The Hillside Club

Rick Falkvinge, head of the Swedish Pirate Party, Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Tony Falzone of the Fair Use Project, Mary Hodder of Dabble, and Karl Fogel of QuestionCopyright discussed copyright at this evening’s Cybersalon at the Hillside Club. The recording is in MP3, but if there is a purist out there who wants to transcode to ogg…feel free to rip, mix, burn.

NOISY PEOPLE is a feature length video documentary that opens a window into a tightly-knit group of unusual sound artists and musicians from the San Francisco improvisational music community. Filmmaker Tim Perkis, himself a well-respected player in the Bay Area experimental music scene, followed his subjects for a year, filming them in their homes and studios, rehearsals and performances. What emerges is a set of funny and lively portraits of some very creative and quirky people and a portrait of a way of life outside the commercial musical mainstream of America.

FEATURING: George Cremaschi, Tom Djll, Greg Goodman, Phillip Greenlief, Cheryl Leonard, Dan Plonsey, Gino Robair, Damon Smith. Also appearing are dozens of other creative musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Fred Frith and Jack Wright.

Dave Weinstein will discuss under appreciated architects who put their personal touch on Craftsman-style houses in and around Berkeley, producing work that is sophisticated, playful, livable, and original. The talk explores the works of Leola Hall, Ernest Coxhead, Albert Farr, John Hudson Thomas and Carr Jones.

For further information or to reserve your space: call B.A.R. at 510.848.4288 or visit www.berkeleyaor.com/lecture/

The President’s Lecture Series is proudly sponsored by Kevin Eves, Your Mortgage Consultant in Berkeley. Lectures begin at 7:30 pm at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street in Berkeley.

General Admission $20. Light refreshments and book signing to follow.

Dave Weinstein is a regular contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle and the author of “Signature Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area,” copies of which will be available at the lecture.