Upcoming Events in March!
March 11: Eric Drooker, Mucical Slide Lecture
March 18: Siege, Opening Reception
March 25: TGIT

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THURSDAY, MARCH 11
Eric Drooker, Mucical Slide Lecture, 7 - 9:30 pm

Visual artist Eric Drooker will give a musical slide lecture, projecting hundreds of his well-known provocative images. He'll explore his years as a street artist in New York City, the role of culture and politics, and his eventual infiltration of the mainstream. The slide presentation will feature the artist on a variety of musical instruments.

There will be a Q & A and a reception following the presentation where the artist will sign books and prints.

Drooker is the award-winning author of Flood! A Novel in Pictures and Blood Song. His paintings are frequently seen on covers of The New Yorker. Recently he designed the animation for the film Howl, a movie starring James Franco, based on the epic poem by Allen Ginsberg, who collaborated with Drooker on the book Illuminated Poems.

Suggested donation is $7.00. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Contact: Kanchan Haynes, Event Coordinator, at 510-395-5935 or by e-mail at fisforfreedom@gmail.com

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THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Siege, Opening Reception
6 - 8 pm

Curated by Lauren Davies, Siege includes artists Nell Dickerson (Santa Fe), Eirik Johnson (Boston), Ali Richards (London), Alice Shaw (San Francisco) and collaborators Luther Thie/Kathrine Worel (Oakland).

Siege reconsiders the proverbial expression  “a man’s home is his castle” with this group photography exhibition presented at the Kala Gallery. The phrase initially referenced the principle of individual privacy that is fundamental to the American system of government, yet it seems to have expanded to define a nation of citizens inhabiting their own private fortresses. Siege explores suburban tract developments, whimsical 1930’s fantasy castles, the contemporary ghost town, and stately homes under siege by the ravages of nature, time, neglect and decay.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 25
Kala TGIT! - Art, Wine & Music
5:30 - 7:30 pm

Admission: $5.00 donation payable at the door.
at Kala San Pablo: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702

Please join us for the Kala TGIT - Art, Wine and Music on Thursday, March 25 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. R&B Cellars will be pouring a selection of high quality varietals while visitors have the opportunity to enjoy contemporary music by Man OverBoard in the gallery.

R&B Cellars has become known for producing superb wine at incredible value. Started in 1997 with the sole production of Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, the winery has grown from 230 to 12,000 cases a year across nine different varietals. The most recent additions to their award-winning family of wines are Petite Sirah and a traditional Port.

 

Man OverBoard is a musically versatile band drawing on the influences of Jazz, Blues, R&B, and Classic Rock. Formed in 1996 in San Francisco the band is a quartet with Bill Carey on tenor saxophone, Allen Fine on guitar, Randy Valdez on drums and Jon Zax on Bass. The band has the unique accolade of the 2004 award from the "Bay Guardian" as the best Jazz with a Hot Dog for their twice a month performances at the now defunct "Perry's Joint" on Filmore St, S.F.

A $5.00 donation is requested and payable at the door. Donations benefit Kala's programs. We hope to see you there!

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