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Some Thing
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The unGoogleable inheritor of the Trannyshack art-drag scepter is known as Some Thing; each Friday brings a new theme via semi-pun. It could be simple, such as Some Thing Good, or it could be A Lil Sumptin Some Thing, which is funny but what are you going to wear? The first show... More >> |
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| South of Market | Nightlife, Cabaret & Drag |
Gaucho, Eric Garland's Jazz Session, Dink Dink Dink
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The term "gaucho" commonly refers to nomadic South American cowboys, which is pretty indicative of how the San Francisco band Gaucho plays its version of Gypsy jazz: in Gaucho's hands, le jazz manouche is left playfully unchained to the genre's European historical foundations, allowing the... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Music, Free Events |
"1964"
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This dance party gets the records spinning every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. While the red Christmas lights could come across as gauche, they prove to be casually intimate as you and other stylish fauxhemians are transported to 1964. That's right: The Shirelles, the Sapphires, the... More >> |
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| Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Nightlife, Music |
Toshio Hirano
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Toshio Hirano is a time- and continent-jumping troubadour. He grew up in Tokyo, coming of age when the American folk revival was also hitting Japan, but a chance listen to a Sunday afternoon radio program introduced him to the sound of southern Appalachia. Fast-forward through moves to... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Music, Free Events |
"Saturday Night Soul Party"
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The current surge of early-reggae and R&B club nights in town shows that the '60s are finally back in an authentic, non-Boomer-centric way. For the last few years, the twice-monthly Saturday Night Soul Party has maintained a spot on the top of the heap. DJs Phengren, Paul Paul, and Pink Panzer... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Nightlife, Music |
Secret Improv Society
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This city's theater scene is chock-full of improv. Whether you're new to it or a grizzled veteran, you won't have to hunt too long to find a venue. Each Friday and Saturday night, the Shelton Theatre hosts its own brand of "secret" improv theater. The stage at the Shelton has given such... More >> |
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| Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Theater, Comedy, Arts |
Vogue and Tone
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Local dancer Jocquese Whitfield, aka JoQ, is the giant brain behind the new Vogue and Tone class (and a similar course at ODC). Why now, so many years after Paris Is Burning, and the Madonna song? Who cares? The class combines strenuous exercise with runway- and queen-inspired style; it’s... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Dance - Participatory |
Alcatraz Night Tour
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Alcatraz -- "The Rock" -- is one of those tours that you have to take at least once, whether you're local or just visiting. The abandoned prison sitting on an island about a mile and a half off the city's north shore was home to some of the most infamous names in crime, including Al Capone, it... More >> |
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| North Beach/ Chinatown | Tours, Outdoors, Arts |
"I ♥ the '90s"
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As long as humans feel nostalgia, there shall be nights looking back at decades the kids may or may not have been alive to go through the first time. DJ parties focused on the '90s are popping up all over town: the Western Addition version I ♥ the '90s is at Madrone, where... More >> |
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| Haight/ Fillmore | Music |
Chantey Sing
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Truss up your breeches for this one: The ships down at Fisherman's Wharf are well known to children and tourists, but once a month, in the dead of night, locals creep to the C.A. Thayer and the Balclutha. For 20 years, the National Parks Service has hosted the Chantey Sing on these two... More >> |
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| Nob Hill/ Russian Hill/ Fisherman's Wharf | Family Events, Music, Children's Events |
China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy
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He unified China, started construction on the Great Wall, introduced innovations like chariots and swords, built roads, and had his enemies buried alive. The First Emperor, Qin Shihuang, started planning for his death when he was 13 and built himself a tomb that contained a vast underground... More >> |
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| Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Museum Exhibits & Events, Arts, Art - Museums |
I Wake Up Dreaming 2013
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New York and Los Angeles are sometimes unrecognizable in films noir because A) it was often taken for granted that those movies simply needed a big city as a backdrop, and B) many of those films lacked location photography. San Francisco was rarely used merely as a stand-in for “big city... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Film Events & Repertory |
DIVAfest 2013: You're Going to Bleed
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If Quentin Tarantino turned his attention to the quiet unease of American suburbia, we imagine the results would be similar to You're Going to Bleed, a dark comedy by playwright Melissa Fall about modern malaise, sex, and revenge, which premiered at the S.F. Olympians Festival and won the... More >> |
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| Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Women's Events, Theater, Festivals |
DIVAfest 2013: Rebel Without a Bra – A Burlesque Cabaret
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Despite modern burlesque's associations with elegantly taking one's clothes off before a live audience of hooters and hollerers, burlesque is an art form that was originally intended to make us laugh. The word itself derives from the Italian burlesco, which means to jest or joke, and its roots... More >> |
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| Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Women's Events, Festivals, Burlesque |
ArtPadSF
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ArtPadSF brings the boutique art fair but skips the stodgy attitude. Founders Chip Conley and Maria Jenson proudly embrace the fair’s location in the gritty Tenderloin District, and ArtPad always makes room for emerging artists. For its third year, the event returns to “rock 'n'... More >> |
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| Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Cultural Events, Arts, Art - Galleries |
Ferry Plaza Saturday Farmers' Market
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Tomatoes, bell peppers, and jalapeño. Three examples of things that are nearly impossible to grow in this city -- even in the Mission sun. But fear not, you don't have to cut them out of your diet or resort to a supermarket. Every Saturday morning, growers from around the Bay Area and... More >> |
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| Embarcadero | Food Events, Food & Drink, Farmers' Markets |
Mayhem
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Promising “madness, mischief, and monkey business,” four dozen artists from eight states are unleashed in “Mayhem,” a national exhibition juried by Alan Bamberger of ArtBusiness.com. There’s plenty of lighthearted pandemonium in Todd Berman’s... More >> |
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| South of Market | Free Events, Arts, Art - Galleries |
Harvey's Funny Tuesdays
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Comedy shows in bars can be an odd mix, especially when a birthday or bachelorette party means lots of stiff drinks and dildos strapped to the heads of the women tearing it up in their final hours before marriage. These giggling dickheads can be a comedians worst nightmare, as... More >> |
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| Castro/ Noe Valley | Free Events, Comedy, Arts |
The Clock
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Since the beginning, artists have yearned to stop time, or at least to examine their nagging awareness that it's unstoppable. But only San Rafael native Christian Marclay has so successfully managed to turn the anxious sport of clock-watching into a weird and highly mediated form of... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Museum Exhibits & Events, Film Events & Repertory, Arts |
"2 Men Will Move You"
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In a period of time seemingly dominated by guests from out of town, it's comforting to know that there are still local alternatives. 2 Men Will Move You is a party put together by long-time fixtures on the San Francisco nightlife scene Primo Pitino (of Oldies Night fame) and Jordan Heyser.... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Nightlife, Music |
Poetry at the 33
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Most of what we know about Poetry at the 33 is that Kim Addonizio either used to hang out there or still does. That may sound like it isn't very much to go on, but Addonizio is one of the city's most underrated talents. She's a fucking genius, if you want to know the truth. If there's any... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Poetry & Spoken Word, Open Mic, Literary Events, Free Events, Arts |
Baxtalo Drom
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If it's dancing girls you want, or if it's a dancing girl you are, Baxtalo Drom is your jam. Deep, deep in the steampunk jungle, this belly-dance-flavored club is rife with old-timey aesthetics, exposed tattooage, and feathers in hairdos. The evening is organized by the very pretty women of... More >> |
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| Mission/ Bernal Heights | Nightlife, Music, Dance - Performances, Arts |
Exploratorium After Dark
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It’s been a while since adults were given dominion over the Exploratorium, and we’ve really missed it. “Home” is an apposite theme for the return of the museum’s After Dark, where science, music, and cocktails converge. It begins with behind-the-scenes tours of the... More >> |
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| Marina/ Cow Hollow | Nightlife, Museum Exhibits & Events |
"Love Will Fix It"
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"It's no secret anymore! I've always been a little black girl trapped in the body of a big white bear — and now I'm letting her out!" says local disco DJ Bus Station John. Perhaps best known for his seamy, disco-driven Tubesteak Connection bathhouse revival parties, the past year has seen... More >> |
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| Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Nightlife, Music, LGBT Events |
Presidio Park Stewards
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Sometimes it seems like we have it so good around here. Even our volunteer work is relatively glamorous -- no working with corny religious charities for us! (Even our religious charities are cool, as in Glide Church.) Instead, we can hoof it out to the gorgeous reclaimed military installation... More >> |
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| Union Square/ Financial District | Volunteer Opportunities, Outdoors |
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