Potrero Hill resident Ken Berman, a critically acclaimed jazz pianist, has released three CDs, the latest entitled Looking Forward. Berman is on the music faculty at the University of California, Berkeley and teaches at Stanford University. For upcoming performances, check his website: www.kenbermanmusic.com July 2011Community CalendarWednesdays Music: Mental 99 at Madrone Art Bar Potrero resident and drummer Dawn Richardson, along with guitarist Joe Gore, are Mental 99, a new, instrumental rock duo. The two employ a “live looping” technique, recording passages of music as they perform and then improvising new layers over those passages during their set. Wesley Morgan’s junkyard swing opens the evening at 7 p.m. 9 p.m. Free. 500 Divisadero Street. Information: www.swampnoir.com.
Children: Yerba Buena’s Children’s Garden Series Yerba Buena’s Children’s Garden Series offers thirty minute performances featuring musicians, acrobats and more for children on Fridays and Saturdays throughout July. Circus Bella dazzles with trapeze rope walking, juggling, contortion and slapstick set to live circus music on July 1 and 2. Pi Clowns perform acrobatics, juggling, mime, dance and beat box on July 8. Chelle! And Friends perform their New Orleans beats; sing along and join a Mardi Gras parade on July 22. Check the schedule for a complete line-up, including August events. Performances at 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Free. Children’s Garden Howard @ Fourth Street. Information and schedule: www.ybgf.org.
Community: Farley’s Safe and Sane Fireworks Show Farley’s annual Fourth of July event begins just after dark; the street explodes in a show of lights and colors, accompanied by the music of John Phillips Souza. Spectators welcome; bring your own “safe and sane” fireworks to add to the fun. For kids of all ages. After 8 p.m. Free. 1315 18th Street.
Art: Light Making Motion Electric Works presents Light Making Motion: Works on Paper and in Light, a solo show by Elaine Buckholtz. Taking over every square inch of the gallery, the exhibition features video, light-based work and works on paper. Buckholtz’ projections and light-bending apparatus change the exhibition space with an otherworldly glow that alters viewers’ perceptions. Artists reception: July 8, 6 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 130 Eighth Street. Information: www.sfelectricworks.com.
July 9 Kids: Make It at Museum of Craft and Folk Art Make your own Korean “bojagi” gift-wrapping that lasts forever. Sew, staple, paste, piece, and attach fabric and paper together, and learn to tie and wrap it as a unique gift that keeps on giving. Ages four years and up. 2 to 4 p.m. $5. 51 Yerba Buena Lane. Information: mocfa.org.
Recess Urban Recreation presents musician Norm Jones and The Rhythm Child Network, who combines group rhythm and soul-stirring music to help promote drumming and creativity for kids. Each child gets a drum and joins in the music making. 11 a.m. Tickets: $5 for members; $8 non-members; $15 member family pack; $24 non-member family pack. Limited number of tickets available at the door; presale tickets strongly recommended. Recess Urban Recreation, 470 Carolina Street. Information: www.recessurbanrecreation.com.
Theatre: Rare Earth CounterPULSE’s Summer Special presents Rare Earth, a new drama in physical poetry, bringing 16th century forms into a scorched future. A windworn blowhard and an insatiable sailor crash their boat on the Unland, an ancient landfill of electronic waste. The castaways stir up what the local unlanders have buried - some of it toxic tragedy, others comic treasure - learning that the prior generation sins and traumas of prior are embedded in their made objects. 8 p.m. Tickets: $20 General Admission; $15 CounterPULSE Members. 1310 Mission Street. Information: www.counterpulse.org.
Theater: Triangle Farley’s hosts a one act play commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Written and performed by Elaine Ocasio, as part of LaborFest. 7 p.m. Free. 1315 18th Street. Information: www.laborfest.net.
July 16 Art: Precita Eyes Mural Walks Explore the incredible Mission neighborhood murals on a cultural and historical walking tour. Tours launch from the Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center each Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Reservations required; private tours available. $15 general; $5 under 17. 2981 - 24th Street at Harrison. Information: www.precitaeyes.org/tours.html.
Health & Fitness: The Run Join San Francisco Natural Medicine at the starting line for The Run, a cross-country race promoting public health. The four-month, 90-city journey led by naturopathic doctor Dennis Godby will kick off at Jackson Park with speakers and a performance by Fei Tian Academy of the Arts. Opening events at 9 a.m., run starts at 10 a.m. Jackson Recreation Center, 17th and Arkansas streets. Information: www.therun.org.
Spoken Word: Stories for the 21st Century LaborFest Writers presents Stories for the 21st Century, an evening of storytelling, solo performance, poetry, song and music featuring Phyllis Holliday, Margaret Cooley, Keith Cooley, Susan Ford, Adele Kearney, Nellie Wong, Jerry Path, and Alice Rogoff. Listen to working class labor stories and songs of the young and aging, from the past to present. What does it means to fight back with non-violence; what are the stories of hope for the 21st century? Open mic to follow: bring your stories, poetry, song and music. 7 p.m. Free. Farley’s 1315 18th Street. Information: www.laborfest.net; suford@earthlink.net; 407.4297.
Dance: WestWave Dance Festival at Z Space WestWave Dance is a choreography showcase providing veteran and newly-established choreographers of all cultures and disciplines, in and beyond the Bay Area, an opportunity to present their work in a professional venue, The season kicks off with the 20th Anniversary Gala Performance on July 19. 6:30 p.m. silent auction, wine tasting and light refreshments; 8 p.m., performance featuring choreographers Annie Rosenthal Parr, Amy Seiwert and Robert Moses. All other performances 8 p.m. See website for schedule: www.westwavedancefestival.org. Tickets: Gala VIP $50; Gala General Admission $35; other performance general admission $25; students and seniors $18. Z Space, 450 Florida Street. Information: wwwzspace.org.
Spirituality: Meet Himalayan Kriya Master Yogiraj SatGurunath Siddhanath Himalayan Kriya Master Yogiraj SatGurunath Siddhanath returns to the Bay Area. Listen to the yogiraj discuss life from an enlightened viewpoint and share his mission of earth peace through self peace. 7 to 11 p.m. Free; $20 donation suggested. St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 DeHaro Street. Information: www.hamsa-yoga.org. |
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