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The Neuroscience of Magic with Adam Gazzaley & Robert Strong Start Date: Wednesday 7/31/2019 — End Date: Wednesday 7/31/2019 Admission:$15-$25 From ancient conjurers to quick-handed con artists to Las Vegas illusionists, magicians throughout the ages have been expertly manipulating human attention and perception to dazzle and delight us. The phenomena of cognitive and sensory illusions are responsible for the “magic” of a magic trick, but how and why? Come meet neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley and magician Robert Strong as they team up to demonstrate how magicians use our brains as their accomplices in effecting the impossible—and explain what scientists can learn about the brain by studying the methods and techniques of magic. Location: 4000 Middlefield Road Palo Alto Contact: Georgette Gehue ggehue@commonwealthclub.org URL: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-07-31/adam-gazzaley-and-robert-strong-neuroscience-magi

CNN’s David Gergen – Democracy in Turbulent Times Start Date: Monday 7/22/2019 — End Date: Monday 7/22/2019 Admission:$25-$47 Where is America headed? Veteran political analyst Gergen offers his insights into the polarized state of politics and what we can expect as we head into our next Presidential election. Gergen has the unique perspective of serving as a White House advisor to four U.S. Presidents from both parties – Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Join us for an engaging conversation on the future of America. Location: 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara Contact: Georgette Gehue ggehue@commonwealthclub.org URL: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-07-22/david-gergen-democracy-turbulent-times

Writers With Drinks: Helen Phillips, Gabby Rivera and Sarah Gailey Start Date: Saturday 7/13/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/13/2019 Admission:$5 to $20 San Francisco’s longest-running spoken word night is back, with Gabby Rivera, acclaimed author of Juliet Takes a Breath and writer of AMERICA, Marvel Comics’ first queer Latina superhero. Also featuring Helen Phillips, author of The Need and The Beautiful Bureaucrat, which was a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. And Sarah Gailey, author of Magic For Beginners and American Hippo. Plus poets Troy Jollimore (Syllabus of Errors) and Natasha Dennerstein (Turn and Face the Strange), and critic Grace Lavery (Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan.) Hosted by Charlie Jane Anders. Location: 3225 22nd St Mission District San Francisco Contact: Charlie Jane Anders charlieanders2@gmail.com URL: http://www.writerswithdrinks.com

Pour Your HeART out Start Date: Saturday 8/10/2019 — End Date: Saturday 8/10/2019 Admission:$100/$75 early bird price for limited time only Rhythmix Pour Your HeART Out – Benefit for the Arts is an exclusive afternoon affair celebrating the artistry and talent of women in the craft beverage, food and music industries throughout Northern California. Pour Your HeART Out features artisanal wines, hand-crafted brews, small-batch spirits, tantalizing treats, marvelous music, “Cultivating Community” wine panel discussion, a wine raffle and silent auction. All proceeds from this event support Rhythmix youth arts programming provided free to the East Bay community. Location: 2513 Blanding Ave Alameda Contact: Tina Blaine info@rhythmix.org URL: https://www.rhythmix.org/pour-your-heart-out-2019

Singles Pole Dancing Party Start Date: Sunday 7/21/2019 — End Date: Sunday 7/21/2019 Admission:10 California’s first Pole Dancing Singles Party! Meet new friends while learning how to pole dance (a fun and healthy workout) or sit back and be entertained! There will be plenty of time to mingle after the free half hour lesson. $10 at the door also includes light finger food and non-alcoholic refreshments. Pole Dancing is for BOTH MEN & WOMEN! Adults of all ages welcome. Comfortable athletic attire recommended (can also be purchased at this fun 2,500 square foot studio). Sunday, July 21, 2019, 4-6pm. LOCATION: Oakland Pole & Dance, 366A Grand Avenue in the safe Lake Merritt area (only half a block from The Lake) and a short walk to BART. CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization, and by many singles meetups. MORE PARTIES at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Vichy Springs Waterfall/Forest, June 22, Ukiah •Welcome Summer Mixer, June 23, San Rafael •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Mix & Mingle, July 7, Emeryville •Peninsula Single Mingle, July 14, Redwood City •It’s Raining Men!, July 20, Santa Clara •An Evening in Hawaii, July 27, Silicon Valley •Singles TGIF, Aug 9, San Rafael •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 366A Grand Ave Adams Point Oakland Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com

Singles TGIF Party Start Date: Friday 8/9/2019 — End Date: Friday 8/9/2019 Admission:10 Start the weekend with a bang at this fun party! Bogies, a restaurant that has delighted us for decades, has moved to downtown San Rafael! Celebrate at this new, beautiful venue for only $10 at the door, which includes a FUN Mixer Game, with prizes; accompanied by light appetizers, served at 7pm, as long as they last. Adults of all ages welcome. Dress to impress. Friday, Aug 9, 2019, 7-9pm. LOCATION: Bogies, 1335 Fourth St, San Rafael CA. From Hwy 101 take Central San Rafael exit. Lots of free parking after 6pm in the area! 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. •Vichy Springs Waterfall/Forest, June 22, Ukiah •Welcome Summer Mixer, June 23, San Rafael •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Mix & Mingle, July 7, Emeryville •Peninsula Single Mingle, July 14, Redwood City •It’s Raining Men!, July 20, Santa Clara •Pole Dancing Party, July 21, Oakland •An Evening in Hawaii, July 27, Silicon Valley •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 1335 4th St San Rafael San Rafael Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com

An Evening in Hawaii – Singles Party Start Date: Saturday 7/27/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/27/2019 Admission:15-30 Our annual Hawaiian-themed party is always a blast! The first 100 to arrive receive free leis at tonight’s fun party! $15/advance (by July 26) or $20/door includes dancing to your favorite Top 40 hits. Adults of all ages welcome. Some of our singles will be wearing Hawaiian shirts and attire, but that is not required. Dress to impress. Adults of all ages welcome. Saturday, July 27, 2019, 8:30pm-Midnight. BONUS: Optional Speed Dating, 7-8:30pm. Meet new friends five minutes at a time. 2 age groups: Under 45 and Over 45. COST: $15/advance (by July 26) or $20/door for Dance Party only. We have plenty of space at the door for the Dance Party. $25/advance (by July 26) or $30/door for both Speed Dating and Dance Party, 7pm-Midnight. We recommend you prepay for the Speed Dating, as some age groups sell out quickly. You can also pay at the door for the Speed Dating if we have a good male/female balance in your age group. Dinner available at additional cost. LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Silicon Valley, Sevens Restaurant, 777 Bellew Drive, Milpitas CA 95035. Especially convenient for our East Bay and Silicon Valley singles, because it is located at the junction of Hwy 880 and Hwy 237. Free parking! CO-SPONSORED by Society of Single Professionals, Professionals Guild Singles, San Francisco Singles, SF Bay Area Singles Events, Single Professionals Internet Network (SPiN), Singles with Advanced Degrees, Backroads Wine and Nature Adventures, Single n’ Professional, Hidden Backroads Adventures, Your Asian Connection, 40+ Singles, Cougar Events, Lifestyle Parties, Bay Area Singles Travel, Cougar Meetup, Indie Tom’s Hidden Backroads, Bay Area Single Boomers, Palo Alto Ballroom Dancing, Bay Area Asian Women, Backroads Wine Waterfall Adventures, etc. Expect a big crowd! DISCOUNTS & more parties at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Vichy Springs Waterfall/Forest, June 22, Ukiah •Welcome Summer Mixer, June 23, San Rafael •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Mix & Mingle, July 7, Emeryville •Peninsula Single Mingle, July 14, Redwood City •It’s Raining Men!, July 20, Santa Clara •Singles TGIF, Aug 9, San Rafael •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 777 Bellew Dr Milpitas Milpitas Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com

Peninsula Single Mingle Start Date: Sunday 7/14/2019 — End Date: Sunday 7/14/2019 Admission:10 Downtown Redwood City is hopping! We’re pleased to announce our first party there in several years at a fun restaurant. Only $10 at the door includes light appetizers, served at 4pm, as long as they last; plus a FUN Mixer Game, with prizes, that makes it EASY to meet people. Sunday, July 14, 2019, 4-6pm. LOCATION: Main and Elm Restaurant, 150 Elm St, Redwood City CA. CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization; and many other singles organizations and meetups. MORE PARTIES at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Vichy Springs Waterfall/Forest, June 22, Ukiah •Welcome Summer Mixer, June 23, San Rafael •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Mix & Mingle, July 7, Emeryville •It’s Raining Men!, July 20, Santa Clara •An Evening in Hawaii, July 27, Silicon Valley •Singles TGIF, Aug 9, San Rafael •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 150 Elm St Staumbaugh Heller Redwood City Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com

The Internet Archive’s 2019 Artist In Residence Exhibition Start Date: Saturday 6/29/2019 — End Date: Saturday 8/17/2019 Admission:Free Ever Gold [Projects] is pleased to present The Internet Archive’s 2019 Artist in Residence Exhibition, an exhibition organized in collaboration with the Internet Archive as the culmination of the third year of the Internet Archive’s visual arts residency program. This year’s exhibition features work by artists Caleb Duarte, Whitney Lynn, and Jeffrey Alan Scudder. The Internet Archive is a San Francisco based nonprofit digital library providing researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public access to over 15 petabytes of collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and nearly three million public-domain books, as well as the Wayback Machine archive (an archive of almost 300 billion websites preserved over time). The Internet Archive visual arts residency is organized by Amir Saber Esfahani, and is designed to connect emerging and mid-career artists with the archive’s collections and to show what is possible when open access to information meets the arts. The residency is one year in length during which time each artist will develop a body of work that utilizes the resources of the archive’s collections in their own practice. Location: 1275 Minnesota Street, Suite 105 San Francisco Contact: Andrew McClintock info@evergoldprojects.com URL: https://evergoldprojects.com/exhibition/the-internet-archives-2019-artist-in-residency-exhibition-ju

Mix & Mingle Singles Party Start Date: Sunday 7/7/2019 — End Date: Sunday 7/7/2019 Admission:10 Meet new friends at a lovely hotel! Only $10 at the door includes a FUN Mixer Game, with prizes; accompanied by light appetizers, served at 3pm, as long as they last. Adults of all ages welcome. Dress to impress. Sunday, July 7, 2019, 3-5pm. LOCATION: Hyatt Place, 5700 Bay St, Emeryville CA. Not to be confused with Hyatt House down the street. Conveniently located just across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, at the junction of Hwy 80 and Hwy 880 and near Hwy 24. CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization; and by many singles meetups. MORE PARTIES at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Mansion Pool Party, June 15, Fremont •Hidden Waterfalls & Winery Tour, June 15, Freestone •Welcome Summer Mixer, June 23, San Rafael •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Peninsula Single Mingle, July 14, Redwood City •It’s Raining Men!, July 20, Santa Clara •An Evening in Hawaii, July 27, Silicon Valley •Singles TGIF, Aug 9, San Rafael •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 5700 Bay St Emeryville Emeryville Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com