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Friday: The Bicycle Film Festival
Friday night, the 13th international Bicycle Film Festival rolls (ha!) into the Victoria Theatre (2961 16th Street) with a lineup of bike-centric "films from around the world, directed by established and emerging filmmakers." Catch Half The Road (all about "the passion, pitfalls & power of women’s professional cycling") at 7:30 or The Way I Roll, a collection of cycling shorts, at 9:30 on Friday. Or, hell, why not both? Tickets for individual screenings are $11, you can buy a whole-fest pass for $27 here.
Saturday: Wrong's What I Do Best
Saturday night's the opening reception for Wrong's What I Do Best, an exhibition at the San Francisco Art Institute (800 Chestnut Street) that they say will "transcend social, political and personal fault lines intent on provoking dialogue through the artists’ fearless exploration of the deep and sometimes dark edges of our world." Sounds creepy! "Characterized by illicit unrestraint and lack of critical judgment, the work occludes the artists’ true selves," which I think that little puppet said something about in the Saw movies. The opening reception runs from 7-10 PM at the SFAI's Walter and McBean Galleries, and you can catch the exhibit on Tuesdays from 11-7, Wednesdays-Saturdays from 11-6 through July 26.
Sunday: Café Flamenco - Feria de Sevillanas
If we lived in Spain, 1) I'd be taking a nap right now and 2) we's just be coming off a month of Easter-related processions "winding through" our city streets. Out of these Spanish processions came the sevillana, "a courting dance where the man sets out to woo his female partner." On Sunday, Rhythmix Cultural Works (2513 Blanding Ave in Alameda) seeks to bring a little bit of Spain to Alameda with "a public competition of sevillanas for those that have learned the style." Audience members will determine the winners, and will also be treated to performances from "a rotating cast of world class flamenco artists." Homemade paella will also be served, yum. Tickets for adults are $15 in advance (you can buy them here), and are $20 at the door. Kids get in for $10.
