Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Werner Herzog tells the true story of The Enigma of Kasper Hauser, one of his most compelling films, about a young man who had been held captive in a dungeon his whole
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: "Rollicking" garage jazz quartet, Bait & Switch, featuring bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, performs original music inspired by adventurous jazz masters like Ornette Coleman, Henry Threadgill, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Eric Dolphy,
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Week: Rotunda Dance with Fauxnique, Yoga for an Honest Change, Thursday Film at Noon, St. Stupid's Parade Looking for a fun lunch-time activity this week? Or perhaps you're a non-9-to-5er? Check out a few day-time events happening this week. Rotunda Dance Series/Friday: The fabulous Monique Jenkinson/Fauxnique will spice
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Brooklyn's Miniature Tigers, who are described as, "[a]side from the bread-and-butter combo of a tight rhythm section and jangly guitars, the Tigers include analog soft synths, distant slide guitars, and multi-layered
Arts & Entertainment The Disposable Film Festival Starts Tomorrow The Disposable Film Festival kicks off its fourth year celebrating short films made on everyday equipment like cell phones, pocket cameras, and other inexpensive video capture devices tomorrow night. Get your tickets now
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Jason Schwartzman kills it as awkward prep school kid, Max Fischer, in Rushmore, one of Wes Anderson's finest flicks. Bill Murray is also a fave as Max's fathers' friend/mentor, Herman Blume,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PERFORMANCE: Sister Spit co-founder Michelle Tea and lesbian author Ali Liebegott host the Sister Spit: The Next Generation, an all-gendered and trans-inclusive national tour, in other words "a vanload of multimedia, queer-centric brilliance"
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Oakland's Grand Lake celebrate the release of their new album, Leaves Ellipse, with guests, The Devotionals (featuring Tyson Vogul of Two Gallants) and Anna Ash. 9 p.m. // Amnesia (853 Valencia) FILM:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: SFIAAFF presents Dog Sweat, which was filmed secretly in Teheran and explores what it's like to be young in Iran, weaving the stories of several young people negotiating the fine line between
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: You won't know whether to laugh or cry at the world premiere of Baby Jane?, an over-the-top interpretation of the original over-the-top, cult classic. Described as "if the most obscure filmmaker David
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: Learn all about the upsurge of farmers, cooks, gardeners, and activists who are taking back the food system with inspiring ideas at CUESA Panel: Faces of the New Food Movement: Tales of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: Death Guild celebrates its 18th Anniversary with the first of three events this week. Tonight's show features live performances by Assemblage 23, System Syn, and FGFC820, along with DJs Decay and Lexor.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The acclaimed documentary, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, features interviews with countless colleagues, confidants and countercultural luminaries, breaking the surface of the "troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: St. Paddy's, SFIAAFF Extravaganza, Naked Cyclists, Cage Fights, and Ice Cream! In addition to getting that emergency preparedness kit ready and checking out SFist's ongoing Tsunami coverage, here's some other stuff to do this weekend. Also, it's Spring Forward on Sunday. Hooray! 2011 St.
misc SFist Tonight MUSIC: Emily Jane White headlines a night of folk/pop rock at Du Nord tonight, along with Hélene Renaut celebrating the release of her new album, The Deer Convention, and Ed Masuga. 8:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BENEFIT: Green Planet Films presents a benefit screening of Truck Farm!, in which filmmaker Ian Cheney turned the 40 square feet of space in his truck's bed into an urban farm bed. The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Vision from the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, a lushly shot portrait of a 12-century Benedictine nun way ahead of her time, "who has emerged from the shadows of history as a
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: White Elephant Sale, How-to Homestead, Found Footage Fest, Michael Showalter, and Beer-Soaked Snuggies Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale: The much anticipated annual weekend-long rummage extravaganza in Oakland is finally here. Get you and your tote bags over there first thing tomorrow, as it gets picked over
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PHOTOGRAPHY: Robert Tat Gallery presents a group exhibition of vintage and contemporary photographs, Sign of the Times, celebrating the special qualities that are captured when images incorporate existing signage into their compositions. 5
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: Get the latest scoop on the local food scene at City Art's, On Artisan Food, featuring a panel of folks in the local food industry, including The New York Times' Kim Severson,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Smile presents a Save KUSF Benefit, featuring performances by The Trifles, The Twinks, The Danger Babes, and Hate Factory, along with DJ Neil Martinson spinning psych, soul, glam, bubblegum, and laserboogie. All
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The acclaimed We Were Here is playing at the Castro through March 3. The film takes an intimate - and epic - journey through the arrival and impact of AIDS in San
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: YBCA celebrate Chinese New Year with the opening of Dad and Mom, Don’t Worry About Us, We Are All Well, a solo exhibition by Chinese conceptual artist Song Dong, which features
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: San Francisco Film Society presents Fever Dreams, featuring the work of Laurel Nakadate, a photographer, video artist, and filmmaker, which explores the collision of feminine adolescent fantasy with masculine angst and repression.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Members of the Bay Area Derby Girls are tonight's models at the titillating monthly Dr. Sketchy series. See the work people have done at past shows, and also be sure to check
