Cafe Show - Saturday PERFORMANCES August 20, 2005

A variety show in the gallery/theater featuring The Ahl-i-Nafs, C.A.I. (Collaborative Arts Insurgency)- Spoken Word/Jazz band, Michael Bass M.D, Ted Czuk, The Harmalators, Rose Eger.
Silent Auction #3 closes at 5pm, $3 door donation, no one turned away

ABOUT THE CAFÉ SHOW:
Over 100 painters, photographers, sculptors and photographers and 50 performing artists will come together during a two week exhibition and live performance series that promises an assortment of visual arts and live entertainment even bigger and better than last year! Proceeds from the 3rd Annual Café Show will raise money to help preserve the services and facility of SOMARTS, a pioneering San Francisco Arts and Cultural institution since 1979.

Celebrating the dynamic cafe tradition of the 18th-19th centuries, over 300 framed and unframed work will be displayed 'salon style' in the SOMARTS Bay Gallery. Unlike traditional gallery shows and silent auctions, the public may purchase and take home works 'immediately off the wall'. Winning bids from each of 4 Silent Auctions will be removed at the end of each of the special performance events, and the sold works will be replaced with new pieces - to encourage return patrons.

On opening night the gallery will open up to allow view of a full theater performance of dozens of musicians, poets and other performance artists; silent auction close end of night; wine bar. $5-$10 donation. Two Saturday afternoon variety shows are scheduled for those who can not attend the opening ? or those who want to come back to view the art again, and enjoy a completely different line up of local talent. On August 25, an equally spectacular closing celebration of Café Arts and Culture at SOMARTS will ensure that every artistic taste and cultural curiosity has been explored. If you can not attend and wish to make a donation, please contact: Betsie Miller Kusz (415) 552-2131, [email protected]

Venue, Hours
SOMARTS Cultural Center, Bay Gallery, 934 Brannan St @9th, San Francisco
Gallery Hours: Tuesday ? Friday: 2pm ? 7pm; Saturday: 1pm ? 5pm

Website
http://www.artworksf.com for a complete, updated daily schedule and listing of performers and artists
http://www.somarts.org for more about SOMARTS programs and services