Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BENEFIT: The Eighth Annual Cabaret to Fight AIDS features the Company members of the San Francisco production of Wicked, including Kendra Kassebaum, Natalie Daradich, and Angel Reda. The cast will perform favorites from
SF News Abusive Teen Slaps 60-Year-Old, Spits in Face, on J Church Muni Diaries just came out with this appalling account via the Noe Valley Voice about Noe Valley resident R. La Rose's encounter with an abusive teen on the J Church on the morning
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DANCE: Liz Roman and Dancers, who were recently featured in SFist's Photo Du Jour, present their newest building romp At Play. Roman and her dancers/collaborators will move audiences through the halls, stairwells,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery presents On Your Mark, featuring Bay Area artist Leslie Shows, courtesy of Jack Hanley Gallery. Small bites and cocktails have been donated by local Bay Area
misc Deciphering Muni's Bay to Breakers Schedules/Routes Be sure to check out Muni's Bay to Breakers schedules and routes before the inebriation sets in. The lowdown is after the jump. And remember, the below buses will cost you a special
SF News Elderly Lake Merritt Woman's Brutal Death Increases Oakland Residents' Fears The murder of Ivarene Lett, Oakland's oldest homicide victim in history, in a secure, high-rise apartment building in the Lake Merritt neighborhood earlier this week, not to mention the recent, notorious Lovelle Mixon
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Guest curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present Slapstick Follies (and Other Fine Messes). The line-up will features shorts and a few silent films, including the rarely seen or screened Down Memory
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Bike to Work Day Today was a great day for biking. Did you participate? How was it?
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Portland's Pierced Arrows brings their cult, raw, scratchy, "high-desert country gunslinging" sound to Bottom of the Hill. The Sermon and Burnt House will provide '60s garage rock and maxed-out rhythm and blues.
SF News More Laws Protecting Renters, a Good Thing? There have been four new laws proposed this year that would make it harder for landlords to raise rents and evict tenants. Three of the laws would increase the rights of rent-controlled tenants
SF News Subtracting a Cash Lane, Adding a New FasTrak Lane on Bay Area Bridges Proposed Drivers without FasTrak, be sure to get one within the next year to avoid further cash bridge toll headaches. In an effort to decrease toll-collection costs, ease congestion, and encourage more drivers to
Arts & Entertainment Bike to Work Day Is Almost Upon Us Tomorrow's the 15th Annual Bike to Work Day! Cycling activists anticipate 150,000 participants tomorrow. If we had a bike and worked at an office, we would most certainly be participating. Also, if
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Bring your bike, a cushion/blanket, and a radio for the Disposable Film Festival's first ever bike-in screening (as opposed to a drive-in). Immediately following the movie, there will be a party
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Richard Edwards of Margot and the Nuclear So & So's Epic Records' epic, eight-member, chamber, folk-pop band Margot and the Nuclear So & So's will be headlining the Great American Music Hall on Saturday night, with Telekinesis and Everything Now opening. Margot has
SF News Former Gang Member Could Get First Federal Death Sentence in SF in 60 Years A federal jury found former Page Street Gang member Dennis Cyrus guilty of drug racketeering and three counts of murder, including the killing of federal witness Ray Jimmerson in 2002. The Obama administration's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight SCIENCE: At the monthly Ask a Scientist series, Dreamworks engineers will walk the audience through the building blocks of a CG animated project, explaining the science and math behind the transformation of tiny
misc Yelp Still Freaking Users Out Here's yet another story on how Yelp are bullies, via Eater. Robert, a coffee blogger in Vancouver had signed up for a Yelp account a few weeks ago, but didn't do anything with
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
