Since 1989, the Annual San Francisco / Bay Area Mural Awareness Month is an extended celebration held annually during the month of May to increase public awareness of new and existing murals, promote community mural art, as well as to honor San Francisco and Bay Area muralists.

  Mural Awareness Month is a series of events celebrating the wealth of murals throughout the Bay Area and honoring the muralists whose outstanding work has had an affect on the communities that surround them. The events educate and involve the community by enabling people to view the murals first hand, by teaching about the process and content of the murals, introducing the muralists and explaining why they created their murals.
For more information about these events, as well as additional tours and workshops, call Precita Eyes at (415) 285-228

Award winners 2005

• -Master Muralists: Ernesto Paul whose art has been transforming the Bay Area for over 20 years

• -Children's Mural Award: "Remember Cesar Chavez" 2004. Directed by Halsey Chait, Abbie Gordan, Sophie Gross & Raloca Ioanid. Designed by 33 4th graders from Rm. 51, Cesar Chavez Elementary located at 960 17th. street Richmond, CA
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  -Youth Mural Award: "Unity" Mission Mural Series (#1) 2004. Directed by Jason Treas. Designed and painted by local youth at the Columbia Park Teen Ctr. Boys & Girls Club, Valencia between 16th & 17th Sts. SF, CA
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  -Public Community Mural Award: "The Blues Evolution Part 1 + Part 2" 2004, by Santie Huckaby. Back wall of Hamilton Ctr. 1900 Geary Blvd. between Post and Steiner Sts. SF, CA
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  -International Mural Award: "Spirits and Folklore of Ghana" 2004. Directed by Laurel True with Lillian Sizemore, Anna Webb and Community Members of Nungua, Ghana. Tile/ mixed media mosaic mural at Aba House Cultural Center, Nungua, Ghana W. Africa.
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  -National Mural Award: "Monarch Landscape" 2004 Directed & designed by Esther Grillo. Painted by the John Adams HS, ASPIRA club; students from Beach Channel HS & neighborhood volunteers. Located at Beach 76 th. street & Shorefront Parkway, Rockaway, Queens.
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  -Special Recognition Award: "Market Street Railway Mural" 2004 Directed by Mona Caron. Located at 300 Church @ 15th. St. SF, CA

- The sights and sounds of Carnaval San Francisco come to SBC Park.

Carnaval Queen 2002 Maisa  warms up the crowd  Maisa's Energia do Samba  is one the Bay Area's favoritite Brazilian Dance Performing Companies

The percussion drummers outside of the ballpark, and a pre-game performance with Carnaval Dancers and extravagant head dresses bring the festive Carnaval atmosphere to SBC Park. Carnaval themed prize packs will be given away during the game. Purchase your specially priced ticket now for this fan favorite. for only $10 (normally $19)!

 Giants take on the Pirates at 7:15

sfgiants.com or www.sfgiants.com/specialevents  today to get your tickets, or for more information call 415-972-2012.

Abada Capoeira Brazilian Arts Center 415-206-0650 3221 22nd Street San Francisco, CA 94110     Sat 05/21/05 (2:00-5:00pm) General: $10-$15 Sliding Scale » Available at the door, no pre-saleSenior: $5 » Available at the door, no pre-sale Children: $5 » 12 years old & under Phone: 415-206-0650 Email: Send email Website: http://www.abada.org A batizado, (literally “baptism”), is a traditional ceremony of initiation and growth for students of the powerful art of capoeira. In a batizado, new students receive a capoeira nickname and play with a Master or instructor, symbolically welcoming them into the capoeira community. For continuing students the batizado is a time of celebration and recognition of their growth in capoeira. Some new and continuing students will receive a cord that represents their level and growth in capoeira. ACSF’s acclaimed performance ensemble will open the Batizado. The batizado is a wonderful opportunity to witness the historical and traditional aspects of capoeira and to join ACSF’s strong Mission District-based community in celebration of its growth and accomplishments. ACSF is proud to announce that over half of the participants in the Batizado ceremony will be members of The RAY (Reaching All Youth) Project, ACSF’s program offering free capoeira classes to low-income youth aged 5-19.

BIKE CARNIVAL!
MISSION VILLAGE MARKET
18th & Alabama

SATURDAY, MAY 21 AT THE BIKE KITCHEN, 11AM TO 5 PM.

Come help us celebrate the Bike Kitchen's two-year anniversary. Last year's party was a success, but this year's will be even bigger and crazier. All ages are welcome to compete in our bike challenges, everything from the Slow Race to the Tube Patch King to the Huffy Toss. Cyclecide will of course be there with a bicycle-powered ferrris wheel and other extra-terrestrial contraptions, and we'll also be offering bicycle blended smoothies.

At 3pm, judging will begin for the HOMESTYLE BIKE COMPETITION. We have a panel of judges made up of some of the brightest Bay Area bike luminaries. So bring your fanciest, nuttiest or classiest homestyle bike and your could win our grand prize: $100 cash. And of course it wouldn't be a party without a barbecue, music, and a raffle with tons of great prizes. Train-wreck DJs Nathan and Jef Leöpard will provide the tunes. http://www.Bikekitchen.org

• SF MUNI, 415-673-MUNI, www.sfmuni.com
  Take the N-Judah streetcar that runs along the Embarcadero and get off at the Embarcadero/Brannan stop.
  The N-Judah runs approximately every ten minutes. MUNI bus 10 stops near Piers 30/32. MUNI bus 12 stops at Embarcadero and Harrison (approximately 2 blocks from Piers 30/32). MUNI buses 30 and 45 stop at 4th and Brannan (approximately 6 blocks from Piers 30/32).
  From the East Bay
• BART, 510-465-2278, www.bart.gov
  Take BART to the Embarcadero stop in San Francisco. After exiting, go up one level to MUNI and take the N-Judah line to the Embarcadero/Brannan stop. BART trains run approximately every 20 minutes on Saturdays.
• AC Transit, 510-891-4777, www.511.org
  AC Transit provides bus service from many East Bay cities to the Transbay Terminal at Mission and Fremont Streets. This is a short walk to Piers 30/32. Call or check their website for schedules and information.
• Alameda / Oakland Ferry, 510-522-3300, www.eastbayferry.com
  Ferries will leave from Alameda and Oakland to the San Francisco Ferry Building throughout Saturday afternoon. Please call or check their website for schedules and information.
• Golden Gate Transit / Golden Gate Ferry, www.511.org
  Golden Gate Transit and the Golden Gate ferry will be running buses and ferries throughout the day. Please check their website for schedules and information. They will not be running transportation after the event. Check.kfog.com for additional information about the special ferry service.
• SamTrans, 1-800-660-4287, www.samtrans.com
  Take SamTrans Route KX or Route 292 from the Peninsula to the Transbay Terminal at First and Mission Streets in San Francisco. Route KX will run from Stanford Shopping Center to the terminal, and Route 292 will run from Hillsdale Shopping Center to the terminal. Return buses leave from the Transbay Terminal—the KX bus will depart at 8:55 pm, and the 292 bus will depart at 11:56 pm. Call the number above for additional information.
• Caltrain, 1-800-600-4287, www.caltrain.com
  In addition to the regular schedule, Caltrain will operate one extra train leaving San Jose Diridon Station at 2:30 pm, making all local stops. In addition, the regular Northbound trains 435, 437, and 439 will have added capacity.

Medjool 2522 Mission Street @ 21st St San Francisco

medjoolsf.com/

Special performances by:

• King Paulo & Queen Vanessa of Carnaval 2005
• Loco Bloco
• Carnaval All-star Bateria
• DJ Bobby A.

Dandara & Ginga Brasil
The Bay Area's most talented and enticing entertainer
 

Fridays at 16th & Harrison
weekly lineup (415)437-9240 

Festival and Parade are FREE
VIP grand parade seating: $20      Click for FestivaL INfo

Saturday May 28th  Elbow Room
Samba DA & Universal Language www.elbow.com

SF PRE-CARNAVAL EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
Saturday May 28th @ Jelly's Cafe
295 Terry Francisco Blvd. Pier 50, SF

DJ Music with Wicked YB Ubald -- Special Guest Band from Haiti LAKAY
also featuring DJ KOFI from Ghana
Live performance by Fogo Na Roupa
Doors open at 9pm, show time at 11 pm ($10 before 11 pm/$15 after 11 pm)