SLAMMIN' Art Auction/Dinner/Dance September 11, 2008

SLAMMIN’ Dinner, Dance and Art Auction
“Reframing Homelessness: Art for Walls, Roofs for People”
A benefit for the Coalition on Homelessness
When: September 11, 2008 , 5:30-8:30pm
Where: SomArts Gallery, 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th streets), SF.
What: Art Auction08 will include buffet dinner, drinks, live performances, music, and live and silent auctions featuring artwork by over 100 local artists. $10-50 sliding scale admission.

San Francisco –
The Coalition on Homelessness will be holding a SLAMMIN! Dinner, Dance and Art Auction, featuring entertainment by Nora Roma, Perranosperous, Siobhan Aluvalot,
Molotov Mouths, and Pale Hoarse, and artwork by over a hundred local artists. It takes place this September 11 at Somarts Gallery in San Francisco’s SoMa District.

The Coalition on Homelessness was formed in 1987 to create permanent solutions to homelessness while protecting the civil and human rights of those forced to remain on the streets. While local government has attempted to spend millions of dollars giving people tickets for sleeping outside, jailing panhandlers, cuttting essential services and squeezing poor people out of affordable housing, the Coalition on Homelessness has served as an independent advocate dedicated to pushing back hard and creating solid change for its clients; COH has struggled hard to create standards in shelters, increase the rights of poor people, and expand housing and treatment programs.

ArtAuction08 attendees will be able to eat great food, dance, and support COH’s ongoing work. Past auctions have been very popular, and this year’s edition of the only-in-San-Francisco event is not to be missed. There will be numerous surprise live performances. The generous artists and donors include, but are not limited to:

AA-Hurry, Alissa Anderson, Lauren Anderson, David Avery, Bill Basquin, Bert Bergen, Ed Beyeler, Todd Bura, Charles Blackwell, Iris Brightwater, Brigitte Carnochan, Ajit Chauhan, Kevin Chen, ChuckTRUCK, Margaret-Ann Clemente, Dick Cole, Holly Coley, Randy Colosky, George Crampton, Annie Danger, Rick Darnell, Michael Dori, Chris Duncan, Durt, Jessica Dunne, Jan Eldrdge, Adrianne Fernandez, Joan Finton, Marcela Flora, Tara Lis Foley, Frankenart Mart, Jason Fritz, Leigh Gallagher, Barbara Garber,Clay Gardner, Jesse Geller, Maria Gilardin, Matt Gonzales, Ed Gould, Sarah Grierson, John Gruenwald, Sylvester Guard, Javier Gutierrez Christine Hanlon, Johnee Hattori, Art Hazelwood, Hector, Katy Hensley, HORSMAN, Christopher Charles Horton, Brian Iorio, Tom Jirasek, Xylor Jane, Ivy Jeane, Micah Kaplan, David Kasprzak, Robert Alan Kato, Melba Abela Kaylan, Sahar Khoury, Honest John Kinkade, Amanda Kirkhuff, Melissa Klein, Kyle Knobel Katie Lally, Denise Laws, Amie Leeking, Hannah Lew, Roberta Loach, Mike Loggins, Sam Lopes, Chris Lux, Debra Lyons, S. Marin, Jeff Marshall, Maria X. Martinez, Liz Maxwell, Alicia McAurthy, Michael McConnell, Barry McGee, Archie McKay, Shaye McKenny, Lex McQuilkin,Elaine Michaud, Midnight, Doug Minkler, Tom Mogensen, Claude Moller, Gloria Morales, Jane Norling, Martin Olvera, James Orlando, Mark Paron, Kamau Amu Patton, Sasha Petrenko, Patrick Piazza, Tomas Pringle, Kyle Ranson, Trudy "Myrrh" Reagan, Carol Rienecker, Autumn Riley, Ringo, Brion Nuda Rosch, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg, Alena Rudolph, Harvey Rushing, Jos Sances, Kazuyo Sato-Leue, Jovi Schnell, Christine Shields, Anne Hicks Siberell, Corey Smith, Jen Smith, Cesar Sozia, Herlinda Spahr, Laura Splan, Miriam Klein Stahl, Eric Stanley, Jill Storthz, STM, Sarah T., Augusta Talbot, James Tantum, James Taylor, Scott Taylor, Margaret Tedesco, Jihaari Terry, Kim Thoman, Amy Trachtenberg, Paul Urich, Chris Vargas, Scot Verardo, Katie Vida, Patricia Walker, Silver Warner, Megan Wilson, Adrew Wingler, Jane Winkelman, Lena Wolff, Wilton Woods, Liz Worthy, Jan Wurm and Brian Yarsh
For more information please call
John Thomas H. Do, Development Coordinator,
Coalition on Homelessness at 415 346 3740, ext 307 or development@cohsf.org
468 Turk Street, San Francisco CA 94102