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  Hardly Strictly Bluegass 2010
  San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
festival sings America. The annual outdoor concert is about coming together:
scores of rootsy musicians, a half-million or more concertgoers, BYO picnic treats
(adult beverages and brownies included). And it's all free and breezy -- a gift
from local...
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  The Flaming Lips @ Fox Theater
  non waddled out Wayne Coyne, the chief Lip, looking more manic than usual as he launched into an endearing Captain Kangaroo-flavored warning about the extreme nature of the giant strobe lights as well as the utter harmlessness of the laser pointers we were all handed upon entry. "We would never...
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  Arcade Fire @ the Greek Theater
  Drumstick battles, microphones hurled into the crowd, pianos turned into standing platforms, a rolling tom-tom that looked more like a piece of artillery than a musical instrument, and a box out in front of the stage onto which Arcade Fire's Win Butler stepped to howl at some of his 8,500...
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  SF Weekly's 3rd Annual Dish 2010
  Now in it's third year, SF Weekly's Dish Event brought together 30 of the Bay Areas top restaurants, multiple bars, and ten wineries for a mouth-watering night of fun. Warning: photos may cause drooling. All photos by Gil Riego Jr.
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  VonGutenberg Fetish Ball @ Supperclub (NSFW)
  Every year VonGutenberg(a website, magazine, and store that caters to fetish subculture) and fetish-wear boutique Madam S present the the pansexual VonGutenberg Fetish Ball (how many times can we say 'fetish'?), where men and women come out to play. The event is undoubtedly kinky, but the kink...
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  Folsom Street Fair 2010 (NSFW)
  You know it's Fall in San Francisco when you spot he undulating sea of black leather in SOMA that is the Folsom Street Fair. This year's celebration of all that is kink and fetish enjoyed exceedingly warm weather, which is for the best since most attendees weren't wearing many clothes. Can't...
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  International Hemp and Cannabis Expo 2010
  Fans and advocates of the hemp industry and medical marijuana from all walks of life came together for the International Hemp and Cannabis Expo 0f 2010, where they enjoyed 100,000 square feet of speakers, exhibitions, a "patient consumption area" and VIP lounge, and more. Check out scenes...
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  Macy's Passport Fashion Show 2010: Glamarama
  Macy's Passport Fashion Show 2010 trotted out cutting edge fashion via a theatrical runway show that featured...muscular angels in underwear? Oh, my. Proceeds benefitted HIV/AIDS research. All photos by Otto Chan and Diana Dinou Nitescu
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  Obsessed With the Game: Portraits of Giants Fans
  Photographer Chris MacArthur captured die-hard Giants fans in their natural habitats and in the studio. These are portraits of people from every walk of life and age group who all have one thing in common: their passion for the home team.
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  J-Pop Summit Festival in Japantown
  The week-long J-Pop Summit Festival featured Japanese music, film, art, and outrageous fashion, culminating in a weekend street fair. All photos by Hanna Quevedo.
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  Hot Rods & Lube Jobs: Benefit for the Center for Sex and Culture (NSFW)
  San Francisco's Center for Sex and Culture is a sex positive gathering space, a library, and a sex education resource all rolled into one. They threw an auto themed benefit at an actual garage, Marty's Motors, in the El Cerrito. Naturally, it wasn't just a run of the mill party. Classic cars,...
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  Burlesque Spectacular: Hubba Hubba Revue 4th Year Anniversary
  San Francisco's favorite burlesque show celebrated its 4th year to a full house at DNA Lounge. The Revue showcased some of their best acts with a huge line-up of dancers, trapeze, and ribbon artists. This one goes down in Hubba Hubba history! All photos by Calibree Photography
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