Events & Classes at the Orange Room

Friday, January 27
3 Solo Performances
Steve Lawson :: Daniel Berkman :: Tom Lattanand
7:00pm door, 7:30pm music :: $5–20 sliding scale
Orange Room and RTFM Records present: an intimate evening concert with Steve Lawson, Daniel Berkman and Tom Lattanand.
Join us for an evening of looped and unlooped, acoustic and electric strings—guitar, kora, and bass—with three great musicians: renowned looped fretless bass player Steve Lawson, multi-instrumentalist and avant-garde looped kora player Daniel Berkman, and solo guitarist Tom Lattanand. :: more info here

Steve Lawson, Daniel Berkman, Tom Lattanand

4 Mondays :: February 6, 13, 20, 27
Five Animal Qigong with David Wei website
7–9pm :: $5–20 / class, sliding scale :: drop-ins welcome
*for advanced practitioners*
Breathe, stretch, smile..
Our Wudang Five Animal Qigong will serve as the perfect compliment to your thriving wellness practice.
Course will include:
› foundational stretching
› coordination and conditioning drills
› traditional five animal qigong form
› five element theory and application
› self massage and acupressure
› standing meditation, walking meditation
› therapeutic breathing
This class is not intended for the average practitioner. The deep stretches and dynamic totem postures are simple, but challenging. Due to the advanced nature of this class, participants are recommended to have a strong foundation in movement, balance, and flexibility.

Friday, March 16
Pisces Party
save the date :: more info TBA

Slinky Productions website
These fun, sexy and athletic classes are designed to reconnect women of all ages with their sensuality and femininity, and to demystify the exotic dance world. Please contact Slinky Productions for more information and to register for classes.

Past Events at the Orange Room

Interactive Mandala and Music Gathering
September 30, 2011
This was a wall-melting night of interactive art and great music performances. The mandala painting events were started by artists Patrick Lugo and Lea Beck over this past decade, and have played a part in creating long lasting communities and amazing experiences.
The music lineup: Cornelius Boots, Art Elliot, Late Stage Empire, Birdwire, Ettie Street Project, Pistols at Dawn, Tim and Bill Witter, Brandon Essex, and Micah McClain.

Japan Benefit Concert
April 23, 2011
We raised $800! Thank you everyone for sharing in this evening.
The lineup featured these memorable and diverse acoustic music performances:
• Steve Oda on sarode, accompanied by Mike Lewis on tabla
• Cornelius Boots performing solo honkyoku (traditional Japanese) and mukyoku (new original compositions for giant flutes) on shakuhachi (Zen bamboo flutes) and Taimu-shakuhachi (large, bass shakuhachi)
• Tom Lattanand performing original compositions on solo guitar
• Kaboom Quartet with Deborah Katz and David Ryther on violins, Jacob Hansen Joseph on viola, and Shain Carrasco on cello.

A Softened Mind Shove
Brad Barton Magic Show website
February 19, 2011
"Your will shall be bent. Your reality will be stolen. And your mind is gonna get shoved . . . softly. You will laugh, question your senses, and leave with a new appreciation for the undiscovered potential of the mind."
Mr Barton does it again: two totally different sets of interactive, mind shifting experiments involving the art of persuasion, vocal analysis, thought reading, and hypnosis.
Followed by a performances by Ettie Street Project and Dr Rek, and a long night of righteos fun!
See video of Brad and ESP in action

Burning Thai Noodle Fundraiser
Thai Food & Dune Movie Night
August 8, 2010
Burning Thai Noodle thanks everyone for a super fun night and generous support to the cause! We will post photos from the playa soon.

Infinite Mandala Party time-lapse video
July 31, 2010
The mandala created on May 29 became the center of an 8 foot diameter canvas. Pics coming soon.
Visit Patrick Lugo's I'Mandala site to learn more about the roots and vision behind this interactive art project.

MindSets
June 25, 2010
Brad Barton, Reality Thief broght back his MindSets show back to Orange Room, blowing minds with 2 different sets of Cerebral Demonstrations of Mental Gymnastics, Forced Synchronicity, Vocal Analysis/Para-Linguistics, and MIND CONTROL, and some Old School favorites!
Tim and Bill Witter on tabla and Tom on the guitar opened for this evening full of Bragic.

Orange Room Celebrates Its 4th Birthday! time-lapse video
May 29, 2010
Between Patrick and Lea's I'mandala communal art creation, Intimate Illusions by Brad Barton the Reality Thief, performances by the Presidio Quartet followed by Tim and Bill Witter on tabla with Tom on the guitar, this was a Birthday Party to remember. Thank you everyone for making this ultimate!

Evening of Indian Classical Music listen
February 27, 2010
Featuring Steve Oda on sarode and on tabla,Nilan Chaudhuri, son of tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.

I'Mandala Party gallery
January 30, 2010
Illuminated mandalas on the walls and, at its heart, a new mandala to be painted that night, the Orange Room transformed into a magic realm. Please visit Patrick Lugo's I'Mandala site to learn more about the roots and vision behind this interactive art project, and the facebook page to view recent photos and look out for future events.

NY 2010 Party gallery
December 31, 2009
A picture is worth a thousand words. Please visit the gallery!

Germart Presents... gallery
December 4, 2009
Two alien worlds collided at the Orange Room: the Zoopy Show performed a set of electro rock with mutant puppets, followed by Planet Booty’s wacked out space funk. The evening culminated in a special pole dance performance by Catherine Rose of Slinky Productions.

Benefit Concert for the Daraja Academy of Kenya gallery
November 22, 2009
A benefit concert for violin and music programs at the Daraja Academy, the first free secondary boarding school in Kenya for girls. Performances by thePresidio String Quartet, Danny Heines and Blake Gearheard.

Pisces Party 09 view main page
March 14, 2009
A group celebration Piscean birthdays. A mix of great live music and DJs set to ocean themed ceiling projections and ballon art. Among the performers were Germart, Ettie Street Project, Audio Angel, DJ Bliss Electric, Danny Heines.

The Chamber view main page
Acoustic & Chamber Music Concert
December 13, 2008
Featuring compositions and performances by:
Steve Oda (sarode) website
String players of Classical Revolution website
Danny Heines (guitar, throat singing) website
Mitch Marcus (composer) website
Wallace Harvey (Indian violin)
Bill Witter (tabla) website
Tom Lattanand (guitar, composer) website

Rhythm Society: Friday Night Gatherings website
Recognizing that divine rhythm is everywhere, the Rhythm Society celebrates spirit through music, dance, meditation and play. Friday Night Gatherings are smaller, more intimate celebrations, giving the RS community another chance to share a fun meaningful evening together and to dance.

The First Annual Pie Competition
September, 2008
Inspired by the annual chili cook-off tradition, the pie-off fantasy was finally manifested. Eleven artful and inspiring entries, ten category score sheets, a tough experienced commisioner, twenty judges or so, golden trophies, three euphoric winners—the vision was complete. All this was followed by The Big Lebowski on the big screen and white russians to maintain the sugar high.

Slinky Productions Grand Opening Soiree gallery
July 25, 2008
Slinky Productions Grand Opening Party in celebration of their students who have been taking classes since 2000, and the official opening of the Orange Room as a new Slinky East Bay studio. Beautiful performances from Catherine Rose, Sara North and many others and all sorts of fun for everyone! Lighting design by Harlan Leath.

Annual Pisces Party gallery
March 2007 & 2008
Thorough, all-night-long celebrations of Piscean birthdays. Live music, DJ's, dancing and birthday cakes, all in the midst of amazing ocean-inspired balloon art by LP Productions.

Dub Lounge by Rock Medicine gallery
October 13, 2007
Rock Med party and fundraiser set to dub, roots reggae, and more balloon art by LP Productions.
The Rock Med crew provides medical and emotional care for people at concerts and festivals. Their humane and unbiased style of crisis intervention prevents many hospitalizations and involvement with the law.

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