I love the fact that you can soak up free and cheap culture in San Francisco. My music tastes can always be satiated with $5 to $10 events, in great underground spots, that benefit hard-working organizations and people. I rarely go to bars and clubs to catch larger shows anymore and instead pay what I can to support amazing causes. There might even be free food, drinks, and smoke at some of these events (read ahead for details).
See you in the Mission at one of these fun events. PS: DJ Pod in the house at the Feb. 3 ArtSF event.
- 2/1/07: BLO’S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AND BENEFIT FOR MISSION ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COALITION!
- 2/2/07: CELEBRATION AND SOLIDARITY FOR OAXACA AND ATENCO’S POLITICAL PRISONERS
- 2/3/07: KAFANA BALKAN – a benefit for the Bread and Cheese Circus
Feb. 1
BLO’S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AND BENEFIT FOR MISSION ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COALITION!
6:30-8:30: Potluck for all band members past and present, friends and family
8:30-11:00: Come celebrate, dance, and party with us!
Balazo Gallery, 2183 Mission St. @ 18th
$5-$10 donation suggested, no one turned away
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CELEBRATION AND SOLIDARITY FOR OAXACA AND ATENCO’S POLITICAL PRISONERS
Friday, February 2nd, 6pm
Station 40: 3030B. 16th St, near Mission BART SF
Donation: $5.00, (no one turned away for lack of funds).
Collection to be sent to both Oaxaca and Atenco to help release political
prisoners who are being tortured and killed.
Music and spoken word, featuring MamaCoatl and los Rumberos del Barrio
Report back from the recent international Zapatista gathering in Chiapas, from Alejandro Reyes, member of the Zapatista Ramona Collective and Radio Zapatista.
Independent journalist and photographer Barucha Calamity Peller will report back on the situation of political prisoners in Oaxaca.
Luis Herrera, immigrant rights activist, will speak about the political prisoners from Atenco.
Short films on both Atenco and Oaxaca
Vegetarian dinner, drinks and more…
COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!!!
FREEDOM TO ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!!!
ZAPATA VIVE….LA LUCHA SIGUE…SIGUE….SIGUE!!!
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February 3rd,2007
KAFANA BALKAN @ ARTSF
110 Capp st. @ 16th.st 5 th floor 8PM-1AM
Sliding scale $8-15
Come out and support a great cause and listen to some wildly festive music.
Boban and Zeljko invite you to our very first installment of KAFANA BALKAN – a benefit for the Bread and Cheese circus that has been making free circus shows and workshops for refugee children in Kosovo for the past 4 years. The international troupe consists of members from Bosnia, Serbia, Canada and United States. You can view footage and find out more about the circus by visiting:
www.myspace.com/humanitariancircus
The night`s festivities will include:
*BRASS MENAZERIE-Live Balkan Gypsy Brass Orchestra
brass.menazerie.com
*DJ ZARKO-spinning medley of Balkan traditional and electronica tunes
*DJ ZELJKO-mixing an assortment of Balkan music including Boban Markovic,Kocani, Fanfare Ciocarlia
+ just added:
*DJ Podski P.- ostblok to balkan to leftcoast radikal beats