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Erick Lyle CounterPULSE	Wed., May 14, 6:00pm	South of Market	Politics/Activism, Music, Literary Events
Iggy Scam, famous among Mission District punks as a 'zine writer, musician, and activist, has grown older. He changed his name back to Erick Lyle , for example. He hasn't changed much else, though: His book, On the Lower Frequencies: A Secret History of the City , is pro-junkie, anti-cop, and maintains a... More>>

Port O’Brien, Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin, Girls Rickshaw Stop	Wed., May 14, 8:00pm	Hayes Valley/Tenderloin
Port O’Brien singer and guitarist Van Pierszalowski is a fisherman’s son — other indie-rock plunderers of pirate imagery, take note. “The sea is one of the most open-ended metaphors that human beings can possibly use,” he says. “The way that we’re different, I guess, is... More>>

YLEM Forum: Area 2881, Art Robotics Studio Studio 2881	Wed., May 14, 7:00pm	South of Market	Galleries, Free Events
In his ongoing robotics art project, Serpentine Robot Arm with Tendon Transmission , Carl Pisaturo is attempting the impossible: "the artful handling of wine glasses." He's gunning for "animal-like grace" but will settle for "robust, reasonable showability." His lamp-sized Orbit Machines already have... More>>

Son of Rambow Embarcadero Center Cinema	Daily from Sat., May 10 until Thu., May 15	Embarcadero	Film & Video
In the 1980s, three Mississippi 12-year-olds famously spent six years filming a shot-for-shot VHS remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark . The misfit heroes of writer-director Garth Jennings's whimsical comedy Son of Rambow — two enterprising British schoolkids inspired by the early Sylvester Stallone... More>>

Speed Racer Bridge Theatre	Daily from Mon., May 12 until Thu., May 22	Richmond (Inner)	Film & Video
Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series into a prospective franchise, the Matrix masters, Larry and Andy Wachowski, have taken another step toward the total cyborganization of the cinema. Gaudier than a Hindu-temple roof, louder than the Las Vegas night, Speed Racer is a cathedral of glitz. The... More>>

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Ashford & Simpson The Rrazz Room	Daily from Tue., May 6 until Sat., May 10, 8:00pm (more dates/times)	Union Square/Financial District	Music

The Better Half The Hypnodrome	Daily from Fri., March 21 until Wed., May 21, 8:00pm	South of Market	Theater, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgendered

"Bonus Map" CELLspace	Daily from Thu., May 8 until Sun., May 25	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries, Free Events

"The Butterfly Zone" Conservatory of Flowers	Daily from Sun., March 23 until Sun., November 2	Sunset (Outer)	Walking Tours, Kids/Family Outings, Home & Garden

"Fairfax and Haight" VASF Gallery	Daily from Thu., March 20 until Wed., May 28	Haight/Fillmore	Galleries, Free Events

Gaucho, Mitch Marcus Session Amnesia	Every week Wednesday, 10:00pm	Mission/Bernal Heights	Music

"The Invisible Nation" Galería de la Raza	Daily from Fri., March 7 until Fri., May 16	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries, Free Events

"Kick Out the Jams" The Luggage Store	Daily from Fri., May 9 until Sat., June 14	South of Market	Galleries, Free Events

"Make You Notice" San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery	Daily from Thu., March 27 until Sat., May 24	Hayes Valley/Tenderloin	Galleries, Free Events

"The Master's Tools (Decay Goes Both Ways)" Little Tree Gallery	Daily from Sat., May 3 until Sat., May 31	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries, Free Events

"The Question Is Known: (W)here Is Latin American/Latino Art?" Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts	Daily from Fri., April 18 until Sat., May 24	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries

"American Symbols: From Lady Liberty to the Stars and Stripes" Museum of Craft & Folk Art	Daily from Thu., May 8 until Sun., August 3	South of Market	Museums

"No Vanishing Point" Patricia Sweetow Gallery	Daily from Thu., May 1 until Sat., June 14	North Beach/Chinatown	Galleries - First Thursday, Free Events

WorldWide Pinhole Photography Day RayKo Photo Center	Daily from Thu., April 24 until Tue., June 3	Potrero Hill	Galleries, Free Events

"Quarter Century" Creativity Explored	Daily from Thu., May 1 until Wed., June 18	South of Market	Galleries - First Thursday, Free Events

"Riprap in Bronze" Haines Gallery	Daily from Fri., April 11 until Sat., May 17	North Beach/Chinatown	Galleries, Free Events

Off the Grid Roxie New College Film Center	Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 3 until Wed., May 7, 3:00pm (more dates/times)	Mission/Bernal Heights	Film - Art House

San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2820 Scott (at Green)	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., April 26 until Mon., May 26	Marina/Cow Hollow	Walking Tours, Home & Garden, Benefits/Charity

San Francisco Gay Basketball's Open Court Play Eureka Valley Recreation Center	Daily, 5:00pm	Castro/Noe Valley	Sports & Outdoors, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgendered

"When Hell Freezes Over" Gallery 16	Daily from Fri., April 11 until Sat., May 31	Potrero Hill	Galleries, Free Events