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Ruby Skye, Mixed Elements & FlirtyFlirty present
Mardi Gras 2005
Featuring Kaskade & DJ Colette
at Ruby Skye (8 pm - late)
Clubs
Featuring Kaskade & DJ Colette with special guest Dimitris Mykonos. Also, Bernard Cabigon in the Jungle room for Hip hop & downtempo. What to Expect.... A sensational theatrical production with over $10,000 in props exuding the vibrance & electricity of Bourbon Street and New Orleans. Thousands of beads and more!
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Today's Highlights
African Film Festival
at Pacific Film Archive (5, 7, 9 pm)
Film
Featuring films from the touring program of the annual New York African Film Festival and favorites from other recent festivals, this series offers Bay Area audiences a chance to experience the vibrant voices and visions of new African cinema and gain insight into a changing cultural and social landscape.
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Flamenco dance and music featuring Virginia Iglesias
with Musical director Jorge Liceaga, flamenco guitarist
at La Pena Cultural Center (8 pm)
Music
An evening of Flamenco music and dance presented by Nina Menendez premiering new flamenco choreographies by Virginia Iglesias and original music by master guitarist Jorge Liceaga fusing flamenco with diverse cultures including Indian, Cuban and Middle Eastern music.
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Luna at The Fillmore (8 pm)
Music
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Sat 02/05/05 at Fluid
Fluid Ultra Lounge Presents
F*** ME... I'M Famous
A sensational Mardi Gras Celebration
With exotic performers and some of San Francisco’s finest DJ’s spinning a unique mix of Hip Hop and House Music by DJ Frenchy Le Freak, DJ Bruce, and Hanik.
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Fri 02/11/05 at DNA Lounge
Chadwick, Andy Wasserman & Xavier and Electric Productions present
REMEDY VALENTINE'S SPECIAL EVENT
w/ DAVID HARNESS, ROY DAVIS JR., PATRICK WILSON
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Loveslap CD Release Party featuring DAVID HARNESS, and special guest, Chicago House Legend.. ROY DAVIS JR. on the main floor (House). Upstairs (Soul & R&B;) lounge w/ Daniela, Add1. "Valentine's" decor/atmosphere, Live Percussionists, Costumed Go Go's, Magicians and more!
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Kodo
at Zellerbach Hall (3 pm)
Performance Arts
The undisputed masters of the ancient art of taiko drumming, this revered ensemble is a global phenomenon, creating exhilarating soundscapes that cast a spell on sold-out audiences wherever Kodo appears.
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The Serpent
at Eighth Street Studio (8 pm)
Performance Arts
Created in a collaborative process by the Open Theater in 1967, The Serpent is a structure for an experience; a map to guide us through a non-linear collection of archetypal snapshot images. Ragged Wing Ensemble uses movement, masks and puppetry to invite the audience into this shared ritual.
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San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival
at Various Locations (8 pm)
Festivals/Fairs
The SFBOT Festival features live concerts, squaredancing, participatory jams, kids shows, instrument and dance workshops, and more, including free and low-cost events. Whether you are a diehard fan or just a casual listener, there is an event to match your musical interests (as well as your pocketbook).
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Bob Marley Bday Celebration Latin Style
Fidel / Quinto Sol / Red I
at Studio Z (9 pm)
Music
Two days at Sudio Z in San Francisco with some of the best reggae en Espanol artists of the moment. Opening the nite, with blessed fire, is the Rastaman from Chile: Red I. This now bay area resident always manages to catch fire on stage, full forward energy and fiery vocal delivery.
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Oil On Ice at Red Vic Movie House (7:15,9:15 pm)
Film
Flaneur at Punch Gallery ( 10 am - 5 pm)
Galleries
San Francisco Mardi Gras Ball
featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, ALO, Ivan Neville * DJ Jeremy Sole's Musaics
at Great American Music Hall (8 pm)
Clubs
For the 8th straight year, Sunset Promotions and Brian Martin bring the rhythm and spirit of the bayou to San Francisco for a blowout Mardi Gras Party. Called “the best Mardi Gras party this side of New Orleans” the San Francisco Mardi Gras Ball has consistently brought an authentic Mardi Gras experience to San Francisco.
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Mardi Gras 05 featuring Loco Bloco
with DJ Papi Chocolate
at Roccapulco (8 pm - 1 pm)
Clubs
Carnaval San Francisco and the SF Crab Fest present Mardi Gras 05 with three time Carnaval Champions Loco Bloco and DJ Papi Chocolate (Salsa, Soca, Hip-Hop, Reggeton, Brazilian). 18 and up + ID.
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Alex Zecca at Gallery Sixteen (9 am - 5 pm)
Galleries
The Blood Brothers
The Chinese Stars, Mean Reds
at Great American Music Hall (8 pm)
Music
So what does the future hold for a band that long-ago lapped its peers and continually outdoes itself? "I'm very futuristic," Morgan (bass, keyboards) asserts. "Once we finish a song, I don't want to make the same song again."
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Born Into Brothels
Directed by Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman
at Lumiere Theater (5, 7:15, & 9:30 pm)(
Film
In a tribute to the resiliency of childhood, debut writers/directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman offer a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes.
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Latin Spirit at SFMOMA Artists Gallery (11:30 am - 5:30 pm)
Galleries: Opening
Alex Zecca at Gallery Sixteen (9 am - 5 pm)
Galleries
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Launch Party and Fundraiser
at 111 Minna Street Gallery (7 pm - 10:30 pm)(
Fundraiser
Help kick off the 23rd annual SFIAAFF and view the premiere of our 2005 film festival trailer! And while you're there, be the first pick up a copy of the 2005 SFIAAFF Program, enjoy some good eats, and hear to some fabulous music.
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Jill Scott
The Big Beautiful Tour
at Paramount Theatre (8 pm)
Music
While most neo-soulsters crank out albums like their hip-hop counterparts, Jill Scott takes a more traditional approach to her craft. Four years after the release of her debut, Who Is Jill Scott, Words & Sounds Vol. 1, Scott returns with the masterful Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2.
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Stairway to Heaven
at Intersection for the Arts (8 pm)
Performance Arts
Set in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Stairway to Heaven weaves the lives and memories of social outsiders wrestling with their dreams and realities. Written specifically for Intersection + Campo Santo, this is Hagedorn’s first play since Dogeaters at New York City’s Public Theatre.
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Thrive at Paradise Lounge (9 pm - 3:30 am)
Clubs
Free Love at Bohemia Bar and Bistro (8 pm - 2 am)
Clubs
Dine & Dance
A Valentine's Day Weekend Special
at 1751 Social Club (Call for Reservations, party at 10 pm)
Restaurants
In celebration of valentine’s day weekend, 1751 social club is offering a special 3-course prix-fix dinner for 2. The $60 price includes a complimentary bottle of wine with dinner, and club access after 10 pm.
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Indulge Your Senses
A Pre-Valentine's Experience of Aphrodisiacs & Romantic Inspiration
at XYZ (6 pm - 11 pm)
Lodging
Explore and discover romantic Valentine’s Day gift ideas, in a fun and entertaining evening at W San Francisco. While sipping on champagne and listening to sultry grooves, see a lingerie trunk show by Dark Garden, and browse and buy feel-good items from Good Vibrations.
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No Exit
at Exit Theatre (8 pm)
Performance Arts
Sean-Paul Sartre’s classic about human nature, the afterworld, and revenge will take you by surprise in a fresh new translation that captures the humor and intensity of this absurd situation.
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CinemaLit Film Series
at Mechanics' Institute Library (6:30 pm)
Film
Film lovers and aficionados can enjoy an on-going feast of classic American and international films every Friday at the Mechanics' Institute. CinemaLit programs are curated and hosted by local film critic and impresario, Terrance Gelenter, and are presented nine months a year.
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Club ID at Rickshaw Stop (10 pm - 2 am)
Clubs
