 The Parlor Music Series At Spuds Pizza 3290 Adeline Street @ Alcatraz, Berkeley Proudly Presents Friday, April 17th 2009Doors@7:30 Show @ 8:00 +One Project Modern Jazz with a Percussive twist, Come check out a New take on the Idiom....http://www.myspace.com/plusoneprojectGalen Grant-Percussion Max Cowan-Organ Suggested Donation 7-10.00No One turned away for lack of funds. And on Saturday April 18th, 2009 Sheila G & The Jazz Riffs Sheila G is a Power house jazz vocalist as well as a highly talented flautist. We are thrilled that Sheils is bringing Rob Sherman,( on Guitar) & John Zalaback, (on Bass) with her to our Stage at Spuds. If you haven't heard Sheila sing before I Personally invite you to come & be thrilled to your sox. Free Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 3 pm - Cuarteto Latinoamericano, http://musicdance.sfsu.edu/node/124 Formed in 1982, is known worldwide as the leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet. This award-winning ensemble from Mexico consists of the three Bitrán brothers, violinists Saúl and Arón and cellist Alvaro, along with violist Javier Montiel. The Cuarteto has recorded most of the Latin American repertoire for string quartet, and the sixth volume of their Villa-Lobos 17 quartets cycle, recorded for Dorian, was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 in the field of Best Chamber Music Recording as well as for a Latin Grammy. Barrueco_Manuel - Grammy nominated Manuel Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time. His unique artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts. Program Carlos Guastavino: Las Presencias No. 6, “Jeromita Linares” Miguel del Aguila: Boliviana Michael Daugherty: Bay of Pigs Gabriela Lena Frank: Inca Dances Five Tango Sensations, arr. for guitar and quartet Astor Piazzolla: Milonga del Angel Sunday, April 19, 2009 3 pm McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts building SF State, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco Free This week I'll be doing two shows with Misisipi Rider. We've just released our debut, eponymous album and we'll be highlighting songs from it. Also, Misisipi Mike Wolf just returned from a successful European tour in support of his new solo album,The Cold Hard Facts of Mike. So we have lots to sing about and celebrate.Come check us out, one gig on each side of the Bay. Thursday, April 16th 6:30pm 33 Revolutions 10086 San Pablo Ave @ Central El Cerrito 510-898-1836 I will open followed by Misisipi Rider @ 7pm The Mighty Lynch-pins @ 8pm 33 Revolutions closes at 9pm Friday, April 17th 9pm Plough and Stars 116 Clement Street @ 2nd San Francisco 751-1122 $5-$10 Misisipi Rider at 9pm followed by the great The Jesse Jay Harris Band Thanks! Doug E. Blumer Three Mile Stone Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Hello friends, We have been hard at the recording project. The recording and mixing is done, and the CD will be out this summer! What we'd really like to do right now is remove the microscope goggles we've been wearing and just play some music for dawg's sake! And we will do just that next Tuesday at Julie's in Alameda. We hope you will join us! It's free! Here are the details: Three Mile Stone Tuesday, April 21, 2009 7:00 - 9:00 Julie’s Coffee and Tea Garden 1223 Park Street, Alameda Julie's Website Three Mile Stone is Erin Shrader, Richard Mandel and Marla Fibish playing Irish music on fiddle, mandolin, banjo, accordion, guitar & mandola. Lots of jigs, reels and other types of tunes with a couple of choice songs. More about all of us on my website - please click the Three Mile Stone link at the top of the page The Prophetess: or, The History of Dioclesian Music by Henry Purcel San Francisco Cabaret Opera / Goat Hall Productions is having a Purcell Party/Alburger Adventure at NOHspace in April to distract you from your taxes and other burdens! 8 pm Friday, April 17 and 24 8 pm Saturday, April 18 and 25 5 pm Sunday, April 19 and 26 NOHspace @ Theatre Artaud, 2840 Mariposa Street @ Florida, San Francisco, just down the hill from Goat Hall on Potrero Hill Henry Purcell's fantastical history and Masque depicting the rise of the Emperor Dioclesian is paired with Mark Alburger's relentlessly real history which involves Diocletian (real spelling) throwing his wife to the lions - or not! The Prophetess: or, The History of Dioclesian Music by Henry Purcell. Drama adapted from Fletcher & Massinger's The Prophetess. Diocletian, a Pagan Opera. Music by Mark Alburger, based on Edward Gibbon's Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. Nine beautiful women in an all-female cast make love and war with exquisite arias and choruses, quarterstaffs and hand-to-hand combat while telling the story of the soldier Diocles who becomes Roman Emperor in 284 A.D. First Part and Masque (the Fantasy) by Purcell; Intermezzo (the Real History) by Mark Alburger. Harriet March Page, Director; Mark Alburger, Music Director; Durand Garcia, Fight Director; Skye Atman, pianist (April 17-19); Alexander Katsman, pianist (April 24-26) Cast: Kimberly Anderman, Annemarie Ballinger, Alison Collins, Kat Cornelius, Robin Costa, Alexandra Jerinic, Erin Lahm, Maria Mikheyenko, Indre Viskontas Phone Reservations: 415-289-6877 $20 general admission; $15 students/seniors Reserve on-line with your credit card at www.goathall.org Fellowship of the Spiral Path In Association with Gateway Presents Coloring Eggs for Ostara [Goddess of Spring] info: HDGDPC-at-aol.com Tuesday April 7th, 2009 7:30 PM Fellowship Hall of the BFUU At the Corner of Cedar and Bonita Streets Berkeley California Bring Eggs and Coloring Blessed be! Greetings, All! It's that time of year again: we have to say "farewell" to Dumuzi. RSVP/directions: inanna_temple-at-yahoo.com Oh yes,Donations gleefully accepted, but not demanded. A Blessed Spring to you.The Temple's ceremony commemorating the Descent will be this upcoming Saturday, April 11, in Mountain View at 1 PM. This is one of our two really big annual events. This is the time when Inanna descends to, and returns from, the Underworld, with the aftermath of Her return leading to the establishment of the Mesopotamian agricultural cycle. This will be a big ritual and a big party. Please bring something to sit on (pillow, etc.) Please bring one or more items for potluck, from the following possibilities: lamb, goat or beef (from well cared for animals: Inanna has specified that factory farming and other inhumane methods are anathema to Her. Free-range and other humanely treated animals are Her specified requirement) cream (or non-dairy substitute) beer wine grapes dolmas pita bread non-pita bread baklava anything made with cinnamon lentils asparagus lettuce (in whatever salad you please) flowers (preferably hand picked, but store bought fine) greenery (preferably hand picked, but store bought okay) ALSO, VERY IMPORTANT: Be sure that you do the following BEFORE you arrive (this goes for ALL of our rituals): * Bathe with soap and water (yes, there HAVE been people who have forgotten to use soap, believe it or not!)* Shampoo your hair (can be done a day or two before, as long as the hair is very clean for the ritual)* Wash your hands (with soap!)* Brush your teeth* Freshen your breath as needed* Cut or manicure your fingernails This is not just polite, it's what Inanna wants. She likes everything to be nice and pretty. THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO COME TO OUR RITUAL WITHOUT HAVING DONE THESE THINGS. That's the bare minimum. We encourage people to dress up pretty for this. What to expect:Shoes to be removed upon entering the front door.Standard openings (for our temple)A structured portion of the ritual (this will be longer than our lunar Temple rituals: it will last about an hour)A big feast and party Standard closings Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket. Irish Saying Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:00am-1:00pm $10 TARTAN DAY SCOTTISH FAIRE Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood BoulevardFremont, CA Scottish pageantry and gathering of the clans with lively Celtic music by Pat's trio with Jon Goodwin-fiddle, Art Peterson-accordion, Pat Ryan-bass at the Front Gate (510)796-0199 http://www.ebparks.org/news/03252008 acoustic, Celtic- Men are like bagpipes, no sound comes from them until they are full. Join us for a Celtic concert! All the very best, Pat Ryan. http://geocities.com/patryanscj/ (Events may change, please call venue to confirm) Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:00pm-10:00pm LIVE SHOW Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket Dana Street Roasting Company 744 West Dana Street Mountain View, CA Intimate coffee house event with lively Celtic music by Pat's trio featuring Daniel Dupre (vocal, mandolin), Phil Johnston (guitar, vocal), Pat Ryan (fretless bass) (650)390-9638 http://www.danastreetroasting.com/ acoustic, Celtic Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:00pm-9:00pm LIVE PERFORMANCE Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket Alice's Restaurant 17288 Skyline Boulevard Woodside, CA Hangout in the redwoods with lively Celtic music by Pat's duo featuring Jeffrey Hillgrove (guitar), Pat Ryan (fretless bass), (650)851-0303 http://alicesrestaurant.com/ Celtic, acoustic Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE CONCERT Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket Gazo's Grill 5720 Cabrillo Highway Pescadero, CA Enjoy the ocean view with lively Celtic music by Pat's band featuring David Chadwick (fiddle/guitar), Julie Horner (dulcimer/vocal), Pat Ryan (fretless bass) (650)879-0874 http://www.gazosgrill.com/ acoustic, Celtic Diana Rowan Harp House Concert Sunday April 19, 7pm Join us for an evening showcasing the harp's versatility and power; a joint concert with myself and Daniel Berkman, the kora (African harp) innovator. We'll be performing our own compositions plus duets created for this concert. Daniel (www.magnatune.com/artists/berkman) is not only an original  MIST TREE MOON CIRCLE 3rd Sunday April 19 7:00 pm Theme_Mediterranean 'Dry' Spring- and how to save water. At: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists (BFUU) upstairs in the Connie Barbour room� (sorry not wheelchair accessible)_____________ http://www.bfuu.org led by Ardys Potluck snacks/beverages for schmooze time after the circle. BFUU is about half way between downtown and north Berkeley BART stations on Cedar between MLK Jr Way and Shattuck This Circle is in the RE bldg next door to the Hall. 1606 Bonita Street just south of Cedar Street Go through the gate into the courtyard. Go up the stairs to the left. Father Thomas Matus, a Camaldolese Benedictine Monk Offers a discussion and book signing: Ashram Diaryin India with Bede Griffiths Free Public Talks: AHIMSA's Series –Tea & Talk on Tuesdays Monthly, 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 PM in the Dining Hall, Berkeley Buddhist Monastery – Institute for World Religions 2304 McKinley Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703. Near Berkeley BART. T: (510) 848-3440 / 848-9788 (presentation, refreshments, guided Q & A and community dialogue – free & open to the public) April 21st, 2009, 7:30pm AHIMSA (meaning nonviolence in Sanskrit), www.ahimsaberkeley.org, is a nonprofit nonsectarian organization dedicated to the study, encouragement and service of the human capacity for peace. Drawing on both Western and Eastern wisdom traditions, AHIMSA offers presentations and public dialogues that bridge aspects of the arts and sciences, society, and spirituality toward compassionate understanding of unity in diversity and to expanding the role of spiritual awareness in everyday life. "Dancing With Gaia" Could Shape Your World: How Labyrinths, Henges, Sacred Sex and Landscape Dancing Connect You With The Earth Fairfax filmmaker Jo Carson's new documentary Dancing With Gaia makes the connection between earth energy, sacred sexuality, and the earth seen as the Goddess, or "Gaia". It will premiere Sunday afternoon as part of the Fairfax Documentary Film Festival on April 5th at 2pm, at the Fairfax Theater. Jo Carson April 5th, 2 pm at the Fairfax Theater, 9 Broadway in Fairfax. Several of the speakers will answer questions after the screening. For more information go to http://www.gaiadancing.com : to see the trailer go to http://www.gaiadancing.com/trailer.html ; or for the Fairfax Documentary Film Festival, http://www.fairfaxdocfest.org/ The Parlor Music Series at Spuds Pizza 3290 Adeline Street @ Alcatraz Doors open @ 7:30, Show @ 8:00 Friday, March 27th, 2009 California Girls Three talented and unique California natives sing their original songs “Nashville Style”: in the round. Claudia Russell is a two time Kerrville Folk Song Contest finalist, a 2004 Sisters Folk Festival song contest finalist, and was named “Best Musician” by the 2006 East Bay Express Readers Poll. Lynn Smith has been on the local music scene since the early 70s when her popular duo, Lynn and Kate was the first band to play the Starry Plough. Vickie Hopper was a staff songwriter with Hori Pro Entertainment in Nashville. She has had a number of indie cuts, most recently on Summer Schappell's album produced by Ron Cornelius on the Gateway Entertainment label. Suggested Donation 10.00. No one turned away for Lack of funds. Saturday March 28th, 2009 Berkeley's Community Treasure The Hali Hammer Band with Hali Hammer, Randy Berge, Paul Herzoff & John Koch with Hali's talented Grand daughter. Khadejha WaverlyHali Hammer is an award-winning singer-songwriter whose performances at Spuds are a much beloved event. Hali is one of the tap roots of the Spuds Community a singer, a Teacher and treasured neighbor. She is also a tremendous Song writer whose gorgeous voice evokes the values of activism, family, compassion & Political Clarity that are native in this area. Hali has truly given us many gifts, one of the most wonderful is the talent passed on to her 16 year old Grand daughter Khadejha who will be accompanying her on this evening. Join Us for a truly special evening. Peace, Marisa Still on The Hill, Rare Appearances in the Bay Area! Mar 21 2009 6:00PM Santa Rosa House Concerts Santa Rosa, California. Mar 22 2009 3:00PM Wysteria Ways House Concert Oakland, California Hello Celtic Music friends -- come celebrate the Spring Equinox with us at The French Garden's
lovely wine bar, where we'll be playing on Saturday, March 21 beginning
at 7 pm. You can enjoy appetizers or dinner from their wonderful menu,
or just a drink by the fire. The French Garden is located at 8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
(the former Marty's Top of the Hill location). Hope to see you there! Michael Rofkar www.celticfusion.org www.myspace.com/greenhouseceltic www.youtube.com/greenhouseceltic Oh, what a pleasant world it'd be How smoothly we'd step through it If all the fools who mean no harm Could manage not to do it. Francis Ledwidge (Irish Poet, 1891-1917) Pop Top Trio Sunday, March 29 4 p.m. (Doors open at 3:30) Reservations required Suggested donation: $15 - $20 sliding scale SAN FRANCISCO HOUSE CONCERT On Liberty Street (between Dolores and Church) For reservations (and to get directions), please e-mail ErvinCD@earthlink.net or call (510) 261-7754 ********Highly carbonated!********* Ed Johnson: guitar, vocals Sylvia Herold: guitar, vocals Chuck Ervin: double bass, vocals ********It'll make your nose tickle!********* Sun Mar 29 1 pm Butterfly Walk on San Bruno Mountain If you’ve enjoyed San Bruno Mountain over the years, and would like to introduce it to one or more of your adult kids, we have a great walk we’d like to share with you. About an hour long, we’ll walk from the parking lot of the County Park, out toward the Bay, with a view of the quarry and the wonderful Buckeye Canyon where one of the 5000 year old shell mounds lies hidden in the folds of hills. We’ll see San Bruno Mountain in relation to the city of San Francisco and Mt. Diablo across the Bay. There are stories about the mountain’s history that beg to be told as we circle around, and arrive back where we began. If you’ve never been on San Bruno, treat yourself and your offspring to a new and different vantage point of the Bay Area that you’ve probably driven by many times, without being aware of the amazing diversity and history of thisBayshore locationIt’s not often we have a chance to spring a surprise on our kids once they’ve grown up, but here’s an opportunity to introduce them to a discovery they might not stumble on. This is for Elders and their Grown Kids This walk is sponsored by San Bruno Mountain Watch. www.mountainwatch.org San Bruno MountainNo Cost Please call Ginny Anderson at 650-323-4494 freyjand@comcast.net or Jo Coffey at 415-585-6506 to reserve a place for our walk Wake the Dead THE ASHKENAZ–BERKELEY FRIDAY, MARCH 20 showtime: 9:00 pm 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA Tix: $15 Box office: 510-525-5099 www.ashkenaz.comIt's always fun to play our local dance hall... dancing & listening are equal pleasures here. Bring the whole family! Mar 20-22 Wild Women's Weekend Spring Equinox Celebration - Willets Fri 5:30 pm till Sun 5 pm A Magical 3 day women's fest of workshops, live music, classes, organic catered food, yoga, dance, facials, massage, Chinese medicine, Nature walks, ritual, cool local art & clothing, & drumming! All to celebrate the SPRING!!! (women only weekend please) From San Francisco to Humbolt, all women are WELCOME! Live music/acts includes: Druid Sisters Tea Party (funk gypsy groove) www.myspace.com/druidsisters www.landoftheblind.com Kym Trippsmith (feisty folk) Sherry Glaser (comedy) Tatseena (belly dance) Constance Tippet (of Goddess Timeline) Marjo Wilson (fun folk) and more! Carlin Diamond (guided trance) Maddy Avena (drum ritual) Fri Mar 20 7-8:30 pm Healing Sound Concert & Workshop Intro - Campbell Susie Nelson-Smith arrives from Sydney, Australia tomorrow, and on Friday we celebrate the birth of Spring with our first concert right in my back yard...Campbell, California. Then we travel on to other teaching, concerts and workshops in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Please come out and support our work. We guarantee you that you will receive one of the most relaxing sonic experiences you've probably ever had. Our music will open your heart and soothe your soul, and after a busy work week what could be a better way to start the weekend? The Enlightened Mind, 409 East Campbell Ave. #220, Campbell Workshop - Saturday, March 21, 2009- 1:00-6:00 pm (same venue as above) Contact Amrita Cottrell amrita@healingmusic.org Greetings from Qadim! **DESERT ROOTS- west coast tour, Eliyahu is pleased to announce **DESERT ROOTS- west coast tour, March 21-29 with Israeli musicians Yuval Ron and Dror Sinai. Tour The tour will feature Eliyahu on Ney and vocals, award winning oudist and composer Yuval Ron, and Dror Sinai on percussion and vocals. We hope to see you there! Best wishes, Eliyahu & Qadim Schedule: QadimMusic.com Eastern Wind Featuring Rachel Valfer and Faisal Zedan Devotional music, love songs, and folk tunes from throughout the Middle East, performed on traditional instruments with authenticity and soul. These ancient melodies and improvisations, with lyrics in Arabic, Hebrew, Armenian and Turkish, span the ages. The CD features: Rachel Valfer- oud, vocals, kemanche Eliyahu Sills- ney, oud, bansuri, saz, vocals, upright bass Faisal Zedan- bendir, dhola, riqq, bendir Bouchaib Abdelhadi-darbuka, vocals John Villa- qarqaba, morrocan tablas, doira Evan Fraser- kalimba, zabumba, Fares Hedayati- zarb, daf. Produced & mixed by Jef Stott @ Eliyahu Sills for Embarka Records - Embarkarecords.comYou can listen to and purchase the new album at QadimMusic.com Sun Mar 22 6- 9 pm People's Park: Then and Now Benefit for Food Not Bombs Honoring Filmmaker Clare Burch - Berkeley Dinner at 6, Clare's Film at 7 pm This new People's Park documentary contains archival footage of the Free Speech conflicts surrounding the park and fragments from anniversary celebrations through the years. It celebrates the 40th Anniversary of this historic piece of land. The screening is sponsored by Art and Education Media, a local non profit organization formed to give a face and voice to the homeless community of the Bay Area. This one hour documentary, filled with music performed at the park, is the first in a series of Claire Burch Stret Films to be screened in the coming months in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Art & Education Media. Most of the films have never been shown before, although reviews of some have appeared in Street Spirit and also are the subject of a forthcoming book THE STREET FILMS OF CLAIRE BURCH by BN Duncan, to be published this summer by Berkeley’s Regent Press. Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall, 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley Admission is free but donations are requested as a benefit for the all volunteer organization Food Not Bombs which distributes free food daily in the park. Apr 5 - June 7 Mt. Tamalpais: A Pilgrimage to Wild and SacredPlaces A spring-time series of day trips Circling San Francisco Bay with Ginny Anderson, Ph.D. through June 7, 2009 April 5 - Mt. Tamalpais April 26 - Mount Diablo May 17 - Mt. Hamilton May 31 - Mt. Umunhum June 7 - San Bruno With growing concern about global warming and rising travel costs, you can reduce your impact on the environment and still fulfill your desire to visit places that inspire and stimulate you, traveling less than two hours from home! Join Ginny Anderson, Eco-Psychologist and author, for a series of day trips to explore places of power that surround the Bay. Hiking on moderate trails.PARTICIPANTS: Adults capable of moderate walking, willing to travel with intent COST: $50 per day; discounts available for seniors, single parents, students, intact groups, and unemployed TO RESERVE A PLACE: Write a letter of application describing your interest in this pilgrimage, your experience in nature, your physical capacity for walking and any concerns you may have about the process. Email your application to freyjand@comcast.net with “Circling San Francisco Bay” as the subject. For further information, call Ginny Anderson at 650-323-4494 Sat Mar 21 11am-6pm Tantric Flirting and Dating w. Francesca Gentillé and Tahil Gesyuk - Marin Enter into the world of magically empowered flirting. Discover the keys to soulful win/win flirting with ease. Francesca Gentillé, International Flirt Extraordinaire, has a successful history of flirting with men without being a tease and while holding nurturing boundaries. She has a successful history of flirting her way into delicious and committed love relationships. She is the award winning co-author/editor of The Marriage of Sex & Spirit and radio host of Sex:Tantra & Kama Sutra at www.personallifemedia.com. Francesca is the director of "The Sacred Courtesan School: Ancient Mysteries for a Modern World."Tahil Gesyuk, World Class Sex Positive Flirt, has a successful history of flirting and dating into win/win romance, erotic buddies, and long term partnerships. He draws from modern and ancient systems of health to teach in simple, effective methods, to heal the body, and integrate the soul. He has interviewed thousands of couples on flirting, sexuality, and relationships. Tahil is the director of "Daka University: Empowering Masculine Spirit - Decoding the Feminine Sex." Marin — location given with paid registration (Including potluck lunch) $50 Register by Phone 415-924-5483Details at http://www.celebrationsoflove.com/e-flirtingdating.html This SUNDAY in Kensington. Allyson is facilitating an open Spring Equinox themed circle at the March 15th Mist Tree Moon Circle at UUCB Sun. 3/15 at 7:00 PM http://www.uucb.org Thu Mar 12 7:15 pm The Goddess Veiled, And Not so Viled - Oakland How reverence for the female Divine survived theological coups, iconoclasm,and persisted under patriarchal and colonial regimes. Goddesses into saints, bodhisattvas, jinni, faeries and Black Madonnas. Sophia, Paraskeva, Liberata, Wilgefortis, Sara la Kali, and the Queen of Sheba. Dolmens into chapels. Serpents and deer-women and mermaids and gargoyles. Sagrada Sacred Arts, 4926 Telegraph Ave. Oakland Contact: Max Dashu - Suppressed Histories Archives: Real women, global vision. www.suppressedhistories.net The Pop Top Trio will be performing jazz standards and jazz-inspired arrangements of popular songs of the '60s and '70s at a house concert in San Francisco.Sunday, March 29 4 p.m. (Doors open at 3:30) Reservations required. Suggested donation: $15 - $20 sliding scale SAN FRANCISCO HOUSE CONCERT On Liberty Street (between Dolores and Church) For reservations (and to get directions), please e-mail ErvinCD@earthlink.net or call (510) 261-7754 SAVE THE DATE!! A week from Thursday. THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH 9PM SHARP AMNESIA BAR 854 Valencia Street, San Francisco 415-950-0012 opening the show: MISISIPI RIDER RECORD RELEASE PARTY Mike, Cree, Katy and Doug are proud to announce their first eponymously titled album, engineered and produced by Michael Romanowski. with amazing guests.... EAST BAY GREASE Hope to see you there,Doug Blumer www.dougblumer.com Theatre Bay Area East Bay Regional Company Meeting Greetings! We have a winning date for the next regional meeting for East Bay company members of Theatre Bay Area. The winning date is Tuesday, March 24, 11am - 1pm. This meeting will be held at the Impact Theatre, La Vals, 1834 Euclid Ave, Berkeley. Please RSVP to dale@theatrebayarea.org and include any proposed agenda items. Best, Dale Albright Director of Member Services Theatre Bay Area 415-430-1140 x14 Mythcon XLThe 40th Annual Mythopoeic Conference UCLA - DeNeve Plaza Los Angeles, California July 17‐20, 2009http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/40/ Conference Theme: “Sailing the Seas of Imagination” Scholar Guest of Honor: Diana Pavlac Glyer. Author Guest of Honor: James A Owen Call for Papers: Professor Glyer is the Conference’s Scholar Guest. Of special interest this year are examinations of all aspects of the creative process in the Inklings’ works, and in particular, the concept of artistic community. Participants are encouraged to submit papers chosen for presentation at the conference to Mythlore, the refereed journal of the Mythopoeic Society. All papers should conform to the MLA Style Manual (2nd edition). All paper presenters must register for the full conference; please see the Mythcon 40 web page, [www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/40/], for information and rates. Paper abstracts (250 words maximum), along with contact information, should be sent to the Papers Coordinator at the following address (e-mail is preferable) by April 15, 2009. Sherwood Smith 5072 Kingscross Rd Westminster CA 92683 Sherwood@sff.net (please include “Mythcon 40″ in subject header) For more information about the Mythopoeic Society please contact: Edith L. Crowe, Corresponding Secretary The Mythopoeic Society PO Box 6707 Altadena, CA 91003 E-mail: correspondence@mythsoc.org March 2009 concerts - PAT RYAN'S CELTIC JUNKET May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you. - Irish Blessing - Join us for a Celtic concert! All the very best, Pat Ryan. http://geocities.com/patryanscj/ (Events may change, please call venue to confirm) Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:00pm free ST PATRICKS DAY EVENT Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket Irish Center 2700 45th Avenue San Francisco, CA Downtown parade ends here with lively Celtic music by Pat's band featuring Dan Engle(fiddle,mandolin); Ray Frank(guitar,vocal); Pat Ryan(fretless bass); (415)661-2700 http://www.irishcentersf.org/ http://www.geocities.com/patryanscj/ acoustic, celtic Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:00pm-1:00pm free ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket Civic Center 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA Hope you can join us at this funfilled festival featuring lively Celtic music by Pat's trio with Lawrence Drummond(banjo,mandolin,vocals. Mike Halloran(guitar,whistle,vocal), Pat Ryan(fretless bass) 100 Civic Plaza (925)556-4500 http://www.dublinstpats.co acoustic, celtic Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:30pm ST PATRICKS DAY EVENT Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket Newtons Fine Dining Walnut Creek, CA Private dinner event at with Pat's trio featuring Mike Halloran(mandolin/whistle/vocal); Jim Rivera guitar/vocal); Pat Ryan(fretless bass); http://geocities.com/patryanscj/ acoustic, celtic Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:00pm free ST PATRICKS DAY Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket Britannia Arms 1087 De Anza Boulevard San Jose, CA Join the pub crawl with lively Celtic music by Pats band featuring Galt Barber(fiddle); Janet Herman(banjo,whistle,vocal); Mike Long(guitar,mandolin); Pat Ryan(fretless bass); (408)252-7262 http://www.britanniaarmscupertino.com/ acoustic, celtic Sat Mar 21, 20096:00pm ST PATRICKS DAY EVENT Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket The Tropics Union City, CA Private dinner event with lively Celtic music and song featuring Dan Engle(fiddle/mandolin); Ray Frank(guitar/vocal); Pat Ryan(fretless bass); http://www.geocities.com/patryanscj/ acoustic, celtic Pat's Gig Calendar: http://mojam.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/search?search=1&key=performer&value=PAT%20RYAN Pat's Music Samples: http://www.soundlift.com/patryanscelticjunket/ Pat's Band Website: http://geocities.com/patryanscj/ The Parlor Music Series At Spuds Pizza 3290 Adeline Street @ Alcatraz,Berkeley Doors open 7:30 Show @ 8:00Pm Presents Friday Night March 13th Mark Holzinger with Simon Planting on Upright Bass Mark is a Duly famous side man from many Memorable projects the Hoo Doo Rhythm Devils, Lost Weekend, Groove Dot Org and many other memorable projects ( Hey Mark, Don B Said you played with Miles D. What up with that???...:)). His range from Thelonious Monk to Honky tonk and back. Celtic rounds and originals surprising in their force Marks him as one of our great instrumentalists At the parlor he takes the stage ano longer as a side man but the creator of much magic. Mark brings Gypsy Jazz Veteran Simon Planting with him, Simon also plays with the Internationally renowned Angelo DeBarre, and the Amsterdam Based, Robin Nolan trio. The last time that Mark played the Parlor it was a Stunning night of acoustic Bliss...C'mon Out It doesn't get much better than this! Highly recommended for Students of the Musical conversation! On Saturday Night March 14th The Strange Angels Hans Raag has been on the scene for decades His Mastery of the country blues forms & Early electric Blues make him a performer we all love to hear.This Musical conversation Pairs Hans with the soaring Dave Brownell on Fiddle & Mandolin & Sturdy & Rock Steady Howard Folksanger on Bass This is going to be that String band drive that constantly delights our audiences. If you love Rev. Davis, Muddy Waters And Chicago Blues we Guarantee a good time! Suggested Donation 7-10.00 Dear Friends, (Flyer attached below) I'll be playing tonight at Masala Jack's, from 6:30 to 8:30 and every Wednesday thereafter if the economy holds up. Come out and support the best Indian restaurant in Sonoma County, and keep the economy stimulated. Teed Rockwell. Chapman Stick, Hindustani Ragas. 7981 Old Redwood Hwy More from Teed: Cheryl is one of the foremost players in the world in a variety of Historical Harp styles, and her colleagues (Roy Whelden on Viola de Gamba and Peter Maund on Percussion) are also world class. Those of you who are on my list because of Indian music: Medieval European music, which is one of Cheryl’s specialties, has a lot of strong affinities with Hindustani music, partly because of influences that entered Europe at that time because of the Crusades. Those of you in Sonoma County should note the March 28th Gig in Santa Rosa. Cheryl doesn’t play in Sonoma County that often. I’ve seen her perform many times, and would recommend taking advantage of this opportunity. -- Teed Rockwell, Touchstyle Fretboard (aka Chapman Stick®) http://cdbaby.com/cd/teed www.myspace.com/teedrockwell Fellowship of the Spiral Path: Everyone is Welcome! 3/29 Kwaun Yin with Diana Paxon & 4/26 Liturgy of the Lady 7:30 BFUU (Cedar at Bonita) BFUU.orghttps://bfuu.org Deena Metzger is making a rare visit to the Bay Area & will be joining as at Daré March 8th! For more information or to inquire about receiving healing work in the circle, please email Elenna Rubin Goodman at sistahseed@sbcglobal.net. The phone number for Dare' is 510-535-2144. Dare' starts forming at 12 noon as we jointly create the Dare' space, share food, conversation and various forms of divination. We Call to Spirit around 1 p.m. with drums, rattles, music, prayer, dance and voice. Hands-on healing may be offered during this time as well as later in the day. Dare' is a gathering of those who want to work side by side in a sacred collaboration to restore caring, healing and peacemaking to the center of the community Please join us for our monthly re-creation of Dare'. Bring your gifts and yearnings, an open heart and mind, and the memory of what you love. All Are Welcome. Dear One, I am delighted to announce my first OCEANS OF FEMININE MYSTERIES Retreat Workshop in the beautiful Barrier Islands off the coast of Florida (photo below). Of the 7 available spots, 2 are already taken. So, if your spirit is calling you after reading your invitation, please reserve your spot ASAP (The good news is that AIRFARE has COME DOWN. YAY!) The retreat is 4 luscious nights and 3 days. Thursday 4/16 through Sunday night 4/19. Drive back to the airport on Monday. See below for more information... Introductory Cost for the Retreat Weekend: $410 Minimum Deposit to Reserve Your Space: $100 DEPOSIT DUE by March 14, 2009 Balance due by April 2, 2009 Payment Plans Available TO MAKE A DEPOSIT OR REGISTER IN FULL: For online payment: http://www.lotusworkshop.com/register Or contact David @ 612 309 4582 Or send a registered check to: Lotus Workshop LLC 120 So Eagle Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Francesca Gentillé is an initiated shaman in 4 traditions, clinical sexologist, empowered aging specialist, and relationship counselor. She is the popular internet radio host of Sex: Tantra & Kama Sutra and co-author of the award-winning sex & relationship book "The Marriage of Sex & Spirit." Francesca is the co-director of the Integrative Arts Institute, and the founder of The Courtesan School of Feminine Mystique and Power. She is the creator of the village model of Shamanic Soul Coaching - reclaiming the treasures of spirit lost in the dark of trauma. www.LifeDanceCenter.com / 510-759-3839
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Yes, it’s coming up mighty quick, and no, Greenhouse won’t be playing on the day, us being working folks and it on a Tuesday and all. But there will be two fabulous opportunities to take in some Irish songs and tunes (and other Greenhouse favorites) bracketing the Saint’s feast day: Friday, March 13 at 8 pm -- NOTE it’s not the first Friday this month! The Black Rose Pub Armory Drive, Santa Rosa Kicking off the St Paddy’s celebrations at the Black Rose! Saturday, March 21 at 7 pm French Garden Restaurant Bodega Ave, Sebastopol (former Marty’s Top of the Hill location) Join us in the Wine Bar for music and small plates! And for those of you who are on MySpace: come and be our friends at www.myspace.com/greenhouseceltic,
where we will be posting sneak previews of our new, soon to be released
CD “Dreams and High Hopes”. One new track, “The Gardener”, is already up -- check it out. Hope to see you there! Michael Rofkar
Junior Mumming
Project http://www.mastermummers.org/articles/Junior-Mumming.htm Article by Kim Woodward on the
school project run by Ashley's Rise Junior Morris in South Gloucestershire, England, for
Christmas 2008 Book Review: 'Several Forms of
Speech', by Arnold Rattenburyhttp://www.mastermummers.org/articles/Review-Rattenbury.htmPeter Millington reviews a
posthumous anthology by a poet with folk play connections.Best wishes Peter peter.millington@mastermummers.org
From Caren Armstrong to watch/download my 2008 year end video featuring my song, Everything: http://gallery.me.com/carensing#100088.
Celebrating Songwriters: Saturday, March 21st Berkeley CAKenny Edwards and Dana Cooper7:30 doors 8:00 show $10 donation2928 Domingo Ave (near Ashby Ave) (Downstairs from Left Coast Cyclery) California Academy of Sciences: NightLife at the Cal Academy: a weekly real-life mashup of science, music, cocktails and more. This ongoing event is for adults only, ages 18 and up. (Your chance to visit without strollers!)We will set up the party in a different part of the museum each time. Most exhibits will be open, however the penguins go to bed at 8:00 and the rainforest closes then as well. The planetarium may not be available every week. Cocktails and snacks available for purchase, and the Moss Room will be open. http://www.calacademy.org/ Cost:$10 Reclaiming Community: Spring Equinox, Saturday 21 March, Magic Meadow, Golden Gate Park. Gather 12:30, ritual at 1pm. This ritual especially involves young people, and includes an egg-hunt for kids afterwards. Please bring food or non-alcohol drinks to share at post-ritual feast. Flowers and musical instruments are also welcome. Wheelchair access via paved path from parking lot. Field itself can be swampy after heavy rain. Transit: BART to Civic Center, transfer to Muni N-Judah train. Take train to Judah and 40th, walk two blocks to park, enter at 41st Ave. Walk two short blocks into park, enter parking lot on right, look for Pagans and/or signs. We're usually straight ahead in the big meadow. (Drivers - enter at 41st and Lincoln, park in lot.)Contact sfrpc@yahoogroups.com 5th Canadian National Pagan Conference British Columbia Cross-disciplinary study of the neo-Pagan religious movement in Canada. 5th annual conference bringing together scholars of neo-Paganism, Elders in the various neo-Pagan religions (Wicca, Druidry, Asatru and Ceremonial Magick), and activists in the movement. A mixture of presentation of research and ... http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=166840 Contact: lucieduf-at-uottawa.ca URL: www.gaiagathering.ca Travel subsidy: Each year, we have provided subsidy assistance to encourage participation of pagans from across this country to make this conference truly national. This year, attendees would be eligible from Ontario and East, and from the far north (the territories.) Announcing: WorkingfortheMouse.com http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BlackBoxTheatre.com/6d9157b75e/15a70f7ec3/5d492c6e7 Ex-Disneyland Character Chronicles the Backstage Shenanigans at the Happiest Place on Earth Trevor Allen expands his live show into a novel with more behind-the-scenes adventures http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BlackBoxTheatre.com/6d9157b75e/15a70f7ec3/6c5fd585e8 WorkingfortheMouse.com's Popular Attractions:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BlackBoxTheatre.com/6d9157b75e/15a70f7ec3/190467369*The Working for the Mouse novel/blog *Podcasts: Trevor gets voice clearance *Video clips from the live show *Mouse Heads Fan Club Visit WorkingfortheMouse.com--No Admission Fees Charged! Friends— In Sept. 2009, The Independent Eye is collaborating with Sonoma County Repertory in a puppet/mask staging of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Our preparations include bimonthly workshops, and we're also offering a
close-up view of the nine-month gestation of this babe via the
ultrasound blogosphere. In other words, I'm posting a weekly blog
of workshop reports, storyboards, videos, design sketches, photos of
puppets in process, research and wild ideas on the evolution of this Tempest. We welcome comments. We're at http://www.independenteye.org/news/index.ht The Tempest
weblog is for people interested in theatre, Shakespeare, puppetry,
backstage glimpses, magical islands or the creative process in
general. So we invite you to participate in its evolution. I post every Monday or Tuesday. Still recovering from the opening of Rash Acts, with two more weeks to go. If my opening-night post-partum bronchitis clears up, sculpting for Tempest starts tomorrow. Peace & joy— Conrad Bishop
| Berkeley Morris! Thursday, May 1, 20085:20am(?) http://www.berkeley-morris.org/sched.html other locations TBD May Day! Dancing the sun up at Inspiration Point,
Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley.
Mad Molly Friday, May 1st, 2009 http://liveavatar.com/madmolly/mummers.html Whatever else happens, you definitely can see us dance the sun up
on the morning of Friday, May 1st, 2009, at the Palo
Alto Baylands! Come watch Mad Molly, plus several other traditional
dance performance teams, from 5:30, yes, that's
5:30 in the morning, till about 6:30 or 7 AM. Palo Alto Baylands 5:30 am - Yes, at Sunrise
(Take Embarcadero East from 101 to the end of the road, turn left,
go past the airport, bear right, past the Duck Pond and Gate
B, right again to the parking lots.)
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| Mar 11 | Berkeley, CA | Freight & Salvage | Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas | 510-548-1761 | Tickets |
| Mar 12 | Berkeley, CA | Freight & Salvage | Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas | 510-548-1761 | Tickets |
| Mar 11 | Berkeley, CA | Freight & Salvage | Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas | 510-548-1761 | Tickets |
| Mar 12 | Berkeley, CA | Freight & Salvage | Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas | 510-548-1761 | Tickets |
An Open Letter: Ritual Theatre Conference/Festival: An Invitation and a Statement from the Inaugural Organizing Committee (Please note that
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The collective wisdom and experience already gathered can - if shared - create a gathering to remember. The members of this committee have agreed to open the discussion and the creation of an eventual festival to those of you who have contacted us. We have decided that it is not in the best interests of the project for us as a sole entity to try to continue to produce it, and invite any of you who are so moved to become hands-on organizers. We remain strongly motivated, and will of course continue our involvement in supportive roles. The list owner has, therefore, removed the controls on this list regarding posting and while this will remain a moderated list, it is now open to all comments, visioning, and brainstorming. Documents such as meeting notes, visions, and projected budget are available upon request. Lezlie Kinyon: Academic Chair: Chairing the committee in charge of organizing paper and panel presentation selection prior to and at the conference itself. Kitty Crowe, Liaison for the venue selected for the conference itself Lauren Hotchkiss, Administrator Deborah Bender Frankel, Liaison to the Neopagan community, event organizing adviser.
Friends— In Sept. 2009, The Independent Eye is collaborating with Sonoma County Repertory in a puppet/mask staging of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Our preparations include bimonthly workshops, and we're also offering a
close-up view of the nine-month gestation of this babe via the
ultrasound blogosphere. In other words, I'm posting a weekly blog
of workshop reports, storyboards, videos, design sketches, photos of
puppets in process, research and wild ideas on the evolution of this Tempest. We welcome comments. We're at http://www.independenteye.org/news/index.ht The Tempest
weblog is for people interested in theatre, Shakespeare, puppetry,
backstage glimpses, magical islands or the creative process in
general. So we invite you to participate in its evolution. I post every Monday or Tuesday. Still recovering from the opening of Rash Acts, with two more weeks to go. If my opening-night post-partum bronchitis clears up, sculpting for Tempest starts tomorrow. Peace & joy— Conrad Bishop
Jal Folk Theatre Pagan Federation Wessex Conference* (UK) houseoftheoldways-at-talktalk.net http://pfwessex.org/conference-2009.html TICKETS ON SALE NOW! *Glastonbury Town Hall Saturday 18th April 2009 Pagan Federation Wessex hosts a very successful Annual Conference at the Town Hall in Glastonbury. The next conference is on Saturday 18th April 2009, see Conference 2009 for details and email houseoftheoldways-at-talktalk.net or write to Adrian & Ann Bryn Evans, House of the Old Ways, 76 Balch Road, Wells, Somerset for tickets. This year we are hosting a Workshop for the first time. It will be with Gordon 'The Toad' MacLellan on Saturday 24th January 2009. Tickets are available from Adrian at the addresses above. The Jal Folk Theatre Company specialises in presenting folk tales and ancient travelling theatre. Artistic director, Patrick Jasper Lee, author of We Borrow the Earth, Beyond A Near Water, and Gypsy Goddess (CD), has a wealth of knowledge and experience to pass on regarding the Romani Gypsy culture and the lost art of travelling theatre. He will be presenting a talk entitled 'The Lost Art of Ritual Stagecraft,' together with a masked performance entitled, 'The Awakening', which typically presents the ritual elements of waking the soul, a theme much used in earlier times by Gypsy travelling players. Ancient masked theatre is something that he will be both illustrating via the performance and explaining within the talk as a means of helping us understand how rich the cultural past has been in ritual performance and how important it is to revive it today.
Sun Mar 8 12 - 3 pm International Women's Day Potluck Lunch and
Songfest - Oakland This year we meet on International Women's Day to pay homage to our brave sisters who have gone before us and to reaffirm our determination to struggle for the rights of working women around the world. Today, we fight for equality, free abortion on demand, equal pay for comparable work, universal free childcare and education, and an end to discrimination based on sex, race or sexual orientation. For the future, we are fighting for a society reorganized from the bottom up, where all women and men have equal voice in governing a collectively owned and democratically managed economy and society.
Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party will be celebrating International
Women's Day with a Potluck Lunch and Songfest and comrades from elsewhere are invited to attend. It will feature: A potluck lunch prepared and served by men (who will need to bring more to share than usual since women are taking the meal off) and A songfest led by Marianne Robinson with accompaniment by Eliot Kenin Men: Bring ready-to-eat food and beverages to share, willing hands. Women: Bring your voices and high spirits to sing women's labor and
revolutionary songs. If you don't know "Bread and Roses", this will be your chance to learn.. Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Avenue (one block north of Alcatraz Avenue), Oakland Contact: Norma J F Harrison normaha@pacbell.net