21st annual Winter Solstice Ritual with Starhawk
plus afternoon pre-ritual Workshop on Sunday, December 14th.

Annual Winter Solstice Celebration with Starhawk and friends. Join us on this dark night of midwinter, to sing and dance back our connection to the Earth and Sun. Ritual indoors and warm. Wheelchair accessible. Proceeds benefit the Earth Activist Training. This is a clean and sober event.

Workshop: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Cost: sliding scale $25-$50 includes ritual admission

Ritual: gather at 6:30 pm, ritual begins at 7:00 pm

Cost: sliding scale $10-$50, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Location for both events: Subud Hall - 234 Hutchins Ave, Sebastopol

TEXAS ROSE presents NEW YEAR’S DANCE 09 A Women’s Country and Western Dance December 31st, 2008 8:00pm-12:30am Veterans’ Memorial Building 4321 Salem St. Emeryville betw. 43rd and 45th Ave. *** Entrance: $15*** Your hosts: Chiara and Beverly Great music… complimentary hors d’ouevres… Your choice at midnight: champagne or a non-alcoholic celebratory beverage…formal attire (very broadly defined) 8-9pm Beginner class, plus 2 line dances: Ghost Train refresh and Georgia Winder Free parking at Long’s Drugs on San Pablo Texas Rose productions are not-for-profit women’s dance parties. We’d love to get your help! To volunteer, please email texasrosedance@yahoo.com
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Hey Everyone! Girlyman is performing in the Bay Area next week, just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Info and dates are below.. T GirlymanHarmonies - if you had to describe the music of Girlyman in one word, this would be it. The story doesn’t end there, of course: the band blends modern acoustic, americana, and folk-rock into a musical recipe The Village Voice has called “really good, really unexpected, and really different.” The wide range of instruments - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, djembe, electric baritone guitar - reflects an eclectic sound, and the band members switch off lead vocals and songwriting duties. But it is the stunning three-part vocal blend that creates the Girlyman magic.Girlyman (Nate Borofsky, Doris Muramatsu, and Ty Greenstein) hails from Atlanta, GA, though they formed the band while sharing an apartment in Brooklyn, NY. In 2004, Amy Ray signed Girlyman to her indie label, Daemon Records, and the following years brought long opening runs with Dar Williams and the Indigo Girls. The band now has a strong national following of its own, and spends a lot of time criss-crossing the country, playing to intensely loyal “girlyfans” who often travel hundreds of miles to see shows. In the past year, as headliners, Girlyman has sold out renowned venues such as The Barns at Wolftrap, The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, and The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA. The coming year will bring a trip to Mexico, as well as their first tour in the United Kingdom.And the name? “It’s great for us, provocative and playful,” says Muramatsu. “It makes people laugh. But it also hints at how we’ve never quite fit in. Nate wears make-up onstage, I’m a Japanese-American playing to mostly white audiences. Ty is a grown-up tomboy. The name Girlyman lets us acknowledge that we’re out of the mainstream, but without taking ourselves too seriously.”Upcoming shows:Wednesday December 17th, 20088 pmDolores Park Cafe501 Dolores Street(at 18th Street)San Francisco, CA 94110(415) 621-2936Thursday December 18th, 20087:30 pmDon Quixote’s6275 Highway 9Felton, CA 95018(831) 603-2294Friday December 19th, 2008 8 pmFreight and Salvage1111 Addison StreetBerkeley, CA 94702(510) 548-1761For more info: info@girlyman.com. _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008

Hey Everyone! Girlyman is performing in the Bay Area next week, just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Info and dates are below.. T GirlymanHarmonies - if you had to describe the music of Girlyman in one word, this would be it. The story doesn’t end there, of course: the band blends modern acoustic, americana, and folk-rock into a musical recipe The Village Voice has called “really good, really unexpected, and really different.” The wide range of instruments - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, djembe, electric baritone guitar - reflects an eclectic sound, and the band members switch off lead vocals and songwriting duties. But it is the stunning three-part vocal blend that creates the Girlyman magic.Girlyman (Nate Borofsky, Doris Muramatsu, and Ty Greenstein) hails from Atlanta, GA, though they formed the band while sharing an apartment in Brooklyn, NY. In 2004, Amy Ray signed Girlyman to her indie label, Daemon Records, and the following years brought long opening runs with Dar Williams and the Indigo Girls. The band now has a strong national following of its own, and spends a lot of time criss-crossing the country, playing to intensely loyal “girlyfans” who often travel hundreds of miles to see shows. In the past year, as headliners, Girlyman has sold out renowned venues such as The Barns at Wolftrap, The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, and The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA. The coming year will bring a trip to Mexico, as well as their first tour in the United Kingdom.And the name? “It’s great for us, provocative and playful,” says Muramatsu. “It makes people laugh. But it also hints at how we’ve never quite fit in. Nate wears make-up onstage, I’m a Japanese-American playing to mostly white audiences. Ty is a grown-up tomboy. The name Girlyman lets us acknowledge that we’re out of the mainstream, but without taking ourselves too seriously.”Upcoming shows:Wednesday December 17th, 20088 pmDolores Park Cafe501 Dolores Street(at 18th Street)San Francisco, CA 94110(415) 621-2936Thursday December 18th, 20087:30 pmDon Quixote’s6275 Highway 9Felton, CA 95018(831) 603-2294Friday December 19th, 2008 8 pmFreight and Salvage1111 Addison StreetBerkeley, CA 94702(510) 548-1761For more info: info@girlyman.com. _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008

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