Thursday, December 25, 2008

The Christmas Ballet

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)2pm/8pm

Join us this holiday season for the classic and cool, heartwarming and funny Bay Area family tradition. The Bay Area tradition returns this…

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Tenderloin Xmas Hustler

Phoenix Theatre8pm

A mash-up parody of just about every Christmas television, movie, or play, Tenderloin Christmas Hustler follows the adventures of one particular…

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Relish Gastropub (formerly: Sent Sovi)Email for Gift Certificate anytime

'Tis the season for celebrating and for sharing at Sent Sovi! In that spirit Sent Sovi is offering everyone a $25 gift certificate to enjoy…

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The Golden Gate Express

Conservatory of Flowers9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All aboard The Golden Gate Express for a San Francisco holiday experience like no other! This winter, Golden Gate Park's Conservatory of Flowers…

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LA Paint

Oakland Museum of California10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun

The Oakland Museum of California presents a selective look at the vast and vibrant Southern California art scene via 11 influential artists,…

Holiday Ice Rink

Union Square10am-11:30pm

Safeway introduces a new holiday tradition in the heart of Union Square. NOVEMBER 12, 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2009 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday�Thursday 10…

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Winter Cartoon Boot Camp

Cartoon Art Museum12 noon - 2 pm

Five days of art and cartooning! Learn to draw fantasy characters and mythological beasts with talented instructor Brian Kolm! For more info…

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Maya Lin

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri

Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes is a major exhibition of new sculptures, drawings, and installations by renowned artist Maya Lin. In 1981, Lin's…

The Art of Slow Food Nation

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Tues, Weds, Fri, Sat, Sun: 12:00pm - 5:00pm, Thurs: 12:00pm - 8:00pm, Mon: Closed

As we explore Imagining Our Future, one of the three Big Ideas that guide this season�s programming, YBCA is proud to feature the art and activism…

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Frenchy le Freak's Best of 2008 CD Release Party

Ruby Skye9 pm - 3 am

Come get energized the day after Christmas, Friday December 26th at Ruby Skye. Frenchy le Freak is pleased to announce his final huge event…

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Fuck Shit, Let's Dance

Emperor Norton's Boozeland (Formerly Deco Lounge)9pm - 3am

Fuck Shit, Let's Dance! A Techno Party for Queers and their Friends. 4th Fridays at the Deco. [FAGGOT TECHNO] with KEN VULSION (Honey…

Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryMon-Tue and Thu, 11am-6pm, Wed, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-5pm and Sat, 1-5pm.

Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards. Fifth…

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Dame Edna

San Francisco Playhouse8pm

"Following the National success of her previous Tony attracting shows, �The Royal Tour� and �Back with a Vengeance,� Dame Edna Everage � International…

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Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

Exhibit juxtaposes video works by Olivo Barbieri and Stephen Dean. This exhibition presents a complex portrait of America's most spectacular…

James Grashow: The Great Monkey Project

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Imagine one hundred life-size monkeys made out of cardboard dangling from each other and swinging from trapezes. This is what artist James Grashow…

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Live Jazz & Blues

Back A YardDinner Hours

Live Jazz and Blues every Friday and Saturday night. Jazz Fridays - Big Beat Trio performing live Jazz/Blues Saturdays - Second Cousins…

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The Gatherers: Greening Our Urban Spheres

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12 noon - 5 pm, till 8pm Thu - Sat

How do we ensure sustainability of nature for growing urban populations? The Gatherers is an exhibition that brings together work from a diverse…

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The Santaland Diaries

Off Market Theatre8pm & 10pm

Come and laugh the recession away with the humor of David Sedaris� �The Santaland Diaries�. Presented by C.A.F.E. (Combined Art Form Entertainment)…

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Josephine Taylor & Kate Gilmore

Catharine Clark Gallery10:30am - 5:30pm

Josephine Taylor: Bomb Landscape Josephine Taylor is a San Francisco artist who makes narrative, large-scale drawings. Raised in Denver, Colorado,…

Wolfgang Ganter

Eli RIdgway Gallery11am - 6pm

Baer Ridgway Exhibitions is pleased to present a new exhibition by Berlin based artist, Wolfgang Ganter. Wolfgang Ganter was born in Stuttgart,…