We came back from taking down the recycling yesterday evening to find we had locked ourselves out of our apartment. "Noooo!!" [Insert Emo Darth Vader ballad here. Warning -- audio.] We dialed the apartment manager on the call-box but got his voice mail. Lucky for us, the manager, who wouldn't be back until 10:00, called our s.o., who wouldn't be back until 8:00, and our s.o. called our friend who lives a few blocks away. So, instead of being forced to sit on our lobby stairs all night, uncomfortably greeting all of our neighbors, we were soon whisked away and served pasta, wine, and a couple of episodes of the BBC version of "Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares." more ›

July 6-22, Tuesdays-Saturdays noon-5:30, opening reception July 6 5:30-7:30 more ›

Do you like really cheap wine? Salty pretzels? Emerging artists? Well, all over the city tonight galleries will be staging a moveable feast of Two Buck Chuck and young artists. Why? Well, it's First Thursday, when downtown art galleries throw open their doors to the public for openings and free exhibitions until eight. This month SFist would like to feature some galleries that promote local and emerging artists on the scene. Go check it out - how can you argue with free booze? more ›