Arts & Entertainment Haiku Giveaway: Tickets to F- the Recession Party on Wednesday Night Broke-Ass Stuart, the man behind Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco and New York, is hosting a cheap-ass Fuck the Recession Party at the Rickshaw on Wednesday night. Sugar
Arts & Entertainment Virgance Equinox Party at 111 Minna Tomorrow Night SF Beta, San Francisco's largest monthly start-up mixer, presents Virgance Equinox at 111 Minna tomorrow night from 5 to 9 p.m. Virgance is a company that seeks to promote world-changing activism campaigns
misc Spring Cleaning, Where to Donate 'Tis the season for cleaning and purging. We just got rid of half our wardrobe yesterday and did a little research on charities that will accept clothing and household items. Please let us
Arts & Entertainment Photos From Yesterday's Cesar E. Chavez Day Parade and Festival SF Citizen's Jim Herd captured some great photos of the Ninth Annual Cesar E. Chavez Day Parade and Festival yesterday. The parade started at Dolores Park, and the street fair was on 24th
Arts & Entertainment Ninth Annual Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade & Festival Today The Ninth Annual Cesar E. Chavez Holiday parade begins today at Noon at Dolores Park, and the Street Fair is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on 24th St between Harrison
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Magic Curry Kart and the Creme Brulee Cart Will Be Near Linda & 19th Tonight SFist spotted these guys (brothers?) at Dolores Park on Sunday. We hear the Curry is delish, and how can you go wrong with Creme Brulee? Tonight's Creme Brulee offerings will include Vanilla Bean
Arts & Entertainment Giveaway: Tix to John Wesley Harding & Eugene Mirman's "Cabinet of Wonders" at The Independent on Sunday Singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding and comedian Eugene Mirman present "Cabinet of Wonders," a touring variety show, which will be at The Independent on Sunday night. Special guests include authors Daniel Handler and Stephen
Arts & Entertainment <em>Anvil! The Story of Anvil</em> Special Screening and Live Performance at Slim's April 12 Upon the release of one of the heaviest albums in metal history in 1982, heavy metal band Anvil influenced scores of bands, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Unlike their successors, wealth and fame
misc Yelp's Yelp Reviews More Mixed in Light of Extortion Stories We've been enjoying reading the onslaught of one- and two-star reviews about Yelp on its own site, ever since the extortion stories sprouted legs. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman denies the accusations, claiming the
Arts & Entertainment Life/Style Club Every Thursday Night at Beauty Bar Life/Style DJs Ts, Roll, and various special guests consistently rock the party on Thursday nights at Beauty Bar, featuring weekly vodka specials and no cover. Selected tunes/genres include "shoegaze, Prince, New
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: John Casey Beginning tomorrow night through May 10 at Oakland's Swarm Gallery, Bay Area artist John Casey's latest series Distant Cousins will be on exhibit. There will be an opening reception tomorrow night, which will
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink FuncheapSF Misleads Readers with Fictitious Yet Plausible "Potatoes and Grubs Festival" We had bookmarked FuncheapSF's post about the Second Annual Potatoes and Grubs Festival, which was supposedly happening tonight in the Mission. Gullible as we are, it took us quite a while to question
misc Take the Quake Quiz Speaking of the Tuesday Noon Siren, the SF Department of Energy Management has a Flash-y quiz for us web-savvy folks to check our earthquake knowledge, while providing helpful tips along the way. (Warning,
misc Visit the SF SPCA Mobile Adoption Outreach at Various Downtown Locations There were a few adoptable cats and a lone bulldog at SF SPCA's adoption outreach booth at Embarcadero 4 today. The booth rotates at various downtown locations, and the hours are 11:30
misc <em>The Tuesday Noon Siren</em>, a Short Documentary This cute, two-minute video created by 72hours.org with the help of the SF Department of Emergency Management explains the history of San Francisco's outdoor warning system and profiles Cesar Santos, the dispatcher
Arts & Entertainment MOM's Pharmacy/AIDS Community Center Grand Opening This Evening MOM's Pharmacy will be having their grand opening tonight at their new location in the heart of the Castro (4071 18th St, at Castro). In addition to providing their signature tender-loving care to
misc SFist Finds: Kilowatt Comics via GutterGold.com Captain Baritone found this compelling series of comics that were pinned to the bulletin board at Kilowatt. We love how the lentil soup sheep has a cameo in each comic. Check out Captain
misc Commenter Blog Spotlight: AngryBat's 40 Going on 28 This post marks a brand new feature, in which we give SFist's blogging commenters some props, as a thank you for helping make SFist great. Upon viewing AngryBat's blog, 40 Going on 28,
misc Tell Us Your Casual Carpool Stories We've always heard about this elusive casual carpool that many East Bayers utilize to get them across the bridge every day. It sounds like an adventure to us, and a little scary, like
misc Spring is in the Air: Sunday Afternoon at Dolores Park We hear Saturday at Dolores Park was off-the-hook, while we sat at home working all day. Lucky for us, Sunday was just as fun- and character-filled, if not more so. Which day did
SF News Yerba Buena's Dream House Raffle, First Early Bird Drawing Deadline Friday We had seen a bus ad for some weird house raffle a few weeks ago and were quite puzzled. Then we promptly forgot about it. Since then, news outlets have confirmed it's legit.
Arts & Entertainment What To Do During Earth Hour Tonight Millions across the globe are participating in Earth Hour tonight (and as we speak). For those who feel like being out and about tonight, here are some Earth Hour events going on in
Arts & Entertainment Free Screening of <em>Milk</em> at The Independent on Monday Night FuncheapSF alerted us to a free screening of Milk on Monday night at 8 p.m. at the Independent. We just might go and swoon over James Franco and Emile Hirsch some more,
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF Giveaway: Tickets to <em>Diamond Head</em> on Sunday This is our final SFIAAFF/Castro Theatre giveaway. Write a haiku using the word "interracial," and enter to win a pair of tickets to the epic Diamond Head on Sunday afternoon, which was
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF Giveaway: Tickets to <em>Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi</em> on Sunday Night Here is our fourth SFIAAFF/Castro Theatre giveaway. Write a haiku using the word "Bollywood," and enter to win a pair of tickets to Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi on Sunday night, which
