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Thursday, August 28th
San Jose
   
     
Thursday, August 28th
Rohnert Park
   
     
Friday, August 29th
Mill Valley
   
     
Saturday, August 30th
San Francisco
   
     
2008-08-31
Millbrae
   
     
August 16 - August 31
San Francisco Bay Area
   
     
Sunday, August 31st
Walnut Creek
   
     
Monday, September 1st
Fresno
   
   
Tuesday, September 2
Berkeley, CA
   
     
Tuesday, September 2nd
Palo Alto
   
     
2008-11-20
Richmond
   
     
Friday, September 5th
Oakland
   
     
Saturday, September 6th
Oakland
   
     
Saturday, September 6th
Berkeley
   
     
Saturday, September 6th
Marin
   
     
Saturday, September 6th
Sonoma
   
     
Sunday, September 7th
Half Moon Bay
   
     
Tuesday, September 9th
San Francisco
   
     
Friday, September 12th
Berkeley
   
     
Friday, September 12th
San Anselmo
   
     
Friday, September 12th
San Francisco
   
     
Saturday, September 13th
Oakland
   
     
Saturday, September 13th
Oakland
   
     
Sunday, September 14th
San Francisco
   
     
September 13 & 14
Moraga
   
   
Thursday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 14
Berkeley and San Francisco
   
     
Sunday, September 14th
San Rafael
   
     
Thursday, September 18th
   
     
Friday, September 19th
   
   
Friday September 19th
Berkeley
   
   
Saturday, September 20th
San Francisco, CA
   
   
September 20, 2008
San Francisco, CA
   
   
Monday, September 22nd
San Francisco, CA
   
   
Wednesday, September 24
Berkeley
   
   
September 25th
Oakland, CA
   
   
Friday, September 26
Berkeley
   
     
             
     
   

 

   
   

COME OUT AND SPEAK OUT!

Thursday, August 28th


   
   

150 E. San Fernando st.
San Jose

The San Jose Peace and Justice Center presents “come out and speak out”, a community forum touching on the destruction of our economy, soaring cost of food, home foreclosures, and much more. this free event takes place on Thursday August 28 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at 150 e. San Fernando st. in San Jose. for more info go to www.sanjosepeace.org or call 408-297-2299.

free

www.sanjosepeace.org or call 408-297-2299.
   
   

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CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL PARENTI

Thursday, August 28th
7 pm

   
   
Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park

On Thursday, August 28 Sonoma State University & Project Censored will host a conversation with Michael Parenti.

The topic will be “Diversity and Orthodoxy in the News Media”

The event takes place at Sonoma State University, Darwin 103

$10 admission

For more information, call 707-664-3373, or email: mickeyhuff@mac.com
   
   

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Catherine Austin Fitts Lecture on Advanced Economics

Friday, August 29th


   
   

180 Camino Alto
Mill Valley

On Friday, August 29th economist and commentator Catherine Austin Fitts will give a lecture on advanced economics. The event takes place from 7-9:30pm at the Mill Valley Community College, 180 Camino Alto.

$25.00

For details, visit www.solari.com or call 1-888-686-3354.
   
   

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MILLBRAE ART AND WINE

2008-08-31


   
   


Millbrae

On August 30th and 31st from 10am to 5pm, the Millbrae chamber of commerce presents the Millbrae art & wine festival. this free mardi gras style event is located on Broadway Ave, one block west of El Camino real blvd in Millbrae.


Free

www.miramaevents.com or call 650-697-7324
   
   

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Getting Out Alive

Saturday, August 30th


   
   

3158 Mission St
San Francisco

On Saturday, August 30 from 3-8pm, The El Rio presents “Getting Out Alive”, a benefit for the film “America's Most Unwanted: Stories of hope from former foster and group home kids”. [The event features live music, burlesque dancing, and more.] This benefit costs $10-$15 and takes place at 3158 Mission St in San Francisco.

This benefit costs $10-$15

For more info call 415-206-9392.
   
   

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Natural Leg Care

Sunday, August 31st


   
   

1388 S. California Blvd
Walnut Creek

A class introducing homeopathy and natural home care tips for legs takes place on August 31st from 3 to 4pm at Elephant Pharm in Walnut Creek, 1388 S. California Blvd. This class is free.

Free

For more information visit www.elephantpharm.com or call (925) 658-5300.
   
   

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PERSONAL DISCOVERY WORKSHOPS

August 16 - August 31
2-4 pm

   
   
To Be Announced

San Francisco Bay Area

Personal Discovery Workshops will be lead by Scarlett Shepard, Founder & Executive Director of the San Francisco Women's Film Festival and Media Access Program.

The workshops will cover developing, writing and recording poems and will serve as a fundraiser for SFWFF.

Each participant will receive a CD of the recorded session.

$50 per workshop

For details, email events@sfwff.com or call 510-235-0709.
   
   

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Central Valley Cafe Scientifique

Monday, September 1st


   
   


Fresno

On Monday September, 1st, scientists and curious non-scientists will meet at at Lucky' Lair, 10063 N Maple Ave in Fresno for an informal conversation about current scientific topics.

Admission is free.


For details call (559) 433-9775.
   
   

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This is a KPFA Sponsored Event

An Evening of Functional Wisdom with Vandana Shiva

Tuesday, September 2
7:30pm

   
   
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way at Dana
Berkeley, CA

Dr. Vandana Shiva, world-renowned Indian scientist, environmentalist, and agricultural activist was designated by Time magazine a "Hero for the Planet." Winner of the alternative Nobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award) and named by AsiaWeek as one of the top five most important people in Asia, Dr. Shiva is the author of numerous books including Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge and Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. In addition, she has published over three hundred papers in leading journals, and is a founding board member of the International Forum on Globalization and the founder of Navdanya International, a science and policy research center based in India.

While daily news reports of increasing worldwide food riots demonstrate the failure of the current global industrial food system, Dr. Vandana Shiva will offer wise and innovative solutions for the grim global realities of climate change and horrific food shortages.

"Shiva has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of ordinary people in India. Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world." —Ms. Magazine



Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door, at supporting bookstores

Or on line: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/40634



Information: 415.561.7650 or www.ifg.org

   
   

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REPORT AND UPDATE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

Tuesday, September 2nd
7 PM

   
   
Community Media Center
900 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto

Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University will give a report & update from the Middle East as part of the ongoing "Other Voices" television series produced by the Peninsula Peace & Justice Center.

Free

650-326-8837
   
   

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Mental Health in Richmond

2008-11-20


   
   


Richmond

The National Alliance on Mental Illness presents Family 2 Family, 12 free classes covering information to help families affected by severe mental health issues. These free classes will take place 6:30 – 9pm on September 4th through November 20th at Grace Lutheran Church, 2369 Barrett Ave. Richmond.

Free

For details or to enroll call (510) 237-9277.
   
   

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Oakland Museum First Fridays

Friday, September 5th


   
   


Oakland

The Oakland Museum of California presents First Fridays After Five on September 5th from 5-9pm. First Fridays will host Bernard Anderson and the Old School Flavor band and show the film “Runner's High”. This free event is located at 1000 Oak St in Oakland Ca.

For details call 510-238-2200 or visit museumca.org.

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Benefit Concert for Marin Abused Women's Services

Saturday, September 6th


   
   


Marin

Local music artist Karen Drucker will host a benefit concert for Marin Abused Women's Services on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:00pm at The Playhouse in San Anselmo. The benefit will also feature “Artists for a Cause”. This event is located at 27 Kensington Road.

Tickets are $15 at the door.

For details call 415-526-2543.
   
   

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East Bay AIDS walk

Saturday, September 6th


   
   


Oakland

The East Bay AIDS Advocacy Foundation Presents the 4th Annual East Bay AIDS Walk on Saturday, September 6 from 9am-1pm. This event takes place at Lake Merritt on the corner of Bellevue and Grand Avenues in Oakland.

Registration and the event are free.

For details call 888-510-3229.
   
   

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The Red Grape presents 1st Annual Sonoma/Springs Bicycle Festival

Saturday, September 6th


   
   


Sonoma

The Red Grape Presents the 1st Annual Sonoma/Springs Bicycle Festival.[ There will be gear giveaways, bilingual safety education, commuting tips, and much more.] This free event takes place on Saturday, September 6th from 1-5pm in Sonoma's Depot Park located at 270 First Street West.

Free event

For details visit bikesonoma.org or call 707-545-0153.
   
   

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GI SUICIDE AWARENESS

Saturday, September 6th
5 pm Rally, 7 pm Film

   
   


Berkeley

5pm: Rally starts at Frontage Road & University Avenue, Berkeley, followed by a march to Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalist Church.

7pm: Screening of film on GI Suicide Awareness, music and speakers.

Sponsored by Berkeley Fellowship of
Unitarian Universalists; fundraiser for
G.I. Suicide Awareness Campaign

$10 donation. No one turned away.

For details, Nancy: 415-565-0201, ext. 27
   
   

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Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

Sunday, September 7th


   
   


Half Moon Bay

The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society presents the New West Guitar Quartet on Sunday, September 7 from 4:30-7:30pm. This event takes place at 307 Mirada Road in Half Moon Bay.


Tickets are $30

For details call 650-726-4143.
   
   

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Eviction Defense Collaboration

Tuesday, September 9th


   
   


San Francisco

The Eviction Defense Collaborative presents its Annual Awards Event on Tuesday, September 9th from 5:30-8pm at 425 Market St in San Francisco. This event features live music and appetizers.

There is a $20 suggested donation.


For details visit evictiondefense.org or call 415-947-0797.
   
   

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San Francisco Gay/Lesbian Freedom Band

Friday, September 12th


   
   

678 Portola Dr
San Francisco

On September 12 at 8pm, the San Francisco Gay/Lesbian Freedom band presents its season opener, “Bands Across the Sea.” This celebration of great wind ensemble music is located at Ebenezer church on 678 Portola Dr in San Francisco. Admission is free. For details call 415-255-1355 or visit sflgfb.org.



   
   

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Israel-Palestine

Friday, September 12th


   
   

72 Kensington Rd
San Anselmo

On Friday, September 12th from 7:30-9:30pm, Keep Hope Alive & 14 Friends of Palestine present “If Americans Knew”. Journalist Alison Weir will present material regarding what is actually going on in Israel and Palestine. This free event is located at First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo at 72 Kensington Rd in San Anselmo.

Free

For details call 415-456-3713 or visit togetherweserve.org.
   
   

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Womansong Circle

Friday, September 12th


   
   

2345 Channing St
Berkeley

On Friday, September 12th at 7:15pm , the First Congregational Church of Berkeley is hosting “Womansong Circle”, an evening of singing for women with guest song leader Melanie Demore. There is a $15 suggested donation but no one is turned away for lack of funds. This event is located at 2345 Channing St. For details call 510-525-7082 or visit betsyrosemusic.org.



   
   

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Benito Cereno

Saturday, September 13th


   
   

2277 International Blvd
Oakland

On Saturday, September 13 at 9pm, The Eastside Arts Alliance presents a dance party with the Bay Area's newest Latin Funk band, Benito Cereno. This fundraiser in support of the facility is $12 and is located at 2277 International Blvd in in Oakland. For details call 510-533-6629 or visit eastsideartsalliance.org.



   
   

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Human Remains

Saturday, September 13th


   
   

1091 Calcot Place Unit #116
Oakland

On September 13th from 6-9pm, The FLOAT Art Gallery presents “Human Remains”, art influenced by the Iraq war. This exhibit offers an avenue for Bay Area artists and poets to express themselves around the war. Admission is $2. For details call 510-535-1702 or visit thefloatcenter.com. The location is 1091 Calcot Place Unit #116, Oakland.



   
   

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Berkeley Old Time Music Convention-Various Venues-Sept 11-14

Thursday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 14
Various Times

   
   
Various Venues

Berkeley and San Francisco

The 2008 Berkeley Old Time Music Convention will be taking place in various venues throughout Berkeley from Thursday, September 11th through Sunday, September 14. There will be a kick off square dance in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 10th at the Make Out Room featuring the Water Tower Stringband. There will be two concerts at the Freight and Salvage on Thurs and Fri featuring Sheila Kay Adams on Thurs and Benton Flippen, Paul Brown & Frank Bode on Fri. A concert for young children at the Berkeley Public Library Main Branch on Saturday morning at 10:15 a.m. followed by a String Band contest at Civic Center Park starting at 11 a.m. with a special appearance by the Brandy Snifters. A square dance at Ashkenaz will follow starting at 7 pm featuring the Foghorn Stringband, Benton Flippen, Paul Brown, Frank Bode with Eric Thompson and Paul Hostetter plus the Squirrelly Stringband. Sunday activities featuring instructional workshops at the Jazzschool and an old time cabaret at Jupiter. Co-sponsored by KPFA.

Events range from free admission to paid events. visit www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org

For more information, visit www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org
   
   

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Nadja Play Piazolla

Sunday, September 14th


   
   

200 N. San Pedro Road
San Rafael

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenburg and New Century Chamber Orchestra open their season with a series of concerts featuring Astor Piazzolla's “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” On September 14th at 5pm, a performance takes place at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center on 200 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Tickets are $32. For details call 415-392-4400 or visit tyboxoffice.com.



   
   

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Leland Street Fair

Sunday, September 14th
10 am - 4 pm

   
   

Leland Avenue & Bayshore
San Francisco

The 3rd Annual Leland Avenue Street Fair takes place Sunday, September 14 from 10am-4pm at Leland Avenue and Bayshore in San Francisco. This free neighborhood festival features talented artists, musicians, vendors & more.

Free

For details visit sfcenter.org or call 415-730-4179.
   
   

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Middle Eastern Festival

September 13 & 14
10am-8pm, Sept. 13; 11am-7pm, Sept. 14

   
   
St. John The Evangelist Orthodox Church
501 Moraga Way
Moraga

This free event features food, entertainment, bazaar, crafts and exhibits.

Free

For details call 925-258-4255 or visit stjohnmorinda.org.
   
   

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'Archives Of Dissent' panel/discussion at the Free Speech Cafe

Thursday, September 18th
6pm

   
   
UC Berkeley Campus



A moderated discussion (featuring amongst others, Julie Herrada, Gillian Boal, Megan Shaw Prelinger, Rick Prelinger, Shinjoung Yeo, Lynn Adler, and James Jacobs) on the trials, tribulations, role, successes, failures and futures of the 'radical archive'. Part of the 'Great Rehearsal' Week of '68 events.



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1968: A Discussion On The Lessons and Vibrant Legacy Of The Year That Shook The World

Friday September 19th
7pm

   
   
Julia Morgan Center For The Arts
2640 College Avenue
Berkeley

Panelists include:/p>

Robert Hillary King – former Black Panther and Angola 3 political prisoner. Author of the new autobiography: 'From The Bottom Of The Heap: The Autobiography Of Black Panther Robert Hillary King'/p>

Immanuel Wallerstein – Sociologist, world-systems analyst, activist, and author of numerous works./p>

Staughton Lynd – legendary historian, lawyer, and prisoner rights activist. The author and editor of over a dozen books, including 'Wobblies & Zapatistas: Conversations On Anarchism, Marxism And Radical History' (with Andrej Grubacic) and a new, revised, updated edition of his seminal 'Labor Law For The Rank And Filer' (with IWW organizer Daniel Gross)./p>

Andrej Grubacic – Balkans anarchist and activist. Grubacic is the author, most recently of 'Wobblies & Zapatistas' (with Staughton Lynd) and is the editor of the forthcoming 'Staughton Lynd Reader'. He edits Z Magazine's Balkan edition./p>

Paco Ignacio Taibo II – Mexican writer and '68er, equally loved for his detective novels, and non-fiction work on the likes of Pancho Villa, Che, and the Mexican student uprisings of '68./p>

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz – Historian, feminist, activist, and author of numerous works of memoir, and Indigenous history./p>

The Panel discussion will be moderated by KPFA's Sasha Lilley, the co-founder and sometime producer of Pacifica's 'Against The Grain'./p>

Part of the 'Great Rehearsal' Week of '68 events.



$10 (no-one turned away)

510 845 8542
www.juliamorgan.org

   
   

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A pre-presidential election day long teach-in

Friday, September 19th


   
   
UC Berkeley Campus



A pre-presidential election day long teach-in on the UC Berkeley campus on the Iraq War with panels, debates, and speakers.



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The Funny of Latin Dance at Brava Theater in San Francisco!

September 20, 2008
8pm

   
   
Brava Theater Center
2789 24th St. (@ York St.)
San Francisco, CA


The Funny of (Latin) Dance
Written and performed by Standup Comic Bill Santiago

In Association with Brava! For Women in the Arts 2008-09 Season

One night only on the Mainstage
September 20, 2008, 8pm

After party with DJ Sandina spinning the best of salsa, merengue and reggaeton.


Preview: Thurs. September 18, 8pm, (Brava Studio Theater) $10 door
Premiere: Sat. September 20, 8pm, (Mainstage) $20 adv., $25 door
$3 discount to Seniors and Students for Sept. 20 performance

Reviews:
'Playfully explores the subject of biculturalism' -- New York Post

"Like George Carlin in his prime, Santiago is expert at honing in on the way language reveals society's bizarre fixations." -- The San Francisco Examiner

Calling all salsaholics, tango freaks, bachata addicts, merengue maniacs, chachaficianados, and bailamosapiens...who like a good laugh! Stand-up comic Bill Santiago riffs on his feet - about his feet and yours - hunting for the Funny of Latin Dance.

Come hear and help shape Santiago's take on the syncopated reconquista of American dance floors by the cadera-centric body language of la raza, aka the vida loca people. Be ready to share your dance stories - about every kind of Latin dancing and to share your own dance moves to the live music from members of the newest Latin Groove sensation, Benito Cereno.

This performance also celebrates the publication of Santiago's new book, Pardon My Spanglish, ¡Porque Because! After the show, Santiago will be signing copies, which will be available for sale courtesy of Quirk Books and Modern Times Bookstore.

For more info on The Funny of (Latin) Dance visit: www.myspace.com/billsantiagocomedy and www.brava.org.




   
   

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The Great Rehearsal: The World Revolution Of '68' All day symposium

Saturday, September 20th
9am - 7pm

   
   

USF
San Francisco, CA

A full day of panels, and dozens of workshops/discussions, including Robert Hillary King, Staughton Lynd, Andrej Grubacic, Denis O'Hearn, Paco Ignacio Taibo II and more!

Part of the 'Great Rehearsal' Week of '68 events.





www.greatrehearsal.org

   
   

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Paco Ignacio Taibo II in Conversation

Monday, September 22nd


   
   
Women's Building
3543 18th St # 8
San Francisco, CA

The legendary Mexican crime fiction writer, political biographer, and activist in conversation with his sometime translator Donald Nicholson Smith. They'll be ranging over his life, work, detective novels, '68, and a whole lot more. Taibo's book on '68 was translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith, a '68er himself who has translated many crime novels, as well as the works of Situationist theorists Guy Debord and Raul Vaneigem amongst others.

Part of the 'Great Rehearsal' Week of '68 Events.



$10 (no-one turned away)

(415) 431-1180
   
   

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Thomas Frank: The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruin It All

Wednesday, September 24
7:30pm

   
   
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way (near Durant)
Berkeley

"imagine Michael Moore with a trained brain and an intellectual conscience."

- The Washington Post

The bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas? provides jaw-dropping clarity and refreshingly biting wit on the decades of lucrative conservative misrule.

Thomas Frank explained in What's the Matter with Kansas why working America votes for politicians who invariably serve the rich. He convincingly showed how and