Oh boy, oh boy: Leah Garchik and Paolo Lucchesi will make cameo appearances Wednesday night behind the bar at Traci Des Jardins' Jardinière. It's all part of the restaurant's monthly guest-bartending series. See, noted lady-about-town and SF Chronicle columnist Garchick will serve an (organic) umbrella-adorned (!) tequila cocktail called the 25th Palm for $9.00 a pop, while Inside Scoop editor Lucchesi assists Garchik with any and all mixology/sidekick needs. (We except wisecracks galore, Paolo.) more ›

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, which marks this day in 1862 when an outnumbered and under-supplied Mexican army led by Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza kicked ass over French forces in what became known as the "Batalla de Puebla." more ›

What with Fourth Street hogging all of the gourmet glory as of late, Third Street is all but ignored. (Think of Third Street as the Gurerreo to Fourth's Valencia, only minus the insufferable human beings.) With that, we bring your attention to Bill's Kitchen and Teriyaki. Yes, it's one of those cheap Japanese/Chinese food hybrids. Yes, it hasn't the grandest Yelp score. And, yes, the interiors aren't the swankest. But the restaurant's proprieters are terribly kind and they serve the best chicken wings in town, period. (Think made-to-order super crispy fired wings, loaded with the right amount of salt and pepper.) And starting today, they're having a super cheap happy hour. more ›

PERFORMANCE: Surrealistic one-man band, Andrew Goldfarb (aka The Slow Poisoner) and absurdist writer/performer Dan Carbone, have merged as The Wounded Stag, a "psychotronic vaudeville," in which they "sing from their hearts and play from their guts about demon children, demon blackbirds, demon dogs, demon Eskimos and most of other popular demon themes beloved by all the people." more ›

FILM: Noise Pop presents The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González, which uses a video diary, surveillance camera, concert footage, tour documentation and animation, to convey the inner workings of the life and mind of world renowned musician José González. more ›

In honor of their third anniversary, Epic Roasthouse will offer all offering all happy hour drinks for $3 from 3 - 6:30 p.m. That is to say, all cocktails, beer and wine on the happy hour is menu is a mere $3. Perfect Embarcadero setting at the perfect price. more ›

FILM: Filmmaker and historian Brecht Andersch introduces Bay Area Ecstatic, a program of short films exploring the Bay Area's history as the epicenter of a branch of mystically inclined experimental filmmaking that seeks to induce ecstasy in viewers. more ›

We've been avoiding posting about the sweet happy hour deal at Cup A Joe Coffeehouse for fear of it getting too popular, but we need your help to keep the deal going (read further). more ›

FILM: French filmmaker Chris Marker's lesser-known essay film from 1963, Le joli mai, features spontaneous, on-the-street interviews with Parisians from all walks of life, thanks to the brand-new development of lightweight, synch-sound film equipment. The film is part of SFMOMA's 75 Years in the Dark: A Partial History of Film. more ›

There seem to be some great happy hours going on tonight, so we figured we'd make it a theme! more ›

MUSIC: Portland's Pierced Arrows brings their cult, raw, scratchy, "high-desert country gunslinging" sound to Bottom of the Hill. The Sermon and Burnt House will provide '60s garage rock and maxed-out rhythm and blues. more ›

• Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier sues City Hall over wheelchair ramplessness. [Curbed]
• Beth Spotswoodle [sic] hits up SFO's gay night. [SFGate]
• Valleywag 's happy hour watering hole, Moose's, comes to an end. Might we suggest the St. Regis or Ginger's Trois as a replacement? No? Okay. [Valleywag]

Last Friday's public pie fight was a phenomenal, messy success. This reporter (above) got hit hard, it seems, or added more cream to her camera-ready face for the cameras. We're sorry we missed this, but again, as we used to whine in elementary school to avoid any water-balloon mayhem or recreational sporting activity, "Don't! Dude, our mom's going to kill us if we get our clothes dirty." Laughing Squid has an brilliant comment commencing... more ›

We have sad news for barflies everywhere—the bar John Barylecorn's will close this weekend after a desperate attempt at keeping it open. The bar became in trouble when local restaurateur Luisa Hanson purchased the building that held the bar and told the owners she was not looking to keep the place open. A campaign was started to save it, complete with petitions, a Great Pub Toast, and proposed legislation from Aaron Peskin but it was all to no avail. more ›

-- Chapel/Chapter: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's modern, intricate dance revue. Starts at 8 p.m. at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum; $38-50. more ›

-- The Breasts of Sherry Glaser: The protest-y Miss Glaser's comedy and peace activism show runs the gamut from her unsheathed mammary glands to an interpretation of 9/11 and the Twin Towers falling down. Oh my. (Warning: audience participation will occur!) Starts at 7:30 p.m. at The Marsh; $10-15. more ›

-- hey willpower at Glitterbox: At this "funk punk thrash electro discotheque" (what, no show tunes? Bah), local pop/R&B/dance band performs. DJs Javier Natureboy and Junkyard spin funk, punk, and electro well into the morning hours. At least until 3 a.m., anyway. Starts at 9 p.m. at Cat Club, 1190 Folsom (at Eighth Street). more ›

Film School, Ali Liebgott, Facing East, Xocolate Bar more ›

Do you like film? Do you like theater? Do you like film and theater mixed together? Also, do you like happy hours and after-parties? Then you might be inclined to check out Happy Hour 3 this Saturday night! After two successful events in Los Angeles, the folks at Happy Hour are "packing their dry ice machine" and heading for the Brava Theater, located in our favorite part of the Mission. The happy hour starts... more ›

Update!: We got the contest entry form working (we think) -- sorry about the mixup. Go on, enter now! more ›

Geek out! At Ask a Scientist SF, a monthly lecture slash happy hour with a guest speaker on some sciencey topic. This month's meet-up touches on everything you ever wanted to know about terra incognita, Antarctica, with Kurt Cuffey, a UC Berkeley professor of geography. Get there by 7pm to snag a beer and a seat. Axis Cafe, 1208 Eighth St., SF. more ›

The 3rd annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival kicks off tonight, at the Brava Theatre. Over 40 movies in three days. Check the schedule, grab some popcorn and enjoy the show(s)! 2781 24th St (at York), SF. more ›

We really love these guys, and you should love them too! The Del Sol Quartet performs works by 20th and 21st century women composers in Berkeley tonight (and one male composer too) in their "Umbilical Chords: Women Composers and the Creative Process" program. And in interesting modern music trivia, one of the women composers (Ruth Crawford) is folk singer Pete Seeger's mother. Del Sol plays at the Ashby Stage (1901 Ashby, x MLK, right across from the Ashby BART), $20, 8 p.m. They'll also be playing at the DeYoung this Sunday and the SF Main Library next Tuesday. more ›

You should not attempt to parallel park this vehicle, we say. more ›

Who needs a little culture after a weekend of mayhem? (We do, we do!) Here are a few things going on tonight that might pique your interest. more ›

The first-ever San Francisco Great Gorilla Run is set to take place Sunday, June 10th in Golden Gate Park. It's a 7K race that benefit's the world's last remaining mountain gorillas. And you get to keep the gorilla suit! more ›

Sketch Tuesdays @ 111 Minna more ›

Ah yes, the weekend. Finally! It's been a hectic week-- earthquakes, landslides, the whole Kenneth Eng fiasco, those purple latex gloves-- where will it all end? We don't know but we could sure use a drink and a good old fashioned shindig-- too bad that most of the Noise Pop shows have sold out. We've put together a list of runner-ups for the weekend in the city. Sure, its not Ted Leo, Cake or The Donnas, but you can get just as drunk for half the price. Here's a rundown of the haps: more ›

Special video bonanza! more ›

Hooray! Noise Pop is finally here! Keep that radio dial locked in on SFist as we feature music and movie reviews from the local indie rock scene throughout the weekend. more ›