potrero view

July 2010

Community Calendar

Through July 10

Theater: Blackbird: Honoring a Century of Pansy Divas

Potrero Hill resident Seth Eisen performs in Blackbird: Honoring a Century of Pansy Divas. 8 p.m.  Tickets:  $20 to $25;  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/. Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory, 1519 Mission Street.

July 1 through 17

Theatre: Beijing, California

Presented by the Asian American Theatre Company, Beijing, California is about the invasion of America by China in 2050 following a series of natural disasters and financial meltdowns that lead to America’s collapse. Focused on characters and stories in the Bay Area over a span of 50 years, the production discovers what can happen to American values in the aftermath of foreign occupation. Thursdays through Saturdays 8 p.m.; Sundays 5 p.m. Tickets: $15 to $25 sliding scale. Thick House, 1695 18th Street. Information: www.asianamericantheater.org.

July 4

Community: Farely’s Annual Safe and Sane Fireworks Show

Join in Farley’s annual Independence Day block party with the best fireworks Potrero Hill has to offer. Live acoustic soul music by local Rob Garner and Paul Griffiths. Appropriate for all ages. Music starts at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks at dark. Free. 1315 18th Street.

July 6

Music: The Melee Brothers

Spend your evening listening to Rob Garner on bass, Jinx Jones on guitar and Chip Trombley on drums playing Miles, Montgomery, Pickett, Brown, Bland and others, and help celebrate the Dalai Lama’s birthday. 8 p.m. Free. Farley’s, 1315 18th Street.

July 9

Art:  Anna Rather Exhibition

Farley’s hosts a reception for its artist of the month, Anna Rather. 7 p.m. Free. 1315 18th Street. Information: annarathersfineart.weebly.com.

July 13

Community: Labor Storytelling in the New Depression

Farley’s presents storytelling by the LaborFest Writers’ Group, featuring Keith David Cooley, Susan Ford, Adele Kearney, Phyllis Holliday, Jerry Path and Alice Rogoff, along with musicians Margaret Cooley, Mary Huber and Eric Shackelford, in a dialogue of spoken word and music exploring today’s workforce. Open mic to follow with your labor stories, poetry, music and songs. 7 p.m.  Free. 1315 18th Street. Information: Susan Ford, 407.4297, suford@earthlink.net.

July 18

Music: Watcha Clan with Charming Hostess

Presented by the Jewish Music Festival in association with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Watcha Clan’s nomadic sound blends Berber, Algerian, Sephardic, Ashkenazi and French traditions while Charming Hostess brings its own array of Jewish, African, Pygmy and Andalusian inspired tunes.  The evening will take you on a musical journey around the world.  8 p.m. Tickets: $25 general admission. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, at Third. Information: www.ybca.org.

July 17 and July 18

Performance: Made from Scratch

In its third annual showcase, San Francisco jazz troupe Scratch 4 Bloomin’ presents their newest performance, choreographed by Saki Suto. 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street. Information: www.counterpulse.org.

July 17

Art: Night Light - Multimedia Garden Party

SOMArts premieres the new 3-D film by Kerri Laitala titled Afterimage: A Flicker of Life, with soundtrack by musical star Wobbly. A special collection of local film installations and video art from Oddball Film archivist and director Stephen Parr will also be screened. The evening will conclude with a performance by Ajna Lichau and Bryson Hansen called 100 Songs, in which both artists perform while wrapped in cassette tape. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street. Information: www.somarts.org.

Community: 40 Trees for Dogpatch

Friends of the Urban Forest has 40 trees available to plant on the sidewalks of Dogpatch.  For $75 per tree they’ll take care of the City permitting, cut the concrete, organize the community tree planting day, teach you how to take care of your tree and keep an eye on the newest addition to the neighborhood for 18 months. Attend a meeting on the 17th to learn more. 4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous, 699 22nd Street.

July 18

Music: President’s Breakfast

President’s Breakfast is hailed as a collective of some of the Bay Area’s most talented Jazz and Funk musicians. 2 p.m.  Free. Farley’s 1315 18th Street.

July 21 and July 22

Performance:  Bridge Builders and Other Unconventional Women

Flyaway Productions presents the young women participating in its summer apprenticeship program. Ranging in age from 14 to 20, the apprentices will dance on flying 2 x 4s and present their own choreography. 7 p.m. Tickets: $6 to $12. CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street. Information: www.counterpulse.org.

July 24 and July 31

Theatre: Three Wolves and a Lamb

With the Playwright Festival happening right in our backyard at the Thick House, considering checking out Yussef El Guindi’s Three Wolves and a Lamb. The play is about Rachel and Idris, a Jewish and Palestinian married couple who convene a meeting with their peace-activist friends only to discover personal revelations that threaten to destroy their relationship. 8 p.m. on July 24; 4 p.m. on July 31st. Tickets: $15. 1695 18th Street. Information: www.playwrightsfoundation.org.

July 24

Spirituality: Kriya Master Yogiraj SatGurunath Siddhanath

Himalayan Kriya Master Yogiraj SatGurunath Siddhanath visits the Bay Area to discuss life from an enlightened viewpoint and share his mission of Earth Peace through Self Peace. 7 to 11 p.m. $20 donations requested. St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street. Information: www.hansa-yoga.org.

July 29

Music: The Randy Craig Trip

Bay Area legends Terry Haggerty, guitar Randy Craig, Steven Strauss and Peter Tucker perform a night of Jazz originals, standards and improvisation at Farley’s. 8 p.m. Free. 1315 18th Street.

 

 Subscribe to The Potrero View

All rights reserved. Copyright © 2006 The Potrero View.

Content on this site may not be archived, retransmitted, saved in a database, or used for any commercial purpose without the express written permission of The Potrero View or its Publishers.