Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Barbara Boxer reads from Blind Trust

Books Inc. in Opera Plaza7pm

Senator Barbara Boxer will read from her timely new novel Blind Trust, political survival and the battle for integrity in the corridors of power.

Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art10am - 7:30pm

Whether photographing politicians, artists, writers, fashion models, or movie stars, Richard Avedon revolutionized the genre of portraiture.…

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Jeong Im Yi: Reverent Memories

ArtZone 461 Gallery12-6 pm

ArtZone 461 Gallery is pleased to present in our main space new and recent works by Korean artist Jeong Im Yi. She describes her painting…

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We Are Awake

Double Punch11am till 7pmLast Day To See Show

Double Punch Gallery Presents WE ARE AWAKE New Works by John Casey Jon MacNair Nick Mann "Doodles" Shawn Whisenant "AKO" July…

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Dennis McNulty

Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art10:30am - 5:30 pm

McNulty re-engages the colors, shapes, and layouts of early 1980s men's magazine design, zeroing in on the genre's own re-engagement of the…

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Student/Teacher

Hespe Gallery11am - 5:30pm

Hespe Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition featuring the work of Academy of Art University painting instructor Kevin Moore and recent…

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Conversation 5: Jamie Vasta and Nicholas Pye & Sheila Pye

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery12pm - 5pm

Conversations is an ongoing series of exhibitions at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery featuring a local artist alongside an artist…

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Richard Avedon Film Series

SFMOMA7pm

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Stanley Kubrick, 1964, 93 min., 35mm Released two months after John…

Curator Talks: Jim Hodges

SFMOMA6pm

Frank Smigiel, associate curator of public programs, SFMOMA Meet in the Haas Atrium before moving into the galleries. 6:30 p.m. Each…

3 Blonde Moms

J'LaChic Theatre 397:30 pm

Direct from Hollywood! A hilarious show about 3 unlikely friends in the cul de sac, sharing their hysterical stories about what we all go through!…

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Introductions

Creativity Explored7pm - 9pm

Introductions New Work in Printmaking and Drawing by Artists with Developmental Disabilities is Showcased in Exhibition at Creativity Explored…

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Present Tense Biennial: Chinese Character

Chinese Culture CenterTues-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 12-4pm

Opening reception: Sat. May 2, 1-4pm 31 contemporary artists from the Bay Area & beyond interrogate the phenomenon that is modern Chinese…

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Decibel

Vessel9:30pm - afterhours

Get smitten with Sebastien at Vessel this THURS!! Mr. Leger is highly ranked on The DJ List + his singles have quickly become global hits. He…

Flotsam's Wonder Tonic

Soap Gallery11-2

Mike Shine is a bay area painter who works out of his the funky retro coastal cabin he shares as a studio/second home with his wife and their…

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Sea of Love

111 Minna Gallerynoon - 5pm

111 Minna Gallery is delighted to present Ferris Plock+Kelly Tunstall�s SEA OF LOVE, a new body of collaborative works, from August 6 � 29 2009. The…

Toppa Top Thursdays

Club Six - CLOSED9PM - 2AM

DeeCee's Soul Shakedown & Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi present Toppa Top Thursdays dancehall, reggae, & remixes every week Jah Warrior…

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Blur - Transgender & Gender-Variant Support Group

Dimensions Clinic6:30pm

Blur- Transgender & Gender-Variant Support Group. Free Food Provided! Come and chat with other trans & gv people, facilitated by trans counselors.…

Edible Expeditions

Conservatory of Flowers9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays -Sundays

Surprises abound about the treats we eat in a new exhibition at San Francisco�s Conservatory of Flowers called Edible Expeditions. It�s a chance…

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Ladies Puff Tuff

Sunshine Coast Hookah Bar7-11pm

Ladies Puff Tuff is back 2x a month!!! 2nd Thursday & 4th Tuesday of every month Located at Sunshine Coast 1312 Haight Street @ Central This…

ThankYouGoodbye from Michael Page & Varnish FineArt

Varnish Fine Art Studio11am to 10pm

Michael Page returns to Varnish with bolder brushstrokes & global themes in his new series of oil paintings, a cheery, blameless epitaph for…

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