Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/7: Casey Weldon's 'New World Hoarder' ART: We're riveted by the delightfully creepy work of Los Angeles-based artist Casey Weldon, who makes his debut in San Francisco with his solo exhibition, New World Hoarder. Weldon's paintings take you on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/6: La Quebradora ART: MCCLA presents La Quebradora, an exhibition of Contemporary Art from Mexico curated by Amy Pederson that uses lucha libre, or Mexican professional wrestling, as a platform for mapping Mexico’s cultural history
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/5: Dustin Lance Black/LGBT Pride Celebration PRIDE: Academy Award-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black hosts an LGBT Pride Celebration featuring comedian Marga Gomez, SF Gay Men’s Chorus, and more, and honoring 2012 LGBT Local Heroes Dr. Jei Africa
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/4: Justin (Sh*t My Dad Says) Halpern LITERARY: Bestselling author of Shit My Dad Says fame, Justin Halpern, celebrates the release of his latest collection of stories, I Suck at Girls, "an exploration of Halpern’s romantic adventures (read: mostly
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/3: 'The Color Wheel' FILM: The Color Wheel, which is described as "a comedic revelation - a remarkably sure, beautifully photographed, immaculately written and wickedly funny movie" about "an aspiring news-anchor, forces her disappointing younger brother Colin
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/2: An Evening of Wholphin Love FILM: Tonight's installment of McSweeney's quarterly DVD magazine series, Wolphin, celebrates the most "uniquely odd and profoundly amusing expressions of love" with An Evening of Wholphin Love, featuring a screening of short films
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/1: 200 Yards PHOTOGRAPHY: Frequent SFist contributor Darwin Bell will be among several talented photographers showcased at this month's 200 Yards, which is taking place at Rare Device's Divisadero location. Participants whose work "meshes" with the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/31: Vetiver Performs 'Foul Play' MUSIC: Folk Yeah and Vogue Theater present a new series called City Scenes, featuring films curated by local musicians who perform alongside the screening. Tonight's inaugural event will feature local indie-folk darlings Vetiver
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, 5/29: 'Dive' The Move FILM: Food Shift presents a free screening (donations appreciated) of Dive, which exposes the problem of food waste in America, followed by a discussion with Dana Frasz, Director of Food Shift and Kirsten
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/28: Push Dance Company DANCE: Tonight's your last night to catch Bitter Melon, a 3D dance installation project by distinguished choreographer Raissa Simpson’s Push Dance Company and British video artist Ben Wood and his collaborator technologist
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, 5/25: Offside Jazz Festival MUSIC: Tonight's installment of the inaugural three-day Offside Festival will take a decidedly contemporary look at straight-ahead jazz, presenting three Bay Area composers and their respective trios—bassist Marcus Shelby, trumpeter Erik Jekabson,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/24: Word For Word Performs Woody Allen THEATER: Word for Word Performing Arts Company takes on Woody Allen's classic short story The Kugelmass Episode, as part of an Off the Page staged reading co-presented by City Arts & Lectures. Flavorpill
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/23: Spring Cocktails Of The Farmers Market FOOD: It should be a delightful evening for sipping sweet springtime cocktails at tonight's Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market. Featured in-season ingredients will include strawberries, elderflowers, mint, and peas served up by
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/22: Pop Up Nail Salon FASHION: Head over to Shotwell's for Party Nails' Pop Up Nail Salon, featuring sweet deals on nail art, along with happy hour beers. SFist's nails could certainly use some sprucing up. (5:30
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/21: Porchlight's 'I Surrender' STORYTELLING: This month's Porchlight Storytelling Series, which is themed, I Surrender: Stories about Giving In, Giving Up, and Giving Over, features "one of the nation's most successful bounty hunters Mackenzie Green, tech faerie
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, 5/19: Murmurama ART: Oakland Art Murmur's second annual Murmurama, a multi-venue celebration including art exhibitions, film screenings, live music, food, wine and more, will feature at least sixteen galleries and mixed-use spaces within walking distance
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/18: The Avengers/Erase Errata MUSIC: It's a stellar line-up of S.F.-based bands at Cafe Du Nord tonight, featuring beloved punk veterans The Avengers, along with indie rockers Erase Errata and singer-songwriter Carletta Sue Kay. (9
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/17: Broke-Ass Stuart's 10th Year In S.F. PARTY: Broke-Ass Stuart celebrates ten years of living in San Francisco with a Broke & Classy bash, featuring a big line-up of bands and DJs, as well as free booze and oysters. Be
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/16: Giants Carnaval at the Park FESTIVAL: Arrive at tonight's Giants game early for The Giants Carnaval Festival at the Park, featuring live 2012 SF Carnaval King Roberto and Queen Ashlee, music, dancing, and food and drink specials. And
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/15: Ana Tijoux MUSIC: French-Chilean MC Ana Tijoux takes the stage with her full band in support of her latest release, La Bala, which is described as "a whirlwind trip through hip-hop, jazz, and funk, spiced
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/14: Herman Düne MUSIC I: Folk Yeah presents another great rock show, featuring John Peel darlings, Herman Düne, who are promoting their latest album, Strange Moosic, put out by their label of the same name. Tonight's
