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... political events Aug 3-11, incl. Supreme Court meeting and march, Mime Troupe, sweatshops, Liberia forests, Hiroshima, G8 protests, Livermore, Berkeley, Palo Alto, more + news links ....
SUPREME COURT nominee --
SF meeting and march:
Wednesday, Aug. 3,
learn about Supreme Court nominee John Roberts at a town hall meeting sponsored by
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate.
Speakers include representatives from Public Advocates, the northern California ACLU,
and the Equal Justice Society.
Encourage the [U.S.] Senate to give Roberts a thorough job interview
in a "No Rubber Stamp" march to Civic Center afterward
– don't forget to bring your own rubber stamp.
6 p.m.,
UC Hastings College of Law, first floor,
198 McAllister (near Hyde),
SF.
Free.
RSVP to
rsvp [at] fairandindependentjudges.org
............
Life in the Palestinian territories
Wednesday, Aug. 3, share stories about the Palestinian territories with Jewish American peace activist and Fulbright scholar Anna Baltzer. Baltzer talks about her work in Palestine with the International Women's Peace Service, focusing on the daily life of Palestinians in the West Bank, at this event sponsored by the New College Center for Education and Social Action. 7 p.m., New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia, SF. Free. (415) 437-3425.
Do-gooders in the park
Wednesday, Aug. 3; Saturday, Aug. 6; and Sunday, Aug. 7, enjoy an afternoon of sharp and funny entertainment at an outdoor performance of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's latest, Doing Good, based on John Perkins's best-selling Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. Original music begins a half hour before the show. Wed/3, 12:30 p.m., Civic Center (in front of City Hall); Sat/6, 2 p.m., Glen Park (Bosworth and O'Shaughnessy); Sun/7, 2 p.m., Washington Square Park (Columbus and Union), SF. Free. (415) 285-1717.
Energy sources examined
Thursday, Aug. 4, US energy secretary Samuel Bodman discusses fuel and energy issues that impact Bay Area residents' everyday lives, as well as two bills currently in the House and Senate concerning drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the gasoline additive MTBE. Noon, Commonwealth Club of California, second floor, 595 Market, SF. $15, $8 for members. (415) 597-6712.
No tax dollars for sweatshops
Thursday, Aug. 4, the Sweatfree Bay Area Coalition calls on you to attend a public hearing on the Sweatfree Ordinance, which asks that the city make an official preference to use local labor and makes other pro-labor stipulations, before the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee. 12:30 p.m. (meet on City Hall steps), City Hall, SF. (415) 575-5541, sweatfree [at] globalexchange.org, http://www.globalexchange.org/sweatfreebayarea
Spirits in the material world
Thursday, Aug. 4, Silas Siakor, recipient of the Sting and Trudie Styler Award for Human Rights and the Environment, discusses his work in
LIBERIA
to halt unchecked deforestation under the Charles Taylor regime.
Timber sold in Europe, the United States, and China was collected with the help of armed militias, and the deforestation threatens the survival of Liberia's indigenous communities. Siakor also talks about his work with the Save My Future Foundation and the First Forest Peoples Congress. 7 p.m., Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo, Berk. Free. (510) 548-2220, ext. 233.
Bombing commemoration
Friday, Aug. 5, commemorate the 60th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at "Coming Home to Peace," featuring a performance of
Takashi's Dream,
the true story of atomic bomb survivor Takashi Tanemori communicated through movement, music, and spoken word. Afterward, participate in an open dialogue on nonviolence, forgiveness, and nuclear proliferation. 7 p.m., Grace Cathedral, 1100 California, SF. Free. (415) 282-8705, http://www.gracecathedral.org
G8 protest screening
Saturday, Aug. 6, get an exclusive peek at last month's G8 protests in San Francisco and Scotland at a documentary screening presented by the
SF Bay Area Independent Media Center and AK Press.
The footage includes local action, police bloopers, and late-night escapades.
7:30 p.m., AK Press Warehouse, 674 23rd St., SF.
$5-$10 requested donation.
(415) 864-1006.
March to Livermore Lab
Saturday, Aug. 6, on the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, rally and march on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Livermore is one of the most prominent nuclear weapons labs in the world and was recently selected to develop a new, more powerful bomb called the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator.
Rally 5 p.m., march 7 p.m., William Payne Park, 5800 Patterson Pass Road, Livermore. For more information go to
http://www.trivalleycares.org
BERKELEY peace lanterns for Japan
Saturday, Aug. 6, float candlelit lanterns and listen to Japanese music
and messages from the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
at the 4th annual peace ceremony commemorating the bombings.
Bring the whole family.
6:30-9:00 p.m.,
north end of Aquatic Park at the west end of Addison,
Berkeley
Donations accepted.
(510) 595-4626,
http://www.progressiveportal.org/lanterns
PALO ALTO:
picket for AIDS drugs
Wednesday, Aug. 10, picket in front of the office of George Shultz,
former US secretary of state and a major investor in Gilead Pharmaceuticals,
the company that refuses to allow the
Brazilian government to make generic (and affordable) copies
of AIDS-treatment drugs.
Noon-1 p.m.,
Stanford University, Hoover Institution,
Palo Alto.
(510) 684-2972,
priorityafrica [at] yahoo.com
.............................
[Events above are excerpted from SF Bay Guardian.]
...................
+ NEWS LINKS from SUN:
POLITICAL events,
SF area, AUGUST 3 thru 11:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/44/x_alerts.html
....................
MICROSOFT
....... and phone-sex ???
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/03/BUGSFE1S5J1.DTL
..............
7/29- nude SF demo by PETA, about sheep??
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1757052.php
...............
BLUE-EYED DEVIL:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1756959.php
.....................
DYKAPHOBIA:
Prudish feds censor the D-word:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1752920.php
.................
SF QUEER NEWS, weekly:
http://sfbaytimes.com/
.............
SF QUEER HISTORY,
circa 1971 - 2005:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/06/1749365.php
...........
NUDES in the news:
http://www.bayareanaturists.org/news
.............
FESTIVALS, summer 2005,
northern California:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/32/cover_summer_festivals.html
...................
AUSTRALIA-based sexworker site:
http://libertarias.ebloggy.com/
SF meeting and march:
Wednesday, Aug. 3,
learn about Supreme Court nominee John Roberts at a town hall meeting sponsored by
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate.
Speakers include representatives from Public Advocates, the northern California ACLU,
and the Equal Justice Society.
Encourage the [U.S.] Senate to give Roberts a thorough job interview
in a "No Rubber Stamp" march to Civic Center afterward
– don't forget to bring your own rubber stamp.
6 p.m.,
UC Hastings College of Law, first floor,
198 McAllister (near Hyde),
SF.
Free.
RSVP to
rsvp [at] fairandindependentjudges.org
............
Life in the Palestinian territories
Wednesday, Aug. 3, share stories about the Palestinian territories with Jewish American peace activist and Fulbright scholar Anna Baltzer. Baltzer talks about her work in Palestine with the International Women's Peace Service, focusing on the daily life of Palestinians in the West Bank, at this event sponsored by the New College Center for Education and Social Action. 7 p.m., New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia, SF. Free. (415) 437-3425.
Do-gooders in the park
Wednesday, Aug. 3; Saturday, Aug. 6; and Sunday, Aug. 7, enjoy an afternoon of sharp and funny entertainment at an outdoor performance of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's latest, Doing Good, based on John Perkins's best-selling Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. Original music begins a half hour before the show. Wed/3, 12:30 p.m., Civic Center (in front of City Hall); Sat/6, 2 p.m., Glen Park (Bosworth and O'Shaughnessy); Sun/7, 2 p.m., Washington Square Park (Columbus and Union), SF. Free. (415) 285-1717.
Energy sources examined
Thursday, Aug. 4, US energy secretary Samuel Bodman discusses fuel and energy issues that impact Bay Area residents' everyday lives, as well as two bills currently in the House and Senate concerning drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the gasoline additive MTBE. Noon, Commonwealth Club of California, second floor, 595 Market, SF. $15, $8 for members. (415) 597-6712.
No tax dollars for sweatshops
Thursday, Aug. 4, the Sweatfree Bay Area Coalition calls on you to attend a public hearing on the Sweatfree Ordinance, which asks that the city make an official preference to use local labor and makes other pro-labor stipulations, before the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee. 12:30 p.m. (meet on City Hall steps), City Hall, SF. (415) 575-5541, sweatfree [at] globalexchange.org, http://www.globalexchange.org/sweatfreebayarea
Spirits in the material world
Thursday, Aug. 4, Silas Siakor, recipient of the Sting and Trudie Styler Award for Human Rights and the Environment, discusses his work in
LIBERIA
to halt unchecked deforestation under the Charles Taylor regime.
Timber sold in Europe, the United States, and China was collected with the help of armed militias, and the deforestation threatens the survival of Liberia's indigenous communities. Siakor also talks about his work with the Save My Future Foundation and the First Forest Peoples Congress. 7 p.m., Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo, Berk. Free. (510) 548-2220, ext. 233.
Bombing commemoration
Friday, Aug. 5, commemorate the 60th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at "Coming Home to Peace," featuring a performance of
Takashi's Dream,
the true story of atomic bomb survivor Takashi Tanemori communicated through movement, music, and spoken word. Afterward, participate in an open dialogue on nonviolence, forgiveness, and nuclear proliferation. 7 p.m., Grace Cathedral, 1100 California, SF. Free. (415) 282-8705, http://www.gracecathedral.org
G8 protest screening
Saturday, Aug. 6, get an exclusive peek at last month's G8 protests in San Francisco and Scotland at a documentary screening presented by the
SF Bay Area Independent Media Center and AK Press.
The footage includes local action, police bloopers, and late-night escapades.
7:30 p.m., AK Press Warehouse, 674 23rd St., SF.
$5-$10 requested donation.
(415) 864-1006.
March to Livermore Lab
Saturday, Aug. 6, on the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, rally and march on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Livermore is one of the most prominent nuclear weapons labs in the world and was recently selected to develop a new, more powerful bomb called the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator.
Rally 5 p.m., march 7 p.m., William Payne Park, 5800 Patterson Pass Road, Livermore. For more information go to
http://www.trivalleycares.org
BERKELEY peace lanterns for Japan
Saturday, Aug. 6, float candlelit lanterns and listen to Japanese music
and messages from the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
at the 4th annual peace ceremony commemorating the bombings.
Bring the whole family.
6:30-9:00 p.m.,
north end of Aquatic Park at the west end of Addison,
Berkeley
Donations accepted.
(510) 595-4626,
http://www.progressiveportal.org/lanterns
PALO ALTO:
picket for AIDS drugs
Wednesday, Aug. 10, picket in front of the office of George Shultz,
former US secretary of state and a major investor in Gilead Pharmaceuticals,
the company that refuses to allow the
Brazilian government to make generic (and affordable) copies
of AIDS-treatment drugs.
Noon-1 p.m.,
Stanford University, Hoover Institution,
Palo Alto.
(510) 684-2972,
priorityafrica [at] yahoo.com
.............................
[Events above are excerpted from SF Bay Guardian.]
...................
+ NEWS LINKS from SUN:
POLITICAL events,
SF area, AUGUST 3 thru 11:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/44/x_alerts.html
....................
MICROSOFT
....... and phone-sex ???
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/03/BUGSFE1S5J1.DTL
..............
7/29- nude SF demo by PETA, about sheep??
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1757052.php
...............
BLUE-EYED DEVIL:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1756959.php
.....................
DYKAPHOBIA:
Prudish feds censor the D-word:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1752920.php
.................
SF QUEER NEWS, weekly:
http://sfbaytimes.com/
.............
SF QUEER HISTORY,
circa 1971 - 2005:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/06/1749365.php
...........
NUDES in the news:
http://www.bayareanaturists.org/news
.............
FESTIVALS, summer 2005,
northern California:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/32/cover_summer_festivals.html
...................
AUSTRALIA-based sexworker site:
http://libertarias.ebloggy.com/
For more information:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/44/x_alerts.html
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So far, Bush seems to be succeeding
at sneaking a conservative nominee
onto the U.S. Supreme Court,
by making his "stealth Justice" look moderate.
So far [Aug. 3], most Senate Democrats
haven't been able to
criticize the nominee.
For more info,
please attend Planned Parenthood
events tonight (Wed, Aug 3) in SF.
........
at sneaking a conservative nominee
onto the U.S. Supreme Court,
by making his "stealth Justice" look moderate.
So far [Aug. 3], most Senate Democrats
haven't been able to
criticize the nominee.
For more info,
please attend Planned Parenthood
events tonight (Wed, Aug 3) in SF.
........
Q things 2 do
Aug. 4 thru 7, 2005
[excerpted by SUN
from Holy Titclamps calendar ]
.....
Thursday August 4th,
5-9pm:
Love Liberation II:
JFLAG Benefit to Honor Kaya Nati (Jamaica-born, Bay Area artist and activist, 1965-2005) Radical performers take the stage. Spoken word artists Aya De Leon, Letta Neely, Shailja Patel.
West Indian food catered by Ital Calabash restaurant (Oakland).
$5-12 sliding scale, ($3 with LGBT book or magazine donations
for J-FLAG's Resource Library.)
El Rio, 3158 Mission St (@ Cesar Chavez), San Francisco
For more information about JFLAG:
http://www.jflag.org
........
Thursdays, 6pm-8 pm: Unka Lynnee's Academy for Ladeez and Gentelmen - radio show Hosted by Lynnee Breedlove with co-host Cindy Emch. Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9FM in San Francisco. If you're out of transmitter range you can listen online at http://www.piratecatradio.com/
Thursday, August 4, 2005 at 7 PM: Sisters' "Revival Bingo".First Thursday of ech Month. Vowing to give back as much as they get, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. bring their award-winning bingo formula back to the Castro. "BINGO puts the fun in fundraising. There's no better way to have a great night of fun and games, professional live entertainment, cash prizes, Drag Nuns and all for a great cause," Says BINGO Chair Nun Sister Tilly Comes Again. "The Sisters' BINGO has raised well over $44,000.00 for non profits and scholarships over the past five years. Revival BINGO is a winning combination; even the losers agree," says Sister Roxanne Roles, Treasurer. $20.00 (which includes 2 sets of BINGO cards for 8 rounds of BINGO) Advance tickets for "Revival BINGO" Available at All American Boy or online at http://www.acteva.com (keyword: BINGO) Where: Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), 150 Eureka Street, San Francisco, CA http://www.thesisters.org
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/
Thursday-Saturday
thru August 27, 8 pm: Regretrosexual: A one man show written and performed by Dan Rothenberg. At the Phoenix Theter, 414 Maston at Geary, 6th Floor. Tickets: online or call 415-820-1457. http://www.regretrosexual.com
Thursday and Friday, 8/4 and 8/5,
8 pm:
Carol Queen performs her solo spoken word evening, Peep Show.
Half the proceeds will go to CSC; $10--20 sliding scale, $5 off for students, CSC members, and Lusty Lady staff past and present!
Doors open at 7.
Go backstage at the pre-union Lusty Lady Theatre to hear the secrets of one Live Nude Girl who loved her job! Meet the dancers and the customers who made the LL a special place for Minx Manx (Carol's alter ego) to learn how amazingly diverse sex really is. The show lasts about two hours and is all extemporaneously told. Expect a funny, surprising, moving visit behind the locked doors of the Private Pleasures Booth.
Carol Queen has performed "Peep Show" all over the US and Canada, but only once before in San Francisco. She'll be backed by the VJ stylings of the creative Vann Hall, who accompanied her in May when she performed "Peep Show" at the Roxie as part of the Sex Workers' Art and Video Festival.
at the Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th Street at Harrison.
....................................
Thursday August 4, 9 pm: Pat MacDonald ("The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"), The Bleeder Project, and Chris Robison (played with Elephant's Memory, New York Dolls, pioneering queer songwriter) -- http://www.chrisrobison.net
$5. At the Eagle, 398 12th St. at Harrison, San Francisco. http://www.sfeagle.com/
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
Fri August 5 and Sat August 6, 7 pm: Nina Arnelli and Cody Giannotti perform as part of New College's EPI Faultline Festival. $5-$15, sliding scale, no one turned away. New College of California Theater, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco (between 18th &19th Streets, near 16th Street BART) Wheelchair Accessible http://www.newcollege.edu/epi/performances.cfm
Friday August 5th from 7 - 10pm Femina Potens Gallery presents an art reception and opening for artist Billie Mandel. Working in ceramic, cast plaster and metals, mixed media and acrylic paint, Mandel's work focuses on the relationships between the body and the senses, art and language. Utilizing sculpting tools instead of paint brushes, Mandel creates sculptures onto canvas. Mandel~Rs work will run at Femina Potens from August 5th -- 26th. Femina Potens Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from Noon - 5pm and is located at 465 South Van Ness at 16th, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Fridays, 7:30-9:30 pm: Live Music, this and every Friday night. featuring: Terese Taylor, Storm Florez and Dana Jensen. All Ages. At Dolores Park Cafe', 501 Dolores @ 18th st. San Francisco More info Call 415-621-2936 http://www.doloresparkcafe.org Friday and Saturday August 5-6, 8 pm: SPF (Summer Performance Festival): Nina Wise (physical theatre), Lauren Crux (performance art), Chimene Pollard (modern dance). presented by SAFEhouse & counterPULSE in association with Footloose Fridays and Saturdays, Aug 6-28 @ 8pm reservations: 415 289 2000 tickets $10-$20 TIX Booth and http://www.ticketweb.com / info 415 885 4006 http://www.counterpulse.org At CounterPulse, 1310 Mission St near 9th.
July 29 - August 14, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and 2:30 p.m Sundays: Oh My Godmother! An original musical comedy comes to the east bay (Alameda). Ron Lytle's play is about Albert, a love struck gay teen in San Francisco. Toss in a homophobic stepmother, a drag-star godmother, reigning queens of Castro Street and their adopted son Prince, who's questioning his own sexuality. Tix $15-$18. At Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High Street, Alameda. http://www.altarena.org 510-523-1553
Friday August 5 and Saturday August 6: Anticon presents benefits for Dax Pierson. Why?, Dosh , DJs Dod Nosdam, Romarr, Sodapop. Plus Friday: Jell, Passage, Saturday: Alias, Bat Rays. All Ages, $12. At Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF. http://www.daxpierson.com
Fridays, 9pm-3 am: Shadowplay, the omnisexual indie, new wave, electro, and discopunk club. DJ Donimo and more, Plus our hot go go dancers! Folks of all persuasions and genders welcome. $5 after 10:30 pm, free before, or join guestlist at website. 21+. Weekly on Fridays. http://shadowplaysf.com. At the Stud, 9th and Harrison.
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
Friday July 29th, 10 pm-2am --- Octopussy @ The Forum - 146 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, 94086. Party for the ladies of the South Bay & beyond! Drink specials & hot go-go's 2 rooms to party! Main Floor: DJ Luna + guest spin Hip hop, R&B, Old School, House, Classics. Upstairs: DJ Carlitos spins Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Reggaeton Info Line: 408-792-3466 or http://www.creamsf.com
Saturday August 6, 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
Saturday August 6, 1-3 pm: Thriving in SF: Are you HIV Positive (or know someone Poz?) Looking for help, activities and support? Try Thriving in SF, a self-help group of HIV+ men in the bay area, combatting isolation in Poz men, striving to thrive in spite of HIV. Come to one of our meetings at the LGBT Center. 1st and 3rd Saturdays. For more info email thrivinginfo [at] sbcglobal.net or subscribe to thiving-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com
At the LGBT Center, 1800 Market.
Saturday August 6, 3-8 pm: NorCal Women's Surf Fest fundraiser with Southern California recording artist (and Jack Johnson Producer) Todd Hannigan; Charm School Dropouts; Legendary DJ & Surfer Stefanie Philips and world music extraordinaire, DJ Silvia. At El Rio 3158 Mission Street at Valencia. http://www.ncwsc.com
Saturday August 6, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm: Brothas: An ongoing think-tank for Black Gay Men/Same Gender-Loving Men! A time for Black gay men/same gender loving men to come together to rap about our daily lives in the San Francisco. What makes it hard for two Black men to interact with one another? Have Black men succumbed to the pressure of society? Is there a Black Gay/Same Gender-Loving Men community? These are just a few things that can be discussed, come and engage in an insightful discussion about our issues as Black Men. Brothas! Meets the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at Sweet Inspiration (2239 Market Street) at 3:00
Saturday, August 6, 2005 @ 7pm: Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Presents... For the 1st time in San Francisco in 10 years! CHARO (and her Las Vegas show -- 3-piece back-up band and 4 Las Vegas dancers.) Tix: $35 - $50 - $75 from City Box Office http://www.cityboxoffice.com Info: http://www.koshercomedy.com She's more than just "cuchi cuchi"... Twice named Best Flamenco Guitarist in the World by Guitar Player Magazine, Charo hold the record for the Most Love Boat Appearances (21!). At Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave (@ McAllister), San Francisco
Saturday, August 6, 9 pm: Badlands Protest: 9 pm at LYRIC (Collingwood near 18th St)
10PM: Badlands picket continues! (Outside Badlands on 18th near Castro.
Saturday August 6 Midnight: Midnight Mass: Teen Witch. At the Bridge, 3010 Geary Blvd 3 blocks west of Masonic, SF. 415-751-3213. http://www.peacheschrist.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 August 7, 4-10 pm: Unleash Welcomes Butch/Femme Socials for: The Prom You Never Had! $5 before 5, $10 after. Best attire competition -- Best tie, shoes, purse, and more. Huge singles mingle planned. Have your prom photos taken upstairs. Formal wear encouraged, but not necessary. ID required. At Medjool, 2522 Mission St, SF CA, btw 21st and 22nd. Butchfemmesocials [at] yahoogroups.com
Sundays, 5pm-10:30 pm: Sundance Saloon is the Bay Area's largest country-western dance club. Two-stepping, line dancing every Sunday. Proudly services the LGBT community and its friends. Open from 5:00 to 10:30 pm, with dance lessons from 5:30 - 7:15 pm. Sundance Saloon is located at 550 Barneveld Ave., in San Francisco. http://www.sundancesaloon.org
Sunday August 7, 2005 6-9PM: Art show opening reception for "In a World with so many Things" by Katie Bush. Show runs Aug. 7 - Sept. 24, 2005. At Glama Rama, 417 South Van Ness
Sunday August 7, doors 6:30 pm, show about 7:30 pm to midnight: Fishtank Cabaret Night in Oakland, $2-10 donation. http://www.duckmandu.com/Cabaret_Night.html The FISHTANK is located at 3405 Piedmont Ave in Oakland, near Broadway, behind the Saw Mill, near MacArthur BART and the Broadway/Auto Row offramp off of 580.
Sun August 7 and Mon August 8, 7 pm: Svetlana Jovanovic and Kerry Ratza perform as part of New College's EPI Faultline Festival. $5-$15, sliding scale, no one turned away. New College of California Theater, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco (between 18th &19th Streets, near 16th Street BART) Wheelchair Accessible http://www.newcollege.edu/epi/performances.cfm
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
Sunday August 7, 7:30 pm signup, show 8 pm: K'vetsh queer spoken word event. Feature: TBA. Plus open mike. Hosted by Lynn Breedlove and Tara Jepsen. Open mic sign-up at 7:30, one piece of 5 minutes or less. $1-$3 donation. At Sadie's Flying Elephant bar, 491 Potrero (on the corner of Mariposa) the first Sunday of every month.
Sunday August 7, 9pm-2am: "Kandy" -- women's event at The Bench & Bar - 2111 Franklin St. Oakland. $10 cover ($3. off before 10:30pm or with VIP card) DJ's Luna & Chili D - Hip Hop, Old School, Classics, Salsa, Merengue, & Reggaeton! Complimentary Buffet, Sexy Go Go's & Live performance by: XXXquisite! http://www.creamsf.com
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