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Words First: A Monthly Solo Performance Series
Wed. Jan. 7, 7:30pm, $7-10 (Members $3-5)
PhD Tim Lee performs a Powerpoint filled excerpt from “Off The Charts Comedy.” Bruce Pachtman struggles to make it as an actor in Los Angeles in the early 80’s. Dr. Demento regular, Mark Silverman sings. And Janine Brito comes out of the closet… not that closet… well not ONLY that closet. No Reservations Necessary
TALKS! Hearing the City: Evolution of Radio
Wed. Jan. 14, 7:30pm, Free
From AM radio (the first mass media) before WWII and how it shaped San Francisco, to the 1960s underground FM radio to the present era of podcasting, we will trace the paths of media, technology, audience and producers. Monkey, PirateCat Radio, George Epileptic, KUSF, and TBA. No Reservations Necessary
 Perverts Put Out!
Fri. Jan. 16, 7:30pm, $10-15 sliding scale
Join us for the midwinter edition of Perverts Put Out!, San Francisco's premier salon of dirty talk and smutty performance. There will be the usual stellar array of delightfully pervy performers, emceed by your devoted servants Carol Queen and Simon Sheppard. A splendid (if somewhat disreputable) time is guaranteed for all. More Info: selk@io.com Photo: Carol Queen by Simon Sheppard
 Love on Tour: The Punany Poets
Sat.-Sun. Jan. 17-18, 7pm & 9pm. $25
The Punany Poets of HBO’s Real Sex are pioneers of erotic entertainment, boldly combining poetry & prose with sensual interpretive dance to create a theatrical potion that will free your mind and re-educate you in the possibilities of becoming sex-positive in the age of HIV/AIDS. Sponsored by AFACTA.ORG. You must be at least 18 years old to attend.
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 TALKS! Shaping San Francisco History Wiki Workshop
Wed. Jan. 21, 7:30pm, Free
Years in the making! Shaping San Francisco has finally completed its arduous migration to a wiki-format. Explore the new living archive of the city’s history with Chris Carlsson and LisaRuth Elliott. Get a demonstration of how to use it, and suggestions and guidelines on areas needing focus and attention.
Photo: Market Street, c. 1940, when there were still 4 streetcar lines.
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 Jess Curtis/ Gravity – Big Benefit Bash
Sat. Jan. 24, 8pm, $15-50
 Come see an incredible line up of performers and help Gravity pay the bills for their upcoming season at CounterPULSE (The Symmetry Project – Culmination, March 19-29). Superstar Performers include: Maria Francesca Scaroni, Jess Curtis and lots of other superstars who weren’t able to commit by the CounterPULSE calendar deadline. Photos: Maria Francesca Scaroni in Gravity's Touched and Andrew Waas in Gravity's Touched, both by Andy Mogg.
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 TALKS! Lake Merced Natural Area
a Nature in the City Co-Production
Wed. Jan. 28, 7:30pm, Free
The largest coastal lagoon between Point Reyes and Pescadero, Lake Merced is an incomparable natural resource for San Francisco. A controversial preserve has been proposed for East Lake and some intact habitats, to protect wildlife and threatened species. Dan Murphy GG Audubon Society, David Behar, SF Public Utilities Commission. TBA.Photo: Lake Merced in western distance, c. 1910.No Reservations Necessary
 Incidental Fear of Numbers
Leslie Seiters and Little Known Dance Theater
Fri.-Sat. Jan. 30-31, 8pm, $15 (Members $10)
Can there be value in loitering, doodling, and idling given contemporary imperatives for measured advancement? What are the physical and narrative implications of circling as opposed to forward movement? This evening length performance, directed by Leslie Seiters, is a collaboration between Little Known Dance Theater and Tijuana based Lux Boreal. Photo: Leslie Seiters.
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 Words First: A Monthly Solo Performance Series
Wed. Feb. 4, 7:30pm, $7-10 (Members $3-5)
It’s a show packed with titled people this month. SF Fringe Festival Best Female Solo Performer, Alicia Dattner, Earth’s Premier science comedian, Brian Malow, and SF Chronicle Cheap City cartoonist, Mike Capozzola all perform.
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Alicia Dattner
 2nd Sundays: A Monthly Salon with CounterPULSE and Dancers’ Group
Sun. Feb. 8, 2pm, Free
 This monthly salon offers emerging and established choreographers an opportunity to show their work and receive feedback from other artists, community members, and presenters. This month’s salon features Corpi Liquidi, Deep Waters Dance Theater, Folawole Oyinlola, and Sally E. Dean.
Photos: Corpiliquidi and Sally Dean.
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 TALKS! Lost Landscapes III: Film Fragments of San Francisco
Wed. Feb. 11, 7:30pm, Free
Rick Prelinger presents new material, including family life in the neighborhoods and newly-discovered color footage of the Golden Gate International Exposition, drawing from silent and early sound films, exuberant 1960s views, home movies and industrials. Audience helps identify mysterious rarely-seen views of San Francisco. Bring your partners, children, and parents! Photo: 1965 view looking north on Diamond Street. How few cars!
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 Burning of the Ancient Library of Alexandria
Artship Ensemble
Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 12-14, Fri.-Sat. Feb. 20-21, 8pm, Sun., Feb 22, 2pm, $20 (Members $15)
San Francisco's Artship Ensemble inaugurates its 2008-2009 season with a preview of Burning of the Ancient Library of Alexandria, a theater performance and accompanying exhibition in the CounterPULSE gallery that celebrate the central role of wisdom collections—oral or written—in every culture throughout history.
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 TALKS! Art & Politics: Doug Minkler
Wed. Feb. 18, 7:30pm, Free
Doug Minkler was one of the first political artists to embrace the Mac and he’s been making scathing collages and edgy, often hilarious posters for several decades. See his solo show and find out how he’s kept himself going all these years!
Photo by Doug Minkler
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 Dance Discourse Project #5: Writing About Dance
Where are we now and where are we going?
Thurs. Feb. 19, 7:30pm, Free
Mary Armentrout and Jessica Robinson talk with dance writers Rita Felciano, Keith Hennessy, Rachel Howard and Ann Murphy about their craft, their relation to the field at large, and the questions and ethical concerns that dance reviewing faces in the internet age. The panel will address the changing role of newspapers and the inevitable shifts in how the public views and communicates about dance. Photo: Keith Hennessy
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 TALKS! Bees in the City, a Nature in the City Co-Production
Wed. Feb. 25, 7:30pm, Free
Learn about the “Colony Collapse Disorder” afflicting commercial beekeepers and the threat to agribusiness, in juxtaposition to the dozens of native bees flourishing in California’s urban environments, which reinforce local biodiversity and provide another important link to growing our own food in cities. K. Ruby, Philip Gerrie, TBA. No Reservations Necessary
Beehives at Potrero Hill Community Garden (Photo: Chris Carlsson)
 Amara Tabor-Smith & Cathie Caraker with Katarina Eriksson
CounterPULSE Artists in Residence
Thurs.-Sat. March 5-7, 8pm, $12-20 (Members $7-15)
 Amara Tabor-Smith's Deep Waters Dance Theater uses dance, spoken word, collected folk stories and music to explore how food shapes our cultural identity and the folklore of food in our communities. Cathie Caraker & Katarina Eriksson weave a story of extraterrestrials inhabiting human bodies for the first time, yielding humorous & poignant social commentary. Photos: Amara Tabor-Smith (Photo: Bethanine Hines), Cathie Caraker & Katarina Eriksson (Photo:frankrev)
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