Arts & Entertainment Photos: Carnaval 2012 While the huge Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary celebration was going on in the Marina, Carnaval filled the Mission with a two-day festival and a grand parade on Sunday morning. Inexhaustible photographer-about-town, Erik
Arts & Entertainment 7 Spectacular Photos Of Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Fireworks We just can't get enough of the glorious fireworks display that took place at the culmination of yesterday's Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary festival. In addition to our collection of great videos documenting
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/28: Push Dance Company DANCE: Tonight's your last night to catch Bitter Melon, a 3D dance installation project by distinguished choreographer Raissa Simpson’s Push Dance Company and British video artist Ben Wood and his collaborator technologist
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/27: Carnaval After Party AFTER-PARTY: Lyrics Born hosts the 8th Annual Carnaval After Party featuring music performances by Tarrus Riley, Los Rakas, Common Kings, & CSRB and DJs Jah Yzer, Irie Dole and dance performances by Alfie
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/26: SF PopFest 2012 MUSIC: The weekend-long PopFest 2012 continues with an afternoon show at the Knockout, featuring a line-up of bands, DJs, and an indiepop dance party, followed by a show at the Hemlock later tonight.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/25: Offside Jazz Festival MUSIC: Tonight's installment of the inaugural three-day Offside Festival will take a decidedly contemporary look at straight-ahead jazz, presenting three Bay Area composers and their respective trios—bassist Marcus Shelby, trumpeter Erik Jekabson,
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Carnaval, Golden Gate Bridge 75th, Treasure Island Flea, And More! The Long Shutdown be damned. Let's get this Memorial Day weekend started! Carnaval lights up the Mission all weekend with two days worth of live music, dancing, drumming and dance lessons, food, and
Arts & Entertainment Fireworks To Close Golden Gate Bridge For An Hour Sunday Night As if the Long Shutdown weren't enough, don't expect to make it across the Golden Gate Bridge between 9 and 10 p.m. on Sunday night. The bridge will be closed during that
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/24: Word For Word Performs Woody Allen THEATER: Word for Word Performing Arts Company takes on Woody Allen's classic short story The Kugelmass Episode, as part of an Off the Page staged reading co-presented by City Arts & Lectures. Flavorpill
Arts & Entertainment Girl About Town: I Break Horses, The Cult, Questlove, Tycho by Veronica de la Mora Memorial Day approaches! And with that, we have a healthy stew of shows waiting in the wings just before summer strikes. Morrissey, the Cult, Questlove, and Kurt Vile
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/23: Spring Cocktails Of The Farmers Market FOOD: It should be a delightful evening for sipping sweet springtime cocktails at tonight's Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market. Featured in-season ingredients will include strawberries, elderflowers, mint, and peas served up by
Arts & Entertainment SFist Memoirs: Pat Montandon, Part II - 'I Fixed My Heart In San Francisco' After a three-week hiatus (it's been a busy month), SFist Memoirs returns with the second half of our conversation with the legendary San Francisco party girl, Pat Montandon, about her noteworthy first experiences
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/22: Pop Up Nail Salon FASHION: Head over to Shotwell's for Party Nails' Pop Up Nail Salon, featuring sweet deals on nail art, along with happy hour beers. SFist's nails could certainly use some sprucing up. (5:30
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/21: Porchlight's 'I Surrender' STORYTELLING: This month's Porchlight Storytelling Series, which is themed, I Surrender: Stories about Giving In, Giving Up, and Giving Over, features "one of the nation's most successful bounty hunters Mackenzie Green, tech faerie
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Bay To Breakers 2012 SFist's Flickr feed blew up last night with outstanding contributions from Bay Area photographers who were on the scene at different locations across the Bay to Breakers route. Thanks a bunch for getting
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/20: Juanita More At Wo Hing General Store FOOD/CLUB: Wo Hing General Store's Felix Torricer (Wo Hing) and the legendary Juanita More are teaming up for Sunday Tea with Juanita & Fe, featuring Juanita More on the decks and a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/19: Murmurama ART: Oakland Art Murmur's second annual Murmurama, a multi-venue celebration including art exhibitions, film screenings, live music, food, wine and more, will feature at least sixteen galleries and mixed-use spaces within walking distance
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/18: The Avengers/Erase Errata MUSIC: It's a stellar line-up of S.F.-based bands at Cafe Du Nord tonight, featuring beloved punk veterans The Avengers, along with indie rockers Erase Errata and singer-songwriter Carletta Sue Kay. (9
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/17: Broke-Ass Stuart's 10th Year In S.F. PARTY: Broke-Ass Stuart celebrates ten years of living in San Francisco with a Broke & Classy bash, featuring a big line-up of bands and DJs, as well as free booze and oysters. Be
Arts & Entertainment Girl About Town: Best Coast, Dita Von Teese, Dum Dum Girls by Veronica de la Mora Girl About Town is all about California dreaming this week. Inspired by the hottest star we know, the Sun. We love sitting in the sun listening to good
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/16: Giants Carnaval at the Park FESTIVAL: Arrive at tonight's Giants game early for The Giants Carnaval Festival at the Park, featuring live 2012 SF Carnaval King Roberto and Queen Ashlee, music, dancing, and food and drink specials. And
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/15: Ana Tijoux MUSIC: French-Chilean MC Ana Tijoux takes the stage with her full band in support of her latest release, La Bala, which is described as "a whirlwind trip through hip-hop, jazz, and funk, spiced
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/14: Herman Düne MUSIC I: Folk Yeah presents another great rock show, featuring John Peel darlings, Herman Düne, who are promoting their latest album, Strange Moosic, put out by their label of the same name. Tonight's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/13: SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Orchestra MUSIC: SFJAZZ presents its annual High School All-Stars performance featuring improvisations by the top young musicians in the Bay Area performing the work of classic American jazz artists, including Oliver Nelson, Duke Ellington,
