Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/1: 'The Connection' FILM: Director Shirley Clarke's groundbreaking 1962 film based on Jack Gelber's play, The Connection, features a group of eight anxious junkies awaiting the arrival of their connection, a topic that still rings true
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/29: Viva Frida At The De Young FASHION: This week's Friday Nights at the de Young event is themed Viva Frida: From the Blue House to the Catwalk, which celebrates both the Gaultier-inspired “Frida” and the traditional fashion in a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/28: The Underground Market Returns FOOD: After a full year of being woefully out of commission, forageSF's Underground Market returns with a Kickstarter celebration, featuring a line-up of favorites who got their starts at the market and have
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/24: Frameline's 'Cloudburst' FILM: Frameline comes to an end tonight with Cloudstreet, starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot) as a couple who's been together for over thirty years, who embark on a roadtrip
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/23: Mark Gardener (Of Ride) MUSIC: Mark Gardener of Ride brings his 20th Anniversary celebration tour of Going Blank Again to Cafe Du Nord, in which he'll be backed by a full band, Silver Parade, performing songs spanning
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/15: Fresh Meat Festival PERFORMANCE: The 11th annual Fresh Meat Festival, the nation’s premiere transgender and queer performance festival, kicks off at Brava Theater tonight, featuring the world premiere collaboration by Vogue Evolution and Emily Vasquez
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/9: Queer Women of Color Film Festival FILM: The 8th Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival, which runs all weekend, presents its featured short film screening, I Do And I Don't: From the family values of queer API women
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/30: Nico Vega MUSIC: L.A.'s Nico Vega, whose lead singer, Aja Volkman, has been compared to Karen O, Joan Jett and Janis Joplin, headline Rickshaw Stop, along with Fake Your Own Death (former Elephone
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/27: Carnaval After Party AFTER-PARTY: Lyrics Born hosts the 8th Annual Carnaval After Party featuring music performances by Tarrus Riley, Los Rakas, Common Kings, & CSRB and DJs Jah Yzer, Irie Dole and dance performances by Alfie
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/26: SF PopFest 2012 MUSIC: The weekend-long PopFest 2012 continues with an afternoon show at the Knockout, featuring a line-up of bands, DJs, and an indiepop dance party, followed by a show at the Hemlock later tonight.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/20: Juanita More At Wo Hing General Store FOOD/CLUB: Wo Hing General Store's Felix Torricer (Wo Hing) and the legendary Juanita More are teaming up for Sunday Tea with Juanita & Fe, featuring Juanita More on the decks and a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/5: Master Artist, Stanislav Szukalski ART: Varnish Fine Art presents Szukalski, a solo exhibition of works by the forgotten master artist, Stanislav Szukalski, who was hailed as an artistic genius from the age of six and lauded as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/28: Stay Gold 6th Anniversary CLUB: The delightfully sexy sounding Stay Gold club night celebrates six years of creating a space that welcomes all kinds of queers, "a body positive, gender neutral zone for people to dance, cruise,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/18: Amateur Erotica Night EROTIC: You still have time to shoot something for tonight's installment of the monthly Bring Your Own Film, an open screening of DIY Erotica/Porn, which takes place at the newly opened S3X
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/25: Zina Al-Shukri ART: Artist Zina Al-Shukri's latest exhibition, Rapport, showcases a series of portraits of friends and acquaintances, each of which she completed in a single sitting, resulting in expressions of the subtle shifts in
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/17: Trannyshack Michael Vs. Janet Tribute CLUB: Trannyshack presents a special Michael vs. Janet Jackson Tribute saluting those "Wacko-Jacko's, the two most titanically talented (and famous) siblings of the clan," featuring a big line-up of drag performers, including Peaches
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/11: Mission Minis Anniversary Party FOOD: The delectable Mission Minis celebrates its second anniversary by giving away their signature cupcakes along with "libations gratis" while supplies last. The event will also feature mobile food vendors including Brass Knuckle,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/28: The Pimps of Joytime MUSIC: Brooklyn's The Pimps of Joytime bring their "Janxta Funk", a sound that's "part gangsta, part janky" and ranges from "Latin inspired rhythms to deep funky grooves and hot dance beats laced with
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/30: X, Rock & Roll Revival MUSIC: Legendary '80s-era LA punk band, X, bring their annual Xmas Rock n Roll Revival show to Slim's for two nights, featuring the four original X band members along with gospel duo, Sean
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/29: 'Children of the Cockettes' FILM I: In the documentary Children of the Cockettes, filmmaker Mister WA explores the "free-spirited and non-conformist performance torches" carried by the likes of Thrillpeddlers, Trannyshack, and Peaches Christ and investigates the current
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/28: Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven MUSIC: Ever-popular alternative folk/punk veterans Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven will rock the house for fans young and old at the Independent tonight. (8 p.m., The Independent, 628 Divisadero Street) CLUB:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/25: Twin Shadow, Deviants Folsom, Sing-Along 'Little Mermaid' MUSIC: Twin Shadow, aka George Lewis Jr., and his band will be at Great American tonight in support of his debut release, Forget, "a panoramic LP that introduces us to the twilight zone
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/26: The Sedaris' 'The Book of Liz,' Non Stop Bhangra, Valencia Evening Fair THEATER: You have a little over a week left to catch The Custom Made Theatre Co's production of the Sedaris siblings' The Book of Liz, starring an under-appreciated cheeseball-making nun who encounters "Ukrainians
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/13: ReGeneration Photography Show, Bootie 8th Anniversary, Opera Early & Ancient PHOTOGRAPHY: The group exhibition, ReGeneration, will feature eight artists who occupy either side of the “generation gap.” Each of the veteran photographers from the Baby Boomer generation have been paired up with an
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/23: Kung Fu Panda, Gary Wilson, Temptation vs. The Queen Is Dead FILM: Bundle up and head to Japantown Peace Plaza for an outdoor screening of the delightful, family-friendly Kung Fu Panda, in which you can "[m]aster the martial arts so that you can
