SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31
Progressive New Year's Eve party
Ring in the New Year with Representatives Barbara Lee and Lynn Woolsey,
CodePink organizer and Global Exchange founder Medea Benjamin,
journalist Daniel Ellsberg, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, antiwar activist
Cindy Sheehan, progressive catalyst Matt Gonzalez, and other progressive
movers and shakers at a party sponsored by CodePink, Global Exchange,
the Idriss Stelley Foundation, and other social justice organizations.
8 p.m.�1 a.m., $50 ($40 in advance, $15 for youth)
Zeum, Yerba Buena Gardens
221 Fourth St., SF
(415) 575-5555
NYE Sahara-style
Celebrate New Year's Eve at a party benefiting children of Darfur,
Sudan, sponsored by the Save the Children Fund and hosted by Electric
Vardo, featuring live music by Sila and the Afrofunk Experience, belly
dancing, DJ Emmanuel Nado spinning world beat, J Boogie of Om Records,
and dessert delights created by Chef Saroj.
9 p.m.�6 a.m., $40
New Langton Arts
1246 Folsom, SF
415-259-8629, sfsahara.com