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WTF: Women's, Trans/Genderqueer, and Femmes' Night Bike Kitchen Last Monday of every month, 6:30pm South of Market
In the name of Miriam Bengoetxea, Basque bike engineer (of Orbea Orca fame), we command you to attend WTF: the Women, Transgenderqueer, and Femme bike-fix night! Bengoetxea is one of the only women in the world designing carbon-fiber bicycle frames, partly because she's had the support of the... More >>
Indigenous Wisdom Block Party Capp (between 24th and 25th sts.) Sat., November 29, 10:00am Mission/Bernal Heights
You wouldn't think the U.N.'s "International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls" would be partytime, but it is. Well, some of it is, anyway. The Indigenous Wisdom Block Party is the final event of a three days' worth of observances, including prayer circles, film... More >>
Language of the Birds Columbus & Broadway Sun., November 23, 4:00pm North Beach/Chinatown
We were just over in North Beach (to see Beach Blanket Babylon, which embarrassed us in front of a bunch of tourists — more on that later) and we didn't see any space at Columbus and Broadway that looked like a "new public plaza." The intersection seemed as crowded as usual, complete with... More >>
Thanksgiving Day Celebration Service Glide Memorial United Methodist Church Thu., November 27, 10:00am Hayes Valley/Tenderloin
Glide church needs volunteers. Not today, though — the spots on the popular Thanksgiving food line filled up weeks ago (though donations, including food and toys, are always welcome). It seems that just as many people want to help Glide as want to pick up a plate of Thanksgiving, which is... More >>
Sketch Tuesdays 111 Minna Gallery Tue., November 25, 6:00pm Union Square/Financial District
"That would suck if the artists were bad." Such was the delicate reaction of one of our friends when we told her about the setup of Sketch Tuesdays. We told her not to worry, that the artists are always rad. The setup, in case you're wondering, is that artists sit around and let you watch them... More >>
Tom Brokaw Book Passage Fri., November 28, 11:00am Embarcadero
Tom Brokaw was one of the greatest anchors in the greatest era for anchors (the '80s?) and as such he had one of, perhaps thee, greatest newscaster voice -- a deep, roiling baritone that sounded like he had just come from the dentist, the NBC cafeteria, or FAO Schwarz (marbles). It had a... More >>
Ask a Scientist Axis Cafe Second Wednesday of every month, 7:00pm Potrero Hill
At this month's Ask a Scientist, it's Ancient Mayans vs. White Coats, as two scientists talk Native American science. One, Rose von Thater-Braan, is founding director of the Native American Academy, which works to promote indigenous contributions to the field, like, oh, the Mayan calendar. The... More >>
"Assembly Instructions" Jack Hanley Gallery Daily from Wed., November 19 until Sat., November 29 South of Market
Like Amanda Eicher's art constellation of names which enlivens the ceiling at Adobe Bookshop, "Assembly Instructions" is a flow chart of an exhibition, and very pretty. Artist Alexandre Singh's show was a "mid-month pick" by artbusiness.com's Alan Bamberger, but it's only up for another few... More >>
"Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship" San Francisco Center for the Book Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Fri., August 15 until Wed., November 26 South of Market
Try to imagine the people so deeply offended by Harry Potter that they organized themselves, filed papers, lobbied politicians, and had that wizard brat banned from their public library. What the fuck is wrong with those people? Other freaks had The Color Purple, (Why? Too … good?) Tom... More >>
"Black Gold" KoKo Cocktails Every week Monday, 10:00pm Hayes Valley/Tenderloin
You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage grinders. But on Monday nights, the smooth, sugar-melting tones of ’60s soul music work as relaxing tonics to calm party-frazzled nerves — and that’s where Black Gold comes in. Hosted by... More >>
"Bobby Hutton Memorial Benefit Art Show" The Luggage Store Daily from Sat., November 29 until Sat., December 6 South of Market
Rest assured that artist Emory Douglas’ images of protest are not based on experiences glimpsed from afar -- Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. His graphic art has the immediacy of a lobbed brick, from the boy selling Panther All Power to the People newspapers... More >>
"Carol Selter: The Personal Hiking Project" Gallery 16 Daily from Fri., November 14 until Wed., December 31 Potrero Hill
As a society, we don't take enough walks. Carol Selter will take one for you. The artist asks people where they like to walk, takes their walk, arrives home refreshed, then packages that refreshment into a full-color book of photographs she snapped along the way, allowing faux-hikers to enjoy... More >>
"Carrara" Jenkins Johnson Gallery Daily from Thu., November 6 until Sat., December 6 North Beach/Chinatown
The Pantheon, Michaelangelo's David, and London's Marble Arch are made of Carrara marble; it's been a precious art medium for millenia and it all comes from a single town in midwestern Italy. At "Carrara," photographer William Wylie doesn't exactly show why. He hasn't taken glamour shots of... More >>
Classical Revolution SoCha Every week Wednesday, 8:00pm Mission/Bernal Heights
Armed with stringed instruments and intense training from the likes of Juilliard and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Classical Revolution is on a mission to change the way classical music is perceived and performed in this city. Conceived in late 2006, the collective’s intent has... More >>
Classical Revolution Revolution Cafe Every week Sunday, 8:00pm Mission/Bernal Heights
Armed with stringed instruments and intense training from the likes of Juilliard and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Classical Revolution is on a mission to change the way classical music is perceived and performed in this city. Conceived in late 2006, the collective’s intent has... More >>
"Diem Chau" Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art Daily from Thu., November 6 until Wed., December 24 North Beach/Chinatown
Imagine carving a woman — with folded hands, a tasteful dress, and full bangs — into a pink crayon. Imagine doing the same to the top half of a Number 2 pencil. Seattle artist Diem Chau regularly pulls off both feats, and she does so exquisitely; the works are delicate and fleeting,... More >>
"Flor de Manila y San Francisco" Market Street Daily from Wed., October 1 until Fri., December 19 Hayes Valley/Tenderloin
Jennifer K. Wofford's drawings adorn streetside kiosks up and down Market Street; they are taken from her new graphic novel. "Flor de Manila y San Francisco" charts the progress and thoughts of a young woman, Flor Villanueva, as she moves from the Phillipines to the U.S. The pictures are deeply... More >>
"Fluke" Baer Ridgway Exhibitions Daily from Sat., November 22 until Sat., January 3 Union Square/Financial District
Artists who trade in found items often get lucky: An old photographic slide can decompose just so, producing a beautifully decayed image when printed. Berlin-based artist Wolfgang Ganter doesn’t leave it up to the elements. As a student working with recycled materials, he often came across... More >>
Gaucho, Mitch Marcus Session Amnesia Wed., September 3, 10:00pm
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All you need to know in order to be a responsible audience member at the Mitch Marcus Session Four-Year Anniversary Show is this: Clap for the solos you like. For complete jazz innocents, let's explain: A solo is when one instrument is prominent, and slightly louder than the others. What the... More >>
"Jump in Golden Gate Park" Golden Gate Park First Saturday of every month, 1:00pm Richmond (Outer)
Jumping rope is great cardio, but the art of Double Dutch brings twice the workout with far more space for individual creative expression. Or so it would seem, because the city isn’t exactly hopping with opportunities for those past schoolyard age to learn or practice the wonder twin... More >>
Veronica Klaus Enrico's Every week Tuesday, 7:00pm North Beach/Chinatown
Maybe you already know North Beach was nationally famous in the 1940s and '50s as a place to see male and female "impersonators." Maybe you don't: Ask any grandfather-aged former serviceman who was stationed on the West Coast during that time, and he'll tell you alllll about Finocchio's. Either... More >>
"94117" Madrone Lounge Every week Monday, 6:00pm-12:00am Haight/Fillmore
We're bigs fans of trivia nights at bars, and this is why: While trying to figure out what city the very last Pony Express ride ended in while sober is extraordinarily annoying, doing so while buzzed is fun. Hilarious, even. So while we have not (yet) attended the new bar event "The Game Show... More >>
"Open Mic with J.J. Schultz" Hotel Utah Every week Monday, 7:30pm South of Market
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Recollections: Celebrating 30 Years of SCRAP Market Street Gallery Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Mon., November 3 until Tue., November 25 Hayes Valley/Tenderloin
Fine art made out of materials that would otherwise be thrown away is trendy right now, speaking to all of the ways we consume, live in the short-term, and scorn anything that isn't new. Local non-profit SCRAP was way ahead of the art trash curve; it's been promoting creative reuse since 1978.... More >>
"A Road Divided" Stephen Wirtz Gallery Daily from Fri., October 24 until Sat., December 20 North Beach/Chinatown
Todd Hido's photographs are often taken from the outside looking in. His best-known subjects are suburban houses with lit windows at night, and in these shots he combines Rene Magritte's sense of twilight, Edward Hopper's stylish desolation, and David Lynch's blood relationship to American... More >>
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