Results tagged “jonathonkeats”

Put the needle on the racket tonight. OMG, Jonathon Keats has done it again! He's an artist known for improving the metric system, selling parts of his brain and even fifth dimension real estate. (Full disclosure: We proudly have a title for a place in North Beach that we bought from the artist for under twelve bucks. He also did a broom art installation at our apartment that so rocks our Casbah.) Tonight, he gives local Fisters a chance to be geospacial DJs. We're not sure what that means, but it looks like hundreds of vinyl records will be spinning simultaneously tonight starting at 9:56 p.m. Potential tunes may come from the Beatles, Ella Fitzgerald, Madonnna and Mozart, and vinyl records will be given out on random street corners for the next week. How we wish we still had a record player.

For 10 years and counting Microcinema International has been distributing, presenting, and touring independent film and video. Originally based in Seattle, Microcinema is quickly becoming an SF institution. Tonight, as part of its series, Microcinema presents its annual Halloweird program at 111 Minna (111 Minna St. at 2nd). This year's features 12 weird, creepy, gross, odd and strange shorts made by moving image artists from around the world. From popping out eyeballs in Pretty Kitty to bizarre animations from Italy, the Netherlands and the United States to a documentary about an architect who uses insects as a source of inspiration when designing homes. (8pm)

We visited the Commonwealth Club for their most recent session of Inforum, a division of the Club that aims to “inspire debate around civic issues” for people in their 20’s and 30’s. Moderated by conceptual artist and local gadfly Jonathon Keats, Graffiti: Urban Scrawl or Artistic Freedom? featured a debate (er, discussion) between the following individuals: APEX is San Francisco native and former street artist; Michaela Hocter is the Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office; Ben Morgan is the director of Quality of Life, a film highlighting the work in SF’s Mission district; Mohammed Nuru is the Director of Operations for San Francisco’s Graffiti Advisory Board; John Doffing is the founder of START SOMA + START MOBILE art galleries.

Actually, rather a lot to choose from this week. Our picks: