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5 Mar, 2010

Summer Internship Deadline-March 16

2010-03-05T21:19:32-08:00By |Categories: Homepage Links|Tags: , |

We are on the hunt for a fabulous group of interns for Summer 2010 at CounterPULSE. Our internships are a great way to get plugged into the bay area arts scene, meet new folks, and challenge yourself to work in a bustling non-profit arts space. Read more about the internships available and how to apply. Deadline for applications is March 16, 2010 at 5pm.

16 Sep, 2009

CounterPULSE and Dancers’ Group present 2nd Sundays

2009-09-16T14:00:26-07:00By |Categories: Events|Tags: , , |

Sun. Sept. 13, 2pm, Free September's salon of emerging & established choreographers features an investigation of process from Here Now Dance Collective/Michelle Fletcher, Intrepid-Shelley Davis and Dancers probing extremely personal questions of religion and prayer, and Minna Harri's exploration of what emerges out of a moment of impromptu creation. Photo by Quinn Wharton—Here Now Dance Collective

11 Sep, 2009

Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Violeta Luna; La Pocha Nostra Violeta Luna Corpo/Ilicito: The Post-Human Society 6.9

2009-09-11T20:00:59-07:00By |Categories: Events|Tags: , , |

Fri. & Sat. Sept. 11 & 12, 8pm, $15-20 sliding scale Experimental arts troupe la Pocha Nostra continues to surprise audiences around the world with shocking interactive ritual performances that question power relations and the criminalization of the brown body. In this latest project, la Pocha create a full environment performance setting that is both live jam session and reflective zone. brownpapertickets.com Photo by Zach Gross—Violeta Luna

10 Sep, 2009

Patio Party with a Purpose

2009-09-10T17:00:06-07:00By |Categories: Events|Tags: , , |

A benefit for CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Thurs. Sept. 10, 5-9pm, $10-15 sliding scale at El Rio, 3158 Mission St., SF, CA, www.elriosf.com Come party with CounterPULSE at El Rio for an evening of happy hour specials with an awesome line up of entertainment for your viewing pleasure. Vivvyanne Forevermore hosts an evening with a DJ set from Senior Oz from Afrolicious and performances from: Vidya Sundaram, Opal Palmer Adisa, Jaclyn Burleigh & Sheena Johnson, Lily Taylor, W. Kamau Bell, and

9 Sep, 2009

TALKS! Final Tap: An Unofficial History of Beer

2009-09-09T19:30:01-07:00By |Categories: Events, Talks|Tags: , , , |

Wed. Sept. 9, 7:30pm, Free The rise of microbrewers in American is preceded by a rich social and revolutionary history of beer and brewing, spanning from the Mayans to the Mayflower, from the Founding Fathers through Manifest Destiny, and from Prohibition to the corporatization of beer. Artists John Jota Leaños and Sean Levon Nash will consider this history of beer and invite regional microbrewers to talk about American brewer patriotism and the issues surrounding locally controlled beer production. Enjoy craft-beer

6 Sep, 2009

Bike Tour: Labor history

2009-09-06T12:00:42-07:00By |Categories: Events|Tags: , |

Sun. Sept. 6, Noon, $15-50 sliding scale to benefit Shaping SF From the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the U.S., the ebb and flow of class war is traced. SF's radical working class organizations are shaped in part by racist complicity in genocide and slavery, but from the 1870s to the 1940s there were dozens of epic battles between owners and workers, culminating in the 1934 General Strike and its aftermath. This is

2 Sep, 2009

Words First

2009-09-02T19:30:01-07:00By |Categories: Events|Tags: |

Wed. Sept. 2, 7:30pm, $7-10 (Members $3-5) This month's performance review includes Kenny Yun in "Lettucetown Lies."  He's Gay.  He's Asian.  He's coming of age in Lettucetown. If that's not bad enough, he's got a crush on a hick.  Adolescence! It's fun, it's lies. In Lettucetown; David Allen Moss; Bruce Pachtman in "Solo Show #2."  Yesterday Bruce had a bad day.  Actually he's had 700 bad days... in a row.  But today everything changed for the better.  For the really,

15 Aug, 2009

Live from Riser Rebuild

2009-08-15T16:37:06-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Video, Volunteers|Tags: , , |

Hi friends, This is Jez here, Board Prez of CounterPULSE. Last week Lily wrote a blog post about our exciting new riser rebuild. If you're interested in helping out, contact Julie at 415.626.2060 or via email (julie [@] counterpulse.org) to find out more! I just got back into town and decided to stop by and join the volunteers to help with the rebuild. Here's some quick photos I took to share with you. But first, an introduction by CounterPULSE Board

5 Aug, 2009

Words First: A Monthly Solo Performance Series

2009-08-05T19:30:36-07:00By |Categories: Events|Tags: , , , |

Wed. Aug. 5, 7:30pm, $7-10 (Members $3-5)

Janine Brito, in "Poetry for the Pathetic & Repugnant," is having trouble surviving her day, let alone her breakup. Alex Koll lets you into the world of a balloon animal-maker in "I'm That Guy." Zahra Noorbakhsh (photo, right) is an Islamic preteen, struggling to save her mother from the fiery pits of hell in "Hijab or Hammer-Pants?" Buy Tix Now!
25 Jul, 2009

Perverts Put Out!

2009-07-25T19:30:25-07:00By |Categories: Events|Tags: , , |

Sat. July 25, 7:30 pm, $10-15 (Members $5-10)

San Francisco's long-running pansexual performance series is back for its traditional pre-Dore-Alley-Fair edition, featuring longtime faves Thomas Roche and horehound stillpoint, emcees Carol Queen and Simon Sheppard, and much more! Join your fellow pervs for some explicit, twisted fun! Photo of George Davis by Simon Sheppard. Buy Tix Now!
21 Jul, 2009

Shaping San Francisco’s New Wiki

2009-07-21T02:33:15-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links|Tags: , , |

FoundSF.org is Shaping San Francisco's new wiki. Found San Francisco is a living archive of the city providing people with access to its lost history. Hundreds of people have contributed stories, photos, video oral histories and more. Our project shows that history is much more than Richter scales and gold rushes. Browse the archive by Decade, Neighborhood, Population or Theme. FoundSF is a collaboration between Shaping San Francisco, San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, and you!

21 Jul, 2009

Special Rental Discount

2009-07-21T02:23:50-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links|Tags: , |

CounterPULSE is offering a special 20% discount on July and August 2009 evening event & performance bookings! Please visit our online rental calendar to check availability and submit a rental request form to reserve space today! Now is also the time to book for events in the upcoming Fall 2009 Season! The CounterPULSE printed calendar deadline is rapidly approaching on July 15, so act quickly! We look forward to hearing from you!

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