Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The San Francisco Zen Center hosts an evening of food, literature, and film with Alix Lambert. Lambert's new book, The Silencing, is a bi-lingual case account of six murdered Russian journalists, paired
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via Brock Keeling: "LovElution partiers have invaded my neighborhood. Fuzzy cowboy hats as far as the eye can see."
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: It's the bi-monthly Mission Arts and Performance Project (MAPP), in which 100 artists transform garages, cafes, studios, gardens, street corners, and local businesses into makeshift arts and performance spaces. The event occurs
Arts & Entertainment Day One of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass What a great music tradition that brings all walks of [shirtless] fans together. We hope the weather is great for you all in the park today and tomorrow! (See our preview here.)
SF News Helping Disaster Victims in Pacific, Southeast Asia Bay Area communities are organizing efforts to help victims of the four disasters that struck the Samoan Islands, the Philippines, and Indonesia this week. Below are a few places to drop off donations.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Foul Play presents The Bride of Frankenstein: Live on Stage as part of their Attack of the Killer B-Movie Series. Performed entirely in black and white, the play will feature the original
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via M.A. (last night): 6:19 p.m. "At the Four Seasons. Lyle Lovett just walked in. Dare me to hit on him?" 7:38 p.m. "Heartburn; lyle totally left with
SF News Day Around the Bay Cops vs. Skaters, a cliché that will never die [NBC Bay Area] Illegal indoor pot farm = the new meth lab? [Curbed, SF Examiner] Sorry about that. [Mission Mission] Firmware upgrade might make TransLink
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: It's the opening night of the Open Source Embroidery exhibit at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art. The show brings together individual and collectively made artworks by artists, makers, computer programmers
SF News Santa Clara County Declares Swine Flu Emergency Santa Clara County declared a local emergency yesterday, setting aside $500k for free clinics, which will administer the swine flu vaccine to thousands of uninsured residents when the vaccine becomes available in mid-October.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Happy Hour Edition There seem to be some great happy hours going on tonight, so we figured we'd make it a theme! POLK GULCH: Via the Guardian's very handy events newsletter: "Bay Area rock legend and
misc Bed Bug Allegations Via Mission Mission, a Yelper took it upon herself to warn fellow customers of a local bookstore that she had allegedly gotten bed bug bites while sitting and reading Twilight in one of
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via Brian Monnier: "Just saw a homeless guy bum $2 from someone and then burn it in front of the guy. Just awesome, I love sf."
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: San Francisco Cinematheque presents Of Heaven and Earth, a showcase of nine newly restored 16 mm films created between 1967 and 1971 by Tom Chomont, avant-garde master, New York provocateur, leather fetishist,
Arts & Entertainment <em>Trauma</em> Premiere Block Party in North Beach Tonight For those who want to join together to watch tonight's premiere of the likely ironically epic Trauma, which was filmed in San Francisco, you're in luck. North Beach's Upper Grant Avenue bars will
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LIT: The untimely death of David Foster Wallace prompted hundreds of his fans across the world to read Infinite Jest together over the summer, ie. Infinite Summer. Tonight, Bay Area participants will join
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DANCE: The all-female Chitresh Das Dance Company presents the world premiere of Sita Haran, a dramatic staging of one of the most popular stories from India's great text, "The Râmâyana," told in the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Watch a sweet hot rod race and peruse and bid on hot rod related artwork at the 4th Annual Pinewood Derby & Silent Art Auction, put on by the Hell's Belles Car
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The Expansion Bar may be closed, but it will remain in the hearts of San Franciscans forever, thanks to the documentary, The little man in the Boat. The film consists of footage
Arts & Entertainment Friends of the Library Annual Big Book Sale Now Through Sunday All books for $5 or less -- what a deal! The 45th Annual Big Book Sale, put on by Friends of the SF Public Library, is going on all weekend at Fort Mason
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via C.W.: "yay! coupon day at rainbow grocery! hope to run into some friendly faces at checkout..."
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Ask SFist: Decent Restaurants on a Fairly Tight Budget? Today's "Ask SFist" comes from the writer of this post. It's our second wedding anniversary next week, and we're on a budget. We always dine at home, usually only splurging on sushi, but
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight TOAST: Guinness turns 250 years old today, and several bars around town will be joining the global toast celebrating Arthur's Day at exactly 5:59 p.m., while tuning into a live simulcast
Arts & Entertainment Treasure Island Treasure Hunt in the Mission on October 1st The Bay Bridged and the Treasure Island Music Festival are gearing up for next month's big event with a really fun-sounding treasure hunt that will take place in the Mission next Thursday, October
SF News Newsom Launches Virtual Town Hall Meeting Series Tonight Mayor Gavin Newsom's office will be launching the first in a series of virtual Town Hall meetings tonight at 6 p.m. via Ustream, and users will be able to "chat" their questions
