SF News San Francisco Wastewater Treatment Facility Becoming Popular Tourist Destination Last year's ballot measure to change the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility's name in honor of George W. Bush is undoubtedly partially responsible for the influx of tourists checking out the inner-workings of the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BENEFIT: Glen Park's Bird & Beckett Books & Records are having an 11-Hour Charlie Parker Jam Session to help Bird & Beckett "beat the banks." It's going on as we speak with a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CABARET: It's the fourth anniversary of the monthly Bijou, an eclectic cabaret featuring live singers, both new and established, both drag and non-drag. Tonight's line-up features SanFranSaxCo, a saxophone sextet, special guests Summer
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FIREWORKS: It's another perfect night for the annual KFOG KABOOM! event. Los Lonely Boys, Susan Tedeschi, and Chuck Prophet will perform, along with continuous performances on the children's stage. 4 p.m. // Piers
SF News Several Cable Car Operators Boycott This Year's Bell-Ringing Contest Phil Bronstein wrote this morning about several senior cable car operators who are boycotting the upcoming Bell-Ringing Contest in Union Square, due to Muni's lack of respect for 36-year cable car veteran, Alben
misc Film: The Death Star Destroys the Starship Enterprise Here's a great follow-up to last fall's Imperial Fleet Week: Death Star Over San Francisco, by Mike Horn of Current TV. Military force was authorized yesterday minutes after the E.T.'s 48
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Get your Hammond B-3 fix with Stax legend and current Anti- artist Booker T. Jones. Fellow Anti- artist, the sassy and soulful Bettye Lavette, opens. 7:30 p.m. // The Independent (628
misc Aptly-Named "Trigger" Scraps with BART Train In case you haven't already read about this adorable Jack Russell named Trigger over at SFAppeal, here's a recap. Last month, Trigger pulled a Houdini and escaped from his family's home, which is
misc Surfing Turf Wars C.W. Nevius clued us in to some surfing turf wars and comical lingo in his column today. There's apparently been a large number of newbies risking their lives at the treacherous Fort
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: The hilarious Aisha Tyler of "Talk Soup" and "Nip/Tuck" fame (and others), will have Cobb's in stitches tonight through Sunday. The "hyper and irreverent" Ant opens. 8 p.m. // Cobb's Comedy
Arts & Entertainment SFMOMA Opens Rooftop Sculpture Garden on Sunday In celebration of Mother's Day on Sunday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is offering free admission to the opening of their new Rooftop Sculpture Garden. The Rooftop Garden features two open-air
misc Help a Mother Out This Mother's Day By now, many of us have read about the saga of a local mother's efforts to find a spot in a homeless shelter for her and her three children. We all feel kind
Arts & Entertainment SFMOMA Artists Warehouse Sale Today Through Sunday The 16th Annual SFMOMA Artists Warehouse Sale at Fort Mason starts tonight with a special preview event for those who want first dibs on the goods. The five-day sale features paintings, photographs, sculptures,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: It's the first preview night of Dead Man's Cell Phone, a comedy about "a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF Giveaway: <em>Unmade Beds</em> and Closing Night Party The San Francisco International Film Festival's Closing Night event is sure to be an exciting one. We have a pair of tickets to give away to lucky entrant number 7 who emails us
misc Matt Baume Recaps the Courage Campaign Training Event Stop8.org's Matt Baume attended the Courage Campaign's training event in Oakland this past weekend, and learned three main tactics for gaining marriage equality: 1. Tell good stories; 2. Persuade through agreement; and
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
