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After reading the harrowing tale of the Kim family and how Mrs. Kim kept her children alive by breastfeeding them, we feel a bit blasé about all these fine food and cocktail party charitable events tonight. But since we are fortunate enough to not be in a life-or-death struggle for survival ... At the Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell between Van Ness & Franklin), Root Division presents Spectacle: A Cocktail Party and Visual Carnival, with......

First, the excitement of the election, and now the excitement of a (for many people) three day weekend. More excitement! Movies: Third I South Asian Film Festival, In Debt We Trust by Danny Schecter Friday and Saturday night, Hardcore Viewmaster on Saturday night, early Werner Herzog shorts at SF MoMA, Saturday afternoon, and New Italian Cinema all day Sunday. Book Parties: Friday at the Cartoon Art Museum, Just Like Heaven, which is a children's......

Last night we featured the cross bay rivalry of Taste events, and tonight, we've got two art auctions. When we see things like this, we wonder whether the organizers of said events check each others' calendars, as we have learned through painful experience that we can't be everywhere at once. Perhaps an evite is called for in these circumstances. First, in the East Bay, The Oakland Art Gallery's DRAWN, a fundraiser sale and art......

We can't wait for tonight's San Francisco 3 Minute Film Festival's Black Tie Gala and Film Screening! "Twenty filmmakers were given 30 days to each create a 3 minute tour-de-force", and tonight's fancy-pants event will show us the results. It's all going down at Root Division (3175 17th Street) at 7 tonight (the films roll starting at 8). Tickets are 8 bucks, at the door. Still from one of the 3 Minute Films, above. Have......

Varnish Fine Art (77 Natoma between 1st and 2nd Streets) Re: Assembled June 6 through July 15, Tuesdays through Fridays from 11a.m. to 11p.m., Saturdays from 1-5. Opening reception June 8 from 7-11 p.m. Nemo Gould's kinetic metal & found object sculpture, Dan Romo's acrid and whimsical dioramas and Barry Kite's socio-political wall work come together in a single show built on the idea of reassembled motifs. In keeping with Varnish's reputation for sculpture-centric shows,......

While we’ve been stuck inside our stuffy apartment in the Tenderloin, nursing a nasty cough amid empty tissue boxes and cartons of Chunky Monkey (hey, we have a very sore throat), we’ve started to feel a touch of the cabin fever. Despite our frail and sickly condition, we’re determined to get a little fresh air and check out the following shows starting tonight. We hope to see you there, just don’t stand too close.......

Saturday:We're all about the Second Saturday series of new monthly exhibitions at Root Division, Gallery 3175 (3175 17th Street). This month's features photography by Gibson Cuyler, Emmanuel Feu, & Keira Kotler. The exhibit runs from today to next Saturday, (Thursday 12-4, Friday 3-7, Saturday 12-4), with the opening reception tonight from 8-11. Sunday: We're having Lucky Charms drenched in green beer for breakfast, as it's time for the 154th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade!......

Saturday: So much to do! Berkeley's Impact Theatre's Hamlet opens Friday February 10, and runs Thursday-Saturdays at 8 p.m. until March 18. Their Othello and MacBeth kicked ass, and we can't wait to see what they do with the Greatest Dane. If we decide not to cross the bridge, we're hitting Root Division's Flypaper event, "an evening of film, art, music and fashion." Doors open at 7, runway show is at 8. It's all......

In our continuing search for cool stuff to buy for holiday gifts, we can't wait to hit Root Division's Holiday Art Show and Sale. Head over to Root Division (3175 17th at South Van Ness) Saturday any time between 11a.m. to 11p.m. to pick up works from local emerging artists -- perfect fodder for gifts, or to keep! From 6 to 11 p.m. there'll be a reception complete with DJ Carrie B, so if......

Even after a couple of small technical glitches delayed the Saturday night start a little bit, The San Francisco 3-Minute Film Festival still managed to go off without a hitch (which is good, because that Will Smith/Kevin James movie was terrible, and way over 3 minutes). 22 movies were screened in total, with Adam Davis' Runner taking the first place trophy. Jeff Cleary's Searching For Billy Ocean Volume One finished second, and Jen Hoenigsberg's......

The San Francisco 3 Minute Film Festival goes down this Saturday at Root Division (17th and South VanNess) with doors opening at 7:00. Being a big believer in the tried and tested theory that no matter how awful something is, anyone can put up with it for 3 minutes, we here at SFist will definitely be checking it out. After all, the next Michael Bay has to come from somewhere, right? Admission will be......