Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Check out a night of handmade personal cinema at Luminous Triptych. Angelina Krahn sews onto the surface of the film in order cover up and obscure images of her own body, Karen
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: For their new Echo exhibit, Frey Norris Gallery suggested a painting or sculpture by eight important Surrealists to eight Bay Area artists, asking them to respond or invent a piece around the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Punk at the library? Who would've thought. As part of their ongoing exhibit, Punk Passage: San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977-1981, the SF Public Library will screen three films celebrating San Francisco's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Filmmaker Ken Jacobs is making a rare Bay Area appearance to present Shocked by Existence, a series of his new works in digital video format, some of which feature animated stereographs of
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: If We Were Gay After succumbing to the joy of a perfectly cut and shared cheeseburger, two men hypothesize the homosexual lifestyle, telling each other what they would do to the other if they were bent. Funny
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, which consists of women from all four corners of the world who joined together out of concern for the planet, will be honored tonight with
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The San Francisco Zen Center hosts an evening of food, literature, and film with Alix Lambert. Lambert's new book, The Silencing, is a bi-lingual case account of six murdered Russian journalists, paired
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: It's the bi-monthly Mission Arts and Performance Project (MAPP), in which 100 artists transform garages, cafes, studios, gardens, street corners, and local businesses into makeshift arts and performance spaces. The event occurs
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Foul Play presents The Bride of Frankenstein: Live on Stage as part of their Attack of the Killer B-Movie Series. Performed entirely in black and white, the play will feature the original
Arts & Entertainment <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em> Party & Film Review Well, would you look at that. SFist landed an invite to a VIP party at the Contemporary Jewish Museum for a fete honoring Spike Jonze's re-telling of Where the Wild Things Are. Actually,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: San Francisco Cinematheque presents Of Heaven and Earth, a showcase of nine newly restored 16 mm films created between 1967 and 1971 by Tom Chomont, avant-garde master, New York provocateur, leather fetishist,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LIT: The untimely death of David Foster Wallace prompted hundreds of his fans across the world to read Infinite Jest together over the summer, ie. Infinite Summer. Tonight, Bay Area participants will join
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Watch a sweet hot rod race and peruse and bid on hot rod related artwork at the 4th Annual Pinewood Derby & Silent Art Auction, put on by the Hell's Belles Car
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The Expansion Bar may be closed, but it will remain in the hearts of San Franciscans forever, thanks to the documentary, The little man in the Boat. The film consists of footage
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight TOAST: Guinness turns 250 years old today, and several bars around town will be joining the global toast celebrating Arthur's Day at exactly 5:59 p.m., while tuning into a live simulcast
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.
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 Michael Moore Screens <em>Capitalism: A Love Story</em> Tomorrow Since we've finally managed to forgive Michael Moore for besmirching the good name of Judah Ben-Hur, we are very much looking forward to his latest love letter to communism, Capitalism: A Love Story.
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 SFist Tonight ART: Love it or hate, street art is here to stay. 1:AM SF gallery, Estria, and Montana Colors North America present Don’t Sweat the Technique: Ode to the Spraycan, a celebration
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: SF Camerawork celebrates its 35th anniversary with a two-part exhibition. Part 1: San Francisco Plays Itself features the work of artists who have contributed to the cultural make-up of the San Francisco
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: San Francisco's own Ralph Carney, who has performed as sideman for Tom Waits, B-52’s, Oranj Symphonette, and has scored film music for Jim Jarmusch and David Lynch, presents his latest incarnation,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: Comedian Mary Van Note will have the Dark Room squirming with her quirky and awkward humor tonight and next Saturday. Tonight's special guests are Caitlin Gill, Emily Heller, and Ray Molina. 10
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The documentary Bird's Nest: Herzog & de Meuron in China follows two star Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, who are building bridges between two cultures, two architectural traditions, and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Director Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son) pays homage to classic sci-fi films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner in the acclaimed Moon. Sam Rockwell stars as a solitary astronaut
