In this interactive hands-on class, you'll customize your own spa-quality moisturizing and exfoliating facial masks. You'll experience all the wonderful things like fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and more that you can use to make your own fresh facials at home, using all-natural (mostly edible) ingredients.THIS CLASS WILL COVER:~Cleansing Fresh Fruits~Exfoliating Grains, Seeds & Nuts~Moisturizing Milks & Other Wetting Agents~Beneficial Fresh Herbs & Botanicals~Handy Powdered Fruit Extracts~Cosmetic Grade Clays~Other great secret ingredients used in cooking & cosmetics $49 ( $15 mat. fee)

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Did you know that with very little equipment and materials, you can make your own foundation, blush and eye shadow at home? It's not only fun and makes a great gift, but the cost of the raw materials is about one-tenth of what you would pay at a name brand cosmetic company - for the same or better quality!Come and learn about all the raw materials commonly used to make loose mineral makeup from scratch like zinc oxide, bismuth oxychloride, micronized titanium dioxide, iron oxides and serecite mica. You will gain insight into the world of specialty pigments -- colored micas, interference colors and the like -- which you can use to blend your own shades of makeup. We'll also discuss the different brushes and containers that are commonly used with mineral makeup, as well as where to purchase all your supplies.$59 ( $20 MAT FEE)

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Allan J. Hamilton, who, after beginning his working life as a janitor, attended Harvard Medical School and became the chief of neurosurgery and chair of the department of surgery at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. His memoir, 'Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope,' based on over thirty years in practice, is a frank look at unexplainable phenomena that must be taken seriously is healing is to take place.

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Stacy Malkin gives the cosmetics industry an extreme makeover with her book, Not Just A Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry, which has just won an important award in independent publishing. June 20, 7pm Red Hill Books 401 Cortland Avenue San Francisco, CA 94110 415-648-5331 redhillattenitonspan@yahoo.comJournalist Stacy Malkin is Communications Director of Health Care Without Harm and co-founder of the Campaign for safe Cosmetics, a national coalition working to eliminate hazardous chemicals from personal care products.Miss Malkin shows us how the FDA does not regulate skin products, how lead gets into lipstick and coal tar makes its way into shampoo. Why, asks Malkin, does the cosmetics industry market themselves as pink ribbon leaders in the fight against breast cancer, yet use hormone-disrupting chemicals that may contribute to that very disease?For a true cosmetics makeover, Stacy Malkin shows how to put on your game face by knowing what the chemicals are so that we don't all get made up as guinea pigs.QUOTE: As if there werent enough concerns about the toxicity of cosmetic chemicals, manufacturers are rushing to incorporate nanotechnology that uses particles 80,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair....Animal studies show that some nanoparticles can penetrate cells and tissues, move through the body and brain and cause biochemical damage.Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of redhill.

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Following a year of anticipation, Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion, Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez (14-1), will put his coveted title on the line against number one contender and Bay Area arch-rival, Josh "The Punk" Thomson (14-2), in the main event of a Strikeforce mixed martial arts mega-card at San Jose's HP Pavilion on Friday, June 27th. Tickets for "Melendez vs. Thomson," priced from $30, go on sale Monday, May 5th, at 10 A.M. Originally slated for March 29th, the showdown between the 155 lb. superstars was put on hold after it was learned that Thomson would have to undergo surgery for a left shoulder injury he had sustained on his way to victory over Adam Lynn at Strikeforce's event at The Playboy Mansion on September 29, 2007. "This is a very big fight for the fans, for the promotion and for Josh and me," said the 26-year-old Melendez, who turned in another stellar performance in his last effort, stopping Pat Miletich protégé Gabe Lemley with a brutal ground and pound offensive in the second round of their live SHOWTIME-televised contest at HP Pavilion on Saturday, March 29th. "Josh is a great fighter, but I'm the champ and I plan on remaining the champ for a long time." Unbeaten after his first nine starts, Melendez seized the Strikeforce crown from former junior collegiate wrestling standout, Clay "The Carpenter" Guida, on June 9, 2006, battering Guida with kicks and punches for five rounds before being awarded the title by way of judges' decision. Following his conquest of Guida, Melendez took his skills to Japan's now-defunct Pride Fighting Championship for a pair of fights in the second half of 2006. Nobuhiro Obiya and top-ranked Tatsuya Kawajiri were his victims, respectively. Last September, Melendez returned to Strikeforce action, taking on Japan's Tetsuji Kato in the main event of the first mixed martial arts event in history at The Playboy Mansion. Melendez suffered a broken hand during the fight, but persevered, effectively utilizing his jab and takedown defense to earn a unanimous judges' decision after three rounds of battle. The 29-year-old Thomson, a former wrestling star for NCAA Division I Stanford University, has been on fire of late, winning each of his last six bouts. Only one of them, his meeting with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stud, Nam Phan, on December 8, 2006, went the distance. "This fight with Gilbert has been a long time coming and we're ready to do it," said Thomson, a resident of San Jose. "It's not as if we need a feeling out period. We both know each other very well. We've trained together, we've sparred together. We're gonna come out ready for five rounds, but we're gonna bang it out." Regarding the condition of his shoulder, Thomson is optimistic. "As we're training, it's getting stronger so we're just taking it one day at a time," he stated. Prior to joining the ranks of Strikeforce, Thomson, a member of San Jose's Team AKA, established a reputation for being one of the sport's most gifted athletes. A pair of victories in The UFC, including a majority judges' decision over Hermes Franca four years ago, and a win in Pride are amongst the feats that have helped him achieve stardom. During "Shamrock vs. Baroni," the first-ever SHOWTIME PPV mixed martial arts event on June 22, 2007, Thomson reintroduced himself to a national audience, submitting Nick "The Ghost" Gonzalez with a rear naked choke at the 1:42 mark of the fight's first round. HP Pavilion doors will open at 6 PM for "Melendez vs. Thomson" and the first preliminary bout will begin at 6:30 PM. The main card will commence at 8 PM.

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