Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Charles Ludlam, the visionary behind the notorious Ridiculous Theatrical Company from 1967-1987, created queer satires that embraced the "ridiculousness of high culture and the seriousness of the low with drag pastiche and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: The Museum of Craft and Folk Art celebrates the Mexico’s Bicentennial Anniversary of Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution, with Volver: Mexican Folk Art into Play, in which the artists
Arts & Entertainment Sunday: Red Vic Moviehouse Benefit In this day and age, it's hard for any small business to stay afloat, but single-screen, worker-owned-and-operated neighborhood moviehouses are fewer and far between. Show your support to 20-year-old SF gem, the Red
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The SF Maritime Nat'l Park Association presents an encore screening to their popular Floating Films: Cinema At Hyde Street Pier series, featuring the epic Moby Dick. Watch the movie aboard the world's
Arts & Entertainment Now Through Sunday: The Biggest Big Book Sale Yet All you major bookworms out there are probably already in the know about the 46th Annual Big Book Sale at Fort Mason Center's Festival Pavilion, which opened its doors to the public this
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: Robyn Hitchcock, Music Producer/Author Joe Boyd, Share the Stage KALX presents a very unique show featuring Robyn Hitchcock playing covers of some classic songs that were produced by the legendary Joe Boyd. Boyd, who produced Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, The Incredible String
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: A lush and diverse sampling of artistic European erotic short films that blur the line between art and porn, is awaiting you at Sexy Euro Cinema. The event features the award-winning Matinée;
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Peck the Town Crier will perform his unique fusion of "P-Funk-era party jams, old school boogie woogie, hand drum grooves, and marching band music," with support from Roy G Biv & The
Arts & Entertainment Arts in the California Governor's Race Meet and Greet Tonight Did you know that California's creative economy ranks third of all 50 states, yet it remains 50th out of all 50 states in per-capita funding for the arts? (See California's Creative Vitality Index,
Arts & Entertainment CANCELLED: Conversation with Veteran SF Photographer Fred Lyon on Wednesday Update: Sorry about that -- the show has been cancelled. Get a lesson in both photography and San Francisco history on Wednesday by attending a discussion hosted by SOMArts and CaliberSF with photographer
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC/ART: The Spare Room Project presents a night of music by Monarch Duo, who "follow each other through complex musical landscapes that interweave influences from Cuba, Spain, and Eastern Europe," with the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: 941 Geary's inaugural exhibition, Flotsam's Wonder World, features artist Mike Shine, who has transformed the gallery into an art "opera" complete with films, music, carnival tent, games, and over 200 mixed media
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend ALL WEEKEND: The annual Iranian Film Festival will showcase independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world. Vintage enthusiasts can be found at the Vintage Fashion Expo
Arts & Entertainment Yogis to Raise Money for Charity at Justin Herman Plaza on Sunday Head over to Justin Herman Plaza at 10 a.m. on Sunday for a free, three-hour yoga class to benefit four yoga charities, as party of the global Yoga Aid Challenge. But be
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Ray of Light Theatre kicks off their 10th Anniversary Season with the West Coast premiere of Jerry Springer The Opera. The opera, which was awarded "Best Musical" honors by all four major
Arts & Entertainment Win Some Free Artwork at SFMOMA Today SFMOMA is having a fun contest today, in which three people will win a bag of artwork by Chris Sollars, who was SFMOMA's One Day Artist in Residence last month. Head over to
Arts & Entertainment Mobile Mural Program to Be Launched at This Weekend's Sunday Streets Get your Sharpie's and spray cans ready, the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) have joined forces to launch a Mobile Free Wall Activity pilot program, which
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: The 8th Annual San Francisco Altered Barbie Exhibition 2010 is upon us, and tonight's event is the Artists Reception and A Date with Barbie. Dress as your favorite Birthday Barbie or Ken
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Montage artist Winston Smith, who has created some of punk rock’s most lasting and iconic symbols, will be exhibiting select retrospective works spanning thirty years at Deep Dimension in his first
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BURLESQUE: Bombshell Betty and Fromagique present Sci-Fi Burlesque, featuring robots, aliens, space cowgirls, time travelers, and much more, along with Star Trek and Star Wars acts. 9 p.m. // Elbo Room (647 Valencia
Arts & Entertainment Get a Fancy Haircut, Benefit San Bruno Fire Victims, NEXT Wednesday Update: The event is next Wednesday, September 22. We apologize for the error. Union Square's Johnny Bueno Color Studio (166 Geary St., Suite 1005) have kindly organized a fundraiser to benefit San Bruno
SF News Help a Mother Out, Blood Centers of the Pacific, at Capacity with Donations Help a Mother Out received such a tremendous amount of donations benefiting San Bruno fire victims over the weekend that they've halted their drive. Additionally, Blood Centers of the Pacific have also received
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LECTURE: City Arts and Lectures presents Jonathan Franzen In conversation with Mark Breitenberg. Often writing about the geographical and cultural landscapes of the Midwest, Franzen's books utilize "multifaceted plots where the intensely personal
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Immerse yourself in the deep, dark twang of Texas indie rockabilly/folk (or something like that) with Thrift Store Cowboys and Warren Jackson Hearne, with SF's The Slow Poisoner. 8:30 p.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PERFORMANCE:The fabulous Bambi Lake will be performing live at the Roxie in conjunction with the screening of the 1973 documentary Pickup's Tricks, featuring the Cockettes and their founder Hibiscus, the Angels of
