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| Robin Levitt Get Lost Travel Books | Tue., October 7, 7:00pm | South of Market | |
It's a semi-creepy project: Robin Levitt's new book helps the would-be tourist appreciate the ruins of Detroit. The Michigan metropolis has one of the highest violent crime rates in the country, and is especially deadly for children. Yet in a talk and slideshow called "Vanishing Detroit,"... More >> |
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| Santogold, Mates of State, Alice Smith, Low vs. Diamond The Fillmore | Tue., October 7, 8:00pm | Japantown/Pacific Heights | |
Sometimes interviewers ask musicians really risky questions: "I'll be honest, I'm often confused by your lyrics. Do you go out of your way to make things cryptic?" is one of our favorites. (Originally asked of Neko Case by Pitchfork.) It's a question that could easily be put to Mates of State,... More >> |
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| David Byrne Davies Symphony Hall | Daily from Mon., October 6 until Tue., October 7, 8:00pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin |
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David Byrnes new album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, did more than just reunite the Talking Heads singer with legendary U.K. producer Brian Eno. It also updated their nuanced take on the spiritual, both the realm and the genre. The pair initially used protosampling... More >> |
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| Downtown San Francisco Tour South Beach Harbor | Daily, 10:00am | South of Market | |
| If Hollywood ever tries its hand at Escape from San Francisco, we hope there are kayaks involved. There just arent enough kayaks in action films, you know? We imagine the little boats riding a tsunami, hurtling toward the bad guys who have taken Coit Tower hostage, somehow managing to... More >> | |||
| Allah Made Me Funny Opera Plaza Cinema | Daily from Tue., October 7 until Thu., October 9 | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
For the three Muslim-American stand-up comics showcased in the concert film Allah Made Me Funny, terror is something more than stage fright. Mohammed Mo Amer and Azhar Usman make fun of themselvestheir wife and mother jokes are universal; much of their ethnic shtick could be... More >> |
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| "Flor de Manila y San Francisco" Market Street | Daily from Wed., October 1 until Fri., December 19 | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
Jennifer K. Wofford's drawings adorn streetside kiosks up and down Market Street; they are taken from her new graphic novel. "Flor de Manila y San Francisco" charts the progress and thoughts of a young woman, Flor Villanueva, as she moves from the Phillipines to the U.S. The pictures are deeply... More >> |
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| After-School Program LYRIC | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3:00pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
| AIDS/HIV/Hepatitis C Nightline Multiple San Francisco locations | Daily | Union Square/Financial District | |
| "In a New Light: The Asian Art Museum Collection" Asian Art Museum | Daily | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| "Family Art Encounter" Asian Art Museum |
First Tuesday of every month, 11:00am more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Target Tuesday Family Program Asian Art Museum | First Tuesday of every month, 11:00am | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Gallery Tours Asian Art Museum |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11:00am more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Architectural Tours Asian Art Museum |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12:00pm more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Basic Brown Bear Factory Tour Basic Brown Bear Factory | Daily, 10:00am | Potrero Hill | |
| Permanent Exhibit Cable Car Museum | Daily | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| "Destination Universe" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| "Mars Encounter" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| "One Giant Leap: A Moon Odyssey" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| "Astronomy in California 1850-1950: Telescope Makers, Telescopes, and Artifacts" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| "Skywise -- Astronomy Cartoon Exhibit" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| Children's Docent at the Conservatory of Flowers Conservatory of Flowers | Daily | Sunset (Outer) | |
| Crissy Field Maintenance Crissy Field | Daily | The Presidio | |
| "Traits of Life" Exploratorium | Daily | Marina/Cow Hollow | |
| Family Story Times Multiple San Francisco locations | Daily | Union Square/Financial District | |
| Foot! Walking Tours Multiple San Francisco locations |
Daily, 1:00pm more dates/times |
Union Square/Financial District | |