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WonderCon 2009

 * Location
 * Moscone Convention Center
 * 747 Howard Street San Francisco CA 94103
 * San Francisco, California 94103

Starts at: 12:00 AM

Ends at: 12:00 AM

This is an all day event

In its 23nd year, WonderCon once again broke the ice as the first major comics convention of the year. Last year, 2008 saw a much larger Exhibit Hall, featuring a large contingent of publishers, including DC Comics, Dark Horse, Image, Top Cow, Aspen, TOKYOPOP, Oni Press, IDW, SLG Publishing, BOOM! Studios, Exhibit A Press, Flesk Publications, Graphitti Designs, Hungry Tiger Press, Illusive Arts, Last Gasp, Neko Press, Platinum/Arcana Studios, Baby Tattoo Books, Zenescope Entertainment, Zuda, and more. Videogame companies such as EA, CAPCOM, Ubisoft, and Telltale Games also exhibited at WonderCon, some for the first time. The floor was filled with vendors selling the best in comics, books, original art, action figures, toys, manga, anime, DVDs, movie memorabilia, and much more.
 * Description

WonderCon once again boasted one of the finest Artists' Alleys in the country. In addition to some of the event's special guests, Artists' Alley featured such popular artists as Arthur Adams, Dan Brereton, J. Scott Campbell, Travis Charest, Howard Chaykin, Tony DeZuniga, Ale Garza, Michael Golden, Al Gordon, Mick Gray, Keith Knight, Steve Lieber, Ron Lim, Jim Mahfood, Angel Medina, Mike Mignola, Alex Niño, Jim Silke, Matt Wagner, Thomas Yeates, and many, many more. The WonderCon Exhibit Hall also featured an Autograph Area where fans could meet some of their favorite stars, including Lou Ferrigno, Richard Hatch, Herbert Jefferson Jr., Chase Masterson, Peter Mayhew, and Jon Provost, among others.

Cinequest Film Festival 19 - Transform

 * Starts: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
 * Ends: Sunday, March 8, 2009


 * Venues
 * California Theater (CAL): 345 South First Street, San Jose
 * Camera 12 Cinemas (C12): 201 South Second Street, San Jose
 * San Jose Repertory Theater (REP): 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose

Transform your mind, body and soul.

Cinequest is proud to welcome you to TRANSFORM at Cinequest Film Festival 19. With over 250 screenings, 150+ films, and 80 United States, North American and World Premieres, Cinequest is dedicated to Empowering the Maverick through discovery, distribution and leading innovation. We invite you to TRANSFORM your mind, body and soul through six unique worlds at this year’s festival.

See www.cinequest.org for more info.

Map of Downtown San Jose - Cinequest in Three BlocksPDF

2009: A Critical Year for Climate Change, panel discussion

 * 7:00 PM
 * Centro del Pueblo
 * 474 Valencia St.
 * San Francisco

Join GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives), Global Exchange, IFG (International Forum on Globalizattion), IndyAct, International Rivers and RAN (Rainforest Action Network) for a panel discussion and forum on the international negotiations for a climate treaty.

This is a special opportunity to hear firsthand from local activists who attended the first round of international negotiations last December in Poznan, Poland and to discuss the current state of affairs.

2009 is a critical year for the planet, with major changes anticipated in international law, national policy, and local initiatives. Join us to discuss the opportunities and challenges we are facing and how together we can make a difference.

Speakers include:
 * Wael Hmaidan, IndyAct (Lebanon)
 * Claire Greensfelder, International Forum on Globalization
 * Payal Parekh, International Rivers
 * Joshua Kahn Russell, Rainforest Action Network
 * Neil Tangri, Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance

For more information contact:
 * GAIA-Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
 * www.no-burn.org

The 57th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition, “Green…With Envy”
The San Francisco Orchid Society (SFOS)

Thursday, 'March 5, 2009 to Sunday, March 8, 2009
 * When
 * Gala Benefit Preview, Thursday, March 5, 2009, 6:30-10:00 p.m.
 * Friday, March 6, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
 * Saturday, March 7, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
 * Sunday, March 8, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion
 * Where
 * 99 Marina Boulevard
 * San Francisco, CA 94147


 * Cost
 * Preview Night: $35 in advance / $40 at the door
 * General Admission: $12 in advance/ $14 at the door
 * Seniors: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
 * Kids 12 & Under Free when accompanied by an adult (except at preview night)


 * Info
 * Call (650) 548-6700
 * PACIFIC ORCHID EXPO

For sponsorships, groups tours and media contact, The Larose Group, LLC, Frances Larose at [mailto:flarose@prmagic.com flarose@prmagic.com]

Souvenir (a musical play)
American Conservatory Theater
 * 415 Geary Street
 * San Francisco, California

Through March 15, 2009

This original musical adventure imagines the story of real-life Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York socialite and tone-deaf diva who thought she was a great soprano. Her brilliant, wry accompanist chronicles Florence's unlikely rise to cult status, which culminated in an infamous sold-out Carnegie Hall performance.

Tickets: (415) 749-2228

act-sf.org for more information

[mailto:tickets@act-sf.org tickets@act-sf.org]

27th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

 * San Francisco: March 12 - 19
 * Berkeley: March 13 – 21
 * San Jose: March 20 – 22


 * Venues
 * San Francisco
 * Castro Theatre
 * Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
 * Asian Art Museum
 * YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts)
 * Poleng Lounge
 * Hotel Kabuki
 * 111 Minna Gallery
 * Temple Nightclub
 * Berkeley
 * PFA (Pacific Film Archive Theater)
 * Wheeler Auditorium (Berkeley)">Wheeler Auditorium
 * San Jose
 * SJMA (San Jose Museum of Art)
 * Camera 12 Cinemas

See festival.asianamericanmedia.org/2009/ for more info.

Sunday, April 12, 2009
10200 Crow Canyon Road, Castro Valley, CA

Tree planting and Easter egg hunt for children Bring your kids, plant a tree, make the environment better!

The event provides a hands-on learning experience for children through planting trees on a hillside. Children learn about how they can contribute directly to the environment.

It is a nice outing for the entire family and a little bit of exercise (digging, carrying water...) for Mom and Dad too! Pass the word to your friends and family and come together to have fun while making the environment better.

Directions to the event:
 * Take I-680 N/S
 * Exit Crow Canyon Road and go west
 * In about 1 mile make right at the "M.A. Center" sign and follow directions

Site: sites.google.com/site/kidsplanttrees/

Contact info: Sudhir Aggarwal

Admission price: Free
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