Arts & Entertainment Mayor Ed Lee & 1% Attend Fortune's '40 Under 40' Party At Zynga In fancypants news, a gaggle of tech ilk, public relations birds, and assorted media-ish types attended Fortune Magazine's 2011 "40 Under 40" fete at the Zynga headquarters in SOMA. (Think Out Magazine's OUT
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/11: 'The Legends of Hip Hop,' SF Bike Expo Pre-Party, 'Working Conditions' BOOK SIGNING: Artist and author Justin Bua, known for his bestselling collection of fine-art posters, will be at the Booksmith tonight, along with DJ QBert, celebrating the release of The Legends of Hip
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/30: The Lemonheads, Donnie Darko Halloween ’80s Party, Being Impossible MUSIC: The prolific Evan Dando takes the stage with the latest incarnation of the Lemonheads, in which they'll be performing It’s a Shame About Ray in its entirety. (7:30 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/27: Ann Magnuson, Zombie NightLife, Plato's Home Movies ART: Performance artist, musician, and actress Ann Magnuson, who defined 1980s downtown New York, brings her new tribute cabaret to SFMOMA with a nod to Bowie featuring a song cycle of his early
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/22: Afrofunk Fest, Roller Disco Costume Party, Zombie Bar Crawl MUSIC: Kenyan-born, San Francisco-based musician-activist Sila headlines the 2011 Afrofunk Festival, which benefits CARE, a humanitarian aid organization working to improve conditions in the horn of Africa. Black Nature, an original member of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/15: 'Bad Seed'/Patty McCormack Live, Yerba Buena Night, Non Stop Bhangra 7th Anniversary FILM: Actress Patty McCormack will be live in-person at Marc Huestis' tribute and screening of The Bad Seed, starring McCormack as "one of the most evil child characters ever to grace the screen.
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, 9/24: 'Top Gun,' Hell's Belles Pinewood Derby, 'Moholy Ground' Launch Party FILM: Homoerotic gem, Top Gun, will screen at the last Film Night in the Park of the season. Be sure to catch that delicious volleyball scene (if the inflatable screen doesn't blow away,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/16: L@TE at BAM/PFA, Proof: Southern Exposure Juried Exhibition, Popscene/Teddy Bears PARTY: Tonight's edition of Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive's L@TE series presents a screening of the gloriously awful Forbidden Zone, along with a celebration of the Create exhibition, which closes this
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/12: Breakiosaurus, Dave Attell, American Tripps BENEFIT: Breakiosaurus, a funky Outside Lands after-party and fundraiser for Elephant Bird Camp, challenges you to adorn yourself with your best breakin'/dinosaur costume ever. The event features live performances by i can
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
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/5: 'Between Two Worlds,' Friday Night at the de Young, Friday Night Skate Party FILM: Directors Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman will be attending the 7 p.m. screenings all weekend of Between Two Worlds, their new documentary that exposes the polarized debates over tradition and change,
SF News The Top Party Schools of 2011 Are... Ohio University topped this year's list of America's Top Party Schools by Princeton Review. The Athens-based institution of higher learning landed on the the party school list 12 times since 1997. This is
SF News Woman Shot In Back Outside Mission Party An unidentified 21-year-old female was "critically injured" after being shot in the back while hanging out outside a Misson house party at Folsom and 25th. The incident occurred at around 2:30 a.
Arts & Entertainment Celebrate Zoetrope's Summer Issue, July 19 Featuring new fiction from Stuart Dybek, as well as Emily Ruskovich and May-Lan Tan making their literary debuts, the summer issue of Zoetrope features a cover designed by Beck. Yes, that Beck. You
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/26: Bad Movie Night, Juanita MORE! Pride Party, Two Headed Spy PARTY: The Pride festivities continue to rage, and the big, annual Juanita More! Pride Party just got going. Head over to Chambers/Phoenix Hotel between now and 2 a.m. for "The Best
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/25: Zoë Keating w/ Magik*Magik Orchestra, 'Astral Rise,' Cockblock Dyke March After-Party MUSIC: SF-based cellist and arranger Zoë Keating brings her one-woman orchestra to Great American, consisting of a cello and a foot-controlled laptop that records "layer upon layer of cello to create lush, beautiful
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/23: Peter Murphy, Pride Kick-Off Party, 'Oki's Movie' MUSIC: The legendary Peter Murphy brings his dark and lurid post punk act to Amoeba tonight for a free show in support of his new album, Ninth. If you get there early and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Countess Katya Cabaret, Bike From Work Party, and Good Magazine's Good Design SF Competition CABARET: It's opening night of The Countess Katya Smirnoff-Skyy's Katya Takes You Home, a comedic romp around the world with "San Francisco's favorite Russian countess opera diva turned Macy's cosmetic counter lady," who
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BENEFIT: Take advantage of the fact that the Eagle Tavern is open for at least another month and head over to see Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Carletta Sue Kay and The Sandwitches
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CABARET: Tony Award nominee Justin Vivian Bond, who has been described by the New Yorker as "the greatest cabaret artist of his generation.....an artful truth telling illusionist," celebrates the release of his
Arts & Entertainment Tonight Addendum: San Francisco Awl Meetup Last minute smartypants fun, folks! Former SFist editor Jackson West and local writer/artist Susie Cagle will host a San Francisco Awl Meetup this evening. And, holy smokes, here are the exciting details:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: It's the opening weekend of Catchy Name Theatre Company's Corned Beef, "a post-modern comedy of art with mistaken identity, triangular love and much popping in and out of doors." 8 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LAUNCH PARTY: Celebrate the re-launch of Fruitflylife.com, which explores the notion of gender and normalcy through the lens of pop culture. Tonight's event will highlight interactive art projects, music, food, and surprises,
