ap29 Badunkadunk, protest, clogging, Feinberg, etc.

FREEDOMSEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., mostly in the San Franhattan Bare Area,
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from Larry-bob (of HolyTitClamps + SmackDab),
ebar.com, sfbaytimes.com, SFGate.com, et alii );
mainly for nakist, 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 many 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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Sat 29 APRIL
Habitat Restoration/
Wildflower Walk
@ Randall Museum
Join habitat restoration volunteers to keep the hill at Corona Heights Park healthy for birds, insects and other native wildlife.
Enjoy a spectacular view of the City whil you help remove invasive weeds, maintain trails, and learn about our SF ecosystem.
After a noon break, volunteers will be treated to a Wildflower Walk led by native plant expert Jake Sigg...
FREE.
10am. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way
(off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th sts.)
Sign up: 415-554-9600 x 16

http://www.randallmuseum.org
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** Sat 29 APRIL
Chez Badunkadunk
@ The Cat Club
DragStrip presents: Chez Badunkadunk. A new concept in dueling dancers: Burlesque and Strippers on one stage. Featuring: Lap-dancing, pole-dancing, fan dancing, and taxi dancing. Starring: The Lusty Ladies, The Indra, Bombshell Betty, Rose Pistola, Lily LeRouge,
Serena (Black Widows) Mai Tai and more!
MC: Fudgie Frottage, and Hostess: Mistress Pandora.
DJs: D.I.E. (Simone 3rd Arm & Davide).
$10-$20.
Sat., April 29th, 10pm - 3am.
21+w/ID.
The Cat Club, upstairs lounge, 1188 Folsom at 8th.
http://www.lustyladyparty.com
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30 April , Sunday morning,
10am:
Unitarian-Universalist Forum,
on accountability of the U.S. President.
FREE
1187 Franklin St, SF
(near Geary & Van Ness).


http://www.uusf.org

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MAY 2006:
featuring, in SF, the clothing-optional Bay2Breakers!!!
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Spring-summer festivals:
In MAY, netsurf to

http://www.HimalayanFair.net

http://www.AsianFairSF.com

http://www.CarnavalSF.com

etc.

In JUNE, netsurf to

http://www.santacruzpride.org

http://www.sfjazz.org

http://www.sjgaypride.org

http://www.sffolkfest.org

http://www.sfnorthbeach.org

http://www.sfpride.org

etc.
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May First
(Mayday):
Immigrant workers
and their allies
rally near SF's Embarcadero,
in Justin Herman Plaza,
11AM,
then march up Market Street
to
Civic Center Plaza.
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Mon 1 MAY
Barbary Coast clogging classes
@ Jon Sims Center
Learn to clog!
Clogging is a fun American folk dance similar to tap dancing,
but with a much more rustic, rowdy feel.
Classes sponsored by the Barbary Coast Cloggers
for men and women of all ages and dance abilities.
Wear any leather-soled shoes (taps optional).
$20 for three week series
or $7 drop-in (NOTAFLOF).
7:30-8:15pm Beginning Clogging;
8:15-9:15 Intermediate;
9:15-10pm Advanced.
All students welcome to attend any portion or all of the evening of dance instruction.
Mondays, May 1, 8 & 15,
7:30-10pm.
Jon Sims Center, Studio #1, 1519 Mission St. near 11th (SoMa).
Info: 415-552-2302
http://www.barbarycoast.org
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Mon 1 MAY
End the War Tour
@ Unitarian Church
"End the War Tour", a May Day Celebration of Labor Against The War,
featuring anti-war mom Cindy Sheehan, with Mark Eitzel & Guillermo Gomez-Pena.
$5-$20 (NOTAFLOF).
Mon., May 1,
6-9pm.
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St, @ Geary St.
415-362-1901
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2 May: SF, the first Tuesday: free admission to:
ASIAN ART MUSEUM (Civic Ctr.);
Legion of Honor (34th Ave.);
SF MOMA (downtown);
Yerba Buena (downtown);
Conservatory of Flowers (GG park); etc.
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Tue 2 MAY
Leslie Feinberg
@ Modern Times Bookstore
Leslie Feinberg reads from DRAG KING DREAMS,
offering a new gender journey. Feinberg is an activist who works to forge a bond between the LGBT communities and unite their struggles with other movements...
FREE.
7pm.
888 Valencia St.
Info: 415-282-9246
http://www.moderntimesbookstore.com
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http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/#calendar
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3 May, SF, the first Wednesday:
free admission to: Calif. Academy of Sciences
( aquarium, etc.; temporarily downtown) [ calacademy.org ];
Fort Mason galleries;
San Francisco ZOO;
Exploratorium (Lyon St.).

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Wed 3 MAY
Potato Queen
@ Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Library
Rafaelito V. Sy reads from Potato Queen. Born in the Phillipines in 1967, Sy immigrated to the US in 1985 to pursue university studies in Boston, and then in Paris. His debut novel, Potato Queen, a story about the segregationist relationship between Anglos and Asians in the Bay Area's gay community in the 1990s.
FREE.
7-8:30pm.
3555 16th St. near Market.
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Wed 3 MAY
poet Stephen Kessler
@ Lone Mountain Readings, USF
FREE.
7:30pm.
University of San Francisco Xavier Hall, Maraschi Room, 2130 Fulton St.
Info: USF Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program, 415-422-6066
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4 May, SF:
free films at 12 noon
on most Thursdays
at Main Library,
downtown SF.
"Asian in America" is the theme for
this month's films.

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4 May, Thursday:
POETS FOR PEACE.
6pm,
SF Main Library.
FREE.
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Thu 4 MAY
Men Massaging Men
@ Heartwalker Studio,
Oakland
Men Massaging Men,
The Weekly Sensual & Erotic Massage Gathering
on Thu. evenings
from 7 - 10pm.
This is a walk-in event,
doors open at 6:30.
$30
[ $25 if you bring your own sheet and towel ]
Heartwalker Studio, 4920 Telegraph Ave., Oakland,
http://www.heartwalkerstudio.com
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May 5, Friday,
in East Bay:
(Richmond?)
the outrageous
(and often naked)
Frank Moore troupe,
and more:

http://www.eroplay.com

http://www.burntramen.com

http://www.luver.com

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May 6, Sat, 7pm, Sylvia Bagge,
"RELEASE THE MEDICINE",
at The Red Victorian Inn & Peace Cafe,
1665 Haight Street, SF:

http://www.Sylviabagge.com

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Cinco de Mayo Celebration
@ The Center
Sat May 6, 2006: 10:30 PM - 2:30 AM - SF
http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/#calendar  
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+ NEWS and opinion links:


Nudophobia wins at SF's queer center:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1818764.php

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STRIP-HOP?

hip-hop performances at strip clubs:
http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-na-stripclub28apr28,0,6430543.story?coll=cl-music

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Clinic teaches SELF-HELP for chronic pain:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/26/BAG4CIFE701.DTL

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Most lesbians want kids?:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/25/BAG06IEGDN1.DTL

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SF's sex texts:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/26/SEXTEXT.TMP

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"DANCIN with her shoulders"
(new chant-dance against tobacco):

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1814690.php

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QUEER hetero-matrimony (QHM):

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1814194.php

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SEX ADDICT: (film):

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/03/DDGK5I1KUD1.DTL

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THE CITY in 2028:

occidented Trendyloin quipsters, et alii:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/franhattan/message/31

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Texas:

the PUBLIC GENITALS Project:

http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/pgp/
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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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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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