Entries from SFist tagged with 'sanfranciscowomen'
February 27, 2008
*FILM: She Done Him Wrong (1933) screens at the Castro Tonight. What's is about? Well, according to CinemaSource, "Lady Lou works as a singer at the Gay Nineties saloon of Gus Jordan, who plays her with diamonds to keep her by his side. She runs afoul of stalwart Salvation Army captain Cummings, who warns her that she''s on the road to perdition. Though Lou herself steers clear of criminal activities, Gus Jordan runs a......
Continue Reading "SFist Tonight"July 19, 2007
Dyke on Bikes -- the women who kickoff the annual Pride Parades and Dyke March by riding on their mechanical clitorises, with mammary glands fluttering to and fro -- have won the right to their name. Kudos! No longer having to go by the KRON 4-safe and vulgarly-clinical “San Francisco Women's Motorcycle Contingent,” the ladies who love ladies took steps at owning their name after discovering another group in Wisconsin already in the process......
Continue Reading "Dykes On Bikes Win Hair-Pulling Trademark Battle"April 5, 2007
SFist Jenna sees you in the funny pages! Comics 4 Comix: Have you ever been to the Cartoon Art Museum? Neither have we. Head there tonight for a great cause. An overlooked gem in San Francisco, the Cartoon Art Museum is having its annual fundraiser and silent art auction, starting tonight at 7 pm. Come bid on original comic strip art from both local and national cartoonists, including including Dan Piraro (Bizarro), Frank Cho (Liberty......
Continue Reading "SFist Tonight"September 26, 2005
To live in the Bay Area is (frequently) to be able to count more than one aspiring filmmaker in one's circle of acquaintance. The next time you're at some dinner party/Zeitgeist get-together/orgy at the Power Exchange and someone starts blabbing on about their unfulfilled creative vision, remind them of the opportunities available to them to get said vision out there to the masses. For example, the 2006 San Francisco Women's Film Festival is presently......
Continue Reading "You Gotta Play To Win"May 6, 2005
Tonight is official Cover Band Night. At Last Day Saloon we have Who Two (they cover CSI theme songs) and Chronic Town, the Bay Area's own R.E.M. cover band. Or, there's Devo cover band Mongoloid, (The Evolution Control Committee) at the 12 Galaxies . Both shows begin at 9, and are sure offer an undergrad flashback for all relevant legally-drinking generations. So, you're going to the Skinny party Saturday night, what to do all......
Continue Reading "Stuff To Do If You're Bored"April 29, 2005
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is sort of a dreary topic but an important one. San Francisco Women Against Rape is one of the local resources women (and those who love them) can take advantage of when dealing with a rape or sexual assault situation. They've been around for more than 30 years and are now a fully staffed organization offering help 24 hours a day. We encourage you to do the......
Continue Reading "SFist Cares ... About Sexual Violence"December 3, 2004
The weekly roundup of live theater you should know about. It's the Friends of SFist version!...
Continue Reading "Stage Fog: It's Not Who You Know"