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16 things to do on 7/26/2008

06.18-08.30
The Big Read, Sonoma County Countywide Reading Program To Read To Kill a Mockingbird
www.bigreadsonoma.com or call Robin Metalitz, KRCB Outreach Coordinator at 707-584-2005.
707.584.2005
www.bigreadsonoma.com
The Big Read Sonoma County, countywide reading program. This year’s program, will takes place during September and October. will include activities and book-related projects based upon the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Community Members are encouraged to participate and organize activities related to the Big Read this fall.

07.04-07.28 6-9pm
Conflux Vignettes: Artwork by Julie Oppermann, Brian Lucas and Daniel Glendening
Buzz Gallery
2318 Telegraph Ave. at 23rd St.
Oakland CA 94612
510.465.4073
www.mamabuzzcafe.com
info at mamabuzzcafe.com
Group exhibition of artworks by Julie Oppermann, Brian Lucas and Daniel Glendening. Opening reception Friday, July 4th 6-9pm Buzz Gallery.

http://www.julieoppermann.com
http://www.notabove-notbelow.blogspot.com/

Saturdays 10-11:30am
Tai Chi ~ ongoing Saturday morning class in Bel Marin Keys
Anubhuti Meditation & Retreat Center
820 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, CA 94949
415.884.2314
www.anubhutiretreatcenter.org
anubhuti at bkwsu.org
Learn and practice tai chi in a meditative environment. Journey inside moving life energy; increase flexibility, relaxation, balance and concentration. Strengthen and enliven the body and spirit. Bring the inner smile out. Fern Jeffcoat has been practicing and teaching the Yang style long form for 17 years.

07.19-07.27
Lifting the Veils Retreat
Institute of Noetic Sciences Retreat Center
Petaluma, California
510.725.2132
www.livingintruth.com
info at livingintruth.com
This 9-day retreat explores elegant and powerful ways to effortlessly transform the patterns of our everyday life experience in ways that best express our deepest truth.

07.20-07.26 10am-5pm
Chi Gung Tui Na: Energy Bodywork
Menlo College, Atherton, CA, 94027
415.454.5243
www.energyarts.com
eainfo at energyarts.com
Chi Gung Tui Na: Energy Bodywork: Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis rarely teaches chi gung tui na, which combines knowledge of chi healing with hands-on bodywork. Therapists of all backgrounds can integrate the techniques.

July 23 - August 3
Wine Country Film Festival
Kenwood Depot, 314 Warm Springs Rd, Kenwood
707.935.3456
www.wcff.us
Terroir of Cinema
A Celebration of Films, Filmmakers
& The Cultural and Natural Landscapes That Inspire Them.
July 23 through August 3
Select Napa & SonomaWine Country Locations
Schedule, tickets ($8-$35), Film Passes, and Film Club Memberships ($10)

07.26 1-4pm
Body Conscious Design
UC Berkeley Extension South of Market Center, 95 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course1711.html
designarts at unex.berkeley.edu
This free workshop involves direct experience of designing from the point of view of the body. Somatics and experiential anatomy are briefly explained, and then experienced through a carefully crafted sequence of exercises. Group discussion about design implications for all scales, from object to building to landscape, concludes the workshop.

07.26 7:30pm
Kirtan with Geoffrey Gordon and Friends
Yoga of Sausalito
110 Caledonia St
Sausalito, CA 94965
415.332.9642
www.yogaofsausalito.com
info at yogaofsausalito.com
An intimate evening of devotional call-and-response singing.
visit www.geoffreygordon.com
Suggested donation: $15 in advance; $20 at the door.

07.26 1-4pm
Yoga for Your Eyes with Meir Schneider, PhD, LMT
YogaKula
1700 Shattuck Ave., Second Floor
Berkeley, CA 94709
510.486.0264
www.yogakula.com/workshops/meirSchneider.php
Learn eye exercises to improve your vision and increase ocular health! Lose those glasses!

07.26 9am-3:30pm
Tour de East Bay Cohousing
various East Bay Cohousing communities
510.654.6346
www.hesternet.net
karen at hesternet.net
Pump up your tires and get ready to bike to 5-6 East Bay cohousing communities. We’ll be biking approximately 8-10 miles at a leisurely pace with frequent stops. We’ll start at Berkeley Cohousing, and end at Swan’s in downtown Oakland

07.26 12:30-5pm
Conflict as a Doorway to Connection
490 2nd St., Petaluma
707.769.9933
www.bodyworksyoga.com
bodyworksyoga at sbcglobal.net
Using Nonviolent Communication, you can transform conflict into valued connections. Transform conflict into easeful, connected conversations. $60 prepaid; $75 at door

07.26 3-4:30pm
Annette Martin “Gift of the White Light Book Signing
Barnes and Noble Book Store
Taylor St., SF
408.378.1220
www.annette@closure4u.com
annette at closure4u.com
A Psychic Detective and Medical Intuitive will be signing her biography by James N. Frey. She will do free readings and answer questions.

07.26 10am-5pm
Inner Peace - Inner Power ~ Spiritual Day Retreat in Bel Marin Keys
Anubhuti Meditation & Retreat Center
820 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, CA 94949
415.884.2314
www.anubhutiretreatcenter.org
anubhuti at bkwsu.org
Learn RajaYoga meditation, an ancient, practical, natural form of meditation. Stabilize the mind, reduce stress, release tension and pain. Live from the inside out, expressing qualities and strengths in a natural way. Understand the different levels of consciousness, exercise choice over thoughts, feelings, and responses, and connect with the Divine.

07.26 10am-5pm
Women, Power, and Intimacy with Melissa Schwartz, Ph.D.
47 Sixth Street, Petaluma
707.765.1836
www.imaginal.edu
Many women find themselves in an internal bind of wanting intimacy but of not wanting to take on the inner power that true intimacy requires. This program explores the resistance women have to embodying power and offers resources that can empower women within intimate relationships. (This program is for women.)

07.26 11:30am-5pm
SOS International Climate Change Conference - Save Lives, Save the Earth
8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA
650.464.8066
www.ecofoodprint.org
sophie at ecofoodprint.org
This unique global conference at the Pacific Design Center will bring together climate scientists; food and diet experts, humanitarians and interfaith leaders; and new media pioneers in an interactive discussion to address the most urgent crisis of our times.

No Charge BUT must pre-register before July 15 at http://ecofoodprint.org

07.26 8-11pm
The Marimba & The Colors of Guatemala
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th Street (@ York)
San Francisco, CA
www.ananitmar.com/
Showcasing Ethnicity and Guatemalan Tradition
through Music and Folklore. A Celebration
of a Mayan Legacy.

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