April 16, 2003

events

Events listings are compiled by Sarah Han. See 8 Days a Week for information on how to submit items to the listings.

wednesday 16

Around town

'Art After Hours: The ReincarnAsian' Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin; 581-3100. 6:30-10pm, $10-20. Check out the architecture and collections of the new Asian Art Museum at this first Art After Hours event since the museum's grand opening; highlights include reflexology treatments, tea samples, live DJ sets by Spikedelic and DJ Salvador, and much more.

thursday 17

Around town

'Iraq: Bush's Global Reach Meets the World Peace Majority' Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Avenue, Oakl; (510) 336-0617. 7:30pm, $5 suggested donation. See 8 Days a Week.

Benefits

'Art + Music + Fashion: An Evening of Urban Couture and Street Art' Studio Z, 314 11th St; www.jacintadesigns.com/urbancouture.html. 8:30pm, $15. This event features works by local fashion and jewelry designers, a fashion show, live music and art performances, graffiti art, and more; proceeds benefit Destination Foundation.

Benefit for Expo for the Artist and Musician 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna; www.artsandmedia.net/expo. 7pm, $5-20 sliding scale ($8-20 after 9pm). Independent Arts and Media presents this benefit featuring Bay Area DJs Corey Black, Tomas, Ms. E, and others to benefit the fourth annual Expo for the Artist and Musician.

'Laugh Attack - A Comedy and Musical' Broadway Studios, 435 Broadway; 1-866-468-3399. 7:30pm, $25. This comedy and music event, dedicated to the memory of Seth Dunscomb, benefits the American Heart Association, San Francisco; performers include Aundré the Wonderwoman, Bill Santiago, Killing My Lobster, and the Unauthorized Rolling Stones.

friday 18

Authors

Cassie Lewis, Brydie McPherson Timken Lecture Hall, California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 Eighth St; 551-9278. 7:30pm, $5-10. The authors read from their works.

saturday 19

Around town

'The Beeper Egg Hunt' Midtown Terrace Playground, Clarendon Dr and Olympia Way; 586-6140, www.blindbabies.org. 1-4pm. This Easter egg-hunting event for visually impaired children also includes a musical-instrument petting zoo, craft workshops, music by Big Money in Jazz Band, and an Easter Bunny photo booth.

'Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival' Japantown, Post at Webster; (415) 563-2313. 11am-6pm, free. Celebrate and enjoy Japanese performances, art exhibitions, crafts, and foods at this 26th annual festival. Also Sun/20.

Bay Area

'Eggster Hunt and Learning Festival' Strawberry Creek Lawn, Valley Life Sciences Building, Oxford and Center, UC Berkeley, Berk; (510) 643-2033. 10am-3pm, free. This family event features an egg hunt, arts and crafts, learning booths, and more.

'Family Farm Day' Berkeley Farmers' Market, Center and MLK Jr Way, Berk. Free. (510) 548-2220, ext 227; www.ecologycenter.org. 10am-3pm, free. See 8 Days a Week.

Benefits

'San Francisco Firefighter's Bachelor Auction' Red Devil Lounge. 6:30-9pm, $10. Bid to win a date with a firefighter to the Hook and Ladder Ball in May; proceeds benefit Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation.

Bay Area

Ritmo y Revolucion Alice Arts Center, 1428 Alice, Oakl; (415)_575-5520. 7pm, $15. Discuss Cuba and enjoy Cuban food and music at this benefit for Global Exchange's Reality Tours youth scholarship program.

Authors

invASIAN book launch party Chinese Culture Center, Holiday Inn, third floor, 750 Kearny;(408) 256-2142. 2-4pm, free. This event celebrating invASIAN, an anthology of stories and poems written by young Asian American women, features book readings and a question-and-answer session with contributing authors and a reception.

sunday 20

Around town

'Indulgence 4:20: Let There Be Splendor in the Grass!' Dolores Park, 19th St at Dolores; www.thesisters.org. Noon-4pm, free. See 8 Days a Week.

'Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival' Japantown, Post at Webster; (415) 563-2313. 11am-6pm (parade, 1 pm), free. See Sat/19. Today's events also include the Grand Parade beginning at Civic Center, proceeding down Post Street.

'Union Street Easter Parade' Union, between Gough and Fillmore; 456-6455. 10am-5pm, free. Celebrate Easter at this 12th annual event featuring live music, outdoor dining, children's activities, a hat contest, and an Easter-themed parade.

Benefits

Benefit for the Asian Prisoner Support Committee Locus, 1640 Post; (510) 501-4180. 7pm, $10. Slam and spoken word artists Bao Phi, Ishle Yi Park, 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, Yuri Kochiyama, Shailja Patel, Mason Mateo, and Diskarte Nimin perform and speak at this benefit for Asian Prisoner Support Committee.

monday 21

Benefits

Opera Cabaret Plush Room, York Hotel, 940 Sutter; 885-6800, ext 19. 8pm, $25. Cecily Hong, Diana Pray, Gennadi Badasov, Monti Zanetti, John McCullough, Roberta Wain Becker, and Svetlana Gorzhevskaya perform selections from La bohème, Madama Butterfly, La gioconda, Candide, and other works at this benefit for Golden Gate Opera.

tuesday 22

Benefits

Planned Parenthood benefit Dragon Bar, 473 Broadway; 441-7858, ext 7209. 6-9pm, $10. This cocktail event celebrates Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, a film in the San Francisco International Film Festival; proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood Golden Gate.

Authors

'Basement Reading' Basement of Bikram Mission Yoga building, 2390 Mission, Ste 10, enter on 20th St; 647-1015. 7:30pm, $2. Writers Camille Roy, Jay Schwartz, and Anhoni Patel read their works.