Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/18: 'Caddyshack' at Dolores Park, Brian Barneclo Solo Show, Bootie SF: Pre-Pride Party FILM: Bundle up, pack a picnic, and plop down at Dolores Park for the Bill Murray/Rodney Dangerfield/Chevy Chase classic, Caddyshack, as part of Film Night in the Park. We imagine they'll
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/17: Meat Puppets, Fresh Meat Festival, Non-Solo Exhibition Tour MUSIC: KUSF in Exile presents veteran alternative rockers, Meat Puppets, are at the Independent tonight promoting their thirteenth studio album, Lollipop, which "fits in perfectly with such mid '80s classics as Up on
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Stern Grove, Bicycle Music Fest, Juneteenth, Bring Your Own Dog, and More! Stern Grove Festival: Classic R&Bers Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings kick off the 74th season of the Stern Grove Festival on Sunday with a Motown sound revival, along with special guest,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/16: Frameline35 Opening Night, 'Toward A Human Face' Portraits, '4Giveness: In a Family Way' Play FILM: The 35th Annual Frameline Film Festival kicks off tonight with a screening of Gun Hill Road, "a tense and complex family drama about a teen embracing her gender identity and a father
Arts & Entertainment Monday, 6/20: 14-Hour Save Oakland Library Read-In Like many cities, Oakland is currently faced with a major budget crisis, and many community organizations are at risk, including Oakland Public Library. Under one of Mayor Quan's three proposed scenarios, the library
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/15: Art in Storefronts Artist Talk and Walk, DIY Porn Workshop, The Cries of San Francisco ART: Meet up with the Art in Storefronts artists for a discussion and guided art walk. The artists will talk about their temporary projects and how they each addressed the neighborhood’s specific
Arts & Entertainment Free Yoga Sunday Through Thursday at Hayes Falley Farm Free yoga (almost) daily in the sun, we're there! Hayes Valley Farm announced that starting tomorrow they'll be hosting free outdoor yoga all month on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 11:30
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/14: Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson, Rick Prelinger Screening, Author Pat McMahon MUSIC: Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson bring their collaborative sound, which might be described as "folk-hop" to the Independent tonight, along with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz. (8 p.m., The Independent,
Arts & Entertainment Help BART Choose New Seating Designs As part of BART's Fleet of the Future project, in which they'll be phasing out their 40-year-old workhorse train cars -- the oldest in the nation -- with sleeker ones, BART wants rider
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/13: Laughter Against the Machine, 'The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls', Creative Commons Salon, COMEDY: Expect to be challenged at Laughter Against the Machine, "an issue-oriented, no-holds-bar show with no preconceived expectations, no party lines, and certainly no cheerleading," anchored by Nato Green, W. Kamau Bell, and
SF News Introducing: Hunter Siebel Newsom Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel's brand-new baby boy, Hunter Siebel Newsom, was born in San Francisco this morning at 9:18 a.m. He's 20.5 inches long and weighs 8 pounds 4
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/12: 'Much Ado About Lebowski,' Pia Zadora, Naked Girls Reading: Pride COMEDY: Back by popular demand, SF Indie's Much Ado About Lebowski, "an adaptation of an adaptation of a parody of a farce," returns to CellSpace, presenting a live "wildly unique Comedy of Errors
SF News Pedestrian Struck by Cable Car KGO is reporting that a woman was struck by a cable car at the intersection of Broadway and Mason at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning after she "darted" in front
SF News Jumper Talked Down from Bay Bridge An unidentified man, who is described as being in his 40s, reportedly stopped his car in the middle of traffic on the westbound side of the Bay Bridge this afternoon at about 2:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/11: 'Eye of the Beholder' Art Show, The Black Lips, Triple Shot Productions Staged Readings ART: This month's Root Division art event, Eye of the Beholder, explores the presence of the body in art "through parody, distortion and subversion, giving viewer the opportunity to look at the body
Arts & Entertainment Today at 2 PM: RuPaul 'Glamazon' Signing at Amoeba The fabulous RuPaul will be at Amoeba today signing her latest dance pop album, Glamazon. If you purchase the album, you'll get a pass to attend the signing (space is limited - get
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: World Naked Bike Ride, Sunday Streets, Fillmore SummerFest, Santa Rosa's Harmony Festival, SF Mixtape Society 8th Annual World Naked Bike Ride: It seems like just yesterday (March) that there was one of these, but Saturday's global nude bicycle ride is anticipated to be the biggest one yet. Sunday
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/10: Queer Women of Color Film Fest, Cal Shakes' 'Titus Andronicus' Shindig, Garrett and Moulton Dance FILM: Tonight kicks off the weekend-long 7th Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival at Brava Theater with a presentation themed, "Finger Sucking Good", "[f]rom smoldering glances on the train, to sizzling
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/9: Jonathan Richman at Readers Cafe, Dirty Diaries at YBCA, Black Boots Ink Photo Panel Discussion MUSIC/POETRY: Head over to the beautiful Fort Mason for an intimate poetry reading and music performance as part of the weekly Thursdays at Readers 2011 Poetry Series, featuring the legendary Jonathan Richman
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/8: Loquat, Inu, at The Rickshaw; 'As We Live It' at City Hall; Talk on Nazi-Era Artist, Charlotte Salomon MUSIC: Bay Area faves, Loquat, are playing their first show in eight months at the Rickshaw tonight, with special guests Inu. Spin aptly coins the band's sound as "[s]ugary, sultry vocals" "wrapped
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/7: Sharon McKnight at The Rrazz Room; The Walls Project Performance; 'Slap Shot' Cult Cinema MUSIC: Tony-nominated Sharon McNight, whose voice is "as brassy and beautiful as ever," kicks off gay pride month in a career retrospective, “The First 30 Years ... From Moose Hall to Carnegie Hall,” featuring
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/6: Marcus Shelby Trio Plays John Coltrane, 'The Lazy Gourmet' Book Signing, and 'Rat Scratch Fever' Horror Film MUSIC: As part of Yoshi SF's Impulse Mondays, the Marcus Shelby Trio, featuring Mel Martin and Howard Wiley, will be playing the music off of John Coltrane's two 1965 albums, A Love Supreme
Arts & Entertainment The Prettiest Recycling Bin in Town [Updated] SFist was walking along Larkin Street near Ellis the other day, amidst the myriad delicious Vietnamese joints, and were stopped in our tracks by this rather festive-looking recycling bin. The sharp-dressed bin's owners
