Hooray! Local, online publication The Big Ugly Review's Contest Issue is finally out. They're celebrating the release of this issue (#5) at Varnish Fine Art (77 Natoma at Second) (oh, and excellent choice in venues, by the way) tonight from 6-9 p.m. more ›

Thanks again to everyone who made our Second birthday party kick total ass. From DJ Ted of BAGel Radio, to Kerri and Jen of Varnish Fine Art (and who can forget our tireless bartenders?), to IODA for providing us with SFist Bingo swag (our swag is empty now! Someone send us some stuff!), it was a great shindig. more ›

We're throwing ourselves a second birthday party and we want all of you to come. After all, if it weren't for y'all readers, where would we be? Nowhere, that's where. more ›

June 6 through July 15, Tuesdays through Fridays from 11a.m. to 11p.m., Saturdays from 1-5. Opening reception June 8 from 7-11 p.m. more ›

Artist-owned and managed, Varnish Fine Art is one of our favorite places in the city to sip sake and do some good, old-fashioned gallery gazing. So of course we were there this weekend to help them celebrate their three-year anniversary of providing a cozy artspace for everyone from seasoned collectors to those fresh out of their art school studio. more ›

Hey, SF Mike at Civic Center went to the Three Gorges Project reception we've been telling you about. Check out his post on it here! more ›

Inspired by this weekend's hijinks, we tracked down Ron English's latest show, Son of Pop, which opens at Varnish Fine Art tonight, June 2, from 7-11 pm. Though fascinated with the same sorts of pop-culture subjects as Andy Warhol, he treats them with a different, more overtly subversive aesthetic. more ›

It's good to be a nerd. At least that's how SFist feels after hanging out at the Swedish American Hall, taking full advantage of the open bar, nodding our head to the DJ's beats, nibbling on tidbits from the trays of finger food and stuffing our bag with schwag at the Creative Commons party last night. Intellectual property lawyers sure know how to party! more ›