SF events 5.25 THIRST the movie UCB tonight

Akiyoshi's illusion pages http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/index-e.html

more events: Bay Area Events - http://www.lilycat.com
Butterfly's Calendar http://www.sfheart.com/Butterfly_Calendar.html
http://tribe.net http://www.indybay.org/calendar http://www.sfbg.com
http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
SF Bay Area Gay & Bi Men's Hiking & Social Club at http://www.BWClub.net

# Urban Forage Valencia Opens Tue May 25
Urban Forage Valencia, located at 561 Valencia
Street between 16th and 17th, will open this
Tuesday, May 24 at 6PM. We will be serving the
finest juices, smoothies, and raw foods that you
have grown to love, plus a whole new menu featuring
the finest vegan cooked food in San Francisco! We
will also be serving vegan cashew ice cream from our
soft serve machine, you won't believe just how good
it is. Our Valencia Street location will provide quick
service and take out during the day, and full service
dining options after 6 PM. Also stop by on the
weekends for a fabulous vegan organic brunch,
served from 11 AM- 4 PM on Saturday and Sunday.
8 AM - 10 PM Sun-Wed. 8 AM - 11 PM Thu-Sat

# "Thirst" the movie Tue May 25 6:30 pm at the UC Berkeley
Institute for Labor & Employment, 2521 Channing Way. We'll also be
there for the q and a after the film.

"Thirst" plays for a week at the Roxie Cinema, 16th & Valencia in San
Francisco, June 18-24. All screenings will benefit Public Citizen's
Water For All Campaign. We'll be there for the weekend evening
screenings for a q and a. national broadcast is on PBS's POV series
July 13, 10pm (check local listings). http://www.thirstthemovie.org

# Dive-Bar Kinetic Sculpture Making Tue May 25 6:30-9pm Free
http://www.parody.org/events/kinetic/index.html
Dive-Bar Happy Hour meets on random Tuesdays at different bars.
dive-bar-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com
http://www.parody.org/dive-bar/index.html Wild Side West
424 Cortland Ave (at Wool Street) dive-bar [at] elliptic.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dive-bar
http://www.laughingsquid.org/squidlist/

# Tue. May 25 7:30 pm Bread & Roses Benefit with Joan Baez - San
Rafael http://www.breadandroses.org/rf04_main.shtml
http://www.sfheart.com/Butterfly_Calendar.html

# 5/25 at 7:30pm Screening of No Logo: Brands, Globalization & Resistence
2121 Staunton Ct, Palo Alto http://www.indybay.org/calendar


# magnetic party! May 26, 2004 in Santa Cruz. http://tribe.net
Dj Spun (SF/NYC) Rick Preston (SF) special live performance from :
Plump Kitties featuring dj tswirl, reverend markus hawkins
(electric violin) & lizard (percussion) opening music from Manx (SEA)

# 5/26 at 7pm in Berkeley: Michael Franti in Concert w/Progressive Voice for Peace
First Cong Church 1345 Channing http://www.indybay.org/calendar
$10 http://www.craigslist.org/eve/32007126.html

# 5/26 at 7pm in Alameda: Whispered Media presents {{ORGANISMS UNITE!}}
The Alameda Point Collaborative 677 W. Ranger Ave. Alameda, CA 94501
http://www.indybay.org/calendar http://www.apcollaborative.orgdirections.htm

# Thu May 27 5th week in row, activists will be protesting KFC's cruelty to
chickens at the KFC at 510 Miller Ave in Mill Valley, just over the GG
Bridge. We'll be there from 11:30-12:30 and are hoping to have a great
turnout this week. The manager has said that his business suffers every
Thursday when we're there, and the KFC is right near a high school, where
lots of teenagers either go to or pass KFC for lunch, so we reach a great
audience. We'll supply the signs and leaflets. Just bring yourself!!

# Calendar of baarn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn/cal
KFC Cruelty Demo Thu May 27 6:30 pm KFC 470 Lake Park Ave
Oakland info [at] eastbayanimaladvocates.org baarn-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com

# 5/27: Community Water Issues and Local Solutions (berkeley) 7 pm - 9 pm
As water moves to global center stage in struggles for human rights and sovereignty, we in California have our own charged scene playing out. This narrated slide show presents stories of our water issues including†Central Valley agriculture, East Bay creeks, sewers, etc. We also present local solutions as developed by the Graywater Guerrillas, including graywater treatment wetlands, rainwater catchment, and native habitat restoration. Presented by Cleo Woelfle-Erskine and Andrea del Moral. Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley. Free.
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/31050068.html

# Thu May 27 TEN KEYS TO ENDURANCE SPORT SUCCESS
7-8pm at Sports Basement's Presidio Store 610 Mason (near Crissy Field)
This workshop will explore ten things that you must do to achieve your
endurance sport goals as an athletic cyclist, runner or swimmer. You
will learn practical tools to improve your training and race
performances. As a bonus, you will also learn Dr. Jim Taylor’s "Ten
Keys to Endurance Sport Balance" so that your endurance sport
participation remains a healthy part of your life.
Jim Taylor, Ph.D., is internationally recognized for his work in the
psychology of endurance sports. Jim has been the team psychologist for
two of the world’s top professional mountain bike teams and a
consultant to USA Triathlon. A former alpine ski racer, Jim is an
Ironman triathlete, a 2nd degree black belt in karate, and a sub 3-hour
marathoner, Jim is also the author of seven books including the Prime
Sport book series and Psychological Approaches to Sports Injury
Rehabilitation. He works with athletes of all ages and abilities. For
more info, call 415-437-0100 or visit the Sports Basement website:
http://www.sportsbasement.com/content/communitydetail.jsp?contentid=154

# Instruments in Trees Thu May 27 8 PM $7 2948 16th St@ Capp thelab.org

# Smut Shop Cinema: The Subject is Sex: Behind the Scenes
Fri May 28 8PM $10 RSVP Requested adults only-no kids!
275 Capp St @ 17th St. http://www.oddballfilm.com

# Spaghetti Western Camp Fundraiser - Dinner + A Movie May 27 8 pm $10
2525 8th st STUDIOS; Berkeley Between Dwight & Parker
http://spaghetti.kooshkingdom.com
Kooshkingdom and Spaghetti Wesern are combing efforts to constuct a
comet-fast chuck wagon for serving hot food to you at a certain camping
trip that happens every Labor Day in the Black Rock Desert. Our little
fundraiser features a fabulous feed and is accompanied by an amazing
double feature "Blazing Saddles" and the Sergio Leone classic "A
Fistful of Dollars" . (How long has it been since you've watched either
while dining on delicious pasta?) Join us and help us help you have at
least one square meal on the playa this summer!


# Fri May 28 The Day After Tomorrow in a theater near you!
See related websites @ http://planttrees.org/events.php

# Fri May 28 http://www.critical-mass.org 5:30pm Justin Herman Plaza

# Show Pony Now Has Wings Thu May 28 7pm-1am free to the public
May's closing reception at Show Pony Studio (475 Haight @ Filmore),

# Folk and Radical Politics Extravaganza! A benefit for Project X
Fri May 28 7-10pm $8 notaflof benefit for Project X, formerly of PUEBLO
Featuring: Folk This! - the Bay Area's premier folk ensemble
The Molotov Mouths - Outspoken Word Troupe
Samsara - radical a capella women's trio
Sean Corkery - AKA Toofless Sean - original folk blues
http://www.akpress.org Warehouse: 674 A 23rd St. Oakland, CA
Between MLK and San Pablo near the 19th St. BART/West Grand

)'( Tie Me Up Fri May 28 9p-2am $12 adv $15 door
Wicked City presents the Camp Arachnid 2004 fundraiser!
friendly, kinky set of classes in rope bondage to Burning Man.
We encourage playful, safe, creative exploration.
music and a spacious supervised BDSM play area.
Camp Arachnid and some of the top rope bondage experts in
Bay Area will be on hand to demonstrate their skills and offer
bondage advice. Maybe you've always wondered what it would be like
to tie up your lover. Maybe you do it all the time. Either way,
Dress code for the event will be fetish, rope, goth, Burning Man attire
Dressing up is required! Remember the Burning Man creed: no
spectators. Please check out Wicked City's dress and play rules at:
http://www.sffetish.com/wickedcity/index.html
The evening's activities:
- Rope fetish fashion show, featuring work from
some of the Bay Area's rope bondage experts
(Amateur entries also welcome, sign up at the event!
Prizes will include tickets to future events.)
- Dance area with DJs WetDream, Tristan, and
SlaveBoy spinning goth, industrial, techno, and EBM
- Separate BDSM play space, monitored by Team Loki
- On stage performances by Camp Arachnid and friends
- Informal rope bondage instruction from Camp Arachnid crew
- Hors d'oeuvres from Empress Rhea's Black Widow Catering
- Vending by Amadan Creations
- Dark art by Nick Roberts and others
Wicked City (StudioZ) 314 11th St @ Folsom
Mandatory Dress Code: Fetish, Goth or Themed attire
http://www.sffetish.com/wickedcity/index.html


# 5.28-30 Benjamin free party 415 705 0600 outdoor dance experience

# may 28-31 Get Down to Earth festival at Slide Ranch
http://lowprolounge.com/getdown You will want to go. This looks to be an
amazing campout party, so if you've been jonesing for an outdoor natural vibe
sort of fix, but still only want to drive 45 minutes out of SF, this is how you
can do it. tix are sure to sell out, so get them while you can.
Visuals by Nate, videojon, control machine and others

# SF Bay Sci Fi & Fantasy Conv May 28-31 http://www.baycon.org/2004
San Jose DoubleTree Hotel Michael Swanwick Jael Elayne Pelz Esther Friesner


# BIKE FOR BREATH MAY 29 Petaluma http://www.bike4breath.org

Sat, May 29, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Know Your Rights Orientation
2022 Blake St Berkeley http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

# Promise for Peace: may 29th, marin, peace fair benefit for indigenous
elders and youth peace gathering, http://www.peacegathering.com
Stafford Lake, Novato $22 (11am-11pm) Interactive Peace Fair
Special Guests: Wavy Gravy Starhawk Kevin Danaher
Live music on two stages with over 12 bands: Workshops:

# Call for Poets/Readers tribute to ana akhmatova: poetry of exile
Sat May 29 2-5pm. Washington Park, North Beach free
open air birthday tribute poetry reading for the great Russian Bard
Anna Achkmetova. http://www.artispermittedeverywhere.com

# May 29 4pm-8pm http://www.Dykemarch.org SF fundraiser @
El Rio 3158 Mission @ Cesar Chavez $10 DJ, live Hip-Hop, performers.

# May 29 digital be-in http://www.be-in.com 7pm-4am @ somarts.org 934 Brannan

# Digital Be-In 13 http://www.be-in.com digitalbe-in-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com
San Francisco's original socially conscious cyberculture happening!
May 29 @ SOMARTS.org 934 Brannan @ 8th 9PM-4AM 21+ w/ID
$20 Presale http//:http://www.acteva.com/go/verbum
Ceiba Records: 463 Haight Distractions: 552 Haight Skills: Berkeley
Scores of DJS / performers: SF events 5.18 http://planttrees.org/events.php

# Sat = NEXT LEVEL (underground) <5.29.04>
The culmination of my Bday excess: a good, old-fashioned underground
warehouse jam. This'll be in Oaktown in an intimate space that holds about
150 folks and goes all night. Who's playing? 5 sets of tag-teams on 4
turntables. Iyad vs. Illiaster, Hoj vs. Dave D, Scott Carrelli vs.
Farmboy, Floorcraft vs. Koroma, and Sean vs. EO. Plus another
show-stopping light setup by yours truly and an all-night cash bar. Only
$5 and Geminis are 1/2 price 10p-dawn Oaktown basement
415-NOVELTY info day of http://www.djfarmboy.com/news.html


# "LIVING YOUR LIFE AS ART" May 29-30th http://www.RAWLOVE.ORG

# May 29-31: The 36th Annual KINETIC SCULPTURE RACE in HUMBOLDT COUNTY invloves elaborate vehicles that make most Burning Man art cars look uninspired by comparison...they cover a 35-mile course through Arcata, Eureka, & Ferndale consisting of roads, sand dunes, steep drops, water, marshy mud, and other tricky terrain, AND they have to do it strictly under HUMAN POWER; starts at Arcata Plaza on Saturday at noon and the finish is on Monday at Ferndale; if you'd like to join a caravan of people from the Bay Area, e-mail RJ's Cacophony Society buddies Don & Stacey at: 2004-yahoo-account [at] elliptic.com http://www.KineticSculptureRace.org
AND (Stacey's picture page) http://www.parody.org/pictures/2003/kinetic/index.htm


# POWER TO THE PEACEFUL MARCH TO BRING THE TROOPS HOME ALIVE!
May 30 Step off at the Albertson's parking 655 Sebastopol Rd., Santa Rosa
Gather at 10 a.m. - march at 11 a.m. End of March at 12 p.m. at the
Sonoma County Peace & Justice Center's DAY IN THE PARK
(Julliard Park - Santa Rosa Ave.) speakers: Mother of son stationed in Iraq
possibly Daniel Elsberg Music, organization tables, Food

# Block Party Bonanza!! May 30 Portland, OR to set World Record!

# GARTH and JENO, ECHO BEACH, at Bambuddha Lounge starts Sun May 30
Outdoor Thai BBQ prepared by Bambuddha's Rising Star Chef Joe Bosworth.
May 30 2004 and EVERY LAST SUNDAY of the month all summer long
Bambuddha Lounge; 601 Eddy @ Larkin) 415-885-5088 No cover!!!
http://www.djjeno.com/echobeach.html and http://www.grayhound.net

# Summer Kickoff sunset + stompy Sun May 30 Club Cocomo, 1072 Illinois
@ Mariposa, SF 3pm - 2am 21+ $10 b4 5pm ~ $20 after
DJ's: JACOB LONDON Galen Tasho J-Bird Sweet P Solar Jonene

# RECLAIM THE COMMONS! SPOKESCOUNCIL AND DIRECT ACTION TRAINING!
Street Medic Training! SHARE SKILLS! LEARN COOL THINGS! PREPARE FOR ACTIONS!
Sun May 30 St. Boniface Church 133 Golden Gate @ Jones / Leavenworth
ACTION PREPARATION/DIRECT ACTION TRAINING
Basics of biotech, plans for the week of action, affinity group formation,
grounding and centering, role plays and mobile street tactics
Noon-3 PM Really, really free no charge but donations welcome!


# May 31 STREET MEDIC TRAINING
FIRST AID TRAINING For the Street Activist
Presented By the Bay Area Radical Health Collective
Monday, May 31 10:00am to 5:00PM
St. Boniface Church, on Golden Gate between Jones and Leavenworth.
$5-$10 donation; no one turned away for lack of funds
Free lunch by Food Not Bombs
The Bay Area Radical Health Collective presents a six hour training that
will teach activists with basic first aid training and skills valuable
for protests and beyond. You will learn about primary assessment, dealing
with pepper spray and other policeweapons, treating wounds and sprains,
herbal first aid, and emotional aftercare. There are no prerequisites and
no prior medical knowledge or experience is necessary. While this is a
basic class, it is also useful for people with advanced medical training
who wish to learn more about providing first aid in an activist context.
This course will help you to be safer and stronger in your activism.
Expect to have lots of fun! Rise-Up in Strength and Health!!! Spread
Healing in the Streets
RSVP angelab [at] redjellyfish.net or (510)435-5086 For more information about
BARHC and first aid for activists, see
http://www.black-rose.com/radicalhealth.html
SEE OR PRINT OUT THE FLIER: http://barhc.w2c.net/pdf/barhc-training.pdf
Ongoing trainings from June 3 on, keep checking the website at:
http://www.reclaimthecommons.net


# May 31 California Blues Festival Golden Gate Park Bandshell Free 11am-5pm.

# May 31 Calendar of baarn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn/cal
UC Berkeley Lab Vigil 8:-9pm Corner of Oxford @ & Berkeley Way
Join us for an evening to honor the 40,000 animals harmed in research at UC Berkeley. Advocates will hold a silent vigil above the underground Northwest Animal Facility. Questions: info [at] eastbayanimaladvocates.org baarn-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com


# Tue Jun 1 SF moma Free 1st Tuesdays. http://ggreg.com

# Tue, Jun 1 7:30 pm Film: Doing the Right Thing AND Another World Is Possible
World Centric (at Aha! Center) 2121 Staunton Ct Palo Alto
http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

# June 2 full moon http://www.wavespell.net http://www.13moon.com

# June 2-4 Wed-Friday http://www.moontribe.org 11th anniversary.
Indian reservation near Porterville, CA lots of trees, and a waterfall
nearby, Hula hoopers, fire dancers, stiltwalkers, drummers,

# Jun3-Jun9 http://www.westcoastg8.net sfg8 [at] ziplip.com
call to action: http://www.westcoastg8.net/action/

# June 3-9 San Francisco, California
"Reclaim the Commons!" Bio-tech Mobilization: Actions to oppose Bio2004, the
biggest national gathering of corporate executives and lobbyists for the
biotech industry. Starhawk is part of group that will teach and demonstrate
the alternatives: organic food, community gardens, urban transformation, a
gift economy. Events include panels, teach-ins, and hands-on workshops
attracting presenters from around the world. The vision is a festival of
resistance and restoration, as well as education on the insidious menace of
biotech. http://www.reclaimthecommons.net

# Fri June 4 5-9pm 1st Fridays art receptions @ Matt Gonzalez' office City Hall

# Saturday, June 5, 9 a.m. - 5p.m. - Tabling at the New Ecofest at the Fairfax Pavilion. An exciting new part of this town-wide event is an Ecofest at the Pavilion, where groups, schools and individuals will offer exhibits, demonstrations and educational materials to spotlight innovative environmental projects. It’s an ideal opportunity for local networking, education and much fun!
Contact: Geo Taylor: geotaylor [at] earthlink.net if you can help.
Seaflow, Protect our Living Oceans, http://www.seaflow.org

# JOIN SEAFLOW IN THE FAIRFAX PARADE AND ECOFEST!
PROTECT OUR LIVING OCEANS from Dangerous Human-Generated Noise!
Saturday, June 5, 9:15 a.m. - Albertson’s Parking Lot in Fairfax
All Humans (and Cetaceans) Welcome to Join Us
Whale Lovers and Eco-Activists, for the fourth year, we’ll be marching through the streets of Fairfax, waving at thousands of spectators and educating them about ocean noise. This year we’ll parade with a large group of local activists who are engaged in many earth-friendly projects. We’ll have banners flying and colorful signs.
AND WE NEED YOU: Wear the now-famous dolphin costumes (made the front page of the Marin Independent Journal last time we wore them), carry a colorful sign educating the local throngs, and meet folks who will be receptive to helping our efforts to quiet the oceans.

# Emergency Mass Protests by ANSWER A CALL FOR EMERGENCY MASS PROTESTS:
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2004 Int'l Day of Emergency Protests:
Saturday, June 5 March on the Pentagon
Washington DC / San Francisco / Los Angeles
San Francisco Gather 11 am @ UN Plaza
Market between 7th & Hyde, Civic Center BART
Bring the Troops Home Now All foreign troops OUT of Iraq
End the Colonial Occupation of Palestine Support the Right of Return
U.S. OUT of Haiti, Korea, Afghanistan, Philippines, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela
Money for Jobs, Education, Housing & Healthcare - Not for War!
http://indybay.org http://sf.indymedia.org

# Beach Burn, After 3pm Sat June 5-Sun June 6 2004
location Red, White and Blue Beach 5021 Coast Rd. camp over $18
Santa Cruz 831-423-6332 http://www.redwhiteandbluebeach.com

Las Vegas MEATSTOCK (full moon camp out) 6/5/04
http://lasvegasmooners.tripod.com/meatstock/invite.html

# ANON SALON/ The ANON-IVERSARY PARTY/ SF - 6.05.04
 Sat June 5 285 9th St @ Folsom 9 pm - late Subscribe
http://listservices.serversmiths.com/listservices.taf?list=psa