Grateful Dead Night in Los Gatos

Friday, August 9, 2019 at 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Testarossa Winery

300 College Ave,

Los Gatos, California

Join Rosebud in commemorating the anniversary of Jerry Garcia's death on Aug 9, 1995. Rosebud is an all-star cast of musicians including Scott Cooper (China Cats), Mark Corsolini (formerly of DSO, JGB), Fred Rodriguez (Southern Pacific), Terry Shields (Painted Mandolin) and Lachlan "Citizen" Kane (Puffball Collective). Free show, all ages, outdoors on the patio. 

Reservations highly recommended

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/324883925087056/

Outside Lands Music Festival 2019

August 9 – 11, 2019 (Friday – Sunday)

Golden Gate Park

San Francisco, California

Follow the sound of music through Golden Gate Park to discover Outside Lands – a celebration of everything we love about the Bay Area.

It’s a party for all five senses, combining an eclectic lineup with world class art, food, wine and more. As it evolves with groundbreaking experiences like Grass Lands and mind-expanding talks at D.A.V.E, Outside Lands continues to shine as a festival that’s totally original and 100% San Francisco.

Lineup link: https://www.sfoutsidelands.com/lineup/#/

Cost: $385/3-days; $155/single day

https://www.sfoutsidelands.com/

A Touch of Wild: Contact Improv in Nature

Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 1 PM – 6 PM

Wilder Ranch State Park

Santa Cruz, California

Contact Improvisation is one of my favorite ways to engage Nature. Using the principles and perspectives of CI, we can achieve greater intimacy, appreciation, and understanding of our place in the natural world. Plus have a ton of fun with friends both new and old!

We will embark on a grand adventure together for the afternoon. Exploring Upper and Lower Wilder Ranch, I'll lead a short investigation of each environment plus offer tips and techniques for engagement. Then movers will be free to explore and play together inspired by the elemental forces of water, air, earth, and fire!

We start the day in a secluded cove with a sandy beach and exotic fern grotto. We then head for the upper portion of the Wilder to explore the support and shelter of centuries-old oak tress and other delights of the hills and forests there. Our day concludes with some time for sharing and reflection on the highlights of our explorations.

Meet at 418 Front St. at 12:45 PM and we will form small carpools to travel together from there. Call 831-239-0321 if you need details or more clarification.

What to bring:

--Swim clothes and a towel (sorry this is NOT clothing optional)

--Socks or barefeet in the sand, footwear for water/rocks in river.

--Dress in layers, we'lll be in the water only a portion of the time

--Snacks and something to drink

--Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, etc.

--Your curiosity, willingness, and sense of adventure!

All levels of experience are welcome.

Cost: $40 - $45

https://www.danielmollner.com/a-touch-of-wild

Tango Jump Start with Emily Webb

Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 5:45 PM

Danzhaus Dance Center

1275 Connecticut St

San Francisco, CA

Are you inspired to learn Tango?

Want to add tango styling to your Fusion dance?

Have you ever taken a pre-dance class, then felt too intimidated to actually dance?

Come get your Tango feet wet and get moving around the dance floor in one afternoon. This workshop is going to cover the basic elements of Tango and get you moving around the floor with style.

1 - 1:15 Check in and warm up...

Tango Jump Start 101: Basic Blocks

For beginners and those wanting to perfect their walking, ochos, molinetes and other Tango basics. We will break down connection and movement into simple, easily accessible building blocks. Though we will be working basic movement the technique will be valuable to all levels.

Tango Jump Start 102: Building Blocks Galore

This is your jump start! In this section we will continue adding building blocks to your Tango repertoire: walking to the cross, ocho cortado, baridas (sweeps), and more. Less about dancing and more about learning moves we are going to pack as many blocks into this class as we can!

Tango Jump Start 103: Integration and Dancing Tango

Listen to the music and dance! We will learn how to interpret tango music, review and then put it all together. This class will solidify what you have learned and give you tools to move around the dance floor with confidence.

Cost: $47 - $80

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tango-jump-start-w-emily-webb-tickets-64549881433

Free Concert: Pink Martini, Barrio Manouche at Stern Grove Festival

Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove

19th Ave & Sloat Blvd

San Francisco, California

An eclectic international cocktail of jazz, swing, world music, cabaret, chanson, and more, Pink Martini and vocalist China Forbes bring their genre-defying sound back to Stern Grove Festival. Opening the show is local ensemble Barrio Manouche with a swinging blend of global influences.

Founded in Portland, OR in 1994, Pink Martini has amassed legions of fans with a genre-hopping and globe-trotting big band sound. Under the leadership of founder Thomas Lauderdale, Pink Martini features a dozen musicians and performs its multilingual repertoire in over 25 languages on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout the world.

Barrio Manouche is an acoustic San Francisco-based international septet with influences ranging from the swing of Louis Armstrong to the hot jazz of Django Reinhardt, to flamenco, gypsy soul, and avant-garde jazz.

**PLEASE NOTE: This is a FREE event and seating is first come, first served. There is open seating in a park environment and physical or digital tickets are not required for entry. Tickets reserved through Eventbrite do not guarantee entry if the concert meadow is full upon your arrival. We strongly recommend that you arrive early to ensure entry into the concert meadow.

Cost: Free

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stern-grove-festival-presents-pink-martini-barrio-manouche-tickets-60828517734

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2019

August 9 -11, 2019 (Friday – Sunday)

Plaza de Cesar Chavez

South Market Street,

San Jose, CA

Summer Fest has grown into one of the nation’s most important live music events, featuring 100+ performances of the best in jazz, blues, Latin, R&B and more. Indoor and outdoor stages provide a variety of environments as well as music and, even with its awesome scale and breadth, the Fest’s tight footprint makes it easy to sample everything.

For this year’s 30th anniversary we’ve expanded our programming, adding three new outdoor stages to experience: a full-fledged Jazz Beyond Stage spotlighting some of jazz’s most forward looking artists in a “street party” setting; the Gospel Stage, presented in collaboration with St. Joseph’s Cathedral; and the Latin alternative Sonido Clash Stage, adjacent to the Salsa Stage.

Detailed Lineup: https://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/lineup

Enjoy 20% off Single-Day tickets to SAN JOSE Summer Fest. USE the promo code ​SJZ30SALSA

Cost: $25 - $110

https://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/

Holistic House Dance Class

Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

The Center SF

548 Fillmore Street

San Francisco, CA

House Basics explores basic foundational footwork of House Dance. Dancers will engage in different rhythmic patterns through house movement, jacking, and lofting. Dancers will practice movements in repetition, movements across the floor and will also be introduced to the club element of freestyle. House Dance is an umbrella term referring to underground club styles originating in Chicago and NYC.

Suggested attire: comfortable clothing that you can easily move in (e.g. tank tops, t-shirts, shorts, sweats, yoga pants). Students should wear supportive footwear or none at all.

As an International presenter, Gabriel Francisco has spent the last 16 years connecting, sharing and inspiring. 'Dance is Life' is a class style he created in 2014 that brings together his entire career of movement and communication to serve a purpose, Oneness. 'Dance is Life' is free of any traditional dance style, incredibly personal and very awakening. Leave all questions and fears behind and dive into this life changing course!

Cost: $20 -$25

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holistic-house-dance-class-tickets-63340634543

1940s Swing Dance Party

Friday, August 9, 2019 at 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM PDT

History Park San Jose

635 Phelan Avenue

San Jose, CA 

Enjoy a beautiful 1940s-style summer swing dance under the stars at History Park San Jose! Dance to the live music of Swing Solution big band, free swing dance lessons from a professional instructor, food trucks, cash bar, and more!

No dance floor - dancing takes place on the street

1940s Dance Party is fundraiser for Spirit of '45 Bay Area - a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping alive the history of those who experienced WWII first-hand, celebrating their examples of courage, shared sacrifice, "can-do" attitude, service to others , and national unity.

Cost: $15

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1940s-dance-party-swing-dance-fundraiser-tickets-64567688695

Extended Full Body Orgasm ~ Live Demonstration

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Erwan Davon Teachings

2501 HARRISON ST

#15

San Francisco, CA

What most of us associate with orgasm is seconds of deep pleasure, release and the post- release relaxation and joy. Even in multiple orgasms the way most people experience them, it is mostly about getting aroused and 'reaching' orgasm again and again in irregular intervals.

With Extended Full Body Orgasm, we use a whole different paradigm. The whole experience is an ongoing state of orgasm. It is a moving away from trying to 'get there' in order to have a pleasurable ecstatic release ...and move towards an already existing state of pleasure in the body, and letting go into that at deeper and deeper levels.

The demonstration will include exposure of a woman's genitals, so you can see the techniques as they are being explained and practiced. Many of the principles and techniques to pleasure a man there are the same or at least comparable. The differences will be addressed and explained (there will be no demonstration of male full body extended orgasm)

By purchasing your ticket, you are agreeing that you are comfortable with that kind of experiential life demonstration taking place.

There will be no nudity or sexual touch between participants

Singles and Couples are welcome.

Cost: $30 - $40

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/extended-full-body-orgasm-live-demonstration-tickets-65788536283

Tango in the Square: Quinta Tango: Free Admission

Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 2 PM – 4 PM

Union Square Live

333 Post St,

San Francisco, California

Sun Aug 4: 2-4 -- Tango in the Square: Quinta Tango - Dj, Dance Lesson with Bay Area Argentine Tango Association

Traditionally mostly men played tango music but since we live in San Francisco, we do it the unconventional way, women only!

Quinta tango orchestra was born out of our love for tango music and dancing. We play the "Golden Age" tangos, milongas and valses from the 1930-s through 1950s, as well as "tango nuevo" pieces especially arranged for our group.

Since our inception we have performed for dancers and music lovers all over the San Francisco Bay Area at special events, private parties and at local milongas - social tango dance gatherings.

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/862938914055084/