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    Culture The Exhibitionist

    That Awkward Moment: When a Tinder Date is Better Than a Real Life Date

    Jessica Nemire Tue., February 3 @ 9:29 P
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  • That Awkward Moment: When a Tinder Date is Better Than a Real Life Date
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    Following in the Bartrams' Footsteps

    Born to a simple Pennsylvania Quaker farming family, John Bartram is now remembered as the father of American botany. Together with his son William Bartram, an exceptional artist and botanist, he explored the East Coast wilderness in the 18th century and gathered specimens that made him the envy of collectors worldwide. One admirer, George III, named him the king's botanist for North America. William also earned royal titles: During his four-year journey through the South, he was dubbed Puc Puggy (The Flower Hunter) by a Seminole chieftain. His work, including unparalleled accounts of the American landscape, was read by writers like Wordsworth and Coleridge. Carol Woodin, exhibitions director of the American Society of Botanical Artists, is presenting The Legacy of the Bartrams, a lecture exploring their impact on botany, horticulture, and art, in conjunction with "Following in the Bartrams' Footsteps." This is the only West Coast appearance of "Following," an exquisite exhibit of 44 original artworks based on the Bartrams' discoveries. The Legacy begins at 10 a.m. and the exhibit runs through Feb. 15. More
    Through Feb. 15
    University of California Botanical Garden
    Silke Tudor
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    The News

    For a city flooded with artists that doubles as a mecca for the queer community, San Francisco seems to sometimes have trouble letting go of the formalities of a professional art and performance world. Limited gallery time and space mean carefully selected artists are expected to put out polished work, leaving little room for taking major risks. Kolmel WithLove founded The News, a monthly evening of queer performance, providing a space at SOMArts that spotlights performance pieces, experiments, and works-in-progress. As curator, she has few requirements other than the 10-minute time limit, choosing pieces she herself might find potentially brilliant or even terrible, giving everyone room for experimentation and growth. Among this month’s featured performers is Yvonne “Fly” Onakeme Etaghene, a Nigerian poet and self-described “dyke of a different caliber” who discusses queer Africa. Joining her will be actor Anthony Julius Williams, known to explore issues of human justice and mass incarceration, a couple of acrobats, dancers, videos artists, and WithLove herself, hosting with multimedia artist/badass Kevin Seaman. WithLove discourages renditions and new arrangements of established works to fit her show, so everything is new. More
    First Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m.
    SOMArts Cultural Center
    Neha Talreja
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    A Look Back at December 2014

    December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
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    Cirque du Soleil Returns to San Francisco

    Cirque du Soleil returns to AT&T park with their current production Kurious: Cabinet of Curiosities. Photographs by Richard Haick.