San Francisco Performances presents:

Pianist Angela Hewitt in concert

Tuesday, December 1, 8:00pm-10:00pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.performances.org

San Francisco Performances brings back celebrated pianist Angela Hewitt for a recital featuring Bach's Partita No. 2 in C minor and Partita No. 1, in B-flat Major as well as Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze,Opus 6 and Sonata in G minor, Opus 22.

Known for her magnetic musicianship and precise technique, Hewitt is a renowned Bach specialist. Completed in 2005, her 11-year project to record all the composer's major keyboard works has been described as "one of the record glories of our age" (The Sunday Times) and she has been hailed as "the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time" (The Guardian).

Her recordings of Bach's complete solo keyboard concertos with the Australian Chamber Orchestra made the Billboard charts in the United States, and were named Record of the Month in Gramophone magazine. The first of a series of CDs featuring the music of Schumann was released in November 2007. Beyond that, Hewitt's vast discography includes CDs of works by Granados, Beethoven, Rameau, Chabrier, Messiaen, Ravel, Chopin, and others.

In July 2005, Hewitt launched her own Trasimeno Music Festival in the heart of Umbria in Italy. Now an annual event, it offers seven concerts over seven days featuring Hewitt as a recitalist, chamber musician, song accompanist and conductor, working with both established and young artists of her choosing.

Born into a musical family (her father was the cathedral organist in Ottawa, Canada). Hewitt began her piano studies at age three and during her formative years also studied violin, recorder and classical ballet. At nine she gave her first recital at Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music where she later studied. She then went on to study with French pianist Jean-Paul Sevilla at the University of Ottawa.

Named Gramophone Artist of the Year in 2006, Hewitt was awarded the first ever BBC Radio 3 Listener's Award (Royal Philharmonic Society Awards) in 2003. She has lived in London since 1985 but also has homes in Ottawa and Umbria.

DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, December 1
8:00pm-10:00pm

LOCATION:
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA, 94102
http://www.performances.org/venues/herbst.html

COST/REGISTRATION:
$49/$32.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.performances.org
Email: info@performances.org
Phone: 415-398-6449

About San Francisco Performances:
San Francisco Performances specializes in international touring artists. Now in its 30th Anniversary Season, it features over 60 performances of chamber music, recitals, contemporary dance and jazz. Over the years, SFP has presented more than 100 premieres and local debuts, introducing such acclaimed artists in recital as cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.

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Reception: Thursday, December 3, 2009 6 - 8 PM
Artist Talk: Thursday January 14, 2010 6PM

The critically acclaimed Juried Annual is an exhibition that consistently showcases the best new work in the region. Original works are juried by digital submissions by a national or international curator. Participation is
open to all regional artists, of any age and media.

ABOUT THE JUROR Sherman Sam is an artist, writer and freelance curator based
in London and Singapore. He is contributing editor at www.kultureflash.com and is London correspondent for the Brooklyn Rail. From 2006-8 he was the Inspire Curatorial Fellow at the Hayward Gallery in London's Southbank
Centre.

For more information, visit: www.proartsgallery.org

Berkeley Center for New Media/Art Techonology & Culture Colloquium [ATC] presents:

ATC Lecture: Mark Tribe

Monday, November 23, 7:30pm-9:00pm, Berkeley

MORE INFO: http://bcnm.berkeley.edu

"What is Utopian becomes... the commitment to imagining possible Utopias as such, in their greatest variety of forms." - Fredric Jameson, 2005

The world is far from perfect; this we know. Yet dreams of perfection surround us. Why is it that we can't help dreaming of a world without inequity, a world in which tyrants find themselves transformed into saints and everyone has enough to eat?

The Utopian Spirit animates novels and revolutionary manifestoes, separatist enclaves and cultural gatherings in the high desert. One might even go so far as to say that it is a defining characteristic of modernity. But as the macropolitics of the new world order make it increasingly difficult to imagine radically different futures, we are beginning to see new manifestations of utopian desire: modest eddies of local autonomy in the global flow of hegemonic power.

Mark Tribe is an artist and occasional curator whose interests include art, technology, and politics. His artwork has been exhibited at Toronto's Trinity Square Video, New York's Park Avenue Armory and Moscow's National Center for Contemporary Art.He has organized curatorial projects for the New Museum of Contemporary Art, MASS MoCA, and inSite_05. He is the co-author, with Reena Jana, of The Port Huron Project: Reenactments of New Left Protest Speeches (Charta, 2010), and New Media Art (Taschen, 2006). He is Assistant Professor of Modern Culture and Media Studies at Brown University, where he teaches courses on digital art, curating, open-source culture, radical media, and surveillance. In 1996, he founded Rhizome, an organization that supports the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology. He received a MFA in Visual Art from the University of California, San Diego in 1994 and a BA in Visual Art from Brown University in 1990. http://marktribe.net

DATE/TIME:
Monday, November 23
7:30pm-9:00pm

LOCATION:
160 Kroeber Hall, UCB
University of California
Berkeley, CA, 94720
http://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml

COST/REGISTRATION:
Free, General Admission Seating Available at the Door.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://bcnm.berkeley.edu
Email: info.bcnm@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-495-3505

About Berkeley Center for New Media/Art Techonology & Culture Colloquium [ATC]:
Located on the UC Berkeley campus, The Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) is a cross-disciplinary learning center bringing technology, the humanities, and the arts together. BCNM hosts public events and lectures, such as the ATC series, conducts research, and offers a PhD program (DE in New Media). Over 100 faculty, advisers, and scholars from more than 30 UC Berkeley departments participate.

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supperclub san francisco presents:

0(h)20 invites Habit

Friday, November 20, 10:00pm-4:00am, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.supperclub.com/index.php?ver_location=sanfrancisco

0(h)20 is the new party in San Francisco's Techno/House scene. With her roots from Amsterdam, Semora brings a Dutch touch to the scene with her new event. 0(h)20 is all about enjoying the vibe and connecting people through music.This first edition of 0(h)20 is in collaboration with Habit Productions. As a result of them working together, they bring you a strong line-up with mixed talent from Holland and San Francisco; Boris Werner (NL), Alland Byallo, Nikita, DJ Laura, Bells & Whistles, Istatic and Semora(NL). This night will guarantee an unforgettable experiance, with fire dancers and whatever else you'll find within the doors of 0(h)20.

Artist Info

*Boris Werner

Website: http://www.boriswerner.com/> www.boriswerner.com

Listen: http://www.ibiza-voice.com/music/podcast/Boris_Werner

*Aland Byallo

Website: http://www.allandbyallo.com/music.html

*Nikita

Website: http://www.djnikita.moonfruit.com/#

Listen:
http://www.listedbookings.com/Nikita/Nikita%20-%20listed%20Bookings%20Promo.mp3

*DJ Laura

Website: http://www.myspace.com/djlaura

*Bells & Whistles

*ISTATIC

*Semora is 0(h)20's resident and a new talent from Amsterdam. Semora grew up with music through her dad and it has always been a big passion for her. After spinning often at friends places back home in Amsterdam her friends encouraged her to dj for real. Semora debuted September 2008 in Amsterdam. One year later she debuts in San Francisco on the Sunset Boatparty in August. The crowd seems to love her wherever she spins. She has this great energy behind the decks and rocks the party out with her groovy and deep tech-house sound. With the concept of 0(h)20 it looks like San Francisco will hear more from her.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, November 20
10:00pm-4:00am

LOCATION:
supperclub san francisco
657 Harrison Street between 2nd and 3rd
San Francisco, CA, 94107
415-348-0900
http://www.supperclub.com/index.php?ver_location=sanfrancisco

COST/REGISTRATION:
$5 before 11pm and $15 at the door.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.supperclub.com/index.php?ver_location=sanfrancisco
Email: sanfrancisco@supperclub.com
Phone: 415-348-0900
Contact: edme

About supperclub san francisco:
supperclub san francisco is a part of a privately held international hospitality and entertainment company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands that includes supperclub restaurants, spirits, music, and other related businesses. supperclub operates restaurants in Amsterdam, Istanbul, Singapore and San Francisco.

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Market Street Gallery presents:

Market Street Gallery presents Artist John F. Melvin

Friday, November 20, 6:00pm-9:00pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.marketstreetgallery.com

Market Street Gallery will be hosting an artist reception for artist John F. Melvin, a San Francisco painter who works in the impressionistic style.

Melvin's newest series of 15 large-scale portraits came about because of his love of painting women. To Melvin, their grace, form and beauty coupled with their feminine personalities create an inspiring subject for the artist.

The young mothers in this series are all well educated and outspoken. Most have careers yet they remain focused on their children. Each has an interesting story, some that are sad but all inspiring.

To develop each piece, Melvin begins with a photograph and an interview of the sitter, creates a sketch and then proceeds to the painting. Using loose brush work and a palette knife, he develops a portrait with many abstract features. Some of these are quite representational while others, following in the footsteps of Matisse and Soutine, employ facial distortion for emotional effect.

The visual impact of seeing all the works exhibited together is particularly enjoyable as each portrait has its own personality yet is influenced by all of the others nearby.

Currently, Melvin serves as the chairman of the board of Artspan, a non-profit organization supporting
the visual arts in San Francisco, and has worked previously as an investment banker.

Market Street Gallery exhibits work of established and emerging artists of the San Francisco Bay Area. Exhibitions include all categories of work, including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, fashion, street art, installation art and film and video media.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, November 20
6:00pm-9:00pm

LOCATION:
Market Street Gallery
1554 Market Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
http://www.marketstreetgallery.com/contact.html

COST/REGISTRATION:
Free and open to the public.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.marketstreetgallery.com
Phone: 415-290-1441

About Market Street Gallery:
Market Street Gallery exhibits work of established and emerging artists of the San Francisco Bay Area. Exhibitions include all categories of visual arts.
Located in the Hayes Valley neighborhood near the corners of Market St. and Van Ness Blvd., the gallery is one of several in the area that are within walking distance of each other. Muni access: Civic Center Station

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The Underground Hit!

CRITIC'S CHOICE: East Bay Express

REALITY PLAYINGS:
experiments in experience/participation performance

Frank Moore, world-known shaman performance artist, will conduct improvised passions of musicians, actors, dancers, and audience members in a laboratory setting to create altered realities of fusion beyond taboos. Bring your passions and musical instruments and your senses of adventure and humor. Other than that,
ADMISSION IS FREE! (But donations will be accepted.)

Friday, November 20th
8pm

TEMESCAL ARTS CENTER
511 48th Street
Oakland, CA 94609-2058
For more information
Call: 510-526-7858
email: fmoore@eroplay.com
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
http://www.temescalartscenter.org/

Upcoming performances in this series in 2009:
Friday, December 18

2010 Dates!
Saturday, January 30
Saturday, February 27
Saturday, March 27
Saturday, April 24
Friday, May 21
Saturday, June 26
Saturday, July 31
Saturday, August 28
Saturday, September 25
Friday, October 22
Friday, November 19
Friday, December 17

"...He's wonderful and hilarious and knows exactly what it's all about and has earned my undying respect. What he's doing is impossible, and he knows it. That's good art...." L.A. Weekly

“Merging improv, erotica, entertainment, religion and ritual, Frank Moore – self-styled shaman, world-renowned disabled performance artist, and 2008 presidential candidate ...." – East Bay Express

Resisting "the easy and superficial descriptions..., Moore's work challenges the consensus view more strongly in ways less acceptable than...angry tirades and bitter attacks on consumer culture." Chicago New City

"If performance art has a radical edge, it has to be Frank Moore." Cleveland Edition

"Transformative..." Moore "is thwarting nature in an astonishing manner, and is fusing art, ritual and religion in ways the Eurocentric world has only dim memories of. Espousing a kind of paganism without bite and aggression, Frank Moore is indeed worth watching." High Performance Magazine

"Surely wonderful and mind-goosing experience." L.A. Reader

Downloadable poster here:
http://www.eroplay.com/RealityPlayingsNOV2009.jpg

http://www.eroplay.com/events.html

In Freedom,
Frank Moore
www.eroplay.com
www.luver.com

The Sippy Cups presents:

The Sippy Cups in The Time Machine

Sun. Nov. 15, shows at 1:00 & 4:00 pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.thesippycups.com

Continuing their national Time Machine 2009 Tour, The Sippy Cups return to historic and glamourous San Francisco nightclub Bimbo's 365, with two shows at 1:00 and 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 15th. Also featuring opening act Frances England.

The latest show from national kid-rock sensation The Sippy Cups features original material from their third full-length CD, as well as a selection of recast cult classics from the likes of The Beatles and The Ramones. Songs like "My Loose Tooth", "One Day Soon" and "Seven is the New 14" will delight children of all ages. "Seven" was the first Children's Music Discovery Download in history on the iTunes Music Store, received 90,000 downloads in one week, and shot to #1 on XM/Sirius Kids Place Live this past summer.

The Sippy Cups' famously rollicking stage-show keeps kids enthralled with a carnival of juggling, unicycling, comical characters and special effects. Above the giant balloons and pogo-dancing pre-schoolers, show stopper Anna Robertson returns to The Sippy Stage on her aerial silks and spinning aerial hoop. The Sippy Cups have astounded family audiences from coast to coast in one of the most exciting live shows on the scene.

"The Sippy Cups' brand of cosmic rock & roll has to be seen to be believed. The Time Machine is good, but you absolutely have to experience The Sippy Cups live..." About.com Guide to Children's Music

"This innovative San Francisco band doesn't just play rock and roll, it plays WITH rock and roll, adding mischievous layers to a classic punk-funk sound." Cookie Magazine

For photos & more details on the band:
http://www.paradigmagency.com/divisions/artist/publicity_details/391/

DATE/TIME:
Sun. Nov. 15, shows at 1:00 & 4:00 pm

LOCATION:
Bimbo's 365 Club
1025 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94133
415-474-0365
http://www.bimbos365club.com

COST/REGISTRATION:
$17.
http://www.thesippycups.com

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.thesippycups.com
Email: nina@thesippycups.com
Phone: 650-335-4422
Contact: Nina Greeley

About The Sippy Cups:
In the three years since the Sippy Cups' first full album of original material was released, the band has grown from three musical dads playing kid-friendly takes on Nirvana and Syd Barrett, to performing their sophisticated kids' music and famously rollicking stage show to major concert halls and rock festivals, including the Austin City Limits Festival and Lollapalooza.

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Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry @ California Institute of Integral Studies presents:

A Salon for Artists with Blanche Brown, Charlotte Gordon, and others

Saturday, November 14, 7:00pm-8:30pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.ciis.edu/News_and_Events/Event_Calendar/Carolyn_Cooke_Salon.html

Please join CIIS' Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry (WCC) for "A Brief History of Consciousness: A Salon for Artists with Blanche Brown, Charlotte Gordon and Robert McDermott, moderated by WCC faculty member and fiction writer Carolyn Cooke.

How can literature and the arts explore and embody consciousness? This conversation with three artistic and intellectual luminaries will probe how origin stories, myths, archetypes and ecstatic revelations can uncover the material given to us as artists, feminists, activists and earth-changers in the postmodern present. From Buddha and Mohammed, from the bible to the Bhagavad Gita, Mohammed to the Virgin Mary, from Sarah and Hagar to William James, from Nigeria to Haiti, from the spirituality of Green politics to the spiritual dimensions of radical art forms, this lively conversation will attempt to map the evolution of human consciousness while dismantling the political constructs of East and West, old and new, and expand boundaries of what we know about race, class, gender and sexual orientation.

The awakening ethnic consciousness of the late 60's propelled BLANCHE BROWN into an in depth study of African-American Culture and the possibilities of movement, from afro-Haitian, ballet, jazz, folk dance and tap. After graduating from San Francisco State with an emphasis in Dance, she worked with the Wajumbe Performance Ensemble, including African based dance forms in her repertoire. CHARLOTTE GORDON has published two books of poetry. Her biography of the 17th century poet, Anne Bradstreet won a New England Book Award for non-fiction. Her latest book, The Woman Who Named God retells the famous Biblical story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar. ROBERT MCDERMOTT is professor of Philosophy and Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Boston University and is president emeritus of the California Institute of Integral Studies.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, November 14
7:00pm-8:30pm

LOCATION:
Namaste Hall, California Institute of Integral Studies
3rd Floor, 1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94103
415-575-6100

COST/REGISTRATION:
Free.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.ciis.edu/News_and_Events/Event_Calendar/Carolyn_Cooke_Salon.html
Email: bsaito@ciis.edu
Phone: 415-575-6264
Contact: Brynn Saito

About Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry @ California Institute of Integral Studies:
CIIS' Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry is home to the MFA in Creative Inquiry, Interdiscplinary Arts and the MFA in Writing and Consciousness. Our programs explore the intersection between artist and society, craft and aesthetics, history and contemporary arts and literature, while welcoming artists of all disciplines (literary, visual, performing, media, and interarts).

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Chinese Culture Center presents:

Lecture/Painting Demonstration by Chen Jiang Hong

Saturday, November 14, 12:00pm-1:45pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.c-c-c.org/?m=20091114&cat=22

On Saturday, November 14th, 2009, Chinese-French artist and author Chen Jiang Hong will honor us with his presence, to give a lecture and painting demonstration. This event will be held at the Chinese Culture Center's gallery, from 12:00 to 1:45pm.

About the artist:
Chen Jiang Hong is a painter, illustrator and author. He was born in Tianjin, China, and grew up during the Cultural Revolution. He studied art in Beijing, where he graduated from China's Central Academy of Fine Arts, and Paris, where he now resides and works as a freelance artist. Over the years, Chen Jiang Hong as published a number of books, all of which were acclaimed by critics worldwide. His books, inspired by his childhood and Chinese legends, have been published in several countries, including the United States, Spain, Denmark, Mexico and Korea.
Chen is also a painter, and currently exhibits his artworks in a Japanese art gallery in Paris.

This event is presented in collaboration with the Consulate General of France in San Francisco.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, November 14
12:00pm-1:45pm

LOCATION:
Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94108
415-986-1822
http://www.c-c-c.org

COST/REGISTRATION:
Free.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.c-c-c.org/?m=20091114&cat=22
Email: clpape@c-c-c.org
Phone: 415-986-1822

About Chinese Culture Center:
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco is a major community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 to foster the understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Chinese American art, history, and culture in the United States.

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Her Rebel Highness presents:

Her Rebel Highness: The Official Public Debut!

Friday, November 13, 8:00pm-9:30pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.herrebelhighness.com

"Her Rebel Highness", a fully choreographed musical act with three female vocalists, dancers, 18th century costumes, baroque-pop songs and theatrics, makes its debut on Fri., Nov. 13 at J'LaChic Theater 39 at Pier 39 in San Francisco.

The show's central theme is empowerment and founder Velia Amarasingham explains, "A significant part of the inspiration for this piece comes from all of the independent and career-focused women I have met since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area from Sydney, Australia, more than 10 years ago."

This inspiration has evolved into a new production that stars a soul singer, a mezzo soprano and a pop vocalist who take on the personas of rebellious 18th century princesses, determined to break out of their stereotypes and to take control of their destinies. Two modern dancers complete the line-up and to complete the concept, the music transitions from baroque to pop as the princesses reveal more and more of their modern attitudes.

Amarasingham says, "I have made the transition from artist to entrepreneur and attribute my female peers who have set wonderful examples." It's no wonder San Francisco ranks higher than any other American city for women's entrepreneurship, according to the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women.

She adds, "Her Rebel Highness is for all of the avid Masterpiece Theater fans who, like myself, are simply dying to see an 18th century heroine break out of her tiresome state and take charge. We shan't disappoint!"

The evening will begin with guest performances by burlesque dance troupe, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang and magician Heather Rogers.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, November 13
8:00pm-9:30pm

LOCATION:
J'LaChic Theater 39
Pier 39, #277, Beach St. and The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA, 94133
415-433-3939
http://www.theater39.com

COST/REGISTRATION:
Reserved Seating: $30, General Admission: $25.
http://www.bayarea-events.com/Her_Rebel_Highness.html

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.herrebelhighness.com
Email: velia@herrebelhighness.com
Phone: 415-902-8536
Contact: Velia Amarasingham

About Her Rebel Highness:
'Her Rebel Highness' is a fully choreographed musical act featuring three female vocalists, two modern dancers, period costumes, a fusion of baroque and pop music, theatrics and an inspiring tale of empowerment.

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StirFry Seminars & Consulting presents:

Mindfully Resolving Conflicts with Lee Mun Wah

November 13-15, 2009 Friday 2pm-9pm ; Saturday 8am-6pm; Sunday 8am-2pm, Berkeley

MORE INFO: http://www.stirfryseminars.com/pages/mrc_int_nov09.html

Mindfully Resolving Conflicts with Lee Mun Wah

November 13-15, 2009
Friday 2pm-9pm ; Saturday 8am-6pm; Sunday 8am-2pm
Quan Yin Training Center
2311 8th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

"Facilitation is an art in the finest sense - both from the perspective of an artist and as a viewer. Each time a group is interacting, a painting begins. With careful and diligent observation a story unfolds - enhanced or distracted by our willingness to be a bridge or an obstruction."

You Will Learn:

* The Art of Summary
* How to utilize "What Stands Between Us - Diversity Conversation Cards"
* How to use Diversity Exercises to Stimulate Awareness and Discussion
* Advanced Vignette Practice and Interventions
* How to Recognize Intent & Impact
* Advanced Conflict Facilitation Techniques

Fee for Session: (includes materials)
Corporate/Government Rate: $600
Educational/Non-profit Rate: $375
Individual Rate: $250
Student Rate $200

Required Materials:
What Stands Bewtween Us: Diversity Conversation Cards:

**Financial concerns? Ask us about work scholarship options**

DATE/TIME:
November 13-15, 2009 Friday 2pm-9pm ; Saturday 8am-6pm; Sunday 8am-2pm

LOCATION:
Quan Yin Training Center
2311 8th Street
Berkeley, CA, 94710
510-204-8840
http://www.stirfryseminars.com

COST/REGISTRATION:
$200-$600.
http://www.stirfryseminars.com/pages/mrc_int_nov09.html

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.stirfryseminars.com/pages/mrc_int_nov09.html
Email: melissa@stirfryseminars.com
Phone: 510-204-8840 x101
Contact: Melissa Sweeney

About StirFry Seminars & Consulting:
Thousands of participants from educational, government, corporate, and social service agencies have taken StirFry's trainings and seminars. We are recognized by many of the top 500 corporations as having one of the most outstanding cross-cultural and communications training programs for managers, supervisors, H.R. and top administrative executives.

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Cine+Más SF’s debut of The San Francisco Latino Film Festival (November 5-25, 2009) arrives in theatres, museums and cultural centers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area spanning four cities over three weeks. Building on the traditions of the former SF International Latino Film Festival, Cine+Más SF scope will encompass Latino arts beyond film to include other visual, performance, and literary arts. Cine+Más SF contributes to the Bay Area’s active and diverse arts scene through its signature event, the San Francisco Latino Film Festival, year-round programming and special events.

The SFLFF program includes award winning and critically acclaimed documentaries and feature films from Argentina, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the USA.

The festival will open with SPOKEN WORD by Victor Nuñez. This drama revolves around a young San Francisco based poet and spoken word artist that heads back to New Mexico upon learning of his father’s illness leading him face his conflict ridden past.

A short list of standout films include: 389 MILES by Luiscarlos Davis, award winning documentary about life along the Mexico and Arizona; THE WATERCOLORIST by Daniel Ro a feature from Peru about a man who decides to follow his passion as an artist; HERMAPHRODITE by Albert Xavier- a feature film about gender identity out of the Dominican Republic inspired by a true story; FINAL IMAGE a documentary from Argentina by Andres Habegger about a Argentine cameraman gunned down at the hands of the Pinochet regime in the ‘70’s and the journalist that pursues justice; NESIO from Mexico by Alan Coton, a feature about small time criminals scraping by in the margins of Mexico City; MEET THE HEAD OF JUAN PEREZ by Emilio Portes from Mexico, a black comedy involving a circus, a magician and a guillotine; FORGOTTEN INJUSTICE is a powerful documentary of a little known part of American history involving the mass deportation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the ‘30’s by first time Mexican-American filmmaker Vicente Serrano.
The festival will close with two award-winning comedic dramas: GIGANTE by Argentine filmmaker Adrian Biniez & LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD by Mexican director Eva Lopez-Sanchez. GIGANTE won the Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Lion this year.

What: San Francisco Latino Film Festival
San Francisco
Nov 5 Opening Night at the Clay Theatre with SPOKEN WORD
Nov 6-8 Screenings at the Mission Cultural Center
Nov 13-14 Screenings & Closing at The Lumiere Theatre, GIGANTE & LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD

more information: www.sflatinofilmfestival.com
info@sflatinofilmfestival.com

UC's Berkeley Center for New Media presents:

ATC Lecture: Ben Rubin, What's That Ticking Sound?

Monday, November 9, 7:30pm-9:00pm, Berkeley

MORE INFO: http://atc.berkeley.edu

Media artist Ben Rubin's work inserts itself between authors and readers, obsessively pulverizing and re-synthesizing all manner of texts (internet chat, The New York Times, application source code, cosmic background noise, Shakespeare) to form new messages. Rubin will present his recent projects, including "Moveable Type" (2007), a large-scale public artwork in the lobby of the New York Times headquarters building, "Shakespeare Machine", a sculpture for the Public Theater in New York and a luminous rooftop beacon for a new museum in Philadelphia, and others Listening Post, Dark Source, and Terre Natale. He will also present his latest project in collaboration with statistician Mark Hansen and Elevator Repair Service, a New York theater company.

Ben Rubin is based in New York City, where he runs his studio. EAR studio serves as a serves as a base of operation for his art and design projects. His work has been shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the MIT List Visual Arts Center, the Skirball Center in Los Angeles (in a show organized by the Getty Museum), the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the San Jose Museum of Art. He has been a frequent collaborator with artists and performers including Laurie Anderson, Diller+Scofidio, Ann Hamilton, Arto Lindsay, Steve Reich, and Beryl Korot. Rubin's installation Listening Post (2002, with statistician Mark Hansen) won the 2004 Golden Nica Prize from Ars Electronica as well as a Webby award in 2003. Mr. Rubin received a B.A. from Brown University in 1987 and an M.S. in visual studies from the MIT Media Lab in 1989. He currently teaches at the Yale School of Art, where he was appointed critic in graphic design in 2004.

http://www.earstudio.com

Co-presented with the SF Contemporary Jewish Museum.

DATE/TIME:
Monday, November 9
7:30pm-9:00pm

LOCATION:
160 Kroeber Hall, UCB
University of California
Berkeley, CA, 94720
http://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml

COST/REGISTRATION:
Free.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://atc.berkeley.edu
Email: info.bcnm@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-495-3505

About UC's Berkeley Center for New Media:
Located on the UC Berkeley campus, the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) is a cross-disciplinary learning center bringing technology, the humanities, and the arts together. BCNM hosts public events and lectures such as the ATC series, conducts research, and offers a PhD program (DE in New Media). Over 100 faculty, advisers, and scholars from more than 30 UC Berkeley departments participate.

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If you are an artist or work with an art group and want to apply for a grant, but you’ve heard it’s difficult or impossible, get free information. These grants and all materials are free. By following the set of main "rules" around obtaining a grant, it is much quicker, easier, and far more effective to get it done – and get the grant you need to do what you do best as an artist or as someone working in the arts. Free Grant Funding

Makeup Gourmet presents:

Money Makeup: Intensive 8-Hour Makeup Artist Training

Sunday, November 8, 9:00am-5:00pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.makeupgourmet.eventbrite.com

Makeup Gourmet

Make Money As a Makeup Artist

CONTENT

* Makeup Interview-How to assess and fulfill your client's makeup needs
* Natural-Finished-Dramatic makeup defined
* Students learn how to apply a Natural-Finished-Dramatic makeup with step-by-step instruction
* Photography and other media incorporated into training
* Business and marketing tips
* Students use each other as models
* Students may bring their own model if preferred
* Class size limit-12

SEMINAR DETAILS

* Seminar is 9am-5pm
* Students are encouraged to use their own makeup
* Makeup will be provided if students do not have their own
* Discount professional makeup brush set is available to students. Discount price $80, Regularly $89.95
* Contact Makeup Gourmet to pre-order brush set
* Discounted makeup and complete makeup kits available to order

COST

* Payment is due in full in advance to reserve your place
* Payment is non-refundable in case of absence
* One excused absence allowed to makeup class at a later date
* Enrollment is first come/first served
* Fee payable by PayPal (online credit card service) or by check

http://www.MakeupGourmet.com

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, November 8
9:00am-5:00pm

LOCATION:
Flood Building
870 Market Street, Suite 1185
San Francisco, CA, 94102
http://www.floodbuilding.com/

COST/REGISTRATION:
$80.
http://www.makeupgourmet.eventbrite.com

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.makeupgourmet.eventbrite.com
Email: chris@makeupgourmet.com
Phone: 415-846-1597
Contact: Chris Scott

About Makeup Gourmet:
Chris Scott is the creator and host of TV's Makeup Gourmet and author of the COSMETIC COUNTER SURVIVAL GUIDE: How To Buy The Right Skincare And Makeup. Mr. Scott has been a National Artist for CHANEL BEAUTEï¾´ for 2 decades. He is a celebrity makeup artist, speaker, theater producer, performer, and all around cosmetic guru. He teaches Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco

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ODC Theater presents:

ODC Theater Presents Fauxnique: Luxury Items

Saturday, November 7 at 8pm; Sunday, November 8 at 7pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://odcdance.org/performance.php?param=21

Performance artist, dancer and ODC Theater Artist-in-Residence Monique Jenkinson (aka Fauxnique) debuts her newest work, Luxury Items. This solo, evening-length, dance-theater-drag extravaganza celebrates all that is deeply, vitally unnecessary.

"Hilarious, with a wicked intellectual spark," Monique Jenkinson is a local treasure of a performing artist whose work hurls itself into the gaps between dance, theater, drag and performance .

Performance, choreography, conception and writing by: Monique Jenkinson
Direction: Ellen Sebastian Chang

JOIN US!
On Saturday: Informal Artist' Talk after the show.
On Sunday: Pre-show reception with ODC Theater Director Rob Bailis at Bar Bambino!

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, November 7 at 8pm; Sunday, November 8 at 7pm

LOCATION:
ODC Dance Commons Studio B
351 Shotwell Street
San Francisco, CA, 94110
415-863-9834
http://www.odctheater.org

COST/REGISTRATION:
$18 General/ $15 Seniors/Students/Children 12 & Under.
https://secure.oreweb.com/hosts/odctheater.org/tickets/buy.phtml

MORE INFO:
Website: http://odcdance.org/performance.php?param=21
Email: boxoffice@odctheater.org
Phone: 415-863-9834
Contact: Cori Crowley

About ODC Theater:
Founded in 1976 by Brenda Way, currently under the direction of Rob Bailis, ODC Theater has been located in SF's Mission District for over 30 years. The Theater exists to empower and develop innovative artists. We have a thriving Artist in Residence Program, regional and national presenting program, a mentorship program for emerging professionals & subsidized rentals for self-producing artists.

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Cobalt Sun Gallery is pleased to host internationally acclaimed musicians Mark Seelig and Beate Maria Wappler from Germany in collaboration with Lynn Augstein, light projection artist.

ENCORE PRESENTATION!! Sunday, November 1 at 7pm
(bring backjack, pillows or low chairs for lying or sitting on floor)

These two beloved musicians offer a deep journey into our hearts and spirits
through their divine sacred sounds and otherworldly harmonic chanting.
You will be surrounded and enfolded by fluid kaleidoscopic light and transparent veils

All are welcome to join us for a profoundly heartfelt journey with Mark & Beate Maria

With great gratitude to our dear hostess and event producer Lynn Augstein, Light Maestro and founder of Cobalt Sun Gallery
( www.cobaltsun.net )

DIRECTIONS to 411 Coloma, Suite A: Exit Marin City/ Sausalito from Hwy 101

**from North (San Rafael) turn LEFT at offramp light towards Sausalito and from middle lane turn RIGHT onto Bridgeway then turn LEFT at second light onto Coloma.

**from South (San Francisco) continue straight at offramp light on Bridgeway and turn LEFT at third light onto Coloma.

411 is the last building on RIGHT - concrete industrial building CENTER Door, Suite A

RSVP (optional) tho please arrive promptly and remember to silence cell phones/pagers
Please call Hannah Rachel at 415-884-2828 for info / RSVP or disabled access

LINKS:

Discover more about Mark's journey, bio, music and shamanism on:
www.mark-seelig.com
http://www.myspace.com/amareshmarkseelig
http://www.myspace.com/amareshmarkseelig
http://www.myspace.com/bansurimagic

To learn more about Beate Maria Wappler please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/202348573

Lynn Augstein
www.CobaltSun.net
More photos and videos: http://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/LynnAugstein

The Little Jim Club presents:

The Little Jim Club's Mardi Gras Launch Party

Thursday, November 5, 6:30pm-9:30pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.thealist.org/calendar/index.asp?calendarID=6256

All Inquiries: (Editors, Media, Press, Guests, Sponsors)
Michelle [at] TheAList [dot] org

Please join TheAList.org as The Little Jim Club of CPMC and fine artist, Joan elan Davis host the 2010 Mardi Gras Launch Party. We'll get the good times rolling by presenting the Candidates for Monarch, the winner being crowned at the Mardi Gras Ball in March. So grab your krewe and prepare to meet Royalty...

Featuring:
* An evening Reception with artisanal wines from Mira Flores Winery, Pernod Absinthe, and Trumer beer.
* A delicious feast of hors d'oeuvres.
* A gorgeous gallery filled with fine art paintings, for you to peruse at your leisure.
* Raffle Grand Prize: A painting by Joan elan Davis, JoanDavisArt.com.
* Smile! TheAList.org Photojournalists will be there... After the party, visit TheAList.org Photo Galleries to receive FREE digital photos from the evening.

2010 Mardi Gras Ball Monarch Candidates:
Mr. Doug Houghton, Ms. Stacey Lamirand, Dr. Steven Martel, Ms. Pearl McFarland

Tickets:

The first 50 people to purchase a Launch Party Invitation receive a special $50 gift certificate.

* Mardi Gras Launch Party: $35.
The A-List has a very limited number of special invitations available for $29.99.
Includes: Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, Raffle, and more...

* Mardi Gras Launch Party Captain: $140. Includes 4 Invitations.
The A-List has a very limited number of Captain Invitations available for $119.96.
Includes: 4 Invitations, 1 complimentary raffle ticket, Special Recognition for the Captain and their Krewe, Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, Raffle, and more...

The Little Jim Club Board:
Charlotte Rawa, President * Kelli Fleitas, VP - Fund-raising * Barry Barsamian, VP Candidates * Jane Mermelstein, Secretary * Marlene Smith, Treasurer * Kathryn Surso Rodriguez, Board of Directors * Julie Plunkett, Board of Directors * David German, Board Member/Webmaster, Harriet Ukai, Board Member * Bruce Woodward, Board Member

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, November 5
6:30pm-9:30pm

LOCATION:
Joan elan Davis Gallery
3 Henry Adams Street
San Francisco, CA, 94103
http://www.joandavisart.com/

COST/REGISTRATION:
$29.99 and up.
http://www.thealist.org/calendar/index.asp?calendarID=6256

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.thealist.org/calendar/index.asp?calendarID=6256
Email: Michelle@TheAList.org
Phone: 415-513-1099
Contact: Michelle

About The Little Jim Club:
The Little Jim Club is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support neo-natal, child development, speech and language pathology and many other important pediatric programs at California Pacific Medical Center.

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FASHION FEUD San Francisco Returns on Oct. 27th

Do "NOT" miss the next FASHION FEUD San Francisco

Scion's FASHION FEUD San Francisco, Oct. 27, 2009

SCION presents Fashion Feud is a live "Project Runway" like competition on stage. Designers are given an hour to create a design to prepare for a runway on stage. Models will have a walk-of on stage with their newly designed outfits.

The audience will decide who the best designer of the evening by their resounding applause. Fabrics will be provided from"Mood Fabrics New York". This FREE event is sponsored by "SCION". Invite your friends.

Location: MIGHTY
Address: 119 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Date: Oct. 27th, Tuesday
Time: 7-10pm (Door Opens at 7pm)
Free Event, Cash Bar

Featuring Designers:
Julia Meeks: http://julia-meeks.blogspot.com/ - AND- Chanel Rosales: http://chanelrosales.blogspot.com/
Judge: Cynthia Anderson of http://www.StyleWylde.com
Models: Shai White and Jen Lazorack
Makeup Artist: Andi Victorine
Hairstylist: Kaitlyn Starbuck
http://www.facebook.com/kaitlynstarbuckstylist?ref=mf

WITH SF's up and coming Indie Fashion Vendors.

Visit website below for details.
http://www.fashionfeud.net

Check out these photos from previous Fashion Feud:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owengeronimo/sets/72157622486216350/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owengeronimo/sets/72157622548049138/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owengeronimo/sets/72157622410106891/

Artist Reception - Noe Valley Ministry-Nov 7, 2PM-4PM The Golden Gate Artists will have their 10th annual art show at the Noe Valley Ministry during the month of November. The show, Small Gems, will open with a free reception for the public There will be wine and cheese and other light refreshments, as well as, the beautiful cello music of Pawel Walerowski.