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August 2010

Community Calendar

Through September 17

Art: Me and My iPhone

Gallery 323 presents Potrero Hill artist and filmmaker Lise Swenson’s collection of photographs and text images, which reflect Swenson’s year long pondering on what it means to be fifty.  Wednesdays through Fridays 3 to 7 p.m., or by appointment. 323 Potrero Avenue. Information: 626.4333; 323gallery@att.net.


Through September 25

Art: Art at the Dump

Celebrate 20 years of Recology’s Artists in Residence program. Using materials from the waste stream and promoting the message of recycling and resource conservation, more than 80 artists have worked at Recology since 1990, producing sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, performance, videos, textiles and musical composition. Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 6 p.m.; first Thursdays 12 to 8 p.m. Free.  Intersection 5M, San Francisco Chronicle Building, 925 Mission Street. Information: www.theintersection.org.


August 2 & 3

Community: District 10 Candidate Forum

The Potrero Hill Democratic Club  hosts two back-to-back District 10 supervisor candidate forums. See announcement on page 22 for a list of candidates.   6:30 p.m. Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. Information:  www.PHDemClub.org.


August 3

Art: Reception for Zannah Noe

Farley’s hosts a reception for its Artist of the Month, Zannah Noe. Noe’s works include lush vignettes of place and time from her travels to Norway, Berlin, and Spain. Her assemblages will also be displayed in Farley’s windows throughout August. 7 p.m. Free. 1315 18th Street. Information: www.velcrow.com.

 

August 6 to 22

Theater: Show and Tell

Symmetry Theatre Company, a new Bay Area company dedicated to gender inequalities in theatrical union contracts, in conjunction with the Thick House, presents Show and Tell. Written by Anthony Clarvoe and directed by Laura Hope, the drama delves into the topics of contact, discovery and what it takes to survive in the wake of tragedy during a crime scene investigation.  Thursday through Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday 5:30 p.m.; special Saturday matinee August 7 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $25 at the door. Thick House, 1695 18th Street. Information: www.symmetrytheatre.com.


August 7

Fundraiser: Yoga for Hope

Join hundreds of yoga enthusiasts in Union Square and practice your asanas in a benefit for the City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading cancer research and treatment centers. Led by renowned Bay Area instructors Stephanie Snyder and Darren Main, with music provided by DJ Eric Monkhouse. Participants who raise more than $50 will receive a gift bag from Yoga Journal. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; one-hour yoga sessions start at 10 a.m. Preregister, $35; register at the door, $40. Union Square, Powell at Geary. Information: www.cityofhope.org.


August 8

Performing Arts: San Francisco Theater Festival

With more than 50 theatre companies and solo artists, the San Francisco Theatre Festival showcases short performances on multiple stages, including children’s events, musicals, improv, hip-hop, Shakespeare, mimes, storytelling, solo performers, new circus acts, comedy and tragedy. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade, 760 Howard Street. Information: www.ybgf.org.


August 10

Community: District 10 Candidate Forum

The San Francisco Young Democrats and Harvey Matthews Bayview Hunters Point Democratic Club  hosts a District 10 supervisor candidate forum. Moderated by the Examiner’s political reporter, Melissa Griffin. 5:30 p.m. reception; 6:15 p.m. Southeast Community Facility, 1800 Oakdale Avenue. Watch the debate at http://vidsf.com/795. More information: www.sfyd.org and www.bvhpdemclub.org.

 

August 11

Music: Soul Delights

Listen to the Soul Delights go acoustic at Farley’s. Singers Charlie Owen, Kathy Kennedy, and Katie Guthorn, with Todd Swenson on guitar, will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Farley’s, 1315 18th Street.


August 12

Music: Captain Casual Blues Band

Captain Casual is local string-bender Andrew Goberman, supported by Peter Tucker on drums, Paul Olguin on bass, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The group features blues of all sorts, including gut bucket blues, rockin’ blues, swing blues, jump blues, country blues, uptown blues, downtown blues and Brill Building blues. Expect special guests, cool guitars and a lot of fun. 8 p.m. Free. Farley’s, 1315 18th Street.


August 13

Community: Green Tech at ITT Tech

Check-out the newest innovations in green technology and sustainable design at this special event hosted by ITT Tech.  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. RSVP to Francis Reyes at 925.674.8254. ITT Technical Institute, 1440 Galaxy Way, Suite 400, Concord. Information: www.ittesi.com.


Kids: Chelle! & Friends

Put on your dancin’ shoes and head over to Yerba Buena for a free children’s concert featuring the New Orleans music group Chelle! & Friends. 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Free. Yerba Buena Gardens Children’s Garden, 760 Howard Street. Information: www.ybgf.org.


August 13 through September 10

Art: What Cannot be Taken Away, Family and Prisons Project

SOMArts presents a new show by Evan Bissel, an East Bay artist, in collaboration with Community Works. The exhibition focuses on social justice and the arts, with an in-depth look at how incarceration affects families and society. Opening show: August 13th from noon to 7 p.m. Gallery exhibition open Tuesday through Friday, beginning at noon. Free. 934 Brannan Street. Information: www.somarts.org.


August 14 & 15

Festival: Pistahan

Join the 16th annual celebration of Filipino-American culture. Music, dance, arts, crafts, cuisine and a special trade exposition will be on offer. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade, 760 Howard Street. Information: www.pistahan.net.


August 17

Community: Storytelling at Farley’s

Susan Ford tell The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights.  Ford will transport you back in time as she weaves the legend of the noble knights of the roundtable, their acts of chivalry, their love for their king and their fondness of women. Bring your stories, poetry, songs and music to share afterwards. 7 p.m.  Free. 1315 18th Street. Information: Susan Ford, 407.4297; suford@earthlink.net.


August 19

Community: Potrero View’s 40th Anniversary Party

Celebrate the City’s oldest community newspaper! The evening includes complimentary dinner from one of the neighborhood’s finer establishments, drinks, entertainment, cake and giveaways. Please come! RSVP to party@potreroview.net. 6 p.m. Free. Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro.


August 24

Community:  Growing Healthy Food While Improving our Soil

Join a discussion of how to garden safely in urban areas and learn how to take soil samples for testing.  You can sign up to be considered for free testing of your garden soil for heavy metals as part of an academic research project.  6 to 7 p.m. Free. Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro.  Information: email Jennifer Gorospe at sfgardeners@gmail.com.

 

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