Friday, August 08, 2008

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2008

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The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents music, theater, dance, cultural events, educational and children�s programs, reflecting the rich cultures…

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Angel de fuego (Angel of Fire)

Phyllis Wattis Theater at SFMOMA3pm

Alma is a 13-year-old fire-eater and trapeze artist whose life centers around the creaking, fantastical world of the circus. Her only joy is…

Room for Thought

SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun

Computer-generated video installations by Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer. Computer-generated video installations by Swiss artists Alexander…

Hecho por M�xico: The Films of Gabriel Figueroa

Pacific Film Archive (PFA)8:30pm: The Night of the Iguana

Gabriel Figueroa was more than a cinematographer. A consummate artist, he captured with grandeur a sense of Mexico that would, as the poet Carlos…

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Power & Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty

Asian Art Museum10 am to 5 pm, Until 9 pm on Thurs

Why are Ming vases cherished as exquisite artworks of majestic perfection? Find out at this unique exhibition of more than 200 Ming treasures…

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Bad Habits

Theatre Rhinoceros8:00

Terrence McNally's comedy BAD HABITS is set in competing medical facilities, each designed to help people deal with their bad habits. One place…

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UPGRADE with LOW BUDGET // SHANE KING

330 Ritch Street (CLOSED)10PM - 2AMevery second saturday

UPGRADE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13th with LOW B and resident SHANE KING (blasthaus/lookout weekend) photos by jerome pour homme giveaways…

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New Work: Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, Mary Temple

SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun

Working in distinct styles and media, Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, and Mary Temple explore the transformative properties of light, underscoring…

Transparencies

Braunstein/Quay Gallery11am - 5:30pm

"Everyone has a concept of transparency," writes curator Myra Block Kaiser, "from the simplicity of thin fabric or the porous openings in a…

Avant GardARAMA!

Exit on Taylor8pm

The Cutting Ball Theater's AvantgardARAMA! July 18 - August 16 An evening of short experimental plays. Directed by Rob Melrose Like our…

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Birth of the Cool

Oakland Museum of California10am-5pm

The Oakland Museum of California goes from retro to metro in its 1950s-era Birth of the Cool and contemporary Cool Remixed exhibitions, opening…

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Bootie 5 Year Anniversary Party! with A+D Show II

DNA Lounge9pm - afterhoursFREE 20-track Bootie 5-Year Ann…

BOOTIE 5-Year Anniversary Party this Saturday, August 9th at DNA Lounge! Live on stage: DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D present Revenge Of…

A Brand New Me

New Conservatory Theatre8pm

The New Conservatory Theatre Center Summer Cabaret Series presents... Connie Champange in A Brand New Me! The Dusty Springfield Songbook Directed…

Let Us Now Praise San Francisco

Marx & ZavatteroTue-Fri 10:30-5:30; Sat 11-5

Join us July 12 - August 16 for our summer group show co-curated by San Francisco author, filmmaker, and raconteur Robert Mailer Anderson. The…

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The Glam Life

John Colins Lounge9pm till 2am - No Cover!

Aaw' Yeah. Its coming... Saturday August 9th!! John Colins presents the greatest "one off" party of all time. THE GLAM LIFE with The…

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XXY

Landmark's Lumiere Theatre(12:30 2:45) 5:00 7:15 9:15

Adolescence means having to confront a number of choices and life decisions, but rarely any as monumental as the one facing 15-year-old Alex…

Gay Shame Meetings

Modern Times Bookstore5:30pm - 7pm

Gay Shame is a Virus in the System. We are committed to a queer extravaganza that brings direct action to astounding levels of theatricality.…

Timothy Cummings

Catharine Clark Gallery11am - 5:30pm

Catharine Clark Gallery Solo Exhibition: Timothy Cummings: "Last Call" Installation: Sandow Birk selections from "Leading Causes of Death…

What You Will

American Conservatory Theater - ACT3pm; 8pm

What You Will is the one-man everything there is "to be or not to be" about William Shakespeare: the greatest soliloquies ever written next…

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El Superritmo

Make-Out Room10pm - afterhours

Make-Out Room host a weekly Saturday Night party with DJ Christopher Crossfader and special G=guests. They play Funk, Salsa, Bhangra, Descargas…

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