San Francisco International Art Salon

Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM PDT

906 Broadway

San Francisco, CA

Dance, projection, fashion, music

You're invited to the San Francisco International Art Salons Bohemian approach to high-end art: fashion, poetry, dance, film and more!

Held within the walls of a historical landmark~ The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at 906 Broadway, which was originally founded in 1875 as a place of worship for Spanish-speaking immigrants. The space now is the worthy 906 World Cultural Center, the proud home of the SF International Art Salon.

This decommissioned church has recently been converted into a showplace for art, culture, and education. Our Art Salon is most grateful to be able to provide these evenings of entertainment that will encapsulate the tradition of not just the churches current owners (our partners )but the entire arts world surrounding San Francisco. Come enjoy an evening of fine Art in a bohemian setting: The Art Salon.

Indulge in a rare nocturne by famous Polish composer: Frederic Chopin, accompanied by the graceful and elegant pole-ish dance. Followed along with poetry readings, ballet, projection mapping and film.

Featured designer David Louis Klein and Dark Garden Unique Corsetry— offering some of the best fashion and corset designs the Bay Area has seen.

7 PM.

—Up and coming designers fashion show

7:30PM.

—An array of dance performances followed by the film Isadora's Last Dance.

Performers: Fabiana Santiago, Ellice Apostolos, Ashley Keith, Sophia Morel, Jay Prodogy, Lena Alvino.

INTERMISSION

—8:30 PM.

Featured designers David Louis Klein and Dark Garden Unique Corsetry fashion show

MC: Cristiana Alvarez. Fashion Show directed by Protégée.

—9PM to 11PM. Say and celebrate.

After party dance, drinks with Cello Joe and band.

Of course wine, champagne and other spirits to tickle your fancy will be provided. The sales of Tibor Szabos photographs of dancers at Fort Point and Grace Cathedral will benefit the Art Salons performers.

Cost: $40

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-xxivth-hour-san-francisco-international-art-salon-tickets-64622636044

Going Deeper: Change Fears Around Sexual Self-Expression Into Confidence

Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

San Jose, CA

with Cathy Vartuli, Monique Darling and Peter Petersen

Do you know that staying present and authentic when flirting, connecting, and being sexual makes everything better, (and usually a whole lot hotter as well)? But have you noticed all too often that fears and lack of confidence kick you up into your head?

Do you let fear and shame keep you from connecting with people you find awesome? Do you keep avoiding making requests for things you want to do with them?

Would you like help turning those fears into wins, and that shame into self-expression?

Would you like that inner self-confidence that makes you stand out?

In this 2 hour workshop, we'll help you switch from fear to confidence, we will give you practice and advise for taking action even when you feel awkward.

Expect frank, vulnerable discussion, sharing about fears, empowering and inspiring information and playful, experiential exercises to help you use what you know and stay true to you as you explore, and step outside your comfort zones to where the magic happens!

Cost: $35 / $70

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/going-deeper-change-fears-around-sexual-self-expression-into-confidence-tickets-59307475255

DYKSJ? – Village Fest Edition: Free Admission

Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 4:45 PM – 8:00 PM PDT

Village Oaks Shopping Center

Coronado Ave

San Jose, CA

Schedule:

4:45pm: DJ set TBA

5:45pm: Made By Crooks

6:30pm: DJ set TBA

7:15pm: Isaiah

Our Do You Know San Jose? series continues, with the SJZ Boombox Truck heading out to Village Fest.

A guitarist since the age of 6, Isaiah performs a repertoire of top 40s dance music from artists like Al Green, Michael Jackson, Gap Band, Maxwell, Musiq SoulChild, Maroon 5, Childish Gambino, Daniel Cesar, Usher, 112, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and many more.

Isaiah has performed throughout the Bay Area, including two appearances at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, San Pedro Square Market, the Cats Tavern, Mountain Charley’s, Little Lou’s BBQ, Millas Restaurant, La Catrina, Music in the Park when he opened up for Brenton Wood, Morgan Hill Friday Night Music Series, Taylor Street Night Market and more. He’s been featured in the Milpitas Post and shared his musical journey with Robert Jones on Bay Area station KKUP.

Cost: Free

https://sanjosejazz.org/artist/dyksj-village-fest-edition/

Ceremony & Teaching with Emahó

September 7 – 8, 2019 (Saturday – Sunday)

CIIS Public Programs

1453 Mission St,

San Francisco, CA

Emahó teaches how to live with honesty, compassion and a sense of responsibility. His teachings challenge our assumptions, dreams and expectations and encourage us to bring more kindness, love, and understanding into our daily lives.

In this unique, experiential workshop, Emahó shows that it is possible to break the code of conditioning to discover the reality of life as a spirited human being. Rather than presenting teachings based in religion or a spiritual lineage, Emahó explores what it is to be a spirited human being in nature–to begin to awaken to your life and to be more alive within it.

It takes courage and compassion to cut through the complacency of our everyday lives to examine our conditioning. Emahó suggests that you seek simply because you have realized the goodness of life, not because you are desperate, lonely, or hungry–the point at which most of us start searching.

Experience a weekend of Emahó’s warm and beautiful teachings through fire ceremony, lecture, one to one contacts, drumming, and silence.

Emahó is an American Indian who was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He lives with his family in New Mexico and gives seminars and fire ceremonies in Europe and the USA. He has helped many people bring more respect and kindness into their lives – more love, care, and understanding into everything they do.

Cost: $160

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ceremony-teaching-with-emaho-tickets-61262325264

Healing from the Source

September 3 - 8, 2019 (Tuesday – Sunday)

Vajrapani Institute

19950 Kings Creek Rd

Boulder Creek, CA

Spiritual healing is essential in our lives today.  We all suffer emotional and psychological wounding to some degree. For some, this can shape and influence our lives in ways that may for some be unconscious and for others much more obvious. It is painful to find we are affected by emotional patterns that we are not always able to heal. We may look towards Buddhist practice to help us resolve these problems but often we can put a veneer of spiritual practice over unresolved emotional wounds. How do we heal? How do we bring together our spiritual practice with psychological healing? This is not always obvious. During this retreat we will begin to explore the nature of psychological healing.

Rob will draw on years of experience both as a teacher and psychotherapist to look at how we can begin to shape our Buddhist practice to more directly effect the healing process. In this retreat, Rob will bring together the practices of Mahamudra, Vajrasattva and KumNye in a fresh and creative way to explore the healing process, recognizing that we all have within our nature the Source of our innate health.

Join Rob, a Buddhist practitioner and meditator of many decades and a sought-after teacher around the world, for an experience that opens the heart to our inner selves and gentle ways of seeing ourselves.

Teacher

Rob Preece has been a practicing Tibetan Buddhist for the past 40 years. He was a founding member of Manjushri Institute in the UK and lived there until 1980 when he went into retreat above Dharamsala on the guidance of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. He remained there for the next five years primarily in retreat but with the opportunity to study with a number of eminent lamas including Song Rinpoche, Lati Rinpoche, Gomo Rinpoche and H.H. Dalai Lama. Returning to the west in 1985 he began to train as a psychotherapist at the Centre for Transpersonal Psychology in London,…

Cost: $625

https://www.vajrapani.org/upcoming-retreats/107/healing-from-the-source/

DUST OFF w/ Infected Mushroom

Friday, September 6, 2019 at 9:30 PM – 3:30 AM

The Public Works SF

161 Erie Street,

San Francisco, California

Opulent Temple & Public Works Present:

Our Annual Hair of the Dusty Dog, the always rocking post playa bash that is DUST OFF!

featuring:

INFECTED MUSHROOM (DJ Set) main room

infected-mushroom.com

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soundcloud.com/infectedmushroom

+

CALEESI & SARAH KREIS (Circles & Stones, Berlin) in the Loft

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https://soundcloud.com/caleesi

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:: SYD GRIS

(Opel / Opulent Temple)

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facebook.com/sydgris

:: BEN SEAGREN

(Distrikt)

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:: VULCAN

Opulent Temple

Much More TBA

2 rooms post burning man blowout. Get tickets at their lowest price now while you can!

Playa attire of course encouraged!

Cost: $25 - $30

https://www.bigneon.com/events/opulent-temple-pres-dust-off/tickets

Sexual Well-being: The Next Revolution

September 1 – 6, 2019 (Sunday – Saturday)

The Esalen Institute

 55000 Highway 1,

Big Sur, CA

Our culture is sexually unwell. We can see it almost everywhere we look: in politics, entertainment, the educational system and even in our spiritual communities. The time has come for us to wake up, start a new conversation, and move into a new paradigm of truly conscious and evolved sexuality.

A sexually well culture requires being able to skillfully communicate and connect with purpose about sex without checking out or repressing our authentic sexual selves. This workshop offers tools to start your own personal sexual revolution, while also supporting you in becoming an activist for sexual well-being for all. Meditation, writing, partner exercises and group discussion help you let go of what is no longer serving you, open to new possibilities and up-level your own sex life so you can be part of the sexual solution our world needs. Within a safe, secular, consent-based and trauma-informed container, create a new relationship with your sexuality, deepen your capacity for intimacy and connection and begin forging the path to a culture of sexual intelligence and wellness.

This workshop is fully clothed and all touch exercises are non-sexual and optional. Suitable for all gender expression, sexual orientations and relationship styles.

Facilitator: Jessica Graham

Jessica Graham is a spiritual and sexual activist, meditation teacher, author, sex and intimacy guide and filmmaker. She is contributing editor for the blog Deconstructing Yourself, she co-founded The Eastside Mindfulness Collective, founded Wild Awakening, and authored Good Sex: Getting Off without Checking Out.

Cost: $675

https://retreat.guru/events/37532/sexual-well-being-the-next-revolution

American Bon Dancing: Free Admission

Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)

773 Mission St.,

San Francisco, CA

A joyous celebration of departed ancestors, Bon is a Japanese Buddhist festival that’s been marked for more than five centuries with a traditional dance known as Bon-Odori. Held in conjunction with the 16th World Buddhist Women’s Convention across the street at the Marriott Marquis, American Bon Dancing – An Invitation to Dance features an array of traditional masters including taiko pioneer and NEA Heritage Fellowship Awardee P.J. Hirabayashi, Murasaki Ensemble koto innovator Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, and Odori dance expert Reiko Iwanaga, the leader of the San Jose Obon Odori Festival. San Jose Taiko, one of the leading taiko ensembles outside of Japan, also performs. 

American Bon Dancing incorporates both traditional numbers still performed in Japan and more recent dances and songs created in the United States.

Cost: Free

https://ybgfestival.org/event/american-bon-dancing/

Woodstock 50th Anniversary Festival: Free Admission

Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

Foster City Amphitheater

Leo J. Ryan Park

Foster City, CA

​School of Rock​, the leader in performance-based music education, is hosting a 50th Anniversary Woodstock festival this summer. Students from the San Mateo Chapter, and other Bay Area Schools of Rock will perform songs from the legendary line-up including the music of Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Janis Joplin, CCR, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone, Grateful Dead, The Who, and many more. The Festival will be a family oriented version of the infamous festival from 1969 with food, kid friendly vendors and activities.

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/foster-city-lagoon/woodstock-50th-anniversary-music-festival/674081009683511/

3rd Annual Morgan Hill Blues Festival: Free Admission

Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 10:00 am to 10:00 pm

Morgan Hill Amphitheater

17000 Monterey Rd.,

Morgan Hill, CA

Grammy nominated and accomplished producer and bassist Tebo will headline this year’s festival bringing his signature blend of funky blues. Frank ‘Tebo” Thibeaux has collaborated with a variety of artists including Herbie Hancock, John Lee Hooker, Kenny Neal and New Edition.

The line up will also include Henrik Martin, Burnin Vernon Davis, Liquid Sky, Diva Lady Chico and Kay Bohler to create a day of Blues not to missed.

This free family friendly event will take place over the Labor Day weekend at the beautiful outdoor amphitheater and has the capacity for 3,000 people in a picnic style lawn setting. Guests are welcome to bring  coolers, food or alcohol to the venue.

Cost: Free

https://sf.funcheap.com/the-annual-morgan-hill-blues-festival-morgan-hill/

Free Tango in the Square: Tangonero

Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2 PM – 4 PM

Union Square Live

333 Post St,

San Francisco, California

Sun Sept 1: 2-4 -- Tango in the Square: Tangonero - Dj, Dance Lesson with Bay Area Argentine Tango Association

With members from Russia, Malaysia, South Korea, and the US, Tangonero is a San Francisco ensemble dedicated to preserving the tradition of Argentine Tango.

From the folk styling of Roberto Grela to the jazz infused grandeur of Astor Piazzolla, their arrangements cover the broad scope of tango history. Overflowing with intense passion, lust and sorrow, their performance captures the fire of the dance and the essence of a culture.

Tangonero was awarded the CMC Shenson Award for their original stage production Malena, in collaboration with Argentine vocalist Claudio Ortega and dancers Count Glover and Chelsea Eng. They have performed at numerous festivals including Portland ValenTango, San Francisco Tango Xchange, Boston Tango Festival, Cotati Accordion Festival, and have shared the stage with Grammy Artists Jeremy Cohen and Pablo Aslan. In 2009 they released their first album, La Yumba, and their most recent album Mala Junta was released in the Fall of 2015. They continue to perform throughout the United States in both dance and concert halls.

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/443442982866267/

2019 Sausalito Art Festival

August 30, 2018 – September 2, 2019 (Friday – Monday)

Marinship Park

2200 Marinship Way

Sausalito, CA

The Sausalito Art Festival brings world-class art, music and wine together on the Sausalito Waterfront for a Festival like none other.

Experience 260 fine artists from around the world and three days of live music on two stages. Enjoy beverages from some of the best wine and spirts makers in the country and for the first time, check out the intersection of art and technology at our new Art Tech Pavilion.

Join us for the biggest art party of the season, the Preview Party.

Mix with 260 artists from around the world. Enjoy an open wine and Champagne bars, Californian BBQ and by McCalls Catering. Be amazed by live art performances, art tech performances, DJ and more.

Festival: August 31-September 2: Sat/Sun, 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM, Mon, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Artists Representing 14 Categories Selected from 41 States and 12 Countries

Experience the creativity of regional, national and international artists exhibiting at one of the top outdoor fine art festivals in the country. With 14 categories of art represented, we have what you’re looking for.

3 Days, 2 Stages, 19 Bands, 1 Festival

Experience three days of live music on the beautiful Sausalito waterfront. From national headliners to your favorite cover bands this lineup has something for every music lover. Blues Traveler, ZZ Ward, Blood, Sweat & Tears and more.

The Best Wineries and Spirits Keep the Party Going

The art of food, wine and spirits is on full display with many of the best beverages in the country to heighten your Festival experience.

The Intersection of Art and Technology

Be amazed by the world of art and technology at the new Art Tech Pavilion. Engage in virtual reality exhibits, augmented reality art demonstrations and try the new tools of the trade. The future of art is here.

The Art of Transportation

Come experience the beauty of Jaguar Land Rover Marin, Chris Craft and Airstream as we exhibit some of their finest creations. The beautiful of functional art is on full display here.

VIP Experience

LIMITED QUANTITY! Our VIP Ticket includes 2 drink tickets, premiere seating at our Stella Artois Main Stage, a private VIP bar, VIP bathroom, and premiere seating at our John Varda Mosaic Stage.

Got Kids? Bring Them.

The Bay Area Discovery Museum will hold their Messy Art Festival at the Sausalito Art Festival. There will be no rules and no clean up (we’ll handle that part!). There will be total permission to get messy and endless ways to have fun for children of all ages.

Kids aged 12 and under enter Festival for free.

Cost: $30 / day

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-sausalito-art-festival-tickets-53401785177

Silicon Valley Music Festival 2019: Primal Reboot

August 30 – 31, 2019 (Friday – Saturday)

455 S 1st St,

San Jose, CA

The intersection where primitive concepts, traditional art forms, and cutting-edge elements meet to create an unparalleled, multi-sensory hybrid. SVMF 2019 will incorporate music performance, visual art, new digital media art, dance, and drink in one single event!

August 30, 2019 - RED RIVER

7:30pm [Doors Open]

455 S. 1st Street, San Jose

Based on the journey of the Colorado, elements of Copland and dance music combine to represent human intervention with nature.

August 31, 2019 - RITE OF SPRING

7:30pm [Doors Open]

455 S. 1st Street, San Jose

A reboot of Stravinsky’s irreverant work depicting the mystery and great surge of the creative power of Spring in pagan Russia. Featuring choreography and dance by Brian Rapaido, Kahlilah Ramirez, Yang-Yang Lyon, and Urmila Vudali.

September 1, 2019

2:00pm [Showtime]

Santa Clara University Recital Hall, Santa Clara

MATINEE: Hear both works and more in a more traditional, chamber music setting at Santa Clara University's picturesque Recital Hall.

Cost: $30

https://www.facebook.com/events/731506133947176/

Free Sound Healing Workshop and Open House

Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

Globe Institute

351 9th Street

#202

San Francisco, CA

An overview of how sound affects us Physically, Mentally, Emotionally and Spiritually. We will be doing a variety of Sound Meditations including an overview of the field of sound healing. We'll be discussing Resonance, Entrainment, Binaural Beats, The Schumann Resonance, and how to find your Root/Soul Frequency. We'll do quite a few meditations on resonating higher emotions of Gratitude, Compassion, Love and a connection to Source. We'll also discuss the classes we offer in our Certificate and Associate Degree Programs. We end by putting everyone on our sound tables -- so everyone is vibrating inside and out when you leave.

Even if you aren't interested in taking classes, come for the experience. You can come for part, but if you come for the whole thing you'll be 100% in the zone by the time you leave.

1 - 5 PM

Resonance Spaces, The Harmonic Structure of Sound, The Sound Of Love,

Brainwave Entrainment with Binaural Beats, Use of Intention with Sound,

Root/Soul Frequencies, Sound Journey, and Toning together.

Throughout the Day

Sound Chair and Table Experiences, and playing with the wide range of instruments and technologies in our Sound Healing Store (www.SoundOfLove.com). If you didn't get a chance to go on the chairs and tables throughout the day, everyone will get a turn at this time.

San Francisco has now changed back to free parking on Sundays. Plenty on the street.

Globe Institute is a California State Approved College offering Certificate and Associates Degrees in Sound Healing and Therapy for over 15 years. 

Cost: Free

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-sound-healing-workshop-and-open-house-tickets-68012877347

Citizens Jazz: Music of Dizzy Gillespie

Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM PDT

Red Poppy Art House

2698 Folsom Street

San Francisco, CA

Citizens Jazz pays tribute to legendary American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. In the 1940s, Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman.

FEATURING

Riley Bandy – alto saxophone
James Mahone – tenor saxophone
Grant Levin – piano
Caroline Chung – upright bass
Malachi Whitson – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Citizens Jazz is a collective of some of the Bay Area’s best up-and-coming and veteran musicians. Each combo brings a different element of magic that happens in the spontaneity of the language of jazz and improvisation. The group is led by bassist Caroline Chung, who has been gigging professionally for over a decade playing in bands ranging from jazz and funk to Brazilian and Latin. Chung has studied under the late great Herbie Lewis, performs regularly in the Bay Area, and has organized several Bay Area Women in Jazz series at Red Poppy Art House. She has opened up for the Buena Vista Social Club’s last U.S. tour at Mountain Winery, as well as for Ozomatli at the New Parish with Afro-Latin funk band Sang Matiz.

Cost: $15 - $20

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/citizens-jazz-music-of-dizzy-gillespie-tickets-66147225131

Los Gatos Park Dance: Free Admission

Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7 PM – 9:30 PM

Oak Meadow Park

233 Blossom Hill Rd,

Los Gatos, California

Come end your summer with a fantastic night of community, friends and live music, dancing under the stars (on a 3000 sq. ft. wood dance floor!) featuring Los Gatos' own The Houserockers!

The Houserockers are one of the best and most in-demand bands in Northern California.  They’re a 10-piece Rock & Soul band from Los Gatos, featuring a wailing 5-piece horn section.

The Houserockers are known for their eclectic, high-energy set lists that include music by Bruno Mars, Bruce Springsteen, Tower of Power, Huey Lewis & the News, Jessie J, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and many, many more!

They’ll take the Los Gatos Park Dance audience on a wild ride of non-stop dancing, air guitar, singing, bandemonium, and uncontrollable smiling.  Can you think of a better way to end summer?!

Each of the first six Los Gatos Park Dance’s have been fantastic events for the whole community.

Bring your friends for a fantastic night of live music, community, friends, and dancing (did we mention the rockin’ band and HUGE dance floor? 😜) under the stars!

BRING:

- Lawn Chairs

- Cooler/Food/Beverages (Beer & Wine ok!)

- Fun friends (or make some there!)

- Maybe layers for after dark (if you slack off on the dancing part)

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/2231979613548484/

Coyote Medicine: A Pathway to Recovery and Health

August 30, 2019 – September 2, 2019 (Friday – Monday)

1440 Multiversity

800 Bethany Drive

Scotts Valley, CA

Coyotes live in the gaps of modern civilization. A wild species growing in population, they survive on wits and adaptability. Similarly, in the shadow of mainstream medicine, traditional cultural healers continue to thrive—helping with ancient expertise those Western medicine fails to comfort, treat, or cure.

Empower your holistic wellness with researcher and healer Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD, of Cherokee and Lakota heritage, and Barbara Mainguy, MFA, MA, psychotherapist and director at the Coyote Institute.

Over this experiential weekend:

·         Explore Coyote Healing—a story-focused, embodied, and community-inclusive practice

·         Develop individualized approaches to stress management and reduction

·         Discover the importance of ceremony and ritual practices in modern life, including sweat lodge, sacred pipe, and prayer.

In many global indigenous philosophies, illness arises from a lack of harmony and balance. The pathway to healing is one of integrating mind-body awareness, a special lesson of the trickster archetype. Coyote Medicine integrates traditional and modern healing philosophies with the power of Native North American approaches.

This workshop is for anyone wishing to deepen self-healing, build community, and activate their natural skill set for change and transformation. Together, you will conclude the weekend with a traditional pipe ceremony and burning of prayer ties in offering.

Facilitators: Lewis Mehl-Madrona and Barbara Mainguy

Cost: Various (based on chosen accommodation)

https://1440.org/programs/holistic-medical-interventions/coyote-medicine%E2%80%AF

Friday Night Burning Yoga and Dance

Friday, August 30, 2019 at 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT

Baker Beach

San Francisco, CA

We invite all of our friends and soul rockers in SF over burning man weekend to come journey out on the SF playa with us for a sacred yoga and dance celebration.

This event will open with yoga @ 6pm lead by the one and only, Kirin Power to the soundtrack of the ocean and DJ Maya Light. After yoga Maya will DJ until sunset around 8pm.. sharing in the beautiful ritual of transitioning to night together.

Bring an intention- something you'd like to call in, or release.. to burn up.. we'll have paper for you to write anything you wish. And bring a small gift (a quote, bracelet, anything you'd like to give).

We have some other surprises in store for you, as well as vendors on site - kombucha and nourishing foods.

Everything about this intentional evening will be magical.. from being on the beach at the end of a long week to being guided by two brilliant souls, Kirin and Maya, to being surrounded in beautiful community..

Facilitators

Kirin's mission as a yoga teacher is to remind everyone of the magic that exists all around us.. in this practice, in nature, in all of the happenings on and off the mat. Tying her love of yoga, dance, nature, music, and mantra together- Kirin’s practice is rhythmic, strong, intentional, and feel-good, elevating students to step into their highest frequency, radiance, and POWER.

Maya Light loves to dive into the depths of connection and expression through the unique and captivating conversation that is awakened on the dance floor. She plays as a director of the human experience, an instigator of diverse inquiry, offering countless pathways and possibilities of movement through the range of music she shares.

Cost: $28

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friday-night-burning-yoga-dance-sf-home-playa-kirin-power-and-live-dj-maya-light-tickets-68194988045

38th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest: Free Admission

Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Drakes Beach

Drakes Beach Road,

Point Reyes Station, CA

Build your sandy masterpiece at the Point Reyes National Seashore’s annual Sand Sculpture Contest. The event is free for both participants and spectators and prizes will be awarded for all age categories.

We welcome all ages at this free community event located at Drakes Beach. Categories include: Children (fourteen years of age and under), Families, Adult Individuals, and Adult Groups. Three prizes will be awarded in each of those categories, along with prizes for the sculpture with the most recycled plastic included. Only materials found on Drakes Beach may be incorporated into the structure. Do not pick plants or pull rocks or gravel from the cliffs. Build above the high tide line and away from the cliffs for your safety.

This event is family based, but please remember no dogs are allowed on this designated swimming beach (no lifeguard on duty).

Bring a picnic and spend the day.

Please be aware that parking will be extremely limited during the contest and Drakes Beach will be heavily impacted with contest participants. If possible, please carpool with friends.

Cost: Free

https://baynature.org/event/38th-annual-sand-sculpture-contest-at-drakes-beach/

Just Dance Multi Style Showcase and Luau Dinner

Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 12:00 PM – 10:30 PM PDT

2500 Embarcadero

Oakland, CA

Open to all styles of dance come and showcase your talents entry forms available from just Dance or just shoot an email to info@stiehlerdance.com

Cost: $65 - $75

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-dance-multi-style-showcase-and-luau-dinner-tickets-67955748473

Cacao Medicine Journey

Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

VIBE: Reiki & Meditation Center

300 Valley Street

Sausalito, CA

Cacao medicine journeys are a deeply somatic, dreamlike experience that connect mind-body-spirit-soul, while facilitating an inner sense of calm and renewal, clarity, and inner re-connection.

This beautiful practice honors shamanic tradition and wisdom by calling in the life force energies of the Directions and Elements, Spirit Animals, Star Beings and Ancestors for guidance.

After you drink the cacao, which is pure ceremonial cacao from Guatemala, hand selected and blessed by a shaman for its energetic properties, and sweetened with honey and spices, you deepen into the experience through guided visual meditation, shamanic drumming, Reiki healing and sacred music. Sharing with the group post ceremony, deepens that connection and creates a sense of relationship and community.

This gentle healing journey 

• inspires creativity and improves mental clarity
• supports inner healing and clears emotional blocks
• allows access to inner guidance and wisdom
• facilitates a sense of wholeness and oneness.

How to prepare for ceremony: For optimal effect of the cacao, it's best to fast for 3 hours before and partake lightly of caffeine and dairy for the day. Hydrating with water, before, during and after ceremony, and drinking electrolytes, is advised as cacao is a mild diuretic and detoxifier.

Medication contradictions: Cacao is not recommended for people who are taking heart medication or anti-depressants. If you are taking one of these medications, you are welcome to join us in ceremony without cacao or have a smaller serving.

What we’ll be drinking: A warm cacao elixir of raw ceremonial cacao from Guatemala, blended with cardamom, ginger, a hint of chile pepper and raw honey (if you are vegan and would prefer another sweetener, please let Nicole know).

What to bring: For your journey, bring a yoga mat and blanket to create a cacao cocoon as we lie on the ground for part of ceremony, a bottle of water, and a journal and pen. If you’d like to bring a crystal or mala or other sacred object to have with you or place on the altar, please do.

Intention for ceremony: You may wish to take a moment to reflect on your intention for ceremony It could be a desire for clarity or guidance in your work, life or relationship; inner reconnection and healing; deeper connection with Spirit or your ancestors; or simply ask Mama Cacao for the medicine you most need in this moment. Opening, allowing and receiving are all you need to do….

About Nicole

Nicole Gnutzman, MA, ACC leads journeys to wholeness through inner wisdom practices, cacao medicine and shamanic drum journeys, and transformational coaching. She is a Cacao Medicine, Shamanic and Reiki II Practitioner, Transformational Coach and Cacao Mentor and Practitioner Trainer. She holds group, 1:1 and couples cacao medicine and drum journeys at healing arts centers and spas in northern California and in private homes, businesses, and retreats.

Cost: $55

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cacao-medicine-journey-tickets-67816907195

Free Jazz, Blues & Funk Fest!

Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 12:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT

Pittsburg Marina

51 Marina Boulevard

Pittsburg, California

Join us for the Pittsburg Jazz, Blues and Funk Fest!

It is happening Saturday, August 24th at the Pittsburg Marina from 12pm- 8:30pm

On the stage:
- Kalimba- Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Band

- Leo Vigil & the Rockin' Horns

- Terrence Brewer

- Terri Odabi

Cost: Free

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-blues-funk-fest-tickets-68649956869

Andre Thierry and Accordion Soul at Eagles Anniversary Party and Dance!

Saturday, Aug 24, 2019, 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM PDT

Eagles Hall

2305 Alameda Avenue

Alameda, CA

Andre Thierry and Accordion Soul will play a Zydeco dance at Eagles Hall in Alameda.

It’s an anniversary party in celebration of 24 years of Zydeco dances at Eagles Hall!

There will be a live audio recording and video shoot.

Doors at 8:00 pm; Show at 9:00 pm.

Zydeco dance lesson at 8:30 pm.

Cost: $20.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andre-thierry-and-accordion-soul-play-eagles-anniversary-party-and-dance-tickets-68359536213

“Java & Jazz”: Coffee, Pastries & Live Jazz

Saturday, August 24, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Concord Historical Society

1928 Clayton Road,

Concord, CA

Visit Concord is proud to announce an amazing lineup of events in honor of 50 years of Jazz in Concord. A monthly Java & Jazz series offered June through August benefits the Concord Historical Society and shares the history of Concord Records, the Concord Jazz Festival, and Concord jazz great – Dave Brubeck.

Dr. Matthew Zebley takes the stage on August 24th to share the history of jazz, background on Dave Brubeck and perform live with his band. Dr. Zebley is an educator, composer, jazz artist and multi-instrumentalist. He will provide an in depth look at West Coast Jazz, its composition and overall style.

Cost: $5

https://www.visitconcordca.com/jazz/

Metadharma Daylong w/Vincent Horn & Michael Taft

Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 9 AM – 5 PM

SF Dharma Collective

2701 Folsom Street,

San Francisco, California

Is it possible that the many crises of our time really boil down to a crisis of understanding what it means to be human?

There is a traditional Zen koan in which a student asks, “What is the highest, most profound teaching of all the buddhas?” His teacher replied, “An appropriate response.” Clearly, the 21st century is a very different time from Vedic India or Medieval Japan, and the multiple overlapping crises of our day require very different—and perhaps new and unexpected—responses.

Join Vince Horn and Michael Taft for a day of meditation, interpersonal work, teaching, and discussion around what it means to be a human being at this moment in history. This evolving approach, which they call “metadharma,” is an attempt to address the most pressing existential issues of our time—what we might think of as “an appropriate response.”

About your metadharmaticians:

Vincent Horn is part of a new generation of teachers translating age-old wisdom into contemporary code. A computer engineering dropout turned full-time contemplative, Vince spent his 20s co-founding the ground-breaking Buddhist Geeks Podcast, while simultaneously spending a full year, in total, on silent meditation retreats. Vince began teaching in 2010 and has since been authorized in both the pragmatic dharma lineage of Kenneth Folk, as well as by Trudy Goodman, guiding teacher of InsightLA, in the insight meditation tradition. 

Vince is currently the President of Buddhist Geeks, a 501(c)3 educational non-profit, where he serves as one of the hosts of the Buddhist Geeks Podcast, the primary facilitator of the Pragmatic Dharma Training, an online program for people who want to accelerate their awakening, and co-leads several in-person meditation retreats each year.  Vince currently lives in North Carolina with his partner of all partners Emily West Horn and their son Zander.

Michael W. Taft is a maverick meditation teacher, bestselling author, and podcaster. As a mindfulness coach, he specializes in secular, science-based mindfulness training in retreats, groups, corporate settings, and one-on-one sessions. Michael is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Mindful Geek, Nondualism: A Brief History of a Timeless Concept, and Ego (which he co-authored), as well as the editor of such books as Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson and The Science of Enlightenment by Shinzen Young.

From Zen temples in Japan to yogi caves in India, Michael has been meditating for over thirty five years and has extensive experience in both Buddhist Vipassana and Hindu Tantric practice. Michael is a senior facilitator in Shinzen Young’s Unified Mindfulness system, and is a teacher of meditation groups around the Bay Area. He currently lives in Oakland, California, and is founding editor of the iconoclastic mindfulness meditation blog and podcast Deconstructing Yourself.

Cost: The suggested donation for this event is $60 - $120. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/363381511018809/

Blindfolded Contact: Surrendering to Our Inner Sight

Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT

Finnish Hall Auditorium, Upstairs Meeting Room

1970 Chestnut St

Berkeley, CA

Blindfolded Contact Dance is a safe and gentle experience—great for both beginners and experienced dancers alike. Wearing blindfolds allows dancers to drop the fear and self-judgment that often inhibits spontaneous movement and authentic connection to self and others. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-discovery and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminating in an hour-long freeform blindfolded jam.

We will open with a short circle addressing boundaries and safety. Please arrive between 6:30-7. This is closed container. Late arrivals will not be admitted and will not receive a refund.

We have a high expectation of personal responsibility and respect regarding consent and boundaries.

Learn more about us and read the code of conduct at http://www.blindfoldedcontact.com/

If you have a blindfold (or something that can be used as one), please bring it. Otherwise we will have some available.

Cost: $30 - $40

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blindfolded-contact-surrendering-to-our-inner-sight-824-tickets-69237598521

Blackfoot Gypsies, Jeff Cotton's Gin Joint

Friday, Aug 23, 2019, 9:00 PM –  12:00 AM PDT

The Hotel Utah Saloon

500 4th Street

San Francisco, CA 

The Blackfoot Gypsies have unleashed a set of original roadhouse rockin' tunes with To the Top, on Plowboy Records. The Nashville, Tennessee based powerhouse quartet demonstrate raucous energy and soul on this collection delivering their take on white-knuckled rock'n'roll.

Across the 15 tracks of To the Top, the Blackfoot Gypsies fuse their influences -- swamp blues cool, downhome hillbilly funk and homegrown punk panache -- into a lean, mean machine invoking such classic musical malcontents as the Rolling Stones, the Faces and Mott the Hoople, while sparking and spitting 21st-century fire. It's the type of record that could only come from a band that learned to rock the old-fashioned way -- one sweaty, full-throttle live performance at a time.

The band's brew of rock, hillbilly and blues began in 2010 when Oregon native, guitarist and singer Matthew Paige moved to Nashville and hooked up with drummer and Music City native Zach Murphy. The pair wanted to form a full band, but the urge to rock could not wait.

"We were doing just what we wanted to do," Paige says, "but making enough noise to fill out the sound was a challenge. I started playing through two amps to make the most sound."

The pair spent the next two years building a reputation through raucous live performances and two self-released EPs, Blackfoot Gypsies (2010) and Dandee Cheeseball (2011), and their first LP, On the Loose (2012). Hard touring followed the album's release as the duo bashed across the US through hard-won club dates. After three years, they were ready to expand their sound.

Cost: $10 - $12

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blackfoot-gypsies-jeff-cottons-gin-joint-plus-tba-tickets-65266197955

Intro to Sexual Ecstasy: Tantra Workshop for Singles & Couples

Friday, August 23, 2019 at 7:15 PM – 9:45 PM PDT

The Center SF

548 Fillmore Street

San Francisco, CA

Want to know the secrets to breathtaking pleasure and intimacy? Curious what your body is truly capable of? How about expanding what's possible between you and your partner, taking your intimacy to the next level?

The human body is vast and deep, capable of unprecedented, exquisite and transcendent pleasure. However, people barely get a glimpse of what's possible in sex. Why? Because we're never taught, we're expected to figure it out on our own. And once the brain chemistry of the "new partner experience" wears off, we're left asking... "Is this it?"

Unlock your pleasure potential.

In this clothes-on workshop, join two of the country's leading Tantra experts and discover all the secrets you were never taught in school. Bring your questions about:

·         The G-Spot: Have you heard of it? Can you find it? Guess what... Not only will we help you find it, we'll teach you that it's one many others including the "Sacred Spot."

·         Female Erotic Anatomy: We hear a lot about the clitoris–and don't get us wrong, we LOVE the clitoris–but you'll learn that it's only one of many sources of sensual pleasure for women.

·         Ejaculatory Control for Men: How to delay ejaculation, prolong pleasure, and enhance potency so men can be more vital.

·         Elusive Climax: What happens when you're close but can’t quite seem to get there? Learn how to get over the edge.

·         Orgasms: Pop quiz... How many types of orgasms can you name? Learn about vaginal, clitoral, cervical, multiple, full body, nipple and more...

·         The Magical Power of Arousal: How does arousal work? How does it affect your body and how to learn to "surf" it like a wave.

·         Energetic Aspects of Lovemaking: Uncover the laws of energy and attraction.

·         Lovemaking for Health: Did you know you could cultivate sexual energy to heal or stay healthy and vital.

·         The Science of Pleasure: What are neural pathways and why they matter for sex?

·         Secrets of Sensual Touch - Did you know you can touch someone with your energy before you make contact physically? We’ll discuss both energy and physical modalities of touch.

·         Sexual Attunement: How to feel what is going on in your partner’s body, and experience a feeling of oneness.

And, on top of all that... you can ask our sexperts all your burning questions. They have a tremendous wealth of training and experience.

It’s 2019. Not the stone age. It’s time for deeply satisfying, soul-connecting sex. Gain the knowledge and tools you need to take your sex life (including solo sex!) to the next level.

Cost: $125

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-sexual-ecstasy-tantra-workshop-for-singles-couples-tickets-61918267204