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| Beautiful Losers Lumiere Theatre | Daily from Fri., September 5 until Thu., September 11 | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
The ongoing trouble with docs about artists is that too few are very artfully made themselves, or else they flat out fail to demonstrate any insight into their subjects' impulses, goals, or creative processes. Displaying artwork on-screen and interpreting it via talking-head sound bites has... More >> |
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| When Doilies Go Bad Soap Gallery | Daily from Fri., September 5 until Sat., September 27 | South of Market | |
Doilies are synonymous with fussiness. Gaining popularity during the Victorian era, the frothy decorations protected armchairs from icky, greasy men and kept crockery from violating tabletops. Crocheting doilies was considered a genteel hobby reserved for the wealthy. Upper-crust single ladies... More >> |
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| Working for the Weakened Dark Room Theater |
Daily from Fri., September 5 until Sat., September 6, 10:00pm more dates/times |
Mission/Bernal Heights | |
We were lucky, and we had some very nice jobs before the dream of working for SF Weekly finally became reality: Peach seller at a farmers' market was one of our favorites. Young gentlemen often complimented us on our peaches, and we replied that it took many men to tend them properly, but that... More >> |
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| 10th Annual Power to the Peaceful Festival Golden Gate Park, Speedway Meadow | Sat., September 6, 9:00am | Richmond (Outer) | |
True, the thought of a day-long yoga jam gives me chills I mean, the very phrase yoga jam sounds like something youd need a prescription cream to treat but a free, all-ages music fest in Golden Gate Park is hard to oppose on any grounds. If... More >> |
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| Family Day Golden Gate Park's East Picnic Area | Sat., September 6, 10:00am | Richmond (Outer) | |
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is here to let everyone know that life on two wheels really can be better. Sure, city cyclophobes are swelling their ranks faster than you can say "Mission hipster," but think of all the benefits of owning a bike: You don't have to worry about parking spaces... More >> |
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| Yard Dogs Road Show The Fillmore | Sat., September 6, 9:00pm | Japantown/Pacific Heights | |
Theres a bit of mystery surrounding the birth of the Yard Dogs Road Show. Theyre based in San Francisco, but rarely play here. Founder Eddy Joe Cotton, author of the freight-train-jumping memoir Hobo, claims they just crawled out of the forest as a show without a stage, performing... More >> |
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| 13th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival Aquatic Park | Daily from Sat., September 6 until Sun., September 7, 12:00pm-5:00pm | North Beach/Chinatown | |
According to Rogets Thesaurus, there are only five synonyms for the verb drool. We, however, can think of others theyre the names of the more than two dozen vendors participating in the 13th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival. Here are just a few teasers from this... More >> |
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| "Goldmine Shithouse Residency" McCaig, Welles, and Rosenthal | Daily from Wed., September 3 until Sat., September 13 | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
David Hochbaum, Travis Linquist, and Colin Burns are living in an art gallery. They're just kinda in there, making art, scratching themselves, doing whatever artists do. Not unlike the zoo, the gallery invites you to watch and perhaps interact with them, at the "Goldmine Shithouse Residency,"... More >> |
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| The Jet Pack Show Hiller Aviation Museum | Daily from Sat., September 6 until Sun., September 7, 11:00am | San Carlos | |
Forget the hovercraft: Where the heck are our jet packs? In this, the futuristic year 2008, youd think wed all be zipping around in our own private strap-on flying machines. Instead, most of us still seem to be strapped to desk chairs. At the two-day Jet Pack Show, you can get a... More >> |
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| San Francisco Fringe Festival Multiple San Francisco locations | Daily from Wed., September 3 until Sun., September 14 | Union Square/Financial District | |
If we have to tell you how the Fringe Festival works, you're either very young or a dipwad. Some of both of you are out there, so here's how it goes. There are lots of plays. They are in theaters close to each other. You can walk from one to the other, then go get dinner, and then come back to... More >> |
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| More Events | |||
| 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 | |
| Gallery Tours Asian Art Museum |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 1:00pm 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 | |
| "Asian Art Museum Storytelling" Asian Art Museum |
First Saturday of every month, 1:00pm more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| "Family Art Encounter" Asian Art Museum |
First Saturday of every month, 1:00pm 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 | |
| Carla Cruz Café Arguello | Every week Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 7:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| "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 | |
| Discovery Lab Chabot Space & Science Center |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1:00pm more dates/times |
East Oakland | |