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Shalom Auslander (Foreskin’s Lament, Beware of God) may be America’s funniest, most controversial young Jewish author. His cutting, comically anxious spiels “approximate what David Sedaris would sound like if his neuroses revolved entirely around matters of Orthodox Judaica.” (Esquire) His new novel,...

What do designers do when the holiday season comes around? They have a ski dance party!

Join us in celebrating our company's 2 year anniversary. Yes, this is a ski themed party - so dress to impress, but please don't bring your skis. Lift tickets will be provided.

We're teaming up with Green Apple Books to present our latest microhood celebration, ClemenTime, on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.

We'll be spotlighting Clement Street between 3rd and 7th Ave. for a party co-presented by our friends at Park Life and Seedstore. The evening will feature deep discounts on apparel, complimentary ice...

Once every ONE HUNDRED YEARS on the Gregorian calendar the date and time coalesce into the magical sequence: 11:11:11 p.m. on 11/11/11.

That's Eleven Eleven and Eleven seconds on Eleven Eleven Eleven. If you want to get technical, yes, it also occurs in the late morning of the same day, but that's just not as big of a deal to you.

On...

Doughnuts on strings, whiskey and cider, come in grand disguise.

Surrealist films and performances, live music and catered food flourishes: our 3rd annual bash at Vesuvio's in North Beach will be a surreally good time!

Everyone is encouraged to arrive in their best surreal costume, and there will be prizes for the best ones!

Students are welcome to join us this year; Kerouac Alley will be their party!
...

Composer and singer Galeet Dardashti performs Monajat (Fervent Prayer), an evening of Middle eastern musical poetry sung during the month preceding Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, as a means of reflection and spiritual preparation. In this West Coast premiere, Dardashti reinvents Persian melodies and Hebrew texts with electronic soundscapes and...

September’s Feast of Words is inspired by Frontrunners: The San Francisco Foundation 2011 Murphy & Cadogan Awards Exhibition, a juried exhibition of the best work coming out of regional fine arts MFA programs, on view in our Main Gallery August 17th – September 16th.

Feast of Words is going back to school on the theme “Schoolhouse...

The last one was so much fun, that we had to do it again!

Early Bird Admission: 7-10am - $20
Regular Admission: 10am-4pm - $5

Swarthy Gentleman Falafel and Hummus!

Come on down!

Liminal Space is an artist-run emerging art and technology studio based in Oakland, California. We provide a platform for experimentation and collaboration, and facilitate the production and dissemination of visionary works and practices. We encourage exploration of the unknown and in-between by inviting all creative disciplines to participate and...

Join us tonight at SMM, 6pm-11pm taking place at the Bently Reserve. RSVP @ http://bit.ly/n2SQ1U Discount Code: FashionNightOut (20%)
GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP....

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Styling The Modern Man is an annual event developed to provide today's...

Art gets off the wall at SFMOMA: Now Playing. On
three Thursdays this fall, artists electrify the museum
with live music, spoken word, films, installations, and
performances. Tasty drinks and good eats make the
experience even more delicious. So come by, listen
up, look around, rock out—in a word, play. With
Thursday nights like this, who needs...

21+, Price just got lowered to $10, Doors at 8 p.m
A 200-seat theater with a full bar

The Twelfth Annual
San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
Sept 8-11, 2011

Thursday, September 8th
SFMoMA
7 PM

An evening of live and fixed media works for sound and video including works by Les Stuck & Sonsherée Giles, Sarah Howe, Tim Perkis/ Tom Djll, Alba G. Corral / Kadet Kuhne, and a performance of Milton Babbitt’s...

Dear Amigos(a), be ready to experience this Fantasia Mexicana. Bring your parachute, rehears you favorite Mexican song and come with an empty stomach. Delicious food and ethereal beings will delight your sense.

*August 20 and 21, 2011

Saturday 8/20
8 pm (food on sale: 7:00pm)

Sunday 8/21
2 pm (food on sale: 12:00pm

This is an All Ages event...

Come and witness Major Powers and the Lo Fi Symphony in San Francisco for the first time! $5 show
www.lofisymphony.com

Hi!!!

Last week we had a very nice discussion starting with the question "If a full moon falls on Sunday, on what day of the week will the next full moon fall?"

And it went quite nicely! One of the participants had the following to say:
"I love the from-the-ground-up approach, imagining I'm one of the ancients figuring out...

For over 25 years, the Burning Man festival has been an annual pilgrimage for tens of thousands of artists and counter-culture seekers. Held in the desert flats of northwestern Nevada during the last days of summer, attendees take part in a week-long celebration focused on the creation of art. In recent years, it has become more than an arts...

The MisALT Screening Series Presents:
"Mental Hopscotch: (Mis)Adventures in Psychiatry and Mental Illness"

Featuring:
"Crooked Beauty" By Ken Paul Rosenthal
- A poetic documentary chronicling the life of Artist-Activist and Icarus Project Co-Founder Jacks McNamara and her journey from childhood abuse victim, to psych ward...

Please Note: Southern Exposure has rescheduled the Cries of San Francisco Market Day to Saturday, June 11, 2011, 12-5 pm from the originally scheduled June 4th date due to an unseasonable storm predicted to hit the Bay Area this weekend. All details of the Market Day will remain the same as previously outlined.

A Project by Allison Smith in...

Duane Tom began collecting 45 rpm records in the 1970’s. In those pre-MTV days, the record sleeve was often the first time you got to see what the artist looked like! This is an exhibition of record covers with the bands and musical personalities from the late 50’s to the 1990’s.

Opening Reception: Friday June 10, 2011
6 p.m. to 12...

Please join us Saturday June 4 for a fantastic day of programs celebrating artists circles & salons, in conjunction with the exhibition "The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde."

+ 26 poets give all-day reading of Gertrude Stein's THE MAKING OF AMERICANS

+ 21 artists and writers give personal...

BRC presents: WAY TOO MUCH FUN!!
Live at KIMO'S on Sunday May 29th, 2011:
(doors at 7:00) 8:00PM to 12:00AM

Catholic Radio @ 8PM
(http://www.facebook.com/catholicradio)

Brenda Carsey (featuring special guest Melvin Bevins) @ 9PM
(http://www.facebook.com/brenda.side
and
http://www.facebook.com/eminent.ruth)

The Mighty Russian Winter @ 10PM...

Check out our site at www.TreasureIslandFlea.com and be sure to 'like' us at Treasure Island Flea

Hey friends. I would really appreciate your support and attendance to the event. It should be a real good time. Great food, great shopping, great views and good people. We have set out to create the Bay Area's first Real Flea;...

Appearing in an evening entitled “Muybridge in Three Movements” at the museum’s Phyllis Wattis Theater, Galasso will present an excerpt from "Bring On The Lumiere!" alongside a presentation by author Rebecca Solnit and a series of films curated by SF Cinematheque Artistic Director Steve Polta, bringing a choreographer’s...