Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: The Hot 8 Brass Band, straight out of New Orleans, will steam up your cold, rainy night. DJ Concerned will start the night out spinning soul, funk, and hip hop. 8:30
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Artist Akira's latest exhibition of paintings features pop culture icons such as Walt Whitman, Ice Cube, Chuck Norris, Snoop Dogg, Ayn Rand, Guns n Roses, LeBron James, and Andre the Giant. 7
SF News Keep an Eye Out for Ceba, Stolen Dog We're always sad to hear such stories -- a tipster let us know yesterday that Ceba, an 18-month-old Cattle dog/Pit Bull mix, was stolen from in front of Rainbow Grocery on Tuesday.
misc SFist Out and About Blick Art Supplies is moving from their current location on Van Ness into a much bigger spot along the "liveliest" stretch of Market Street this summer, just a couple of doors down from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: SF artist Ian Johnson will be exhibiting his latest drawings and paintings in his solo show, Of The Living Sky, featuring "realistic and highly detailed portraits of great jazz musicians, with the
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend Easter's this weekend, and spring is in the air, which means lots of fun events -- something for everyone! Here are some highlights, via FuncheapSF. On Sunday, all sorts of traditions will be
Arts & Entertainment SFAC Gallery: Open Call for Photography Submissions The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery (SFAC) is partnering with the International Museum of Women (IMOW) for an upcoming exhibition at City Hall, Picturing Power and Potential, a photography show conveying themes about
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Artist Micke Tong by Ben Kasman Ben Kasman spoke with artist Micke Tong about his latest solo show, Ground Control, which opens at Public Barber Salon on Saturday night and runs through May 16. Ground Control
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: French filmmaker Chris Marker's lesser-known essay film from 1963, Le joli mai, features spontaneous, on-the-street interviews with Parisians from all walks of life, thanks to the brand-new development of lightweight, synch-sound film
Arts & Entertainment St. Stupid's Day Parade Today at Noon Celebrate this day of fools by dressing/acting goofy and making some noise at the "32rd" Annual St. Stupid's Day Parade. Meet the crowd at Justin Herman Plaza at Noon and spread annoyance
Arts & Entertainment 2010 San Francisco International Film Fest Schedule Announced The 2010 San Francisco International Film Festival starts April 22, and the line-up includes the usual daunting amount of films -- fifteen days worth! Here are a few titles/events that stood out
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: "Sons of the Golden Era of Hip Hop," Kidz In The Hall will be tearing The Independent up tonight, along with 88-Keys, Izza Kizza, and Donnis. 7:30 p.m. // The Independent
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: It's the preview night of Scalpel!, a killer comedy featuring wealthy New York socialite and soon-to-be divorceé Jacquelyn Blithers, whose nightmares start coming true after her new face lift. 8 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: In Ukrainian Time Machine, American filmmaker Naomi Uman creates a poignant portrait of the people of Legedzine, a small village near the center of Ukraine, conveyed in diary-like format. 8 to 10
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Out and About Not in the mood to cook and only have $5 or so? One dish at Tu Lan will hit the spot for 2-4 meals. The Vegetarian Chow Mein is heavy on the vegetables
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: It's the first night in the Blue Bear School of Music Showcases, going on through Wednesday. Jack Black's School of Rock was based on Blue Bear. There will be two stages --
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COCKTAILS: The mixologists at Cocktail Lab will re-imagine your favorite drinks of the '80s in a stripped down "ludicrously culinary fashion" at Cocktail Lab 6: 80’s Shades and Switchblades. 10 p.m.
misc Earth Hour Tomorrow Night at 8:30 p.m. It's that time of year again when lots of people across the world participate in Earth Hour by turning their lights off at 8:30 p.m. PST, sending "a clear message that
misc Relevant Twitter Update of the Day Via BARTfail, njudah: "FYI If you just boarded sf/millbrae line in Berkeley, watch out for tall guy with 711 coffee cup. Cup is full of urine, ewwwww."
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Soulfood no.2, the second event in a quarterly music series organized by Griff Williams, Tommy Guerrero and Marc Capelle, is raising money for local charity, MuST (music in the schools today)
Arts & Entertainment SFist Attends Inforum's Future of SF New Media Panel We attended our first Commonwealth Club event last night, which was put on by Inforum, a hip, young division of the club. The topic was about how San Francisco is setting the stage
Arts & Entertainment SFist Giveaway: Tickets to MATCHA Next Thursday We have another giveaway for a pair of tickets to next Thursday's MATCHA: Shanghai Jazz event. The fifth entrant to email us ([email protected]) their full name (and include MATCHA in the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Los Angeles-based painter, illustrator, and costume designer Kime Buzzelli is exhibiting her work at Candystore Collective, featuring fantastical portraits of women inspired by "fashion, film, music, make believe, mysteries and voyeurism." 7
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Out and About Many, um, parts of the bull are well represented in Mi Ranchita Produce's awning. And who knew leeks could do the job so well?
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: LA/NYC's High Places new record, High Places vs. Mankind, features "an imaginative and spacious amalgamation of sounds with a unique, almost Caribbean undertone that is as immediate as it is refreshing.
