events

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

wednesday 7

Around town

'First Annual Ethnic Press Day' City College of San Francisco, Diego Rivera Theater, 50 Phelan; 239-3446. 11am-2pm, free. This event celebrates the Bay Area's ethnic press with a showcase of reporting work by the ethnic press, a panel discussion, free food, music, and more.

Benefits

Comedy showcase Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 525-5054. 8pm, $15. Bay Area comedians perform at this benefit for Berkeley Dispute Resolution Service.

thursday 8

Around town

'Vivere Italiano: Italy off the Beaten Path' Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 425 Washington; 788-7142, ext 18. 6:30pm. This evening of virutal tourism explores the lesser-known places and aspects of Italian life; highlights include a documentary screening and products and recipes from Italy's Umbria region.

friday 9

Benefits

International Workers Day celebration Humanist Hall, 390 27th St, Oakl; (510) 848-1196. 7-9:30pm, $5-10 sliding scale. Journalists from the Revolutionary Worker/Obrero Revolucionario newspaper present a benefit event featuring poetry readings and speeches about the role of the revolutionary press.

Authors

Charles Gatewood Adobe Bookstore, 3116 16th St; 864-3936. 9pm-midnight, free. The author signs copies of his books.

saturday 10

Around town

'Mother's Day Tea' Ritz-Carlton, 600 Stockton; 296-7465. 4:30pm, $50. Treat Mom to this special tea-time event featuring a pot of tea from Taylor's of Harrogate and live harp entertainment. Also Sun/11.

'SF/Bay Area Mural Awareness Month Festival' Precita Park, Precita between Folsom and Harrison; www.precitaeyes.org. 1-5pm, free. Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Vistors Center presents this festival featuring live mural performers, demonstrations, children's activities, live music, and more.

'Speak Up for Peace' Golden Gate Park, Lindley Meadow; www.unitedforpeace.org. 1pm, free. Peace activists present an afternoon of cultural performances and personal testimonies against war.

Benefits

'Kiss and Tell' El Rio, 3158 MIssion; 282-3325. 3-8pm, $10. 1-by-1 and Kiss the Girl Productions present this live-music and fire-dancing event featuring performances by Kiss the Girl, Blood Red Rose, the Sleaves, DUDS, DJ Mischa, and Glitter Goddess; proceeds benefit 1-by-1, a nonprofit organization helping homeless families.

'Tamales and Art' 522 Valencia, second fl; snapwakeup@yahoo.com. 4-8pm, $7-12. This benefit for San Francisco State University's Community Art Project in Colima, El Salvador, features tamales and refreshments, bilingual poetry readings, storytelling, music, and pupusa making.

Authors

'Morbid Curiosity' reading Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia; 558-8978, www.charnel.com/morbidcuriosity. 3-6pm, free. See 8 Days a Week.

Douglas Rushkoff Canvas Gallery, 1200 Ninth Ave; 292-1286. 8pm, $7. The writer speaks about his newest book, Nothing Sacred: The Truth about Judaism.

sunday 11

Around town

'Mother's Day Rose Show' Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park near Ninth Ave at Lincoln; 647-4488. 12:30-4pm, free. The San Francisco Rose Society presents this floral show.

'Mother's Day Tea' Ritz-Carlton, 600 Stockton; 296-7465. 4:30pm, $50. See Sat/10.

Bay Area

'Mother's Day at the Marine Mammal Center' Marine Mammal Center, 1065 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito; (415) 289-SEAL, www.marinemammalcenter.org. 1pm, free. Learn about how mother seals, sea lions, and sea otters bond with their pups at this event.

'Mother's Day Tea' Cohen Bray Home, 1440 29th Ave, Oakl; (510) 843-2906. 2, 3, and 4pm, $15-25. Show Mom you care by bringing her to this historic Victorian home for tea, musical entertainment, and a tour of the house.

'12th Annual Mother's Day Kite Festival' Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynold's Rd, Fort Baker, Sausalito; 487-4398. 11am-5pm, $7 museum admission. Celebrate Mother's Day by making, decorating, and flying a kite over Fort Baker.

monday 12

Benefits

'Love Song for a City' Brava Theater Center, 2789 24th St; 647-2822. 7:30pm, $15-25 sliding scale. Children's After School Arts presents this benefit production of Leslie Einhorn's play about San Francisco's past.

'Stand Up' Punchline Comedy Club, 444 Battery; 397-4337, 421-TIXS. 8pm, $30. This stand-up comedy event to benefit the Bay Area South Chapter of the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis features Greg Proops, Ed Yeager, and Ben Wexler.

tuesday 13

Benefits

'Viva Variety 31' Buriel Clay Theatre, Afro-American Art and Cultural Complex, 762 Fulton; 863-0741 ext 2. 8pm, $18. Make It So Productions presents this variety show featuring dance, performance arts, comedy, theater performances, spoken word, music, and more; proceeds benefit the Lesbian Health Research Center.

Authors