Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DISCUSSION/THEATER: Before Michael Bennett and Bob Fosse rose to fame with shocking original choreography, directorial genius, and having a penchent for abusing dancers, we had Jerome Robbins. The mastermind of steps behind
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LIVE MUSIC: Parenthetically named '80s pop outfit Was (Not Was) is known for the song, "Walk the Dinosaur" And that ditty? Went a little something like this: "Open the door, get on the
misc Bernal Heights Fire Leaves Two Homeless A two-alarm fire at Bernal Heights home caused the displacement of two elderly folks. The blaze happened at 266 Nevada Street around 6:30 p.m. this evening. According to the Gate, "[f]
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Winged Migration (Le peuple migrateur): Birds! We tend to think nothing of them here in the Bay Area - well, as far as the homely and picked upon poor pigeon goes -
misc Week Around the -Ists Londonist, celebrating their third birthday, watched as their city turned a little more American. The Miami Dolphins and New York Giants were in town, with some very big cheerleaders. US-style litigation hit the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Carmen Jones: Based off of Georges Bizet's famous French opera Carmen, the adaptation was made into a successful Broadway musical, and then a '50s film staring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, and Pearl
misc Week Around the -Ists Gothamist learned about the craziest urban nightmare come true: A huge python found in the bathroom pipes. It was also a nightmare for some Yankees fans, as manger Joe Torre declined to come
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Toshio Hirano: Local country music star -- alongside his trusty bassist, Kenan O'Brien -- croons tonight at 9 p.m. at Amnesia; free. -- San Francisco Contemporary Music Players: David Milnes leads
Arts & Entertainment "Absoludicrous" Found Footage Fest Back in Town This Weekend All of you YouTube addicts out there are probably familiar with many of the "absoludicrous"* found video clips from Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett's touring Found Footage Festival (*Mr. T makes an appearance
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- : You've bought the all-purpose soap and chortled over its packaging, now catch the documentary about the guy who started it all. Screens tonight at 7:15 p.m. 9:15 at The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Evil Dead 2 (1987): Sam Raimi's exquisite sequel to the equally-exquisite Evil Dead, minus any tree-rape. Screens at 7:15p.m., 9:15 at The Red Vic, 1727 Haight (at Cole). --
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Barefoot Nellies: "The Bay Area's finest all-gal bluegrass band" headline at one of the Bay Area's finest bars, Amnesia, starting at 8:30 p.m., 853 Valencia; free. -- Killer of Sheep
SF News SFist Blotter Well, that was a grim Daily Californian homepage yesterday. The top six stories: pedestrian hit by car on Telegraph; Berkeley summer camp evacuated due to Tahoe fire, body found near the Berkeley Marina,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight (and Tomorrow. And Sunday) Garden of Deadly Delights Head over to the Conservatory of Flowers to feast your eyes on a greenhouse full of carnivorous plants! Chomp! opens today and runs through Nov 4. The Red Party
misc SFist Cares: Special Edition - Katrina We're a week on from when Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast of the US and still rescue efforts are continuing. . They're not over by a longshot but the progress that's been made
SF News A's Brand Baseball: Some Of Our Best Friends Are From Boston The A's have lost 8 games in a row, and 11 of their last 12. The A's are 9 games below .500. The A's have been outscored, in 2005, by every team in
Arts & Entertainment Stuff You Totally Missed Bonus: Overheard in the ladies room by some fans who were there for the headliner, Rooney: Where are you from? Canada, Yah, we’re here from Omaha. That’s right; people came to
Arts & Entertainment SF Watches: Movies This Weekend Obviously, the "at" where it "is", is 7th Annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival. You knew that already, didn't you? However, what if that screening of you had your heart set on is