ROCK: Over at Edinburgh Castle, the aptly-titled indie-punk band Cupids headlines tonight along with Levator (Seattle) and Dazzling Strangers. *FILM: The film you all had to sit through in English Lit class goes up on the big screen, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. In addition to the gorgeous Shakespearean tragedy, KRON 4's Jan Wahl interviews Olivia Hussey ("Juliet") and the divine Connie Champagne performs. (Psst, Connie Champagne will be the highlight of the night.......

-- Tastes of the City: Help raise money for the George Mark Children's House in San Leandro by attending this culinary bash. Young and "philanthropic-minded" guys and gals meet and mingle while binge eating on food and wine from such places as Andalu, Jack Falstaff, and more. Goes from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Forum at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; $60. (!) -- Mathematicians, Madame Blavatsky Overdrive, and Odd Nosdam:......

Let's remember that Halloween also exists outside of the Castro. (It's not all about you, Castro denizens.) No, it's true. If you don't believe us, check out the many, many scary events going listed on I'm Staying Home for Halloween's site. A sampling: -- Balkan Halloween Masquerade at Ashkenaz (Eek!) -- All Hallow's Eve at DNA Lounge (Spooky!) -- Ghost Walk starting at City Hall (Blasphemous!) -- Kelly Rowland at Mezzanine (Boo!) -- Good......

Smut dealers Good Vibrations -- famous for its clean and female-friendly space where ladies can purchase dildos, fruity massage oils, and other orgasm-achieving aids -- is on shaky ground these days. According to the Chronicle, "revenue this year is likely to end up $3 million short of the $13.9 million they had projected. They are seeking a $500,000 line of credit to buy inventory for the holiday season, along with investment of $1 million......

--CounterPULSE is hosting Paint Out!, a breast cancer fundraiser with comedians, slam poetry, and women getting their chests painted ($50 mininum donation to get painted). 3:30-7:30, $25, 1310 Mission St. (x 9th). --It's the last day of the Queer Women of Color Film Fest at the Brava Theater (2781 24th St., x York). Today's program: Short documentary showcase at 3 p.m. and love stories at 7 p.m. Free. --Bzzzzzzzz -- it's also the last......

Thank you, SFist Jenna, for being a friend. Also -- erotica! Erotica Reading: Drop by the Good Vibes Polk St location from 7-8 for a tantalizing session with Dahlia Schweitzer, who will be reading from her novel, The Slightest Provocation, a historical romance, and Pam Rosenthal, reading from Seduce Me, a collection of stories about women who always get their way. Good Vibrations Polk is at 1620 Polk Street (x Sacto), SF. Golden Reunion:......

We heart tortillas. We heart art made in our 'hood. Naturally, we're all over the tortilla fest known as the Great Tortilla Conspiracy exhibition. It's free (!!!!) and a few steps away from our home BART stop, the beauty that is otherwise known as 24th Street. Artists use corn tortillas as a canvas, using silk-screening, digital printing and other means for thought--although maybe not hunger-- provoking art. We outright giggle when folks say they......

Downtown is looking a little shut down today as those wacky Trotskyites broadly-arrayed leftists at A.N.S.W.E.R. are giving their answer to the Bush Surge (hey, that sounds like a video you can find at Good Vibrations) by protesting. All this is going down at Powell & Market where alarmed tourists are sure to thrill at some good old fashioned San Francisco Values. SFist Christopher is caught in the middle of it and sends photos......

We're back from our two-day vacation from the site with your Day Around The Bay, as SFist Jon continues to struggle with his DSL. --Children meet cows. --After a mysterious price rise last week that was unsupported by the economic fundamentals, gas prices have now dropped again. Did something happen last week? --The club Mingles in Jack London Square is closing down permanently after the death of a pregnant woman in a shooting last......

Busy, bookish night! First, we're heading over to (if you work someplace conservative this link could be NSFW) Good Vibrations (603 Valencia Street at 17th) to have Stephen Elliot sign a copy of his new book, My Girlfriend Comes to the City and Beats Me Up, at tonight's party to celebrate its release. The party runs from 6:30-8:30, but we have to rush out sooner, so we can get to... Berkeley's Black Oak Books......

Submissions go to Yvesdroppings at gmail dot com. Customer at Good Vibrations: "Oh, that's the one I use in the car." -- From Jonathan, via Amy Geezer pushing a grocery cart, to no one in particular: "Ah, Mary. Life is so weary.... without sex. But I need a man. A big, strong, handsome, Jewish man." -- From Kim Askew/in front of the Virgin Megastore on Market Hoodie girl: "This is going against everything I'm learning......

Special "overpowered by funk" edition... Okay, we're going to the Femi Kuti show at the Fillmore thanks to the benificence of George Kelly. Thanks, George! Look for our review of the sold-out show tomorrow. But really, that's just part of the hottness tonight -- the eleventh annual North Beach Jazz Festival and the third annual Rare Groove Festival will also connect you to your roots and get your rump shakin'. So if you like......

Have a grey suit? How about some cake make up? A red bow tie? If you do, then we recommend you turn out for tomorrow's Paul Reubens Day celebrations. That's right, fourteen years to the week after Paul was arrested in a Florida porn theater loving himself as much as we love him. Teaming up with the kids at the Center for Sex and Culture and San Francisco Superstar Peaches Christ, this year promises......

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