Tonight, tUnEyArDs' Merrill Garbus scores a live soundtrack to Buster Keaton shorts, author David Callahan talks about the rise of cheating in America, and Yoshi's presents a showcase by Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Big Band & the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Jazz Orchestra of Australia. more ›

Tonight, 11 Lower Polk and Tenderloin galleries stay open until 10 p.m., green designers talk about the sustainable revolution, and famous directors Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard speak intimately on the big screen. more ›

Tonight, Jonah Lehrer of Wired/Radio Lab will shatter your preconceived notions about creativity, San Francisco Writers Grotto members read the works they most regret, and local bands rock the Penny Arcade music showcase. more ›

After a sold-out opening night, theatrical magician Christian Cagigal continues his 13-day run of The Collection, featuring his "special brand of creepiness." No other details have been provided, since the audience at every performance is sworn to secrecy in order to maintain the surprise and mystery of the show. Also... more ›

Tonight, witness a variety of glorified dry-humping moves, taste a plethora of spirits crafted by local "boozeries", or watch French cinema while partaking in wine and conversation. more ›

Tonight, turn this mother out with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, acquaint yourself with the wide range of compelling work by award-winning photographer Sally Mann, or explore alternative transit and more through dance with ODC's Dance Downtown. more ›

Tonight, get a piece of Brad at Books, Inc, in the Castro, experience a "jazz-riddled absurdist farce" at Boxcar Studios, or learn all about S.F.'s love affair with baseball at the Jewish Community Center. more ›

Tonight's edition of the monthly Communion club will feature The Driftwood Singers, who are in their early 20s and sing folk songs "that could have been written ages ago but were more likely written in the last few weeks," along with Birdhouse, Lauren Shera, and Infantree. more ›

Tonight, Terry Zwigoff in the house at S.F. Art Institute, images of San Francisco's past on the screen at CounterPULSE, and cocktails made with ingredients from the farmers market at the Ferry Building. more ›

FILM: Harry Belafonte biopic, Sing Your Song, which is an Academy Award Best Documentary Shortlist Contender, takes the viewer on a journey through the life and work of "one of the truly heroic and political figures of the past 60 years," from Harlem to Mississippi to Africa and south Central Los Angeles. (6:45 and 8:45 p.m., Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street) more ›

FILM: Tonight's Cinema Drafthouse feature is Cameron Crowe's Pearl Jam 20, which marked the band's 20th anniversary last year. (7:30 p.m., The Independent, 628 Divisadero Street) more ›

For tonight? Let's see: California Academy of Sciences' lecture series, Project One Gallery presents artist René Garcia, Jr.'s new work, and Russian opera diva Katya Smirnoff-Sky at the Rrazz Room. more ›

MUSIC: Kill Rock Stars' Thao With The Get Down Stay Down will rock the Independent tonight at the Treasure Island night show, along with Bare Wires and The She's. (8:30 p.m., The Independent, 628 Divisadero Street) more ›

WORKSHOP: It's easy to forget that we have such a gorgeous and historic green space such as the Presidio right in our backyards. As part of the ongoing Presidio Visitor Experience workshop series, A Walk in the Park: Recreation, Health, and Wellness will focus on how residents can use the area to "have fun, get some exercise, get close to nature, and make the Presidio a part of their everyday lives." RSVP to (415) 561-5418 or presidio@presidiotrust.gov. more ›

FOOD: Learn all about the upsurge of farmers, cooks, gardeners, and activists who are taking back the food system with inspiring ideas at CUESA Panel: Faces of the New Food Movement: Tales of Food Rebels and Farming Pioneers, featuring colorful tales about local doers from author Mark Winne (Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin’ Mamas: Fighting Back in an Age of Industrial Agriculture) and a stunning slide show of farmer portraits by Anne Hamersky (Farm Together Now: A Portrait of People, Places and Ideas for a New Food Movement). RSVP here. more ›

FILM: Any animal-lover is sure to shed a tear at My Dog Tulip, an animated, bittersweet retrospective account of author J. R. Ackerley’s 16-year relationship with his adopted Alsatian bitch, Tulip. The film is the first animated feature ever to be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology. more ›

MUSIC: Get a taste of Seattle hip-hop tonight with the gritty yet smooth Champagne Champagne, along with Seattle's Mad Rad, and the Bay Area's C U Next Weekend and Moe Greene. more ›

FILM: Based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go features the coming of age of three friends who leave the shelter of their idyllic English boarding school and discover a terrible truth "that forces them to confront deep feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threaten to pull them apart." more ›

MUSIC: Hesta Prynn (formerly of Northern State) brings her own blend of electro-hip-hop-art-rock to the stage, along with LA's Kenan Bell and SF's 40Love. more ›

COMEDY: The refreshingly goofy Kristen Schaal, most notably known as Flight of the Conchords' biggest fan and a regular correspondent on The Daily Show, will be at Cobb's all weekend. Schaal's new book with co-author Rich Blomquist looks like a fun read. more ›

MUSIC: The original members of the legendary Guided By Voices (aka, Guided By Beer) will perform GBV's classic songs from 1992 to 1996 off of the albums Propellor, Bee Thousand, Alien Lanes and Under The Bushes, Under The Stars. more ›

LECTURE: City Arts and Lectures presents Jonathan Franzen In conversation with Mark Breitenberg. Often writing about the geographical and cultural landscapes of the Midwest, Franzen's books utilize "multifaceted plots where the intensely personal stories of his characters intersect with larger social themes." His latest book, Freedom, tells the story of the Berglund family, who seem stable in the beginning, but their lives slowly unravel as the novel unfolds. more ›

ART: Dr. Sketchy's presents the 2nd Annual Cute Girls on Bicycles, in celebration of Bike to Work Day on Thursday and coinciding with the monthly Sketch Tuesday. Three females and four bikes will model for your sketching pleasure. more ›

MUSIC: LA/NYC's High Places new record, High Places vs. Mankind, features "an imaginative and spacious amalgamation of sounds with a unique, almost Caribbean undertone that is as immediate as it is refreshing." SF's Mi Ami and LA's Protect Me open. more ›

GAMES: Help Homefrys continue their experiment in connecting people by playing games together in person at Homefrys Game Night. Party games, word games, trivia games, and classic games -- "60 pounds of games" -- will be played. The event will benefit Room to Read. more ›

MUSIC: Grammy Award-winning classical/experimental group Kronos Quartet will be in San Francisco for four nights performing four different programs. Each performance will feature Jon Rose's Music from 4 Fences, along with a work by Terry Riley, pieces by composers from the Kronos: Under 30 Project, and tonight's special program includes works by Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz). more ›

LIT: One of the first performance artists and a New York Underground cultural icon, Penny Arcade (Susan Ventura), will make a rare appearance tonight in celebration of her new book, Bad Reputation: Performances, Essays, Interviews, the first book by and about the legend herself. The book consists of three autobiographical plays, as well as a new interview with Penny Arcade by Chris Kraus and a collection of archival photographs of the East Village scene and Arcade's performances. more ›

THEATER: Comedian and playwright Rick Reynolds presents his hilarious and gut-wrenching personal confessions and childhood remembrances in Love, God, Sex (and and other stuff I don’t have), which is directed by Jason Alexander. more ›

FILM: Check out a night of handmade personal cinema at Luminous Triptych. Angelina Krahn sews onto the surface of the film in order cover up and obscure images of her own body, Karen Johannesen uses masterful editing and single-framing techniques as a study in quantum mechanics, and Rick Bahto’s utilizes in-camera edited works to capture the people and places of his everyday life. more ›

FILM: The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, which consists of women from all four corners of the world who joined together out of concern for the planet, will be honored tonight with The Courage Of Conscience Award And Film Screening of For the Next 7 Generations. The documentary about this unique alliance took four years to make and was shot on location in the Amazon rain forest, the mountains of Mexico, and at a private meeting with the Dalai Lama in India. There will be a reception preceding the film screening and award ceremony. more ›