• Tuesday July 8th - Mission Jazz Trio
  8:30 PM - 11:30 PM - FREE
  Sax, Stand up Bass and Piano
  Playing old classics with a modern interpretation.
  
  
• Wedneday July 9th -  Bollywood Sound & Image
  7:30PM - 9:30 PM - $5
  3rd I Films  presents the final presentation in its three-part series of lectures focused on the sound and music of Bollywood through the decades.
  Part III is independent of the other presentations, focusing on the music of three legendary music directors: Naushad, S.D. Burman and R.D. Burman.
  Music videos  from Bollywood films will be supplemented with analysis, historical/political insights, and performance demonstrations by Robin Sukhadia.
  Learn about Bollywood's famed film composers, arrangers, and steeped musical history.
  We promise gregarious song and dance, whimsical musical arrangements, gaudy colors, and extremely melodramatic love scenes…all of this, of course, without any kissing on screen.
  http://www.thirdi.org
  

• Thursday July 10th - The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM - every week - $5
  chebisabbah.com
  myspace.com/chebisabbahji
  
  
• Friday July 11th - Mission Bombay
  Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM every week - $5
  with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
  missionbombay.blogspot.com
  
  
• Saturday July 12th - Cuba Caribe
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM every second Saturday - $5
  African-Diaspora Dance
  Salsa - Timba - Samba - Rumba - Reggae - Soca - Hip Hop del Mundo - Electro Latino
  Performances by:
  
  Los Rumberos de CubaCaribe y Ramon Ramos
  SambaMora y Bateria Blocura de San francisco (Members of Loco Bloco)
  
  Resident Dj's:
  
  Alfie (CubaCaribe)
  Dark-Rum (Añejo Productions)
  
  
• Sunday July 13th - Sunday Jazz Sessions - Launching a Weekly Series of Live Musical Entertainment
  11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $2
  Featuring The Randy Craig Trio
  Peter Tucker on drums - Steven Strauss on bass - Randy Craig at the piano & Vocals by Danielle Thys
  Introducing singer and recent Lowell HS graduate: Maya Castleman
  Delicious crepes, pastries, coffee and tea available for purchase
  Hosted by Marco Senghor & Produced by Michael Nolan

Tuesday July 1st
The Midnight Sessions
Jazz / Blues / Swing
8:00PM - 11:00PM - FREE
myspace.com/themidnightsessions


• Wednesday July 2nd
  Foundation For Freedom Fundraiser
  6:00PM -10:00PM - DONATION
  All welcome to a fundraiser for the non-profit organization: "Foundation For Freedom''.
  
  The Foundations mission is to promote literacy in impoverished communities around the world through primary education for children.
  They envision a world in which each and every child is literate regardless of geographic location or socioeconomic status.
  Raising money will help us to support our existing projects around the world as well as to take one new ones.
  foundation-for-freedom.org
  
  
  
Thursday July 3rd
An Evening of Music From Bangladesh
8:00PM - 10:00PM - FREE
Zafreen a singer, song-writer, composer from Bangladesh will be performing with Shabi Farook on Tablas
featuring songs from her latest album "Shopnodana".
Songs on her latest album have already made it to the top 10 playlist in Bangladesh since its release
just over a month ago.

The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
10:00PM - 2:00AM every week - $5
chebisabbah.com
myspace.com/chebisabbahji


Friday July 4th
Mission Bombay
Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
10:00PM - 2:00AM every week - $5
with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
missionbombay.blogspot.com


Saturday July 5th
Mosaico Nights presents Pachanga de Cumbia
10:30 PM - 2:00 PM - $3
DJ EKG and DJ RAJAH spin Classic Cumbia, Cumbia Sonidera, Cumbia Digital, Guaracha, Merengue, Punta, Mambo, Dancehall and Reggae en Espanol, Reggaeton y mas Cumbia.
more info at: mosaiconights.blogspot.com

• Wedneday June 25th
  The 48 Hour Film Project
  7:00PM - 9:00 PM - FREE
  The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours.
  Come to our happy hour and mingle with past and present filmmakers at Bollyhood Cafe - a new hip space in the Mission fusing film, food and fun drinks.
  We'll be screening last year's winners from each city on Bollyhood's projector.
  48hourfilm.com
  
  Hip'n'Bass
  9:00PM - 1:00 AM - $5
  Electric Vardo presents a night of global gypsy beats, belly dance, bhangra, hip hop and latin fusion dance with bay area super-dancers
  Dhol Rhythms, Clandestine, Freyja, Jennifer Faust, Mitara and a hip-hop duet by Christine and Monica ...
  with a mashup of music by Triple Power's Giamma, Nonstop Bhangra's DJ Jimmy Love and Electric Vardo's Amar.
  
  

• Thursday June 26th
  The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM - every week - $5
  chebisabbah.com
  myspace.com/chebisabbahji
  
  
  
• Friday June 27th
  Fuzzpod Live
  8:00 PM - 10:00 PM - FREE
  Join Fuzzpod for an evening of Groovy-Electro & Dubtempo sounds at Bollywood Café in the mission.
  We'll be playing with special guests. Show starts at 8pm. Followed by Mission Bombay! (see below)
  www.myspace.com/fuzzeesounds
  www.ambi-sonic.com
  www.rhythma.com
  
  Mission Bombay
  Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM every week - $5
  with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
  missionbombay.blogspot.com
  
  
  
• Saturday June 28th
  Bounce
  10:30 PM - 2:00 PM - $5
  Dirty dubs, cosmic disco and space junk!
  Ryan Poulsen (Bouty Basement - Gun Club) & Huckster (Tsunami Sound) providing the platters that splatter.
  Come join us and shake your somethin-or-other at this new, funky, unpretentious joint in the heart of the Mission District.
  
  

• Tuesday June 17th
  Wake the Town
  8:30 PM - 11:30 PM - FREE
  Ska-rocksteady and early reggae from the '60s and early '70s
  myspace.com/revivalsoundsystem
  
  
  
• Wedneday June 18th
  Fundraiser for short film "Lesh Sabreen?"
  7:30PM - 10:00 PM - DONATION
  An evening celebrating Arab cinema and culture while raising completion funds for the short film "Lesh Sabreen?"
  The evening features Palestinian dance ensemble Al-Juthoor, Egyptian DJ Emancipacion, hip hop MC Triki, loads of film clips,
  Arabic food and music, and raffle prizes.
  leshsabreen.com
  
  

• Thursday June 19th
  South Asians For Obama
  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - FREE
  Unite for Change! A unity get together to support Obama.
  safo2008.com
  
  The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM - every week - $5
  chebisabbah.com
  myspace.com/chebisabbahji
  
  
  
• Friday June 20th
  Actress Shetal Sheth visits Bollyhood
  8:00 PM - 9:00 PM - FREE
  As part of a 3rd i event, come meet actress Shetal Sheth in person.
  sheetalsheth.com
  and join the party afterwards.
  
  Mission Bombay
  Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM every week - $5
  with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
  missionbombay.blogspot.com
  
  
  
• Saturday June 21th
  Asha San Francisco Presents: "India's FILM FESTIVAL OF HOPE"
  1:00 PM - 9:00 PM - FREE
  Come join us for a day of:
  - Award winning film documentaries including:
  
  'Born Into Brothels", the Oscar winning documentary that focus on the plight of underprivileged children in India and draw attention to the need for education
  "New Heroes: India" presented by 3rd i. Kailash Satyarthi is determined to free millions of children from bonded labor, a form of slavery where a desperate family borrows money from a lender and is hands over a child as surety for funds that often cannot be repaid.
  - Discussions/photographic exhibit with Lines of Grey
  - Meet with SF based like minded community
  PRE-REGISTER and full schedule at ashanet.org/sf/filmfestival.html
  
  Mosaico Nights presents Pachanga de Cumbia
  10:30 PM - 2:00 PM - $3
  DJ EKG and DJ RAJAH spin Classic Cumbia, Cumbia Sonidera, Cumbia Digital, Guaracha, Merengue, Punta, Mambo, Dancehall and Reggae en Espanol, Reggaeton y mas Cumbia.
  more info at: mosaiconights.blogspot.com
  

• Tuesday - Thursday
  6:00pm - 7:30pm
  Most drinks half price

• Friday - Saturday
  6:00pm - 7:30pm
  Drinks $1 off
  

More info at

• Tuesday June 10th - Mission Jazz Trio
  8:30 PM - 11:30 PM - FREE
  Sax, Stand up Bass and Piano
  Playing old classics with a modern interpretation.
  
  
• Wedneday June 11th -  Bollywood Sound & Image
  7:30PM - 9:30 PM - $5
  3rd I's upcoming 3-part seminar on music in Indian Cinema, presented by Robin Sukhadia.
  Save the dates: May 28, June 11 and July 9.
  3rd i proudly presents a series of Bollywood lectures focused on the sound and music of Bollywood through the decades. Music videos and clips from Bollywood films will be projected on the big screen, and then supplemented with analysis, historical/political insights, and performance demonstrations by Robin Sukhadia. Learn about Bollywood's famed film composers, playback singers, arrangers, and steeped musical history. We promise gregarious song and dance, whimsical musical arrangements, gaudy colors, and extremely melodramatic love scenes…all of this, of course, without any kissing on screen.
  http://www.thirdi.org
  

• Thursday June 12th - The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM - every week - $5
  chebisabbah.com
  myspace.com/chebisabbahji
  
  
• Friday June 13th - Mission Bombay
  Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM every week - $5
  with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
  missionbombay.blogspot.com
  
  
• Saturday June 14th - Cuba Caribe
  10:00 PM - 2:00 AM every second Saturday - $5
  African-Diaspora Dance
  Salsa - Timba - Samba - Rumba - Reggae - Soca - Hip Hop del Mundo - Electro Latino
  Performances by:
  
  Los Rumberos de CubaCaribe y Ramon Ramos
  SambaMora y Bateria Blocura de San francisco (Members of Loco Bloco)
  
  Resident Dj's:
  
  Alfie (CubaCaribe)
  Dark-Rum (Añejo Productions)
  
  

Check the online calendar for last minute updates at: bollyhoodcafe.com/calendar

At the cost of sounding like a broken record, this is going to be an incredible week at Bollyhood.
We have a really great mix of events and cultures. Come and check it out.

Online calendar with last minute updates at: bollyhoodcafe.com/calendar

• Thursday May 15th
  Kaveen & Avani's Photography Show Opening
  7:00 PM - 10:00 PM FREE
  Acoustic show at 8:00 PM with High Horse
  
  The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
  10:00PM - 2:00AM - every week - $5
  chebisabbah.com
  myspace.com/chebisabbahji
  
  
• Friday May 16th
  Fuzzpod
  8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - FREE
  soulful infusion of live vocals with Electro-house & Dubstep soundscapes
  with Xan-X and vocalists Samaki Dorsey and Ms. Momo
  myspace.com/fuzzeesounds
  
  Mission Bombay
  Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
  10:00PM - 2:00AM every week - $5
  with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
  missionbombay.blogspot.com
  
  
• Saturday May 17th - Cuba Caribe - Opens It's **Monthly**
  10:00PM - 2:00AM - every 2nd Saturday - $5
  African - Diaspora Dance - Salsa - Timba - Samba - Rumba - Reggae - Soca - Electro
  This will be a Special Event Celebrating an incredible CubaCaribe Festival 2008
  Performances by:
  - Los Rumberos de CubaCaribe y Ramon Ramos
  - SambaMora y Bateria Blocura de San francisco (Members of Loco Bloco)
  - Las Que Son Son
  WWW.CubaCaribe.ORG
  
  

IT'S KARNAVAL TIME!!
JOIN US FOR A BIG CARNIVAL PARTY RIGHT IN THE HEARTH OF THE MISSION

SUNDAY, MAY 25TH ! 3 Locations - 1 Cover! (12noon - 2am)

• Tuesday May 6th - The Midnight Sessions
  Jazz / Blues / Swing
  8:00PM - 11:00PM
  myspace.com/themidnightsessions  - FREE
  
  
• Thursday May 8th - The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
  10:00PM - 2:00AM every week
  chebisabbah.com
  myspace.com/chebisabbahji - $5
  
  
• Friday May 9th - Mission Bombay
  Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
  10:00PM - 2:00AM every week
  with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
  missionbombay.blogspot.com - $5
  
  
• Saturday May 10th - Jef Stott CD Release Party
  Saracen Official San Francisco CD Release Party
  10:00PM - 2:00AM
  featuring:
  
  • Jef Stott w/ live band - jefstott.com
  • Dub Gabriel (DJ set) - http://www.myspace.com/dubgabriel
  • Kush Arora (surya dubwise set) - kusharora.com
  • Drum Spyder (live percussion / DJ set) - drumspyder.com
  sixdegreesrecords.com/home.php - $5
  

• Wed April 30th Iconic/Ironic Closing Night
  7:00PM - 9:00PM
  Tonight is the closing night for the very successful exhibit of Lapata:
  http://www.lapatastic.com
  Come and meet the artist and enjoy the beautiful paintings for the last time.
  And of course enjoy the Bollyhood ambiance.
  FREE
  
  
• Thursday May 1st
  The Legendary CHEB i SABBAH SPINS 1002 NIGHTS
  10:00PM - 2:00AM every week
  http://www.chebisabbah.com
  http://www.myspace.com/chebisabbahji
  $5
  Special performance at 9:00PM with Duniya Dance Company
  www.duniyadance.com
  
  
• Friday May 2nd
  Bhangra, Bollywood & Beyond
  10:00PM - 2:00AM every week
  with Vanka (stellartrax) , Jimmy love (Non stop Bhangra), Suresh (Nagabeatz), and Rajah (Soul Cocina)  + special guests.
  http://missionbombay.blogspot.com
  $5
  
  
• Saturday May 3rd
  Mosaico Nights
  10:00PM - 2:00AM
  Dj Rajah, Dj Pez present: Mosaico nights an eclectic fusion of bhangra, desi beats, bollywood disco, reggae, african, haitian, latin tunes and a lot more.
  FREE
  

• Tuesday April 15th
  Mission Jazz Trio
  Sax - Stand up Bass and Piano
  Playing old classics with a modern interpretation.
  8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
  
  
• Friday April 18th
  Lounge Sessions Presents
  Jef Stott (Six Degrees/Lumin/MC RAI)
  http://www.jefstott.com
  
  Resident DJs: DJ Giamma (dj.giamma.com - triplepower.org) & DJ Amar (www.solunamar.com)
  Every week different lounge/downtempo guest DJs and musicians will come and play some groovy lounge music. You can expect some dancing too.
  10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  
  
• Saturday April 19th
  Mosaico with resident DJs: Rajah and Pez
  Mosaico nights an eclectic fusion of bhangra, desi beats, bollywood disco, reggae,
  african, haitian, latin tunes and a lot more.
  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8494789269
  10:00 PM - 1:00 AM

• Tuesday April 8th
  Come hear Ned Sublette Talk and Sing about
  Surviving on Music in Havana and New Orleans
  

• Friday April 11th
  Bollyhood Cafe Presents: Lounge Sessions
  

  Special Guest: DJ Goyo
  
  Every week different lounge/downtempo guest DJs and musicians will come and play some groovy lounge music.
  You can expect some dancing too.
  10:00 PM - 1:00 AM

• Saturday April 12th
  GOGOGRACIEGALLERIES presents WO MAN
  
  art of ALL mediums featuring men and women
  support the arts and come have a goooooood time !!!
  
  6:30PM Art Show
  9PM live music by ULTRASET
  10PM - 1:30AM DJ's spinnin, groovin and lovin........
  
  

• Tuesday April 1st:
  The Midnight Sessions
  Jazz / Blues / Swing
  http://www.myspace.com/themidnightsessions
  8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
  

• Friday 28th
  Bollyhood Cafe Presents: Lounge Sessions
  

  Special Guest:
  Groove Yantra strives to push the boundaries of music by mixing tribal and ethnic elements with electronic music to give you a unique experience and another perspective on sound. The music consists of melodic layers and complex beats influenced by middle-eastern, Indian and tribal music. Our influences include ambient, tribal, dub, funk, progressive rock and psy-trance music.
  We love playing live and improvising and often have guest artists join us during performances.
  Listen to our music at: http://www.turiyasounds.com/gy/grooveyantra.html
  
  Jovis - Didgeridoo, Harp, Beatbox/Vocals
  Ra aka Rahul - Guitar, Synths, Sequencing
  with guest Scott (www.drumspyder.com) – Middle-Eastern percussion
  
  Resident DJs: DJ Giamma (dj.giamma.com - triplepower.org) & DJ Amar (www.solunamar.com)
  Every week different lounge/downtempo guest DJs and musicians will come and play some groovy lounge music. You can expect some dancing too.
  10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  

• Saturday 29th
  Mosaico with resident DJs: Rajah and Pez
  Mosaico nights an eclectic fusion of bhangra, desi beats, bollywood disco, reggae,
  african, haitian, latin tunes and a lot more.
  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8494789269
  10:00 PM - 1:00 AM

• Tuesday 18th
  Mission Jazz Trio
  Sax - Stand up Bass and Piano
  Playing old classics with a modern interpretation.
  8:30 PM
  

• Wednesday 19th
  Generations Ahead, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, South Asian Sisters and National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
  invite you to an advanced screening of a trailer and discussion of the work-in-progress documentary film,
  "Made in India" by Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha.
  The 5-minute trailer will give a glimpse of "Made in India," which is about the current practice of Indian women being hired as gestational surrogates for American couples.
  This phenomenon, sometimes referred to as "outsourcing" or "womb-renting" has been a subject of debate that recalls other debates about women's bodies, commodification, women's sexual and bodily autonomy, the agency of women, emerging reproductive technologies, and Global North-South interactions and intersections. 
  7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (DONATIONS ARE WELCOME)
  
  
• Thursday 20th
  Bhangra lessons and performance with Joti
  9:00 PM
  
  
• Friday 21th
  Bollyhood Cafe Presents: Lounge Sessions
  Special Guest: Drumspyder || http://www.drumspyder.com
  
  Drumspyder blends Mediterranean and Asian flavored grooves with live Arabic percussion.
  He has several tracks forthcoming on compilations this year, including "Desert Grooves 3" (Water Music) and "Tribal Matrix 2" (Dakini)
  He is also the musical director of the innovative Nekyia dance ensemble (www.thenekyia.org) and has been a frequent collaborator with Jef Stott (Six Degrees).
  
  Resident DJs: DJ Giamma (dj.giamma.com - triplepower.org) & DJ Amar (www.solunamar.com)
  Every week different lounge/downtempo guest DJs and musicians will come and play some groovy lounge music. You can expect some dancing too.
  10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  
  
• Saturday 22th
  Mosaico with resident DJs: Rajah and Pez
  Mosaico nights an eclectic fusion of bhangra, desi beats, bollywood disco, reggae,
  african, haitian, latin tunes and a lot more.
  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8494789269
  10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
  

• Friday 14th
  Lounge Sessions with Special Guest:
  DJ Goyo
  10:00 PM - FREE
  
  
• Saturday 15th - WE ARE CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE PARTY.
  Sorry for the inconvenience.
  Mosaico will come back on Sat. 22nd
  
  

• Tuesday 4th:
  Conscious Jazz Trio
  9:00 PM
  

• Friday 7th
  Lounge Sessions with Special Guests:
  Jef Stott (Six Degrees/Lumin/MC RAI) || http://www.jefstott.com
  Resident DJs: Giamma and Amar
  10:00 PM
  
  
• Saturday 8th
  Mosaico with resident DJs: Rajah and Pez
  Mosaico nights an eclectic fusion of bhangra, desi beats, bollywood disco, reggae,
  african, haitian, latin tunes and a lot more.
  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8494789269
  10:00 PM

• Tuesday 19th
  Aaron Cohen Jazz Trio
  http://www.jazz-for-sale.com
  8:30 PM
  
  
• Thursday 21st
  Jazz Mission Trio
  8:30 PM
  
  
• Friday 22nd
  Lounge Sessions with Special Guests:
  Jef Stott (Six Degrees/Lumin/MC RAI) || http://www.jefstott.com
  and Drumspyder || http://www.drumspyder.com
  Resident DJs: Giamma and Amar
  9:00 PM
  
  
• Saturday 3rd
  Mosaico with resident DJs: Rajah and Pez
  Mosaico nights an eclectic fusion of bhangra, desi beats, bollywood disco, reggae,
  african, haitian, latin tunes and a lot more.
  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8494789269
  10:00 PM
  

• Wednesday 13th
  3rd I  Presents - On Telly
  From 7:30pm – 8:15pm
  Join us for an Impromptu discussion and talk with a television travel show producer, Amrita Gandhi. 
  She will speak about her work, show us clips and  discuss the making of her series for India's booming TV industry.
  Amrita Gandhi will take questions about process and content and also encourage you to share your views on how this
  kind of programming is received by audiences.
  Guest, visiting Speaker and freelance TV producer: Amrita Gandhi
  3rd I www.thirdi.org
  
  
• Friday 15th
  Bollyhood Cafe Presents: Lounge Sessions
  From 9:00pm to 1:00am
  DJ Amar (www.solunamar.com) and DJ Giamma (dj.giamma.com - triplepower.org) are the permanent residents.
  Every week different lounge/downtempo guest DJs and musicians will come and play some groovy lounge music.
  
  
• Saturday 16th
  Mosaico with DJ Rajah and DJ Pez
  From 10:00pm to 1:00am
  Special Guests DJ Bella
  Desi Beats, Reggae, Bhangra and Bollywood