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I'll post some informative/depressing water shortage articles soon.

Ideas on how to assist in Japan relief efforts here.

To satisfy your doom-tooth now, here's one about the dangers of satisfying your sweet tooth with diet cola: aspartame + BPA + caramel color = cancer, obesity, erectile dysfunction. And another about flies and cockroaches bringing antibiotic-resistant diseases from factory farms to your house: how uplifting! Here's Annie Leonard's new film: Story of Citizens. And, Traitor Joe's still ain't part of the Fair Food program: that cheap unique food comes with a side of human rights violations. Be sure to check out all the cool events/classes at 100 Days of Spring! Thurs, Mar 31:

• Human Rights Film Fest
• State of Dating and Sex in SF panel 6.30pm Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd $12/$20. Hella speakers and then an afterparty!
• "We Are All Animals" group show opening reception 7pm 43 Norfolk 11th/Folsom. Art and sips and vegan nibbles
• NextAid benefit 7.30pm-2am Public Works 161 Erie/Mission/14th $10-20 donation. Lotsa performers and DJs and free drinks (til 9.30pm)

Series of free stuff to start off your April:

• SoMa Open Studios!
• Human Rights Film Fest!
• Secession Art & Design's Bug House artist meet'n'greet Friday Happy Hour at Front Porch and Saturday 2-7pm with a DJ spinning records from the art at the gallery
• Saturday April 2nd: New Taste Marketplace with hella local food vendors 4-9pm St. Gregg's 500 De Haro/Mariposa in Potrero. Small door donations go to Food Pantry

------------------------------------------ Mon, Mar 21:

• 826 Valencia Volunteer 5-minute readings 6pm Amnesia 853 Valencia/20th free
• Pecha Kucha 7pm 330 Ritch/Townsend $5 donation for this lightning round art showcase

Tues, Mar 22:

• Water Matters book launch 6-9pm Project One 251 Rhode Island/15th free. Panel then party
• Fresh the food film screens 7pm Makeout Room 3225 22nd/Mission free. "New thinking about what we're eating"

Wed, Mar 23:

• SF's City Supervisors Japan relief fundraiser 5.30-8pm Som Bar 2925 16th/Capp $20 donation. DJs, awesome auction prizes, food from Papalote and Bar Bambino
• Fresh & Local fashion trunk show 6-9pm Project One 251 Rhode Island $5 donation goes to Dress for Success. Hosted champagne 6-7pm
• Bicycle Bride screens 7pm doors 8pm film Workspace Limited 2150 Folsom/17th $5 for film, popcorn, drinks

Thurs, Mar 24:

• We Ride: Fear and Hope of Public Schools 5.30pm Horace Mann Middle School 23rd/Valencia. Bikes + education reform
• Hacking Helvetica panel then competition 6.30-9pm SwissNex 730 Montgomery/Clay. Hear what's shakin' on the font front. Free, gotta RSVP
• Disposable Film Fest opening

Fri, Mar 25:

• Disposable Film Fest
• Debaser 3rd Anniversary dance party 9pm-2am 111 Minna/2nd $5 or free if you wear flannel/baby doll dress before 11pm

Sat, Mar 26:

• Ashoka Youth Ventures: Just Food community panel 9am-5.30pm or 2pm-5.30pm David Brower Center, Berkeley. Learn about young folks' projects to address food issues with innovative social ventures
• Sale and release of Frank Lloyd Wright inspired jewelry 4-8pm The Mission Statement 3458 18th/Valencia
• Underground Market 11am-4pm take-homeables 6-11pm hot food 11pm dance! Public Works 161 Erie/Mission/14th $5 <11pm> $10. Sign up for membership online to expedite entry 21+
• Bicycle Bride screens 7pm doors 8pm film Workspace Limited 2150 Folsom/17th $5 for film, popcorn, drinks
• Disposable Film Fest: Pomplemoose!
• Earth Hour 8.30pm all over the world. Turn out your lights for an hour!

Sun, Mar 27:

• Disposable Film Fest: film and social change and free bagels and coffee 12pm
• Homo Hoedown for Lyon Martin Clinic 1-3pm El Rio 3158 Mission/Precita $10-100 donation. Live music, DJs, art auction, fun, and then salsa dancing
• Art of Yoga benefit class 3-4.20pm Yoga Tree 1234 Valencia/23rd $donation. Tea and snacks afterwards. Vinyasa to support incarcerated youth

------------------------------------------------------------------ Mon, Mar 14:

• Toshio Hirano steals your heart with his classic twang 8.30pm Amnesia 853 Valencia/20th free, crowded

Tues, Mar 15:

• Hella deals to celebrate Haighteration's birthday! See here for details

Wed, Mar 16:

• Brain Mapping and Neural Architectures talk 6.30-9.30pm SwissNex 730 Montgomery/Clay. Free, gotta RSVP

Thurs, Mar 17:

• Ladies of Letterpress talk and exhibit 6-8pm SF Center for the Book 300 De Haro/16th
• Pop-Up Magazine and other cool folks surprise you 6-9.45pm MoMA 3rd/Mission $half price museum admittance starts 6pm
• Bicycle Bride screening 7pm 100 Days of Spring 1592 Market/Franklin $5-15 donation. Bollywood dancing after film

Fri, Mar 18 - Rain:

• Project Open Hand + Dynamo Donuts collaboration = free beer and PB banana donuts 4-6pm 2760 24th/York. Plus, name the new donut contest!
• Art 94124's Bayview: Then and Now party with jazz, swing, gospel, and comfort food potluck 6-9pm 3900B 3rd/Fairfax
• Great photo fun (and different awesome activities earlier) 8-10pm The SchoolHouse 100 Days of Spring 1592 Market/Franklin $5-10 donation. Anti-gravity!
• Michael Musika, Toshio Hirano, and Brass Menazeri 8.30pm doors Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell/Van Ness $12. Get tix early

Sat, Mar 19 - Rain:

• Pro-peace out of Iraq rally UN Plaza 8th/Market noon
• Girls Rock showcase 1-3pm Oakland $10 donation for ultra-awesomeness!
• Lunar Mission art exhibit at various locations 7pm

Sun, Mar 20 - Vernal Equinox/Rain:

• Sunday Streets: Embarcadero edition 11am-4pm. Embikeadero
• Meatout celebration 12-3.30pm Universalist Church 1187 Franklin/Geary $8 for speakers and lunch
• A Ruota Libera: bikes and pizza 1-7pm Una Pizza Napolitana 210 11th/Howard $10 for film, bike frame presenters, and 'za
• SeaweedSway presents: Audiofauna + Graves + Ariel Eisen 7.30pm doors Makeout Room 3225 22nd/Mission $7 (plus bring some $ for Japan relief efforts)

------------------------------------------------------------------ Mon, Mar 7:

• 50% off Community Thrift all day Valencia/17th. Go get cool stuff from this shop that benefits hella non-profits
• American Wasteland panel 6pm program Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd members free/$7 students/$20. Awesome folks talkin' 'bout food trash and production
• 100 Days of Spring grand opening 7pm potluck 8pm show The Schoolhouse 1592 Market/Franklin. "100 Events. 100 Classes. 100 Days"

Tues, Mar 8:

• Customer Appreciation Day 9am-9pm Rainbow Grocery 20% off

Wed, Mar 9:

• Generation Hot panel talks youth + climate chaos 6pm Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd $7/$12/$20
• Dancing With Dynamite panel discussion on Latin American social movements 7pm MCCLA 2868 Mission/24th free
• The Rumble presents Tellers + Grand Lake + Spyrals 9pm doors Milk Bar Haight/Stanyan free w/RSVP
• Seaweed Sway presents: Helene Renaut + Emily Jane White + Ed Masuga 9.30pm show Cafe du Nord 2170 Market/Sanchez $10

Thurs, Mar 10:

• "Beneath the Pacific Ocean" photo exhibit of Indonesian waters 5.45pm USF Fromm Hall 2130 Fulton/Cole
• Reopening cocktail party 6-9pm The Common 383 Valencia/15th
• Good Vibrations turns 34, so you get cake and champagne and sales at all their locations 6-9pm

Fri, Mar 11:

• Cloud Power: Microsoft and Google save environmental face 12pm Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd members free/$7 students/$20
• Very cool viernes with female mariachi, videos, and more cool cosas 6-8.30pm de Young Friday Nights
• Art happy hour 6.30-9.30pm Secession Art & Design 3361 Mission/30th. Bring a jar for wine, and an appetite for empanadas (unconfirmed....)
• Boxwars 8pm Cellspace 2050 Bryant/19th $7. Cardboard + battle

Sat, Mar 12:

• Text show 6-9pm Soap Gallery 3180 Mission/Valencia
• Street Threads show 7-9pm Density 593 Valencia/16th

Sun, Mar 13:

• AIDS Lifecycle benefit Sun & Fun 2pm 50 Rondel/16th/Valencia. Food trucks, music, cheap drinks, bike love

___________________________________________________________ Tues, Mar 1:

• Hella museums around town be free
• Green Drinks: treelovers 5.30-9pm 111 Minna/2nd. Wear green for a free drink
• SF Film Society presents: Igniting the Classroom panel and screening 7pm doors The Lab 2948 Capp/16th $10. Looks rad

Wed, Mar 2:

• Exploratorium be free
• "Hiding in Plain Sight" opening 7pm Intersection 5M 925 Mission/5th. Surveillance art

Thurs, Mar 3:

• Gallery crawl downtown. See FecalFace link at right for listings
• Craftbar with Etsy Labs 6-8pm Museum of Craft and Folk Art 51 Yerba Buena Lane/3rd/Mission free for students/$5. Beer, felting!
• Arboretum sustainability fair fundraiser 6-9.30pm County Fair Bldg 9th/Lincoln GG Park $10 students/$20. Lecture and potluck
• "Masters" opening 7-9pm Creativity Explored 3245 16th/Guerrero. Classic art pieces reinterpreted by local awesome artists at a great non-profit with great prices and fun receptions
• Spacecraft 7-9pm Cellspace 2050 Bryant/19th featuring live music
• The Warriors drink-along screening 7.30pm Gray Area Foundation for the Arts 55 Taylor/Turk $5

Fri, Mar 4:

• Libya and the Arab World in Revolt discussion 7pm 2969 Mission/25th $3-5 suggested, no one turned away. Refreshments provided

Sat, Mar 5:

• Urban composting class 10am-12pm Garden for the Environment 7th Ave/Lawton free!
• How To Homestead 2-5pm mega-mending 6pm potluck 7pm films 8pm square dancing! Harvey Milk Rec Center 50 Scott/Duboce. $5 or free with dish to share
• Telephone & Soup release To Timbuktu 7-10pm Mission Comics & Art 20th/3520 Mission
• Mission United food and dance party 8pm-3am Public Works 161 Erie/Mission/14th $5. Cheap drinks and free food early, then dancing. Proceeds go to cool local non-profits

Sun, Mar 6:

• Asian Art Museum be free Larkin/McAllister
• International Women's Day celebration 11am-2pm Dolores Park. "Food, music, and fun activities for all to enjoy"
• Benefit for the Boob 4-10pm Wild Side West 428 Cortland/Wool $5-20. Drag and burlesque fun for Emergency Breast Cancer Fund
• Kally Price + Emperor Norton's Jazz Band 9pm Amnesia 853 Valencia/20th $5