Friends,
Another calendar, dispensed weakly, of great events in and around Sacramento. Peruse and you'll find that there's simply no reason to stay at home. (The cat doesn't like you, anyway.) Plenty of poetry, art, noise festivals and fluxus aktions to inspire and agitate. Go forth! --Richard
OCTOBER 12TH to 14TH
NORCAL NOISEFEST 2007
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, starting at 7PM: Lunas Cafe, 1414 16th St
SATURDAY OCTOBER 13TH, starting at 4pm: The Space, 2509 R St, (at 25th)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, starting at NOON: The Space, 2509 R St, (at 25th)
>> Presented by Northern California Experimental Music Festival and featuring approximately 50 bands from all across the north American continent. Admission $10 per day; $30 weekend membership includes all shows, T-shirt, CD, button, and earplugs Waffles & coffee (free with admission) at noon on Sunday. Advance tickets available via PayPal. More details and performance times at http://www.norcalnoisefest.com
OCTOBER 11TH to 13TH
16th ANNUAL SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
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Crest Theatre, 1013 K Street, (916) 442-7378, http://www.siglff.com
>> Individual Tickets (includes admission to one film program): $9.00. All Festival Pass (includes admission to all film programs): $30.00. Opening Night Reception at Chops Restaurant (includes appetizers and 1 drink): $25.00. $1 discount off Individual Tickets for groups of 10 or more.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 7pm
Poetry honoring
PHIL GOLDVARG
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La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd Street, Mid-Town Sacra. 446-5133. www.larazagaleriaposada.org
>> Los Escritores Del Nuevo Sol present an evening of poetry and stories Honoring Phil Goldvarg and local community leaders.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 6-10PM
14TH ANNUAL ALTAR SHOW
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920 Del Paso Blvd, North Sacramento near the Globe Street Light Rail Station. Gallery Hours: Fri-Sun 12-5.
>> Hosted this year by the Phantom Galleries. Second Saturday opening reception; show runs through November 2.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1pm to 4pm
Art workshop
PAPER-MACHE CALAVERAS, PART ONE
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La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd Street, Mid-Town Sacra. 446-5133. www.larazagaleriaposada.org
>> Paper Mache Calaveras, Part 1 workshop with Claudia Tapia
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 7pm
Mezcla Exhibition:
THE ART OF STAN PADILLA
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La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd Street, Mid-Town Sacra. 446-5133. www.larazagaleriaposada.org
>> Second Saturday Reception.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 6-10PM
dRAW PiNKY
Celebrate Second Saturday with a rare performance by dRAW PiNKY at:
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Galleria Tempest/Blooming Art, 1801 L Street, #40, 916-492-2702
>> Music from 7-9 PM. Free. Pink Toupee Collective announces the launch of Modus Memetica -- http://www.modusmemetica.org -- a one stop website for news about Pink Toupee Collective, dRAW PiNKY, Parakeet Bluff and other arts, culture and fluxus stuff!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 5-8pm
40 Acres Art Gallery Presents
CLAUDIA BERNARDI: Silence Was Hostile And Almost Perfect
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40 Acres Art Gallery, 35th Street and Broadway, 456-5080.
>> Opening Reception with the Artist. With a special performance by Sacramento High School’s 34th Street Dance Company
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, Showtime approx. 4 PM
MANHOLE STEAM IRON Debut
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Alley Cuts, 724 Merchant Street (between J and K, and 7th and 8th Streets, downtown Sac), 916-447-5212
>> Free. Featuring female members of PINK TOUPEE COLLECTIVE and other sister artistes, stepping up to celebrate The Art of Sisterhood. Details: Modus Memetica -- http://www.modusmemetica.org.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 7:30PM
Sacramento Poetry Center presents:
VIOLA WEINBERG
The Space Theater, 2509 R Street, 25th & R Sts, www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org. (916) 451-5569.
>> The former poet laureate of Sacramento returns to read from her new book.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 7:15PM
CAAC Goes to the Movies:
THE WAR ON DEMOCRACY
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1640 9th Ave, East off Landpark Drive, 446-3304
>> A film Presented by the Central America Action Committee. Free.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 7:30PM
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS / DAY OF THE DEAD
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La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd Street, Mid-Town Sacra. 916-456-5323. www.escritoresdelnuevosol.com
>> The Escritores del Nuevo Sol/ Writers of the New Sun offer poetry and music for this annual Mexican-originated celebration, brought to the US by the Chicano movement, and which has become a meaningful time of remembrance for people of many backgrounds to honor with joy those who have passed from their earthly life. This is one of a week’s full of activities coordinated by La Raza Galeria Posada. Cost: $5 or free-will donation as you can afford.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 7:15PM
CAAC Goes to the Movies:
THE WAR ON DEMOCRACY
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1640 9th Ave, East off Landpark Drive, 446-3304
>> A film Presented by the Central America Action Committee. Free.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 7:30PM
Chaos, Anarchy, and Lucid Unreason:
UNHEIMLICH: ANTONIN ARTAUD & HIS DOPPLEGANGERS
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The Book Collector, 1008 24th Street, between J & K Streets, Midtown Sacramento, 916.442.9295
>> GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ is the man who has reintroduced the concept of Doppelganger into the life of Sacramento. Along with ROB LOZANO, they give flesh to Antonin Artaud and His Dopplegangers. Maybe you'll laugh, perhaps you will cry and hopefully you will leave forever haunted by the unholy Doppelgangers of the Poetic Muses. SHERI ADEE, a master of atmospheres and soundscapes via Tibetan bowls, gongs, and multi-cuiti percussion instruments will be adding her unique interpretations of merging musics to the evening's performance. Unheimlich unfolds as a monthly presentation of poetry as you've never seen or heard it before. Featuring Artaud & His Doppleganger and a rotating roster of special guests. 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.
ELSEWHERE & OTHERWISE
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CALIFORNIA LECTURE SERIES
Subscriptions are on sale now for their next six-lecture series ($150). Subscribe and get more info at: (916) 737-1300 or visit www.californialectures.org
SIX-LECTURE SERIES: Crest Theatre, Sacramento 7:30pm
YANN MARTEL Wednesday, October 24, 2007
HA JIN Thursday, November 15, 2007
SUE MILLER Thursday, January 10, 2008
GERALDINE BROOKS Wednesday, February 6, 2008
RICHARD POWERS Monday, March 3, 2008
TOBIAS WOLFF Thursday, May 8, 2008
WANGARI MAATHAI* Friday, September 21, 2007
(*SPECIAL EVENT: not included in the Six-Lecture Subscription Series)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 6-8PM
POETRY CENTER'S ANNUAL BENEFIT
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The Sacramento Poetry Center's annual benefit will once again be at the home of Burnett and Mimi Miller. Poetry by Victoria Dalkey and Quinton Duval!
Music by The Swing State! (aka Mary Zeppa and Bob Stanley.) Food, drink and fellowship! Watch the web -- http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org -- for details.
UPCOMING AT THE BOOK COLLECTOR
Bookstore. 1008 24th Street, between J & K Streets, Midtown Sacramento, 916.442.9295
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NOV 14: TAYLOR GRAHAM (Rattlesnake)
NOV 17: JEFF KNORR (Poems-For-All)
NOV 24: UNHEIMLICH!
DEC 12: PATRICIA D'ALESSANDRO (Rattlesnake)
DEC 22: UNHEIMLICH!
JAN 25: (2008) BURNS NIGHT POETRY READING (Poems-For-All)
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