Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: For the group photography show, I Got 5 on It, twenty photographers were asked to capture five seminal subjects: a chair, a flower, a window, a tree, and the road, in order
misc The Baby-ry Coast Seeing so many kids and parents at yesterday's public education rally reminded us of how great it must be growing up in a place like the Bay Area, aside from the whole aforementioned
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via R.S.: Dude with long beard and glasses: On the bus, loudly reciting Plato. Me: "Dude! Can you read to yourself man? Thanks." Dude with long beard and glasses: Whispering Plato on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Help restore the artwork that's part of the landmark Defenestration Building at the month-long Operation Restore Defenestration. Artist Brian Goggin has been given access to the building for a minimum of 18
SF News Photos: Rally for California's Future, Civic Center There was a huge turn-out at today's Rally for California's Future at Civic Center. The plaza was already half-full when we arrived around 4:30, and dozens of schools from elementary to college-level
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Garage Coffee: Vega and Special Xtra Kirk Harper and John Quintos, the former owners of 330 Ritch, have combined their love for Lambrettas and Blue Bottle Coffee with a series of cute little Blue Bottle kiosks. Vega, which opened
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Artist Xing Danwen's solo show, A Personal Diary -- China Avant-garde in 1990s tells Danwen's personal experience as a first-hand witness and participant in the avant-garde scene of 1990s China, as well
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: In his new exhibition Vulnerability, artist Philip Buller blends realism and abstraction in his depiction of bodies in transition, as if they're "experiencing a rebirth, or embarking on a new chapter in
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Bay Area Women in Film and Media and Intersection for the Arts present "Clips and Conversation" featuring a sneak peak at two new soon-to-be released documentary films, The Heretics and Women Art
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Eats: Burgers, Culinary Crack by Ben Kasman There’s a reason why burgers are culinary crack. They’re perfect. Carbs, meat, cheese, and veggies collide in a voltron of flavor. C’mon, you know you want one
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Flamenco guitarist/singer/songwriter Freddy Clarke presents "Wobbly World," in which he brings together a wide range of musicians and singers from all parts of the globe, from Paraguay and Cuba to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week at Heart of the City Farmers Market At today's Heart of the City Farmers Market, we encountered a Wiener Wagon, picked up some Hickory BBQ pistachios and Chile Lime pistachios, which are much easier to open than the Jalapeno Garlic
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: In conjunction with the Magnetic Fields’ closing the Noise Pop music festival, SF360 Film+Club presents a Sneak Preview of a New Documentary about the Stephin Merritt. The film follows Merritt over
SF News Locate Friends, Relatives in Chile Via Google's Person Finder The Bay Area's small Chilean community, made up of roughly 2,500 people, is scrambling to get in touch with loved ones in Chile after last night's earthquake. Today, Google launched a Person
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via B.K.: Bay Area Coffee Battle Update: Took home a bag of Roast Coffee Co. beans from Zazie (after having a stellar capp) and made a lovely cup of french press with
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: fabric8 celebrates the revamping of their wood stain gallery with a new group collection of 6 in. x 12 in. originals focusing on the theme My Favorite Things. 7 to 10 p.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: RayKo’s Third Annual Juried Plastic Camera Show celebrates low-tech photography with an exhibit of imperfect yet beautiful photos shot with cheap film cameras, invoking a nostalgia for the latent image. 6
misc The Baby-ry Coast Thanks to all the commenters who offered positive feedback on the launch of our kid/parent-centric column last week. Keep the tips coming! Last week, we learned about a great blog written by
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Noise Pop and Hotel Biron present Outside the Crowd, a rock photography show that aims to "illustrate the musicians’ artistry and individual personalities through a single still photograph, and share the intimacy
Arts & Entertainment Saving SF Public Schools, Town Hall Meeting Tonight Faced with a $113 million cut in San Francisco Unified School District's budget over the next two years, which is greater than cuts experienced during the Great Depression, pissed-off parents have organized a
Arts & Entertainment Odd March Against Muni on Monday Fed up with Muni's simultaneous fare hikes and cuts in service? A lot of folks are. This isn't new. But there's this march on Muni happening on Monday at 5 p.m. at
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Grammy Award-winning classical/experimental group Kronos Quartet will be in San Francisco for four nights performing four different programs. Each performance will feature Jon Rose's Music from 4 Fences, along with a
misc Delta Wants to Charge $69 from SFO to OAK, Each Way We were cracking up earlier when this great "deal" appeared in our inbox. Delta wants to charge $140 for a roundtrip between San Francisco and Oakland. As Dottie Lou brilliantly put it, "WTHelta?
Arts & Entertainment Tulipmania at Pier 39, Through Sunday We wish we had heard about the annual, week-long Tulipmania event at Pier 39 before the rain set in, although it looks like Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday might be dry. Tulipmania showcases thousands
