THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST, 7:30pm
Six Ft. Swells Press Book Release Party:
ANN MENEBROKER, KATHY KIETH, LUKE WARM WATER, GENE BLOOM, BARBARA NOBLE, MATT AMOTT, TODD CIRILLO
Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street. Info: (530) 271-0662.
Six Ft. Swells Press presents the release of the third chapbook in the Cheap Shots Poetry Series: Cocktails & Confessions, a collection of poetry inspired by lust and libations. Free. Special guests.
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 7:30pm
Poetry Flash @ Berkeley City College:
LYN HEJINIAN & CATHY PARK HONG
Poetry readings presented by Poetry Flash, A Review & Literary
Calendar for the West at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center Street, one-half block from Berkeley BART. Parking garage next door.
For more info, call Poetry Flash: (510) 525-5476. Free admission. Lyn Hejinian, Berkeley poet, essayist, publisher, and translator is an acclaimed national poet. To touch on just a few highlights, her newest books of poetry include The Fatalist and A Border Comedy; her classic, My Life, has been reissued and updated; her most recent collection of essays is The Language of Inquiry; she's translated several books of the Russian poet Arkadii Dragomoshchenko. She's currently taking part in the ten poet experiment in collective autobiography, Grand Piano, three of whose projected ten volumes have been published. Lyn Hejinian is a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets and a Professor at UC Berkeley.
Cathy Park Hong's new book, her second, is Dance Dance Revolution, selected by Adrienne Rich as the winner of the 2006 Barnard Women Poets prize. Rich says of it, "The mixture of imagination, language, and historical consciousness in this book is marvlous." Hong's first book is Translating Mo'um. This exciting postmodernist grew up in LA, attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and lives in Brooklyn, where among other things, she has worked for the Village Voice and Source magazine. Among her honors are a Van Lier Fellowship for Poetry and a Pushcart Prize.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 7-9pm
Summer Speaker Series:
JACK ALVAREZ
La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd Street, between J & K Sts, (916) 446-5133, www.larazagaleriaposada.org, Hours: Wednesday to Saturday 12 noon to 6 pm, and Second Saturday 12 noon to 9 pm.
"Jack Alvarez: Between Worlds - Where We Live and Where We Live." Where we live is who we are, our perceptions, passions, and what drives us to be and do in relation to our arts. Jack will speak to this and present a selection of his art.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD, 7:30PM
Unheimlich Theater
ANTONIN ARTAUD & HIS DOPPLEGANGERS: GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ, SHERI ADEE, ROB LOZANO, DYLAN MORGAN
The Book Collector, 1008 24th Street, between J & K Streets, (916)
442-9295.web: www.poems-for-all.com.
Unheimlich Theater re-emerges from the Bardo state at The Book Collector to inseminate a new myth of Chaos, Anarchy, and Lucid Unreason. Unheimlich is here not to raise consciousness, but to release the tide of the Uncanny. To breakout the underside of Pandora's hoary box and release the likes of Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Poe, Hoffmann, Holderline, Michaux, and especially Antonin Artaud in order to undermine a society that has allowed psychology & technology to be on a first name basis with the creation of it's imperious culture. We invite you to the first performance of Antonin Artaud and His Dopplegangers. WITH A LUCID EXPOSITION OF ANTONIN ARTAUD BY FRANK ANDRICK.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD, 9:30pm
CoolCat Gallery Film Screening:
"WILD IN THE STREETS" 60s CULT MOVIE W/TUNES BY R. HAMMOND & GANG
CoolCat Gallery, 918 24th Street between J & I Sts. coolcatgallery.com
Come experience a live soundtrack to the 1960s cult classic "WILD IN THE STREETS." Two Sets. MUSIC SET TO FILM BY: TONY PASSARELL (SAX, NOISEMAKERS, KEYS), ROSS HAMMOND (GUITAR, BANJO, ELECTRONICS), ALEX JENKINS (PERCUSSION). Refreshments. ALL AGES. $5
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 7:00PM.
Shiny Object Film Screenings:
THE 10TH VICTIM
Fools Foundation, 1025 19th St, off K St, between 19th & 20th next to
the back end of Old Spaghetti Factory. Admission: $5.00. Digital
projection on to a large screen. Seating is on folding chairs - feel
free to bring a pillow or cushion - or even your own folding chair!
web: www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
This 1965 cult classic has inspired many films which followed, but more importantly, presaged the reality TV craze that currently permeates our culture.In the 21st Century, those with violent urges are allowed to enroll in a game of legalized murder wherein contestants hunt one another until only one is left alive. Ursula Andress, in all her stunning 60's glamor and beauty, as Caroline Meredith is set against Marcello Mastrianno in what will be for Caroline, her 10th and final victim. Along with her sponsor, the Ming Tea Company, Caroline plots out the perfect kill in front of TV cameras for the benefit of the viewing public. Rolling up romance, social satire and 60's Euro sex romp into one gorgeous pop culture retro cool stew with a soundtrack that Andy Warhol claimed to be one of his favorites, The 10th Victim is not to be missed. Oh, and did we mention Andress' S&M dance at the Club Masoch? That's worth the price of admission all on its own!
FRIDAY, JULY 6TH, 7:00PM.
Shiny Object Film Screenings:
IN THE YEAR OF THE PIG
Fools Foundation, 1025 19th St, off K St, between 19th & 20th next to the back end of Old Spaghetti Factory. Admission: $5.00. Digital projection on to a large screen. Seating is on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion - or even your own folding chair! web: www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
Emile de Antonio's stunning Academy Award-nominated anti-war documentary from 1968 on the US in Vietnam, filmed at the height of our involvement. Upon initial release, reaction against it was so strong that theaters which ran it received bomb threats and had screens painted over. Interspersing footage from Vietnam with interviews of politicians, academics and military and intelligence personnel, the film traces the history of Vietnam and how it was manipulated by external forces, ultimately resulting in the Vietnam War. de Antonio shows mastery at simply allowing people to talk, and thus hang themselves with their own words -- a tactic which Michael Moore is also very adept at. Not only is this film important for historical reasons, but maintains much relevance given our current involvement in Iraq. Listening to some of the interviews in this doc seem very strangely familiar - as if you have very recently heard extremely similar statements supporting the reasons for the US being in Iraq...
FRIDAY, JULY 6TH, 7:30PM
Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol present
ZEUS & HERA, THE LATER YEARS
La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd Street, Midtown Sacramento, 916-451-1372.
Writers of the New Sun/Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol are pleased to present a staged reading of a humorous new screenplay, by Natalia Mercado: "Zeus & Hera, The Later Years." $5 or as you can afford. Author: Natalia Mercado, a 29-year-old writer and English teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, has previously had plays produced by Bakersfield Community Theater. Zeus and Hera is her debut screenwriting effort.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 7-10pm
Asylum Gallery's:
ARTIST TRADE OFF
Asylum Gallery at HQ:Headquarters for the Arts, 1719 25th St, (25th &
R Sts.) Cherie Hacker, 916-704-2909
Come to Asylum Gallery on lucky 7-11 and bring artwork and frames that you'd like to trade with other artists. Enjoy refreshing beverages and snacks while you mingle with other artists. Asylum Gallery is also accepting applications for member artists. The deadline for application is July 11, 2007. For an application, please email asylumgalleryathq@yahoo.com.
JULY 20-22 and JULY 28-29
SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
Crest theatre. http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/
Save the dates for the 6th Annual Sacramento French Film Festival which runs Friday through Sunday on two weekends in July.
MONDAY, JULY 23RD, 7:30PM
Sacramento Poetry Center presents:
FRENCH POETRY NIGHT
HQ: Headquarters for the Arts, 1719 25th Street, 25th & R Sts, http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org/. (916) 451-5569.
In collaboration with Alliance Francaise to help celebrate the French Film Festival July 20-29. Hors d'oeuvres and visual entertainment. After the featured readers, please join the open mic and read poems in French, in translation or about France. Hosted by Rebecca Morrison.
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