Results tagged “drag”

GALA: AIGA San Francisco presents Hung up, its annual fall gala. This year, AIGA celebrates the art of skateboarding and has invited its members to contribute custom skate decks, which will be auctioned off at the end of the night. The event also features a live art component and a raffle with prizes including posters, restaurant vouchers, magazine subscriptions, and a copy of Adobe CS4.

DRAG: It's the 14th Annual SF Drag King Contest, the biggest and longest running drag king contest in the world. This year's event is beach-themed, and proceeds will benefit P.A.W.S. (Pets Are Wonderful Support). Advance tickets available at Retro Fit Vintage (910 Valencia Street), Madame S (385 8th Street), and online at the DNA Lounge.

MUSIC: He might appear rather nerdy to those who haven't been fortunate enough to hear his music, but Jarvis Cocker's titillating voice and songwriting are sure to throw his fans into quite a tizzy at the Fillmore tonight.

ART: Score some gems by over 350 local artists at Pop Noir, Southern Exposure's Annual Fundraiser + Art Auction. The event features a live and silent art auction, creative projects, delicious food and beverages, and music. Artists will be creating unusual and mysterious portraits of auction attendees.

FILM: The 2009 Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup Conference presents a free screening of DARE, which follows three very different teenagers through the last semester of high school. The screening will be followed by a live Q and A with screenwriter and co-producer David Brind and director Adam Salky. You must RSVP at mashup@ypulse.com with your full name and number of tickets. (Preference will be given to paying conference attendees, so RSVP asap!)

Timecapsule: October 31, 1963

                                            

For those of you who eschewed the shoegazing/indie/whatever-thirtysomething-genre sounds emanating from last night's concert in Golden Gate Park, opting to check out Trannyshack's final party, you were richly rewarded with performances by Trannyshack legends Fauxnique; Kiddie; Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic; Precious Moments (whose performance included real-life, strap-on...

So much to do, so much not to do. What's a girl to do? Well, here is just a smattering of what's going on tonight. (An aside, is there any reason to buy bags of fun-size candy anymore to hand out to costumed tykes? We haven't seen a trick-or-treater in ages. Sob.) -- Hellgate Halloween: Vice magazine (SF's no. 1 fan) is throwing a bash with a complimentary bar (!) and tunes by Chromeo...