Josh Kornbluth's hysterical new collaboration with David Dower, Love and Taxes, has received rave reviews and played to packed houses, thereby extending the show through August 3rd at the Magic Theater. If you have not yet seen this one of a kind Bay Area monologuist, now is the time. Catch him as he threads two elements that exists in all of our lives in ways you never could have imagined. Many performances are selling out, but Wednesdays are first come, first served pay what you can nights.

Orquesta Universal plays the newest Salsa hot spot in the East Bay—Montero's on 1106 Solano Avenue in Albany, Saturday, July 12th (come early for the 8:00pm dance class). You can also catch Orquesta Universal back in SF at one of our favorite spots, El Rio on 7/13 from 4:00-8:00pm; July 18th at 9pm at the Water Street Grille in Sausalito; and at the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company at 4:00pm on 7/20.

If you can travel to Canada like we wish we could this month, check out Jane Siberry at one of several folk festivals!!

KPFA sponsors the musical stylings of Zap Mama and Les Nubians at Bimbo's 365 Club on July 31st!

The successful Hip Hop Film Festival has an encore run at Oakland's Black Box Theater July 14-17, including another opportunity to see Kevin Epps' powerful documentary Straight Outta Hunters Point.

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival runs July 17 - August 4 at various Bay Area venues and always packs a large number of interesting films into the program.

A great 1990 film about a high school girl and her personal historical search is most worth catching: The Nasty Girl screens Sunday, July 11 at the Berkeley Jewish Community Center at 2:00pm.

For great recommendations about upcoming films on cable, check out John Seal's weekly column at Box Office Prophets!