Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: 'Chinese White Bicycles,' An Evening With Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock by Rebecca and Quinn Miller We grabbed two delicious veggie burgers from Sparky’s 24 Hour Diner, regaled by our statuesque server on how his psychic powers were coming unveiled by the full
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight TALK: Illustrator, artist, designer, and author Maira Kalman, whose delightful work appeals to adults and kids alike and is currently on exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, has come out with a new
Arts & Entertainment Get Your Free Night of Theater Tickets Tonight The annual Free Night of Theater is almost here! It starts on Friday and runs through the entire month of October. The general giveaway for local tickets will begin tonight at 6 p.
Arts & Entertainment Thursday: Blick Madness Have you been to the new Blick location in the "up-and-coming" Mid-Market district? Well, here's your chance. Blick is having their annual Blick Madness event on Thursday, featuring 20-percent off all non-sale items,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: The Wattis Institute presents Huckleberry Finn, the third show in a trilogy of exhibitions that are based on canonical American novels. The Huckleberry Finn exhibit features the work of several established and
Arts & Entertainment Banned Book Week: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 50th Anniversary, Teen Blog Challenge As part of the annual Banned Books Week, San Francisco Public Library will celebrate the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird on Tuesday night. The classic Harper Lee novel is on the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Hal Hartley fans can enjoy a double feature tonight and tomorrow night. Films include Surviving Desire, about a handsome young college professor smitten with a beautiful female student, and The Book of
SF News Weekend Wrap-Up Chor Boogie inspires the street artist within us all. [Mission Mission] Cannabis and Hemp Expo has a big turn-out, many of them anti-Proposition 19. [NBC Bay Area] They look like they should be
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PHOTOGRAPHY: Can You See Me? - A Life through the Lens features a 40-photo exhibition, some of them never before seen, featuring the legendary Jimi Hendrix, including his debut at the 1967 Monterey
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend There's so much going on this weekend, y'all, which is great, since the weather's going to be awesome. Here's a just a few things, among many, going on in addition to the big
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Charles Ludlam, the visionary behind the notorious Ridiculous Theatrical Company from 1967-1987, created queer satires that embraced the "ridiculousness of high culture and the seriousness of the low with drag pastiche and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: The Museum of Craft and Folk Art celebrates the Mexico’s Bicentennial Anniversary of Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution, with Volver: Mexican Folk Art into Play, in which the artists
Arts & Entertainment Sunday: Red Vic Moviehouse Benefit In this day and age, it's hard for any small business to stay afloat, but single-screen, worker-owned-and-operated neighborhood moviehouses are fewer and far between. Show your support to 20-year-old SF gem, the Red
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The SF Maritime Nat'l Park Association presents an encore screening to their popular Floating Films: Cinema At Hyde Street Pier series, featuring the epic Moby Dick. Watch the movie aboard the world's
Arts & Entertainment Now Through Sunday: The Biggest Big Book Sale Yet All you major bookworms out there are probably already in the know about the 46th Annual Big Book Sale at Fort Mason Center's Festival Pavilion, which opened its doors to the public this
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: Robyn Hitchcock, Music Producer/Author Joe Boyd, Share the Stage KALX presents a very unique show featuring Robyn Hitchcock playing covers of some classic songs that were produced by the legendary Joe Boyd. Boyd, who produced Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, The Incredible String
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: A lush and diverse sampling of artistic European erotic short films that blur the line between art and porn, is awaiting you at Sexy Euro Cinema. The event features the award-winning Matinée;
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Peck the Town Crier will perform his unique fusion of "P-Funk-era party jams, old school boogie woogie, hand drum grooves, and marching band music," with support from Roy G Biv & The
Arts & Entertainment Arts in the California Governor's Race Meet and Greet Tonight Did you know that California's creative economy ranks third of all 50 states, yet it remains 50th out of all 50 states in per-capita funding for the arts? (See California's Creative Vitality Index,
Arts & Entertainment CANCELLED: Conversation with Veteran SF Photographer Fred Lyon on Wednesday Update: Sorry about that -- the show has been cancelled. Get a lesson in both photography and San Francisco history on Wednesday by attending a discussion hosted by SOMArts and CaliberSF with photographer
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC/ART: The Spare Room Project presents a night of music by Monarch Duo, who "follow each other through complex musical landscapes that interweave influences from Cuba, Spain, and Eastern Europe," with the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: 941 Geary's inaugural exhibition, Flotsam's Wonder World, features artist Mike Shine, who has transformed the gallery into an art "opera" complete with films, music, carnival tent, games, and over 200 mixed media
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend ALL WEEKEND: The annual Iranian Film Festival will showcase independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world. Vintage enthusiasts can be found at the Vintage Fashion Expo
Arts & Entertainment Yogis to Raise Money for Charity at Justin Herman Plaza on Sunday Head over to Justin Herman Plaza at 10 a.m. on Sunday for a free, three-hour yoga class to benefit four yoga charities, as party of the global Yoga Aid Challenge. But be
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Ray of Light Theatre kicks off their 10th Anniversary Season with the West Coast premiere of Jerry Springer The Opera. The opera, which was awarded "Best Musical" honors by all four major
