Violence at SF nightclubs has been all the rage this year - all nine days, that is - and now a summit is being held this month in order to curb the violent tomfoolery. A few choice incidences to refresh your memory: Marcus Pepper, 26, was killed on New Year's Day outside a Ninth Street warehouse SOMA party; Clarence Corbin 34, was shot outside Jelly's Dance Cafe in Mission Bay; Club Vessel was, well,......

-- YouTubed: Dramatic Prairie Dog, mildly-retarded South Carolinian, and more of your favorite YouTube memes get the stage treatment as Strange Prescription Productions reenacts some of your favorite clips. Curtain goes up at 8 p.m. at the Climate Theatre, 285 - Ninth Street (at Folsom); $10. -- Brainstorm (1983): Sci-fi flick was Natalie Wood's last movie -- before she drowned off the coast of Catalina, a death still reeking of mystery -- screens tonight......

Lotta stuff going on today, a lot of which we've mentioned before: Another Hole In The Head continues and the Black Film Festival gets started! Also, it's the Berkeley Edge Fest. Here's some other stuff too. --Ha ha ha ha ha ha!! It's Critical Ass! There's a naked bike ride to protest overuse of fossil fuels. Noon, starting at Justin Herman Plaza. Don't forget the sunscreen. --Well, this is an unfortunate segue: SF Recycling is......

The SFIFF is winding down - only two more days to cram in as much international film as you can! Or are you ready for a quick breather before diving back in? Then take a night off and head out to one of these happenin' events. Not exactly a face-off (these guys play for the same league), but bound to be just as interesting. Marion Nestle and Michael Pollan give a talk tonight on food......

After a long day of internet shenanigans, sometimes it's nice to see things from a different, more youthful perspective, like that in tomorrow's ALIVE @ 9th Street event. Entitled "The Digital Generation", it's "an examination of blogging, podcasting, streaming video, and other digital media in filmmaking strategy". A panel including New Jewish Filmmaking Project's Sam Ball and Klaira Markenzon, Youth Sounds' Erica Eng, and TILT's Tina Bartolome (TILT) will discuss how "media, culture, and......

Jason Schultz found an exciting job opportunity posted at a cafe -- Mr. Fancypants himself, Hammer (nee MC), needs dancers for a music video:Tuesday, November 22nd between 7pm - 9 pm Film Arts Foundation 145 Ninth Street #102 San Francisco, CA We are holding an audition for two Hammer music videos, which will have national distribution. The videos will be show November 29 and 30th. We are looking for 3 featured actresses age, 18-30,......

The Museum of Children's Art hosts a workshop for parents on making homemade play dough and other stuff kids can get gooey with....