Month: May 2019

Welcome Summer Singles Party Start Date: Sunday 6/23/2019 — End Date: Sunday 6/23/2019 Admission:10 Meet new friends at one of Marin’s most renowned restaurants! Only $10/door includes our FUN Mixer Game, with prizes; accompanied by complimentary light appetizers, served at 4pm, as long as they last. Adults of all ages welcome. Dress to impress. Sunday, June 23, 2019, 4-6pm. LOCATION: Chalet Basque, 405 N San Pedro Road, San Rafael CA 94903. We have our own private banquet room! From Hwy 101 take N San Pedro exit east towards the Bay approximately one mile. Free parking! Dinner available at additional cost. CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization; Singles2Couples; and by many singles meetups. MORE PARTIES at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Marin Singles Convention, May 31, Mill Valley •Boulder Falls Photo & Wine Adventure, June 1, St Helena •Luxurious Nightclub Party, June 8, Mt View •Singles Happy Hour Party, June 9, Dublin •Mansion Pool Party, June 15, Fremont •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Peninsula Single Mingle, July 14, Redwood City •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 405 N San Pedro Rd San Rafael San Rafael Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com

Downtown San Leandro’s “Truth Thursdays” Continues On June 27 Start Date: Thursday 6/27/2019 — End Date: Thursday 6/27/2019 Admission:Free The community is invited to enjoy Downtown San Leandro’s “Truth Thursdays” as it continues on Thursday, June 27 surrounding the iconic 55-foot Truth is Beauty statue at the San Leandro Tech Campus from 5 to 8:30 p.m. This month’s theme will be “Made in San Leandro” and will feature rotating food trucks, beer, wine, recreational games and live entertainment for the whole Bay Area to enjoy. Happening the fourth Thursday of each month throughout summer, each “Truth Thursdays” will be designated a different theme so friends and family can expect a unique experience at every event! Location: 1600 Alvarado Street San Leandro Contact: Davia Sobelman Davia@olivecreativestrategies.com URL: www.downtownsanleandro.com

DANNY CLICK & The Hell Yeahs! Rock the 2019 Marin Summer Nights Music Series Start Date: Saturday 7/27/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/27/2019 Admission:$23 members / $26 public / $32 day of (all adults) Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs! perform for The 27th Annual Summer Nights Series of live music, food, cocktails, dancing, and fun for all ages on July 27, 2019. Danny brings his all original Americana Rock n Roll with hard driving guitar for a night of music “destined for a good time” as he and his 6 piece band lean heavy on the faster tunes for an evening of dancing under the stars. Click, a well-respected musician’s musician, was one of Austin’s best-kept secrets until his CD, Life Is A Good Place, was released in April, 2011 and spent more than 12 consecutive months on the Country, pop, and Americana radio charts. A lot has changed since then including Click, moving to the Bay Area building a large and passionate local fan base including musical greats Carlos Santana and Elvin Bishop, who have both joined him on stage for impromptu jams. The Hell Yeahs feature a round-robin roster of top-shelf musicians and with Danny at the lead, have played more than 200 sold-out shows over the past two years, and opened for legends Taj Mahal, Cake, Robert Plant, Mavis Staples, Sonny Landreth and JJ Cale. So get ready, for an anything-can-happen mix of stellar songwriting alternating with blistering blues-rockin’ Americana in the tradition of the Texas greats. A refreshing return to smart, sassy blues-inflected country rock. Think Tom Petty crossed with Wilco, spiced with the southern tradition of Lucinda Williams and John Hiatt. The venue offers pop-up restaurant dinners, Peets coffee and snacks cocktails and more available for purchase. The Kid Zone includes a playground & hands on project for the little ones and festival shopping is made possible by Good Will Industries. Ages 17 and under FREE. Location: 200 N. San Pedro Road San Rafael Contact: Linda Bolt lbolt@marinjcc.org URL: https://www.marinjcc.org/events/2019/07/27/performing-arts/danny-click-the-hell-yeahs/79464/

RICARDO LEMVO & MAKINA LOCA bring their Afro-Cuban Beats to the 2019 Marin Summer Nights Music Serie Start Date: Saturday 7/20/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/20/2019 Admission:$23 members / $26 public / $32 day of (all adults) The 27th Annual Summer Nights Series of live music, food, cocktails, dancing, and fun for everyone under beautiful Marin skies continues with the return of a Marin favorite: Afro Cuban beats from Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca. Having established himself as a multi-cultural music pioneer, Ricardo is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora, connecting back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. He is equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala and Kikongo. Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries. Bright horns, fat bass lines, amazing percussion and melodies that linger for days – be prepared for a street party that you’ll have to dance through! Salsa Marin partners with us for this event and will be providing pre-concert salsa dance instruction. Pop up Restaurant with dinners, Peets coffee + snacks available on-site for purchase or bring a picnic. Full Bar. Kid Zone with playground & hands on project. Festival shopping made possible by Good Will Industries. The venue offers pop-up restaurant dinners, Peets coffee and snacks cocktails and more available for purchase. The Kid Zone includes a playground & hands on project for the little ones and festival shopping is made possible by Good Will Industries. Ages 17 and under FREE. Location: 200 N. San Pedro Road San Rafael Contact: Linda Bolt lbolt@marinjcc.org URL: https://www.marinjcc.org/events/2019/07/20/performing-arts/ricardo-lemvo-makina-loca/79072/

MIDTOWN SOCIAL opens the 2019 Marin Summer Nights Music Series Start Date: Saturday 7/13/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/13/2019 Admission:$23 members / $26 public / $32 day of (all adults) MIDTOWN SOCIAL It’s time to stretch, hydrate, and double-knot your dancing shoes, because San Francisco’s favorite soul party band, Midtown Social, is here to quench your thirst. Their freshly squeezed blend of California soul, funk, and rock is downright irresistible. Midtown Social is a tour-de- force, but it’s more than just a band. Together, these musicians are a collaborative community of writers, arrangers and artists. When they’re on stage, they invite you into the family. MTS serves up food for hungry souls—fuel for a revolution of free, open and creative thought. Midtown Social asks us all to come together, find common ground, love & camaraderie, to fight for our communities, way of life, and rights— to stand together as one. They are black and white, queer and straight, married and single and represent the face of young America- and they are the new California Soul. 2019 is set to be Midtown’s year. The band is poised to release their newest album, Fantastic Colors, at the end of the year. This LP has all the Midtown magic and more. Location: 200 North San Pedro Road San Rafael Contact: Linda Bolt lbolt@marinjcc.org URL: https://www.marinjcc.org/events/2019/07/13/performing-arts/midtown-social/79465/

Writers With Drinks: Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Mauro Javier Cardenas Start Date: Saturday 6/8/2019 — End Date: Saturday 6/8/2019 Admission:$5 to $20 Writers With Drinks presents a special Latin American Night. Featuring Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, and Mauro Javier Cardenas, author of The Revolutionaries Try Again. Plus multi-award-winning writer Cristina Rivera Garza, author of Nadie me verá llorar. And PEN/Faulkner finalist Achy Obejas, author of Tower of the Antilles. Also featuring Guggenheim Fellowship-recipient Gabriela Alemán (La muerte silba un blues) and poet and radio host Rachelle Escamilla (Me Drawing a Picture of Me[n]). Location: 3225 22nd St Mission District San Francisco Contact: Charlie Jane Anders charlieanders2@gmail.com URL: http://www.writerswithdrinks.com

Scott Kupor, Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz – Secrets of Sand Hill Road Start Date: Monday 6/10/2019 — End Date: Monday 6/10/2019 Admission:$8 – $52 As a managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Scott Kupor has seen it all. He offers firsthand experiences and insider advice for every entrepreneur trying to secure venture capital funding. Kupor has been with Andreessen Horowitz since its inception in 2009 and has overseen the firm’s growth from $300 million in assets to over $7 billion. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Venture Capital Director’s College and was previously the chairman of the board of the National Venture Capital Association. Location: 578 Valley Way Milpitas Contact: Georgette Gehue ggehue@commonwealthclub.org URL: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-06-10/scott-kupor-secrets-sand-hill-road

Adam Savage, Former Co-Host of Mythbusters – My Life as a Maker Start Date: Wednesday 5/29/2019 — End Date: Wednesday 5/29/2019 Admission:$8-$55 Adam Savage is a maker. From his elaborate Comic-Con costumes to a 1,000-shot Nerf gun, he has built thousands of projects as a special effects artist and co-host of the hit TV show “MythBusters.” Savage will highlight some of his memorable ideas and shares what inspires him to build, make, invent, explore and above all else create. Savage spent 14 years as the popular co-host of “MythBusters.” He currently stars on Tested.com’s YouTube channel and is the host of “MythBusters Jr.” Location: 35 S 2nd St Downtown Campbell Contact: Georgette Gehue ggehue@commonwealthclub.org URL: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-05-29/adam-savage-my-life-maker

TEN-Forward-A FUNDRAISER FOR THE FUTURE OF ASG Start Date: Tuesday 7/2/2019 — End Date: Tuesday 7/2/2019 Admission:$45-$175 Media Contact: Willis Meyers 415.756.1904 (text or call) willis@aggregatespacegallery.org Title: TEN-Forward, A Fundraiser for the Future of ASG Event Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Program: 6:00 – 7:00 pm VIP and Member Experience 7:00 – 8:00 pm Art Party and Silent Auction 8:00-9: 00 pm Screening and Artist Performances 9:00 pm Paddle Raise Address: Z Space, 450 Florida St, San Francisco, CA 94110 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2151405101640846/ Ticket link: https://aggregatespacegallery.org/ten-forward/ San Francisco (July 2, 2019) TEN-Forward, A Fundraiser for the Future of ASG ASG is facing a challenging moment in our history. We are facing displacement from our current location of 9 years due to rent hikes and other non-negotiable lease terms. Our challenge comes a time where our growth has otherwise been momentous. Over the past few years, you’ve helped us grow from an artist-run space into a nationally funded non-profit with recognition and awards from renowned foundations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, Andy Warhol Foundation, and more. Your help right now is critical fuel for our community’s future and we need your support during this pivotal moment. Our goal is to raise $100K for the transition within the next few months so ASG can have a bright future in the Bay Area as a vehicle for ground-breaking multimedia and experimental works in video and installation that spark challenging conversations and create new worlds of thought. We cannot do this without you! About Aggregate Space Gallery Aggregate Space Gallery is a non-profit exhibition and performance space in West Oakland making immersive conceptual art experiences accessible to our community. ASG envisions an Oakland where artists can make and experience art in a safe space with access to production tools and hands-on guidance, creating work that fuels critical dialogue in a time when it is desperately needed. ASG is a charitable, artist-run exhibition and performance space in West Oakland that prioritizes the exhibition of artwork that generally can’t be seen elsewhere – our mantra is “Install the Unimaginable.” Address: Zspace, 450 Florida St, San Francisco, CA 94110 Email: info@aggregatespacegallery.org Website: www.aggreganatespacegallery.org Foundational Support: Aggregate Space Gallery programs are generously supported by National Endowment for the Arts, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Neda Nobari Foundation, Creative Work Fund, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Clorox Foundation, Awesome Foundation, and ArtNow International. ### Location: 450 Florida St Mission District San Francisco Contact: Shaghayegh Cyrous shaghayegh@aggregatespacegallery.org URL: https://aggregatespacegallery.org/ten-forward/

Chris Cain with Frankie G & The Conviction Start Date: Friday 6/14/2019 — End Date: Friday 6/14/2019 Admission:$26-$31 International touring artist Chris Cain is recognized around the world for his distinct brand of blues guitar. Cain offers up a soulful stew of Memphis style electric blues. His powerfully deep vocals and jazz inspired, blues guitar riffs are unforgettable; uniquely his own, while reminiscent of the legendary BB King, Mike Bloomfield and Albert King. He has been nominated as BBM Best Contemporary Blues Album of 2018, BMA Blues Guitarist of the Year and BBM Male Blues Artist of the Year. Chris Cain’s brand of blues is unforgettable. Frankie G & the Conviction is a high-energy blues and grooves band who delivers a powerful show with an eclectic style of the blues – and just good rockin’ music. While presenting a strong cache of classic and contemporary blues music, The Conviction mix-in powerful originals displaying their creativity and talent. The band believes the audience is there for good music and a good time – both are delivered with confidence and Conviction. Location: 351 Railroad Ave Pittsburg Contact: Carolyn August info@pittsburgcaliforniatheatre.com URL: http://www/pittsburgcaliforniatheatre.com