East Bay Food Not Bombs Benefit

The Hairy Eye Ball: A Pre-Mardi Gras Costume Dance to benefit East Bay Food Not Bombs featuring live music by Muffuletta, Funky Nixons, and the Wild Buds: West Coast Mardi Gras Band presented by the One True Church of the Great Green Frog (berkeleymardigras.org) . Cost: $6 – suggested donation for the music & the hall (no one will be turned away for lack of funds). When/Where: Friday, February 21st; doors open: 7pm, show: 8pm Fellowship of Humanity Hall (all ages venue) (amazing historic building with large dance floor and grounds) 390 – 27th Street, Oakland (You can also enter from 411 – 28th St.) (between Telegraph & Broadway – at that point there are only 2 blocks between Telegraph & Broadway ) Accessibility: Convenient public transportation in the form of busses on Telegraph and Broadway. The Hall is wheelchair accessible. For More Information: Event specific: (510) 658-9509; East Bay Food Not Bombs: (510) 644-4187; Humanist Hall: (510) 451-5818 and watch for berkeleymardigras.org PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: 7:00pm – doors open & vegetarian feast with East Bay Food Not Bombs 8:00pm – Live Music & Dancing with (bands listed in order of appearance) Funky Nixons – political satire funk rock Wild Buds: West Coast Mardi Gras Band - blending New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music, West Coast rock, and originals into a wildly fun soul rockin' musical gumbo. Muffuletta - New Orleans rhythm & blues About EBFNB: Serves free full hot vegetarian meals six days a week at 2:30pm: Monday-Friday in People’s Park, Berkeley and Sundays in front of the Sutter Hotel (at 14th St. & Jefferson) in downtown Oakland. Also provides food and solidarity for many peace and justice events and demonstrations. Now more than ever, we need food and not bombs.