical 
 influences ranged from the Mission’s Latin sounds to ’70s psychedelic 
 funk and the beginnings of hip-hop. After founding groups such as the 
 popular ’90s funk collective Family Soul, Lyon formed his present band 
 The Real, which maintains Lyon’s conscious tune-smithing with a penchant 
 for booty-shaking grooves and fat soul anthems. www.blanelyon.com\n\nJoe B, 
 leader of the popular local Afro-Jam-Funk band The Flux, will make a 
 special guest appearance debuting his new acoustic project.\n\nPresented by 
 the Berkeley City College Green Club and Ashkenaz, the Earth Week Film 
 Festival offers free showings of three movies, totaling approximately 80 
 minutes:\n\nSIDEWALK STORIES by Hannah Chauvet\n\nCommissioned by the 
 Ecology Center to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Curbside 
 Recycling Program, a brief history of the recycling movement in Berkeley. 
 Shows interviews with some champion recyclers – winners in the Cash for 
 Trash contests. Shows how the materials are sorted and follows the baled 
 recycled materials to the Oakland port. Chauvet will appear in person 
 tonight to discuss her inspiration for making the film.\n\nTHE RECYCLERGY 
 by Jeremy Kaller www.recyclergy.com\n\nSan Francisco Bay Area recycling 
 pioneers share their insightfully hilarious thoughts and stories on garbage 
 collection, treasure hunting, Jack Benny, and the products we buy. 
 Featuring music by Rube Waddell, The Recyclergy is an entertaining 
 examination of a fading subculture.\n\nTHE STORY OF STUFF narrated by Annie 
 Leonard www.storyofstuff.com\n\nAn animation of the consumerist society, 
 “‘The Story of Stuff’ is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at 
 the underside of our production and consumption patterns…exposes the 
 connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and 
 calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.”\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/19/18493991.php
SUMMARY:Ashkenaz Earth Day - Films and Live Music
LOCATION:Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center\n1317 San Pablo Ave. @ 
 Gilman\nNorth Berkeley\nAlways all ages!
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/19/18493991.php
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