m12 piercing, Fighting Dems, Cuntessa, more...

FREEDOMSEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., mostly in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from Larry-bob (of HolyTitClamps),
SFBG.com, ebar.com, sfbaytimes.com, et alii );
mainly for nudist, queer, bohemian & cultural-creative communities, especially at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfbarea/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaveFreedom/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nakity/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/franhattan/

http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/
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For more "queer things to do"

please visit Larry-bob:

[ http://www.sfqueer.com/ ]

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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.

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MARCH 2006:

OAKLAND: Sunday March 12th
Doors at 8, show at 9 (sharp).
The Transformers present...
Cirque du so Gay
An evening of queer performance to dazzle your senses. The Best of the Bay Drag Kings are at it again with their new East Bay based night of queer performance. The first Cirque du so Gay includes astounding performances by out-of-town guests Heywood Wakefield and the Cuntessa (all the way from Boston!), the amazing debut of Hogwarts Express (you know you've been dying to see Harry Potter drag), dazzling dance moves by the Transformers, political drag by the Citizen Kings and more drag, dance and burlesque to tantalize your queer palate. $5-10, no one turned away for lack of funds. The money is going to support the performers, so please be generous! For more information: transformersdrag [at] yahoo.com
Heywood Wakefield and the Cuntessa are appearing on [as?] part of their amazing
I'll Show you Mine tour. For more information on their tour visit:
http://www.truthserum.org/tour
the Bench and Bar in Oakland. 2111 Franklin st, OAKLAND
http://www.bench-and-bar.com/
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SF: Monday March 13,
8 pm:
Progressive Reading Series:
A monthly literary benefit to support progressive congressional candidates nationwide. featuring:
Julie Orringer, author of How To Breathe Underwater, Kirk Read, author of How I Learned To Snap, Geoff Brock, author of Weighing Light, Beth Lisick, author of Everybody Into The Pool, Josh Davis, author of The Underdog. Hosted by Stephen Elliott author of Happy Baby. $10 - $20 sliding scale ($30 includes a copy of the new anthology Stumbling And Raging) Proceeds to benefit The Fighting Dems, a group of Iraq war veterans running for congress in 2006. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance go to
http://www.stephenelliot.com
the Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St near Mission
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SF: Monday March 13,
doors: 7pm workshop: 7:30pm :
Piercing Artist, Ray Aims, will lead a
TEMPORARY PIERCING WORKSHOP..
"Piercing flesh can be any combination of incredibly erotic, intimate, painful, beautiful and brutal. Have you been curious about temporary piercing but didn't know where to start? Playing with needles is fun but getting started can be daunting. This workshop will launch you, safely, into new exploration with needles."
email
rayaims @ gmail.com
if you'd like more information about the workshop.
Part of I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours:
East Coast Performers Cruise the West Coast.
http://www.truthserum.org/tour
$10 - 20 sliding.
415.255.1155
The Center for Sex and Culture
398 11th Street at Harrison, San Francisco
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SF, March 14, Tuesday evening,
6:30pm to 8pm,
free community forum on
uses of MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Presented by Dr. Marcus Conant;
featuring Dr. Donald Abrams,
of SFGH Positive Health Program.

San Francisco LGBT Center,
(in Rainbow Room)
1800 Market Street
@ Octavia St.

415.255.0806.

http://www.ConantFoundation.org
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Wednesday, March 15,
7:30 pm signup, 8 pm show:
SMACK DAB :
an open stage hosted by Kirk Read and Larry-bob Roberts. REclaiming the Castro as a space for queers talking to each other and sharing their talents.
Featured performer: Chelsea Starr.
Bring five minutes of words, music, comedy, performance, dance, or whatever it is you do, or just come on down and be part of the spirit of camaraderie. All ages and genders will be welcomed and adored. Please respect the five minute limit so more people have a chance to participate. Musicians, one song please. All happening at Magnet, the gay men's neighborhood health center,
4122 18th Street
between Castro and Collingwood.
FREE.
http://www.magnetsf.org
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**Wednesday March 15,
doors: 8pm workshop: 9pm :
PIERCING PERFORMANCE
with Ray Aims, Crystal Goldmind and Micol Alex.
(note: this show will have a different concept than the show on the 16th)
Part of I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours:
East Coast Performers Cruise the West Coast.
http://www.truthserum.org/tour
$8 - 20 sliding.
415.255.1155
The Center for Sex and Culture
398 11th Street at Harrison
San Francisco
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**Thursday March 16
doors: 7pm Early Show :
piercing performance with Ray Aims, Crystal Goldmind and Micol Alex
(note: this show will have a different concept than the show on the 15th)
Part of I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours:
East Coast Performers Cruise the West Coast.
http://www.truthserum.org/tour
$5-10 sliding. at Femina Potens Gallery
465 South Van Ness btwn 15th and 16th, San Francisco
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Thurs March 16 thru Sat March 18,
8 pm,
Sun March 19 6 pm:
the aching in god's heart:
a play by Tommi Avicolli Mecca.
Starring Giancarlo Campagna, Diana Hartman, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, and Rene Saucedo.
$10 (no one turned away)
tickets: 415-861-5848.
Benefits Housing Rights Committee, Day Laborer's Program,
St. Boniface's Neighborhood Center and Family Link.
At St. Boniface's Theatre, 133 Golden Gate / Leavenworth.
http://www.avicollimecca.com/
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Friday Mar 17th
at 8PM.
SIZZLE:
Queer erotica spoken word and open mic.
Featuring: the Athens Boys Choir, Marci Blackman, Martin Inane, more.
$5.
$3 for open mic performers.
Femina Potens Gallery, 465 South Van Ness San Francisco.
http://www.feminapotens.com
415/217-9340
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SF, March 18:
Saturday, 11AM:
at Civic Center Plaza:
ANTI-BUSH march,
marking 3rd anniversary
of his invasion of Iraq.
[ near Civic Center BART/Muni station]

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* SF, March 18:
ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR:
Saturday, 10AM to 6PM:
at SF County Fair Building,
in Golden Gate Park,
near 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way.

Speakers: Katya Komisaruk (author of Beat The Heat), Bo Brown (ex George Jackson Brigade), Ward Churchill (author of lots of stuff), Chaz Bufe (translator, and editor, of Dreams Of Freedom: Ricardo Flores Magon Reader), Joe Biel (Microcosm Press), Michelle Tea (author, editor, activist), Diane DiPrima (poet), Ron Sakolsky (author of Creating Anarchy, editor of numerous books, including Seizing The Airwaves and Gone To Croatan), Josh Macphee (stencil artist, curator, and author, most recently of Stencil Pirates), Mat Callahan (author of Trouble With Music, founder of Komotion - the performance space, recording studio, and audio magazine).
Event is FREE.
( Food, books, etc., will be on sale by vendors.)

http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/02/1724963_comment.php

[ From downtown SF, take #71 bus,
or N Judah streetcar, to 9th Avenue;
then walk north. ]

FREE.

Bicyclists welcome.

Want more info? Try (415) 431-8355 (?)

[ Comment by SUN: After the bookfair,
you might enjoy the drum circle at Hippie Hill,
in the east end of GG Park.
Take #71 bus to Haight & Stanyan;
then ask pedestrians for directions to Hippie Hill. ]

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[ Comment on March 18 conflict of events:
< http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1806137.php > ]
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22 March:
Planning to run or walk naked in B2B?
To save money, please
register BEFORE MARCH 22.

http://www.INGbaytobreakers.com

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28 March: 2nd day of
International Dadaism "Month".
[ The 3rd day will (you guessed it!) be April first.]
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/12/1793258.php
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2006 March-April: Nevada:
5th annual
BI MEN CONFERENCE
welcomes "all bi and gay adult men":
Las Vegas:
March 30 thru April 3rd.
Bi Men Network
bitxnmac @ msn. com

http://www.bimen.org

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+ NEWS and views:


Proposed CAL. laws would protect school kids

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=647
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ANTI-QUEER ACTIVISM aims at young people:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=645
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CALIFORNIA: queers' long-time friend runs for Governor:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=638

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NEW ZEALAND: clothing-optional bike race:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/03/10/sports/s143823S48.DTL

[ SUN reminds you to register soon, before March 22,
for San Francisco's clothing-optional footrace, Bay 2 Breakers, in May. ]

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LIVING past 100 ?

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/06/MNGICHJ8311.DTL
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Anti-queer PSEUDO-THERAPY causes harm:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/03/MNGCBHHPDV1.DTL

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Fatal naked SUNBATH in SF's Castro district:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1805743.php

[ see also: Bay Area Reporter ]

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Britain’s Most Outspoken Queer

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1804750.php
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Texas:
the PUBLIC GENITALS Project:

http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/pgp/
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GENERATION GAP(s) among queers:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=480

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QUEERpodders:
[ http://www.Qpodder.org ]

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Film explains INDIA's NUDE YOGIS:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/02/DDGJUG0QSG1.DTL&type=movies

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Film on GAY SEX IN THE SEVENTIES:

http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=film&article=108

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"PEEING IN PEACE"
( "bathroom activism"
resource guide for TG activists and allies):

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/11/1786719.php

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NUDES in the news:

http://www.bayareanaturists.org/news

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NUDE BEACHES, northern California, 2005:

http://www.sfbg.com/nudebeaches/index.html

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Queer HISTORY columns:

http://www.ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=pastout

     

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