Wednesday - August 20

WestWave Dance Festival 2008
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
If creativity is born of limitations, this year’s WestWave Dance Festival should make for... More>>
Expedition: South Pole
The Sports Basement
Doug Stoup walked 673 miles across the Antarctic just to show up Ernest Shackleton, who probably... More>>
"Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship"
San Francisco Center for the Book
Try to imagine the people so deeply offended by Harry Potter that they organized themselves,... More>>
Vintage Rock Film Clips
Park Branch Library
Every city's got secret treasures; one of San Francisco's is Richie Unterberger. At his Vintage... More>>
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Thursday - August 21

Beachwood Sparks, The Scarecrowes, A Decent Animal
Bottom of the Hill
For all the ringing Rickenbackers, peaked-cap style points (think Donovan), and general... More>>
Jackpot, Two Sheds, Kings & Queens, Bark Hide & Horn
Café Du Nord
“I’m 15 centimeters tall” is the first line Caitlin Gutenberger sings on Two... More>>
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Friday - August 22

The Shirelles
The Rrazz Room
Not many people think the Shirelles have anything to do with the sexuality of rock music;... More>>
Shutdown
Artists' Television Access
They came carrying signs and babies. Eighty-year-olds in sweat suits and 28-year-olds in... More>>
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Saturday - August 23

The Waifs, Krystle Warren
Great American Music Hall
One thing is guaranteed about any show the Waifs play — it’ll never feel plastic. They... More>>
The Trannyshack Kiss-Off Party
The Regency Center
Trannyshack, the fabulous drag night, began back in 1996, when the Stud bar needed to fill a... More>>
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Sunday - August 24

First Annual Rock Make Street Festival
Treat Avenue
The Mission District becomes the official center of the DIY universe today, as hardscrabble... More>>
Ya Hala
San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers)
It’s hard to figure out where we’d be in modern times if not for the ancient Arabs.... More>>
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Monday - August 25

"Black Gold"
KoKo Cocktails
You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage... More>>
A Jihad for Love
Lumiere Theatre
Muslims, Jews, and Christians may have their, oh, occasional differences, but as an Islamic... More>>
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Tuesday - August 26

Ice Cube
The Fillmore
When someone comes up with a “classic rap” radio format — and it’ll surely... More>>
Remembering Anna Magnani
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Bellissima, a film made by Luchino Visconti in 1951, concerns the fate of a young girl who isn't... More>>
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