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Hi, I’m Laura Iriarte the Julie McCoy of the Bay Area Social Media and Art Scene! Following are events and happenings for the coming week and beyond! Meet me here:

Monday, November 9, 2009 – Lunch 2.0 with Bing!

I won’t be able to attend this…and I’m sad about that, Terry Chay and Marie Williams are organizing it, and I know it will be fab! Adore them both! Unfortunately, I can’t take too much time off from the day job for social media fun!

Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: 475 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Bing is in town to celebrate the past six months since the launch and our recent partnership with Twitter. Eat lunch on us and meet folks from the Bing team at Powerset’s office (the third Lunch 2.0 to be held at this legendary location), where we’ll have tasty grub, beer and other beverages, and Bing swag to take home with you. Please RSVP on Upcoming to reserve your spot – they’ll fill up fast!

RSVP here:
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4839835/CA/San-Francisco/Lunch-20-with-Bing/

Monday, November 9, 2009 – San Francisco Bay Guardian presents Goldies 2009: free party with live music and DJs

With The Fresh and Onlys, Dreamdate, very special surprise guests; DJ sets by Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz of Afrolicious; and more!

Start Time: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:00pm
End Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:00am
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Street: 2nd St between Mission/Howard
City/Town: San Francisco, CA

Party down with the winners of this year’s Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery awards!

The Bay Area’s ground-breaking artists, dancers, filmmakers, and musicians gather for a free public showcase in their honor!

Live performances by The Fresh and Onlys, Dreamdate, and very special surprise guests; DJ sets by Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz of Afrolicious; and live painting by local artist Sirron Norris.

21 and over, no cover charge!

www.sfbg.com/goldies
www.111minnagallery.com

Best public transit: BART or MUNI Metro to Montgomery Station; F Market streetcar; 14/14L Mission

For more info also see their: Facebook Event Page

Now thru December 10, 2009 – The Art of Zen: Landscapes Inspired by Japan
Essential photographic and painted landscapes

Location: Elastic Creative
Street: 550 Bryant Street
City/Town: San Francisco, CA

Dear Friends and Art Afficianados,

You are invited to the art exhibtion: “The Art of Zen: Landscapes Inspired by Japan”.

Victoria Vedell and I are having a two person show for three months at Elastic Creative in SOMA. We both lived in Tokyo, and simultaneously were Artists-in-Residence at KAIR, in Tokushima, Japan in 2004.

In June, I returned to Tokushima with my camera to walk from temple to temple and photograph the Shikoku Pilgrimage, which is the oldest and longest pilgrimage in Japan. It is over 1,000 years old and a 1,000 miles long. The photographs I will be exhibiting were shot on the pilgrimage deep in the heart of the Japanese countryside. Victoria will be showing her lush landscape paintings inspired by her time in Japan.

Viewing by appointment, Monday – Friday 9am- 6pm. Please contact Andre: andre@elasticcreative.com.

More info here: The Art of Zen

Now through March 28, 2010, Tutankhamun at the De Young Museum!

Don’t miss this!

de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
415.750.3600
www.deyoungmuseum.org
Exhibition Hours

Through September 30, 2009:
Monday through Sunday, 9 am to 9 pm (closed for maintenance August 3 and 31)
Oct 1, 2009 through March 28, 2010:
Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am to 6:30 pm; until 8:45 pm on Fridays.

for more info: http://www.tutsanfrancisco.org/

Now thru April 18, 2010 – The Legion of Honor Museum presents: Cartier and America

Cartier came to fame as the “King of Jewelers” during the Belle Époque for his beautifully made diamond and platinum jewelry created for the courts of Europe and Americans of the Gilded Age. With an extensive variety of jewelry forms—ranging from traditional white diamond suites to the highly colored exotic creations of the 1920s and 1930s—Cartier made its mark with the ingenuity of its designs and its exquisite craftsmanship. Cartier and America celebrates the imagination and creativity of Cartier in the 20th century. The jewelry and works of art include pieces from the private collection of Cartier.

for more info: http://www.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?exhibitionkey=1051

September 25, 2009-I interviewed the crowd about their costumes for Podcast Meetup and Sac Geeks!