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
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF Giveaway: <em>A Woman Under the Influence</em> at Castro Theatre on Sunday Here's our third giveaway for the SFIFF Sunday screenings at the Castro Theatre. Email us (sfistevents @ gmail.com) with your full name, and please include "A Woman Under the Influence" in the subject
Arts & Entertainment Art of the City: Weekend Gallery Openings The always informative Fecal Face has a comprehensive list of all the weekend gallery happenings. Here's a round-up of just a few. All Weekend Art Explosion Open Studios The Art Explosion is celebrating
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF Giveaway: <em>Le Amiche</em> at Castro Theatre on Sunday And now for our second giveaway: Write a haiku with the words, "cult" and "housewives," and enter to win a pair of tickets to the 3 p.m. screening at Castro Theatre on
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF Giveaway: <em>The Tiger’s Tail</em> at Castro Theatre on Sunday The San Francisco Film Festival starts tonight! We have four giveaways that we'll be posting throughout the day for the Castro Theatre screenings on Sunday. For our first giveaway, write a haiku with
Arts & Entertainment Sport Animal Print or Safari Gear, Join The Cougar Run Tonight Hot off the funcheapSF presses: Wear your animal print or safari gear and meet at El Rio tonight at 7 p.m. for the ever so quirky Cougar Run bike ride, which is
Arts & Entertainment Fisherman's Wharf Fitness, Health & Safety Fair This Sunday In conjunction with Sunday Streets, there will be a Fitness, Health & Safety Fair this Sunday at Fisherman's Wharf from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (for those who want to brave
Arts & Entertainment Sunday Streets Starts This Sunday This Sunday will kick off six Sundays of car-free Sunday Streets, which will take place in various parts of the city. This Sunday's route will extend along the waterfront from South Beach Park
Arts & Entertainment Discarded to Divine 2009 Panel Discussion Tomorrow Night at FIDM Attention fashion enthusiasts: Fashion Group International San Francisco will host a panel of fashion experts from the upcoming Discarded to Divine 2009 fashion show tomorrow night at the Fashion Institute of Design and
Arts & Entertainment "An Evening with Francis Ford Coppola & Friends" at SFIFF on May 1 Francis Ford Coppola is this year's recipient of the San Francisco International Film Festival's Founders Directing Award. The evening will start off with an on-stage conversation between Coppola and his longtime colleagues and
