Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Reminder: Stay Gold at Make-Out Room @ Wed Jun 30 10:30pm - Thu Jul 1, 2010 12am (Queer Things)

Stay Gold at Make-Out Room

10:30pm-2am: STAY GOLD: hella queer dance jams. $3 gay dollars. Gay dj's pink lightning, rapid fire and special guests monthly. last wednesday of every month at Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street between Mission and Valencia. http://www.myspace.com/leahperloff
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Wed Jun 30 10:30pm – Thu Jul 1, 2010 12am Pacific Time
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Reminder: Gay Skate at Redwood Roller Rink, Redwood City. @ Wed Jun 30 8pm - 10pm (Queer Things)

Gay Skate at Redwood Roller Rink, Redwood City.

Every Wednesday. $7 covers admission + skate rental. Redwood Roller Rink, 1303 Main St, Redwood City. Leo: 650-574-8148. http://www.myspace.com/gayrainbowskate
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Wed Jun 30 8pm – 10pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: AIRspace presents This is What I Want @ Wed Jun 30 8pm - 9:30pm (Queer Things)

AIRspace presents This is What I Want

June 30, July 1
AIRspace presents This is What I Want
The Garage,
975 Howard St.
8pm
Tickets: $10-$20
Buy Tickets on-line: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/112592

This Is What I Want. Relentlessly sexual new work by juiced-up and pleasure-seeking dance and performance artists. Curated by Jesse Hewit with Keith Hennessy, Anna "Bannanz" Whitehead, Em Gift, Evan Johnson, Hana Erdman, Jess Curtis, Johanna Buchignani, Julie Phelps, Kegan Marling, Macklin Kowal, Maryam Rostami, Mary Ann Brooks, sorvillo / blindsight, Ryan Crowder, Sara Kraft, Shawnrey Notto.

Curatorial note: "I find, in my dance/performance communities, that performed moments and themes of sex and sexuality are too often still overly codified, still shown in symbols and behind scrims, veils, and false starts, and still lacking a quality of plain presence and unfettered and truthful testimony. It's as if we want to say what it is that we want, but are burdened by what we think comprises a proper artistic composition."

In response to this, I want to curate works that reimagine composition as simply a structure that unfolds as a result of directly answering a question. So...the question: "What do I find sexy?" This question, to me, is still one of the most complicating, politicizing, live-wire, and interesting points of personal expression. This is what I want. will be a night of world premieres that enagage with the possibility of performance as a clear and strong medium for the bold telling, showing, and doing of our sexual desires, preferences, fetishes, and needs."

For this event, I want to invite extraordinary exposure and risk. By offering up the language and movement of our sexualities in this particular way, I hope to crack open a fertile new body of work; one that allows the otherwordly beauty, conflict, and creativity of sex to steadily breathe...and to move us in crazy crazy ways."

When
Wed Jun 30 8pm – 9:30pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Queer Swing Dance Classes @ Wed Jun 30 7pm - 9pm (Queer Things)

Queer Swing Dance Classes

Check website for current information. At Live Art Gallery, 151 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA. http://www.queerjitterbugs.com/classes.htm
When
Wed Jun 30 7pm – 9pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: medidation group for LGBT communities at East Bay Meditation @ Wed Jun 30 7pm - 8:30pm (Queer Things)

medidation group for LGBT communities at East Bay Meditation

The East Bay LGBTQ Vipassana meditation group in Oakland is now sitting together every Wednesday! Teaching by Larry Yang, Shahara Godfrey and Phyllis Oscar, as well as peer-led sits and discussion. Please join us! Both new and experienced meditators are welcome. Wednesdays, 7 pm - 8:45 pm (sit at 7, then dharma talk or discussion) East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland at 22nd and Broadway, just a couple blocks from 19th St. BART. Meditation instructions for beginners offered once a month at 6:30 -- check web site for monthly schedule. Out of respect for people with environmental illnesses, please do not wear fragrance or scented products. Further info available at http://www.eastbaymeditation.org
When
Wed Jun 30 7pm – 8:30pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Body Breakthroughs Participatory Somatic Movement Healing... @ Wed Jun 30 6pm - 8pm (Queer Things)

Body Breakthroughs Participatory Somatic Movement Healing Lab

Theatre of Praxis is hosing Body Breakthroughs Participatory Somatic Movement Healing Lab for restoring the body and stirring the soul. Join others with chronic health challenges and their supporters in using a mixture of fun, accessible creative body based abd performance activities to create the space for exporation and healing. Movement, vocalization, body awareness, group dances and more are combined with great music and soul stirring personal process. Come ready to move. 6-8 pm. At Dunaya Dance Studio, 3380 19th St (Mission) SF. 415-467-4653. $15-$18 (first time pay what you want). http://www.theatreofpraxis.com
When
Wed Jun 30 6pm – 8pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Harm Reduction Drop-in Group @ Wed Jun 30 2pm - 3pm (Queer Things)

Harm Reduction Drop-in Group

Wednesdays, 2 pm: Harm Reduction Drop-in Group every Wednesday at 2PM. For gay/bi/heteroflexible guys who party with speed. No RSVP necessary. Pizza + Gatorade served for lunch. 117 6th Street between Mission and Howard. http://www.thoughtsonspeed.com
When
Wed Jun 30 2pm – 3pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Clair's Drop-in, Supporting Community in Transition @ Wed Jun 30 1pm - 4pm (Queer Things)

Clair's Drop-in, Supporting Community in Transition

Every Wednesday 1pm to 4pm, Clair's Drop-in is open to provide guidance to transgender community members on their personal evolution with free support services including: - An introduction to the TEEI program and services - Membership into our Peer Mentoring Program - Networking opportunities - Access to Community Gatherings. Clair will also provide comprehensive referrals for employment, housing, health care, legal issues, and more! It is recommended that you call ahead to confirm your walk-in time beforehand. To RSVP your participation contact: Clair Farley @ clairf@sfcenter.org or 415-865-5632. At SF LGBT Center. 1800 Market St.
When
Wed Jun 30 1pm – 4pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Donation Based Yoga with Laura Arrington @ Wed Jun 30 9:15am - 10:45am (Queer Things)

Donation Based Yoga with Laura Arrington

Donation Based Yoga with Laura Arrington
Sun Room Yoga Studio
2390 Mission @20th 3rd floor
Mondays and Wednesdays 9:15-10:45am
$10-20 suggested, but no one turned away for lack of funds
lbarring@gmail.com
http://www.lauraarringtondance/yoga
When
Wed Jun 30 9:15am – 10:45am Pacific Time
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Reminder: Free: Harvey's Funny Tuesdays comedy @ Tue Jun 29 9pm - 11pm (Queer Things)

Free: Harvey's Funny Tuesdays comedy

Ronn Vigh presents comedy each week At Harvey's, 500 Castro Street (at 18th), San Francisco , CA Cost: FREE!! http://www.myspace.com/harveysfunnytuesdays * 415-431-HARV
When
Tue Jun 29 9pm – 11pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Free: Creating Queer Community @ Tue Jun 29 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Queer Things)

Free: Creating Queer Community

June 29
Creating Queer Community
Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, 1519 Mission St.
7pm
Free

The Queer Cultural Center will provide approximately 20 grants between $250 and $1000 to LGBT artists working in all disciplines to create and stage innovative community-building projects at the 2011 National Queer Arts Festival. Cross-cultural or multi-ethnic projects are strongly encouraged.

This year, 20 artists and ensembles will be invited to attend a series of 3 intensive grantwriting workshops. Participants will master not only the proposal writing process, but will also learn the art of artistic program planning-a key factor that enables artists to secure funds from local sources such as the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.

Funded through the San Francisco Foundation and The National Endowment for the Arts. For additional information go to http://www.queerculturlcenter.org/CQC

When
Tue Jun 29 7:00pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Bearings, a Piercing Performance at Femina Potens @ Tue Jun 29 7pm - 8pm (Queer Things)

Bearings, a Piercing Performance at Femina Potens

June 29, (Tuesday), Bearings, a Piercing Performance with Xray Aims 7pm Piercing performance installation by Xray Aims using needles with the physical and environmental envelopes to investigate orientation and it's many meanings. ($10) Purchase your ticket today.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/112343

Femina Potens Art Gallery
2199 Market St @ Sanchez
San Francisco, CA 94110

Hours: Thurs-Sun, Noon-6:00pm
415-864-1558
http://www.feminapotens.org

When
Tue Jun 29 7pm – 8pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Queer Jitterbugs classes @ Tue Jun 29 7pm - 9pm (Queer Things)

Queer Jitterbugs classes

Check website for current info.
Live Art Gallery, 151 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA. http://www.queerjitterbugs.com/classes.htm
When
Tue Jun 29 7pm – 9pm Pacific Time
Where
Live Art Gallery, 151 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA (map)
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Reminder: Free: KQED Pride Month Local Hero Awards at Castro @ Tue Jun 29 6:30pm - 7:30pm (Queer Things)

Free: KQED Pride Month Local Hero Awards at Castro

KQED Celebrates Pride Month - Local Hero Awards & Free Screening @
The Castro Theater - 6/29 *

Link to online event announcement & tickets:

http://www.kqed.org/castroscreening

KQED Celebrates Pride Month -
- Local Hero Awards & Screening of "The Castro"
Tuesday, June 29th
6:30 PM
- Awards Presentation & Screening
2010 Local Heros
- Dr. Kathleen McGuire
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus / Community Women's Orchestra
- Shane Snowon
LGBT Resource Center, UCSF
- Gloria Soliz
The Last Drag
- Anne Tamar-Mattis
Advocates for Informed Choice
KQED Multimedia Award
Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman, Telling Pictures

The Castro Theater
San Francisco

KQED is celebrating LGBT Pride month with a Local Hero awards
ceremony and screening of our documentary The Castro at the Castro
Theatre in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 29th.

Join KQED President and CEO John L. Boland as KQED honors local
heroes from our community, followed by a screening of The Castro, the
documentary that tells the dramatic story of how a quiet corner of San
Francisco became the cornerstone of a movement--an international
symbol of gay literation.

Please invite your colleagues, friends and family to join the
celebration! The event is free and advance tickets and information
are available: http://www.kqed.org/castroscreening

* Message from KQED's Scott M. Walton -

KQED is celebrating LGBT Pride month with a Local Hero awards ceremony and screening of our documentary The Castro at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 29! Join KQED President and CEO John L. Boland as KQED honors local heroes from our community, followed by a screening of The Castro, the documentary that tells the dramatic story of how a quiet corner of San Francisco became the cornerstone of a movement--an international symbol of gay liberation.

Please invite your colleagues, friends and family to join the celebration! The event is free and advance tickets and information are available online at: http://www.kqed.org/castroscreening

Scott M. Walton

Executive Director, Communications

When
Tue Jun 29 6:30pm – 7:30pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: New FTM/transmasculine group @ TRANS: THRIVE @ Tue Jun 29 6pm - 7:30pm (Queer Things)

New FTM/transmasculine group @ TRANS: THRIVE

Every Tuesday from 6-7:30PM. The groups are open to female-to-male (FTM) people, transguys, butches, studs, genderqueers, two-spirited, third-gendered, questioning folks, trannyfags, trannyboys, boydykes, transmen, papis, transmasculine folks and whatever else you call yourself. About once a month we have a special event. Check the online calendar for details. Where: TRANS: THRIVE, 815 Hyde St., 2nd Floor/ More info: http://www.transthrive.org or email luke@apiwellness.org
When
Tue Jun 29 6pm – 7:30pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: LGBT Youth Meal Nite at the Center @ Tue Jun 29 5pm - 7pm (Queer Things)

LGBT Youth Meal Nite at the Center

Youth Meal Night
Have dinner & movie on us! Get tested!
Every Tuesday 5-7pm @ the Center (1800 Market) Room Q11
Meet here with your trans/queer friends (ages 24 & under.) Board games, community news/announcements, community closet (free clothes), resources and support, friends, and starting in October 2009 Free HIV testing sponsored by Larkin Street and Aids Health Foundation. Need resources or assistance: Get what you're looking for, we have representatives from 5+ organizations every week.
Sponsored by SF LGBT Community Center. questions? beck@sfcenter.org
http://Sfcenter.org/youth.php
When
Tue Jun 29 5pm – 7pm Pacific Time
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Reminder: Radical Vinyl: El Rio Dollar Mondays @ Mon Jun 28 9pm - Tue Jun 29, 2010 12am (Queer Things)

Radical Vinyl: El Rio Dollar Mondays

dj etcetera (2nd and 4th mondays)
spinning electro, disco, soul and 80's hip-hop
and 1st and 4th mondays
with dj jen
Come enjoy the lovely heated patio, take advantage of the cheap drinks and let the DJs broaden your horizons at the most diverse dive in the city. $1 cans of PBR! $2 WELL shots/mixed drinks! 21+ 9pm-1am. EL RIO - 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco.
When
Mon Jun 28 9pm – Tue Jun 29, 2010 12am Pacific Time
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Reminder: Bay Area Young Positives drop-in group @ Mon Jun 28 7pm - 9pm (Queer Things)

Bay Area Young Positives drop-in group

Drop-in support group for young HIV positive people. Call Logan for more info logan@baypositives.org, (415) 487-1616. http://www.baypositives.org
When
Mon Jun 28 7pm – 9pm Pacific Time
Where
701 Oak Street San Francisco, CA 94117 (map)
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Reminder: Trans & Queer + Community Voice & Singing Class @ Mon Jun 28 6:30pm - 8pm (Queer Things)

Trans & Queer + Community Voice & Singing Class

Trans & Queer + Community Voice & Singing Class

Taught by Eli Conley

Mondays 6:30 – 8 pm
June 7th – July 26th

Niebyl-Proctor Maxist Library
6501 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
Near Ashby BART Station

Fee is sliding scale $120 - $200 for the 8 week session.

If you are interested but cost is tricky, please contact Eli at voiceandglitter@gmail.com about a scholarship.

To register, contact: voiceandglitter@gmail.com

Course description:

This is a community class intended for self-identified transgender, queer, bisexual, two-spirit, gay, genderqueer, lesbian, and gender non-conforming* who want to develop a fuller range and comfort with their singing voice. People with all levels of vocal experience (or lack thereof) are welcome and encouraged to join us! The class will culminate in an optional performance of songs. Glitter will also be optional but highly encouraged.

Eli's teaching technique draws from his classical, folk, jazz and musical theater singing background. We will focus on bringing out the joy of singing solo and in a group, no matter what your musical background, learning how to find your core sound, and singing in tune with confidence throughout your voice's whole range.

The space where the class will be taking place is wheelchair-accessible. Unfortunately the bathrooms are not accessible for most modern (wide) chairs.

*This space is created intentionally for LGBTQ communities because LGBTQ folks all too often find spaces focused on singing lacking relevance to our lives and awareness of our needs. If you have any questions about whether the class is right for you, please don't hesitate to contact Eli at voiceandglitter@gmail.com

Former Student Testimonials

From spring 2010 class co-taught by Eli and Wendy Vastine:

"Thank you so much. It felt like this class was a springboard into many more singing and other creative adventures."

"Now I'm more confident, more willing to go outside of my boundaries and be silly to find what works.... THANK YOU SO FREAKIN' MUCH!!!"

"I love the laughter and supportive group energy."

"It was amazing to see everyone grow so much and really connect with their own voice! Like bodywork therapy as well as artistic expression -- yay!!!! Sparkle power!"

Teacher Bio:
Eli Conley is a white gay transgender man who grew up singing in the renowned Greater Richmond Children's Choir in central Virginia. He has trained in jazz vocal performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston and classical singing at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. Currently, Eli sings tenor with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and performs as an indie folk singer/songwriter ( myspace.com/eliconley ). He has a special interest in working with transgender students. Eli teaches private voice lessons from his home in Oakland -- call 510-559-0301 or e-mail SingWithEli@gmail.com for more info.

When
Mon Jun 28 6:30pm – 8pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Piercing Workshop with Xray Aims at Femina Potens @ Mon Jun 28 6pm - 7pm (Queer Things)

Piercing Workshop with Xray Aims at Femina Potens

June 28, (Monday), Ouch...MMM! Piercing Workshop with Xray Aims 6pm Piercing flesh can be any combination of incredibly erotic, intimate, painful, beautiful and brutal. Have you been curious about temporary piercing but didn't know where to start? Playing with needles is fun but getting started can be daunting. This workshop will cover where to find the materials to start, safe play for piercer and piercee, proper preparation of the skin, how to set up a clean and safe play area, and how to safely pierce flesh. We'll discuss the experience for piercer and piercee and the pain, pleasure and possible art of it all. Each person who wants to experience temporary piercing and/or being pierced will have the opportunity to do so. The workshop is two hours and will be scaled to the size and knowledge level of the group. ($20) Reserve your spot now.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/112342

Femina Potens Art Gallery
2199 Market St @ Sanchez
San Francisco, CA 94110

Hours: Thurs-Sun, Noon-6:00pm
415-864-1558
http://www.feminapotens.org

When
Mon Jun 28 6pm – 7pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: The San Francisco LGBTQ Sangha @ Mon Jun 28 5:30pm - 6:30pm (Queer Things)

The San Francisco LGBTQ Sangha

The San Francisco LGBTQ Sangha Welcomes You. We invite you to our weekly meditation sitting group. Our group meets from 5:30 to 6:30pm each Monday, except holidays, and have been meeting since July 2002. We explore mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual practice in our day to day lives and focus on cultivating an open awareness spacious enough to include whatever arises moment to moment. It is a wonderful way to bring closure to your activities of the day. Format: meditation 30 min, topic discussion, dharma talk, or guest speaker 20-25 min short sitting 3-5 min. There group sustains itself through voluntary donations which in the Buddhist tradition is called the practice of "dana" or generosity. It is a drop-in group, so please join us in supporting and deepening our collective mindfulness practice. For more information, please emailSFLGBTsangha@yahoogroups.com -- Location: LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street, Room 300

http://www.maxkelly.info/sangha.html

When
Mon Jun 28 5:30pm – 6:30pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Donation Based Yoga with Laura Arrington @ Mon Jun 28 9:15am - 10:45am (Queer Things)

Donation Based Yoga with Laura Arrington

Donation Based Yoga with Laura Arrington
Sun Room Yoga Studio
2390 Mission @20th 3rd floor
Mondays and Wednesdays 9:15-10:45am
$10-20 suggested, but no one turned away for lack of funds
lbarring@gmail.com
http://www.lauraarringtondance/yoga
When
Mon Jun 28 9:15am – 10:45am Pacific Time
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Reminder: Blackbird: Honoring a Century of Pansy Divas @ Sun Jun 27 8pm - 9pm (Queer Things)

Blackbird: Honoring a Century of Pansy Divas

June 24 - July 10
Blackbird: Honoring a Century of Pansy Divas
Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, 1519 Mission St.
8pm
Tickets: $20 - $25
Buy Tickets on-line: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/113247

For more info: www.eyezen.org
Seth Eisen

The SF Bay Guardian calls solo performer Seth Eisen "a sly, vigorous, soulful performer," and Blackbird, "a completely unexpected journey through some vibrant underground queer history." Brian Freeman (Pomo Afro Homos) directs this musical evening of mimicry, bigotry, puppetry, and faggotry. The Pansy Craze sensation of the 1930's swept the nation delivering queer cabaret in all its splendor. Led by La Malin, the creator of the movement, you're serenaded into a falsetto spell and taken on an illicit journey that stitches together outrageous songs and stories about the struggles and triumphs of seven Queer artists who found radical ways to counter the severe repression of their eras. Join Danny Kaye, Klaus Nomi, Issan Dorsey, Sylvester, Brazil's Ney Matogroso and Azis of Bulgaria, as they share their own extraordinary stories. With generous support from The San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Eye Zen Art is a fiscally sponsored project of CounterPulse.

Biographies

Seth Eisen's (writer/performer) work is a hybrid of contemporary performance: Butoh, puppetry, physical theater, clowning, drag, and performance art. As a visual artist he works with the forms of installation, video, book arts, fetish object and costume. His layered aesthetic communicates across multiple genres, blurring boundaries and expanding dialogues between various disciplines. Seth has been performing, exhibiting, curating and collaborating with various artists in the Bay Area since 1994. In 1998 he developed the company Eye Zen Art producing performances and installations featured at The Oakland Museum of California, Theater Artaud, Zeum, Yerba Buena Center, SOMARTS, Theater of Yugen, and CounterPulse. He has performed as a member of several Butoh companies including Harupin–Ha, and Ink Boat from 1994-1999. Since 2000 he has been performing and creating visuals with Keith Hennessy and the acclaimed contemporary circus company Circo Zero in the US and Europe. Seth was a collaborator/ performer in Sol niger which won two Izzies and the recent revival of How to Die/ American Tweaker, in which he appears as the Ghost of Sylvester.

Brian Freeman (director) has directed solo shows by Paul Flores, Robert Karimi, Regie Cabico, Jerry Quickley, Wayne Harris, Diane Ferlatte, Marijo, Wayne Corbett, Canyon Sam; experimental works with Bill T. Jones, Cultural Odyssey & Pomo Afro Homos (co-founder); and plays with the Mark Taper Forum, Joseph Papp Public Theater, the Theater Offensive and others. A playwright, director, and performance artist, he was Resident Artist/Director, Blacksmyths Theater Lab at Center Theater Group, LA. His play CIVIL SEX, about the late Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, was produced by Berkeley Repertory Theater, the NY Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, Thick Description, San Francisco and Woolly Mammoth Theater in Washington, D.C. Awards include a CA Arts Council Playwriting Fellowship, the CalArts Alpert Award in Theater and a NY Dance and Performance "Bessie" award.

Sean Feit (musical director) is a classically trained composer and multi-instrumentalist (piano, violin, voice, all strings). He studied music composition at CA Institute of the Arts (BFA, 1993), focusing on Renaissance polyphonic vocal music and Cornell University (Graduate Fellowship, 95-96). He co-directed RUJEKO Performance Collaboration with Keren Abrams from 1997-2005 and produced six full-length pieces integrating site-specific movement, live music, improvisation and spoken word. In addition to solo and directing work, Sean has danced or made music with Scott Wells, Angus Balbernie, the Bodycartography Project, Seth Eisen, AVK Productions, and Leslie Seiters Little Known Dance Theater. Currently Sean is a member of Keith Hennessy's critically acclaimed company, Circo Zero, working in SF and France. His music for Circo Zero's Sol niger won an Izzie Award in 2009 for best musical composition.

This event received a Creating Queer Community Commission from Queer Cultural Center funded through the San Francisco Foundation.

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Sun Jun 27 8pm – 9pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: @FramelineFest Howl at the Castro @ Sun Jun 27 7:30pm - 8:30pm (Queer Things)

@FramelineFest Howl at the Castro

USA, 2010, 90 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Biography / History, Discrimination, Drama, Gay, Local Filmmakers / Subjects
Program: Closing Night
Language: English

DIRECTORS: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=2046&FID=47
At the Castro.

"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked… " So starts the opening line of Howl in this highly-anticipated film about the early years of poet Allen Ginsberg. Academy Award winning documentarians Rob Epstein (The Times of Harvey Milk, Celluloid Closet) and Jeffrey Friedman (Celluloid Closet) bend genres to depict the spark of a literary revolution.

James Franco shines as a handsome young Allen Ginsberg, making waves with his poem, Howl. The film is a hybrid of stories, including the famous Ginsberg reading of Howl at the Six Gallery. It also includes an imagined recreation of an unpublished interview allegedly given to Time in 1957; Howl's obscenity trial in a San Francisco courtroom; and vivid and luminous animation by Ginsberg collaborator Eric Drooker, capturing the essence of the poem. The extraordinary format adds to a feeling of restlessness, a sense that 1950s America is on the cusp of radical change,which are sentiments that saturate Ginsberg's poetry. It's awild ride of emotions aswe see the beginnings of Ginsberg's relationship with his lover, Peter Orlovsky (Gossip Girl cutie Aaron Tveit) alongside the historic courtroom drama.

An impressive cast adds depth to this masterpiece of a film, including David Strathaim as the prosecutor and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) who's brilliant as famed attorney Jake Ehrlich. Also making memorable appearances are Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker and Treat Williams. A minimalist score by Carter Burwell provides a rich supporting role in this fascinating portrait of an epic poem and its iconoclastic creator.

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Sun Jun 27 7:30pm – 8:30pm Pacific Time
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Reminder: Cockettes revival: Hot Greeks at Hypnodrome @ Sun Jun 27 7pm - 8pm (Queer Things)

Cockettes revival: Hot Greeks at Hypnodrome

Hot Greeks:
College rhythm meets the Peloponnesian War in our revival of the 1972 Cockettes musical extravaganza HOT GREEKS. The show is loosely based on Aristophanes's LYSISTRATA and is set to the sounds of the big-band hit parade of the 1940's. It is the fabled and fabulous Cockettes' only other scripted book musical besides PEARLS OVER SHANGHAI. May 2 – June 27, 2010 Thursdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 7:00 PM
http://thrillpeddlers.com/
The Hypnodrome
575 10th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-377-4202
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Sun Jun 27 7pm – 8pm Pacific Time
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