Monday, June 01, 2009

Bob Matthews Garden Ruin

Gregory Lind Gallery10:30am

London-based artist Bob Matthews utilizes computers and airbrush as complementary aesthetic approaches to his work. His paintings on canvas…

Ian Momsen Before the Concrete Set

Artists' for Television Access (ATA)By Apt

Opening Reception May 26th 6 - 10 p.m. Free Bio: EN graduated from The University of Vermont in 2000 and has since been steadily making artwork…

Afghanistan

CordenPotts Gallery11 am to 5:30 pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays

This is an exhibition of work by New York City-based photographer Andrea Camuto of Afghan refugees who have returned to their homeland after…

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Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World

Jazz Heritage CenterNoon - 10pm Daily

From the heart of San Francisco�s Jazz District comes a photographic exhibition that chronicles the international tours of legendary jazz musicians…

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James Sansing and Jerad Walker

Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art10:30 - 5:30

A painter, sculptor, photographer and film-maker, James Sansing focuses his protean talents on the gallery�s 1,000 square foot main space, integrating…

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Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Yoshi's San Francisco - Live Music & Japanese Restaurant - CLOSED8PM

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall perform a rare, relaxed, and intimate night of American and Brazilian jazz featuring a trio of masterful musicians�Bill…

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Austere

SFMOMAmuseum hours

This exhibition brings together works from the photography and architecture and design collections that gather around a sense of reduced form…

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Sarah Applebaum

Receiver Gallery10am

Technicolor costumes, paintings, installations and fabric work by San Francisco artist Sarah Applebaum. This show has been funded in part…

TRANS: THRIVE

Trans: Thrive6pm

TRANS: THRIVE A drop-in center by and for the trans community. OUR MISSION is to foster healthy trans community empowered by the leadership…

The Eclectic Company

Skylark Bar9pm

DJ's Tones and Jaybee along with rotating special guests drop the heat, old and new from across the map. Old Skool Hip-Hop, Bass, Dub, Glitch,…

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Tues, Weds, Fri, Sat, Sun: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm; Thurs: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm; FREE First Tuesday

YBCA presents the largest scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist and former Alvin Ailey dancer, Nick Cave, featuring fifty of his…

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Fanu

Underground SF10pm

Reigning from the mysterious lands of Finland, Fanu�s unique production style has made an enormous impact on today�s atmosphere hungry, more…

Paul Klee's Social Creatures

SFMOMA11:30am

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

Charles Anselmo - "Structure"

NOMA GALLERY11am - 6pm

ARTIST TALK: Thursday, June 11th, 7pm Contemporary photographic deconstruction tends to have a rather quick reading, based as it is on get-it-now…

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Jens Lekman

Bottom of the Hill9pm

"Sweden's Jens Lekman emerged from relative obscurity to quickly establish himself as the darling of the global indie pop set, winning widespread…

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First Fiction Book Club presents Kate Veitch

Books Inc. in Laurel Village7pm

First Fiction Book Club will discuss Without a Backward Glance with author KATE VEITCH. A new voice in the tradition of Anne Tyler and Anita…

Giorgio Morandi: Works From The Estorick Collection

Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco9am

Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco presents: Giorgio Morandi: Works from the Estorick Collection Thurs, May 7, 6:30-9pm, and…

J. Maarten Troost discusses Lost on Planet China

Books, Inc. In the Marina7:30pm

The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals, J. MAARTEN TROOST will read from his latest book, Lost on Planet China. The bestselling…

Audio Seduction

Laszlo9pm - 2am

AUDIO SEDUCTION kicks off the summer season on Tuesday June 2nd !!!! 9pm-2am - NO COVER MIKIE LIXXX (Audio Seduction) = think DFA/OPTIMO/SOULWAX/EDITS/NU/CLASSIC…

Zhu Hai: Climbing Gold Mountain

Frey Norris Gallery11am

�It is under such a magical relationship of watching and being watched that the meaningful space of the work can be boundlessly extended.� -Pi…