SF events 8.1

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# 2600 Meeting Fri Aug 1 5-7pm PDT (GMT-07:00) SF
4 Embarcadero Plaza (inside). Payphones: (415) 398-9803, 9804, 9805, 9806.

# Future of the Book and Book of the Future Fri Aug 1 7-9pm Free
Conservator, binder and book artist Gary Frost suggests :
a print-on-demand vending machine, with books readily available
Vend-A-Book Project, which features local book artists. artist book
vending machine with books for sale. SF Center for the Book
300 DeHaro @16th St. http://www.sfcb.org

# Intimate Experiments in Deep Core Passion Fri Aug 1 7pm FREE!
series of inter-active performances, rituals, and music jams
Frank Moore 56 Barrows basement UC Berkeley http://www.eroplay.com

# VideoMixtape Volume 3 screenings Fri Aug 1 + Sat Aug 2 7pm $2
Pond 324 14th @ Mission / Valencia http://mucketymuck.org

# 'Making Media, Making Change' http://www.sfbg.com/37/44/x_alerts.html
Fri Aug 1 "Making Media, Making Change," a salon for local independent media makers. latest on the Federal Communications Commission deregulation and how activists are challenging corporate media consolidation. 7-10 p.m., 3220 Sacramento, S.F. Free. (415) 563-3817.

# Psy-Cell Fri Aug. 1 Cell Space 2050 Bryant st. $5 8p-2a
Djs KJ (hypnopedia) Dutch (thump) Random (full circle/Phoenix)
Nagual (full circle/Phoenix) http://www.cellspace.org infinitekaos.com

# Fri Aug 1 Chet Helms Birthday party: 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. $20 )

# Aug 1-3 http://www.reggaeontheriver.com Eel River French's Camp, Piercy, CA

# Aug 1-3 MenSex&Money: A Conversation for Women Fri 7-10pm,
Sat/Sun 9:30a-6p Karen Solomon 707-874-3344 Femininespirit [at] bigplanet.com


# Darma talk Aug 2 10am Berkeley Zen Center 1931 Russel St. Berkeley

# Women's community fair http://www.sfbg.com/37/44/x_alerts.html
Sat Aug. 2 40 exhibitors workshops such topics as starting a small business and alternative health practices. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., San Francisco Women's Building, 3543 18th St., S.F. Free. (415) 431-1180, ext. 11.

# BAY AREA UNITED AGAINST WAR Teach-in: Impact of the Weapons
of Wars on the Economic, Social and Physical Health of our Community
Sat Aug 2 1-5 PM Iglesia Presbiteriana De La Mission 3261 23rd st @ Capp
(1/2 block east of Mission, 24th Street BART Station) http://www.bauaw.org

# Sat Aug 2 2pm – SF MIME TROUPE: VERONIQUE OF THE MOUNTIES IN “OPERATION FROZEN FREEDOM” – No they are not really mimes; they are an incredibly talented bunch of political satiricists who put on a new show every year in Bay Area parks and if you have never seen them, you really should. Music at 1:30, show at 2. Today in GG Park at Peacock Meadow – FREE also tomorrow, different location

# BLACK ROCK CITY WILDLIFE PRESERVATION SOCIETY, IN SF SAT AUG 2
BRC Wildlife Preservation Fundraiser! Get your regular dosage of
playa celebration and Freakfest, but with our style here, before we
all go back HOME! Brought to you by Liquid Diet Lounge and
Zonerhill, with love from New Havoc, Freaky Tiki, and Camp Luvey
Duvey. 1596 Howard ST @ 12th St, SF, 9PM-till we stop $10-playa wear
$15-square wear http://www.steelnstones.com/aug02fundraiser.htm

# TRANCE VILLAGE Sat AUG 2 http://trancevillage.info burningman.com
136 taylor @ Turk / Eddy 10pm-8am $10 http://www.infinitekaos.com

)'( Siberian Fundraiser Sat Aug 2 10pm-4am $10 Drinks, & Food 22 Shotwell
@14/15th/Mission http://reversibledjs.com/siberia/party.html )'(

# MONKEY and the ROBOT – will clash. Humanity’s soul hangs in the balance.
Sat Aug 2. DJs: smoove ultraviolet adam ohana donna matrix benchun
43 Norfolk @ 11th/ Folsom http://lists.false-profit.com/listinfo/investors

# 8/2: NORAH JONES Aug.2 8pm at the Greek theater in Berkeley


# Sun Aug 3 12noon-6pm – 9th ANNUAL NORTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL – One of the greatest of all the summer fests here in SF, today enjoy the sounds of “Boogaloo in the Park” with the Masters of Groove, the Melvin Sparks Band, Tre Hardson, and U.F.M., MC’s by Sterling James. In Washington Square Park, Columbus/Union – FREE

# Sun Aug 3 2pm – SF MIME TROUPE: VERONIQUE OF THE MOUNTIES IN “OPERATION FROZEN FREEDOM” – No they are not really mimes; they are an incredibly talented bunch of political satiricists who put on a new show every year in Bay Area parks and if you have never seen them, you really should. Music at 1:30, show at 2. Today at the Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission/3rd - FREE

# Sun. Aug 3 1-5 pm International Forgiveness Day Golden Gate Park Bandshel
Reggae Band from Jamaica * Children's Art Project & Essay Contest Awards
Libby & Len Traubman, Nahida Salem, and Elias Botto, Founders of the Jewish & Palestinian Living Room Dialogue and Linda Webd-Kakhaba Drs. Gerald Jampolsky & Diane Cirincione/The Center for Attitudinal Healing http://www.forgivenessday.org

# War-tax resistance http://www.sfbg.com/37/44/x_alerts.html
Sunday, Aug. 3, attend the monthly potluck dinner of the Northern California War Tax Resisters. Find out more about this form of conscientious objection aimed at keeping your tax dollars away from the U.S. military machine. Learn about creative legal protests, ways to redirect your tax dollars, and possible consequences. 4-6 p.m., 234 Sanchez, S.F. Free. (510) 843-9877.

# Heavy Pedal Cyclecide Bike Rodeo Sun Aug 3 4:30pm - 2 am $8
Bikes! BBQ! Beer! Bands (lots and lots of them)!!!!! PoundSF Pier 96
San Francisco http://www.poundsf.com http://www.cyclecide.com

# The Center for Sex and Culture Presents: Polka You Long Time
An Uber Beer Bust for Naughty People Polkacide - premiering their new song -
The Back Door Polka - Mr Hanky the Christmas Poo, Sister Kitty ,
Carol Queen $8 free bratwurst , potato salad Eagle Tavern 12th & Harrison

# free Intro. to Reiki Sun. August 3rd 3:30-5:30 Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
1744 Solano Ave. Berkeley Wed Aug 6 6:30-7:30


# District Three town hall meeting http://www.sfbg.com/37/44/x_alerts.html
Monday, Aug. 4, Sup. Aaron Peskin gathers his constituents for a District Three town hall meeting, offering citizens a chance to voice concerns on issues ranging from parking and traffic to construction to clean streets. Also in attendance are representatives from the San Francisco Police Department, the San Francisco Fire Department, the Department of Public Works, Muni, the Parks and Recreation Department, the Department of Public Health, and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. 6-8 p.m., Pier One, Bayside Conference Room, S.F. Free. (415) 554-7453.

# Seaflow Community meeting this Mon Aug 4 Rotary Manor at 1821 5th Ave
San Rafael at 7pm. We have activism, information, food http://www.seaflow.org
Come early for an informational 20 minute video on LFA sonar (beginning at 6:30)
Prevent Navy Sonar from killing whales and other marine mammals.

# Teach-in for Teachers on the WTO, FTAA, War, & Empire
7pm Mon Aug 4 Art & Revolution workspace, Redstone Building, 16th St & Capp,
CRASH COURSE in how to TALK, LISTEN, & INSPIRE people and communities
to MOBILIZE against the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in
Cancun, September 9 -13, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
ministerial in Miami, November 20-21, and the ongoing War in Iraq, and to
IMPLEMENT meaningful alternatives. This training will help YOU help OTHERS
connect the dots between war, corporate economic aggression, and empire, in
simple, powerful ways. It will help you discuss the issues and possible
solutions with others in short, engaging, and motivational terms.
SF Antonia Juhasz of the International Forum on Globalization, other
activists from Direct Action to Stop the War, & Judi Hirsch from Ed Not Inc.

# San Rafael City Council Vote opposing USA Patriot Act and Homeland
Security Act. Mon Aug 4, 8 pm San Rafael City Hall, 5th & D Public comment


# Benefit play for KPFA and Amnesty International http://www.sfbg.com/37/44/x_alerts.html
Monday, Aug. 4, and Tuesday, Aug. 5, The Inkwell Communiqués, written by Ignis Fatuus and staged by Randall Stuart, is based on the true story of a man who spent years voicing dissent, writing letters, withholding taxes, and doing other acts of noncompliance. The two-night engagement, the second in the "Art Is Peace" series of Upon These Boards, is a fundraiser for Amnesty International and local radio station KPFA. Reservations are strongly advised at http://www.frantix.net. 7:30 p.m., Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison, Berk. $20 donation. (415) 621-1216 or (866) 372-6849.


# Tuesday, Aug. 5, the film Life and Debt examines the detrimental effects of the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank on free trade and foreign debt for Jamaicans. The film is followed by a discussion featuring guest speakers from a recent Global Exchange-sponsored tour of Jamaica and members of the local Jamaican community. 7 p.m., New College Theater, 777 Valencia, S.F. Donations accepted. (415) 575-5529.


# Wed Aug 6, 2 , 7,9:15 p.m. FED UP WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD?
The documentary "Fed Up!" presents an overview of our current food
production systems from the Green Revolution to the Biotech
Revolution, exploring the reality that much of the food we eat
contains genetically modified ingredients and that the biotech industry is
spending $50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope. Red Vic Movie House, 1727 Haight St., San Francisco. $6.50. $3/Srs. $4.50/2:00 p.m.

# 8/6 Integrated Yoga Studies Open House! (CIIS - SF) Wed Aug 6 7-8pm Namaste Hall,
3rd Fl 1453 Mission @ 10th and 11th) http://www.craigslist.org/eve/14043226.html

# End the Occupation * Investigate the Lies * Bring the Troops Home
About the Occupation of Iraq: http://www.occupationwatch.org
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration events: http://www.unitedforpeace.org
http://www.ananuclear.org/HiroshimaDays2003.html
About Military Families who oppose the war: http://www.mfso.org

# BARB TRAUB http://images.burningman.com/index.cgi?image=269
decade of Burning Man photos http://www.home.earthlink.net/~traubleaux
Hotel Triton Mezzanine Gallery 342 Grant Ave. @Bush Thu Aug 7, 5-7 PM

# "THE CAFE SHOW", Reception: Thursday August 7, 5:30-7:30pm
$5 SOMARTS 934 Brannan @9 http://www.artworksf.com http://www.somarts.org

# SF Premier of "Dust Devils"’ Irish made docu Burning Man.
Xenodrome, 1320 Potrero, (@25th) Thur 7 Aug 9pm $10

# Bjork at Pier 30/32, Friday Aug. 8 at 7 pm 50 + 8.75 Ticketmaster

# CARNI-FUNK FREAKSHOW (IKHQ) 136 Taylor, Fri Aug 8, 9:30pm
10pm -Dawn 21+ $15-*WILD* Carnie Costume! $20-Funky Attire!


# 2) 100 DAYS AFTER BUSH DECLARED THE "END" OF THE WAR AGAINST IRAQ ... PROTEST MARCH
Sat Aug 9, 12 Noon Meet at 24th/ Mission END THE OCCUPATION, U.S. TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ!

# VETERANS FOR PEACE CONFERENCE PUBLIC EVENT Sat Aug 9, 2 PM FREE
Herbst Theatre, SF Vets Bldg, 401 Van Ness http://www.veteransforpeace.org


# Pot Luck and Speaker Gathering Marin Living Foods Community
Sat Augu 9 6 pm 65 Calypso Shores, Novato, CA 94949

)'( TEMPLE OF SOUL: http://www.funjoyment.com/Soul.htm
Sat Aug 9 7 pm - 2 am for frolicking, games, dancing,
sensuality, a seminar, book signing, raffle, FUNJOYMENT!
http://www.templeofpoi.com/events/templeofsoul.html )'(


# SUN AUG 10: HANDS AROUND LIVERMORE LAB http://www.wslfweb.org
http://www.trivalleycares.org http://www.californiapeaceaction.org
Nuclear weapons represent the ultimate form of violence and enforce U.S.
military and economic policy abroad. The U.S. continues to design and
develop new and exotic nuclear weapons despite a global abolition consensus.

# ORBUSummer 26 Perseid Meteor Shower Forest Fantasia Wed 13 Aug - Mon 18 Aug
6 days and 5 nights of warm weather, full moon camping $40/adult (includes t-shirt)
Four-hour drive north of San Francisco 661-722-6805 http://www.orbus.com/camping

# War Resisters League West presents singing C.I.A. agent George Shrub
and satirical sharp-shooter Dave Lippman 8pm Thu Aug 14
225 Potrero @ 16th St. $10; http://www.warresisters.org

# 3-day outdoor fest Aug 14,15, 16 Western Colorado http://www.dreamthefuture.org
# Aug. 15- Sun. Aug. 18th- FireDance- A magical drum and dance
celebration in the Santa Cruz Mountains http://www.firedance.org
# Ben Harper & Jack Johnson @ the Greek 8/16-18 35.00 + 7.60 Ticketmaster
# Lollapalooza Aug 19 Shoreline Amp. Mtn. View Free Speech / Outreach Opp?
# North American Conference on Bisexuality August 21-24 in San Diego
# Aug 23-24 Solar Festival & Concert Hopland, Ca http://www.solfest.org
# Aug 27 Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles and will be (next to the moon)
the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc
seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon.
# Aug. 29, 2004, The World Says No to Bush http://www.unitedforpeace.org

)'( Labor Day Weekend Aug 25-Sep 1 http://www.burningman.com/calendar/playa
NO MOON IN 2003. LIGHT YO'SELF! MAP: http://www.giantmonster.com/burn2003
New Moon Wed Aug 27 -119 14 11.105358W 40 45 17.162029N Elevation: 3904' )'(
# Sep 9-12 Global Action against WTO http://www.cancuncommittee.org
# Derail the WTO! Sept. 13 http://www.unitedforpeace.org
# Sep 19,20,21 http://www.earthdance.org LAYTONVILLE CALIFORNIA
# Sep 20 Oct 4: Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride http://www.iwfr.org
# Radiohead @ Shoreline 9/23 47.50 reserved, 40.50 Lawn (8.65 TM fee)
# 28 Sep http://www.folsomstreetfair.com 10a-6p Btwn 7th and 12th
# 1 Oct http://www.castrostreetfair.org
# Sat Oct 4 World Vegetarian Day 9th @ Lincoln http://www.sfvs.org
seeking volunteers World Veg Day free t shirt! sunny_outdoors [at] yahoo.com
# 13 Oct Indigenous Peoples Day (Columbus Day). Public holiday.
# 10/17: Seize the Airwaves! http://radio.indymedia.org
http://www.freeradio.org http://www.radio4all.org http://www.diymedia.net
# SAT OCT 25 MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC internationalanswer.org
# Halloween Party Castro Blocked off to Church till 1am with After party at Somarts?
# Nov 19-21: FTAA Demos Miami http://www.stopftaa.org flfairtrade.org
# November 22-23: Vigil and Direct Action Georgia http://www.soaw.org
Map of deviant desires http://www.deviantdesires.com/map/mappics/map81002.gif
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Toll Free senate + Congress 1(800) 839-5276 No Expansion of Patriot Act!

)'( "Art Against Empire" (the nation-state, not the friendly twin city of
Gerlach) is putting out a call for radical and revolutionary artists
to collaborate and co-ordinate with others in creating an "Art
Against the Empire" presence at Burning Man 2003. Endless War and
Occupation, Police State Repression, Roundups and Detentions of Arabs
and Moslems are all "Beyond Belief"! Art, sculpture, kinetics,
performance, pyrotechnics are all encouraged. Be blasphemous,
shocking, creative, whatever -- make it matter. Dangerous times
demand DANGEROUS ART! ENLIST! Tech/ Web help needed!
d'Andre 510-843-6056 or BurningEmpire2003 [at] yahoo.com )'(

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