@ Roxie, Castro and Victoria Theater

Frameline, the oldest and largest LGBT film festival will present more than 200 films from all over the world from June 18-28 at the Roxie Cinema, Castro Theater, and Victoria Theater. During the 11 days of Frameline33, more than 60,000 patrons around the Bay Area, the U.S., and around the world will attend the various screenings. The films, both short and feature, examine the lives of gay people in the Latino, Asian American, African American, and Native American communities. Opening night film is An Englishman in New York, starring John Hurt as Quentin Crisp, a great performance portraying the queer Crisp, who shot to fame as "the naked civil servant.” Centerpiece films are Patrick, Age 1.5, a Swedish film about a gay couple who get more than they bargain for, when their adopted “baby” turns out to be a cranky 15-year-old boy — and Prodigal Sons, a documentary about a transgender woman going home to Montana for her high school reunion. Famous local twin filmmakers George and Mike Kuchar will receive the 2009 Frameline Award at a screening of the new documentary It Came From Kuchar on Sunday, June 21 at the Castro Theater. For more info and tickets, go to www.frameline.org — tickets are also available at the Frameline Box Office at Superstar Video at 474 Castro St.

@ Herbst Theatre

Tom Shepard is a Mission neighborhood filmmaker who lives at Guerrero and 18th Street. His new documentary film Whiz Kids will be shown at an upcoming Benefit Screening on June 16, 2009 at the Herbst Theatre in SF. This is a benefit screening for San Francisco’s Exploratorium and The Whiz Kids Outreach and Education Project. Tom Shepard’s new feature length documentary WHIZ KIDS chronicles a battle of brainiacs — in this case, the Intel Science Talent Search competition is the nation’s oldest, most prestigious science competition. It’s a coming-of-age thru science story, as the three teenagers profiled in the film grapple with their talent while at the same time are thrust into a competitive world of science and technology. The world premiere of WHIZ KIDS is at 7 p.m., June 16 at the Herbst Theatre and will benefit the Exploratorium and the WHIZ KIDS Outreach and Education Fund. A VIP Reception will precede the screening at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the screening only. $100 for Premium Seating and VIP Reception. The director Tom Shepard, (his documentary SCOUT’S HONOR won the Audience Award for Best Documentary and Freedom of Expression Award at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.) as well as the three teenage subjects in the film will be at the screening to answer questions after the film. Many special guests will be in attendance as well. WHIZ KIDS World Premiere: A Benefit Screening for San Francisco’s Exploratorium and. The WHIZ KIDS Outreach and Education Project. June 16, 2009 at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave. 6-7 p.m. VIP Reception; 7:00 p.m. Screening, followed by filmmaker Q&A.

@ Galeria de la Raza
El Son Jarocho en California: Saturday, June 13: Don’t miss this great opportunity to explore the world of SON. Learn, play and dance to the rhythms of SON! The Galería is sponsoring this day of Son Jarocho: workshop and lecture, plus encuentro and a final Fandango! The Fandango's are a huge favorite at the Galeria and we encourage those not familiar with Son Jarocho to come out and MOVE to the musica folklorica de Veracruz. Interested in attending the workshop? RSVP to info@galeriadelaraza.org. Visit: galeriadelaraza.org for more information. Schedule: Workshop(s) on the Son Jarocho: 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Lecture presentation on Son Jarocho by Russell Rodriguez: 6 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Encuentro: 7pm - 8:15pm. Fandango! 8:15 p.m.-11 p.m.
 
SF Bike Coalition
June 13, 8 a.m.: Get out of town on a friendly, free-wheeling, fundraiser bicycle adventure with local architect and SFBC board member David Baker. The ride will take cyclists north across the Golden Gate Bridge to visit Fairfax during its annual Fairfax Festival. This 22-mile ride takes under three hours. After indulging in music, beer, bbq oysters, roasted corn, tie-dye, and crafts under the redwoods, you may return either by a short (40-minute) cycle over to the Larkspur Ferry, or for the more ambitious, a return 22-mile ride retracing our route. For registration and more information visit www.dbarchitect.com. Meet at the Ferry Building and ride to Fairfax Festival. COST: $20 for SFBC members, $45 for non SFBC members (price includes 1-year membership with the SFBC).
• July 9, 5:30 p.m.: Bike Buddy Route Ride: The SFBC Bike Buddies hit the street to acquaint new riders with common or challenging bike commute routes in San Francisco with a Route Ride. An experienced bike commuter leads these rides at an easy pace; new riders are encouraged. In July, learn the best commute route from the Civic Center to Ocean Beach via the Sunset. The ride will begin at City Hall and end near Ocean Beach--if an impromptu Happy Hour ensues, even better! Heavy rain cancels. Email bikebuddy@sfbike.org for more information. FREE!
 
@ Project Artaud Theater
2009 Fresh Meat Festival: June 18-21: Fresh Meat Productions presents The 8th Annual Transgender & Queer Performance Festival. The program will include Taiko, hip-hop, ballroom, modern dance, live music, clogging, theater and more. Thursday, June 18, 8 p.m. Friday, June 19, 8 p.m. Sat. June 20, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 21, 7 p.m. Opening Night Reception, June 18. ASL interpretation June 21. Project Artaud Theater, 450 Florida St. between 17^th and Mariposa streets. Tickets: $15. Box office: (415) 863-9834. brownpapertickets.com. freshmeatproductions.org
 
@ SF State University
InterHarmony Festival: Sat., July 11, 3 p.m.: InterHarmony International Music Festival in San Francisco presents a final concert with the InterHarmony Festival Orchestra, conductor Sidney Harth, cellist Misha Quint, violinist Jassen Todorov, and soprano Carmen Balthrop with works by Handel, Sibelius,Vivaldi, Boccherini, McKashin, Rachmaninoff, and Bizet. Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building. FREE. Tickets can be reserved at (415) 287.4136. Visit www.interharmony.com for full concert schedule.
 
@ the Contemporary Jewish Museum
• Thursday, July 23, 6 p.m.: Artist Talk: Yehudit Sasportas:  In collaboration with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Museum presents a lecture by Israeli artist Yehudit Sasportas, who represented Israel at the 52nd International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, in 2007. Sasportas creates large drawings and room-sized installations that investigate dreamlike landscapes combined with dense, repetitive lines. Free with admission. Admission is $5 general after 5 p.m. Free for Museum members.
• Sunday, July 26, 11:30-5 p.m.: Francisco Theater Festival: As part of the San Francisco Theater Festival's annual summer extravaganza, the Museum will host an array of live performances, including comedy improv focusing on the paintings of Marc Chagall. For details on specific performances, go to sftheaterfestival.org.
Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St. (between Third and Fourth streets). Information at info@thecjm.org or (415) 655.7800.
 
@ Mission Cultural Center
• Friday June 12, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.: Genesis Criollo Post Carnaval Video Screening
 Come and see the video of the MCCLA contingent Genesis Criollo at San Francisco Carnaval 2009, with choreography by Ruben Aponte and the amazing costumes made by the award winning designer Mario Chacón. The video includes images of all SF Carnaval 2009 contingents. Made by MCCLA Multimedia department. MCCLA Theater. Free.
• Saturday, June 13, 3 p.m.-6p.m.: End of Semester Show and Exhibition: MCCLA showcases the art of its instructors and students for the semester: A wonderful afternoon of arts, salsa, guitar, samba, belly dance and more. $5.
• 1st Visual Poetry & Performance Festival: Visual Poetry is a form of experimental poetry in which the image and the plastic element are predominant. Visual Poetry uses any technique and support that helps it develop as non-verbal poetry and constitutes a whole new discipline in the field of experimentation. Special guests: Caterina Davinio from Italy and a selection from the International Visual Poetry Festival "Un Par de Vueltas por la Realidad", curated by Giancarlo Huapaya in Lima, Perú. Opening Reception: June 19, 7 p.m. $5. Exhibition Dates: June 19 - July 10. Performance Dates: June 24, July 1 and July 8. 7 p.m. $5.
• July 9-July 12: Encuentro de Teatro: México-San Francisco: The award winning Mexican theater collective Tutiatrowill be presenting Fotomatón, Una Golondrina de Madera and Cleopatra. Tutiatro has performed in theater festivals in Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, France and the USA.  They will be joined by the San Francisco Latino theater collective, La Tropa with the play Orinoco. All plays in Spanish with English subtitles. $10 per play / $24 3-play pass.
• Saturday, July 25 2-6 p.m.: Rhythmic Uprising: Rhythmic Uprising is a documentary that shows how the transformative powers of Afro-Brazilian performing arts are used to fight racism and inequality in Bahia, Brazil. Special performances by Fogo Na Roupa and Loco Bloco. $7
www.rhythmicuprising.org.
• Teaching Applications Open for Summer-Fall Semester. Deadline June 13:  For information and application form go to missionculturalcenter.org.
• Call for Entries: Request for Proposals for Guest Curator for “Día de Los Muertos Exhibition”: Exhibition Dates: October 15-Nov. 21. Deadline for proposals: June 30. Download complete information at missionculturalcenter.org.
• VideoFest 2009 Labor and Dreams, Deadline July 20: For entry form and prospectus go to www.missionculturalcenter.org.
• Multicultural Arts School Summer Program: Session 1: June 22 - July 17
Session 2: July 20 - August 14. Sign up Now! More information at missionculturalcenter.org.
Mission Cultural Center is located at 2868 Mission St. Tel.: (415) 821 1155
www.missionculturalcenter.org.
 
@ Community Music Center
• Saturday, June 13 at 5pm: 27th Annual Baroque and Beyond Hour: 
 CMC faculty member Shirley Wong hosts this annual concert featuring music from Gregorian chant to contemporary expressions of the baroque forms. Performed by advanced CMC students, faculty and guests, the repertoire includes 12th century sacred chants, 13th century motets, 16th century ‘party’ rounds of Europe and selections of J.S. Bach, showcasing the baroque wooden flute, recorder and harpsichord on 18th century masterpiece trios. Also on the program is a J.S. Bach cello solo arranged for saxophone, a modern improvisation of J.S. Bach's chorale and classical piano pieces. FREE
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• Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m.: 

Fernando Romero and Friends: 
Fernando Romero and Friends present an evening of Latin music.
 $10 adults / $5 seniors / students/ ArtsCard.
• Saturday, June 20 at 8 .pm.: 
Pellejo Seco and Potingue : Bay Area based Pellejo Seco describes their music as “Experimental Son Cubano.” They skillfully blend blues, rock, jazz, flamenco and hip hop with Cuban Son and the yearning melodies of the Cuban troubadour. Potingue is a CMC performing ensemble class focused on music with Flamenco, Cuban, and Latin American roots. This concert is produced by No Right Turn Studio in collaboration with CMC. 
$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard.
• Monday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m.: 
Latin Vocal Workshop Class Recital
. FREE.
CMC Mission District Branch
544 Capp St.
 San Francisco, CA 
415.647.6015
CMC Richmond District Branch
741 30th Ave.
San Francisco, CA
415.221.4515
Website: www.sfcmc.org
 
@ Creative Explored
June 25–August 5 (June 25, 7-9 p.m.): Inscriptions: Through drawing, sculpture, assemblage, and collage, the artists in this exhibition employ the art of inscription to address such subjects as The Beatles, dinosaurs, the human form, and the mysteries of space. The exhibition focuses on aspects of drawing and script in two-and three-dimensional media. Exhibition dates and times: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Thursday until 7 p.m.; Saturday, 1–6 p.m. Creativity Explored gallery, 3245 16^th St. at Dolores. Information at (415) 863-2108 or creativityexplored.org.
 
@ Dolores Park
Film Night in the Park
• Saturday, June 20, Dolores Park, Goldfinger (1964)
• Saturday, Aug. 1, Dolores Park, Pretty In Pink (1986)
• Saturday, Sept. 19, Dolores Park, The Dark Knight (2008)
voguesf.com or sfntf.org for more information.

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