Arts & Entertainment The Philistine Asks for More Ball Movement. The one good thing about missing the opening night Gala --and we'd have looked absolutely stunning in a tux-- is that we got to read the underwhelmed reports of the premiere of Verdi's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Conquers 49 Geary: Part Two Image: STEPPIN' STONE, David HuffmanSFist Shelley, contributing
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: Three Chosen Almost at Random at Exit Theatre Quick! The SF Fringe ends this week, so here's your last chance join the stampede from venue to venue to see the good, the bad and the ugly. Exit Theatre
Arts & Entertainment SFist Conquers 49 Geary Catharine Clark Gallery It was hard not to be completely in awe of Julie Heffernan’s show at the Catharine Clark Gallery. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen an artist with
Arts & Entertainment Die Fledermaus: The Bat Swings Wildly But we at SFist can go where they can't, with their layers of editors and fear of sanctimonious letter writers: die Fledermaus means "the bat," a somewhat nonsensical title, but then again, the
Arts & Entertainment 24 Hour Nerdy People Tonight: The Canvas Gallery is hosting "Ask a Scientist," with Nancy Garland, a Technology Development Master at the U.S. Department of Energy, discussing Alternative Energy: A Cleaner Future for Cars. Tuesday: The
Arts & Entertainment The Philistine Operates in the Park. --Friday was the Opera opening night at the opera house, and I was one of the penguins there, in that March of the Penguins. --I read in the paper there was a report
Arts & Entertainment SFist Contest: Win Tickets To The Bitch Magazine Auction! As part of its ongoing 10th anniversary celebration, local nonprofit indie publication Bitch Magazine is throwing a benefit silent auction this Friday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Women's Building (18th
Arts & Entertainment An Unfortunate Announcement Indeed The final volume to this terrible collection will no doubt fill the reader with terror, pity and sorrow once they learn the final fates of the unlucky Baudelaire orphans. Worse - there will
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: Bay Area Tour at Berkeley Repertory Theatre Sorry, this isn't the same production of Mother Courage starring Meryl Streep, which recently closed in New York. Nor is it Tony Kushner's translation of the great Brecht play,
Arts & Entertainment F*** That Bridge: East Bay Events Over Labor Day Weekend As we mentioned here before, the Bay Bridge eastbound will be closed Labor Day weekend. For those of us who live East of the Edenic S.F., here are some cultural offerings on
Arts & Entertainment You Are What You Eat There really aren’t that many better ways to spend an evening. The show posed the question: which is better, words or music? We aren’t any closer to answering that for you
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: Melting Pot at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts TheatreWorks revives its 1992 production of David Henry Hwang's deconstruction of Puccini's Madame Butterfly--even bringing back some of its stars. Francis Jue (recently on Broadway
Arts & Entertainment Fun On Public Transit It's so much fun to complain about public transportation that we sometimes forget it's almost just as fun to take it (well, sometimes, anyways.) Here's two events that'll bring a bright ding-ding to
Arts & Entertainment It's An Honor Just To Be Nominated However, it was not to be, as we just recieved notification that we were nominated again this year! (This is the part where we'd link to the award information on the BAPC site,
Arts & Entertainment Philistine: the Merola Grand Finale One would expect that the format, a sequence of arias not unlike that of Opera in the Park (Sept 10th, it's coming up), would become a bit predictable after a while. One would
Arts & Entertainment Our Terrible Twos Begin In Style! But most of all we want to thank everyone who came, and saw, and drank (special props to the woman who got cocktail bingo -- we at SFist salute you!). Every time we
Arts & Entertainment See You Tonight! Gavin sez: "I can't wait for the SFist 2nd Birthday Party tonight!" 6-9 p.m. at Varnish (77 Natoma, x 2nd Street, Natoma is one down from Minna). Free drinks, SFist Bingo, and
Arts & Entertainment Now That's An Amazing Race! Apply here before September 15 to be one of the 50 4-member teams selected to "race from the Museum across the city in search of fame and glory with only eight hours, 100
Arts & Entertainment Win Passes To The SF Underground Short Film Festival! Aw, yeah! Though the Midnight Mass film series has ended, Peaches Christ isn't done with us yet. This Saturday, she opens the doors of the Bridge Theatre for one last midnight extravaganza, The
Arts & Entertainment We're All Headed South Last Friday, your East Bay Correspondent left the confines of her designated area to witness a rare spectacle - a Bay Area performance by Survival Research Labs. which took place in San Jose
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: Debbie Does San Francisco at Eureka Theater Oh yes, yes! Finally, someone made a musical spoof of this classic porn flick. Because we were getting really tired of Rocky Horror. An off-Broadway hit (that was also big
Arts & Entertainment It's Gonna Bring You Down.... Huh! Given lead singer W. Axl Rose's notorious, errr, let's call it "unreliability," when it comes to concert appearances, though, make sure you save your receipt. The site we found this info on cautions
Arts & Entertainment Ten Years To Bitch (Extra Bonus: All Female Zeppelin Band!) Happy 10th birthday, Bitch Magazine! Back in 1996, local writers Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler kicked up a furor with their provocatively-named zine about feminism and pop culture -- and ten years later,
Arts & Entertainment Come To Our Party! So, we're taking over Varnish Fine Art (77 Natoma at 2nd) from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, August 18. There'll be SFist bingo (the perfect icebreaker for the more socially awkward!), music provided
