Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/9: An Evening with Jonathan Richman, The Soul of Drag, Ugly Sweater Inner Sunset FILM/MUSIC: Jonathan Richman will be at the Red Vic to present one of his favorite films, Vengo, about two families at war in the hilly country of southern Spain and featuring the
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Sunday Streets, Ice Cream, Women's World Cup, and More! Sunday Streets: Another daytime party in the streets takes place this Sunday along Great Highway and through Golden Gate Park. Take part in some bicycling, roller-skating, roller soccer, Lindy Hop, and enjoy live
SF News Suspicious Package Near Federal Building Prompts Civic Center Street Closures At about 12:51 p.m. today, a man reportedly approached a U.S. marshal outside the SF Federal Building at Golden Gate and Larkin, made anti-government statements, said his backpack contained explosives,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/8: YBCA's Bay Area Now 6, 'OMFG! The Internet Dating Musical,' Literary Clown Foolery ART: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts kicks off its signature triennial Bay Area Now 6 (BAN6) exhibition with an opening night party, featuring live music by "critically-acclaimed 'dreamy synth-pop' quartet" Dominant Legs
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/7: Exploratorium After Dark: Red, Bit Shifter, Laura Kimpton's 'Flying Solo,' SCIENCE: At tonight's installment of Exploratorium After Dark, which is themed Red, explore color chemistry, discover surprising uses for insects and vibrant vegetables, and get a crash-course in making your own paints. (6
SF News 30 DUI Arrests in SF Over July 4th Weekend It looks like the sobriety checkpoint the San Francisco Police Department set up in the Marina over the four-day weekend was a successful one. Thirty DUI arrests were made throughout the city, and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/6: Jack Leamy, Tim Cohen's Magic Trick, "High As a Kite" ART: The Tournesol Exhibition in association with Headlands Center for the Arts presents this year's Tournesol Awardee Jack Leamy's Bigfoot/Littlefoot, an intriguing collection of paintings that often feature his wife and son,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/5: Panoramic Landscapes, Porchlight's Brushes With Fame 2, Religious Girls ART: Brian Gross Fine Art presents Appellation Series, an ongoing series of landscape photographs by California artist, Lewis deSoto, in which he seamlessly merges together 50 to 200 photographs per image into panoramic
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/4: Jazz Benefit for Dayna Stephens, The GlamaZONE 4th of July, Isounderscore Presents BENEFIT: Bay Area jazz heavy-hitters are coming together for a health care fundraiser at Yoshi's tonight for fellow musician Dayna Stephens, who is awaiting a kidney transplant. The all-star lineup of four bands
Arts & Entertainment Happy, Happy, Happy Independence Day! "Happy Birthday, America. Here's a prescription for what ails you," another gem by Julie Michelle.
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: The 6th Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest If you're looking for something to do before the big firework spectacle on the waterfront (which we might actually be able to see this year!), head over to El Rio's (3158 Mission Street)
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/3: Marx Bros Double Feature, Hal Sparks, The Philistines FILM: It's all Marx Brothers all day at the Castro with a double feature of A Night at the Opera, in which they "aid two young singers in love by throwing a production
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour "North Beach Bohemian" by Travis Jensen. (Currently on view in the Streets of San Francisco exhibit at Shroeder's.)
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/2: 'Water Chronicles' Photo Show, 'Happy' Doc, Roller Disco ART: Gallery 1044 presents Water Chronicles, a solo exhibition of painted photographs by artist Leslie Morgan, which "captures our timeless connection with water through nostalgic images and assemblage frames from reclaimed materials." (6
SF News Oakland Library Safe For Time Being Thanks to a huge outcry from the Oakland community, its libraries and many other invaluable public services have been saved for the time being. If you recall, the Oakland City Council was looking
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/1: 'Purple Rain' w/Peaches Christ & Apollonia, Fillmore Art Walk, SF Bike Party FILM: The captivating Apollonia will be live and in-person for a Q&A during Peaches Christ's "royally bad-ass purple pre-show" at the Midnight Mass screening of Purple Rain this evening. Attendees are
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Neko Case w/The Dodos at Stern Grove; Fillmore Jazz Fest; SF Mime Troupe; and More! Neko Case and The Dodos, Stern Grove Festival: It truly is Indie-pendence Day at Stern Grove on Sunday. Indie goddess Neko Case will abide with her one-of-a-kind voice and country/soul/rock-influenced sound,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/30: 'Children's Hospital,' Creativity Explored's 'Small,' Yoga Doc COMEDY: The hilarious folks from the hit comedy Childrens Hospital, along with the new comedy NTSF: SD: SUV, will be Marines' Memorial Theatre tonight for a special live action show presented by SF
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/29: 'In You We Trust,' Caitlin Shetterly, Project Orgasm ART: Artist couple, Debby and Larry Kline, "deftly jockey the (conceptual) borders that inextricably link the U.S. and Mexico" through their series of installations entitled In You We Trust, which explore religion-based
Arts & Entertainment SFist Giveaway: Tickets to Matcha This Thursday, 6/30 Update: Contest Closed. Here's a chance to win a pair of tickets to this Thursday's Matcha at the Asian Art Museum, featuring Balinese Jazz Guitar. Email your full name to [email protected]
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/28: KQED Presents Pride Docs, Bob Mould, Sketch Tuesday FILM: KQED continues the Pride celebration with a free double-feature screening of Stonewall Uprising, about the violent six-day riots in New York that marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil
SF News Arrests Made in Saturday's Mid-Market Shooting Two teenaged suspects were arrested in connection with the gang-related shooting that occurred on Saturday evening at about 6:15 p.m. on Market between 6th and 7th, just blocks from the Pride
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/26: Bad Movie Night, Juanita MORE! Pride Party, Two Headed Spy PARTY: The Pride festivities continue to rage, and the big, annual Juanita More! Pride Party just got going. Head over to Chambers/Phoenix Hotel between now and 2 a.m. for "The Best
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/25: Zoë Keating w/ Magik*Magik Orchestra, 'Astral Rise,' Cockblock Dyke March After-Party MUSIC: SF-based cellist and arranger Zoë Keating brings her one-woman orchestra to Great American, consisting of a cello and a foot-controlled laptop that records "layer upon layer of cello to create lush, beautiful
