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Labor Day wknd, Aug 27.Seper korting Man Hotline: 4151985.7471 Order tickets via our website or TOLL FREE# GILBERTO Quanta New Collection of Brazilian Songs also Mike Marshall & Choro Famoso Sunday, August 31, 8pm Masonic Auditorium 1111 California Street San Francisco Tickets: City Box Office 415 392 4400 or BASS www.lemon.com/gil www.gilbertogil.com.br a thalia production Enjoy an early Blues on summer evening the Golden on the bay d) listening to some cool blues Gate Frday, August 29th Larkspur FEATURING Ferry Rusty Zinn blues that will get you movin Sponsored by: Golden Gate Ferry GUARDIAN BISCUITS & BLUES From SF Ferry Building Leaves e 4:50pm Returns 6:30pm From Marin: Larkspur Ferry Terminal Leaves 3:45pm Returns @ 5:40pm Full Bar On Board $5.00 Round Trip 415-923-2000 TDD 415-257-4554 100 WwWifbg.com Augest 20, 1097 San Francisco Bay Guardian EVENTS Around Town, Authors, Attractions & Benefits Back to the Bay pro skate contests Sun/24, James Denman Middle School Sat/30, Maritime Hall OU'D THINK that, as the interna tionally recognized capital of the skateboarding scene, San Fran- cisco would've had its own skate park a long time ago. Alas and hallelujah, the first one is finally being built-and it's a nonprofit venture. To benefit the con- struction of the park, FTC Skateboard- ing and the Excelsior Youth Club are sponsoring two Back to the Bay pro skate contests. At the street contest this Sunday, international pros and amateurs alike show their skills at quarterpipes, pyramids, and obstacle courses. The winner takes away $2,500. There's no rigging either- contestants are judged solely by their peers. The indoor pro ramp contest the following Saturday features a halfpipe con test and a local hip hop show. Skate or die ... or just stand by, drink a beer, and watch with all your limbs intact. Street con- test Sun/24, 1:30 p.m. 200 Seneca, S.F Free for spectators (do. nations encour aged). $700 entry fee: $2,500 prize. Pro ramp contest Sat/30, 10 p.m. Events listings are compiled by Tommy West erfield. To place a listing press releases must be received two weeks before publication. We regret we can't accept listings over the phone. Send information to Calendar, 520 Hampshire S.F. 94110; fax to (415) 255-8762 or E-mail to listings@sbg.com. We cannot guarantee the return of photos, but enclosing an SASE helps. Around Town Wednesday/20 Project Inform volunteer training 1965 Mar ker, Suite 220; 558-8669. 6-9pm. The Treat- ment Hotline, which fields calls on treatment options and services for people with HIV and AIDS, invites everyone, particularly women and people of color, to volunteer as phone con seloes. Through Sun/24 Thursday/21 450 Harrison, S.F $10 for spectators. $700 entry fee: $7,500 prize(415) 386- 6693. (Summer Burkes) Revolution Sun/24, 1015 Folsom Head turner: The Revolution party raises money for -- and consciousness about organizations being supported this year by the Bay Guardian Community Fund. AVE WITH a conscience at Revo- lution, a soiree at 1015 Folsom Community Fund. See, be seen, and dance to house in the main room, hip- hop upstairs in the VIP room, funk and acid jazz in the front room, and jungle and about the artistic inspiration and scientific dis- cipline the game provides 'Healthy International Travel' UCSF Mis- sion Center Room 126. 1855 Folsom: 476. 4394. Noon.free. Cecily Cosby, nurse practi- tioner, offers tips on avoiding illness when trav cling abroad. drum and bass downstairs in the Funk Hut. Local fire artists Nica Lorber and Rebecca Dietz heat it up, and the Ar- cane Dancers perform a set that's chore- ographed with the outstanding Luma- tech Lighting group. All parties involved have donated their time and services to throw the social event of the season. No- body's getting paid, but everybody's getting... down for a good cause. A non- profit Bay Guardian institution, the fund this year supports the California First Amendment Coalition, the Hunters Point Boys and Girls Club, A Home Away from Homelessness, AIDS ben- efits counselors, Breast Cancer Action, and Project Read. Work that body. 10 p.m.4 a.m., 1015 Folsom, S.E $10.21 and over (415) 487-4689 (Burkes) "How the Haight Really Was' San Francis co Center for the Book 300 DeMaro: 565-0545, 7pm. free. Artist Gary Graham, who was there, separates fact from fiction. Myiyoshi, who offer an update on efforts to en sure fair wages for Nike workers. 'The New Democratic Revolution and th Women's Struggle in the Philippines' Rev. olution Books, 2425 Channing Wory Berk: (510) 848-1196.7pm, 83-5. Joy S. de Guzman, apo litical prisoner in the Philippines during the early 1980s and the executive director of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrant Filipinos, talks about women's liberation as an integral part of the Philippine revolution. Friday/22 "Invitation to Opera' Main Library, Korea ditorium, Larkin cand Grove: 557-4515. Noon, free. Selections from the upcoming San Fran- cisco Opera season are shown on a large-screen video, with members of the Opera Guild pro viding commentary. Today's selection is Mozart's Nozze di Figaro. Bay Area Corporations Are Gonna Get Your Mama' Cody's 2454 Telegraph. Berk: (510) 845-7852 7:30pm. free, Kevin Danaher, cofounder of Saturday/23 Are Gonna Get..., talks about out- ut-of-control market forces, globalization, and the down- sizing of the American Dream. He's joined by anti-Nike activists Medes Benjamin and Kim Friday Night Skate Justin Herman Plaza. Em barcadero Center: 752./967. 8pm, free. Join the Midnight Rollers every Friday night for a 12-mile skate through the city, Star Wars' 20th anniversary celebration San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 Seventh Sr: (610) 454-1797. Noom-8pm. $15-75. See Calendar, page 73. Clive Barker ANA Hotel, 50 Third Se: 788 5500 7-4pm, $24-29. Pre-registration required. Continued on page 102