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Cinematheque Sing Along Make-Out Room	Tue., November 24, 7:00pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Art Music
The self-effacing form of public performance known as karaoke combines the familiar words and melodies of popular songs with cheap, liberating booze. Experimental film is an august genre of cinema generally (albeit incorrectly) perceived as cerebral, cryptic, and inaccessible. Put 'em together,... More >>

Dr. Sketchy’s San Francisco presents Eva Von Slut 111 Minna Gallery	Tue., November 24, 7:00pm	Union Square/ Financial District	Art Art - Galleries Burlesque
Art class lacks something. Like sex! A while back, a frustrated art student named Molly Crabtree had a light bulb go off over her head, connecting the two places a modern young lady experiences public nudity these days: the burlesque show and the figure drawing class. She decided to combine the... More >>

"Simply Nina" African American Art and Cultural Complex Center	Daily from Thu., November 12 until Thu., December 10	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Art Art - Galleries Free Events Music
Portraiture and more in honor of Dr. Nina Simone, including work by Milton Bowens, Ron Carter, Carly Garcia, James Gayles, Nanette Harris, Peter Max Lawrence, and Dania Wright. More >>

"Keep Out This Frost" Cain Schulte Gallery	Daily from Thu., November 19 until Wed., December 23	Potrero Hill	Art Art - Galleries Literary Events
In metafiction, the letter E is forever linked to Georges Perec, who wrote a whole novel without using it. Few notice the missing letter — “Noon rings out. A wasp, making an ominous sound, a sound akin to a klaxon or a tocsin, flits about.” See? Artist Justin Quinn, however, has... More >>

"Transformer" Steven Wolf Fine Arts	Daily from Fri., November 20 until Tue., December 22	North Beach/ Chinatown	Art Art - Galleries Free Events
Joe Rees is a complex man; we know this because his two main media are neon tubes and punk video. At the art exhibition "Transformer," both are on display for the first time in 20 years. It takes a big brain to shuttle between manipulating delicate glass filaments into minimalist furniture... More >>

"Dear Catastrophe" Artists' Television Access	Daily from Thu., November 19 until Sun., November 29	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Art
Stranger things than usual are afoot in the Artists' Television Access window display. Stephanie Mansolf has installed a diorama, complete with glowing clouds, tinfoil-capped mountains, and Victorian treehouses, that looks like a San Francisco ski village designed by Henry Darger. Girls in... More >>

"One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran" Intersection for the Arts	Mon., November 30	South of Market	Art
For a moment last June, America's fascination with Iran shifted from nuclear to Twitter. The San Francisco–based microblogging company's role in Tehran's post-election protests fired up the media's imagination and bridged the static-filled political divide. More than anything, the... More >>

"Revive" Needles & Pens	Daily from Mon., November 16 until Tue., December 8	South of Market	Art Art - Galleries Free Events Holiday
Nikki McClure's art makes us think of the cut-paper designs of the aged Henri Matisse, and not just because she uses cut paper. McClure also shows a similar ability to know which are the important lines in a composition, suggesting much but using very little: Most of her work is made with an... More >>

"Tucker Nichols: New Work" Gallery 16	Daily from Fri., November 6 until Fri., December 11	Potrero Hill	Art Art - Galleries
Last year, artist Tucker Nichols had free rein to create art all over the de Young Museum. Nichols is known for odd little shapes, clever scraps of text, and quirky little kid drawings that make the lesser of us have the dialog: “That’s art? I can do that. But why is it art when he... More >>

“Taking In” Multiple Market Street kiosks	Daily from Tue., October 13 until Thu., December 31	Union Square/ Financial District	Art Tours
San Francisco wants Market Street to cool it. First, the city forced eastbound cars to abandon all hope and turn right, making adjacent Mission Street the highway to hell. The main artery was more peaceful, to be sure. Lest you forget you should be soaking in the newly legislated peace, a... More >>

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SF Bay Area Postcard Club monthly meeting Fort Mason	Sat., November 28, 12:00pm	Marina/ Cow Hollow	Art Meet & Greets

World AIDS Day Slideshow and Reception Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room	Tue., December 1, 6:00pm	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Art Free Events Health & Fitness LGBT Events Library

Exploratorium After Dark: Fire and Ice Exploratorium	Thu., December 3, 6:00pm	Marina/ Cow Hollow	Art Holiday Museum Exhibits & Events

"Waterworks: How Repairing Water-Damaged ARt on Paper Is Done With ... Water" Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room	Thu., December 3, 6:30pm	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Art Free Events Library Talks

Holiday Crafts Fair Randall Museum	Sat., December 5, 10:00am	Castro/ Noe Valley	Art Children's Events Holiday

The Art of Cartoneria Exploratorium	Sat., December 12, 12:00pm	Marina/ Cow Hollow	Art Children's Events Museum Exhibits & Events

"Cartier and America" Legion of Honor	Daily from Sat., December 19 until Sun., April 18	Richmond (Outer)	Art Art - Museums Museum Exhibits & Events

Physics of Toys: Playing Around Exploratorium	Sat., December 19, 11:00am	Marina/ Cow Hollow	Art Children's Events Museum Exhibits & Events

"Donald Judd & Sol LeWitt: Conceptual Color in Print" de Young Museum	Daily from Sat., October 17 until Sat., February 20	Richmond (Inner)	Art Art - Museums Museum Exhibits & Events

"Marking Time" Main Library	Daily from Mon., October 19 until Sun., November 22	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Art Free Events Library

"Masking Time: Extending the Life of Books" Main Library	Daily from Fri., November 13 until Sun., November 22	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Art Free Events Library

"Performing Diaspora" CounterPULSE	Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., November 5 until Sun., November 22	South of Market	Art Dance Multimedia Theater

THREAD Fort Mason	Sun., November 22 more dates/times	Marina/ Cow Hollow	Art Fashion & Style Festivals

"Unfortunate Monument" Artists' Television Access	Daily from Sat., November 7 until Mon., November 30	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Art Art - Galleries

"Wild Wild East" Shooting Gallery	Daily from Sat., November 14 until Sat., December 5	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill	Art Art - Galleries