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-- Belle de jour (1967): Watch Catherine Deneuve turn into a whore while you, in turn, help to support some. A discussion will follow Luis Buñuel's housewife-cum-prostitute classic, and participants will receive gifts of sex toys. (Tee hee.) All of tonight's proceeds will go to support St. James Infirmary, a health and occupational injury clinic for sex workers. Screens tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Artists' Television Access; donation of $5-20. more ›

-- Bachelorette, 34: Oh the manic behavior of being on your 30s and still single. Check out Kara Herold's personal film about mothers, daughters, marriage, and being single. Starts at 8:30 p.m at Other Cinema at Artists' Television Access (ATA), 992 Valencia. more ›

a chance to help out Killing My Lobster? But of course! The Romane Event, the monthly music/film/comedy/spoken word event at the Make Out Room the last Wednesday of every month and hosted by Paco Romane, is a benefit for local comedy group Killing My Lobster, and will feature their sketches and movies tonight. Looks like fabulous fabulist Harmon Leon'll be there too! $7-15 sliding scale, 8 p.m., at the Make Out Room (3225 22nd, x Mission). more ›

Everyone knows the Saturday of Pride Weekend is the Dyke March! Put on your motorcycle helmet and take off your top. The theme this year (for the 15th anniversary) is "Healthcare for All," so there's going to be a mammogram truck on site, as well as the usual diverse array of religions, performers, and peoples. The rally and stage show starts at 3 at Dolores Park; the women go marching at 7. more ›

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Droll NPR commentator (who was previously fired for cursing) Sandra Tsing Loh brings her one-woman show, "Mother On Fire," to the Women's Building tonight! For a 9 night run! more ›

>Theatrical Releases April 13th, 2007 Of the major releases, we think the most interesting is Mike White’s directorial debut: Year of the Dog. White continues with his tradition of dealing with sexual/social awkwardness (a la Chuck and Buck), humor about the bizarreness of development (Freaks and Geeks, School of Rock) and the conflict of “where we come from” (Orange County and Nacho Libre). It’s well put together and worth the time. This film proves itself to be one in a long career: White will certainly direct again. more ›

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Wednesday will deposit $20 million into your Nigerian bank account if you'll write SFist a $20,000 check. [before the FBI comes after us for committing fraud, we're kidding, we're kidding!] Tonight: Parlez-vous meetup? San Franciscan French speakers are meeting up at 8 p.m. at Catalyst Cocktails (312 Harriet, at Bryant and 6th) to practiquent the language, and boivent some drinks. (did we conjugate those right?) Thursday: Now that the Basque ETA has declared a cease fire, Artists' Television Access is screening "Silent Voices," a documentary about people victimized by the movement. $5, 8 p.m., 992 Valencia. and Friday: The Temple of Poi puts on a fire-dancing performance at 7:30 tonight at Union Square, totally free. Poi is a dance form where you move weighted things around your body on a cord -- fire, lights, glasses of water, you name it. If you fear fire and/or Union Square, go instead to the Precita Eyes benefit fundraiser at their studios on 24th and Harrison, where finalists in the Mural Appreciation Month competition will display their work, and you can watch a live mural performance too. 2981 24th St, 7-10 p.m. more ›

Hey, the Asian Art Museum's Three Gorges Project, that we mentioned to you last week is having a reception for the artist, Liu Xiaodong, tomorrow night from 6-8 p.m. The event is free with museum admission, which is only $5 after 5 p.m. Art is fun, but there's really no party like an art party, is there? more ›

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Wednesday... can I get a definition, please? Tonight: Check out work by local emerging choreographers at ODC Theater's ODC School Pilot Program performance. Twelve bucks gets you into the 8 p.m. show (3153 17th Street, between S. Van Ness and Shotwell). Thursday: "An old man!" "A broom!" "At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting!" Dance Mission Theater's featuring a program of improv dance by Scott Wells & Dancers. Wells won last year's Isadora Duncan award for Outstanding Choreography. The show, "U.S. or Them," will explore outside views of the United States through the terpsichorean arts. Dance Mission Theater's at 3316 24th Street at Mission and the show starts at 8. Reserve tix at 415-273-4633. And Friday: Support your local independent filmmaker and stop by the annual Artists' Television Access fundraiser from 7-11 p.m. tonight. Beer by Lagunitas, food by Rainbow, interviews with local notables by Neighborhood Public Radio, and a Powerpoint presentation inspired by Walter Benjamin, all in the service of "The Work of Art in the age of Digital Reproduction." Plus. music and DJs, and if you donate now, you get an array of text and video compilations and a shirt! $10, at 992 Valencia. more ›

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What a friend we have in Wednesdays! Today: You've always wanted to be in movies, we can totally tell. Well, stop by the DeYoung and get interviewed by film artist Lise Swenson about the new museum. Swenson's putting together a multimedia installation about citizens' perspectives on art museums as civic institutions. Interviews run from 1 to 5, and her documentary screens at 1:30 and 2:30. You've always wanted to be shown in museums! Thursday: Stop by the SF Zoo at 11 a.m. and watch them feed the turkeys -- before you go home and let your friends and relatives feed the turkeys to you. Bourbon red turkey Ben and his adoring throng of lady turkeys will be dining on mealworms and crickets. While you're there, stop by and check out the new reindeer too. Friday: Throw out that free MUNI transfer to Powell Street and spend the day after Thanksgiving at Artists Television Access celebrating Buy Nothing Day. ATA's showing anti-consumerist films and parody ads, along with art installations, spoken word, and musical performances by The Middleclass Assassins and I will kill you f***er. Show starts at 8. The crowds at H&M are gonna be nuts anyways. more ›

Starting tonight and running until September 27 in SF venues including El Rio, Artist's Television Access, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, with two additional programs at Berkeley's Pacific Film Archive, Oct 6 and 13 MadCat is where it's at this week and next. more ›

Photographer Rob Kunkle spent last week taking pictures of the acts at the Mission Creek Music Festival, which was held at multiple locations across The City last week. Pictured are The Gentlekin. Check out all the pics on Flickr. more ›

Friday, April 29: Go watch lots of women talk about their abortions more ›

SFist literally stumbled (we were a bit tipsy) into Artist Television Access Studios last Friday night. We were looking for an entirely different event, but once we got inside, we stuck around. Why? Because they were screening the incredibly compelling documentary , directed and produced by local film phenom Kevin Epps. more ›

In honor of the one year anniversary of Janet Jackson's Superbowl nip-slip, Neighborhood Public Radio will be broadcasting "Indecency" all weekend from the window of the Artist Television Access studios. The broadcast from ATA on 88.9 will include just a few blocks around their 992 Valencia studios, but long-time Mission rebel radio jocks Pirate Cat Radio will be simulcasting it on 87.9 for the larger Mission neighborhood and also make it available as a stream online. Here's the schedule for Saturday, starting at noon: more ›

SFist Cares is going to tread a bit on the turf of SFist Watches: Movies and tell you about something you can do to support a good cause and still sit on your ass all weekend. more ›