Hi all: Sorry this wasn't in the SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 1/15/05 - 1/21/05 newsletter...I didn't get this until after I sent the newsletter out. This will be a good event to attend before Matt's benefit: --------- 1/20: Ross Mirkarimi's Third Firday's Art Opening WHEN: Friday, January 20 5:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 282, San Francisco DETAILS: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosts the monthly Third Friday’s Art Reception in his City Hall office. This month's featured artist is Andy Diaz Hope. Andy Diaz Hope, a Bay Area native, questions the stereotypes and cliches circulated by popular media. By refabricating the form in which we sustain our self-image and protect ourselves from our image as an enemy, Diaz Hope wants to draw our attention to the threads with which our very social fabric is bound and fashioned. Often funny and always telling, his work permits candid interactions to deconstruct our stereotypes, prejudices and preconceived notions, be they conscious or not. Diaz Hope has shown his work in the MoMA permanent collection, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia, and the London Crafts Counsil, as well as in numerous shows throughout the United States, England, Australia and Japan. You can view his work online at www.andydiazhope.com. --------- 1/20: HEAR THIS! A Spoken Word Event WHEN: Friday, January 20 Starts 8:00PM WHERE: SLIMS, 333 11th St. @ Folsom, San Francisco DETAILS: This special evening of spoken word features the talents of Matt Gonzalez, Jello Biafra, Barbara Becnel, Todd Chretien, Jack Hirschman, Sarah Lipson, Jonathan Richman, Daisy Zamora, Kevin Zeese, plus special musical guest Tom Heyman & DJ Superchill. Tickets are $12. To purchase them, go to http://www.slims-sf.com/, click the Show Sched. button (which will take you to the calendar of events at Slims), click information by HEAR THIS!, and choose either virtuous.com or tickets.com. Or you can just go to these sites directly.