Arts & Entertainment Sam Shepard's <em>Curse of the Starving Class</em> at A.C.T. Curse of the Starving Class, directed by Peter DuBois, is about a dysfunctional family who's constantly wishing for a piece of the "American pie." "Effort" seems to be a foreign concept to this
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <em>1000 Journals</em> SF Int'l Film Fest's screening of 1000 Journals at Kabuki on Saturday was very warmly received by a large audience, and questions abounded at the Q&A with filmmaker Andrea Kreuzhage and
Arts & Entertainment SPF7 Sketch Comedy at The Dark Room This Weekend We are excited to see our old instructors and the rest of local comedy troupe SPF7 fall on their faces shine at The Dark Room this weekend during the premiere of their sketch
misc SFist Finds: Dapper Founding Fathers We recall receiving these bills as babysitting payment back in the '80s, and they make great gift-accessories for kids as well. But we had never before noticed how interesting the back of the
misc Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Us a Geodesic Dome? SFist commenter jacksevanroo's facetious reference to buying a geodesic dome in response to Larry Ellison's questionable tax break on his "functionally obsolete" compound, reminded us about this Silicon Valley geodesic dome home ("Brigadome"
misc Do You Remember The First Time? Apparently, they were drunk for the very first time, and it was most likely their first protest as well. One poor young woman was wearing black stilettos. That's hard-core, honey. When they first
misc SFist Finds: Evolution of the Political Wall This lovely photo of the political poster wall on Valencia near 24th St. captured by Seven Morris comes to us via the "found" and "sfist" tags. Apparently the wall got "hijacked" for Prisoner
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF Review: <i>A Gentle Breeze in the Village</i> A Gentle Breeze in the Village was adapted from Fusako Kuramochi’s popular manga series Tennen Kokekko, and one of the young, female characters in the film is a talented manga artist. A
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF Review: <i>A Thousand Years of Good Prayers</i> The film kicked off SFIAAFF's spotlight tribute to Wayne Wang. Wang will be in person at all screenings of his films: Princess of Nebraska--sister film to A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, The
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Opens This Summer Boys, it looks like you'll have to start your own rock camp. Or wait until you're 50. But then again, your garage/basement is much more accessible. Additionally, for those of us ladies
Arts & Entertainment <i>Girls Rock! The Movie</i> Premieres Tonight at Embarcadero The film also opens at Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley today, with a grand opening event tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m., featuring performances by campers As Ifs and Shattuck Cinemas' band Kitties,
Arts & Entertainment Noise Pop 2008: Tales from the Merch Booth Tuesday: Our first Noise Pop night was on Opening Night at the Rickshaw Stop, which was available to badge-holders, staff, and volunteers. We got there right when the doors opened and went straight
misc SFist Finds: VJJ Then we found ourselves thinking, what if this were just another penis drawing -- we probably wouldn't even bother posting it. Penis drawings are a dime a dozen, but vagina drawings such as
SF News Update: Missing SF Child Alert Update: Recent reports say that Mireya was seen leaving her family's apartment alone yesterday at 9:30 a.m., telling her four-year-old brother that she'd see him tomorrow. Mireya's mother was quoted as
misc SFist Finds: Happy Val'z Day! Sappenin' sammy! yo dude! I just officialy met you this year but you've been a pretty cool dude, ese! ITS A GOOD THING you DONT JUDGE People OR eLse U'D THiNK IM a
misc Lower Polk Neighbors Unite Tonight Hey, it's another Polk post, folks! We're thankful to Flickr user Lulu Vision for giving us a heads-up in the SFist Contribute section regarding tonight's Lower Polk Neighbors meeting with SF Fire Department
misc SFist Finds: Ironic Bathroom Graffiti This philosophic message/challenge adorning/"besmirching" Caffe Trieste's bathroom wall in North Beach last November comes to us from Seven Morris via the "sfist" and "found" tags. Sometimes a blank wall is miles
misc SF Sketchfest Review: Fresh Faces of Comedy It was standing room only at the Mezzanine, and the place was already packed to the gills when we arrived fifteen minutes before the show. This made us a little bummed -- standing
misc Registered to Vote? Deadline Tomorrow Those who still need to register to vote in time for the February 5 presidential primaries need to do so by tomorrow, January 22nd. Re-registering is necessary whenever you move, change your name,
misc SF Sketchfest Review: Friday Night's Dr. Jonathan Katz Professional Therapist and Patients Our spouse was a huge fan of the ‘90s, animated version of Dr. Katz (we enjoyed it, but didn’t go out of our way to watch it), so he can offer a
misc SF Sketchfest Giveaway: Fresh Faces of Comedy We are ecstatic that Tim and Eric will be performing (they really do an awesome show -- great job, guys), along with Bob Odenkirk and Michael Showalter. A comedy-packed night, for sure. Zach
misc Name That Film Shoot We're guessing it was for a commercial of some sort. They filmed a Quaker Oats commercial from the roof of our apartment building a month or two ago, and there were as many
misc SFist Finds: Later 'Gator Update: The alligator has posted a Craigslist ad in search of Jameth. How romantic... Jameth lost track of the alligator in Dolores Park this afternoon (see photo at right), and we're hoping another
misc SFist Finds: Vintage Muni Transfer I spent the holidays with my mother in Los Angeles, who collects rare first-edition books. While I was visiting, she opened "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" (circa 1930) and an old San Francisco MUNI
misc RIP Evan Farrell Multi-instrumentalist Evan Farrell passed away from smoke inhalation after a space heater in the Oakland apartment he was staying in caught on fire last week. Based in Bloomington, Indiana, Evan had flown to
