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"Grime City: 3-Year Anniversary" Anú	Fri., May 16, 10:00pm	South of Market
Despite its name, the Grime City crew plays few grime records these days, having followed British urban music off the deep end into the bass spelunking of dubstep, its mostly instrumental weirdo cousin. Just three years after its start, the DJ crew has replaced the two-dimensional backdrops favored by... More>>

James Frey Slim's	Fri., May 16, 7:00pm	South of Market	Music, Literary Events
The question of whether James Frey received redemption could not be answered by press time, for Frey's new publisher, HarperCollins, did not send us his first novel, Bright Shiny Morning . HarperCollins did send a few people the book (but not us), while demanding that no reviews appear before the official... More>>

KML Gets Reel: Film Night and Fund-Raiser Intersection for the Arts	Fri., May 16, 8:00pm	South of Market	Film & Video, Comedy
For more than a decade, Killing My Lobster has been the anchor that keeps our local sketch comedy scene from sailing into irrelevancy. But its members have also been charting a parallel course the entire time -- as filmmakers. At KML Gets Reel: Film Night and Fund-Raiser , get a look at the troupe's best... More>>

Murder by Death, Dios, Gasoline Heart Bottom of the Hill	Fri., May 16, 10:00pm	Potrero Hill
If Red of Tooth and Claw , the latest album by Indiana quartet Murder by Death , were a movie, its opening sequence would be a cinematic triumph. “I’m Coming Home” begins at an easy trot, moving across a barren landscape shaped by toothy finger-picking and a shuffling snare while Adam... More>>

Robyn Bimbo's 365 Club	Fri., May 16, 9:00pm	North Beach/Chinatown
Pop music is “anything that connects to a lot of people at the same time, that deals with what’s going on when it’s made,” says Swedish singer-songwriter Robin Carlsson, better known as simply Robyn . “It’s not even always about the music. But I think it’s very much... More>>

"Only One Earth - PunBall" Electric Works	Daily from Fri., May 16 until Thu., July 3	South of Market	Galleries, Free Events
Famed artist William T. Wiley has transformed an old pinball machine into high art, doing something we're stunned hasn't been done before. And thanks to the efforts of Jim Dietrick of Novato's Pinball Revival, he made sure it could be played as well as gawked at. The original 1964 machine, which we glimpsed... More>>

"I'll Be Your Mirror: Rare Films by Philippe Garrel" Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room	Daily from Thu., May 15 until Fri., May 16, 7:30pm (more dates/times)	South of Market	Film - Art House
In a perfect world, the revival of Philippe Garrel's 1991 pinnacle J'entends plus la guitare ( I Don't Hear the Guitar Anymore ) would warrant more than a two-night stand. (It did play for a week in New York, admittedly a slightly bigger burg than ours. But still.) Inspired by the filmmaker's... More>>

Speed Racer Bridge Theatre	Daily from Mon., May 12 until Thu., May 22	Richmond (Inner)	Film & Video
Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series into a prospective franchise, the Matrix masters, Larry and Andy Wachowski, have taken another step toward the total cyborganization of the cinema. Gaudier than a Hindu-temple roof, louder than the Las Vegas night, Speed Racer is a cathedral of glitz. The... More>>

Before the Rains Bridge Theatre	Daily from Fri., May 16 until Thu., May 22	Richmond (Inner)	Film & Video
British plantation owner and colonialist extraordinaire Henry Moores (Linus Roache) fancies himself the cowboy of Kerala, cavorting around the jungle with his Indian mistress, Sajani (Nandita Das) as he makes plans to expand his operations by branching out into spices: “Today, tea; tomorrow . . .... More>>

"The Butterfly Zone" Conservatory of Flowers	Daily from Sun., March 23 until Sun., November 2	Sunset (Outer)	Walking Tours, Kids/Family Outings, Home & Garden
When a dumpy caterpillar stops eating long enough to transform into a butterfly and unfurl its beauty upon the land, the symbolism is nearly too much for the world, especially for poets and those raised in the Midwest. It's a nice time. Especially nice is actually seeing it happen while strolling a... More>>

Ecstasy with the Pomegranate Yerba Buena Center for the Arts	Daily from Thu., May 15 until Sat., May 17, 8:00pm	South of Market	Theater
Eight months ago, Mark Weil, the director of Ilkhom Theatre, was murdered in the Uzbeki capital of Tashkent. Many believe that Weil was killed for ideological reasons — Ilkhom is the only non-state-sponsored theater company in Uzbekistan. Still, on the day after Weil's death, the company opened his... More>>

"The Fantastic Solution to Global Warming and Other Conundrums" Icthus Gallery	Daily from Fri., May 16 until Sat., May 31	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries
Pete Ippel is a modern exponent of a long-standing tradition: the bro artist. Think of athlete-philosophers like Jack Kerouac, Richie Tenenbaum, both Jack Johnsons, or Muhammad Ali. (OK, one of those guys is fictional, but he's portrayed by a guy who also fits into this category, Luke Wilson.) Ippel surfs,... More>>

"The Master's Tools (Decay Goes Both Ways)" Little Tree Gallery	Daily from Sat., May 3 until Sat., May 31	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries, Free Events
Last year, artist Lacey Jane Roberts blocked Clarion Alley in the Mission with a chain-link, barbed-wire-topped fence, which was pink. It was pink because she covered every single hard, unyielding surface with "crank knit" yarn, resulting in just the most adorable industrial barrier you've ever seen in... More>>

"American Symbols: From Lady Liberty to the Stars and Stripes" Museum of Craft & Folk Art	Daily from Thu., May 8 until Sun., August 3	South of Market	Museums
Today, when the appearance of a flag pin can absorb an entire news cycle, it's good to remember people like William Ray, a Navy sailor who literally dipped himself in patriotic tattoos. Of course, that was in 1930, when unrepentant displays of American symbols didn't make one a de facto member of Hannity's... More>>

Battle for Haditha Roxie New College Film Center	Daily from Fri., May 16 until Thu., May 22	Mission/Bernal Heights	Film - Art House
Nick Broomfield, known for his unseemly documentary portraits of Aileen Wuornos, Heidi Fleiss, and Courtney Love, brings a surprising dose of compassion to his third dramatic feature, Battle for Haditha , an Iraqudrama that straddles the line between blistering exposé and Spielbergian... More>>

Zavain Dar Dance Mission Theater	Daily from Fri., May 16 until Sun., May 18, 8:00pm	Mission/Bernal Heights	Dance
You think you already know whether you like Indian classical dance, don't you? Whatever else you're pondering, whatever other traditional-art-based conundrums haunt you, you've figured that one out. But you can see where this is going: Maybe you don't know after all. Imagine that a handsome twentysomething... More>>

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Ashford & Simpson The Rrazz Room	Daily from Tue., May 6 until Sat., May 10, 8:00pm (more dates/times)	Union Square/Financial District	Music

The Better Half The Hypnodrome	Daily from Fri., March 21 until Wed., May 21, 8:00pm	South of Market	Theater, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgendered

"Bonus Map" CELLspace	Daily from Thu., May 8 until Sun., May 25	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries, Free Events

Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young de Young Museum	Every week Friday, 6:30pm	Richmond (Inner)	Music, Museums

"Fairfax and Haight" VASF Gallery	Daily from Thu., March 20 until Wed., May 28	Haight/Fillmore	Galleries, Free Events

"The Invisible Nation" Galería de la Raza	Daily from Fri., March 7 until Fri., May 16	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries, Free Events

"Kick Out the Jams" The Luggage Store	Daily from Fri., May 9 until Sat., June 14	South of Market	Galleries, Free Events

"Make You Notice" San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery	Daily from Thu., March 27 until Sat., May 24	Hayes Valley/Tenderloin	Galleries, Free Events

"The Question Is Known: (W)here Is Latin American/Latino Art?" Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts	Daily from Fri., April 18 until Sat., May 24	Mission/Bernal Heights	Galleries