Bay Area Arts Events * October 9-27 * CounterCorp, Big Deal, Manga Workshop, more ...

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BAY AREA ARTS EVENTS * September October 9-27,  2007
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Edited and compiled by Melinda Adams * http://lilycat.com/
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  CONTENTS:
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    * Favorites
      - Art & Politics: Hugh d'Andrade
      - Visual Aid Big Deal CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
      - CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival

    * Benefit/ Social
      - Cancer Awareness Benefit
      - SF Children's Art Center's 4th Annual Benefit Art Auction

    * D.I.Y. Workshops
      - Manga Workshop
      - Employment Workshop @ 924 Gilman
      - Boot Camp for Artists (DIY fundraising, publicity & production)
      - Family Art Activities
      - Honeymoon for Muses: A Class for Artists & Musicians

    * Exhibits/ Performances
       - Snoopy in Fashion
       - Second Saturday Cartoonist Shaenon Garrity
       - Urban Landscapes
       - Rutu Modan: Exit Wounds
       - Edward Gorey's Dracula

    * Show Your Talent
      - A Taste of Sex: Erotic Poetry Readings
      - Poetry & Jazz Jam
      - BERZERKELEY SLAM

    * Film & Video
      - San Francisco Documentary Festival
      - VANAJA FILM EVENT
      - Trance Cinema #2'
      - BAVC co-presents at United Nations Association Film Festival!


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FAVORITE
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* Art & Politics: Hugh D'Andrade - 10/17/07
7:30 p.m., CounterPulse, FREE
http://counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml

    Hugh will present a slideshow of his diverse body of work,
    ranging from rock posters to anti-war flyers to original
    paintings, and talk about the ways his politics have informed
    his art--and vice versa.... free.


* Visual Aid -- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Big Deal, Tuesdays in Oct
http://visualaid.org/

    Dropoff at the Visual Aid office is scheduled for Tuesdays during
    October, 10am-5:30pm, 116 NEW MONTGOMERY, Ste. 640, San Francisco
    YOUR ART MAKES THE DIFFERENCE! Help artists with life-threatening
    illnesses and earn your BIG DEAL 14 Merit Badge, by contributing
    your artwork for Visual Aid's BIG DEAL. If you haven't responded
    already, please EMAIL OR CALL TODAY TO CONFIRM YOUR PARTICIPATION:

    bigdeal at visualaid.org or 415-777-8242


* The 2nd Annual CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival - 10/18-20/07
http://www.countercorp.org/countercorp-festival.htm

    Oct. 18-20
    The Victoria Theatre
    2961 16th Street (@ Mission Street)

    Wit, critique and insight at this breakthrough film event. Featuring
    "Before the Music Dies," "Freedom of Expression," "The Method,"
    "Overdrawn" and more.


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BENEFITS/ SOCIAL
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* Cancer Awareness Benefit - 10/12/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1374

    Performing: Ceremony, Lifelong Tragedy, Knuckle Puck


* SF Children's Art Center's 4th Annual Benefit Art Auction - 10/16/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1070

    This year's event will kick-off the Art Center's 30th anniversary
    celebration. Next year marks thirty years of bringing art to
    children as a member of the Bay Area non-profit art community!
    The Auction will showcase work from Bay Area artists in various
    media that include painting, fine art prints, and photography.
    Admission includes two complimentary drinks and unlimited
    hors d'oeuvres.


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  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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* CALL FOR ENTRIES - BIG BANG FILM FESTIVAL - Deadline-10/11/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=771

    We are pleased to announce the Big Bang Film Festival, a
    celebration of exciting and inventive films in the Action,
    Adventure, Suspense and Asian Action Cinema genres.  We're
    also looking for exciting documentaries of sports and athletic
    events and activities.

* WHY ARE FAGGOTS SO AFRAID OF FAGGOTS?-Deadline-11/26/2007

    Flaming challenges to masculinity, objectification and the
    desire to conform. *CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*

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  DIY WORKSHOPS
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* FAMILY ART ACTIVITIES - Saturdays
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=395

    The Red Poppy now offers creative activities for children and
    families every Saturday on the sidewalk of the Art House. Every
    Saturday our volunteers pull out the supplies and suddenly the
    sidewalk is bursting with young painters and beautiful colors!


* Honeymoon for Muses: A Class for Artists & Musicians -09/10/2007  
--11/01/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1153

    Most artists and writers love their creative work, but in
    order to thrive, all love relationships need special attention
    sometimes, a chance to cut loose, grow, and deepen.


* Manga Workshop - 10/13/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1314

    Kids in grades 3-8 are invited to join a hands on cartooning
    workshop taught by professional cartoonist, Shaenon Garrity and
    the Curator of the Cartoon Art Museum, Andrew Farago. Call for
    cost and reservations.


* Special afternoon event - 10/13/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1375

    Employment Workshop
    Guest Speakers and Resources
    Location: 924gilman


* Boot Camp for Artists (DIY fundraising, publicity & production)-  
10/13/2007-  10/27/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1410

    Whether you're a choreographer who's self-producing for the
    first time, a director who's ready to expand your company, an
    experienced artist looking to brush up on skills, or a performer
    looking to get a part-time job in arts administration, this crash
    course will give you the skills you need to kick-start your career.


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  EXHIBITS/ PERFORMANCES
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* Snoopy in Fashion - 10/06/2007  - 11/08/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1261

    See 5 Peanuts inspired fashions by some of today's top designers,
    straight from New York City's Fashion Week. (Creations to be
    auctioned off later on Ebay to benefit the non-profit
    organization Dress for Success).


* Second Saturday Cartoonist Shaenon Garrity - 10/13/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1315

    Meet, watch and talk to Shaenon Garrity, creator of the comic
    strip "Narbonic." Shaenon also edits manga for Viz Media.


* Urban Landscapes - 10/13/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1405

    Thematically exploring the urban landscapes that we traverse daily,
    from unnoticed details of graffiti to shoes hanging on a telephone
    wire, the light glinting off of buildings at sunset, lines of
    people standing, waiting for their morning coffee, a plant
    growing through the cracks in the sidewalk, this juried exhibit
    will feature oil paintings, monoprints and etchings, photography
    and mixed media.


* Rutu Modan: Exit Wounds - 10/18/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1406

    The Cartoon Art Museum and The Consulate General of Israel to
    the Pacific Northwest are proud to present Israeli children's
    book illustrator, cartoonist, editor and Graphic Novel author
    Rutu Modan for a presentation and book-signing on Thursday,
    October 18th from 7pm to 9pm. Modan will be speaking about
    and signing her first full-length graphic novel, Exit Wounds,
    a powerful tale of a man's search for his father, who is
    presumed to be killed in a suicide bombing.


* Edward Gorey's Dracula - 10/02/2007 -  01/08/2008
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1074

    The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to present Edward Gorey's
    "Dracula," an amazing exhibition of the master cartoonist's
    original set and costume designs, rare production photographs
    and memorabilia from the Tony Award-winning Broadway production.


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  SHOW YOUR TALENT
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* A Taste of Sex: Erotic Poetry Readings  (1st & 3rd Mondays)
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1362

    Come share your turn-on at this Erotic Open Mic Night


* Poetry & Jazz Jam (Tuesday)
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1365

    An open mic with Jazz music accomplishment


* BERZERKELEY SLAM - Wednesdays
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=872

    Bring on your best poetry and hear the best.


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FILM
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* San Francisco Documentary Festival  - 09/28/2007 - 10/11/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1349

    Check out the great schedule of funny and political documentaries at:
    http://www.sfindie.com


* VANAJA FILM EVENT - 10/05/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1563

    Emerging Pictures and Varija Films present VANAJA. After winning
    a remarkable 16 awards from over 82 film festivals in 35 countries
    around the world, the acclaimed film VANAJA will begin its
    theatrical run in the Bay Area on Friday, October 5, 2007


* 'Trance Cinema #2' - 10/06/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1372

    'The Power of Possession' featuring 'Holy Ghost People', San
    Franciscan Peter Adair's legendar cinema verite documentary
    about Pentecostal snake handlers in rural West Virgina....


*  BAVC co-presents at United Nations Association Film Festival! -  
10/17/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1567

  7:30 pm HOLY WARRIORS (Russia/USA)
  8:10 pm WAR DANCE (Canada/Uganda/USA)


*  BAVC co-presents at United Nations Association Film Festival! -  
10/18/2007
http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php? 
com=detail&eID=1568

    6:00 pm SALUD! (Cuba/USA)
    7:40 pm HIDDEN WOUNDS (Iraq/USA)
    8:45 pm SAUDI SOLUTIONS (Saudi Arabia/USA)


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