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DQ Veterans Day Celebration

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 12:00pm


On Saturday November 7th from Noon to 10pm, DQ University will host a Veteran's Day Celebration featuring native dancers from all over California. DQ University is located at 33250 County Road 31 in Davis.

For more information call 916-856-7097.

WOMAN AMONG WARLORDS

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 3:45pm


On Saturday, November 7th from 3:45-5:45pm, Malalai Joya will tell her story as female member of Afghans parliament. The event will take place at San Jose State University in the Engineering Auditorium, 1 Washington Square, San Jose CA. For more information visit www.southbaymobilization.org.

Toda la Energia de Los Andes

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 5:30pm - Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 9:00pm

Bolivian Women's Association

Friends of Bolivia

Bolivian Center of Northern California

proudly present:

Toda la Energia de Los Andes

Art exhibition by Bolivian artist Mamani Mamani

and

Lienzos Caminando

Andean fashion show by designer Jacqueline F. Conley

Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

Hoover School Auditorium 2290 14thStreet, San Francisco, CA  94116

General Admission: Pre-Sale $20; At the Door $25

 

CBNC: (415) 826-6854  *  ADB: (415) 624-7252  *  FOB: (925) 228-9896

Chairman Fred Hampton

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 6:55pm


From November 7th -November 14th, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.

Milton Nacimento at the SF Jazz Festival - Saturday, Nov. 7 - 8 pm at Masonic Auditorium, SF

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 8:00pm - Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 11:00pm

Brazilian superstar Milton Nacimento will be appearing at the SF Jazz Festival on Saturday, November 7, 8 pm at the Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street in San Francisco.  Co-sponsored by KPFA.

Direct from Havana, Cuba OSAMU Rock con Sabor

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 9:00pm - Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 12:00pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th

Direct from Havana, Cuba
OSAMU
Rock con Sabor

Widely recognized as one of Havana's
leading rockeros, OSAMU has all
of Cuba dancing with his hit songs
"Chaca-Chaca en la Azotea"
"La Candela"
and his delicious mix of
Blues,
Alternative Rock,
Nueva Trova
and Timba

9pm  $13/adv, $15/door

MUSICAL FUND RAISER

Date of the Event:
Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 4:00pm


On Sunday, November 8th at 4pm, join the Association of India's Development for a fund raising event featuring four luminary musicians. The event is located at Chabot College Theater, 2555 Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward.

Tickets for the event range from $20-$100.

For more information visit www.roobaru.org or call 408-504-7172.

Tanks to Tractors

Date of the Event:
Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 5:00pm


On Sunday November 8th from 5-7 PM, Marin Organic and The Farmer Veteran Coalition are hosting an event for community members to meet veterans who are training to take up farming as a vocation.

This free event will be held at Toby's Feed Barn, 11250 Hwy 1 in Point Reyes Station.

For details call 619.200.5954.

Qi Gong Workship

Date of the Event:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 6:00pm


On Tuesday, November 10th from 6-8pm, join instructor Jane Golden for a Qi Gong Master Class and Workshop.

This free class is located at John Adams Campus, 1860 Hayes Street in San Francisco.

For more information call 415-239-3580 or email slyons@ccsf.org.

LIZA DALBY Hidden Buddhas: A Novel of Karma and Chaos

Date of the Event:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 7:30pm - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 10:00pm

LIZA DALBY

Hidden Buddhas: A Novel of Karma and Chaos

Tuesday, November 10, 7:30 PM

Berkeley Arts & Letters @ The Hillside Club

2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley

$12 advance ($6 students with ID advance) at Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006 /$15 door

Raw-Dios

Date of the Event:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 8:00pm - Friday, November 13, 2009 - 10:00am


Starting Wednesday November 11th thru Friday the 13th at 8pm, La Peña will present the world premier of "Raw-Dios: Behind the Pigpen in the Morning" starring headRush with special guests Mona Webb and Tommy Shepherd of Felonious.

Yoko's Paper Cranes

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 11:00am


On Friday November 13th at 11am the San Mateo County History Museum will present preschool stories about immigrant family traditions, and make an origami craft. Then explore the exhibit Land of Opportunity: the Immigrant Experience in San Mateo County. For more information call (650) 299-0104 or visit www.historysmc.org

Green Fest

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 12:00pm - Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 12:00pm


Beginning Friday November 13 at noon thru Sunday the 15, Global Exchange and Green America presents the San Francisco Green Festival, 3 days of building a green community at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center at 635 8th St.

Kularts Pilipino Arts

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 6:00pm


On Friday, November 13th at 6pm, Kularts Pilipino Arts Center presents “River, River”. Kularts is located at 1010 Mission Street in San Francisco.

10th Annual SF World Music Festival - November 13-22 Various Venues SF-Berkeley

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 7:00pm - Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 11:00pm

The 10th Annual San Francisco World Music Festival brought to you by Door Dog Music Productions will take place at various venues in San Francisco and Berkeley from November 13 through the 22nd.  This year the festival will be presenting An International Youth Music Initiative as it's theme.

Meditations for Beginners

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 9:30am


On Saturday, November 14th from 9:30am to 5pm, the East Bay Meditation Center, at 2147 Broadway in Oakland, will hold “Making Friends with Your Mind: A One Day Meditation Retreat for Beginners.”

No registration fee for this event, but donations are welcome.

For more information, visit eastbaymeditation.org or call 510-268-0696.

Painting Lecture & Exhibition

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 4:00pm


On Saturday, November 14th at 4pm, the Berkeley Art Center presents Martin Lubner for the Fall Artist Lecture Series. Lubner is a teacher whose paintings engage a universal dialogue of contemporary life.

This event is located at 1275 Walnut Street in Berkeley.

Admission is $5, free for members. To RSVP, call 510-644-6893 of visit Berkeley Art Center's Facebook page.

KPFA Radio presents Amy Goodman

Date of the Event:
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 7:00pm - Monday, November 16, 2009 - 10:00pm

KPFA Radio presents

Amy Goodman

America's foremost investigative journalist, Democracy Now! host,

and New York Times best-selling author discusses

Breaking the Sound Barrier

Introduced by book editor and Democracy Now! Producer, Denis Moynihan

 

Monday, November 16, 7:00 pm

First Congregational Church of Berkeley

2345 Channing Way, near Durant, Berkeley Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door,

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/88466 phone order: 800-838.3006

Black Oak Books, Mrs. Dalloway's, Modern Times, Pegasus (both stores), Pendragon, University Press Books, Walden Pond

 

 

 

 

MARY KARR Lit: A Memoir

Date of the Event:
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 7:30pm - Monday, November 16, 2009 - 10:00pm

MARY KARR

Lit: A Memoir

Berkeley Arts & Letters @ The Hillside Club

2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley

$12 advance ($6 students with ID advance) at Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006 /$15 door

Digital Storytelling

Date of the Event:
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:00pm


On Tuesday November 17th at 4 PM the Hayward Public Library's Teen Reads Book Club will meet to discuss”Thirteen Reasons Why,” about teen suicide and friendships. This free event will take place at the Weekes Branch, 27300 Patrick Avenue in Hayward.

Digital Storytelling

Date of the Event:
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:00pm


On Tuesday November 17th at 4 PM the Hayward Public Library's Teen Reads Book Club will meet to discuss”Thirteen Reasons Why,” about teen suicide and friendships. This free event will take place at the Weekes Branch, 27300 Patrick Avenue in Hayward.

Stephen Kessler & Kathleen Weaver

Date of the Event:
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 7:30pm - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:00pm

Poetry Flash and Moe's Books present:

Stephen Kessler & Kathleen Weaver

Tuesday November 17, 7:30 PM

Moe's Books, 2484 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley

Free event. Readings followed by book signings.

Poetics of Healing

Date of the Event:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 3:30pm


Poetics of Healing

Date of the Event:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 3:30pm


On Saturday November 21st from 10 AM-1 PM there will be a workshop teaching participants how to make gifts out of recycled materials. This event takes place at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley.

Admission is $15, $10 for members, no one is turned away.

Poetics of Healing

Date of the Event:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 3:30pm


On Thursday November 19th at 3:30 PM Eleni Stecopoulos and Morris Berman will host a community discussion on the poetics of healing. This free event takes place at the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University, at the intersection of Fulton and Franklin Streets in San Francisco.

Book reading

Date of the Event:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 7:00pm


On Thursday November 19th at 7:30 PM Lierre will read from her new book “The Vegetarian Myth.”

Book Reading

Date of the Event:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 7:30pm


On Thursday November 19th at 7:30 PM Lierre will read from her new book “The Vegetarian Myth.”

This free event takes place at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley. For details, call 510-649-1320.

Film Showing

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 7:00pm


On Friday November 20th at 7 PM there will be a showing of 'Last Chance,' a documentary discussing racism and sexism in the workplace.

This free event takes place at Grace Cathedral's Wilsey Conference Center, 1100 California Street in San Francisco.

For details, call 510-204-8840 or visit stirfryseminars.com

Native Musical Comedy

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 7:00pm


On Friday, November 20th at 7 PM there will be a performance of 'Native Spirits,' a musical comedy exploring what happens when cultures collide.

This event takes place at Graton Community Club, 8996 Graton Road in Graton.

Admission is $15. For details, call 707-538-7543.

Curtis White discusses “The Barbaric Heart”

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 7:00pm - Friday, November 20, 2009 - 9:00pm

Curtis White discusses  “The Barbaric Heart”

riday, Nov. 20 - 7pm

Berkeley City College Auditorium

2050 Center Street, Berkeley

(about 2 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART)

wheelchair accessible

free and open to the public

supported by KPFA Radio

 

 

Film showing

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 7:00pm


On Friday November 20th at 7 PM there will be a showing of 'Last Chance,' a documentary discussing racism and sexism in the workplace. This free event takes place at Grace Cathedral's Wilsey Conference Center, 1100 California Street in San Francisco.

For details call 510-204-8840 or visit stirfryseminars.com

Native Musical Comedy

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 7:00pm

On Friday, November 20th at 7 PM there will be a performance of 'Native Spirits,' a musical comedy exploring what happens when cultures collide. This event takes place at Graton Community Club, 8996 Graton Road in Graton. Admission is $15. For details call 707-538-7543.

San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 8:00pm - Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 12:00am


Friday through Sunday, November 20th-22, the San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest, the first festival dedicated specifically to hip hop dance, will take place at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater located at 3301 Lyon Street in San Francisco.

This event is $35.

Forro In The Dark plus special guests at Cafe Du Nord, Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21.

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 9:30pm - Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 2:00am

Acclaimed Brazilian music fusionists Forro In The Dark will appear on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21, 9:30 pm at Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market Street in San Francisco.  They will be appearing with Nneka on Friday and Boca Do Rio on Saturday.  Co-sponsored by KPFA.

Recycled Materials Gift-making

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 10:00am - Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 1:00pm


On Saturday November 21st from 10 AM-1 PM there will be a workshop teaching participants how to make gifts out of recycled materials. This event takes place at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley.

Recycled materials gift-making

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 10:00am


On Saturday November 21st from 10 AM-1 PM there will be a workshop teaching participants how to make gifts out of recycled materials. This event takes place at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley.

Recycled materials gift-making

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 10:00am


On Saturday November 21st from 10 AM-1 PM there will be a workshop teaching participants how to make gifts out of recycled materials. This event takes place at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley.

East Bay Boxing Association

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 10:00am



Black Women's Support Group

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 2:00pm


Every Saturday, from 2-3 pm at 2100 Lakeshore Ave, Suite B, in Oakland, a Black Woman's Support Group will be held for victims of sexual abuse, molestation and rape.

This free service is made possible through the efforts of The DEC Project.

Thangs Taken

Date of the Event:
Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 7:00pm


On Sunday, November 22nd

MILLENNIAL CHANGEMAKERS

Date of the Event:
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 6:00pm


On Monday, November 23 at 6pm the recipients of the Bower Youth Award, will speak on the next generation's responsibility to the environment at the Commonwealth Club at 595 Market St in San Francisco.

LGBT Youth Group

Date of the Event:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 4:00pm



Laotian Thanksgiving

Date of the Event:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 6:30pm


On Tuesday, November 24 at 6:30 the Jai Lao Foundation will host a Laotian Thanksgiving with authentic Lao food, music and cultural performances at 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna St. in San Francisco.

Annual Point Reyes Open Studios

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:00am


On Friday November 27 thru Sunday November 29, at 11am the 13th Annual Point Reyes Open Studios will feature the paintings, photography, sculptures, ceramics, woodcuts and jewelry of local artists at Point Reyes Station California.

Cotton Patch Gospel

Date of the Event:
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:00pm


On November 27th at 8pm, Harry Chapin's “Cotton Patch Gospel” will open at The Next Stage, 1620 Gough Street, San Francisco.

Habitat Restoration

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 10:00am


On Saturday, November 28th from 10am to 1pm, help with restoration work in the Redwood Creek watershed, in and around Muir Woods. Meet at Redwood Creek Nursery, Muir Woods Road, Mill Valley.

Habitat Restoration

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 10:00am


On Saturday, November 28th from 10am to 1pm, help with restoration work in the Redwood Creek watershed, in and around Muir Woods. Meet at Redwood Creek Nursery, Muir Woods Road, Mill Valley.

Bayland Dancing and South Bay Chinese Orchestra

Date of the Event:
Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 8:00pm


Volunteer at Retirement Home

Date of the Event:
Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 2:00pm


On Sunday, November 29th from 2pm to 5pm, help Mercy Retirement and Care Center set up their Christmas decorations. Meet in the lobby of the retirement center, 3431 Foothill Boulevard in Oakland.

28th Annual Encuentro Del Canto Popular, Dec. 4 & 5 - Brava Theater, SF

Date of the Event:
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 8:00pm - Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 11:00pm

The 28th Annual Encuentro Del Canto Popular presented by Accion Latina will take place on Friday, December 4th and Saturday, December 5th, 8 pm at the Brava Theater, 2781 24th Street at York in San Francisco.  This celebration of Latino music which includes bomba, flamenco, world fusion, trova features a hip hop showcase on Saturday.

 

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