THE BAY AREA'S FOURTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

 

 

 

 

 

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Saturday, March 31, 2007
8:00 pm. – 3:00 am.

Regency Center
1290 Sutter Street @ Van Ness
San Francisco

ArtSFest presents the 4th Annual Spectra Ball and Silent Auction on March 31st at the Regency Center. Spectra Ball is a creative spectacle that brings together the spectrum of the arts with dynamic multi-cultural performances of music, theater, dance, circus, spoken word, fashion and visual art installations, all on one glorious night with a crowd of thousands. See below for the list of over 50 individual and group performances.

Proceeds benefit Artsfest to support Artsfest 2007, the Bay Area’s Fourth Annual Celebration of the Arts (May 3 – 28) which presents 100+ dazzling exhibits, performances and arts-related events throughout the Bay Area.

Tickets: ($50 Standard, $100 VIP)

Purchase Tickets: click here

Bring a Group!
Group ticket pricing available for 10 or more: Call 415-561-7822.

Sponsors
Spectra Ball ’07 is sponsored by California Closets, Energy 92.7, The Examiner, SF Bay Guardian, KGO-TV, SF Station.com, Marin Magazine, BART, ComMUNIty, Chancellor Hotel, Jungle 8, and InTicketing. Thanks to all of them for their support.

Silent Auction and Visual Artists Installations
Everybody is welcome to participate in the Spectra Ball Silent Auction, and get some great deals on incredible artwork. All the artwork is for sale! Come early to browse the Spectra Gallery and have your pick of amazing paintings, photography, sculpture and media installations. Visual artist installations will be announced after March 22.

Things to Know about Spectra Ball
Spectra Ball is a 21 & Over Event. What to wear? Don’t be fooled by the term “Ball”… we’re not going formal, we’re going “Spectra Wear”. Anything and everything with color (no black and white please!) is in! Costumes? Absolutely! After all, it’s San Francisco. Food? Tickets to Spectra Ball do not include food, but we’ll have a food vendor in case. Try to have dinner in advance at one of San Francisco’s fine local dining establishments so that you can fully realize the experience of consuming as much art and performance as possible throughout the evening.

VIP Tickets
The Mezzanine of the Grand Ballroom is the setting for this special viewing area from 8 pm - 11 pm. for our VIP guests, which also includes:
-Free Drink
-Delicious treats
-Massage Tables by Alco Chan Healing Hands
-Henna Tattoo Artist
-Special live performances

Special Chancellor Hotel Deal
Our Sponsor, Chancellor Hotel @ UNION Square is offering Spectra Ball attendees a special rate for Saturday night, March 31.

Call 415-362-2004 and ask for the special Spectra Ball rate.

$138* Spectra Ball Room rate. 14% hotel tax not included. Or,

$199 Spectra Ball Package ( ALL INCLUSIVE ) includes:
2 standard tickets to Spectra Ball
$25 Dining Credit for LUQUES Restaurant
Offsite Parking

Spectra Ball ’07 Co-Chairpersons:
Jessica Mullens & Steve Sodokoff

Spectra Ball ’07 Hosts:
Anna Alioto
Eric Corey Freed
Ieva and David Traub
Jocelyn Kane
Marian Mullally
Peter Hirshberg
Revi Schlesinger
Stephen Hayes
Steven Lurie
Terresa Christensen
Thérèse F. Martin and Ron Helgens

Spectra Ball ’07 Talent Line-Up Includes:

(Actual performance schedule to be announced soon)

Akosua (Ghanaian-American Songwriter)
ALBINO! (12-piece AfroBeat Extravaganza)
Alex Theory Live! (Live Electronic Dance)
Allison Lovejoy (Accordion/Piano Starling)
Bad Unkl Sista
Berkeley SLAM! Poets (Slam Poetry)
Blane Lyon (Funk, Soul and Conscious Groove)
Blue Bone Express (New Orleans Brass Band)
Brass Menazeri (Balkan Brass Band)
CaroLuna (Opera Diva)
Chief Sonne Reyna (Native Chant)
Circus Metropolus (Karnival Klown Show)
Cohen (GypsyPop)
Deborah Crooks (Intimate/Edgy Acoustic)
Debórah Eliezer (Grand Ballroom Emcee)
DJ Delachaux (Neo-Burlesque)
DJ Kashia (Infectious Urban Groove)
DJ Natural Sphere (World Breaks Techno)
El Papachango (Latin Breaks)
Eliyahu Sills & Qadim (Mystical Near-East Music)
Elizabeth Strong & Mira Betz (Bellydance)
Emeryville Taiko (Taiko Drum ensemble)
Fou Fou Ha! (Cartoon Dance)
Geralyn Gendreau (Ecstatic Poetry)
Goddess Alchemy Project (Dub Hip Hop)
Hot Pink Feathers (Carnavale meets Cabaret)
J9 of Xeno (Trapeze)
Jamie "Sparkaluscious" Luv & Vikki "FireSpice" Friedman (Super Swingin Spectra Hoopers)
Jill Tracy (Sultry Piano Chanteuse)
Kevin O (Emcee)
Kingfish & Eddie's Hubba-Hubba Revue (Comedy & Burlesque)
Kwisp (Holographic Video Synthesizer)
Liberation Movement featuring Resurrector (Heavyweight Dub Champion) &
Jillian Ann (Primal Experimental Dubtronica)
Loyd Family Players (Sideways Samba Troupe)
Mark Growden (Avante Singer Songwriter)
Miranda Caroligne (Fashion)
Miss Rosie
Mythic System (A Harmonic Archtypal Metapoetic Experience)
MoRockin Project (Moroccan/Jazz/Funk)
Paradise2012
Pele's Tears (Fusion, Poetry 'n Dance)
Shamanic Cheerleaders (Divine Pep)
Singing Bear (Acoustic Roots Music)
Soulati & Infinite (Tag-Team Beatbox)
Steve "Shea" Sisgold (Inspirational Singer/Songwriter/Emcee)
The Genie w/ Eah (Stratch Guitar)
The Human Revolution (Acoustic World Fusion)
The Nekyia (Sexy Sublime Dance & Music)
The Sonando Project (Afro-Cuban jazz)
Tim Fox (Guitarra Latinoamericana)
Tippy Canoe & Mikie Lee Prasad (Old-Timey Pop)
Vau de Vire Society (Avante Aerial Cabaret)
VonStilt Family

 

Spectra Ball ’07 Visual Artists Installations Include:

Aaron Landman Monika Steiner
Alanna Spence monique passicot
Allysun Ladybug Sparrowhawk Mr Rogers
Amir Salamat Natasha Dikareva
Amy Wright Nena St. Louis
Andrew Jones Nicolo Sertorio
Ann Simms Ori Gerstel
Annie Galvin Pamela Merory Dernham
Art Hazelwood Peter Max Lawrence
Avelynn Mitra pierre riche
Benjamin Turner Rachael L. Jablo
Caroyl La Barge Rachel Lyra Hospodar
Charli Ornett raymond difley
Christian Davies Rebecca Shortle
Clay Chollar Rena Buchgraber
Daniel Grant Robert Reed
Danyol Sara Cole
Dennis Parlante Seth Armstrong
Emily keyishian Shawna Peterson
Glen VarnHagen Spencer Brown
Itsik Hazan stephen hayes
John Jenkins Steven Allen
John Whitmarsh stuart sheldon
Joseph Battiato Taiko Fujimura
Karen Gutfreund Tantra Bensko
Leonardas Surgaila Tara L. Shorey
Lindy Kehoe Taylor Tschider
Marcia N. Kent Terrence Gasca
Mardi Storm Timothy Rose
Mari Marks Troy Ziel
Marina Shterenberg Vera Costa
Mark Henson Walter Funk
Melissa Chow Wendy Lowengrub
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