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Start the morning with your clock radio tuned to 94.1 FM-KPFA for music programs like Sarah Cahill's with new music guest Charles Amirkhanian and others alternately playing and discussing their work.

Walk through the Mission to 15 Ti Couz (3108 16th St.; 415-252-7373) for a Nutella crêpe and a bowl of café crème. You're saying you want to hear Miya Masaoka play koto this weekend, and the guy behind the counter draws an intricate kanji with coffee in the foam of your latte. You drink carefully to postpone disturbing the design as long as possible.

16 The LAB (2948 16th St.; 415-864-8855) features group shows of sculpture, collage, photography, sound installations and video work. Move from one station to another in the large, high-ceilinged room, and on the way out pick up literature about other intriguing events in the city.

Stroll down Valencia St., stopping in or window shopping the bookstores and eccentric little shops. Don't miss 17 ATA, or Artists Television Access (992 Valen-cia St.; 415-824-3890) to enjoy a strange storefront installation. One day it was a million little black-and-white TV monitors flickering their blue lights insistently. When you stepped inside they were screening films by Lynn Sachs and Craig Baldwin.

Head to Chinatown for a midnight snack at 18 Sam Woh's (813 Washington; 415-982-0596), famous for its rude waiters – "No Soft Drinks, No Booze, No Fortune Cookies, No Milk, No Checks Cashed!"

Pamela Z

Norman Gee,
AfroSolo Arts Festival