Thursday, January 01, 2009

Burnt at the Grant and Green

Grant & Green9:30 - 1:30

Our music exists because of the tremendous energies of a small but dedicated number of people who are consistently putting forth their best…

Pharoah Sanders

Yoshi's San Francisco - Live Music & Japanese Restaurant - CLOSED8pm & 10pm

Few musicians, if any, can match it. The volume is so high, the tempo so fast and the tension so thick, Pharoah Sanders puts down his saxophone,…

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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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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…

Leonardo da Vinci

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

This is the first U.S. exhibition of one of the most significant collections of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The drawings from the Biblioteca…

Fragments of Reality - Nikolai Atanassov

NOMA GALLERY11am - 6pm

Engaging an innovative balance between traditional European painting techniques and elegant modernist forms, Nikolai Atanassov thematically…

Ancestors

Bottom of the Hill10pm21 and over

"First there's the straightforward thickness of Kyuss disciples Corrosion of Conformity. The resin-sopped riffs of Pepper Keenan's oft-overlooked…

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On and On

Mighty9pm - afterhours

They have gathered all of the best DJ's in town to get your first Friday night of the New Year started! 21+ welcome.

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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This End Up: The Art of Cardboard

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

In fact, many of the most highly esteemed artists, like Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Gehry, Joan Brown and Manuel Neri, have experimented with…

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Paul Klee's Social Creatures

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

With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating…

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,…

Pablo Francisco

San Jose Improv8 and 10pm

Pablo is one of the most popular touring comedians worldwide. His two Comedy Central one hour comedy specials "They Put It Out There" and "Ouch!"…

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Digital Transformations

The Intel Museum9am-6pm

Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over…

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Afghanistan

Asian Art Museum10am - 5pm

A traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, this exhibition will explore…

Vampira, with works by FRENCH & Diva

Double PunchRegular gallery hours: 11am-7pm Monday � Saturday, 11am-6pm

Vampira With works by : French & Diva at double punch gallery 1821 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 415.399.9785 December…

Zero Hour

Secret Location11:55pm - afterhours

DreamScheme Productions presents an exclusive evening at an undisclosed location (buy tickets for details) in the heart of San Francisco. Hosted…

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Reel Big Fish

The FillmoreDoors at 7pm, Show at 8pm

"One of the brightest moments in Reel Big Fish's lengthy career occurred roughly a decade ago, when the ska-punk band inked its major label…

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Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party

SF Playhouse8pm

What if President Lincoln was gay? Would you have to rethink everything? As we re-imagine our national identity in the 21st century, Aaron…

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Arts of the Islamic World from Turkey to Indonesia

Asian Art Museum10 am - 5 pm, till 9pm on Thu

The Islamic cultures of Asia are varied, rich and complex. This exhibition of approximately sixty paintings, manuscripts, ceramics, textiles,…