Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CINCO DE MAYO/MUSIC: La Colectiva and Manicato will turn the party into a fiesta with their infectious, modern Latin music. La Colectiva's genres include Streetwize Salsa Dura/Cumbia and Vallenato of Colombia/
SF News Geary Center Bus Lanes Deemed the Way to Go The San Francisco County Transportation Authority issued a new report concluding that two dedicated bus lanes running down the center of Geary Boulevard (also known as bus rapid transit or BRT) would be
Arts & Entertainment Loquat Residency Starts Thursday at Cafe Du Nord Loquat "Harder Hit" from Evan Lane on Vimeo. San Francisco's favorite dreamy, poppy band Loquat will be hitting Cafe Du Nord every Thursday this May with a great line-up of opening acts. This
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: French film, Summer Hours, which was put out by IFC films, is appearing at the San Francisco International Film Festival this week. "The divergent paths of three forty-something siblings collide when their
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PERFORMANCE: Hip Hop meets the circus in Kamikaze Heart, which is a story about "a boy with a heart made of gold, the birdcage he keeps it in, a grant writer who loves
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FASHION: Chillin' Productions presents 50 fashion designers, live painting by Steve Javiel, live screenprinting by San Franpsycho, music by the Rondo Brothers, DJ 7, Dead Seal, Russell Vargas, Kris X, and Irene Hernandez-Feiks.
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF Live and Onstage Events There are two remaining Live and Onstage events at this year's San Francisco International Film Festival. On Sunday, photographer Mary Ellen Mark will deliver this year's State of Cinema Address, in which she
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PERFORMANCE: CounterPULSE will be celebrating their 4th anniversary all weekend during their big May Day Festival. Twenty-five Bay Area dance and theater companies, spoken-word artists, and musicians will be raising money for CounterPULSE,
SF News Stimulus Funds Used for I-80 Pavement Project in Fairfield Governor Schwarzenegger attended a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for the repaving and repair of Interstate Highway 80 in Fairfield (between state Highway 12 and Air Base Parkway), which is the first California infrastructure project
Arts & Entertainment Art of the City: Weekend Gallery Openings Another great weekend for art! FRIDAY Tart: A Party for Andy As part of the ongoing Warhol Live exhibition at the deYoung, the Guardian presents a celebration of Warhol's music-influenced work. The event
SF News Bring on the Swine Flu Miracle Cure Spam There has just been a confirmed case of swine flu in San Francisco -- yikes! Our Gmail account efficiently filters out all undesirable emails, but we hear there's been an onslaught of swine
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BIKE: It's that time of week for another quirky themed-bike ride! Get out your best tweeds and your finest set of wheels for the Thursday Tweed Ride II. There will be games, contests,
SF News Ex-Bart Cop's Lawyers Attempt to Fire DA The attorneys for former Bart police officer Johannes Mehserle, who killed Oscar Grant on New Years Day, are asking the Alameda County Superior Court judge to disqualify District Attorney Tom Orloff and his
Arts & Entertainment <em>Ferlinghetti</em> Premiere at SF International Film Festival Christopher Felver’s documentary about local icon and the world's most-read poet, Ferlinghetti, who is also the publisher and owner of the famed City Lights Books, premiered at the San Francisco International Film
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The SF Film Society honors Robert Redford tonight at the SF International Film Festival. There will be a retrospective of classic Redford clips, along with an onstage interview, followed by a world
SF News Update on Alcholic Beverage Control's Threat to Shut Down SF All-Ages Clubs A couple of weeks ago, SFist reported that all-ages clubs The Fillmore, Great American Music Hall, Slims, Bottom of the Hill, Cafe Du Nord, and DNA Lounge, were all under threat of being
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Watch Larry, Moe, and Curly at their peak during The Three Stooges Shorts: Curly's Greatest Hits, as part of the Castro's Five Buck Tuesdays. Shorts include Microphonies (1945), Hoipolloi (1935), We Want
SF News Cops Drag Feet Over New Nightclub Legislation Last year, Mayor Newsom and Supervisor Maxwell introduced legislation aimed at reforming the nightclub industry. Apparently, not much has been accomplished since then. Back in 2003, the Entertainment Commission was formed in order
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Fly Bar and Restaurant Opens Second Location in Nob Hill on Friday Uh, oh, we're in trouble. Fly Bar and Restaurant, our all-time favorite place for happy hour (see our staff bio) is opening up right around the corner from us at 1085 Sutter at
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DANCE: It's the fourth day of the Bay Area National Dance Week, which runs through May 3. Learn various styles of dance, such as Hoop Fire Dancing at Temple of Poi (7:05
misc Will Fetch Your Swarm of Bees Spider Monkey found this cute flyer in West Berkeley and sent it to us via the SFist Contribute page. We wonder if they'd come all the way to the Mission for a swarm
misc Archival Footage of 1960 City Hall Protest Bobster1985 has a great collection of San Francisco archival footage. Here's a clip that shows a bit of San Francisco's progressive history during the Civil Rights Era. The full film can be seen
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sacramento Gay Bar Coins "The Gavin Drop" Cocktail The Chronicle's Carla Marinucci reports from this weekend's Democratic Convention in Sacramento that area gay bars were packed with Newsom supporters who couldn't get passes to his street party, which was in their
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF Giveaway: <em>Every Little Step</em> at Castro Theatre on Sunday The eighth person to email us (sfistevents @ gmail.com) with their name and "Every Little Step" in the subject is the winner! CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations, RK! Every Little Step chronicles the grueling 2006
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BENEFIT: Attention Cougars! It's the 7th Annual Firefighter Bachelor Auction tonight! Proceeds will benefit the Allison Ann Ruch Burn Foundation. Ladies who win their bids will go on "very luxurious and memorable dates
