Monday, March 24th – Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte bring their beloved Porchlight series back to San Francisco’s Café du Nord with "All I Got Was This Stupid T-Shirt: The Souvenir Show." This sure-to-be fabulous evening will include international entrepreneur Scott Sanders, Port Commissioner/Wax Museum owner Rodney Fong Sanders, a few other undisclosed raconteurs, and me. The Café is at 2170 Market Street (near 16th), Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm. Tix are $12. Further information can be found by clicking on Porchlight.

April 3rd – 26th, 2008 – After nearly two years, my solo celebration of wanderlust is returning to The Marsh in San Francisco. Performances will happen every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening at 8 pm, with the exception of Saturday, April 19th — that’s Passover! Unlike previous shows, this one will be in the upstairs theater. Tix are priced on a sliding scale, $15-$35. For tickets and/or reservations, please call 415-826-5750, or visit The Marsh website.

September 8th, 2007 – As you all know, Point Reyes in my favorite place in the world. This once-only Saturday performance of Strange Travel Suggestions will happen at the wonderful Dance Palace Community Center, right in the heart of Point Reyes Station, at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $16, $14 for seniors, and just $5 for teens. Head on out to Point Reyes, take a gorgeous hike, come to the show, and let’s party at the Old Western Saloon afterwards!  For advance reservations call 415-663-1075, or visit The Dance Palace, linked above.  

August 26th, 2007 – It took me long enough, but thanks to the support of performer Charlie Varon and impresario Jeannine Frank, I will be bringing the fabulous Wheel to L.A.! There’s one performance only, on Sunday, August 26, at 7:30pm. The location is Steinway Hall – 12121 W. Pico Blvd. (just West of Bundy, under Fields Piano Store, level P2). I’ve been told there is free parking. Tickets are $25, or $20 with advance reservations. (No credit cards at the door – cash/checks only.) Seating is  limited, so please RSVP  to Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com or call (310) 471-3979. Please come and bring your friends to this first-ever SoCal performance!

July 21st, 2007 – On the 38th anniversary of the first moonwalk, the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California is throwing a  party to benefit the Buddhist journal Inquiring Mind (edited by my buddy Wes Nisker), and the Spirit Rock Scholarship Fund. There will be  dharma talks, live music, an  auction, and at some point they will make me tell a story. "Performers" include Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, Nina Wise, Jane Hirshfield, Gary Gach, me, Wes, and many others! Please check out the Celebrate Your Mind web page for tickets.

June, 2007 – One of the most intriguing sites on the web, for the likes of me and my ilk, is the Street Use gallery posted by Kevin Kelly, a founder of Wired magazine and all-purpose visionary. Kelly recently posted three of my "vintage" photos on the site, all taken during my travels through Asia between 1979 and 1984. Check out these images of a light bulb lamp, a flashlight broom, and heroic portage of Coca-Cola bottles.

Wednesday, September 20th - It’s almost like performing at Carnegie Hall, or the Fillmore! Strange Travel Suggestions will play for one night only at this famed and fabulous Berkeley club, as a benefit for Ethical Traveler. Showtime is at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30. For details call 548-1761, or visit www.freightandsalvage.org

September 8-10, 2006 - I clearly remember the day: September 8th, 1966. My father, brother and I sat on the couch in the living room, in front of a Sylvania B&W TV with a box of Mr. Salty pretzles. I was 12 years old. Vietnam was in full swing; no one had walked on the Moon. But we were about to be transported to a future in which Earthlings had evolved beyond war, and humanity roamed the galaxy with a smile and a shoeshine: The first episode of Star Trek was about to premier. From September 8th-10th, I’ll be a featured speaker  the Star Trek 40th Anniversary Gala, to be held in Seattle, WA. Fellow guests and speakers will include Nichelle Nichols, Jason Alexander, George Takei, and many others. Click on the green text above for the link, and beam yourself into the Space Needle!

Thursday, Sept 7th, 2006 - The Mechanics’ Institute Library, at 57 Post Street in San Francisco, will open their Autumn season with a one-off performance of Strange Travel Suggestions. The show starts at 7 p.m., with the box office and café open at 6:30. Tickets are $10 for members, $16 for non-members. Tickets are extremely limited to this event, so if you are interested don’t hesitate… call the MI for details at 415-393-0100 or visit their website.