This is a good way to stay abreast on current events around the globe in case you get the traveling bug:
http://events.linkedin.com/sustainability
http://events.linkedin.com/sustainability
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
organicARCHITECT's List of Events for July 2011
RECURRING EVENTS
(events change, things change, please confirm first)
1st Tuesdays:
SF Green Drinks
5:30 - 9:30 pm
COST: Free
LOCATION: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street
INFO: http://sfgreendrinks.org
1st Thursdays:
PRSA First Thursdays
Monthly Networking for Public Relations and Business Professionals
6pm
Fee: No Charge, No-host bar, RSVPs encouraged.
XYZ Bar in the W Hotel
Third and Howard Streets
Valet parking available.
RSVP: www.prsasf.org
1st Fridays:Sustainable Business Alliance Networking Lunch
Alternates between Oakland and Berkeley, features a speaker and group introductions.
Network with others committed to building a vibrant East Bay economy. We are a diverse community that benefits from networking, education and partnership opportunities.
INFO: www.
Silicon Valley Green Drinks
5:30pm
We meet on the FIRST FRIDAY at Eulipia Restaurant & Bar; South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk starts at 8:00 pm
LOCATION: 374 S First St, San Jose
COST: free (no host bar)
INFO: http://www.greendrinks.org/CA/
http://www.facebook.com/group.
2nd Tuesdays:
Sustainable Business Alliance Evening Program
Alternates between speakers, panel discussions, workshops, and green speed networking events. SBA is a membership organization of Bay Area businesses committed to environmentally and socially responsible practices, supporting a just and thriving green economy.
INFO: www.
2nd Thursdays:
Sustainable Business Happy Hour - San Francisco
INFO: groups.yahoo.com/group/
2nd Thursdays:
12:00am to 1:15pm
Peer 2 Peer: The Leads Group for SVASE Members
Mark Harter, mharter@pacbell.net
INFO: www.svase.org
3rd Tuesdays:
Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) Mixer
5:30 to 7 PM
FREE to GGBA Members, $10 for Guests
INFO: www.ggba.com
3rd Wednesdays:
Sustainability Happy Hour - East Bay
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS is a lively monthly gathering for anyone interested in sustainability, including green business, environmental and social causes, architecture and design, organics, renewable energy and more.
LOCATION: check the website for this month's location in Berkeley or Oakland
COST: Free
INFO: http://tinyurl.com/ld5hf
INFO: groups.yahoo.com/group/
3rd Thursdays (typically):
Business After Hours
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Monthly Mixer
Cost is $10 for Chamber members;
$20 for prospective members; $5 additional at the door
INFO: www.sfchamber.com
4th Tuesdays:
EcoTuesday :: The Sustainable Business Leaders Networking Forum
6:30 - 9pm
EcoTuesday is a networking event for sustainable business. Every event features a 20 minute keynote by an industry thought-leader, followed by the hallmark Introduction Circle where all participants have an opportunity to share about their about passion and find like-minded collaborators. Events take place nationwide on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
LOCATION: Check website for the current location this month.
RSVP: www.ecotuesday.com
COST: $5 online, $10 at the door.
INFO: ecotuesday@ecotuesday.com
Last Wednesday of the Month:
7pm
PechaKucha
It's time for the design talent in San Francisco to "See & Be Seen."
Here's the chance for you, designers of all kinds, to tell the world about YOUR big ideas! Break out of those pesky specialities, see what cool things are going on right here in town. Who knows you might just stimulate some cross-discipline collaborations & connections & maybe even get inspired in the process.
LOCATION: 330 Ritch Street
cross street: Brannan & Townsend @ 3rd (SOMA)
COST: Free
INFO: www.pechakucha-sf.com
JULY EVENTS
Friday, July 1, 2011
7:30 AM
Bootstrappers Breakfast - Palo Alto
Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. * Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers
LOCATION: Hobee's Restaurant, 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Small fee + cost of breakfast + tip.
INFO: http://www.
Email: events@skmurphy.com
Phone: 408-252-9676
Friday, July 1, 2011
7:30 PM
The Yoga of Productivity -- Free Talk at EastWest Bookstore
Interactive talk packed with practices for finding focus, motivation and peace in your work. For more information, seewww.innerproductivity.com.
LOCATION: EastWest Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
RSVP: http://www.EastWest.com
COST: Free.
INFO: http://www.InnerProductivity.
Email: chris@purposepowercoaching.com
Phone: 650-988-9800
Friday, July 1, 2011
8:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Final Weekend in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, featuring 50 dance companies and over 750 performers, presents its closing performances July 1-3.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater, 700 Howard Street at Third, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP:
COST: $18-$58, with 50% off Family Matinees for Children 12 and Under.
INFO: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
Saturday, July 2, 2011
10:00 AM
Fillmore Jazz Festival 2011
The Fillmore Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz festival on the West Coast, drawing over 90,000 visitors annually.www.fillmorejazzfestival.com
LOCATION: Fillmore between Jackson and Eddy, Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Free!
INFO: http://www.
Phone: 800-310-6563
Saturday, July 2, 2011
11:30 AM
Inner Productivity Intensive Workshop -- at EastWest Bookstore
Full-day workshop packed with practices for finding focus, motivation and peace in what you do, without even leaving your desk.
LOCATION: EastWest Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
RSVP: http://www.EastWest.com
COST: $75 in advance / $85 day of.
INFO: http://www.eastwest.com
Email: chris@purposepowercoaching.com
Phone: 650-988-9800
Saturday, July 2, 2011
6:00 PM
'Water Chronicles': Painted on Photographs with Assemblage Frames
Leslie Morgan's new series of painted on photographs with assemblage frames: 'Water Chronicles', makes its exhibition debut at Gallery 1044.
LOCATION: Gallery 1044, 1044 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: http://www.gallery1044.com
Email: fred@gallery1044.com
Phone: 415-716-2068
Monday July 4th
Happy Independence Day
Monday, July 4, 2011
12:00 PM
Lake Merritt Music Festival and Bar-B-Que
Eat bar-b-que while you listen to local live music. Hear Superego, Cornerstone, Mark Harris and Destiny. Wine and Beer will be available for purchase.
LOCATION: Oakland Scottish Rite, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612
COST: Free Entry; Wine and Beer available for purchase.
INFO: http://www.scottish-rite.org/
Email: cgilbert125@gmail.com
Phone: 510-451-1903
Monday, July 4, 2011
2:30 PM
4th of July with The Hipwaders at the Berkeley Marina
Award-winning 'Kindie Rock' band, The Hipwaders, will be performing their 'Hip Music for Kids' and grown-ups, too.http://www.hipwaders.net
LOCATION: Berkeley Marina, University Ave. x Marina Blvd, Berkeley, CA 94710
COST: Free.
INFO: http://www.
Email: hoopla@anotherbullwinkelshow.
Phone: 510-548-5335
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
12:00 PM
Stuffed
'Stuffed,' a retrospective of Jessica Cadkin's sculptural fabric pieces from the last couple years.
LOCATION: The Hive Studios & Gallery, 301 Jefferson Street (Jack London Square), Oakland, CA 94607
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: http://www.hivestudios.org/
Tuesday, July 5th
5:30 - 9:00 pm
SF Green Drinks
LOCATION: 111 Minna Gallery
SPONSOR: The GreenMBA at Dominican University of California
Please bring your business cards!
COST: FREE!
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
5:30pm-8:00pm
East Bay Green Building Professionals Guild
The Build It Green community includes professionals from a wide range of specialties. In this relaxed discussion, we'll work together on a hypothetical urban infill project, addressing specifically the project's environmental impact on the site.
Facilitators: Alisa Rose Seidlitz and Ron Bogley
LOCATION: Truitt & White Conference Room, 1817 Second St., Berkeley, CA
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://builditgreen.org/en/
Thursday, July 7, 2011
10:30 AM
Toi Hoang: Homecoming
Sandra Lee Gallery presents Toi Hoang, 1994 SECA award recipient.The exhibition will be on view July 7th-30th, opening reception July 14, 5-7:30.
LOCATION: Sandra Lee Gallery, 251 Post St., Ste. 310, San Francisco, CA 94108
RSVP: http://www.sandraleegallery.
COST: Free.
INFO: http://sandraleegallery.com
Email: art@sandraleegallery.com
Phone: 415-291-8000
Thursday, July 7, 2011
5:30 PM
Chroma: About Color
Our summer exhibition features five artists working with bright colors in different media.
LOCATION: Cain Schulte Contemporary Art, 251 Post Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94108
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: http://www.cainschulte.com
Email: info@cainschulte.com
Phone: 415-543-1550
Friday, July 8, 2011
7:00 PM
San Francisco Summer
Arc studio artists celebrate Summer in San Francisco with a group show of their works.
LOCATION: Arc Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP:
COST: No Charge.
INFO: http://www.arc-sf.com/
Email: arcstudiossf@gmail.com
Phone: 415-861-3504
Saturday, July 9, 2011
6:00 PM
mud/marriage & magic : 3rd annual ceramics exhibit
artworks of Steven Allen, Natasha Dikareva, Alex Hackworth, Lori Koening, John Richard Lloyd, Maggie Malloy, Oli Quezada, & Tiffany Schmierer.
LOCATION: Market Street Gallery, 1554 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: http://www.
Email: newmanstudios2@scbglobal.net
Phone: 415-290-1441
Saturday, July 9, 2011
6:00 PM
2nd Annual Glide Legacy Gala
The black tie Gala will feature a hosted bar, live music, DJ KingMost, the GLIDE Ensemble & catering from 15 local restaurants.
This year we are honored to be acknowledging 2 Incredible Icons with the Cecil Williams & Janice Mirikitani Legacy Awards:
* Kamala Harris - California Attorney General
* Dave Eggers - Author & Co Founder, 826 Valencia
TICKETS: http://glidelegacygala.
INFO: http://glide.org/
INFO: http://glidelegacygala.
COST: 1 VIP: $150, 1GA: $65
FB: https://www.facebook.com/
Sunday, July 10, 2011
6:00 PM
CUESA's Summer Celebration
CUESA's Summer Celebration benefit event features 40 of the Bay Area's best chefs, 20 regional wineries, local spirits companies, and brewers.
LOCATION: Ferry Building, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94105
RSVP: http://cuesasummercelebration.
COST: $95.00.
INFO: http://www.cuesa.org/events/
Email: info@cuesa.org
Phone: 415-291-3276
Second Tuesdays of the Month
Tuesday, 12 July
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Marin Green Drinks
Social Networking for a More Sustainable Future
LOCATION: Maria Maria - La Cantina
651 East Blithedale Ave.
Mill Valley, CA
INFO: http://www.greenkeyrealestate.
INFO: http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
6pm check in
6:30 program
7:30 reception
Jose Antonio Vargas: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
In Conversation with Phil Bronstein, Editor-at-Large, Hearst Newspapers
“I convinced myself that all would be O.K. if I lived up to the qualities of a “citizen”: hard work, self-reliance, love of my country.” Pulitzer Prize Winning journalist for the Washington Post, Jose Anthony Vargas, revealed today that he immigrated to the United States illegally at the age of 12. Raised and educated in the Bay Area, Vargas won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his breaking news piece on the Virginia Tech shootings. Now 30 and no longer a reporter at the Washington Post Vargas has founded Define American, to changed the conversation on immigration reform. You can read the New York Times article here: http://nyti.ms/m5rbZU.
LOCATION: The Commonwealth Club SF Club Office
595 Market St. San Francisco, CA
COST: $20 standard, FREE for members, $7 students (with valid ID)
TIX: http://bit.ly/lvNPXw
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
4:00 PM
SiliconValleyConnects The 'Easy-to-Meet-People' Networking Opportunity
'Easy-to-Meet-People' Networking Opportunity - Efficient and productive connecting experience. Kristy Rogers KristyRogersConnects408-288-8484
LOCATION: Silicon Valley Capital Club, 50 W. San Fernando St. Ste 1700, San Jose, CA 95113
RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/
COST: $35 for pre-registration, $45 at the door, $25 for Capital Club members who pre-register.
INFO: http://kristyrogersconnects.
Email: kristy@kristyrogersconnects.
Phone: 408-288-8484
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
5:30
Marin Green Drinks
Meet us the 2nd Tuesdays of each month to socialize with people creating a more sustainable lifestyle.
LOCATION: See website for monthly venue. July we meet at Jason's Restaurant 300 Drakes Rd, Greenbrae 94904
RSVP: jody@mpgrealty.com
COST: We buy our own food and drinks
INFO: www.greendrinks.org (select Mill Valley) or \"Like\" us on Facebook to RSVP on Purple Trail invite. Note: no events held at Maria Maria.
Second Tuesday of each Month:
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
5:30-7:30 pm
Green Drinks-Tri-Valley-Livermore
What is Green Drinks?
Green Drinks is an informal gathering of green-minded folks mixing it up over a pint or two to network, socialize and learn about the green business movement.
The event is simple and unstructured where many have found employment, made new contacts, shared and developed new ideas, discovered new partnerships as well as made new friends. All are welcome. Just ask, \"are you green?\"
LOCATION: First Street Ale House, 2086 First St., Livermore, back patio
COST: No Host Bar & Food
INFO: http://tv-greendrinks.org/
Thursday, July 14, 2011
5:30 PM
Danville Thursday Night Street Festivals
Danville Thursday Night Street Festivals, July 14 and August 11, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. For more information, visitwww.discoverdanvilleca.com
LOCATION: Downtown Danville, Hartz & Prospect Avenues, Danville, CA 94526
RSVP: http://www.discoverdanvilleca.
COST: Free.
INFO: http://www.discoverdanvilleca.
Email: events@discoverdanvilleca.com
Phone: 925-339-8330
Thursday, July 14, 2011
6:00 PM
NCHRA San Francisco Region Summer Social
Join us at bin480 restaurant and lounge for our summer networking social. Get to know your fellow members in a relaxed and congenial setting.
LOCATION: San Francisco Marriott - Union Square, 480 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
RSVP: http://www.nchra.org/
COST: General: $35 / NCHRA Members: $25.
INFO: http://www.nchra.org
Email: apowers@nchra.org
Phone: 415-291-1992
SECOND THURSDAY of the MONTH
Thursday 14 July
5:30pm
SF Sustainable Business Happy Hour
(Green Business Drinks)
LOCATION: Elixir Bar on 16th St. @ Guerrero.
INFO: Tiffany@GreenKeyRealEstate.com
INFO: SustainableBusinessHappyHourSF
Thursday, July 14, 2011
7:30 PM
Christian Parenti: Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change & Violence
Christian Parenti will speak about his new book, Tropic of Chaos, answer questions and sign books. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
LOCATION: Berkeley Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA 94709
RSVP: http://www.brownpapertickets.
COST: $12 advance, $15 door.
INFO: http://www.kpfa.org/events
Phone: 510-967-4495
Friday, July 15, 2011
8:00 AM
SF Bootstrappers Breakfast Welcomes Steve Mock
Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. Bootstrapper's Breakfasts welcomes special guest - Steve Mock.
LOCATION: Sandbox Suites - Union Square, 567 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Non-members $5, members no charge.
INFO: http://www.
Email: events@skmurphy.com
Phone: 408-252-9676
Saturday, July 16, 2011
10:00 AM
Connoisseurs' Marketplace
Live music, art, crafts, chefs' demos, artisan specialty food, a green products showcase, festive food and drink, a collector car show, kids' fun zone
LOCATION: On Santa Cruz Avenue, Between El Camino Real and Johnson Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025
RSVP:
COST: Free Admission.
INFO: http://www.miramarevents.com
Phone: 650-325-2818
Saturday, July 16, 2011
10:00 AM
Art in the Garden at Gamble Garden - Inspirations from Nature
Join us for our 2nd Annual Art in the Garden event! Friday night Preview Party and Saturday watching art happen...open to the public for free!
LOCATION: Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301-3640
RSVP:
COST: Saturday is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Tickets $25 for Friday party.
INFO: http://www.gamblegarden.org
Email: admin@gamblegarden.org
Phone: 650-329-1356 x201
Monday, July 18, 2011
5:00 PM
A Talent for Talent: Ari Emanuel in conversation with Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn
Two ascending leaders will share their respective views on the future of talent as a brand, strategies for aggressive career growth, and more.
LOCATION: Santa Clara Marriott Hotel, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054
RSVP: http://www.churchillclub.org/
COST: Member $85 | Nonmember $189 (includes one year discounted basic membership).
INFO: http://www.churchillclub.org/
Email: info@churchillclub.org
Phone: 408-265-0130
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
8:30 AM
Natural Networking: How to Connect Authentically
Be guided by master networker and Performance Coach Jonathan Bender for a packed two hours of practical tools to transform your networking skills.
LOCATION: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 235 Montgomery Street, 12th Flr., San Francisco, CA 94104
RSVP: http://events.sfchamber.com/
COST: Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members by July 17th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided.
INFO: http://events.sfchamber.com/
Email: pzamudio@sfchamber.com
Phone: 415-352-8818
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
CALL TIME: 1 PM PST
Green Business Conference Call
Come and get solutions and ideas to some of your toughest green business and marketing questions with Tad Hargrave and Scott Cooney, two green business coaches and hosts of the Facebook Green Business Group!
Facing challenges in getting more clients, outreach, employee engagement?
Come talk about it. Listen to your peers and learn some (don't say best practices--don't say best practices) best practices (d'oh!) from colleagues around the world who are doing well by doing good.
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/
Tuesday, July 19th 2011
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
(Held on the 3rd Tuesdays of the month)
Architects/ Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR)
presents the
ADPSR Building Ecology Lecture Series
Hear an in-depth discussion on a deep green topic every month in this special lecture series.
LOCATION: AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor
at Kearny
San Francisco (near Montgomery St. BART)
COST: $10 suggested donation benefits ADPSR
no one turned away for lack of funds
includes light snacks
INFO: lecture@adpsr-norcal.org, 415-474-7777
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
8:00 AM
SDForum Clean Tech Breakfast 'Clean Lighting Solutions'
Our expert panel will discuss the opportunities and innovations leading the Clean Lighting industry; mitigating emissions and reducing energy use.
LOCATION: Nixon Peabody - San Francisco, One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111
RSVP: http://www.sdforum.org/admin/
COST: SDForum Members: $25, Non-Members: $35, Platinum Pass: $0; $10 more at the door.
INFO: http://www.sdforum.org/admin/
Email: marketing@sdforum.org
Phone: 408-414-5964
3rd Wednesday of the Month:
Wednesday July 21st
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sustainability Happy Hour - East Bay
EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS is a lively monthly gathering for anyone interested in sustainability, including green business, environmental and social causes, architecture and design, organics, renewable energy and more.
INFO: http://tinyurl.com/ld5hf
LOCATION: check the website for this month's location in Berkeley or Oakland
INFO: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
COST: Free
Thursday, July 21, 2011
7-9 pm
CREATING COHOUSING AUTHORS’ PRESENTATION and BOOK RELEASE
Celebrate the release of Creating Cohousing:
Building Sustainable Communities
at Berkeley's premier architecture bookstore.
The authors will talk about their 20 years of creating cohousing in North America including several Bay Area cohousing communities. Come hear what we can learn from cohousing about sustainability, good neighborhood design, resource conservation and social cooperation.
LOCATION: Builders Booksource, 1817 Fourth Street Berkeley, CA
COST: The event is free and open to the public.
INFO: http://www.cohousingco.com
MAP: http://www.buildersbooksource.
Friday, July 22, 2011
9:15 AM
KristyRogersConnects 'Business Meet Togethers'
Speaker: Belanie Dishong Contact: Kristy Rogers | 408.288.8484 | kristy@KristyRogersConnects.
LOCATION: Biltmore Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA 95054
RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/
COST: $40 to get known (pre-registration) | $50 at the door; $75 additional to be visible (marketing table).
INFO: http://kristyrogersconnects.
Email: kristy@kristyrogersconnects.
Phone: 408-288-8484
Saturday, July 23, 2011
12:00 PM
Buddhist Church of San Francisco's Ginza Bazaar & Bon Dance
Features games, Japanese food, shopping, entertainment & more! Bon dancing Sunday from 1PM to 3PM with Taiko drumming at intermission
LOCATION: Buddhist Church of San Francisco, 1881 Pine Street (at Octavia), San Francisco, CA 94109
RSVP:
COST: Free Admission.
INFO: http://bcsfweb.org
Email: office@bcsf.org
Phone: 415-776-3158
Saturday, July 23, 2011
6:00 PM
'Love and Anarchy' Art Exhibit
Featuring art works by Cece Carpio, Kira Curtis, Fernando Marti, and Jermaine Rogers. An installation of indoor graffiti mural, posters, and prints.
LOCATION: Ictus Gallery, 1769 15th St., San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: http://ictusgallery.com/
Email: katya@ictusgallery.com
Phone: 510-912-0792
Saturday, July 23, 2011
7:30 PM
'Cymbeline' - Free Shakespeare in the Park
Shakespeare's inventive fairytale of Princess Innogen's journey includes forbidden love, mistaken identities, banishment and a magic potion.
LOCATION: Amador Valley Community Park, 4301 Black Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
RSVP:
COST: Free of Charge.
INFO: http://www.firehousearts.org
Phone: 925-931-5340
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
4:00 PM
'Networking 101 Workshop & Mixer'
Topic: How to Easily Break Into Conversations at Mixers Contact: Kristy Rogers | 408.288.8484 | kristy@KristyRogersConnects.
LOCATION: Silicon Valley Capital Club, 50 W. San Fernando St. Ste 1700, San Jose, CA 95113
RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/
COST: $10 pre-registration | $15 at the door.
INFO: http://kristyrogersconnects.
Email: kristy@kristyrogersconnects.
Phone: 408-288-8484
4th Thursday of the month
Thursday 28 July
12:00 to 1:30pm
Tri-Valley Sustainable Business Alliance networking lunch
LOCATION: varies (Pleasant Asian Cuisine 5901 Owens Drive, Pleasanton
RSVP: Steve Melgoza 925-371-6732
COST: $12.00
TVSBA is a non-profit membership organization committed to sustainable business policies and practices. Many members are Alamend & contra costa certified Green Businesses.
RSVP: jim@righttrac.com
4th Thursdays of the Month
Thursday July 28
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Green Drinks Sustainability Networking
Sponsored by North Bay Sustainable Business Alliance
Please join us for a lively social and networking gathering for business people interested in sustainability, including green business, architecture, design, organics, clean energy, local economy and other topics.
Appetizers provided, hosted bar.
Bring your business cards and invite your sustainable business friends!
RSVP: Diane@TheRedwoodGrove.com
LOCATION: Novato Oaks Inn, 215 Alameda del Prado Ave, Novato
RSVP: www.NBSBA.org
COST: $20
Saturday 30 July
9 p.m.
The Atomic Duo w/ Suzy and Eric Thompsom
The Atomic Duo is a socialist string band from Austin, Texas. Providing a mix of humor and social critique, in the vein of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the Atomic Duo preaches to the choir in these hard times. Depression Era sounds for a brand new depression.
LOCATION: Subterranean Arthouse 2179 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 United States
RSVP: https://www.brownpapertickets.
COST: Suggested $15-30
INFO: www.theatomicduo.com
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
7:30 PM
Jane Fonda: Prime Time: Making the Most of Your Life
Jane Fonda will discuss her new book, Prime Time: Making the Most of Your Life, answer questions, and sign books. Hosted by Chris Welch.
LOCATION: First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
RSVP: http://www.brownpapertickets.
COST: $15 advance, $18 door.
INFO: http://www.kpfa.org/events
Phone: 510-967-4495
Friday, June 3, 2011
Computer Issues? Forget Planned Obsolescence, Check out TechCollective in SF
About TechCollective:
http://www.techcollective.com/
What is Planned Obsolescence?
http://www.economist.com/node/13354332
"TechCollective is a worker-owned company providing a full range of technology support and consulting services. Based in San Francisco, and currently serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area, we specialize in the tech needs of individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses and other organizations. We are different from other tech support options because we're accountable, unlike a freelance technician or consultant; and we're personable, unlike a large corporation. When you do business with us, you're always dealing with someone who has a personal stake in the success of our company, and thus in your satisfaction as our customer."
http://www.techcollective.com/
What is Planned Obsolescence?
http://www.economist.com/node/13354332
organicARCHITECT's List of Events for June 2011
RECURRING EVENTS
(events change, things change, please confirm first)
1st Tuesdays:
SF Green Drinks
5:30 - 9:30 pm
COST: Free
LOCATION: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street
INFO: http://sfgreendrinks.org
1st Thursdays:
PRSA First Thursdays
Monthly Networking for Public Relations and Business Professionals
6pm
Fee: No Charge, No-host bar, RSVPs encouraged.
XYZ Bar in the W Hotel
Third and Howard Streets
Valet parking available.
RSVP: www.prsasf.org
1st Fridays:Sustainable Business Alliance Networking Lunch
Alternates between Oakland and Berkeley, features a speaker and group introductions.
Network with others committed to building a vibrant East Bay economy. We are a diverse community that benefits from networking, education and partnership opportunities.
INFO: www.
Silicon Valley Green Drinks
5:30pm
We meet on the FIRST FRIDAY at Eulipia Restaurant & Bar; South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk starts at 8:00 pm
LOCATION: 374 S First St, San Jose
COST: free (no host bar)
INFO: http://www.greendrinks.org/CA/
http://www.facebook.com/group.
2nd Tuesdays:
Sustainable Business Alliance Evening Program
Alternates between speakers, panel discussions, workshops, and green speed networking events. SBA is a membership organization of Bay Area businesses committed to environmentally and socially responsible practices, supporting a just and thriving green economy.
INFO: www.
2nd Thursdays:
Sustainable Business Happy Hour - San Francisco
INFO: groups.yahoo.com/group/
2nd Thursdays:
12:00am to 1:15pm
Peer 2 Peer: The Leads Group for SVASE Members
Mark Harter, mharter@pacbell.net
INFO: www.svase.org
3rd Tuesdays:
Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) Mixer
5:30 to 7 PM
FREE to GGBA Members, $10 for Guests
INFO: www.ggba.com
3rd Wednesdays:
Sustainability Happy Hour - East Bay
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS is a lively monthly gathering for anyone interested in sustainability, including green business, environmental and social causes, architecture and design, organics, renewable energy and more.
LOCATION: check the website for this month's location in Berkeley or Oakland
COST: Free
INFO: http://tinyurl.com/ld5hf
INFO: groups.yahoo.com/group/
3rd Thursdays (typically):
Business After Hours
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Monthly Mixer
Cost is $10 for Chamber members;
$20 for prospective members; $5 additional at the door
INFO: www.sfchamber.com
4th Tuesdays:
EcoTuesday :: The Sustainable Business Leaders Networking Forum
6:30 - 9pm
EcoTuesday is a networking event for sustainable business. Every event features a 20 minute keynote by an industry thought-leader, followed by the hallmark Introduction Circle where all participants have an opportunity to share about their about passion and find like-minded collaborators. Events take place nationwide on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
LOCATION: Check website for the current location this month.
RSVP: www.ecotuesday.com
COST: $5 online, $10 at the door.
INFO: ecotuesday@ecotuesday.com
Last Wednesday of the Month:
7pm
PechaKucha
It's time for the design talent in San Francisco to "See & Be Seen."
Here's the chance for you, designers of all kinds, to tell the world about YOUR big ideas! Break out of those pesky specialities, see what cool things are going on right here in town. Who knows you might just stimulate some cross-discipline collaborations & connections & maybe even get inspired in the process.
LOCATION: 330 Ritch Street
cross street: Brannan & Townsend @ 3rd (SOMA)
COST: Free
INFO: www.pechakucha-sf.com
JUNE EVENTS
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
5:30pm-8:00pm
East Bay Green Building Professionals Guild
Topic: Insider Marketing Tips for Green Building Professionals: From Fundamentals to Social Media
In this presentation, you will learn from two marketing experts, Maureen Ladley and Shirin Oreizy.
Maureen will help you check your marketing foundation and provide a back-to-the-basics approach for today's economy. As companies today are doing more with less or are scrambling for new business, the most basic things that make a building business successful can erode. Whether you are extremely busy or not busy enough, when the marketing foundation starts to go, so can your business. In this session, Maureen will review the marketing basics checklist, give you the guidelines for a marketing foundation audit and offer insight into improving your marketing impact.
As Green Building Professionals, trying to market your services online you are typically faced with two challenges: 1) Motivating homeowners to adopt green building practices is not an easy task. 2) Marketing on the internet can be daunting. In this presentation, Shirin will show you how to tackle both! She will present findings from various research studies on how to get consumers to care about adopting green alternatives in their homes & go over specific online marketing strategies that you can start using today to get them on board
Specifically, Shirin will cover:
• 5 Ways to Market Your Business Online: From Search Engines to Social Media
• 9 Real Life Examples of How to Market Green Incentives to Your Prospects
• Best Practices when it comes to Marketing Online & Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Speakers: Maureen Ladley, Ladley & Associates; Shirin Oreizy, Next Step e-Solutions
LOCATION: Truitt & White Conference Room, 1817 Second St., Berkeley, CA
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://builditgreen.org/en/
Thursday, June 2, 2011
5:20 PM
SF IndieFest presents The 8th Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
The 8th annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival running June 2-17, 2011 at the Roxie Film Center, 3117 Sixteenth Street, in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
RSVP: http://anotherholeinthehead.
COST: $11.00.
INFO: Website: http://www.sfindie.com
Email: info@sfindie.com
Phone: 415-820-3907
Friday, June 3, 2011
12:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Opens June 3 in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival opens Friday, June 3, at 12 pm featuring the Rumsen Ohlone Tribe and Native American tribal song and dance.
LOCATION: San Francisco City Hall Rotunda, 1 Dr Carleton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
June 4th and June 5th
10am - 6pm
Steven Restivo and the Union Street Association presents:
The 35th Annual Union Street (Eco-Urban) Festival Will Focus on Health
Music, fun, food and Green education and advocacy will be in full supply throughout six entire blocks from Gough to Steiner along Union Street. And one thing is certain-this event is Always a Celebration! The Union Street (Eco-Urban) Festival typically attracts more than 100,000 visitors each year from all over the United States making it the largest and most well renowned street fairs in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Union Street, Gough to Steiner, San Francisco
COST: Free!
INFO: http://unionstreetfestival.com
Email: info@sresproductions.com
Phone: 800-310-6563
Outlook: http://www.fullcalendar.com/
Saturday, June 4, 2011
10:00 AM
Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival
Chalk Art Contest at 4PM. Organic raw dark chocolate mousse, adult brownies, chocolate ricotta pizza, chocolate soup, or a chocolate foot massage!
LOCATION: Gourmet Ghetto, North Shattuck Ave., 1400-1800 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
RSVP:
COST: Free Entry but Chocolate Tickets are 10/$10, Box of Chalk is $10.
INFO: Website: http://www.
Email: LBullwinkl@aol.com
Phone: 510-548-5335
Saturday, June 4, 2011
1:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gallery Walk
16 Yerba Buena neighborhood galleries open to the public. Free admission. Maps available at each gallery and online atwww.yerbabuena.org/gallerywalk
LOCATION: Throughout the Yerba Buena neighborhood, Please see walking map at www.yerbabuena.org/gallerywalk for gallery locations, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.yerbabuena.org/
Email: virginia@yerbabuena.org
Phone: 415-541-0312
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
5:00pm-7:00pm
South Bay Green Building Professionals Guild
Title: Understanding Energy Efficiency and Green Building Rebate Programs – Energy Upgrade California and Beyond
We have all heard about the stimulus money that has been allocated towards incentivizing green building and energy efficiency. There have never been more opportunities for homeowners to capitalize on this financial support in order to increase the energy efficiency and comfort of their home.
This session will allow participants to make more educated decisions as to which certifications to either pursue themselves or to ensure that their subcontractors (or service providers) have so that their clients can access as many energy efficiency and green rebates as possible within their location.
Speakers: Korin Crawford, Build It Green
LOCATION: Harrel Remodeling, 1954 Old Middlefield Way, Mt. View, CA
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://www.builditgreen.org/
Tuesday, June 7th
5:30 – 9:30 pm
SF Green Drinks Friends!
We can’t wait to see you all on Tuesday, June 7th at 111 Minna Gallery. Our theme this month is a Summer Connections . . . we will be bringing back Speed Networking and Speed Dating and we hope to see you there! We will of course have one room open for our regular Green Drinks networking.
6:30 Speed Networking
7:30 Speed Dating
SPONSORED BY: The GreenMBA at Dominican University of California
LOCATION: 111 Minna Gallery
Cost: FREE!
MUSIC: We are honored to have Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE gracing us with his ‘lounge deep house music’ this month!
Speed Networking & Dating: Hosted by Samuel Collier
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
7pm - 10pm
designedCOLLECTIVE "The Sustainability of Design"
The designedCOLLECTIVE of San Francisco will host three masters in automotive, industrial and architectural design for a panel discussion “Sustainability in Design” at Atelier LeeQuen on June 7, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. This marks the fourth in a series of events created by Paige Loczi, owner and creative director of sustainable interior design house LOCZIdesign, to foster community and excellence among designers, artisans and craftspeople from across the creative spectrum.
LOCATION: Atelier LeeQuen 7 Heron Street San Francisco, CA
RSVP: paige@loczidesign.com
COST: FREE
INFO: https://events.r20.
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/
8 June 1867
Frank Lloyd Wright's Birthday
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
5:00pm-7:00pm
North Bay Green Building Professionals Guild
Topic: Save the World in 20 Slides
Pecha Kucha was devised in Tokyo for designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for "chit chat,” it’s a presentation format based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. This keeps things concise and moving at a rapid pace.
This evening’s theme is anything pertaining to Green, Sustainable, and Holistic Living.
LOCATION: Marin Builders Association, 660 Las Galinas Ave. , San Rafael, CA
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://builditgreen.org/en/
FEATURED EVENT:
Thursday June 9, 20115:30 PM to 8:30 PM
An Evening with William McDonough
& Dr. Michael Braungart,
Co-Authors of "Cradle to Cradle"
Join us for a gala evening of cocktails, dinner and celebration. For the first time in six years, "Cradle to Cradle" co-authors William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart will be together in California. They invite you to join them to celebrate the accomplishments of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and hear their thoughts on how to unlock the next Industrial Revolution.
This intimate gathering presents a rare opportunity to meet two of the environmental movement's leading figures, hear their thoughts on the future of the world and the environmental movement, and network with other leading eco-illuminati.
LOCATION: InterContinental San Francisco
888 Howard St
COST: $150 and up
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/3pjfl7s
Thursday, June 9, 2011
12:00 PM
A Difference of Perception - Harrington Gallery
Reception 6/9. The exhibit showcases the artwork of noted surrealists Bill Weber, Bill Sala and others, along with a new collection by Ron Norman.
LOCATION: Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
COST: $2.00 Donation Suggested.
INFO: Website: http://www.firehousearts.org
Phone: 925-931-4849
Thursday, June 9, 2011
6:00 PM
Harvard Club of SF - Annual Dinner with NASA Kepler Mission
Harvard Club presents awards to NASA Kepler Mission Head Scientist, William Borucki, and former Undersecretary of Education, Sara Martinez Tucker.
LOCATION: The University Club, 800 Powell St., San Francisco, CA 94108
RSVP: http://2011annualdinner.
COST: Member: $114 | Non-Member Harvard Alum: $154 | Recent Grad: $89 | Non-Harvard Attendee: $154.
INFO: Website: http://www.harvardclubsf.org/
Email: info@harvardclubsf.org
Phone: 415-621-3900
Thursday June 9th
6pm
Viral Video SF
How do viral videos work? How do creators ensure views on YouTube? How do brands leverage this new medium to raise awareness?
Two of San Francisco's leading digital creative agencies (Portal A Interactive and Seedwell with over 50 million combined views on YouTube) bring together a host of distinguished experts in online video for an insider perspective on how brands can leverage viral video for their next marketing campaign.
LOCATION: Public Works, 161 Eerie St., San Francisco
COST: $7 ($10 at door)
RSVP: http://viralvideosf.
INFO: http://viralvideosf.com/
SECOND THURSDAY of the MONTH
Thursday June 9th
5:30pm
SF Sustainable Business Happy Hour
(Green Business Drinks)
LOCATION: Elixir Bar on 16th St. @ Guerrero.
INFO: Tiffany@GreenKeyRealEstate.com
INFO: SustainableBusinessHappyHourSF
Saturday, June 11, 2011
11:00 AM
The 77th Annual San Mateo County Fair
LOCATION: The 77th San Mateo County Fair, 2495 So. Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94403
RSVP: http://www.sresproductions.
COST: $4-14; Check The Web Site For Special Offers.
INFO: Website: http://www.sresproductions.
Email: info@sresproductions.com
Phone: 800-310-6563
Second Tuesdays of the Month
Tuesday, June 14
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Marin Green Drinks
Social Networking for a More Sustainable Future
LOCATION: Maria Maria - La Cantina
651 East Blithedale Ave.
Mill Valley, CA
INFO: http://www.greenkeyrealestate.
INFO: http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Saturday, June 11, 2011
6:00 PM
Heroes with Bling
An exhibit to celebrate the sparkling diamonds of SF's queer community. Works by Michael J. Kruzich, Jose A Guzman Colon, & Marianne Larochelle!
LOCATION: Market Street Gallery, 1554 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.
Email: newmanstudios2@scbglobal.net
Phone: 415-290-1441
Saturday, June 11, 2011
8:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival 2nd Weekend in Berkeley
The second weekend of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, which features 50 world dance companies and 750 performers.
LOCATION: Zellerbach Hall-University of California, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720
RSVP:
COST: $18-$58, with 50% off Family Matinees for Children 12 and Under.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
Sunday, June 12, 2011
9 am - 5:30 pm
Tour of Brentwood Farm
Join Bay Area Green Tours on Sunday, June 12, 2011 on our
Delicious Brentwood “U-Pick It” Farm Tour & Picnic in the Shadow of Mount
Diablo
Enjoy a beautiful day out in the orchards, meet the farmers, and pick your
own favorite fruit – blackberries, cherries, apricots, and pluots fresh
from the trees! Meet in Berkeley or Walnut Creek
INFO: http://www.bayareagreentours.
COST: $85, Lunch (optional): $15
LOCATION: Brentwood Farm
RSVP: http://www.bayareagreentours.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
5:30-8pm
Marin Green Drinks
Join us the 2nd Tuesday of every month to get to know and build our green community.
LOCATION: Confirm location monthly. June 14th we meet at Jason's Restaurant in Greenbrae
RSVP: www.greendrinks.org - select Mill Valley
COST: We buy our own drinks and food.
INFO: "Like" us on Facebook for event info page, Marin Green Drinks.
Second Tuesday of each Month:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
5:30-7:30 pm
Green Drinks-Tri-Valley-Livermore
What is Green Drinks?
Green Drinks is an informal gathering of green-minded folks mixing it up over a pint or two to network, socialize and learn about the green business movement.
The event is simple and unstructured where many have found employment, made new contacts, shared and developed new ideas, discovered new partnerships as well as made new friends. All are welcome. Just ask, "are you green?"
LOCATION: First Street Ale House, 2086 First St., Livermore, back patio
COST: No Host Bar & Food
INFO: http://tv-greendrinks.org/
Tuesday June 14, 2011
6:30-8:30pm
Sustainability at Work: Are we applying the same principles of environmental sustainability to people in the workplace?
SPONSORED BY THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ALLIANCE
LOCATION: Hub Berkeley, at The David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Suite 400
Berkeley, CA 94704
near the Downtown Berkeley BART station
Are we applying the same principles of environmental sustainability to people in the workplace? Potentially, people are the most renewable and sustainable part of an organization. This panel will discuss sustainability as it applies to the worker within the organization -- how does sustainability relate to staff? How can companies create and maintain the physical, mental, and social well being of their employees? How does the well-being of workers impact business? What are the key principles for ensuring the sustainability of workers? Issues such as stress and work life balance will be addressed. Sustainability works, but are we working sustainably?
COST: SBA Members - $12.00
HUB Members - $12.00
Non Members - $15.00
$5 more at the door
RSVP: http://sba.memberlodge.org/
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
5:30pm-7:30pm
San Francisco Green Building Professionals Guild
Topic: Managing Rainwater with Plants
Description: San Francisco once consisted of dunes, grassy hills and wetlands, today the buildings and roadways of a dense city cover the landscape. As a consequence, where rainwater was once a resource, stormwater is often a problem that requires major infrastructure to manage. Low Impact Design (LID) uses vegetated systems – plants – to mimic or restore natural processes of the watershed and reduce runoff, aid infiltration, treat pollutants, and recharge groundwater.
Speakers: Leslie Webster, Urban Watershed Management Program - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Brent Bucknum, Founder - Hyphae Design Lab
LOCATION: SF Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA but check website for location changes
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://builditgreen.org/en/
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
6:00 PM
Art in Storefronts Artists Talk and Art Walk
Join Art in Storefronts artists for a lively discussion about their temporary projects and take an Art Walk through the Central Market corridor.
LOCATION: the luggage store, 1007 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.sfartscommission.
Phone: 415-252-2590
3rd Wednesday of the Month:
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sustainability Happy Hour - East Bay
EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS is a lively monthly gathering for anyone interested in sustainability, including green business, environmental and social causes, architecture and design, organics, renewable energy and more.
INFO: http://tinyurl.com/ld5hf
LOCATION: check the website for this month's location in Berkeley or Oakland
INFO: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
COST: Free
Friday, June 17, 2011
7:30 PM
Oscar Hijuelos: Thoughts Without Cigarettes, A Memoir
Oscar Hijuelos will speak about his new book, Thoughts Without Cigarettes, answer questions, and sign books. Hosted by Nina Serrano.
LOCATION: La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
RSVP: http://www.brownpapertickets.
COST: $12 advance, $15 door.
INFO: Website: http://www.kpfa.org/events
Phone: 510-967-4495
Saturday, June 18, 2011
10:00 AM
57th Annual North Beach Festival
57th Annual North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 18th & 19th, 2011 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM ~ FREE North Beach District, San Francisco, CA
LOCATION: North Beach, Columbus Ave, Grant Ave, Washington Square Park and nearby streets, San Francisco, CA 94133
RSVP: http://www.sresproductions.
COST: Free event.
INFO: Website: http://www.sresproductions.
Email: info@sresproductions.com
Phone: 800-310-6563
Saturday, June 18, 2011
12:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival 3rd Weekend in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, featuring 50 world dance companies and 750 performers, presents its third weekend in SF June 18 and 19.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Free-$24.
INFO: Website: http://www.
Phone: 415-474-3914
FEATURED EVENT:
Tuesday, June 21st 2011
Reception: 6:00pm
Lecture: 6:30 - 9:00pm
(Held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month)
ADPSR Building Ecology Lecture Series Presents:
Natural and Unnatural Building in Haiti:
Responses to economic, cultural, and seismic challenges
in the 18 months since the earthquake
In contrast to the importation of costly industrialized materials that more often than not, end up in landfills, Haiti has a rich array of local materials that can be adapted to provide modern well designed structures to meet Haiti’s current and long term construction needs. Earth, straw, bamboo, and rubble offer abundant opportunities to do just that.
The objective of these Haitian reconstruction projects was to create building systems that could respond to the conspiring crisis’ of resource depletion, climate challenge, economic disparity, and rapid population growth. Addressing Haiti’s problems today offers us a glimpse into how these practices might be applied around the globe.
SPEAKERS
* Bruce King, Structural Civil Engineer
Founder and Director of the Ecological Building Network (EBNet)
Helped write improved building codes from California to Mongolia that have facilitated more ecologically-sound methods of building. Currently working to build their winning scheme for the Haitian government’s Building Back Better Communities (BBBC).
* Martin Hammer, Architect
Martin worked on several projects in Haiti over the past year including work with the Earthquake Engineering Readiness Institute, World Monument Fund, and Builders Without Borders. He designed and built the first straw bale structure in Haiti, similar to the structures he introduced to Pakistan. He has also been instrumental in the further development of the code for straw bale construction in California.
* Bob Theis, Architect / Planner
Bob has worked on several projects in Haiti over the past year in association with with Green Microfinance and the Peasants Association of Fondwa. He has also designed more than 100 Natural buildings around the world.
* Tim Owen-Kennedy, Designer/Builder
Tim is the owner of Vital Systems Natural Building and Design, He spent the past year developing building methods and techniques for rural reconstruction in Haiti. This was primarily in association with Green Microfinance and the Peasants Association of Fondwa. He is on the Board of Directors for Architects/ Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility, and The Natural Building Network.
LOCATION:
AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor
at Kearny
San Francisco (near Montgomery St. BART)
COST:
$10 suggested donation benefits ADPSR
no one turned away for lack of funds
includes light snacks
INFO: lecture@adpsr-norcal.org
RSVP:http://www.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/
June 22 - 24th
PCBC Conference / West Coast Green
Join the largest builders conference in the country.
West Coast Green is the world's leading event on green innovation for the built environment. We are proud to be collaborating with PCBC in hosting the West Coast Green Salon – an interactive hub where some of the world's leading experts on green building and sustainability will share best practices, case studies and market strategies for shifting the way we build. This is a rare opportunity to engage one–on–one with some of the top thought leaders designing the smart communities of the future.
Speakers:
* Ann Edminster, M.Arch., Author, Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet
* Eric Corey Freed, Principal, Organic Architect; Author, Green Building for Dummies
* Dan Geiger, Executive Director, US Green Building Council NCC
* Jim Heid, President & Founder, UrbanGreen
* Jason Warnock, Senior Sustainable Market Strategist, Post+Beam. Chair,
* David Arkin, Principal, Arkin–Tilt Architects
* Brian Back, Publisher & Founding Editor, Sustainable Industries
* Josiah Cain, Principal, Design Ecology; Director of Sustainable Design, UC Berkeley Extension
* Hunter Lovins, President, Natural Capital Solutions
* Leif Magnuson, EPA, Residential Green Building Coordinator
* Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials
* Stan Wrzeski, Building Scientist, Project Consultant to EcoCenter, Heron's Head Park
* Panama Bartholomy, California Energy Commission, Deputy Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division
* Bruce King, Director, Ecological Building Network
COST: Varies
Free expo floor passes are available. Email us for details: events@organicarchitect.com
LOCATION: Moscone Center
Howard between 3rd and 4th
INFO: http://pcbc.com/theshow/
4th Thursday of the month
Thursday June 23
12:00 to 1:30pm
Tri-Valley Sustainable Business Alliance networking lunch
LOCATION: varies (Pleasant Asian Cuisine 5901 Owens Drive, Pleasanton
RSVP: Steve Melgoza 925-371-6732
COST: $12.00
TVSBA is a non-profit membership organization committed to sustainable business policies and practices. Many members are Alamend & contra costa certified Green Businesses.
RSVP: jim@righttrac.com
4th Thursdays of the Month
Thursday June 23rd
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Green Drinks Sustainability Networking
Sponsored by North Bay Sustainable Business Alliance
Please join us for a lively social and networking gathering for business people interested in sustainability, including green business, architecture, design, organics, clean energy, local economy and other topics.
Appetizers provided, hosted bar.
Bring your business cards and invite your sustainable business friends!
RSVP: Diane@TheRedwoodGrove.com
LOCATION: Novato Oaks Inn, 215 Alameda del Prado Ave, Novato
RSVP: www.NBSBA.org
COST: $20
Thursday June 23rd
6 p.m. check-in
6:30 p.m. program
7:30 book signing and reception
David Eagleman, Neuroscientist, Baylor School of Medicine; Author, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
What is our subconscious mind doing while we pay our bills, write emails and decide between crunchy and smooth at the grocery store? As neuroscientists are learning more and more about our body’s hidden frontier, we have gained fleeting insights into our own intuition, habits and seemingly unexplainable preferences. Neuroscientist Eagleman draws connections between our perception of the world and the hidden functions of the brain.
INFO: http://bit.ly/BrainsNeuro
LOCATION: The Commonwealth Club
595 Market St., 2nd floor
CROSS: Second
COST: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/
Friday, June 24, 2011
8:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Continues--4th Weekend in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, featuring 50 dance companies and over 750 performers, holds its fourth weekend June 24-26 in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater, 700 Howard Street at Third, San Francisco, CA 94103
COST: $18-$58, with 50% off Family Matinees for Children 12 and Under.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
Friday, June 24, 2011
8:30 PM
Innovative California Dance Films
Ranging from laugh-out-loud humor to tales of love and death and from nude symmetrical abstract patterns to performance in traffic in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
RSVP: http://www.brownpapertickets.
COST: $8 in advance, $10 at door.
INFO: Website: http://www.brownpapertickets.
Email: charshoes@aol.com
Phone: 510-540-7185
Friday June 24 - Sunday June 26
Dwell on Design
LOCATION: LA Convention Center, Los Angeles
INFO: http://dod.dwell.com
COST: Varies
Saturday, June 25, 2011
12:00 PM
15th Annual Days of Wine & Lavender
Fine wine, local fare, unforgettable setting: 15th Annual Matanzas Creek's Days of Wine & Lavender.
LOCATION: Matanzas Creek Winery, 6097 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
RSVP: http://matanzascreek.com
COST: Custom Crush Wine Club Member $60, General Public $75.
INFO: Website: http://www.matanzascreek.com
Email: info@matanzascreek.com
Phone: 800-590-6464
Saturday, June 25, 2011
6:30 PM
Chocolate Extravaganza and Silent Auction
Enjoy a variety of chocolate confections, fruit for dipping in a flowing chocolate fountain, as well as a silent auction and entertainment. Benefit.
LOCATION: Christ the Lord Church, 592 Tennent Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564
RSVP:
COST: Tickets $20 ($25 at door).
INFO: Website: http://www.christthelordpinole
Phone: 925-917-0781
Friday, July 1, 2011
8:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Final Weekend in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, featuring 50 dance companies and over 750 performers, presents its closing performances July 1-3.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater, 700 Howard Street at Third, San Francisco, CA 94103
COST: $18-$58, with 50% off Family Matinees for Children 12 and Under.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
Saturday, July 2, 2011
10:00 AM
Fillmore Jazz Festival 2011
The Fillmore Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz festival on the West Coast, drawing over 90,000 visitors annually.www.fillmorejazzfestival.com
LOCATION: Fillmore between Jackson and Eddy, Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Free!
INFO: Website: http://www.
Phone: 800-310-6563
Tuesday, July 19th 2011
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
(Held on the 3rd Tuesdays of the month)
Architects/ Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR)
presents the
ADPSR Building Ecology Lecture Series
Hear an in-depth discussion on a deep green topic every month in this special lecture series.
LOCATION: AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor
at Kearny
San Francisco (near Montgomery St. BART)
COST: $10 suggested donation benefits ADPSR
no one turned away for lack of funds
includes light snacks
INFO: lecture@adpsr-norcal.org, 415-474-7777
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
8:00 AM
SDForum Clean Tech Breakfast 'Clean Lighting Solutions'
Our expert panel will discuss the opportunities and innovations leading the Clean Lighting industry; mitigating emissions and reducing energy use.
LOCATION: Nixon Peabody - San Francisco, One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111
RSVP: http://www.sdforum.org/admin/
COST: SDForum Members: $25, Non-Members: $35, Platinum Pass: $0; $10 more at the door.
INFO: Website: http://www.sdforum.org/admin/
Email: marketing@sdforum.org
Phone: 408-414-5964
organicARCHITECT's List of Events for June 2011
RECURRING EVENTS
(events change, things change, please confirm first)
1st Tuesdays:
SF Green Drinks
5:30 - 9:30 pm
COST: Free
LOCATION: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street
INFO: http://sfgreendrinks.org
1st Thursdays:
PRSA First Thursdays
Monthly Networking for Public Relations and Business Professionals
6pm
Fee: No Charge, No-host bar, RSVPs encouraged.
XYZ Bar in the W Hotel
Third and Howard Streets
Valet parking available.
RSVP: www.prsasf.org
1st Fridays:Sustainable Business Alliance Networking Lunch
Alternates between Oakland and Berkeley, features a speaker and group introductions.
Network with others committed to building a vibrant East Bay economy. We are a diverse community that benefits from networking, education and partnership opportunities.
INFO: www.
Silicon Valley Green Drinks
5:30pm
We meet on the FIRST FRIDAY at Eulipia Restaurant & Bar; South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk starts at 8:00 pm
LOCATION: 374 S First St, San Jose
COST: free (no host bar)
INFO: http://www.greendrinks.org/CA/
http://www.facebook.com/group.
2nd Tuesdays:
Sustainable Business Alliance Evening Program
Alternates between speakers, panel discussions, workshops, and green speed networking events. SBA is a membership organization of Bay Area businesses committed to environmentally and socially responsible practices, supporting a just and thriving green economy.
INFO: www.
2nd Thursdays:
Sustainable Business Happy Hour - San Francisco
INFO: groups.yahoo.com/group/
2nd Thursdays:
12:00am to 1:15pm
Peer 2 Peer: The Leads Group for SVASE Members
Mark Harter, mharter@pacbell.net
INFO: www.svase.org
3rd Tuesdays:
Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) Mixer
5:30 to 7 PM
FREE to GGBA Members, $10 for Guests
INFO: www.ggba.com
3rd Wednesdays:
Sustainability Happy Hour - East Bay
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS is a lively monthly gathering for anyone interested in sustainability, including green business, environmental and social causes, architecture and design, organics, renewable energy and more.
LOCATION: check the website for this month's location in Berkeley or Oakland
COST: Free
INFO: http://tinyurl.com/ld5hf
INFO: groups.yahoo.com/group/
3rd Thursdays (typically):
Business After Hours
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Monthly Mixer
Cost is $10 for Chamber members;
$20 for prospective members; $5 additional at the door
INFO: www.sfchamber.com
4th Tuesdays:
EcoTuesday :: The Sustainable Business Leaders Networking Forum
6:30 - 9pm
EcoTuesday is a networking event for sustainable business. Every event features a 20 minute keynote by an industry thought-leader, followed by the hallmark Introduction Circle where all participants have an opportunity to share about their about passion and find like-minded collaborators. Events take place nationwide on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
LOCATION: Check website for the current location this month.
RSVP: www.ecotuesday.com
COST: $5 online, $10 at the door.
INFO: ecotuesday@ecotuesday.com
Last Wednesday of the Month:
7pm
PechaKucha
It's time for the design talent in San Francisco to "See & Be Seen."
Here's the chance for you, designers of all kinds, to tell the world about YOUR big ideas! Break out of those pesky specialities, see what cool things are going on right here in town. Who knows you might just stimulate some cross-discipline collaborations & connections & maybe even get inspired in the process.
LOCATION: 330 Ritch Street
cross street: Brannan & Townsend @ 3rd (SOMA)
COST: Free
INFO: www.pechakucha-sf.com
JUNE EVENTS
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
5:30pm-8:00pm
East Bay Green Building Professionals Guild
Topic: Insider Marketing Tips for Green Building Professionals: From Fundamentals to Social Media
In this presentation, you will learn from two marketing experts, Maureen Ladley and Shirin Oreizy.
Maureen will help you check your marketing foundation and provide a back-to-the-basics approach for today's economy. As companies today are doing more with less or are scrambling for new business, the most basic things that make a building business successful can erode. Whether you are extremely busy or not busy enough, when the marketing foundation starts to go, so can your business. In this session, Maureen will review the marketing basics checklist, give you the guidelines for a marketing foundation audit and offer insight into improving your marketing impact.
As Green Building Professionals, trying to market your services online you are typically faced with two challenges: 1) Motivating homeowners to adopt green building practices is not an easy task. 2) Marketing on the internet can be daunting. In this presentation, Shirin will show you how to tackle both! She will present findings from various research studies on how to get consumers to care about adopting green alternatives in their homes & go over specific online marketing strategies that you can start using today to get them on board
Specifically, Shirin will cover:
• 5 Ways to Market Your Business Online: From Search Engines to Social Media
• 9 Real Life Examples of How to Market Green Incentives to Your Prospects
• Best Practices when it comes to Marketing Online & Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Speakers: Maureen Ladley, Ladley & Associates; Shirin Oreizy, Next Step e-Solutions
LOCATION: Truitt & White Conference Room, 1817 Second St., Berkeley, CA
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://builditgreen.org/en/
Thursday, June 2, 2011
5:20 PM
SF IndieFest presents The 8th Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
The 8th annual Another Hole in the Head Film Festival running June 2-17, 2011 at the Roxie Film Center, 3117 Sixteenth Street, in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
RSVP: http://anotherholeinthehead.
COST: $11.00.
INFO: Website: http://www.sfindie.com
Email: info@sfindie.com
Phone: 415-820-3907
Friday, June 3, 2011
12:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Opens June 3 in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival opens Friday, June 3, at 12 pm featuring the Rumsen Ohlone Tribe and Native American tribal song and dance.
LOCATION: San Francisco City Hall Rotunda, 1 Dr Carleton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
June 4th and June 5th
10am - 6pm
Steven Restivo and the Union Street Association presents:
The 35th Annual Union Street (Eco-Urban) Festival Will Focus on Health
Music, fun, food and Green education and advocacy will be in full supply throughout six entire blocks from Gough to Steiner along Union Street. And one thing is certain-this event is Always a Celebration! The Union Street (Eco-Urban) Festival typically attracts more than 100,000 visitors each year from all over the United States making it the largest and most well renowned street fairs in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Union Street, Gough to Steiner, San Francisco
COST: Free!
INFO: http://unionstreetfestival.com
Email: info@sresproductions.com
Phone: 800-310-6563
Outlook: http://www.fullcalendar.com/
Saturday, June 4, 2011
10:00 AM
Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival
Chalk Art Contest at 4PM. Organic raw dark chocolate mousse, adult brownies, chocolate ricotta pizza, chocolate soup, or a chocolate foot massage!
LOCATION: Gourmet Ghetto, North Shattuck Ave., 1400-1800 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
RSVP:
COST: Free Entry but Chocolate Tickets are 10/$10, Box of Chalk is $10.
INFO: Website: http://www.
Email: LBullwinkl@aol.com
Phone: 510-548-5335
Saturday, June 4, 2011
1:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gallery Walk
16 Yerba Buena neighborhood galleries open to the public. Free admission. Maps available at each gallery and online atwww.yerbabuena.org/gallerywalk
LOCATION: Throughout the Yerba Buena neighborhood, Please see walking map at www.yerbabuena.org/gallerywalk for gallery locations, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.yerbabuena.org/
Email: virginia@yerbabuena.org
Phone: 415-541-0312
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
5:00pm-7:00pm
South Bay Green Building Professionals Guild
Title: Understanding Energy Efficiency and Green Building Rebate Programs – Energy Upgrade California and Beyond
We have all heard about the stimulus money that has been allocated towards incentivizing green building and energy efficiency. There have never been more opportunities for homeowners to capitalize on this financial support in order to increase the energy efficiency and comfort of their home.
This session will allow participants to make more educated decisions as to which certifications to either pursue themselves or to ensure that their subcontractors (or service providers) have so that their clients can access as many energy efficiency and green rebates as possible within their location.
Speakers: Korin Crawford, Build It Green
LOCATION: Harrel Remodeling, 1954 Old Middlefield Way, Mt. View, CA
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://www.builditgreen.org/
Tuesday, June 7th
5:30 – 9:30 pm
SF Green Drinks Friends!
We can’t wait to see you all on Tuesday, June 7th at 111 Minna Gallery. Our theme this month is a Summer Connections . . . we will be bringing back Speed Networking and Speed Dating and we hope to see you there! We will of course have one room open for our regular Green Drinks networking.
6:30 Speed Networking
7:30 Speed Dating
SPONSORED BY: The GreenMBA at Dominican University of California
LOCATION: 111 Minna Gallery
Cost: FREE!
MUSIC: We are honored to have Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE gracing us with his ‘lounge deep house music’ this month!
Speed Networking & Dating: Hosted by Samuel Collier
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
7pm - 10pm
designedCOLLECTIVE "The Sustainability of Design"
The designedCOLLECTIVE of San Francisco will host three masters in automotive, industrial and architectural design for a panel discussion “Sustainability in Design” at Atelier LeeQuen on June 7, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. This marks the fourth in a series of events created by Paige Loczi, owner and creative director of sustainable interior design house LOCZIdesign, to foster community and excellence among designers, artisans and craftspeople from across the creative spectrum.
LOCATION: Atelier LeeQuen 7 Heron Street San Francisco, CA
RSVP: paige@loczidesign.com
COST: FREE
INFO: https://events.r20.
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/
8 June 1867
Frank Lloyd Wright's Birthday
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
5:00pm-7:00pm
North Bay Green Building Professionals Guild
Topic: Save the World in 20 Slides
Pecha Kucha was devised in Tokyo for designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for "chit chat,” it’s a presentation format based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. This keeps things concise and moving at a rapid pace.
This evening’s theme is anything pertaining to Green, Sustainable, and Holistic Living.
LOCATION: Marin Builders Association, 660 Las Galinas Ave. , San Rafael, CA
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://builditgreen.org/en/
FEATURED EVENT:
Thursday June 9, 20115:30 PM to 8:30 PM
An Evening with William McDonough
& Dr. Michael Braungart,
Co-Authors of "Cradle to Cradle"
Join us for a gala evening of cocktails, dinner and celebration. For the first time in six years, "Cradle to Cradle" co-authors William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart will be together in California. They invite you to join them to celebrate the accomplishments of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and hear their thoughts on how to unlock the next Industrial Revolution.
This intimate gathering presents a rare opportunity to meet two of the environmental movement's leading figures, hear their thoughts on the future of the world and the environmental movement, and network with other leading eco-illuminati.
LOCATION: InterContinental San Francisco
888 Howard St
COST: $150 and up
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/3pjfl7s
Thursday, June 9, 2011
12:00 PM
A Difference of Perception - Harrington Gallery
Reception 6/9. The exhibit showcases the artwork of noted surrealists Bill Weber, Bill Sala and others, along with a new collection by Ron Norman.
LOCATION: Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
COST: $2.00 Donation Suggested.
INFO: Website: http://www.firehousearts.org
Phone: 925-931-4849
Thursday, June 9, 2011
6:00 PM
Harvard Club of SF - Annual Dinner with NASA Kepler Mission
Harvard Club presents awards to NASA Kepler Mission Head Scientist, William Borucki, and former Undersecretary of Education, Sara Martinez Tucker.
LOCATION: The University Club, 800 Powell St., San Francisco, CA 94108
RSVP: http://2011annualdinner.
COST: Member: $114 | Non-Member Harvard Alum: $154 | Recent Grad: $89 | Non-Harvard Attendee: $154.
INFO: Website: http://www.harvardclubsf.org/
Email: info@harvardclubsf.org
Phone: 415-621-3900
Thursday June 9th
6pm
Viral Video SF
How do viral videos work? How do creators ensure views on YouTube? How do brands leverage this new medium to raise awareness?
Two of San Francisco's leading digital creative agencies (Portal A Interactive and Seedwell with over 50 million combined views on YouTube) bring together a host of distinguished experts in online video for an insider perspective on how brands can leverage viral video for their next marketing campaign.
LOCATION: Public Works, 161 Eerie St., San Francisco
COST: $7 ($10 at door)
RSVP: http://viralvideosf.
INFO: http://viralvideosf.com/
SECOND THURSDAY of the MONTH
Thursday June 9th
5:30pm
SF Sustainable Business Happy Hour
(Green Business Drinks)
LOCATION: Elixir Bar on 16th St. @ Guerrero.
INFO: Tiffany@GreenKeyRealEstate.com
INFO: SustainableBusinessHappyHourSF
Saturday, June 11, 2011
11:00 AM
The 77th Annual San Mateo County Fair
LOCATION: The 77th San Mateo County Fair, 2495 So. Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94403
RSVP: http://www.sresproductions.
COST: $4-14; Check The Web Site For Special Offers.
INFO: Website: http://www.sresproductions.
Email: info@sresproductions.com
Phone: 800-310-6563
Second Tuesdays of the Month
Tuesday, June 14
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Marin Green Drinks
Social Networking for a More Sustainable Future
LOCATION: Maria Maria - La Cantina
651 East Blithedale Ave.
Mill Valley, CA
INFO: http://www.greenkeyrealestate.
INFO: http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Saturday, June 11, 2011
6:00 PM
Heroes with Bling
An exhibit to celebrate the sparkling diamonds of SF's queer community. Works by Michael J. Kruzich, Jose A Guzman Colon, & Marianne Larochelle!
LOCATION: Market Street Gallery, 1554 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.
Email: newmanstudios2@scbglobal.net
Phone: 415-290-1441
Saturday, June 11, 2011
8:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival 2nd Weekend in Berkeley
The second weekend of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, which features 50 world dance companies and 750 performers.
LOCATION: Zellerbach Hall-University of California, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720
RSVP:
COST: $18-$58, with 50% off Family Matinees for Children 12 and Under.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
Sunday, June 12, 2011
9 am - 5:30 pm
Tour of Brentwood Farm
Join Bay Area Green Tours on Sunday, June 12, 2011 on our
Delicious Brentwood “U-Pick It” Farm Tour & Picnic in the Shadow of Mount
Diablo
Enjoy a beautiful day out in the orchards, meet the farmers, and pick your
own favorite fruit – blackberries, cherries, apricots, and pluots fresh
from the trees! Meet in Berkeley or Walnut Creek
INFO: http://www.bayareagreentours.
COST: $85, Lunch (optional): $15
LOCATION: Brentwood Farm
RSVP: http://www.bayareagreentours.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
5:30-8pm
Marin Green Drinks
Join us the 2nd Tuesday of every month to get to know and build our green community.
LOCATION: Confirm location monthly. June 14th we meet at Jason's Restaurant in Greenbrae
RSVP: www.greendrinks.org - select Mill Valley
COST: We buy our own drinks and food.
INFO: "Like" us on Facebook for event info page, Marin Green Drinks.
Second Tuesday of each Month:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
5:30-7:30 pm
Green Drinks-Tri-Valley-Livermore
What is Green Drinks?
Green Drinks is an informal gathering of green-minded folks mixing it up over a pint or two to network, socialize and learn about the green business movement.
The event is simple and unstructured where many have found employment, made new contacts, shared and developed new ideas, discovered new partnerships as well as made new friends. All are welcome. Just ask, "are you green?"
LOCATION: First Street Ale House, 2086 First St., Livermore, back patio
COST: No Host Bar & Food
INFO: http://tv-greendrinks.org/
Tuesday June 14, 2011
6:30-8:30pm
Sustainability at Work: Are we applying the same principles of environmental sustainability to people in the workplace?
SPONSORED BY THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ALLIANCE
LOCATION: Hub Berkeley, at The David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Suite 400
Berkeley, CA 94704
near the Downtown Berkeley BART station
Are we applying the same principles of environmental sustainability to people in the workplace? Potentially, people are the most renewable and sustainable part of an organization. This panel will discuss sustainability as it applies to the worker within the organization -- how does sustainability relate to staff? How can companies create and maintain the physical, mental, and social well being of their employees? How does the well-being of workers impact business? What are the key principles for ensuring the sustainability of workers? Issues such as stress and work life balance will be addressed. Sustainability works, but are we working sustainably?
COST: SBA Members - $12.00
HUB Members - $12.00
Non Members - $15.00
$5 more at the door
RSVP: http://sba.memberlodge.org/
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
5:30pm-7:30pm
San Francisco Green Building Professionals Guild
Topic: Managing Rainwater with Plants
Description: San Francisco once consisted of dunes, grassy hills and wetlands, today the buildings and roadways of a dense city cover the landscape. As a consequence, where rainwater was once a resource, stormwater is often a problem that requires major infrastructure to manage. Low Impact Design (LID) uses vegetated systems – plants – to mimic or restore natural processes of the watershed and reduce runoff, aid infiltration, treat pollutants, and recharge groundwater.
Speakers: Leslie Webster, Urban Watershed Management Program - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Brent Bucknum, Founder - Hyphae Design Lab
LOCATION: SF Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA but check website for location changes
RSVP: Guild@BuildItgreen.org
COST: Pre-Registration Rates: $10/Build It Green members; $15/non-members; Door Price: $15/person
INFO: http://builditgreen.org/en/
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
6:00 PM
Art in Storefronts Artists Talk and Art Walk
Join Art in Storefronts artists for a lively discussion about their temporary projects and take an Art Walk through the Central Market corridor.
LOCATION: the luggage store, 1007 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP:
COST: Free.
INFO: Website: http://www.sfartscommission.
Phone: 415-252-2590
3rd Wednesday of the Month:
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sustainability Happy Hour - East Bay
EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS is a lively monthly gathering for anyone interested in sustainability, including green business, environmental and social causes, architecture and design, organics, renewable energy and more.
INFO: http://tinyurl.com/ld5hf
LOCATION: check the website for this month's location in Berkeley or Oakland
INFO: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
COST: Free
Friday, June 17, 2011
7:30 PM
Oscar Hijuelos: Thoughts Without Cigarettes, A Memoir
Oscar Hijuelos will speak about his new book, Thoughts Without Cigarettes, answer questions, and sign books. Hosted by Nina Serrano.
LOCATION: La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
RSVP: http://www.brownpapertickets.
COST: $12 advance, $15 door.
INFO: Website: http://www.kpfa.org/events
Phone: 510-967-4495
Saturday, June 18, 2011
10:00 AM
57th Annual North Beach Festival
57th Annual North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 18th & 19th, 2011 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM ~ FREE North Beach District, San Francisco, CA
LOCATION: North Beach, Columbus Ave, Grant Ave, Washington Square Park and nearby streets, San Francisco, CA 94133
RSVP: http://www.sresproductions.
COST: Free event.
INFO: Website: http://www.sresproductions.
Email: info@sresproductions.com
Phone: 800-310-6563
Saturday, June 18, 2011
12:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival 3rd Weekend in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, featuring 50 world dance companies and 750 performers, presents its third weekend in SF June 18 and 19.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Free-$24.
INFO: Website: http://www.
Phone: 415-474-3914
FEATURED EVENT:
Tuesday, June 21st 2011
Reception: 6:00pm
Lecture: 6:30 - 9:00pm
(Held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month)
ADPSR Building Ecology Lecture Series Presents:
Natural and Unnatural Building in Haiti:
Responses to economic, cultural, and seismic challenges
in the 18 months since the earthquake
In contrast to the importation of costly industrialized materials that more often than not, end up in landfills, Haiti has a rich array of local materials that can be adapted to provide modern well designed structures to meet Haiti’s current and long term construction needs. Earth, straw, bamboo, and rubble offer abundant opportunities to do just that.
The objective of these Haitian reconstruction projects was to create building systems that could respond to the conspiring crisis’ of resource depletion, climate challenge, economic disparity, and rapid population growth. Addressing Haiti’s problems today offers us a glimpse into how these practices might be applied around the globe.
SPEAKERS
* Bruce King, Structural Civil Engineer
Founder and Director of the Ecological Building Network (EBNet)
Helped write improved building codes from California to Mongolia that have facilitated more ecologically-sound methods of building. Currently working to build their winning scheme for the Haitian government’s Building Back Better Communities (BBBC).
* Martin Hammer, Architect
Martin worked on several projects in Haiti over the past year including work with the Earthquake Engineering Readiness Institute, World Monument Fund, and Builders Without Borders. He designed and built the first straw bale structure in Haiti, similar to the structures he introduced to Pakistan. He has also been instrumental in the further development of the code for straw bale construction in California.
* Bob Theis, Architect / Planner
Bob has worked on several projects in Haiti over the past year in association with with Green Microfinance and the Peasants Association of Fondwa. He has also designed more than 100 Natural buildings around the world.
* Tim Owen-Kennedy, Designer/Builder
Tim is the owner of Vital Systems Natural Building and Design, He spent the past year developing building methods and techniques for rural reconstruction in Haiti. This was primarily in association with Green Microfinance and the Peasants Association of Fondwa. He is on the Board of Directors for Architects/ Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility, and The Natural Building Network.
LOCATION:
AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor
at Kearny
San Francisco (near Montgomery St. BART)
COST:
$10 suggested donation benefits ADPSR
no one turned away for lack of funds
includes light snacks
INFO: lecture@adpsr-norcal.org
RSVP:http://www.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/
June 22 - 24th
PCBC Conference / West Coast Green
Join the largest builders conference in the country.
West Coast Green is the world's leading event on green innovation for the built environment. We are proud to be collaborating with PCBC in hosting the West Coast Green Salon – an interactive hub where some of the world's leading experts on green building and sustainability will share best practices, case studies and market strategies for shifting the way we build. This is a rare opportunity to engage one–on–one with some of the top thought leaders designing the smart communities of the future.
Speakers:
* Ann Edminster, M.Arch., Author, Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet
* Eric Corey Freed, Principal, Organic Architect; Author, Green Building for Dummies
* Dan Geiger, Executive Director, US Green Building Council NCC
* Jim Heid, President & Founder, UrbanGreen
* Jason Warnock, Senior Sustainable Market Strategist, Post+Beam. Chair,
* David Arkin, Principal, Arkin–Tilt Architects
* Brian Back, Publisher & Founding Editor, Sustainable Industries
* Josiah Cain, Principal, Design Ecology; Director of Sustainable Design, UC Berkeley Extension
* Hunter Lovins, President, Natural Capital Solutions
* Leif Magnuson, EPA, Residential Green Building Coordinator
* Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials
* Stan Wrzeski, Building Scientist, Project Consultant to EcoCenter, Heron's Head Park
* Panama Bartholomy, California Energy Commission, Deputy Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division
* Bruce King, Director, Ecological Building Network
COST: Varies
Free expo floor passes are available. Email us for details: events@organicarchitect.com
LOCATION: Moscone Center
Howard between 3rd and 4th
INFO: http://pcbc.com/theshow/
4th Thursday of the month
Thursday June 23
12:00 to 1:30pm
Tri-Valley Sustainable Business Alliance networking lunch
LOCATION: varies (Pleasant Asian Cuisine 5901 Owens Drive, Pleasanton
RSVP: Steve Melgoza 925-371-6732
COST: $12.00
TVSBA is a non-profit membership organization committed to sustainable business policies and practices. Many members are Alamend & contra costa certified Green Businesses.
RSVP: jim@righttrac.com
4th Thursdays of the Month
Thursday June 23rd
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Green Drinks Sustainability Networking
Sponsored by North Bay Sustainable Business Alliance
Please join us for a lively social and networking gathering for business people interested in sustainability, including green business, architecture, design, organics, clean energy, local economy and other topics.
Appetizers provided, hosted bar.
Bring your business cards and invite your sustainable business friends!
RSVP: Diane@TheRedwoodGrove.com
LOCATION: Novato Oaks Inn, 215 Alameda del Prado Ave, Novato
RSVP: www.NBSBA.org
COST: $20
Thursday June 23rd
6 p.m. check-in
6:30 p.m. program
7:30 book signing and reception
David Eagleman, Neuroscientist, Baylor School of Medicine; Author, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
What is our subconscious mind doing while we pay our bills, write emails and decide between crunchy and smooth at the grocery store? As neuroscientists are learning more and more about our body’s hidden frontier, we have gained fleeting insights into our own intuition, habits and seemingly unexplainable preferences. Neuroscientist Eagleman draws connections between our perception of the world and the hidden functions of the brain.
INFO: http://bit.ly/BrainsNeuro
LOCATION: The Commonwealth Club
595 Market St., 2nd floor
CROSS: Second
COST: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/
Friday, June 24, 2011
8:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Continues--4th Weekend in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, featuring 50 dance companies and over 750 performers, holds its fourth weekend June 24-26 in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater, 700 Howard Street at Third, San Francisco, CA 94103
COST: $18-$58, with 50% off Family Matinees for Children 12 and Under.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
Friday, June 24, 2011
8:30 PM
Innovative California Dance Films
Ranging from laugh-out-loud humor to tales of love and death and from nude symmetrical abstract patterns to performance in traffic in San Francisco.
LOCATION: Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
RSVP: http://www.brownpapertickets.
COST: $8 in advance, $10 at door.
INFO: Website: http://www.brownpapertickets.
Email: charshoes@aol.com
Phone: 510-540-7185
Friday June 24 - Sunday June 26
Dwell on Design
LOCATION: LA Convention Center, Los Angeles
INFO: http://dod.dwell.com
COST: Varies
Saturday, June 25, 2011
12:00 PM
15th Annual Days of Wine & Lavender
Fine wine, local fare, unforgettable setting: 15th Annual Matanzas Creek's Days of Wine & Lavender.
LOCATION: Matanzas Creek Winery, 6097 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
RSVP: http://matanzascreek.com
COST: Custom Crush Wine Club Member $60, General Public $75.
INFO: Website: http://www.matanzascreek.com
Email: info@matanzascreek.com
Phone: 800-590-6464
Saturday, June 25, 2011
6:30 PM
Chocolate Extravaganza and Silent Auction
Enjoy a variety of chocolate confections, fruit for dipping in a flowing chocolate fountain, as well as a silent auction and entertainment. Benefit.
LOCATION: Christ the Lord Church, 592 Tennent Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564
RSVP:
COST: Tickets $20 ($25 at door).
INFO: Website: http://www.christthelordpinole
Phone: 925-917-0781
Friday, July 1, 2011
8:00 PM
33rd San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Final Weekend in SF
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, featuring 50 dance companies and over 750 performers, presents its closing performances July 1-3.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater, 700 Howard Street at Third, San Francisco, CA 94103
COST: $18-$58, with 50% off Family Matinees for Children 12 and Under.
INFO: Website: http://www.worldartswest.org
Phone: 415-474-3914
Saturday, July 2, 2011
10:00 AM
Fillmore Jazz Festival 2011
The Fillmore Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz festival on the West Coast, drawing over 90,000 visitors annually.www.fillmorejazzfestival.com
LOCATION: Fillmore between Jackson and Eddy, Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
RSVP: http://www.
COST: Free!
INFO: Website: http://www.
Phone: 800-310-6563
Tuesday, July 19th 2011
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
(Held on the 3rd Tuesdays of the month)
Architects/ Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR)
presents the
ADPSR Building Ecology Lecture Series
Hear an in-depth discussion on a deep green topic every month in this special lecture series.
LOCATION: AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor
at Kearny
San Francisco (near Montgomery St. BART)
COST: $10 suggested donation benefits ADPSR
no one turned away for lack of funds
includes light snacks
INFO: lecture@adpsr-norcal.org, 415-474-7777
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
8:00 AM
SDForum Clean Tech Breakfast 'Clean Lighting Solutions'
Our expert panel will discuss the opportunities and innovations leading the Clean Lighting industry; mitigating emissions and reducing energy use.
LOCATION: Nixon Peabody - San Francisco, One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111
RSVP: http://www.sdforum.org/admin/
COST: SDForum Members: $25, Non-Members: $35, Platinum Pass: $0; $10 more at the door.
INFO: Website: http://www.sdforum.org/admin/
Email: marketing@sdforum.org
Phone: 408-414-5964
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