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A Tribute to Julius Eastman
Friday, February 10, 7:30 pmBAM/PFA
2626 Bancroft Way (map)
Uncategorized
Julius Eastman (1940-90) was one of the first composers to convincingly combine rock and house influences with minimalist processes. Active in New York throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he endured addiction and homelessness and died alone, likely of AIDS-related conditions. His pioneering work paved the way for generations of experimental composers and pop artists. This performance will be the first major Bay Area presentation of his compositions, including Gay Guerilla, an expansive work for four pianos.
Doors 5:00 PM / DJ 6:30
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR $7
Chocolate and Beer Fest!
Saturday, February 112pm - 6pm
Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South (map)
Richmond & El Sobrante
Tickets $30 in advance online, $40 at the door. Ticket includes 4 sample sized chocolates and 4 sample sized beers.
Chocolate Tickets Only are $15 online.
Additional beer and chocolate available for purchase inside event.
Kids 9 years or younger FREE.
FREE shuttle from BART.
Parking on site $5 GA $10 Premium.
All ages event, age 21 and over to enjoy festival brews.
Celebrate with your Sweetie in North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto!
Now Through Valentine's DayGourmet Ghetto
Shattuck Ave. (between Rose and Delaware streets) (map)
Berkeley-North
• February 9: First, shop for gifts and taste wine this Thursday night on Vine Street at Apriori Designs & Vintage Berkeley.
• February 10: The 2nd Fridays Art Walk features opening parties at ACCI Gallery and Firehouse North, and artist receptions at Philz Coffee, M. Lowe & Co Jewelry. Take a tasting tour at Alegio Chocolate, or try the Jamaican "pop-up" Kingston 11 at Guerilla Café. Sala Berkeley stays open late for a trunk show featuring local designers Cari Borja & Diva Pyari, and Hippie Gypsy Café hosts a poetry reading from Fearless Books. There's also jazz at Cioccolata di Vino and blues at Chester's in Walnut Square.
• February 11-12: Over the weekend, take in a couples' cooking or yoga class at Kitchen on Fire or Yogakula.
February 14th: Celebrate with special Valentine's Day menus throughout the district!
Check www.gourmetghetto.org for more details.
Comstock Saloon Brings the "Butt" to San Francisco Beer Week
Monday, February 137-10 pm(During SF Beer Week)
Comstack Saloon
155 Columbus Ave. (map)
San Francisco
Chef Carlo Espinas will present a special 3-course pan Dutch-Austrian menu. Special guests include Trumer Lead Brewer, Jeff Eaton, and Bols Genever Brand Ambassador Marcos Tello.
Guests will get to take home a Bols tulip glass and signature Trumer Pils glass. This exclusive dinner is $52 per person (incl. tax and gratuity). Reservations in advance are required.
Please contact Vanessa Harris at 415-430-6550, or email Vanessa@comstocksaloon.com for reservations.
BRIEFS Erotic Shorts Film Festival and Awards Party!
Thursday & Friday, February 16-17510-452-3556
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave. (map)
Oakland-Grand Lake
BRIEFS: is the East Bay Express' Erotic Shorts Film Competition showcasing short works by Bay Area amateur and professional filmmakers. The one night screening on Thursday, February 16, will showcase the accepted filmmakers who have explored the limits of erotic entertainment while engaging attendees in a liberating experience.
On Saturday, February 17:
BRIEFS erotic shorts film competition Awards Party at the Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph, Oakland
8pm/12 Midnight, $ 5 Cover, 21+ only please
Awards Party Featuring DJ Gravedigger , MC Jamie DeWolf plus Burlesque Performances by Séduction Féroce & Mischievous Maidens aka The Hot Toddies. Also Featuring the BRIEFS Erotic Film Competition Award Winners.
Join Us for an Incredible Evening with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
February 17, 7:30Tickets (510) 642-9988
Zellerbach Hall
UC Berkeley (map)
Berkeley-Downtown
Tickets are now available online at the
Zellerbach Hall Ticket Office.
Educators: please email us for special $10 tickets until Feb. 9, 2012.
Trouble buying tickets? Please email us.
Enter to Win Tickets to see Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers
Tuesday, February 21, 8pmTickets (510) 642-9988
Zellerbach Hall
UC Berkeley (map)
Berkeley-Downtown
"Congress will have a Secret Santa exchange involving both parties. The Democrats will give Republicans a gift. And that's it." - Seth Meyers on Weekend Update
An SNL cast member for the past 11 seasons, Meyers is in his sixth season as SNL's head writer and is the sole "Weekend Update" anchor, charming audiences with his trademark grin as he lampoons top news stories.
Enter To Win Tickets! Send an email to Promotions@eastbayexpress.com with "Seth Meyers" in the Subject line.
Due to mature subject matter and language, we recommend this performance for mature audiences only.
Soul, Romance, & Jazz in February at the Napa Valley Opera House
Napa Valley Opera House
1030 Main Street (map)
North Bay
• Soul Salvation with Ruthie Foster & Paul Thorn on Wednesday, February 8.
• Bring your Valentine to a night of romance with Tuck & Patti on Saturday, February 11 and
• Experience jazz excellence with trumpeter Hugh Masekela on Sunday, February 12. <
Tickets on sale now at NVOH.org or call 707.226.7372.
Ask about the Napa River Inn hotel package and check out our website for many more upcoming shows in the heart of wine country.
EBX hosts Progressive Opportunities Conference: Building a Just and Sustainable Local Economy
Sunday, February 26 10am-6pm510-809-0900
David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way (map)
Berkeley-UC
The Bay Area has tons of people and organizations working on our most pressing economic problems. What makes us so special is that our solutions focus on empowering people, protecting the planet, and increasing community wealth, while respecting justice, diversity, and equality.
Progressive Opportunities Conference Seeks to
• Showcase the best work of nonprofits, companies, unions, activists, and government leaders;
• Shed light on some of our most pressing economic issues
• Arm you with new tools to make positive change.
This is not a showcase where you will window shop for justice. Instead, you will exchange ideas on some of the most innovative approaches anywhere with some of the sharpest minds around.
Buy Tickets ($25-$35):
www.EastBayExpress.com/TheShop
Event Website:
www.ProgressiveOpportunities2012.com
For more information contact:
Jody Colley, Publisher, East Bay Express
510-879-3702 | jody.colley@eastbayexpress.com
Body Awareness
Playing through March 4, 2012510-843-4822
Aurora Theatre
2081 Addison St. (map)
Berkeley-Downtown
Directed by Joy Carlin
HIGHEST RATING!
"The ensemble work [in Body Awareness] is exemplary, as the cast negotiates [playwright Annie] Baker's smart, provocative dialogue..." - Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle
It's "Body Awareness Week" at a small Vermont college and feminist professor Phyllis (Amy Resnick) and her partner, Joyce (Jeri Lynn Cohen), are hosting a male guest artist (Howard Swain) who specializes in female nude photographs. The couple is already struggling with Joyce's 21-year old son, Jared (Patrick Russell), whom they believe suffers from Asperger's Syndrome. When their guest arrives, both his presence and his chosen subject matter instigate a new level of discomfort.
Use code EBXBODY5 to get $5 off tickets! (Restrictions apply.)
BUY TICKETS AT www.auroratheatre.org or 510.843.4822
Body Language: Thursday Nights at Luka's
Thursday Nights in Oakland will never be the same...510-451-4677
Luka's Taproom & Lounge
2221 Broadway (map)
Oakland-Downtown
The concept of Body Language explores a quality deeply valued within Deejaying; the skill to read body language & play the music that inspires movement. Bust out all your best dance moves; The Cabbage Patch, Running Man & Smurf will be in full effect.
Body Language is more than an event, it's a movement.
www.lukasoakland.com
Great Read: Regional in Nature Activity Guide
The Park District offers lakes, campgrounds, visitor centers, interpretive and recreation programs, picnicking, golf courses, and more.
Our "Regional In Nature" activity guide highlights recreational and educational programs for everyone. The award-winning Trails Challenge is a popular self-guided hiking, biking, and walking program with thousands of participants. Our volunteer programs offer opportunities in interpretation, environmental protection, and habitat and species preservation. Come visit your East Bay Regional Parks.
Comedy Off Broadway Oakland
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm510-444-7171
Miss Pearl's Jam House (at the Waterfront Hotel)
One Broadway, at Jack London Square (map)
Oakland-Downtown
The tangible weight still lies in San Francisco, but it appears that Oakland's comedy scene is finally, genuinely taking off, even in the face of adversity. Last October, said adversity took the form of a fruit-delivery truck running into a fire hydrant and flooding Miss Pearl's Jam House, the waterfront restaurant that has hosted local showcase Comedy Off Broadway for the last two years. Hosts Samson Koletkar and Joe Gleckler ploughed right on, missing only one night. They continued the very next evening, with a rescued sound system and a janky paper sign pointing people into the club's regatta room. Since then, the show has grown monstrously popular (considering the circumstances, at least), selling out many nights and giving the hosts enough traction to hold their event three times a week. Each night includes a headliner and featured act, and often the lineups can compete with what you'd find at the San Francisco Punch Line on a weeknight. With SF Sketchfest gracing Oakland for the first time this month, it looks like 2012 might be the year to build a viable comedy scene in Oakland. Comedy Off Broadway happens every Thursday through Saturday at Miss Pearl's Jam House (1 Broadway, Oakland). 8 p.m., $10. ComedyOffBroadway.com
