misc SFist Tonight ART: Tonight is the opening reception gala for the 11th Annual Art Explosion Spring Open Studios, which is happening all weekend. Over 140 artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers, jewelers and textile
misc Relevant Twitter Update of the Day Via Ernie Hsiung of 8Asians: "Some dude at the food court went up to the Asian lady next to me and asked if she was the mayor of Oakland. Awkward!"
Arts & Entertainment Rise Against, Bad Religion, Four Year Strong Provide SF with a Generational “Who’s Who” of Punk Saturday Night at Bill Graham Civic by Erick Pressman Can you believe that punk rock is heading into it’s fourth decade of existence? Hell, some say it’s already in its forties depending on which “first punk band
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Explore the questionable world of anti-graffiti vigilantism with the new documentary, Vigilante Vigilante, which follows Berkeley's Jim Sharp and other anti-graffiti zealots who "stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities
SF News Kids on Bikes Take Over the Streets Today Be extra careful out there today, folks! It's the 3rd Annual Bike to School Day, in which approximately 3,000 students at more than 40 schools throughout town will be pedaling to school
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LITERARY: Tonight kicks off Fantomas-By-The-Bay, a centennial celebration of pulp fiction writers Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain's ultimate anti-hero, who was as enigmatic as he was treacherous. Tonight's reception, Fantomas Strikes the Bay!
SF News Tenderloin Fire Injures Twenty Residents Update: The Examiner is reporting that the fire has been deemed suspicious. Authorities are saying that a trash compacter on the first floor of the building had exploded, enabling fire and smoke to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Brooklyn-bred (Park Slope, to be exact) rap visionary, Talib Kweli, will be at the Fillmore tonight, stimulating your body and your intellect with his own brand of "conscious rap," in support of
SF News Video: Muni Metro Train Runs With Door Open ABC7 broadcast this rather shocking video that was posted on YouTube of an outbound L train being driven with the door wide open at the Van Ness station for almost a full minute
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: In the new "shocking and hilarious" documentary, Orgasm, Inc., filmmaker Liz Canner explores the medical industry as an employee at a pharmaceutical company that is simultaneously creating a new disease, Female Sexual
Arts & Entertainment Photos: WonderCon 2011 Photographers Tom Hilton, Bhautik Joshi, and Brian Brooks were all on the scene this weekend as thousands of costumed super- and anti-heroes descended upon downtown San Francisco for WonderCon 2011 at Moscone Center
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Fauxnique/Monique Jenkinson's Rotunda Dance Performance at City Hall Photographer Scott Owens captured some lovely photos of Monique Jenkinson's/Fauxnique's performance at City Hall on Friday as part of Dancers' Group's Rotunda Dance Series. The performance, entitled Beautility, was a "site-specific, durational
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Tonight's Bad Movie Night kicks off Blaxploitation Month with Shaft, starring Richard Roundtree as the quintessentially cool private eye and featuring opening credits that "make Times Square look awesome and gritty and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PRINTMAKING: At tonight's opening of Light/Dark, a group exhibition featuring one piece of artwork each by 53 members of the California Society of Printmakers selected by renowned Bay Area printmaker Enrique Chagoya,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight SCIENCE: Drink cocktails served by actual robots and expect a "snarky" electronic bartender at the fourth annual BarBot 2011, a celebration of cocktail culture and man-machine interface. Drink up! 9 p.m. // pariSoma
SF News Lyon-Martin Staying Open Through April, Hopes to Raise Additional $200k Thanks to the help of Lyon-Martin Health Services' many loyal supporters, the clinic's board has decided to keep the clinic open for another month with the hope that they can raise an additional
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: SF Cinemateque presents Radical Light: In Search of Christopher MacLaine -- Man, Artist, Legend, which provides an in-depth look at four films by San Francisco Beat poet Christopher Maclaine -- The End,
Arts & Entertainment Saturday Night: Rise Japan Art Fundraiser at Gallery Heist and Kokoru Studio Here's a fantastic opportunity to buy super affordable art by local artists while benefiting disaster relief in Japan. The kind folks at SIR, Gallery Heist, and Kokoru Studio have organized Rise Japan, a
SF News Portion of Park Presidio Closed During Morning Commute If your morning commute involves the northside of Park Presidio, take a deep breath and expect a few minutes delay. Bay City News is reporting via the Examiner that the area of Park
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PERFORMANCE: At the titillating The Reality Shows: Karen Finley Uncensored, Karen Finley, whose performance work is renowned for shattering taboos surrounding sex, gender, and celebrity, will perform excerpts from her new book, which
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Werner Herzog tells the true story of The Enigma of Kasper Hauser, one of his most compelling films, about a young man who had been held captive in a dungeon his whole
SF News Bay Area Priest, Nun, Among Five Peace Demonstrators Sentenced in Washington State Jesuit priest Stephen Kelly, 62, of Oakland, and Sister Anne Montgomery, 84, of Redwood City, were among a group of five senior peace demonstrators who were sentenced to federal prison in Tacoma, Washington,
SF News Wilson Likely to Begin Season on Disabled List, Possible Recovery by Opening Day Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Brian Wilson's chance of recovering from a strained oblique muscle by Thursday when the Giants head to Los Angeles are "less than 50-50," but they're not going to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: "Rollicking" garage jazz quartet, Bait & Switch, featuring bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, performs original music inspired by adventurous jazz masters like Ornette Coleman, Henry Threadgill, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Eric Dolphy,
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Week: Rotunda Dance with Fauxnique, Yoga for an Honest Change, Thursday Film at Noon, St. Stupid's Parade Looking for a fun lunch-time activity this week? Or perhaps you're a non-9-to-5er? Check out a few day-time events happening this week. Rotunda Dance Series/Friday: The fabulous Monique Jenkinson/Fauxnique will spice
