Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/20: Persephone's Bees MUSIC: Oakland-based quartet, Persephone's Bees, who describe themselves as, "an elephant-sized beehive stuffed with Russ Meyers’ Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy, the poetry of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/19: Party Lil Miss Hot Mess's Roller Skating Birthday PARTY: The delightful Lil Miss Hot Mess is hosting a fabulous Roller Skating Birthday: "Get ready to lace up your skates, buckle your blades, and wipe out with style as you spin around
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Jay Howell & Mark Whalen ART: Fecal Face Dot Gallery presents Midnight on the Sun, featuring over 60 new paintings by Los Angeles based artists Jay Howell & Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie). The opening reception also includes a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/17: Trannyshack Michael Vs. Janet Tribute CLUB: Trannyshack presents a special Michael vs. Janet Jackson Tribute saluting those "Wacko-Jacko's, the two most titanically talented (and famous) siblings of the clan," featuring a big line-up of drag performers, including Peaches
Arts & Entertainment Rest In Peace, Corie Woods SFist was saddened to hear that Corie Woods, the author of this week's SFist Memoirs article paying tribute to the late Warren Hellman and his Hardly Strictly Bluegrass legacy, passed away suddenly on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/16: Cut & Paste 2012 DESIGN: Attention Design Geeks: At global digital design competition, Cut&Paste, sixteen 2D, 3D, and motion/animation designers will be putting their skills to the test for a chance to compete in
Arts & Entertainment Sunday Streets 2012 Announced! Get out that sunscreen — or a parka — the Sunday Streets 2012 line-up was announced yesterday, with the big kick-off happening on March 11th along the Embarcadero. The family/bike/pedestrian-friendly event runs every
Arts & Entertainment SFist Memoirs: Hardly Strictly Family [Updated] In honor of the big Warren Hellman tribute concert happening on Sunday, the schedule of which you can find over at SF Weekly, we've invited Corie Woods to talk about her experience as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/15: Don Cornelius Tribute TRIBUTE: Noise Pop and Wax Poetic magazine pay tribute to Don Cornelius at tonight's Pop-Up Shop, featuring a music and visual celebration of the iconic Soul Train host, who introduced generations of viewers
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: Historic Preservation Commission Considers Gold Dust Lounge's Historic Status [Updated] In their latest attempt to keep the beloved watering hole open, the folks behind Save the Gold Dust Lounge, aka "The Little Engine That Could," will be speaking at the Historic Preservation Committee
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/14: Ali McGraw/'Love Story' FILM: Ali MacGraw will be in person at Marc Huestis' Valentine's Day Celebration, featuring a screening of Love Story and a gala hosted by Katya Smirnoff Skyy, which includes tribute performances, an Ali
Arts & Entertainment SFist Giveaway: Tickets To Matcha This Thursday Here's another chance to win a pair of tickets to Asian Art Museum's popular Matcha series. This week's event has the titillating theme of Sensuality, making it the perfect post-Valentine's Day date event.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/13: Litquake's Love Hurts LITERARY: SFist's own Andrew Dalton will be part of the line-up at tonight's Litquake Valentine event, Love Hurts, in which participants will tackle their favorite "overwrought passages," including picks from Harold Robbins, The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/12: 'Sironia' FILM: SF IndieFest presents, Sironia, which is inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Wes Cunningham and tells the story of a talented but unsuccessful musician who moves his young family from Hollywood to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/11: Mission Minis Anniversary Party FOOD: The delectable Mission Minis celebrates its second anniversary by giving away their signature cupcakes along with "libations gratis" while supplies last. The event will also feature mobile food vendors including Brass Knuckle,
Arts & Entertainment Weekend Top 5: Chinese New Year Parade, Pet Adopt-a-thon Chinese New Year Parade and Festival: Festival-goers might actually enjoy a dry Chinese New Year extravaganza this year. Leave those umbrellas and ponchos as home! SF SPCA's Be Mine Adopt-a-thon: The SF SPCA
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/10: 200 Yards PHOTOGRAPHY: Tonight's installment of the popular 200 Yards is centered around Satellite 66, in which photographers showcase the shots they captured within — you guessed it — 200 yards of the gallery. (6 to 9
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/9: IndieFest Spinal Tap Tribute/Opening Party MUSIC/FILM: SF IndieFest kicks off tonight with a Spinal Tap Tribute and Opening Night Party, featuring Live Evil performing as Spinal Tap, along with Motley Crue tribute band, Wildside, and hard rock
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/8: 'Jesus In India' THEATER: Magic Theatre presents the world premiere of Lloyd Suh's Jesus In India, a contemporary take on the lost years of Jesus Christ, in which as a wayward teen he embarks on a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Memoirs: Paid To Party This week's installment of SFist Memoirs comes from Jim Doeppers, the uncle of this contributor. In 1973, Jim drove his hippie van from the Midwest to San Francisco at the tender age of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/7: The Persuasions MUSIC: Veteran a capella group The Persuasions bring their legendarily eclectic repertoire, which includes "the heavy influence of gospel, a major measure soul, and a dose of pop," to Yoshi's tonight. (8 p.