VESUVIO READING SERIES TO EXPAND WITH WORK BY LOCAL AUTHOR M. CAZADORES

SAN FRANCISCO - Vesuvio in North Beach will expand its series of free readings on Tuesday, September 28 with selections from "Nothing Left for the Dead," the first novel by M. Cazadores of Berkeley, who will be a featured participant. Accompanying music will be provided by David & Joanna, the up-and-coming duo whose sound has been described as "the Everly Brothers meeting the Velvet Underground."

For several years, the celebrated bohemian barroom at 255 Columbus Ave. has presented readings of work by writers long associated with the place, from Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg to Richard Brautigan . This will be the first time a promising new author will be in the spotlight - and himself one of the readers, along with Vesuvio bartenders, waitresses and denizens under the direction of James Reese. It also will be the first time a local band is part of the program.

"Nothing Left for the Dead" is a novel that begins as a mystery and "degenerates" - the author's word - into a form of neo-existential literature. Its themes are indentured servitude, technology, American corporate plutocracy, racism, sheep, sex, love, music, drugs and time.

The reading will be free and open to anyone 21 and older, starting at 7 p.m., and will be followed by Cazadores taking questions from the audience.

For more than 60 years, Vesuvio, located where Columbus Avenue meets Jack Kerouac Alley, has been a hangout for writers, artists and actors, cab drivers and chess players, exotic dancers and seamen, business people and barflies - bon vivants from all walks of life, who have come from as close as the next street over and as far away as Mars.

World Cup Pancake Breakfast!

Come watch the US National soccer team take on the mighty United Kingdom on Saturday, June 12th.

Before the kickoff at 11:30 am, from 9 to 11am, we will be offering up a pancake breakfast with all the fixin's -- eggs, bacon, toast, the whole shebang! Only a five dollar donation is required, so come on down, support the US soccer team and fill your belly in the process.

Oh yeah, we have drinks, too.

See you there!

Come Celebrate The Work Of Richard Brautigan

A night in Paris without the jetlag!

1920 Paris was the place most people wanted to be, especially people like Hemingway, Picasso, the Fitzgeralds, Gertrude Stein… need we go on? Kiki de Montparnasse was Man Ray’s mistress and model, and she knew how to throw a party! Daisy of Omaha meets them all in Postcards From Paris.

Music will shake the joint, Kiki’s film debuts in Léger and Man-Ray’s famous short films will play, and you’ll meet friends and supporters of Art & Film, and Francophiles from around the Bay Area.

Join us for great music, films, food, drink & company!

SF Art & Film for Teenagers has been making all the arts a vital part of young people’s lives since 1993 with a number of free programs – a Friday night Cine/Club, Art Saturdays to museums and galleries, and free tickets throughout the year to opera, symphony, theater and dance performances – serving 600+ students a year.

Since 1998 its Sunday Film Workshop has produced some of the finest prize-winning student films in the nation. Its films have shown in the festivals of San Francisco, Mill Valley, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, London, Paris, Lisbon, Berlin & Athens among others. Students work with mentors who take them through the entire film process—from treatment to finished film.

SF Art & Film depends on support from the community and needs your help. We hope you will help encourage the cultural education of Bay Area youth by joining us at Vesuvio!

A Fair To Remember

A back-alley fest featuring 20 plus: local designers, artists, collectors and scavengers. Come celebrate eclecticism and local flair while listening to sweet tunes played by dj's:

Primo (Oldies Night)
Joanna (River's Edge)
Matt B. (1964)
Rob (Church Key)

Sunday, September 27, 2009
Jack Kerouac Alley (Columbus & Broadway)
11am - 6pm
Free and Fun

If interested in becoming a vendor for this event, please email A Fair To Remember and tell us a little about your work. Please include a photo and/or link.

Art in the Alley rescheduled, now on May 10th!

Sunday, May 10, 2009
noon to 6pm

Spontaneous Jazz combustion featuring Vesuvian Andy in the trio: Alt Tal



ARTISTS: John Kraft, Mary Ann Scanlan, Adam Gastelum, Lars Laurinovics, Coco Hayward, Hugh Linn, Graham Linn, Vince Storti, Marsha Bellavance, Riki Chen, Ronald Sauer, Fanny Renoir, Jennifer Barone, Edward Barone, Samantha Kopf, Constantina, Phyllis M Grosz, Josephine Ramos, Julia Farrow, David Lovins, Hilary Williams, Zabrina Tipton, Eric Brooks, Jason Pogo, Abi McCannon, Rosemary Manno, Roger Strobel, Danny Machiarini, Rebecca Peters, Emma Macchiarini Mankin, Jessica Loos, Elizabeth Ashcroft, Funky & Fabulous, Van & Ello

"Special Art in the Alley'' Vesuvio 60th Anniversary Edition

In addition the our poetry reading celebration, we're also having a party in Jack Kerouac Alley on Sunday, October 5th, featuring some of San Francisco's best up and coming bands. The Jone$, David and Joanna, Brigid Be Gone, Seth Augustine and many more will be rocking the alley from noon until 6pm.

This is an event you're not going to want to miss, come by and join us in celebrating 60 years of Vesuvio history!