Upcoming Archive
Japan Relief Benefit
05/14/2011
4:00-1:00am
Hearts Across the Pacific Northern Japan Relief Benefit at Cyclone Warehouse (1842 Illinois St @3rd). Conspiracy of Beards, Gypsy Punk Opera, Taiko Drumming, Butoh and much more. Suggested donation $10-30.
CCA MFA Show
05/21/2011
10:00-7:30pm
The CCA MFA thesis show runs until 05/21 and is full of wonderful student work. You can see the full line-up of the end-of-the-year events here.
South Vietnam
05/13/2011
6:00-10:00pm
Vietnamese food pop-up Rice Paper Scissors at 3330 20th Street (@Shotwell). On the menu: Shrimp chips. Water fern cake. Vietnamese Shrimp Dumplings. Sesame Jellyfish Salad with Ginger-Poached Chicken and Shrimp Chips. Sticky Rice-Stuffed Quail. Coconut and Corn Pudding and more...
Kentucky Derby
05/07/2011
11:00-5:00pm
Set your predictions and don your most fabulous hat as the Kentucky Derby comes to Golden Gate Fields on Saturday. Mint Juleps and a broadcasting of the 137th running! First race starts at 11:45am. $6 admission.
Armada of Golden Dreams
05/07/2011
05:00-11:00pm
The Armada of Golden Dreams is a free self-guided audio tour made by Invisible City that retraces the stories of 12 gold rush vessels buried beneath the streets of downtown San Francisco. The christening of the tour will be at Market & Steuart. After-party with sea shanties and edible art at The Old Ship Saloon. Support the project here.
SFPL Book Sale
04/24/2011
10:00-6:00pm
$1 day at the San Francisco Public Library 50th Anniversary book sale at Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion.
Cannibal Courtship
04/26/2011
6:00-9:00pm
The amazing Cambodian psychedelic rock band Dengue Fever will preform a free in-store concert at Amoeba Records while the famed Vietnamese street food pop-up Rice Paper Scissors will provide after show bites!
Hare!
04/24/2011
11:00-4:00pm
Easter Sunday in Dolores Park with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Performances by Penetrating the Veil, Planet Booty, The Thrillpeddlers, Ejector and Boylesque. Children's Easter Egg Hunt and Games 11am-Noon. Easter Bonnet Contest at 1:30pm, Hunky Jesus Contest at 3:30pm.
Botanical Rogues
04/20/2011
6:00-9:00pm
After hours at the Conservatory of Flowers with the plant that poisoned Socrates, the weed that killed Lincoln's mother and evil flowers that eat whole mammals!! Intrigued? Have a hemp ale and explore wicked Victoriana after dark. Tickets are $5. Cash bar.
The Cults
04/14/2011
8:00-11:00pm
Balmy, sweet, dark and sinister all in one go? It's true. Boy/girl duo Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion whip up nostalgia with 1960s-sounding tunes about love and loneliness. Their self-titled debut album, The Cults, is expected out in June but you can catch them at the Independent on Thursday. Tickets are $13.
Friendly Gathering
04/11/2011
7:00-10:00pm
The Rumpus and ZYZZYVA present a reading by up and coming authors at the Make Out Room. A musical interlude is provided by The Yellow Dress. Tickets are $10
Now Playing
04/21/2011
6:00-9:45pm
Now Playing at SFMOMA presents an ode to Allen Ginsberg with performances, films screenings and music. Meatpaper magazine welcomes spring with edible flower-themed noshes on the Rooftop Garden.
Valencia Bottoms
04/21/2011
6:00-8:00pm
The Bold Italic sometimes gives unfortunate names to "microhoods" (up and coming neighborhoods)! Regardless, you can hang around Four Barrel Coffee, Nooworks, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, Farnsworth, The Common and get some special deals during Valencia Bottoms!
Song Dong @YBCA
04/05/2011
12:00-08:00pm
It is the first Tuesday of the month and the YBCA is free. Catch the large-scale installation Waste Not by artist Song Dong that comprises over 10,000 items collected by her mother over the course of 5 decades in China.
BarBot 2011
04/01/2011
9:00pm-2:00am
BarBot is the sister event to RoboExoitica, the yearly cocktail robot fest in Austria, that up teams up mixology and robots. Parisoma Innovation Loft. $10-15
Hunx and His Punx
04/02/2011
10:00pm
Hunx and His Punx album release party at Bottom of the Hill. Shannon and The Clams and Grass Widow open. $10
Lost Landscapes
04/10/2011
7:30-09:00pm
The Internet Archive will host Rick Prelinger's collection of historical footage, home movies and other cinematic ephemera dubbed Lost Landscapes of San Francisco. $5 suggested donation. RSVP: rsvp@archive.org
Japan Relief Dinner
04/01/2011
7:00-09:00pm
Gravel and Gold will host a dinner of Japanese comfort food where all proceeds will go to the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund set up by the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California $15 suggested donation.
Hands On
04/02/2011
6:30-10:00pm
A dinner made without any tools and eaten without utensils. Hands On is first in series of events at Autofuss studios that examines the mechanical process of food production - starting with nothing and ending in high-end robotics. $65. RSVP
Maverick Mystery Night
03/31/2011
5:30-10:00pm
April Fools dinner hosted by Maverick restaurant. Guests will choose from one of three dinner options and try to guess the meal's ingredients. $40 for three courses, $55 with wine pairings. RSVP: 415.863.3061