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Thursday, October 2, 6:30-10:00pm

Kearny Street Workshop and Locus Arts Wedding

Kearny Street Workshop and Locus Arts are getting married! To celebrate the merger of our two great organizations, we request the honor of your presence at our wedding!

The wedding ceremony will be held at Poleng Lounge, immediately followed by a reception. A cake cutting ceremony, money dance, and bouquet toss are among the much-hallowed wedding traditions that the newlywed organizations will be performing. Featuring music by DJ Roxy, flowers courtesy of Choppy Oshiro and Hal Souza / Bow-K, and wedding cake donated by Kim Le of LeCouture Cakes.

In addition, you, our guest are invited to participate in the festivities! Join the fun with:

• Wedding costume contest: Get decked out in your best bridesmaid and groomsmen outfit, and compete for a chance at winning a VIP ticket to KSW's December Gala!
• Free wedding favors for the first 50 guests

When: Thursday, October 2 - Doors open 6:30pm, Ceremony 7:00pm

Where: Poleng Lounge, 1751 Fulton St @ Masonic, San Francisco

Gifts:$15 donation requested
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Wednesdays, October 8 - November 12, 6:30-8:30pm

Tala & Raga: Rhythms and Melodies of Indian Classical Music

Wednesdays, October 8 – November 12, 6 – 8pm

Join Robin Sukhadia and Gautam Tejas Ganeshan in a six-session joint exploration of the twin classical musical forms of India - Hindustani (North) and Carnatic (South).

Each two-hour session will introduce students to the elements of Hindustani and Carnatic music - from the basics of rhythm and melody to more advanced concepts like compositional forms and improvisational styles, to some of the interesting approaches to the art as a spiritual practice that characterize the overall Indian classical approach. We'll also explore contemporary manifestations of these traditional art forms, such as their use in films and electronic music, as well as their continuing evolution in the hands of modern artists.

A significant portion of the class will be devoted to learning the basics of tala (rhythm) and raga (melody) through studying tabla (north Indian classical drums; a limited number of drums will be available during the class), vocal recitation of rhythmic patterns, singing, and clapping time cycles. Absolutely no prior experience is required; Participants should expect extensive interactivity, listening sessions, video screenings, experimentation with concepts rooted in classical Indian music, and an open environment designed to demystify some of the world’s most ancient music.

Click here to listen to an interview with both instructors on KALW's Crosscurrents.

GAUTAM TEJAS GANESHAN BIO

Founder and director of the Sangati Community Center for South Asian Music in San Francisco, a nonprofit performance venue for weekly public chamber concerts of Indian classical music, Gautam performs thoughtful, creative vocal music at the threshold between Indian classical music and its source – the source of all music – the natural world of sound, the harmony of proportion, the pristine, eternal beauty of patterns and the mind, and the complex eddies of human experience and emotion. Gautam has guest-lectured on Carnatic (South Indian classical) music for the Music of India courses at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and in 2004 was awarded two significant grants for the academic study of music - the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship and the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, issued by the U.S. Department of Education.

ROBIN SUKHADIA BIO

Recently completing a Master in Fine Arts in World Music at the California Institute of the Arts, Robin has been studying tabla under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri at CalArts and the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California for the past six years. For the past 5 years, Robin has traveled internationally on behalf of Project Ahimsa, an organization committed to empowering impoverished youth through music education. He has taught workshops and lectured at UCLA, Pomona College, the University of San Francisco, and at Eagle Rock Professional Development Center in Estes Park, Colorado. In April 2008, he successfully completed a tabla-centric Artist Residency at the Machine Project, Los Angeles. His writings on music education and creative process have appeared in Hyphen Magazine, the Subcontinental, India Currents, and Saathee Magazine.
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SANGATI CENTER

The Sangati Community Center for South Asian Music, located in San Francisco's Mission District, is a 501(c)3 non-profit performance venue that hosts unamplified public chamber concerts of Indian classical music every week in a ground-floor street corner gallery and performance space. Supported by concert attendance, memberships, and donations, the Sangati Center invites you to attend an upcoming concert in our intimate and acoustically alive room. More information and a complete concert calendar can be found online at www.sangaticenter.org.

Tuesdays, October 14 - November 18, 7:30-9:30pm

Writing to Remember with Aimee Suzara

In this workshop, we will use creative writing exercises and theatre-derived activities to dislodge the stories in our memories and our bodies. Oral history, culture as passed through generations, and various types of storytelling and recording will be explored, including poetry, journaling and performance. The six week workshop will culminate with an individual project and a final reading/performance.

Filipino-American writer/performer and educator Aimee Suzara uses poetry, theatre and movement to explore themes of home, migration and the body. Her play, Pagbabalik (Return), was awarded the Zellerbach Community Arts Grant in 2006 and 2007 and she has been published in the NAACP-nominated Check the Rhyme: an Anthology of Female Poets and Emcees (Lit Noire, 2007) and in several journals. Her poetry chapbook, the space between, will be published by Finishing Line Press in 2008. Suzara coaches youth and adults in poetry and performance and teaches English at City College of San Francisco and Laney College. www.aimeesuzara.net

Registration fee is $225.
To register by check, please send a check or money order for full amount to:
Kearny Street Workshop, 180 Capp Street #5, San Francisco, CA 94110
and include your full name and contact info.

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October 25, 2008 - January 23, 2009, space180 Gallery

Shifted Focus: 10th Anniversary APAture Retrospective Exhibition and Performance Series
Visual Art Exhibition

Opening Reception: October 25, 7-9pm

Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 3-6pm

Featuring: Christine Wong Yap, Kevin B. Chen, Binh Danh, Rajkamal Kahlon, Michael Arcega, Kana Tanaka, Rebecca Szeto, Jenifer Wofford, Mark Baugh-Sasaki and Weston Teruya.

Design by Michael Yap