Forty fashion designers, forty painters/photographers, ten filmmakers, seven djs, and live band Orixa turn StudioZ into a mecca of creativity and experience this Friday. The talent and innovation of these artists encompasses such a variety of style, medium, and ideology, it may induce sensory overload! You'll see edgy-cool clothing by Abandon, the awesome textures and shapes in Miel handbags, and belt buckles by bootyboutique cool enough to belong in a display case. The man behind club Mighty's sick lighting scheme, Barry Monigle, will be there, as will dreamweaver Yoshihiro Hirota and pop artist/landscape expressionist Andrzej Karwacki. Vj Dubmotion, whose work in live visual mixing may be familiar to you clubbers, and funky-tech video/music producers, Kerowack, will be representing in the filmmakers circle. Musical acts include dj Russell Vargas' deep house tunes and Linden C's tribal/funk, and with the other jocks, they're sure to keep you Chillin' amongst all the eye candy. Date: Fri., 7/23, Time: 8pm-2am, Place: StudioZ, 314 11th St., Cover: $5. More Info (DKD)

North Beach Jazz Fest
It’s summer time again which means fog but along with the ghastly gails come festivals, lots of them. Kicking off this week is the tenth annual North Beach Jazz Festival, which runs for five days. From Bimbo’s 365 Club to Velvet Lounge to Washington Square Park, the sounds of saxophones will saunter through North Beach. Promising to be one of the highlights of the festival is the 15 piece funk-laden Realistic Orchestra playing at Velvet Lounge on Wednesday. Leader of the orchestra and local trombone player Adam Theis will go on at 11 pm and blow into the night. To expand your worldly jazz repertoire check out Bimbo’s 365 Club on Friday to see Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, O-Maya, and DJ Soulsalaam. The Afro-Latin hip-hop will no doubt ignite the dance floor. Keep the party rolling on Saturday at 7 pm with Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra. This 60 member group's MC’s and DJ’s have their beats served up by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic creating a sound that you just can’t get from turntables. See NB Jazz Fest website for complete lineup. Date: Wed. 7/28 -Sun. 7/1 Time: Check site for times, Place: Check site for venues, Cover: $15-$40 tickets, More Info (RW)

Olympic Fever
InProductions & Puma Present "The Trials," a twisted genius celebration of the Olympics taking place at several bars over the next month or so including an "Opening Ceremony." The point is to increase the Olympic Fever in SF with “pseudo” competitions between DJ’s & musicians from a spectrum of nationalities. Each trial will correspond to a specific sport. The massive lineup includes names like Lady la Star (France), Pheeko Dub Funk (Italy), Joe Livingston (USA), the Tokyo Component (Japan) and well...you get the picture. The Olympic venues include Soluna, Voda, Loft 11, The W and more. Your best bet is to see the lineup and plan out which event you want to witness. Are you a long-jumper or is discus more your style? Check out the site and let the games begin! Date: 7/9 - 8/13, Time: check website, Place: check website, Cover: varies, More Info (JP)

Take it Back: SF Beats for Kerry/Edwards
If you are not outraged, you are not paying attention” said the bumper sticker I saw the other day, another reminder of popular discontent with the present administration. With SF being a bit left of center, it’s no wonder a collective of progressive DJs would align themselves with Concerts for Kerry, a group that has raised over $159,000 for John Kerry election campaign. Aided by Give Foundation and fellow DJs and promoters, Ninety Nine created a little engine that could – SF’s only large scale dance party for the Kerry/Edwards ticket where you can exercise political efficacy by doing what we do best – partying. Twenty bucks is a small price to pay for not being subjected to Dubya’s attempts at pronouncing complicated (and not so) words, pretentiously heroic carrier landings and environment eschewing agenda. Date: July 22. Time: 6pm doors. Place: Mighty (Utah/15th). Cover: $15 advance, $20 door, $50 VIP, More Info (JM)

Copwatch-Know Your Rights
Have you ever participated in civil disobedience, demonstrations or just been harassed on your way home from the clubs at 3am? This Wednesday the Red Vic is airing "These Streets Are Watching" and providing guest speakers to inform citizens of their rights when encountered by the police. Whether you have been finding yourself running into such misfortune or wish to learn more just in case, local activist group Copwatch is equipping individuals with the knowledge necessary to make sure we are all treated justly and legally by "law enforcement". Date: July 21, Time: 2, 7:15 & 9:15p.m., Place: Red Vic 1727 Haight St., Cover: $4-7. More Info (IA)

 

Nitevibe presents the August BPM Magazine release party with DOC MARTIN. Thanks to the huge success of BPM's San Francisco launch party last month. BPM and Nitevibe will be doing it again for the August issue! We would like to personally invite our Nitevibe community to this month’s party featuring the legendary Doc Martin celebrating the release of his latest album "True School" on Sublevel Recordings. He'll be joined by Vincent Kwok also celebrating his latest Bargrooves "Frosted" as well as BPM's very own David Ireland. Event: Nitevibe/BPM Magazine Release Event Dj's: Doc Martin, Vincent Kwok, David Ireland Date: Wednesday, August 4th (10pm - 2am) Location:LivingRoom Lounge (1710 Mission St. @ Duboce) Admission: Guestlist Only - RSVP Here