Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/3: Surrealist Tribute ART: Project One Gallery presents Ceci n’est pas une Galerie, a group tribute to Surrealism that invites viewers to ask themselves, "if this is not a gallery, what is it?," featuring works
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/2: Jeremy Fish Talk TALK: S.F. Art Institute presents alumnus and local artist Jeremy Fish, who will be discussing the development of his career as a painter and illustrator. Aesop Rock describes Fish's work as "rooted
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/1: Queens Of Boogie Woogie MUSIC: The 12th Annual Queens of Boogie Woogie, featuring pianists Lady Bianca, Doña Oxford, Sue Palmer & Wendy DeWitt, hit Yoshi's Oakland for a night of "unpredictable, rollicking and soulful entertaining at the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/27: 'Hit So Hard' Rock Documentary FILM: The new documentary, Hit So Hard, which opens tonight at the Roxie, tells the true story of the "hell-and-back" life of Patty Schemel, the openly gay, hard-hitting drummer of Courtney Love's band
Arts & Entertainment What Happened To The Keith Haring Sculpture At Howard & Third? Yet another sign of queer culture erosion in San Francisco? Bite your tongue. Hard. Keith Haring's colorful sculpture at Third and Howard in SoMa has been temporarily removed as part of a necessary
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/26: Ben Kweller MUSIC: "Power-pop wunderkind" Ben Kweller hits The Great American tonight in support of his new record, Go Fly A Kite, which is "filled with catchy piano riffs, lush harmonies, big guitar lines, and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/21: Matthew Sweet Performs 'Girlfriend' MUSIC: Matthew Sweet will perform in its entirety his classic 1991 album, Girlfriend, in which his "bone-dry, caterwauling sonics" opened up a "wild and picturesque new terrain for restless singer/songwriters to inhabit
Arts & Entertainment Get Your Photog On At Street Art Photowalk In The Mission This Saturday Do you like taking pics of bitchin' street art? Or people? Or anything that fancies your eye? Then, please, join Flickr and a group of local photos for the Mission Street Art Photowalk
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/20: '4:44 Last Day On Earth' FILM: Willem Defoe and Shanyn Leigh star in 4:44 Last Day On Earth, director Abel Ferrara's take on the apocalypse, which is set in Manhattan during the world’s final hours. The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/19: SFIFF Opening Night, 'Farewell, My Queen' FILM: The 55th annual San Francisco International Film Festival opens tonight with Farewell, My Queen, Benoît Jacquot’s adaptation of Chantal Thomas’s novel, which portrays the court life at Versailles as seen
Arts & Entertainment Photo: Dolores Park's New Playground Peppered With Beautiful Street Art Love it or hate it — pst, we love it — the new playground in Dolores Park got a wee bit of a makeover with some fun street art. Jeremy Novy painted some of his
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/14: Rick Buckner and Tim Cohen MUSIC: Alternative folk fave, Richard Buckner, will be playing an intimate show at Brick & Mortar Music Hall tonight, along with guest Tim Cohen performing a solo set. (9 p.m., Brick &
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/13: Midnite For Maniacs FILM: Midnite for Maniacs presents a triple feature event themed, Growing Up Too Fast (in Japan), which kicks off with a screening of Sofia Coppola gem, Lost in Translation, followed by the S.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/12: Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo MUSIC: Sonic Youth founding member Lee Ranaldo celebrates the release of his first song-oriented studio album, Between The Times And The Tides, with an early set at Amoeba, followed by a show at
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/8: Lucky Jesus/'Jesus Christ Superstar' Singalong MUSIC: To keep your Jesus celebration going, queercore indie rock pop band, Lucky Jesus, will be performing at the Make-Out Room tonight, preceding a Jesus Christ Superstar screening and singalong, featuring the soundtrack
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/6: Swervedriver MUSIC: Mid-90s British grunge-tinged shoegazers Swervedriver are back on tour after reuiniting a few years ago. They take the stage at Slim's tonight, along with guests, Heaven. (9 p.m., Slim's, 333 11th
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Hunky Jesus, BYOBW 12, And More! Easter in Dolores Park: We imagine Dolores Park will be stuffed to the gills on Sunday as the beloved Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence host their annual Hunky Jesus / Easter Bonnet contests and much
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/5: Lower Polk Art Walk ART: A whole slew of galleries — 11 to be exact — from the Lower Polk and Tenderloin neighborhoods will be open until 10 p.m. as part of the monthly Lower Polk Art Walk.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/2: Christian Cagigal's The Collection PERFORMANCE: After a sold-out opening night, theatrical magician Christian Cagigal continues his 13-day run of The Collection, featuring his "special brand of creepiness." No other details have been provided, since the audience at
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/31: Southern Exposure Art Auction And Fundraiser ART/BENEFIT: Buy some cutting edge art at a live and silent auction of work from over 150 established and emerging artists at The Silver Era, Southern Exposure's annual fundraiser and art auction,
Arts & Entertainment Photo: Giant QR Code Painted On Facebook Headquarters' Rooftop Facebook honeybees recently painted a 42 foot wide QR code on the roof of the company's new headquarters in Menlo Park. Ta-da. Laughing Squid points out, "The QR code arose when CEO Mark
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Boars, Humans, Fleas, And More Quest for Pork — Scavenger Hunt & Wild Boar Roast: Get your tickets asap to Forage SF's daytime scavenger hunt, followed by a dinner of delicious boar and "all the fixin’s" at a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/22: Latino Night at SFMOMA ART: SFMOMA presents Un Ojo a la Fotografía: A Latino Night at SFMOMA in celebration of its new exhibit, Photography in Mexico, which explores Mexico's distinctively rich and diverse tradition of photography from
