Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Witness Dublin-based Rodrigo y Gabriela whale on their acoustic guitars as they perform their Hispano-classical influenced rock, which is inspired by their life-long passion for metal. Rocco DeLuca opens. 8 p.m.
misc Photos: Yesterday's "Big Insurance: Sick of It" Rally Flickr photog Tristan C was on the scene at yesterday's "Big Insurance: Sick of It" rally at Embarcadero Two sponsored by MoveOn.org, which was aimed at bringing attention to the Anthem Blue
Arts & Entertainment Thursday: All You Can Eat, Drink, for $20 While Helping Kids Park Merced presents the 2nd annual SF Weekly DISH, a night of food, drink, and music, featuring bites and cocktails from 30 restaurants and tastings from 10 wineries. Partial proceeds will benefit the
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via friend of SFist, T.N.: "Just saw a drug deal go down in front of an oblivious Guardian Angel at 16th and Mission. Then he held the door open for the drug
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Catch the first preview night of the world premiere of The First Day of School, which opens SF Playhouse's seventh season. The play, which was written by Billy Aronson, creator of the
misc Whole Foods Customers: Have You Been Boycotting? We were reminded yesterday of the recent Whole Foods boycott that's been gaining steam in the past month. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote a Wall Street Journal editorial last month opposing the
Arts & Entertainment Video: Streetfilms Covers PARK(ing) Day Streetfilms created two great videos about this year's PARK(ing) Day in San Francisco (featured above) and New York. Streetsblog reports that on Friday in San Francisco, "upwards of 34 metered parking spots
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: Learn how changing your diet can reduce carbon emissions as effectively as buying a new fuel-efficient car in the new book Cool Cuisine: The Global Warming Diet.. Tonight, Cool Cuisine co-authors Eugene
SF News Arrests Have Been Made in Yesterday's Fatal Shooting in the Mission Police arrested two suspects a few hours after three men were shot at Papa Potrero's Pizza at 24th Street and Potrero Ave around 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Two of the men died
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Get your new wave-inspired electropop on with Ming & Ping, who accompany their music with a spectacular multimedia, performance art show. Miss Derringer and Wooden Ponies open. 7:30 p.m. // Slim's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Day 19, aka Jeremy and Claire Weiss, a husband and wife photography team from Los Angeles, present a set of stunning photos celebrating the spirit of summer in Summer Close. 7 to
misc Photos: Park(ing) Day It was a hot day in San Francisco for hanging out on the street during the annual Park(ing) Day, which happens worldwide. Good thing there was plenty of foliage to soak up
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: It's a night of geographically diverse rock at Cafe Du Nord, featuring Australia's The Drones (dark/bluesy/psychedelic), Los Angeles' Model/Actress (noisy/high-energy indie rock), and SF's The Spyrals (ethereal/shoegaze/
SF News Jesse Jackson Scheduled to Attend Foreclosure Rally at Noon Today A prayer vigil and rally is scheduled to begin at noon at the Federal Reserve at 101 Market St. today, calling for solutions to widespread foreclosures. Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is currently on
Arts & Entertainment Park(ing) Day Tomorrow Tomorrow is the annual Park(ing) Day, brought to you by Rebar, in which companies and individuals transform local, metered parking spots into fun and creative green spaces for the day. Look for
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight TALK: Join architects Andrew Kudless and Alex Schweder and "jellymongers" Bompas & Parr for a talk with curator Henry Urbach, about their work in SFMOMA's current exhibit, Sensate: Bodies in Motion, which is
misc Have You Seen This Friendly, Sweet Chicken? Which would be the more difficult/least appealing task, handling a live or a dead chicken until the owner arrived? Flyer found in Shafter, Oakland. We wonder if it belongs to Novella Carpenter.
misc Someone Please Buy the Albion Castle and Rent it Out for Cool Parties Curbed reports, via SocketSite, that Albion Castle, the former Albion Porter Ale Brewery in Hunters Point, is up for sale again. The castle is a historic building featuring 200-foot deep caverns that lead
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Tonight kicks off the 10th Annual Electronic Music Festival, which runs through Saturday and showcases "a wide array of electronic music pioneers, modern innovators, and emerging artists, ranging in diverse styles and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: ACT has joined forces with England's Kneehigh Theatre in this limited engagement, U.S. premiere of Brief Encounter, which is "ingeniously crafted with whimsical humor, dreamy romance, and stunning multimedia effects." The
Arts & Entertainment David Cross at Union Square Borders on Saturday The irreverent David Cross, who captured America's hearts (or at least the smart part of America) as the "never-nude," "analrapist" Tobias Funke and who graced SFist's comments with his controversial presence back in
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: SFMOMA is holding a Memorial Service honoring Bay Area sculptor and conceptual artist David Ireland, who passed away in May. Ireland's highly idiosyncratic body of work focused on the creation and function
misc Literary Map of San Francisco Jeff Hunt of Muni Diaries forwarded us this beautiful map adorned with literary quotes that have shaped our beloved San Francisco, which was created by Ian Huebert. We love the whimsical typography and
SF News SFPD Sketch of Suspect Who Stabbed Boy on Muni Released SFPD has released a sketch of the man suspected of stabbing 11-year-old Hatim Mansori a couple of weeks ago on Muni in an unprovoked attack. Here's the description again: Witnesses described him as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: As part of the Fringe Festival, "Sexy Clown" Summer Shapiro and Peter Musante of Blue Man Group present Legs and All, a comically-cringeworthy slapstick performance in which "dinner times turn to drum
