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The Grand Lake/Lake Merritt Neighborhood, Oakland, California.
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Professional Music teacher "It's easier than you think." Drum set, rhythm and guitar lessons. Beginning to advanced drum lessons -- all styles -- and beginning blues and folk singing with or without guitar lessons. Barter/trade and/or sliding scale. Call Orion 428-1386 or 541-3835 orion_orion99@yahoo.com
Message from Orion Orion's Joy of Jazz with Pete Yellin not Sept 11 Sept 21 at Cafe Treste berk tues
Every thursday 8 to 10Playing with Yamanoha project at Mamas Art Cafe Upper Mission street @ Russia street san francisco this week with Gerald Flute and Piccolo and roger tuan bass.
Under the catagory of Johny Paycheck's famous country tune 'YOU CAN TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT... I AINT WORKING HERE NO MORE ....due to the abrupt change of policy innepness and lack of respect towards my musicians and my self by Chris VavRosky the owner of Park ave Bar and grill Iv'e decided that Orion's Joy of Jazz needed to SPLIT
as Willie Nelson added his version YOU can take this job and STICK IT
I'd like to thank the Staff /Listeners and most of all the jazz musicians who did this GIG Horn/flute players Pete Yellin. David Slusser. Nancy "fearless" Wright, Steve "wild man" Deutsch, Kenny Hawkins, Bassists John"Joker" Zellabak "Chuck Metcalf the Great " Carl Herder, Roger Tuan, "Peter the Great" keys and or guitar. Mark "the great Decider" Kroll, Eugene Pliner, "Professor Alberto" Yamanoha and a second thanks to Pete for inspiring me to get the Gig.
I'm starting to really hit my stride at the Open Mike joking and playing and singing with my guitar the audience loved me, among others of course . last night I yaked about current crusifixions* in saudi Arabia and my new lyrics i'm working on for a song based on the atheist DAwkin's here it is "Idon't want to be a hindu budist christian muislim or jew i got one less god then you.
Hey i'm starting to play jazz on the streets of san francisco and lovin it if ur a JAZZ musician and have worked with me or want to work with me call me 510 541 3835.
crusifictions are listed at amnesty's site maybe it's I typo
Thanks for making the world a more Peaceful and joyful Place Orion****
Event and Activity Descriptions:
Calendar Cutoff: Getting Events on the "Print" Calendar Events are posted via the website "Propose an Event" form. Submission is ongoing for online. Cut-off for getting an event on the October "print" calendar. Mo 9/27 11:59pm www.ecovillage510.org
Coffee Hour The longest-lived activity on this calendar. Come join in the mix; you can talk, listen, dine & enjoy community. Every Tuesday, 6:00pm @ Leaning Tower of Pizza, 498 Wesley (@ Brooklyn).
Community Movie Night @ Grand Lake Coffee House Movie selection: To Be Announced. Come join us for an evening of shared entertainment. We'll pick some fun movie to show the 4th Tuesday of each month. No admission, but please support this local business and buy some popcorn, a drink and/or a tasty snack (they have great sandwiches and salads). Thanks! Tu 9/28, 7:00pm, Grand Lake Coffee House, 440 Grand Avenue (@ Bellevue), Dawn & Loren 625-1209 damaraz@juno.com
Health Night - Topic: Whatever Piques Your Fancy Let's talk about what's on your mind health-wise! Diet, drugs, therapies, sex, exercise, environment, alternative, new-agey stuff, stem cell, life extension, anything that impacts on our health. Bring articles of interest, yours and ours. And if we want, we'll have a go-around and offer tips or ask questions about anything. Right after Coffee Hour; always worth it. Tu 9/7 7:00 pm Leaning Tower of Pizza Dave 893-2542 and John 547-6636
Introduction - Your Body: Tuning In and Tuning Up Transform your movement and posture by learning in this session the 6 "high pay-off" mobility drills along with the principles of Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) and Z-Health Performance Solutions to train both the body & the brain. 8 week course begins September 21. Seating limited. Call 510-832-5725 to reserve a space. Classes are offered on a donation basis. 8 week course has a separate fee. See www.paulciske.com for further details on lectures. Tu 9/14 7:00-8:15pm @ "Your Well-Being Studio" at Crescent Sangha House - 351 Santa Clara Ave. Paul Ciske 832-5725 paulciske@sbcglobal.net www.paulciske.com
Introductory Experience of Muscle Activation Techniques¬ (MAT) Is tightness a problem or a protection mechanism for an underlying issue? Learn the principles of MAT to keep your body operating at its optimum. Mo 9/20 7:00-8:15pm @ "Your Well-Being Studio" at Crescent Sangha House - 351 Santa Clara Ave. Paul Ciske 832-5725 paulciske@sbcglobal.net www.paulciske.com
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace (LMNOP). Every Sunday, 3:00pm @ The Colonnade (east side of Lake Merritt). Bring signs if you have them. Beth, 763-8712
Monthly Ecovillage Potluck Party (Possibly) "RSVP needed" Monthly RSVP Potluck Party Ten "I'll be theres" are needed before 9:00pm on Friday, September 24th. I'll let you know if it's happening either when you RSVP or at the latest on Saturday morning. Bring a dish for six (we like everything, but we LOVE omni and veggie protein courses). We'll dine, talk, listen, laugh, and if someone remembers we may sing "Happy Birthday" or even have an old-fashioned go-around. Who knows, maybe we'll play charades again sometime, while allowing for conversations to continue in a quieter area of the kitchen or dining room. RSVP to Laura, lwlaura@yahoo.com or 986-0879 (8am-9pm only). Sa 9/25, 7:00pm @ Crescent Sangha House - 351 Santa Clara Ave
Museum Free Day First Sundays are free! OMCA is free all day the first Sunday of every month. Enjoy the new Galleries of California Art and California History. Grab lunch or a snack at Blue Oak. Check out wonderous things at the new OMCA Store. Meet at 1:00pm at the main entrance on Oak St. Su 9/5, 10/3, 11:00am to 5:00pm John 547-6636 (who may or may not be there, but, regardless, enjoy the museum).
Oakland Tenants Union Monthly Meeting Regular monthly meeting of the Oakland Tenants Union. OTU helps tenants in their dealings with landlords and the city bureaucracies, and also keeps an eye on the operation of the city agencies and City Council proposals that may affect tenants' rights. 2nd Monday every month. For tenant counseling, call 763-0142. Mo 9/13, 7:00pm @ Community Room, Madison Park Apts., 100 9th Street (across 9th St. from Lake Merritt BART station; to enter, knock gently on window to right of main entrance). Dave K. 763-3515 http://www.oaklandtenantsunion.org/
Poetry (short) Appreciation "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Bring in no more than 12 lines of your favorite verse, oratory, or prayer, and be prepared to talk about why you love it and why it speaks to you. Ideally, this passage should have aesthetic merits for you, rather than simply political or historic interest. Okay to bring more than one selection. Light refreshments will be served. Th 9/16, 7:30-9:00pm, 842 Mead Ave, West Oakland, Karen 839-6012 or John 547-6636, camry88@sonic.net
T'ai Chi Chih & Meditation 30 minutes of follow-along T'ai Chi Chih (19 movements each done 9 times with stillness in between; 1/2 the movements done in a given week; easy to follow and learn) and then about 30 minutes of silent meditation which ends with a loving-kindness practice and dedication. Donations accepted. This is weekly on Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30am @ Your Well-Being Studio at Crescent Sangha House - 351 Santa Clara Ave. Enter through gate with white "X" on Santa Clara Ave. Paul Ciske 832-5725 paulciske@sbcglobal.net
Tranforming Stress - An Introduction to the work of Conscious Embodiment Develop greater capacity to relate to whatever arises from a centered state which accesses ñpresence, confidence and compassionî when under pressure. Mo 9/27 7:00-8:15pm @ "Your Well-Being Studio" at Crescent Sangha House - 351 Santa Clara Ave. Paul Ciske 832-5725 paulciske@sbcglobal.net www.paulciske.com