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
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/1: 'Midnight In Paris'/'The Moderns' FILM: Castro Theatre presents a Paris-themed double feature with screenings of Woody Allen's acclaimed Midnight in Paris starring Owen Wilson who finds himself in his own fantasy, and The Moderns, starring Keith Carradine
Arts & Entertainment SFist Memoirs: The Gentleman Chefs Club SFist is beginning a new series in which Bay Area natives and long-time residents can share their stories from bygone eras. Our inaugural story comes from Bev DeBeaumont Warnecke, who worked at Baruh
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/31: The XXX Factor/Snob Theater COMEDY: SF Sketchfest presents Comedy Noir's The XXX Factor: The Ultimate Dirty Joke Competition told via the troupe's trademark "Mockulebrity/ Impersonafacations," followed by Snob Theater's comedy variety show hosted by Shawn Robbins and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/30: Harry Belafonte 'Sing Your Song' FILM: Harry Belafonte biopic, Sing Your Song, which is an Academy Award Best Documentary Shortlist Contender, takes the viewer on a journey through the life and work of "one of the truly heroic
SF News Six Reporters Arrested During Occupy Oakland Mass Arrest Mother Jones' Gavin Aronsen wrote a first-hand account of being apprehended at the Occupy Oakland mass arrest on Saturday, along with at least five other credentialed journalists and 400 protesters. Aronsen says this
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/29: w00tstock Founder's Night COMEDY: Adam Savage (MythBusters), Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stand By Me) and music-comedy duo Paul and Storm (The Internet, Da Vinci's Notebook) honor geeks of all stripes at w00tstock Founder's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/28: The Pimps of Joytime MUSIC: Brooklyn's The Pimps of Joytime bring their "Janxta Funk", a sound that's "part gangsta, part janky" and ranges from "Latin inspired rhythms to deep funky grooves and hot dance beats laced with
Arts & Entertainment Photo: Duboce Triangle Sign Puzzles Passersby We were walking along Duboce Avenue this afternoon and came upon this charmingly indiscernible and weathered hand-written sign. At the time we assumed it said something along the lines of "curb your dog.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/27: A Carlin Home Companion COMEDY: George Carlin's daughter, author/storyteller Kelly Carlin, will talk about the span of her dad's career from straight comic to culture hero and social commentator at A Carlin Home Companion: Life, Love
