Arts & Entertainment Sunday Streets 2012 Announced! Get out that sunscreen — or a parka — the Sunday Streets 2012 line-up was announced yesterday, with the big kick-off happening on March 11th along the Embarcadero. The family/bike/pedestrian-friendly event runs every
Arts & Entertainment SFist Memoirs: Hardly Strictly Family [Updated] In honor of the big Warren Hellman tribute concert happening on Sunday, the schedule of which you can find over at SF Weekly, we've invited Corie Woods to talk about her experience as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/15: Don Cornelius Tribute TRIBUTE: Noise Pop and Wax Poetic magazine pay tribute to Don Cornelius at tonight's Pop-Up Shop, featuring a music and visual celebration of the iconic Soul Train host, who introduced generations of viewers
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: Historic Preservation Commission Considers Gold Dust Lounge's Historic Status [Updated] In their latest attempt to keep the beloved watering hole open, the folks behind Save the Gold Dust Lounge, aka "The Little Engine That Could," will be speaking at the Historic Preservation Committee
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/14: Ali McGraw/'Love Story' FILM: Ali MacGraw will be in person at Marc Huestis' Valentine's Day Celebration, featuring a screening of Love Story and a gala hosted by Katya Smirnoff Skyy, which includes tribute performances, an Ali
Arts & Entertainment SFist Giveaway: Tickets To Matcha This Thursday Here's another chance to win a pair of tickets to Asian Art Museum's popular Matcha series. This week's event has the titillating theme of Sensuality, making it the perfect post-Valentine's Day date event.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/13: Litquake's Love Hurts LITERARY: SFist's own Andrew Dalton will be part of the line-up at tonight's Litquake Valentine event, Love Hurts, in which participants will tackle their favorite "overwrought passages," including picks from Harold Robbins, The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/12: 'Sironia' FILM: SF IndieFest presents, Sironia, which is inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Wes Cunningham and tells the story of a talented but unsuccessful musician who moves his young family from Hollywood to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/11: Mission Minis Anniversary Party FOOD: The delectable Mission Minis celebrates its second anniversary by giving away their signature cupcakes along with "libations gratis" while supplies last. The event will also feature mobile food vendors including Brass Knuckle,
Arts & Entertainment Weekend Top 5: Chinese New Year Parade, Pet Adopt-a-thon Chinese New Year Parade and Festival: Festival-goers might actually enjoy a dry Chinese New Year extravaganza this year. Leave those umbrellas and ponchos as home! SF SPCA's Be Mine Adopt-a-thon: The SF SPCA
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/10: 200 Yards PHOTOGRAPHY: Tonight's installment of the popular 200 Yards is centered around Satellite 66, in which photographers showcase the shots they captured within — you guessed it — 200 yards of the gallery. (6 to 9
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/9: IndieFest Spinal Tap Tribute/Opening Party MUSIC/FILM: SF IndieFest kicks off tonight with a Spinal Tap Tribute and Opening Night Party, featuring Live Evil performing as Spinal Tap, along with Motley Crue tribute band, Wildside, and hard rock
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/8: 'Jesus In India' THEATER: Magic Theatre presents the world premiere of Lloyd Suh's Jesus In India, a contemporary take on the lost years of Jesus Christ, in which as a wayward teen he embarks on a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Memoirs: Paid To Party This week's installment of SFist Memoirs comes from Jim Doeppers, the uncle of this contributor. In 1973, Jim drove his hippie van from the Midwest to San Francisco at the tender age of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/7: The Persuasions MUSIC: Veteran a capella group The Persuasions bring their legendarily eclectic repertoire, which includes "the heavy influence of gospel, a major measure soul, and a dose of pop," to Yoshi's tonight. (8 p.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/6: Communion Feat. Entrance, Tim Cohen, Hot Lunch, More MUSIC: Tonight's installment of the monthly Communion club, which originated in the U.K. and was founded by Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett, features a stellar line-up, including The Entrance Band, Tim Cohen,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/5: 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' FILM: For those who plan on doing the opposite of watching the Super Bowl tonight, the Castro presents its annual Super Bowl screening of Breakfast at Tiffany's, featuring Audrey Hepburn at her finest
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/4: Hottub/Upcycle Ball, American Made, Go Van Gogh BENEFIT: Yellow Bike Project, a volunteer-powered community bike shop, is hosting its inaugural Upcycle Ball, featuring a live performance by Hottub, and DJ sets by maus haus, DJ Deep, and Mr. Pillz. Be
Arts & Entertainment Weekend Top 5: Giants FanFest, Men In Tights Super Bowl Show As you'd expect, there are lots of Super Bowl festivities happening on Sunday. We've highlighted a couple, along with a few other non-sports items. Enjoy! Giants FanFest: All your favorite Giants players will
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/2: Dengue Fever/Secret Chiefs 3 MUSIC: A transcendental evening will be had tonight and tomorrow night at Great American Music Hall, as the infectiously (pun intended) charming and poppy with Cambodian pop band Dengue Fever shares the bill
Arts & Entertainment Saturday: Gold Dust Rush Pub Crawl Despite the recent declaration by Sam Singer, spokesman for Jon Handlery, that the The Gold Dust Lounge is definitely closing on March 6th, the folks behind Save the Gold Dust Lounge haven't given
