Arts & Entertainment Summer Reading (Or, Beach Reads for People Who Don't Go to the Beach) In the same manner that the summer fashion seasons mocks our fog-beleaguered city with its inappropriate trappings (short-shorts, really?), so it follows that the beach read is the bane of the literate San
Arts & Entertainment Library Patron Returns Book 37 Years Past Due The San Francisco Public Library's Presidio branch received a pleasant surprise in the mail today when a patron returned a book that was due back in November of 1974, along with its original
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/23: Spring Cocktails Of The Farmers Market FOOD: It should be a delightful evening for sipping sweet springtime cocktails at tonight's Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market. Featured in-season ingredients will include strawberries, elderflowers, mint, and peas served up by
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/4: 'FAX' At SFAC Gallery ART: As part of FAX, an evolving exhibition from the Independent Curators International that began in New York in 2009, 22 Bay Area artists were invited to reconceive the fax machine as a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Favorite Part Of Bi-Rite's 'Sweet Cream & Sugar Cones' Involves '80s Ice Cream, Yelper Love April is a big one for ice cream and print publishing. Two noted ice cream shops in the Mission District, Bi-Rite Creamery and Humphry Slocombe, are coming out with recipe books. So, if
Arts & Entertainment Today Through Sunday: Friends Of The Library Spring Book Sale Perhaps you're itching to score a paperback copy of Fear of Flying, Catcher in the Rye, or Motley Crue's The Dirt? Or how about some great showtunes on vinyl? Well, you're in luck!
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/19: 'S.F. And The Bay Area: The Haight-Ashbury Edition' PHOTOGRAPHY: Ben Fong-Torres will be in attendance at The Booksmith's celebration of the release of their new book, San Francisco and the Bay Area: The Haight-Ashbury Edition, a collection of photos taken from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/13: Brad Goreski BOOKS: Don your favorite spectacles and bow ties and head over to Books Inc in the Castro to meet the adorably sartorial "[r]eality show star, celebrity stylist, and rising fashion icon" Brad
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/8: Asian American Int'l Film Fest 30 FILM: The 30th annual Asian American International Film Festival kicks off tonight with the world premiere of Quentin Lee's White Frog, about a young boy with Asperger’s syndrome who finds the strength
SF News New Book Tells Crazy Story Of Your Black Muslim Bakery, Murder Of Chauncey Bailey A new book by Oakland writer Thomas Peele called Killing the Messenger just recently hit shelves. The subtitle, "A story of radical faith, racism's backlash, and the assassination of a journalist," sums up
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Musicians Honor Public Radio, Punk Swap Meet There's lots to do this weekend in addition to Noise Pop and the Oscars. Let's take a look! Musicians Pay Tribute To Public Radio: Noise Pop presents a line-up of notable musicians on
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: Where Have All The Books Gone? "The Furniture Section" by Ariel Dovas.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/25: Ann Magnuson: The Drawing Room Apocalypse PERFORMANCE: SF Sketchfest presents Ann Magnuson: The Drawing Room Apocalypse, "[a] Salon des Beaux Arts for the Fin du Monde 2012," featuring a "mashing up of 'end of the world' songs, appropriately themed
Arts & Entertainment John King's 'Cityscapes,' A Guide To San Francisco Architecture If you think you fully appreciate San Francisco architecture, then I invite you take a second look through the eyes of author John King, and his book Cityscapes. He dissects our fair city
Arts & Entertainment 'Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story' Skewered by Amazon Critics Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky stands accused of pedophilia and sexually assaulting several young boys, some as young as 10. Among other graphic accusations, the assistant coach reportedly molested some of the victims
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Patricia Curtan's 'Menus for Chez Panisse' Awes In addition to fare and fanfare, another noted Chez Panisse signifier would have to be the illustrations and printing found on their menus and cookbooks. Simple, elegant, and concise--just like the food it
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Meet Christopher Kimball, October 20 Oh boy, do we have a bushel of questions for America's Test Kitchen host Christopher Kimball. Like: who do you like better, Bridget Lancaster or Julia Collin-Davison? (We cannot decide!) What's the deal
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/30: Killing My Lobster, One Night Bookstand, Chicken John Block Party COMEDY: You have two weekends left to catch beloved local comedy troupe Killing My Lobster's latest sketch comedy show, Killing My Lobster Conquers the Galaxy, which includes "the real story of how Dr.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/28: Muni Diaries Live Reunion, Richie Spice, Banned Books Talk STORYTELLING: The talented folks at Muni Diaries, who are seriously funny people in person, are hosting their first Muni Diaries Live Reunion and Open Mic, featuring Muni Diaries Live alumni telling the stories
Arts & Entertainment The Big Book Sale Returns This Week! Looking to score a bunch of awesome kids' books, older-edition cookbooks, self-help guides, parenting manuals, or art books? Got a hankering for laser discs or '80s one-hit wonders and musical soundtracks on vinyl?
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/15: Carmen Souza, SF Center for the Book 15th Anniversary, RAW Showcase MUSIC: SFJazz presents Carmen Souza, a Lisbon-born "jazz-tinged chanteuse" of Cape Verdean descent, who performs a seductive combination of traditional rhythms and songs with jazz and Brazilian influences. (7:30 p.m., Jewish
Arts & Entertainment Ye Olde Transit Porn This goes out to all of you who get clammy-palmed as soon as you see your favorite F-car rolling up to your stop. Oh Milano, you come on smooth with that designy orange
Arts & Entertainment Twentysomething: Dan Johnson Welcome again to Twentysomething, SFist's newest interviewing series. What exactly is Twentysomething, you ask? Well, similar to the Proust Questionnaire or the gobbledygook heard at the end of each Inside the Actor's Studio,
Arts & Entertainment 'Tenderloin USA' Release Party Wednesday Night In the 'Loin All-City photographers Travis Jensen and Brad Evans photo doc book about San Francisco's Tenderloin, aptly christened Tenderloin USA, will have its official launch party on Wednesday night in the 'loin. The bash, featuring
