Frameline -- purveyors of the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and many hosted-bar opening- and closing-night parties that we’ve crashed (but we hear the films are great, too!) -- needs your help. This year they will receive funding from the profits of the Up Your Alley Fair -- happening on Sunday, July 29 -- if they bring in a certain number of volunteers. Described as a “smaller version of the Folsom Street Fair,”......

Rant Chuck Palahniuck will be at sponsored by Booksmith tonight around 7 pm, reading from and signing his latest book, Rant, about a serial killer who's weapon of choice is...rabies. Booksmith, Park Branch Library, 1833 Page St., SF. Garden of Deadly Delights Head over to the Conservatory of Flowers to feast your eyes on a greenhouse full of carnivorous plants! Chomp! opens today and runs through Nov 4. The Red Party A socialist themed......

Let's Dance! Ever wanted to dabble in different styles of dance but wasn't sure you wanted to drop a pocketful of cash for fire dancing lessons? Now's your chance. We're right in the middle of Bay Area National Dance Week -- you can test your skill at belly dancing, hula, ballet, classical, tango and more in a series of free lessons this week, all over the city. Tonight's selection includes hip hop, capoeira, and poi.......

3.... 2.... 1.... blast off! Yuri's Night at NASA's Ames Research Center is a science-sound-music-art shindig that sounds fun and interesting. Hosed by Keynote Speaker (and hottie!) Anoushe Ansari, the first privately funded femme space explorer. There's demos, organic food and drink, robots, and interactive art, yo. This World Space Party is one of 90 events in 30 countries, and celebrates Yuri Gagarin, who was only 27 when he was the first human to......

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Open Bar. Are there any two words more beautiful or pleasing to the occasional (daily, weekly, what's the diff?) drinker? Tonight, MyOpenBar.com launches in SF. Complimentary beer, free entrance to the public, and deep discounts on Paul Frank (262 Sutter Street between Grant and Kearny), where the pre-party starts at 7 p.m.......

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Meat and Greet Self-described as a print magazine of meat culture, Meatpaper celebrates the launch of Issue Zero at Sugarlump coffee lounge tonight in the Mission. Tastings and demonstrations by local restaurants and meat companies like Incanto and Prather Ranch serve up festivities (non-carne nosh will be available for the veggie crowd); drinks will be provided by Trumer Pilsner , Sonnema VodkaHerb and others, along with a gallery of meat-inspired art to feast your eyes......

p>Right on the Heels of Gavin's Announcement that he was going into rehab for drinking comes... you guessed it: San Francisco Strong Beer Month!

The 36th annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival kicked off Saturday morning to much fanfare and a crapload of pumpkins and pumpkin paraphenalia. Several blocks of the fog-shrouded farming community-cum-tourist giftshop's Main Street were closed to cars and packed with vendor booths and festival-goers.

Saturday: We're hitting the Pandora's Trunk art and fashion event. Come by 916 Natoma (at 10th Street) between 1-7 p.m. for "handmade fashion goods, art, homemade truffles, and a deluxe spa and massage corner." See the entire lineup of vendors for this free event here. Sunday: If you're still feeling artsy, there's the San Francisco Fine Craft Show, where you can browse "hand-crafted jewelry, clothing and accessories, baskets, quilts, and sculptural and functional objects in......

Saturday: We can't wait to see the precursor to the U.S. National Rubik's Cube Championship at the Exploratorium this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Come by any time between 11 and 4 to see some of the best cubers in the business show their stuff, which, we assume, does not involve pulling apart the damned thing. You can watch this for free, with Exploratorium admission. Sunday (technically): OK, this event takes place on Saturday at midnight,......

Saturday: The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Tour de Fat runs from 11-5 today at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. The event is described as "Two parts bike rodeo and one part circus", and is free, free free. Sunday: It's Amos Gitai day at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Unfortunately, we can't give you any links, because the SFJFF site is in frames. We hate that! His film, House is screening at 1:30, his......

Saturday: Hell yeah! For those of you who couldn't get a ticket during HoleHead, The Primitive Screwheads are back with their stage show The Chainsaw Massacres. Running on June 30, July 1, 2, and 7, you can get your tickets here. Doors open at 7:30, a band plays at 8, and the Sawyers chow down at 9, all at Cellspace (2050 Bryant at 18th). Sunday: Sometimes we like to pretend to be deep, and going......

Saturday: We're rarely starstruck, but the prospect of Meeting the Mythbusters at 1p.m. today makes us a little fluttery. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman will be there to "help young minds explore science through hands-on activities. The only way this could be better if is they brought along our secret boyfriend, Mythbusters electronics and radio-control specialist Grant Imahara. Maybe next time, guys? Sunday: We'll be at mass, praying for all the godless homosexuals who just......

Saturday: Head to the The Exploratorium (3601 Lyon Street) for the Physics of Toys: Ride Like The Wind! At 11 a.m. ­or 3 p.m, you'll have the chance to make your own kites, sail-carts, and pinwheels. Shut up, it sounds fun. That night, at 7:30, we're hitting Project ARTAUD (450 Florida Street between 17th and Mariposa) for Every Little Movement: a benefit for Remy Charlip. Charlip, an acclaimed dancer, recently suffered a stroke, and......

Saturday: We're taking in the first annual San Francisco Young Playwrights Festival, which showcases the winners of this citywide high school playwriting contest at 8 p.m. on May 26 and 27, and at 2 p.m. on May 28, at Diego Rivera Theatre at City College. Get tickets here to see the literary stars of tomorrow, today! Sunday: Dude, Carnaval! With Grand Marshal Dora The Explorer!? The parade starts on 24th and Bryant at 9:30,......

Saturday: The first time we went to the Asian Heritage Street Celebration, we'd just been so horrifyingly dumped that we were considering giving into (well-intentioned) familial pressure and moving back home. But then we walked down the street to the fest, and were reminded of so many of the things we love about the City. And here we remain! This year's Celebration (which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Irving between 20th......

Saturday: At noon we're hitting the 3rd annual GAMA-Go Spring sale at the Rickshaw Stop, then going to the The 16th SF/ Bay Area Mural Awareness Festival & Awards Ceremony at Precita Park from 1-5 p.m. Sunday: We're going to see Pizza: The Movie, a film about the World Pizza Championships, at the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival. Atkins is for suckers. Monday: Our pals at Heeb Magazine want everyone to come to an......

Saturday: We're going to the The Dark Room Theatre (2263 Mission Street, between 18th and 19th Streets ) to see "San Francisco’s only sketch tragedy group" The Problems' comedy variety show The Problems With Books. The show's at 10 p.m. this and every Saturday until May 27. Sunday: We're going to A Musical Benefit For Gwen Avery at the Brava Theater Center (2789 24th Street ). Avery, a local blues legend, has recently fallen......

Saturday: we're hitting the YBCA (700 Howard Street at Third) for the SFist Krissy-recommended Kronos Quartet and experimental musicians, Matmos and Walter Kitundu collaboration. Sure, we love the Kronos Quartet and Matmos, but we're also eager to see the extraordinarily threatening Kitundu in action. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., buy tickets here. Sunday: we can't miss Maker Faire, the DIY get-together to beat all get-togethers, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. There are......

Saturday: Box magazine is having their Issue 3 (Fetish) launch party from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Oakland's Golden Bull (412 14th Street). They're promising us DJs, drink specials, giveaways, and more. Sunday: We're hitting Project Artaud Theatre 450 Florida St at 17th) for AcroSports City Circus's new acrobatic spectacle, the Metropolis-inspired 2106 Shows are Fridays at 7p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. until April 30. Monday: We're plumb out. What are......

Saturday:We're hitting the San Francisco Peoples’ Organization “Auctions Off Downtown" event at 111 Minna. There'll be live music, film screenings, and the aforementioned auction with Matt Gonzalez taking the auctioneer's podium. This we've got to see! It all starts at 7:30. Sunday:We'll be at the SF MOMA's Wattis Theater for the 2 p.m. screening of local filmmaker Philip Lane's 55-minute documentary Working Title, a movie about "career, art, and identity in America". Monday: We're......

The big news at this year's Sea Otter Classic, besides the weather, is the new MTB cross-country course. The new course is generating a lot of buzz, and those that have ridden it give it good reviews, saying that it's now more of a power course with more technical climbing, and more opportunity for passing and fluidity among the field. "There's nothing too technical, but a couple of very, very sandy descents are sure to create havoc and excitement." Now that's what we're talking about!

Saturday: It's POMO 2006, which means all sorts of Filipino stage performances at YBCA. Our POMO pick is "Bronze Lit: FilipinoAmerican Voices in Literature", at 2 p.m. today, in which writers including Jaime Jacinto, Jason Bayani, Jason Perez, Jean Vengua, Leny Strobel, Marianne Villanueva and Barbara Jane Reyes read from their works. And it's free! Sunday: If you haven't already, go see Awesome; I F**kin' Shot That! at The Bridge. Never mind the mixed......

Saturday: It's all so confusing! The San Francisco Golden Gloves event that's been going on all week isn't actually the Golden Gloves (seriously, click on that link and read that story, it's pretty interesting) that USA Boxing (boxing's governing body) recognizes. The sanctioned Golden Gloves was held to such little fanfare that we missed it, earlier this month. This week's non-sanctioned Golden Gloves-monikered event is handled by the same folks who handled last year's, an......

Saturday: We're wiping down our vinyl dress for the San Francisco Fetish Ball. Running March 16 through 19, get your chips, dips, chains, and whips on at a variety on venues all weekend. Sunday: It's the final day of the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show at the Cow Palace. From 9 a.m to 6 p.m. see six acres of extraordinary gardens, seminars and shopping. It's more nature than we can handle! Monday: We......

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: We're heading over to the Pacific Film Archive for the Women of Color Film Festival. We're especially interested in the documentary feature Who Killed Vincent Chin?, A documentary about a Chinese American man mistaken for Japanese and beaten to death by unemployed white auto workers, who were convicted with the lightest possible sentences. See the complete schedule here. Sunday: It's the Oscars, bitches! You want to know how seriously we take the Academy......