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AUGUST   2010


SAN FRANCISCO POETS

Susan Birkeland
1961 ~ 2006
City of Love
TONY VAUGHAN
1947 ~ 2008
After An Evening of Poetry
and Wine &
Approaching Desire
Joie Cook
There Are Nights in San Francisco
John Dowling
The revolution in North Beach
Jerry Ferraz
Slow Train Wreck
Jane Rades (new)
My Adopted City
Leonard Irving
Bleak Morning on Jones Street
Bill Mercer
Vesuvio's North Beach
Ronald Sauer
The San Francisco Renaissance
Don Brennan
Spirit Walk &
Old World Cafes
Mark Schwartz
All the Critical Mass bicycles confiscated should be: &
There was a little alley
in San Francisco
Vince Storti
Walking Woman 1 &
Mime Troupe Witness 1
Don Altadena
Foghorns bloom,
we break upon meaning
Richard Hack
Boomtown Crepuscule

peace signALLEN COHEN Poetry
April 23,1941 ~April 30, 2004
The Decline & Fall of San Francisco by Allen Cohen


IN MEMORIAM
GEORGE TSONGAS
(1927 ~ January 2010)

Patricia Carr Lamerdin
(Aug. 15, 1926 ~ Nov. 9, 2009
Bill Witherup
Mar. 24, 1935 ~ June 3, 2009
Poet Harold Norse
July 6, 1916 ~ June 8, 2009
Hydra Waterfront for Harold Norse by Neeli Cherkovski

Vampyre Mike
Dec. 3, 1953 ~ Mar. 22, 2008
Poet OZZY
Nov. 1940 ~ May 2007

The Cool Grey City of Love
by George Sterling
Legends of San Francisco
by George W. Caldwell, M.D.(1919)

***RADIO ONLINE***
Jack Foley's "Cover to Cover,"
Wednesday: 3:00 pm
live on KPFA 94.1 FM or
LISTEN ONLINE streaming audio

Friday 4pm- 6pm
Diamond Dave Whitaker
'Common Threads'
'Live Open Mic on 87.9 pirate radio
featuring "Poets, story tellers and song writers."
Signup: 3:30 pm -1st come,1st served- Terms: One a piece, folks!
radiOM
archived audio recordings from KPFA-FM radio in Berkeley (1949-1995)***

VISUAL AID
Visual Aid encourages artists with
life-threatening illnesses to continue their creative work.

Creativity Explored nonprofit visual arts center where artists with developmental disabilities create, exhibit, and sell art

Donate to Pecita Eyes
Pecita Eyes Murals & Classes

San Francisco Public Library Art, Music and Recreation Center
information about department's collections, exhibits, classes and other resources.

The Imagine Bus
The Imagine Bus
bringing arts education where it's needed most

California Poets in the Schools

The Prisoners Literature Project

Alzheimer's Poetry Project

Poetry Flash
Poetry, Literature & Events

The Poet's One-Page Guide
Open Mic Poetry San Francisco

Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review

Out of Our  subscribe/submit

A Little History

Sept 5, 1957
Jack Kerouac's On the Road, is published. Jack wrote in fits of inspiration that lasted for days, fueled by amphetamine binges & lack of sleep. The entire process took 20 days & ended with a single spaced, 120-foot long scroll.

September 9,1966 --
San Francisco Oracle begins publication.

September 13, 1968
poster
John Mayall, Big Mama Mae Thornton, & Black Pearl
appearing at the Avalon Ballroom
Poster artist: The West Will Sun Graffix Kurt Strausse

~ Birthdays ~

September 12, 1898
Artist Ben Shahn born, a Lithuanian-born American artist, best known for his works of social realism, and his left-wing political views.

THURSDAY September. 2 2010
September 2, 1928 ~ born, Horace Silver, musician, composer. the heart of the hard bop era, was greatly influenced by various boogie woogie piano players, and the bebop pianists Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.
Tonight is Sept. 2, 2010 ~THE LAST Thursday evening of the de Young Museum hosting of IMPRESSIONISM AT TWILIGHT .
~ 5:00 pm–8:45 pm ~ de Young Museum ~ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Spring (1868-1873) Jean-Francois MilletBirth of Venus 1879 William Adolphe BougeureauEnjoy a French prix fixe menu in the de Young Café, convenient parking, twilight views from the tower, and see Birth of Impressionism without the crowds.  On view are 100 Impressionist paintings by 36 artists including Degas, Monet, Renoir and Whistler. The permanent collection galleries are not open tonight.
The 1st ticket sold on Thursday night at 4:30~last ticket:7:30pm. 
$16 adult/senior/student; $10 youth; members are free.  
Info:
deyoungmuseum.org
CALL 888.901.6645 (non-members) or In person box offices of deYoung or Legion of Honor.
 (Birth of Venus 1879 William Adolphe Bougeureau) <<< CLICK IMAGES to View LARGER >>> (Spring (1868-1873) Jean-Francois Millet)
Thursday Sept. 2 2010 ~ The Latest Poetry TV Show that aired on Sept. 2nd 7pm channel 29 + 99
with Ken Saffran and Selene Steese will air this Thursday evening at 7pm on Comcast 29 and AT&T U-verse 99
Thursday Sept. 2 2010
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Kaleidoscope
24th st @ folsom
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Trius Fernsler--the art opening
Trius Fernslerkaleidoscope requests the pleasure of your company at
an art opening featuring the works of Trius Fernsler.
Fernsler brings his classical training from the
I. Repin St. Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting
to his provocative abstract oils.
FRIDAY September 3, 2010
 
September. 3, 1962 ~ e.e. cummings, poet, died on this day at age 67 of a stroke   ee cummings     paintings
Friday, September 3, 2010
5:00p to 8:45p
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Friday Nights at the de Young celebrates Street Art San Francisco:
Mission Muralismo with Music & Film
Join us on Friday Nights, when the museum stays open until 8:45 p.m., for a celebration of the arts
Each Friday Nights program is themed and offers a variety of activities.
The café is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks
OPEN/CLOSE View all the events planned for your pleasure this evening
Mission Muralismo Film Series Part 2 ~ 7:00 p.m. ~ Koret Auditorium
Francisco Herrera will open the evening with a classic Mission street song. Enjoy a spectacular evening of rare and cutting edge, old-school and new-school Mission filmmaking shadowing and illuminating Mission art and life. Q&A will follow the screening, with filmmakers and the Mission Muralismo artists and community.

Blame It on the Reds (1972, 10 min.) ~ Mission Mediarts Archives
Poet Roberto Varges responds to the murder of Vincent Gutierrez, who was found dead in a SFPD paddy wagon.

Paco's Tacos Mural Dedication (1974, 5 min.) ~ Michael Nolan
Las Mujeres Muralistas-Consuelo Mendez, Graciela Carrillo, Susan Cervantes and Patricia Rodriguez-created the Paco's Tacos Mural or "Para El Mercado" in support of locally opened businesses and in opposition to McDonald's moving into the neighborhood. It is one of the most famous examples of early feminist art collectives and is cited as seminal in the shifting of power to women artists in transforming community. Joe Bonilla, a real estate broker and owner of Paco's Tacos, funded the mural project.

Reminisce (2004, 3 min.) ~ Veronica Majano
Using archival images and a golden oldie, Reminisce is a slow cruise through times, place, and the people in San Francisco's Mission district.

Calle Chula (1998, 12 min.) ~ Veronica Majano
Veronica Majano depicts the character of a street in the Mission district of San Francisco. This street is personified as a 15-year-old Salvadoran/Ohlone girl on a search to understand the changes brought on by colonization, dislocation, and more recently, gentrification. Tracing the history of the Mission from its first residents, the Ohlone Indians, Chula explores the effects of re-colonization on memory and memory loss. For Chula, memory loss is a birthmark that was passed down to her from her ancestors. Calle Chula is Majano's way of addressing the causes and consequences of cultural amnesia.

Why I Ride: Low and Slow World Premiere (2010, 30 min.) ~ Conscious Youth Media Crew with Debra Koffler and Veronica Majano
Custom painted low-rider cars are central to the visual tableau of the Mission. The spray techniques, palette, and themes link to the nostalgia, color palette and themes of taquería murals, the complex ornamentation of master old-school calligraphy, and spray-can art. In the eighties, in San Francisco’s Mission district on Friday and Saturday nights, the streets would be packed with a parade of candy-apple paint and shiny chrome, cruising up and down Mission Street from 16th to Geneva, where sidewalks filled with young Latinos and other spectators came for the weekend ritual to gather, socialize, and dance to oldies. Through low-riding, young Latinos expressed their cultural pride and claimed their public space. In the Mission district, the streets embodied a unique artistic expression and grassroots community empowerment that would later be threatened by police harassment. Why I Ride: Low and Slow documents the history of street culture and low-riding in the Mission when anti–low-rider traffic laws, police aggression, and stereotypes changed the dynamics of the community.

New Mission (2010, 5 min.) ~ Armand Emamdjomeh
New Mission is a slideshow of photographs taken over two years in San Francisco's Mission district, a neighborhood that is walking the line between Latino working class and the West Coast mecca of cool. Poem "In Twenty Years" by Marcella Ortiz. 35mm black and white negative film, HD video

Plus Enjoy French music classics with DJ Schmeejay and live gypsy jazz with Gaucho, Tarot card readings and henna by Holistic Henna in the Piazzoni Murals Room and art-making with Mademoiselle Kim, and September Artist-in-Residence Alexandra Blum.

Programs are free. Museum admission is always free to members; regular admission fees apply for non-members to visit the galleries. Special exhibition tickets are required to visit Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay.
Friday September 3 2010
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Kaleidoscope
24th st @ folsom
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Songs and Poems: Hirsh Glik
All welcome to hear translators Jack Hirschman and Zachary Baker
read the poems of the revolutionary poet of the anthem of the Jewish
partisans, who was killed by the Nazis at the age of 24.
published by CC Marimbo
Pencil drawing of Hirsh Glik by Y. Benn.
Friday, September 3, 2010
8:00 pm - 10:00pm
Art House Gallery & Cultural Center
2905 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, Ca.
The Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble
featuring Roger Glenn - Flute & Vibes ~ Ray Obiedo - Guitar ~ Greg Rahn - Piano
Derek Rolando - Percussion ~ Dave Belove - Bass ~ Paul van Wageningen - Drums
Roger Glenn Biography : Peace through music was the name of the first recording that Roger was on, and that has been his philosophy ever since.
Cost: $10.00 Donation ...info: Harold Adler: 510-472-3170 ~ All Ages ~ Wheelchair Accessible
SATURDAY September. 4, 2010
Sat. and Sun. Sept. 4, 2010
2:00)pm, 3:45pm -5:30pm
THE ROXIE
3117 16th Street betw. Valencia and Guerrero
San Francisco
Ongoing September 3rd through 9th - 2010
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG ~
Award nominated director Jerry Aronson spent 25 years accumulating
more than 120 hours of footage, resulting in a riveting portrait of one of
America’s greatest poets. USA 1994, Documentary, 82 minutes.
Nightly at 7:15 and 9:00. Plus Saturday and Sunday at (2:00), 3:45 and 5:30.
SUNDAY September 5, 2010
September 5, 1912 ~ Musician composer, JOHN CAGE born on this day,
John Cage, American composer, philosopher and poet and active as a visual artist, and lover of mushrooms was a pioneer of chance music, electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments, and one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. About Indeterminacy
The Dancing Lesson.  1873-1876   Edgar DegasMay 22, 2010 through September 6, 2010 ~*~ ONLY TWO DAYS left to see
5 stars BIRTH OF IMPRESSIONISM ~Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay
San Francisco deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park
Nearly 100 works by the famous masters who called France their home during the mid-19th century and from whose midst arose one of the most original and recognizable of all artistic styles, Impressionism.
click image to view larger
All tickets for the exhibitions are timed and dated. Reservations for group tickets are available at groupsales@famsf.org. General public tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets are $15 starting at 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Tickets can be purchased on the de Young’s website:  www.deyoungmuseum.org or on site at the de Young’s ticketing desk
MONDAY September 5, 2010
Mon. September 6, 2010
5:00 pm
Bird & Beckett
Books & Records

653 Chenery St.
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POETS!
Featued poets: CLARA HSU and BILL MERCER are the featured poets this evening.
followed by an open mic hosted by Jerry Ferraz
POETS! is a twice a month showcase. This series is sponsored by Carlota del Portillo -- bring a couple bucks to supplement the series honorarium and show the featured poets your respect!
Mon. September 6, 2010
7:00 pm
Gallery Cafe,
corner of Mason and Washington
San Francisco
The Gallery Cafe Reading Series presentsNancy Wakeman
Stephen Kopel"Two Bandanas" - a poetry show featuring
NANCY WAKEMAN and STEPHEN KOPEL~ be inspired, even, pixellated hearing different writing styles performed at the same time!!  
                           Now just give Stephen a tap to learn more about this delightful fellow.
Host is Kit Kennedy ...open mic at 8pm
And take my word for it, the food and drinks that are available at this charming cozy cafe are delicious ... nicole, sfheart.com
Mon. September 6, 2010
5:00 pm
Kaleidoscope
24th st @ folsom
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TRUNK SHOW + THE LEE VILENSKY TRIO + MISTER ODOM AND THE ODOM POLES
The Graves Brothers Deluxe, out of San Francisco, is maybe the best band you never heard of, a bass-heavy, Beefheart-bent trio, reared on a steady diet of punk rock, New Orleans funk
and late night jazz. Stoo Odom, a veteran of Thin White Rope and Subarachnoid Space, leads from the low-end.
Kaleidoscopekaleidoscope free speech zone is an arts/education center dedicated to free expression and frequently hosts shows and events open to the public.
In a sensuous jewel-toned setting, kaleidoscope offers a sprung wood dance floor, state of the art p.a. system, film capability, and a 1/4 grand piano in about 600 sq ft of space making it an ideal location for private events. Handicapped-accessible. Reasonable rates!  For availability please contact sara at kaleidoscopesf@gmail.com
TUESDAY. September 7, 2010

September 7, 1860 ~
Grandma MosesGRANDMA MOSES (Anna Mary Robertson) American artist born on this day.
She began professional painting at the age of 78 and was nearly 100 when she found fame.
She began painting after abandoning a career in embroidery because of arthritis.
The Legacy of Grandma Moses
click her photo to see my favorite Grandma Moses painting, nicole, sfheart.com

Tues. September 7, 2010
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Green Apple Books
506 Clement St
San Francisco
REBECCA SCHALL Presents: HISTORIC PHOTOS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Historic Photos of San Francisco in the 50s, 60s, and 70sCome check out local favorite Rebecca Schall's newest collection, Historic Photos of San Francisco in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
She'll be discussing these photos, along with her previous books, Historic Photos of San Francisco, and Hisotoric Photos of the Presidio.
This is your chance to see (or remember) what San Francisco looked like in the good old days, and get your signed copies of her beautiful tributes to The City.
Tues. September 7, 2010
7:00 pm
The Green Arcade
1680 Market St.
San Francisco
Creating a Movement with Teeth:"Creating a Movement with Teeth" with Daniel Burton Rose and Bo Brown
A Book Party for "Creating a Movement with Teeth:
A Documentary History of the George Jackson Brigade"
with Daniel Burton-Rose and former Panther Bo Brown.
The book illuminates a forgotten chapter of the radical social movements
of the 1970s in which diverse interests combined forces in a potent rejection
of business as usual in the United States.
Tues., September 7, 2010
7:00 pm
Red Devil Lounge
1695 Polk St.
San Francisco
MATT LANGLOIS is the featured performer
at KC Turners new open mic
free ~ 21+ - Welcome Matt website
Welcome Matt wrote "Wake Me Up in San Francisco.
Thank you for sharing your In San Francisco  with sfheart...nicole (you will find the song on the left side list)
WENDESDAY September. 8, 2010
Wed.September 1, 2010
3:00 pm
Jack Foley's "Cover to Cover" on KPFA 94.1 FM
Jack Foley A tribute to Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) featuring playwright Roberta M. Palumbo and actress Monique Bricca. Excerpts from Palumbo’s play, Last Act, in which Bricca starred, and passages from Woolf’s writing will be read. We will also hear Virginia Woolf’s only recording, a reading of excerpts from her essay “Craftsmanship”; the recording was made in 1937.
Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010
7:00 pm
Meridian Gallery
535 Powell St.
San Francisco
Meridian Music commences its Fall 2010 series with "Call And Response" featuring poet Dottie Grossman and improvising trombonist Michael
Vlatkovich. Grossman reads her poems aloud while Vlatkovich
improvises a response on trombone. Neither knows in advance what the
other will choose to do.
Sacred  Grounds Coffee HouseEvery Wednesday ~ 7:30-10 pm ~ Sacred Grounds Cafe ~ 2095 Hayes Street ~ San Francisco map ~ 387-3859
Featured poet: Barbara Belle-Diamond
The longest running open mic for Poetry Readings in San Francisco ~
open mic hosted by Jehanna Wedgewood   SIGN UP: 7:00 p.m.

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ONGOING EVENTS

ART

Woman's ceremonial skirt (kain kebat), early 20th centuryJuly 31, 2010 - January 9, 2011 ~ De Young Museum ~ Golden Gate Park ~ San FranciscoWoman's chapan robe, ca. 1860-1870
To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color
August 12, 2010 - 12:30pm~ Docent Tour: To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color
For centuries, artisans have employed the technique of resist dyeing to embellish their textiles. This exhibition, drawn from the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Museum , explores the use of the resist-dye method from abroad range of cultures and historic periods. Over half of the objects in the exhibition are on view for the first time,
The historical pieces are contrasted with artworks from contemporary Bay Area artists like Judith Content, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Angelina DeAntonis and Yoshiko Wada.
<<Image above is from the Woman's ceremonial skirt (kain kebat), early 20th century -Malaysia, Sarawak, western Borneo, woven by the Iban people.
                                                            >>>>on the right-Woman's chapan robe, ca. 1860-1870, Uzbekistan, Bukhara Silk


September 1, 2010 - October 3, 2010
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM ~ Kimball Education Gallery ~ de Young Museum ~ Golden Gate Park ~ S.F.
The de Young Museum hosts Kearny Street Workshop: Transforming Fictions, as part of the artist-in-Residence Program in the Kimball Education Gallery. Four artists, Ala Ebtekar, Pireeni Sundaralingam, Julie Chang and Erika Chong Shuch from Kearny Street Workshop share the studio space to create artwork individually while benefiting from the creative stimulus of the others.
This interactive program enables visitors to meet artists and gives the artist an opportunity to work with the public.

September 25, 2010 to January 18, 2011 @ deYoung Museum -San Francisco
Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay

de Young, Herbst Special Exhibition Galleries

Four Decades of Community, Culture and Activism to Be Celebrated This Fall:
September 25th – November 21, 2010 ~ Thursday, November 25, 2010
Distinctive Cultural Icons, Sandra Cisneros, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Rupert Garcia, René Yañez,
Enrique Chagoya & Many More, Highlight the 40th Anniversary Season

Galería de la Raza: an Interdisciplinary Chicano/Latino Space for Art, Thought and Activism

June 5th though September 26th, 2010 at the Legion of Honor
5 STAR EXHIBITION IMPESSIONIST PARIS ~*~ CITY OF LIGHT 5 STAR EXHIBITION
impressionist Paris
An exhibition presented in conjunction with
Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay at the de Young

Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism, Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism,
on view at the Legion of Honor from October 16, 2010, to January 9, 2011, traces the development of the Japanese print over two centuries (1700–1900) and reveals its profound influence on Western art during the era of Impressionism.
Culled primarily from the permanent holdings of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the exhibition includes a selection of nearly 250 prints by French and American artists of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist era who were influenced by the Japanese print.

MUSIC

Stern Grove ~ 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard ~ San Francisco
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL 2010
Another season of music and summer fun at Stern Grove Festival!
Since 1938, Stern Grove Festival has been the Bay Area’s home for outstanding performing arts
in a beautiful outdoor setting, completely admission-free!

SAN FRANCISCO FLAMENCO
SF Flamenco, an online community arts center for San Francisco Bay Area flamenco arts.

PEOPLE IN PLAZAS-
free musical concerts in San Francisco outdoor spaces

THEATRE

FILM

CASTRO THEATRE ~ Current Calendar ~*~ RED VIC Theatre ~ Current Calendar ~*~ ROXIE Theatre ~ Current Calendar

PCA TheatreCURRENT ~ UC BERKELEY FILM SERIES~ UC Berkeley Art Exhibitions
Alternative Visions
September 1, 2010 - October 27, 2010
Alternative Visions is presented in conjunction with the fall semester avant-garde course taught at UC Berkeley.
You do not have to be a student at UC Berkeley to be able to attend these films ~ tickets $6.50
Swoon: Great Leading Men in Gorgeous 35mm Prints
September 2, 2010 - September 26, 2010
Drawn from Life: The Graphic Novel on Film
September 10, 2010 - October 31, 2010


One Heart +Love in ActionLOVE IN ACTION
Kids Serve
Kid Serve links public art to public school curriculum. Students create public art in their communities that integrates social values, creativity and community service.

Red Poppy Gallery fAMILY Art ProgramRED POPPY ART HOUSE ~ FAMILY ART PROGRAM
Every Saturday from 1 - 4pm you can find the corner of 23rd and Folsom bursting with  color and vibrance as children and families exercise their creative freedom in an open outdoor forum. All are welcome. Come by if you can! This program aspires to bring the community’s children and families together to partake in artistic endeavors that include diverse artistic and educational perspectives. If you are interested in volunteering to keep this program thriving, please contact ada@redpoppyarthouse.org

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 ONGONG MONTHLY READING etc.   ~ SUPPORT  SAN FRANCISCO  POETS  AND  NEIGHBORHOOD  POETRY READINGS.~
See The Poet's One Page Guide to San Francisco's Open Mic Poetry Scene by Dan Brady for a more complete list
Every Monday ~ 6:30 - 9:30 pm ~ Caffe' Greco, 423 Columbus Avenue ~ contact Philip Hackett
1st Monday ~ 7:00-8:30 ~ Gallery Cafe ~ 1200 Mason ~ @ Washington Street ~ San Francisco map ~ (415) 775-0261
~The Gallery Cafe Reading Series presents featured readers followed by an open mike,
For information, contact host and organizer Kit Kennedy  Food and a wide drink selection available
1st & 3rd Mondays ~ 7 pm Bird & Becket books and records ~ 653 Chenery ~ San Francisco map ~ (415)586- 3733 ~
Bird and Beckett Poetry Reading Series hosted by Jerry Ferraz
Bird & Beckett, a wonderful bookstore, a legendary live-jazz venue and a great stage for spoken word artists and poetry aficionados. The attentiveness of the audience, the graciousness of Eric the owner, and the great selection of books and records (new and used) all add to the warm ambiance of this popular Glen Park Bookstore.
Odd Monday series ~  Noe Valley Ministry ~  1020 Sanchez Street at 23rd. street  ~ San Francisco
The Odd Monday Series is Project of The Noe Valley Ministry  Presented by Ramón and Judith Sender
Parking is available at 5 dollars for three hours across the street from the Noe Valley Pizza. The 24 line and the 48 line and the J Church are the nearby Muni transportation lines available.
Coffee to the PeopleDave on the page2nd Tuesday ~ Coffee to the People ~ 7 pm - 9pm - 1206 Masonic near Haight ~ San Francisco
ON THE PAGE OFF THE PAGE ~*~ DIAMOND DAVE'S series has a new venue while the Park Branch Library is undergoing renovation. Sign up begins at 6:30 pm ~ Open mic :7:00 pm until 8:45 pm"

On Fridays 4pm- 6pm Diamond Dave Whitaker   'Common Threads'  'Live Open Mic on 87.9 pirate radio  featuring "Poets, story tellers and song writers." Signup: 3:30 pm -1st come,1st served- Terms: One a piece, folks! recent Diamond Dave video
Last Tuesday ~ 7 pm ~ Keane's 3300 Club ~ 3300 Mission St.@ 29th Street ~ San Francisco map
Featured Poets: followed by long open mic with/ MC Nancy Keane 6:30pm sign up
Nancy Keane is an artist, poet, small press publisher, and owner of the 3300 Club, a pub on Mission Street in San Francisco. Since 1990 it has been a regular venue for poetry readings.
Sacred  Grounds Coffee HouseEvery Wednesday ~ 7:30-10 pm ~ Sacred Grounds Cafe ~ 2095 Hayes Street ~ San Francisco map ~ 387-3859
The longest running open mic for Poetry Readings in San Francisco ~
open mic hosted by Jehanna Wedgewood   SIGN UP: 7:00 p.m.
Every Wednesday~ kaleidoscope 7:30pm - 10:30pm ~ 3109 24th and Folsom map
JAZZ JAM W/ Adam Gay on 1st and 3rd ~*~ Michael Parsons trio 2nd and 4th ~ See kaleidoscope calendar for occasional changes
BriNg yuOr Axe cOme joiN ThE jAm - BriNg a fRiEnD oR TwO alOng To DiG It.
First and Third Wednesday ~ Main San Francisco Library Steps ~ 100 Larkin Street
San Francisco Step Book Sale
~ Friends of the Library holds a monthly step sale April through October on the Larkin Street steps of the Main Library every first and third Wednesday of the month (weather permitting) between April and October. All books are $1 or less at these sales. (April through October) 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 pm
Third Wednesday ~ 7 pm. to 9 pm ~ Studio 333 ~ 333 Caledonia Street ~ Sausalito,California
SUNSET POETRY BY THE BAY ! Wednesday's readings will include an open reading hosted by Martin Hickel
refreshments and a requested $5 donation with no one turned away. For more information, email poetnews@sonic.net or visit Studio 333
Every Thursday ~ 7 pm ~ Bazaar Cafe ~ 5927 California Street ~ between 21st / 22nd Avenue ~ (415) 831-5620
San Francisco map
This mellow neighborhood cafe features original acoustic music songs and poetry at the open each Thursday.
Call to reserve a slot: (415) 831-5620 starts 7:00 ~ The Bazaar Cafe is a cozy and friendly place.
They serve delicious food, beer and wine and there is a lovely garden to enjoy.
Second Thursday of every month, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, Berkeley.
COUNTRY JOE'S MUSIC HALL AND OPEN MIC
Most of the legendary and talented musicians of our time have emerged from "open mic" nights in great clubs and coffee houses around the country.
Every Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences is transformed into a lively venue filled with music, provocative science, mingling, and cocktails, for visitors 21 and older. Activities and performers change week to week. See program details.
Every Friday ~ 5:30 pm - 8 pm ~ BIRD and BECKETT ~ 653 Chenery ~ San Francisco map ~ (415) 586- 3733
~ LIVE JAZZ EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT! ~ every Friday at Bird & Beckett since 2002! ~ The music starts at 5:30 pm and runs 'till 8:00 pm.
Donations are encouraged to compensate the performers.  wheelchair accessible
Every Friday ~ Mechanics’Institute ~ 57 Post Street (near Market Street) ~ (415) 393-0100
San Francisco CINEMALIT
: an ongoing feast of classic American and international films at the Mechanics' Institute nine months a year, The CinemaLit Film Series is open to members and the public. A salon style discussion follows the film.  
Mechanics’ Café opens at 6:00 pm  Program begins at 6:30 pm. Admission:  Tickets available at the door. MIL members: free ; Public suggested donation $10 For more information and reservations: Call (415) 393-0100 or email  Reservations are required - Limited seating
2nd Friday each month ~ Poetry Saloon (drunk on poetry!) ~ 472 44th Street, Oakland, 510-654-6495
Potluck at 6pm, reading at 7:30pm. Bring poems by you and others to share, or come just to enjoy. Hosted by Kayla Sussell.
April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13   E-mail or phone with any questions. www.matsonpoet.com
Second Saturday each month ~ Poetry and Prose Reading Series ~Frank Bette Center for the Arts ~ 1601 Paru at Lincoln - Alameda,Ca map
7:00 pm~ 9:00 pm ~ 2 features and an open mic hosted by Jeanne Lupton ~ On the O bus line.
Second and Fourth Sunday each month Viracocha, 998 Valencia St. San Francisco,
The Guinevere Variety Show ~ Underground, featured performances by poets, musicians, and other artists. Experimental
Every Sunday - 8;00 pm - 11:00 pm ~ kaleidoscope ~ 24th st @ Folsom ~ San Francisco map
Come be part of a kaleidoscope of performers as we open the mic in the free speech zone with host Bryant Denison .
Last Sunday each month ~ 4:30 to 6:30 pm ~ Bird and Beckett ~ 653 Chenery ~ San Francisco map ~ (415) 586- 3733
=Walker Brent, masterful storyteller, is a cornucopia of literary fact and fiction. As a geographer of the entire range of human cultural output, his monthly talks on topics diverse & fascinating are not to be missed.

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Jack Foley's new poem
"On Reaching 70"
includes these lines:

When was it decided

That singing

Was something separate

From speech

When was it decided

That singing

Was anything other than

A mode of speech

When was it decided

That speech

Could be separated

From song

So that we could speak

But did not have to

Sing

When was it decided

When was that bad

Decision made

That birds

Sang but did not

Speak

That song

Was to speech

As soul

Was to

Body

When was it decided

That the sounds we make

As we walk daily in the air

Were anything

But

Song?

© Jack Foley

To hear premiere a choral verson of Jack's "On Reaching 70" attend this Reading on September 1, 2010


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Legion of HonorFree admission to Legion of Honor: First Tuesdays (Richmond Dist.)
The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.~ Lincoln Park,
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Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum s a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific.
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The Cartoon Art Museum is the only museum in the United States dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms. This unique institution houses approximately 6,000 original pieces in its permanent collection; a complete volume research/library facility is located on the museum’s premises. The museum also has a classroom for cartoon art and a bookstore.
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Visual Arts exhibitions at YBCA focus on contemporary art and popular culture and include the work of local, national and international artists. YBCA is not a collecting institution. Its programs include year-round theater, dance, music and cross-disciplinary performances. YBCA also features appearances by national and international artists and ensembles.
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Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon Street,opens at 10 am map
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