Friday, November 16, 2012

Jay Defeo

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm

This retrospective offers a revelatory, in-depth encounter with the work of Jay DeFeo (1929-1989), one of the most important and innovative…

2012 International Taiko Festival

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)November 16 8pm, November 17 2pm & 8pm

San Francisco Taiko Dojo, one of the nation's foremost taiko drumming performance groups & schools under the direction of Grand Master Seiichi…

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Demi

Hicklebee's2pm-3:30pm

Demi, the award-winning author and illustrator, comes to Hicklebee's to discuss her newest book, The Great Voyages of Zheng He. As the author…

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The Show: Carlo Lio

The Endup10pm - 8am

Saturday November 17 Sense, The Endup & Lisa Rose present Carlo Lio who is one of the top underground techno/house producers in North America…

Trying

Theatre on San Pedro Square3pm and 8pm

Trying is Joanna McClelland Glass' award-winning play based on her experience as a 25-year-old personal assistant to Francis Biddle, a retired…

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Thanks For Playing... The Game Show Show!

CLOSED: The Retro Dome7:30pm

Last spring, Guggenheim Entertainment, Inc. was successful in raising funds through a KickStarter campaign that allowed the team at The Retro…

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Lewis Watts: New Orleans Suite

Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery12pm-5pm

The Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery is proud to present its newest exhibition, Lewis Watts: New Orleans Suite. Lewis Watts is a photographer,…

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Neurosis

Fox Theater - OaklandShow @ 8pm

It is said that great art has the power to take us outside of ourselves and bring us closer to ourselves simultaneously. Few bands have accomplished…

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Safeway Holiday Ice Rink

Union Square10:00 AM-11:30PM

Winter in San Francisco wouldn�t be the same without gliding across the ice with family and friends at the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink presented…

The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert

City National Civic5pm

Young fans of the Nickelodeon preschool show, The Fresh Beat Band, should not miss out on this event. After a sold out nationwide concert tour,…

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Gifts from the Gods: Art and the Olympic Ideal

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

Plato considered both art and athletics to be gifts from the gods, and the connection between art and sports in ancient Greece can be viewed…

Army of Darkness

Camera 3 Cinemas12:00 AM

Camera 3 presents its last movie for their 2012 Cult Movie series. Army of Darkness follow the story of Ash, who goes back in time to England's…

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Fiber Futures: Japan�s Textile Pioneers

Museum of Craft & Folk Art11am�6pm, x2

The Museum of Craft and Folk Art (MOCFA) in San Francisco on Yerba Buena Lane is proud to present a traveling exhibition co-organized by Japan…

"Soundz" Electroacoustic Music Concert

UCSC Music Center Recital Hall 7:30pm

The UC Santa Cruz Music Department is excited to bring you "Soundz", an electroacoustic music concert. This program features students and faculty…

Barry McGee

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11 AM � 5 PM

�Throughout his career,� writes Alex Baker in the exhibition catalog, �Barry McGee has continued to surprise and contradict expectations.� Including…

Contra Ville, Bonnie and The Bang Bang, Ghost of Wright's and Sweet Hayah

SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery7pm to 10 pm

Local band and SVSX Award Winner 2012, Contra Ville, joins Bonnie and the Bang Bang, Ghosts of Wrights and Sweet Hayah will be playing at the…

Hannibal Buress

Punch Line Comedy Club7:30pm & 9:30pm$25

Hannibal Buress has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Late Late show with…

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Charles Ginnever: Rashomon

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art12pm-5pm

The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art is thrilled to bring you its newest exhibition, "Charles Ginnever: Rashomon". For over 50 years,…

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Shocktoberfest 13: The Bride of Death

Hypnodrome8pm

Tickets: $25 � $35 Purchase online at Brown Paper Tickets Thrillpeddlers� Annual Extravaganza of Terror & Titillation is back for its 13th…

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Wood, Metal, Paint: Sculpture from the Fisher Collection

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm Wed-Sun; 11am-8pm Thurs

Beginning February 29th, Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center presents a new installation featuring work by John Chamberlain, Martin Puryear,…