August 2010

Sunday, August 1
2pm- 4pm
Tango in the Square
Celebrate life ... dance tango!  There will be free introductory lessons in
milonga, tango & vals (tango waltz).  With open dance floor and
performances every first Sunday of the month, June through October.

Wednesday, August 4
2pm-4pm
Miko Marks
Miko Marks Raised in Flint, Michigan, the nations’ industrial heartland, Miko
first discovered her vocal prowess at a tender age. Her writing talents
have continued to sharpen with experience and maturity. Her lyrics are
optimistic, personal and delivered by crisp, powerful vocals. Miko Marks is
virtually incomparable as a performer, with a voice that shines crystalline
without studio gadgetry. Her influences cross the barriers of generation,
genre and race, while her live performances satisfy the toughest critics.

Wednesday, August 4
6pm-8pm
Crosscut Blues Band
Crosscut, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, plays a unique mix of
vintage blues and rock, along with original music, to create a sound that is
all its own. Their musical influences include early Delta Blues, Memphis
and Chicago Electric Blues, Soul from STAX and Motown, 50's Rock & Roll,
60's and 70's Rock, and Jazz.

Sunday, August 8
2pm-4pm
Picklewater Free Circus Festival
The Picklewater Free Circus Festival returns for its second year at Union
Square bringing back free circus to Bay Area families. This free festival of
circus Arts  features some of the best in Circus Arts from around the bay
area. This month long festival \will entertain and inspire bay area families
while celebrating the rich tradition of circus in San Francisco and around
the bay, offering a mix of professional and student performers and a broad
variety of circus styles, the festival celebrates the long rich tradition of
Circus Arts in the bay area.

Sunday, August 22
2pm-4pm
Picklewater Free Circus Festival
The Picklewater Free Circus Festival returns for its second year at Union
Square bringing back free circus to Bay Area families. This free festival of
circus Arts  features some of the best in Circus Arts from around the bay
area. This month long festival \will entertain and inspire bay area families
while celebrating the rich tradition of circus in San Francisco and around
the bay, offering a mix of professional and student performers and a broad
variety of circus styles, the festival celebrates the long rich tradition of
Circus Arts in the bay area.


Wednesday, August 25
12:30pm-1:30pm
Blind Willies       
Folk Rock

Wednesday, August 25
6pm-8pm
Lindy in the Square
The Swing Dancers will turn back the clock and infect the Square with
dancefever the fourth Wednesday of every month from May through
September. Introductory dance lessons will be followed by an open dance
floor. Bring a partner or come and meet new people!

Saturday, August 28
Movie begins at 8pm or dusk
Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window"

Sunday, August 29
2pm-4pm
Picklewater Free Circus Festival
The Sardine Family & Thomas Truman John
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