ie, The Fun You May Have Missed ;)
Thursday 11/1:
Free Museum Day!
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Burlingame Pez Museum, Geary galleries (49 Geary St)
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
5pm:
*Last MATCHA @ Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin St
Photography, Fashion, + Film Live
www.asianart.org/matcha.htm#November
free w/ museum admission ($5 after 5pm)
5:30pm:
Art receptions @ 49 Geary St (till 7:30pm), @ 77 Geary (till 8pm)
49 Geary is a 5 story building with 20 art galleries! FUN VISUAL PARTY! Many People attending!
free
10pm:
Latin house w/ live accompaniment @ Slide 430 Mason St
www.donovansf.com
free this & every Thurs with RSVP link above
Friday 11/2:
5pm:
*PIE FIGHT FLASH MOB! @ Powell Cable Car Turnaround
sf0.org/events/
free and messy - use shaving cream & a sturdy paper plate
7pm:
*Dia de los Muertos Procession @ 24th & Bryant (Mission District)
Please bring flowers, candles, and remembrances of your loved ones for
our community altar.
www.dayofthedeadsf.org
upcoming.yahoo.com/event/268937
free
8pm:
Ravi Shankar @ Nob Hill Masonic Center 1111 California St
$47
10pm:
*DJ Tony la Funk @ Retox 628 20th St
free, $5 after 11pm
11pm:
*20meat:6fry BrassTax Halloween Electro House @ Amnesia 853 Valencia St
Wear your costume!
free
midnight & later:
Swayzak @ Temple 540 Howard St
$20
*Damian Lazarus & M.A.N.D.Y. @ Gingerbread House 1275 Connecticut St (@ Cesar Chavez)
tech/electro house
$15
Saturday 11/3:
2pm:
Samhain All Hallows Masquerade @ Cedar & Bonita, Berkeley
free
9pm:
Space Cowboys @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
free before 10pm, $10 before midnight
Sunday 11/4:
2pm:
*Joanna Newsom @ Music in the Mountains, Grass Valley, CA
www.musicinthemountains.org/shop...x.php
$25-40
9pm:
*DJ Battle & dessert @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
house on your own bed
free
11pm:
*One Night Stand @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St
electro house & party tunes
free
Monday 11/5:
7:30pm:
*Low vs Diamond @ Cafe Du Nord 2170 Market St
Strokes-esque indie rock
hypem.com/search/low%20vs%20diamond/1/
$10
8pm:
*Grande Opening Gala Event for the Five and Diamond @ 510 Valencia St (@ 16th St)
featuring champagne toast & live models
free
10pm:
*Five and Diamond celebration continues @ Elbo Room 647 Valencia St (@ 17th St)
Special Dia De Los Muertos/ Five and Diamond performances by
The Black and Blue Burlesque Review and The Yard Dogs Fabulous Traveling Road Show
$5
Tuesday 11/6:
Free Museum Day!
*De Young Museum, MOMA, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor, Cartoon Art
Museum, Yerba Buena Center Galleries
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
8pm:
*Election Party for Team Newsom @ 1st floor of Ferry Building (head of Market St)
mention Aaron Goldsmith
free, open bar
Wednesday 11/7:
Free Museum Day!
*Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
8:30pm:
Indie Rock Rumble @ Harlot 46 Minna St (betw/ 1st & 2nd St)
Dance Party Round II
free lemon drops courtesy of Ketel One Citroen
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-13937
free with RSVP link above, else $5
9pm:
[KONTROL] / Satellite @ Anu 43 6th St (betw Market & Mission)
minimal and glitchy techno
free before 10pm, $5 after
10pm:
dot.club @ PINK (16th/So.VanNess)
Indie.Postpunk.Electro.Synthpop.Breaks.MusicVideos.ForeignCinema.PhotoArt
www.myspace.com/dotclubsf
free
Thursday 11/8:
7pm:
KlubEurope Deluxe mingle @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
www.KlubEurope.com/
$9 RSVP with link above (incl. appetizers), otherwise $12 at the door, "free" for ordering expensive dinner
10pm:
*j.Phlip at MINX @ The EndUp 401 6th St (@ Harrison)
LadyHouse - all female DJ's
$5 before midnite, $10 after
midnite & later:
*SOLID @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
Claude VonStroke, Fred Everything, M3, Galen, Solar, Anthony, Lance Desardi, Worthy, Fluid, Alland Byallo, Craig Kuna
Funky/dirty house & minimal techno from Om Records, Green Gorilla Lounge, Dirty Bird Records, Kontrol & Sunset
$? donation - Benefit for Otto Schutt
Friday 11/9:
6:30pm:
*Neve BDay Happy Hour @ Faultline Studios 1139 Howard St (@ 7th St)
Happy Hour at a recording studio
free, BYOB
7pm:
*Eyes of Life Artshow @ The Space Gallery 1141 Polk St (@ Hemlock St)
Go Go Gracie Gallery art reception until 9:30, live African/Reggae/Punk until 2am
free, $3 cover after 10pm
8pm:
Feist @ Nob Hill Masonic Center 1111 California St
Listen here: hypem.com/search/feist/1/
$35
9pm:
Joanna Newsom w/ full concert orchestra @ Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 South Grand Ave LA
$30-55
10pm:
*Glitch Mob edIT album release party @ 1015 Folsom St (@ 6th St)
Bohemian Carnival w/ Aquasky, Gooferman, featuring chocolate syrup wrestling :)
www.an-ten-nae.net/events.html
RSVP: www.stun1.com/stun/viewRsvpForm.php
$15 before 11pm with RSVP link above, $20 door
Saturday 11/10:
11am-5pm
Yet Another Free Museum Day!
*MOMA, CA Academy of Sciences, CA Historical Society, Cartoon Art Museum, Contemporary Jewish Museum, GLBT Historical Society of Northern CA, Museum of the African Diaspora, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SF Camerawork, Society of CA Pioneers, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Zeum
ybca.org/about/news/
2pm:
The Green Festival @ Concourse Exhibition Center 635 8th St (@ Brannan St)
featuring John Francis the Planetwalker
www.greenfestivals.org/conten...24/243/
$10 1 day, $15 3 days (discounted price for riding your bike there)
3pm, 8pm:
Swearing Festival II @ Edinburgh Castle Pub, 950 Geary (@ Larkin)
featuring the Shite Discoteque & Shit Parade
www.castlenews.com/swearingfestival.html
$5 for 3pm panel, $12 for 8pm main event
8pm:
Wine tasting party & Pink Mammoth @ Mars Bar 7th Street and Brannan St
4th anniversary for Pink Mammoth, all you can drink wine tasting
$10 if you BYOW else $20
9pm:
Kafana Balkan w/ Brass Menazeri @ 12 Galaxies 2565 Mission (@ 22nd St)
Brass Menazeri: brassmenazeri.com
Kafana Balkan: myspace.com/kafanabalkan
Hleb i Sir Circus: myspace.com/humanitariancircus
Advance tickets here: 12galaxies.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=20042
$10-25 sliding scale
9pm:
*Pamela's Loft Party Fundraiser/Pantydropper @ 3375 Mission St (@ Virginia Ave)
DJ's Ales & Steve spin Northern soul, garage, funky dance, electro, pop
$5 donation, BYOB
10:30pm:
*2nd annual NEXUS HAY MAZE PARTY @ Half Moon Bay
Come join us for an unforgettable evening within the confusing confines of a nearly 2 acre maze constructed entirely of 8-14 ft. haybale walls. Hidden within the labyrinth you will find two large scale sound stages and a multitude of strange and unusual surprises around every corner. This opportunity only comes once a year, don't miss it, it's going to be epic!
Live music and DJ sets all night
High Lonesome Hill Billy Hay Ride every hour
Camping OK
Rumors of a breakfast bar afterparty
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/22278 w/o ride $25
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/22595 w/ ride on biodiesel bus $40 (FYI I'm taking the bus)
midnite & later:
Auralism party @ secret loft location
minimal techno feat. Twerk
www.auralismrecords.com/
$15 presale includes free mix CD
Sunday 11/11:
12pm-3pm:
Mob of Waldos @ Market & Embarcadero (outside the Ferry Building)
www.mobofwaldos.com/
bring a red & white striped shirt and blue jeans
free
1pm:
The Green Festival @ Concourse Exhibition Center 635 8th St (@ Brannan St)
featuring Eugene Tsui the Organic Architect
www.greenfestivals.org/conten...24/243/
$10 for 1 day (discounted price for riding your bike there)
...or get in free here:
www.workingassets.com/greenfe...cket.cfm
3:30pm (& various show times until 11/18):
After Dark Horrorfest @ Century 20 Daly City Cinema 1901 Junipero Serra Blvd, Daly City
www.horrorfestonline.com/
www.fandango.com/century20...heaterpage
$7.75 matinée, else $10.25
6pm:
New Italian Cinema / Our Country @ 1 Embarcadero Center
www.sffs.org/events/inde...s_nic07.html
$11 or $18 w/ reception at 8pm
9pm-1am:
***Dj DDT & Tony La Funk & Deviant-1 @ Fuse 493 Broadway (@ Kearny St)
DDT is In The House!!! Catch me closer to 9pm
a333.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/ima....jpg
I'll be mixing in electro house, hip hop, and indie remixes into the funky house of the night
free
11pm:
Torch of Truth @ Temple 540 Howard St (@ 1st St)
feat. Kraddy & Anasia of the Glitch Mob, Live hip hop, reggae, and Tibetan music
cyphertown.com/
$15 before 11:11pm, $20 after
Monday 11/12:
9pm:
*3HOTchiXXX @ Fat City 314 11th St (@ Folsom)
www.myspace.com/3hotchixxx
giddy psycho rock
$10
Tuesday 11/13:
8pm:
*Stars w/ Lloyd Cole @ Bimbo's 365 Club 1025 Columbus Ave (@ Chestnut St)
Listen here: omahype.com/index.php
$20 advance, $23 at door
Wednesday 11/14:
7pm:
*Ask a Scientist: Synesthesia @ Axis Cafe 1201 8th Street (betw/ 16th & Irwin)
Lynn Robertson, Professor of Psychology & Senior Research Scientist, UC Berkeley
www.askascientistsf.com/
free
7:30pm:
Art Show @ The Grant Building (2nd Floor) 1095 Market St. (@ 7th)
free
8pm:
Stars w/ Lloyd Cole @ Bimbo's 365 Club 1025 Columbus Ave (@ Chestnut St)
Listen here: omahype.com/index.php
$20 advance, $23 at door
Thursday 11/15:
5pm-9pm:
From the Depths Reception at Third Thursday @ California Academy of Sciences 875 Howard St (@ 5th St)
Filled with clownfish, cocktails, and conversation, a new science and art exhibit, will be unveiled at this event. Enjoy music and a cash bar featuring Francis Ford Coppola wine.
www.calacademy.org/exhibits/air/
$5
9pm:
*Broke-Ass Stuart's Guide Cheap SF Party @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
Live music from Hippie Grenade, Gooferman; DJs Nick & Ant playing soul, funk & black rock
Free food provided by Asqew Grill, Escape from NY Pizza, The Woodhouse Fish Company, and more
www.rickshawstop.com/phpEven...play.php
$1 cover
10pm:
*Shur-i-kan, j.Phlip @ The Endup 401 6th St (@ Harrison)
LadyHouse Dj's, DJ B's birthday, last MINX night
www.theendup.com/events/minx.html
$5 before midnite, $10 after
Friday 11/16:
7pm:
Local South Asian Short Films @ Victoria Theater 2961 16th St (@ Capp St)
www.thirdi.org/festival/film/shorts.htm
9pm:
Suite Jesus Art/Beat @ 111 Minna St (@ 2nd St)
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-14685
free before 11pm with RSVP link above, else $5, $10 after 11pm
10pm:
*Blow Up @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
Indie-Pop-Disco-Noir feat. The Glass (NYC electro duo), Pink Skull (Philly DJs go crunk crazy!)
www.rickshawstop.com/phpEven...play.php
$10
10pm:
Worthy vs Christian Martin @ Shine Lounge 1337 Mission St (@ 9th St)
Dirtybird Hyphy House
www.myspace.com/sfdirtybird
free before 11pm with RSVP link above
10pm - midnite & later:
1 Night Stiletto Workout @ AsiaSF 201 9th St (@ Howard St)
ALSO: after party at an amazing new after hours spot with a full bar...
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-14803
$8
10pm - midnite & later:
*Butterball @ Anon Gallery 285 9th Street (@ Folsom)
A Climate Theater BENEFIT + Scorpio Birthday-ma-gig!
www.anonsalon.com/nov07
Suggestive Donations:
$10/ before 10:30 ~ $15/ Festooned & Free
$20/ Undressed & Birdless
Saturday 11/17:
3pm:
*Come play Calvin (& Hobbes) Ball! @ Dolores Park Dolores and 19th St
Balls, weapons, and spontaneous rules in the spirit of the comic strip
sf0.org/events/
3-6pm:
*Vulcan Pre-Party Barbecue Potluck @ The Vulcan 4401 San Leandro St, #24, Oakland
bring something yummy
free
8pm-sunrise:
***Raunchy Tea Party @ The Vulcan 4401 San Leandro St, #24, Oakland
feat. Dj DDT! (yours truly, plus 5 other DJ's) spinning Electro, House, French touch, 90s Japanese pop
Classy Cocktails! Pinata! Sleazy Performances! Noise! Live Music! Drinks! Wilderness!
costumes encouraged (mad hatters, alice, etc)
$5 donation
9pm:
Nonstop Bhangra @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
feat. DJ Jimmy Love, Dholrhythms Dance Troupe, live painting by Marcus Murray
Bhangra Lesson at 9:30pm
www.rickshawstop.com/catalog...info.php
$10 adv, $15 door
10pm:
Frisco Disco @ The Transfer 198 Church St (@ Market)
electro / new wave party with exhibitionist hipsters
www.myspace.com/friscodisco
$5
Sunday 11/18:
10pm-3am:
*JD Samson (Le Tigre/Men) @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
with DJ's Hatchmatik, Pink Skull spinning electro, disco, punk, indie, bmore, mash ups, & party jams
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-15271
free "Pink" shots from 10-11pm
$6
Monday 11/19:
8pm:
*Sigur Ros Film: HEIMA
RSVP at RSVP@mezzaninesf.com
Please type "SIGUR ROS" in subject line
Include your FIRST and LAST name in the email
free with RSVP email above
Tuesday 11/20:
6pm-9pm:
Plastic Bag Ban Bash @ 111 Minna Gallery (@ 2nd St)
bagmonster.com
$5
Wednesday 11/21:
5pm-10pm:
*Qööl @ 111 Minna Gallery (@ 2nd St)
DJ's Future BC, Jason Short, And Tim McCormack
www.qoolsf.com/
free before 6pm, $5 after
10pm:
Doc Martin gets Plucked @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
Have house in your bed with Doc Martin, M3, Adnan, Rooz, Eric Sharp, Michael Anthony
www.supperclub.com/
rsvp@supperclub.com
free with RSVP email above, else $10
10pm:
Mark Farina @ Ruby Skye 420 Mason St (@ Geary)
World class house & hip-hop
www.club-calendar.com/cgi-bin...ndar.cgi
free with food or toy donation
10pm:
Miguel Migs and Julius Papp @ Harlot 46 Minna St (betw/ 1st & 2nd St)
Smooth and soulful house
www.harlotsf.com/
free with food donation
midnite & later:
Torpedo Boyz Funksgiving @ Mighty 119 Utah St (@ 15th St)
Nufunk & breaks from Berlin!
www.mighty119.com/
$10-15
Thursday 11/22 (THANKSGIVING):
10pm:
Art & fashion & drum & bass @ Temple 540 Howard St (55 Natoma St entrance) betw/ 1st & 2nd
www.templesf.com/calendar
free before 11pm with RSVP link above
10pm:
Phonic Part Deux: Dirty Dirty Techno @ The Endup 401 6th St (@ Harrison)
Minimal tech funk and breakbeats
www.theendup.com/events/phonic.html
$5-10
Friday 11/23:
2pm-4pm:
Buy Nothing Day Caroling @ Union Square (Geary & Stockton St)
www.globalizethissf.org
free
5pm:
*Flash Mob Dance Off @ One Stockton St (@ 4th & Market)
Bring a music player and headphones and when the whistle blows dance down Market St!
sfbay.craigslist.org/eve/456771414.html
free
5pm-8:45pm:
Friday Nights at the de Young Museum @ 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
Live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, lectures, cocktails, food, artist demonstrations, and interactive art projects
www.famsf.org/deyoung/calendar/day.asp
$10
8pm-2am:
Auraluxe @ Space Gallery 1141 Polk St (@ Hemlock St)
www.acidtotem.net/
free
9pm:
*Band of Horses @ The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd
www.myspace.com/bandofhorses
$20
Saturday 11/24:
10am-2pm:
Fungus Festival @ Ferry Building Marketplace
Far West Fungi and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market celebrate culinary mushrooms with the 2nd annual Ferry Building Fungus Festival.
www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/f...hp
free
1pm-5pm:
Buy Nothing Day + Really Really Free Market @ Dolores Park (@ 19th & Dolores St)
Giant potluck of ideas, food, music, books, skills, games and many other resources that our community can share.
reallyreallyfree.org
free
10pm:
*Frisco Disco w/ Glass Candy @ The Transfer 198 Church St (@ Market)
electro / new wave party with exhibitionist hipsters
www.myspace.com/friscodisco
$5
10pm:
Rebel Girl @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
electroindierockhiphop80'smashups homofabulous dance party
rickshawstop.com/phpEventC...isplay.php
$7
10pm-2am:
*Uptempo Daft Punk-DeLa Soul @ Madrone 500 Divisadero St (@ Fell)
Electro & Hip Hop
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-15023
$5, possibly free with RSVP
10pm:
DJ Helicopter @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
House with live congas and trumpet
www.vesselsf.com
free
Sunday 11/25:
8:30am:
Run Wild 5K/10K in Golden Gate Park @ JFK Drive & 8th Avenue
The only race where herds of costumed cows, chickens, squid, cavemen, and other wild things compete side-by-side with serious athletes in a beautiful jaunt through Golden Gate Park
www.calacademy.org/runwild/
$30 pre-registration/$35 at the gate to participate, free to view
10am-2pm:
*Fungus Festival @ Ferry Building Marketplace
Far West Fungi and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market celebrate culinary mushrooms with the 2nd annual Ferry Building Fungus Festival.
www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/f...hp
free
10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3
Monday 11/26:
9:30am/1:30pm/6pm:
Free Bartending Class @ SF School of Bartending 760 Market S
www.sfbartending.com/intro_class.htm
free with RSVP link above
7pm:
*BioAesthetics @ California College of the Arts 1111 8th St
Blur the boundaries between art & science
flavorpill.com/sanfrancis...oaesthetics
free
Tuesday 11/27:
7pm-9pm:
*Down to a Science: Neuroscience of Meditation @ 330 Ritch St (@ Brannan St)
Science cafe on Mindfulness & the Brain
www.sciencecafesf.com/
free
10pm:
*ML Tronik & Christian Martin @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk)
dirty techno Tuesdays
www.myspace.com/birdydird
free
10pm:
Big Stereo: Hold Yr Horses @ Aunt Charlie's 133 Turk (@ Taylor)
Rchrd Oh?! vs Forever21 - electro, indie, new wave, disco punk
this.bigstereo.net/hold-yr-horses/
$3
Wednesday 11/28:
6pm-10pm:
*Techform - SF Social Web Technologies Showcase @ Sugar Cafe 679 Sutter St (@ Taylor)
geek technologies in a fun social atmosphere
techform.vox.com/
free
8pm-10pm:
Juggle, Spin, Balance & Acro Flow Yoga @ The Vulcan 4401 San Leandro St #56, Oakland
www.instaryoga.com
Juggle: free; Yoga: $10, RSVP to Rich at link above
9pm-2am:
*BlowUp + BPM + LA Riots! @ Harlot 46 Minna St (betw/ 1st & 2nd St)
electro indie insanity and free drinks! This will be epic! :)
www.myspace.com/lariotsofficial
RSVP to linda@overamerica.com
free, RSVP only
Thursday 11/29:
7pm:
Gallery Potluck @ Cell Space 2050 Bryant (btwn 18th/19th St)
Food Fun Community Space
cellspace.org
free, bring something yummy
7pm:
*Art Exhibit - MORE BRAINS @ Space Gallery 1141 Polk St (@ Hemlock St)
Zombies both visceral and subtle
www.spacegallerysf.com/events.html
free
7:30pm:
Transported SF DJ bus loading @ Rite Spot Cafe 2099 Folsom St (@ 17th St)
dance and ride with DJ's Alxndr & Obi-J
www.transportedsf.com/djbus.html
$15
8pm:
CrushLab Singles party @ secret Mission location
www.crushlab.com/
$20, RSVP only at link above
8pm-11pm:
*Toychestra/Crank Ensemble @ Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market St (@ 6th St)
www.toychestra.com
www.myspace.com/crankensemble
$6-10 sliding scale
9pm:
Ghostland Observatory @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street (@ 6th St)
Plus Tronik Youth, Robot Rock Djs Jefrodisiac & Richie Panic
hypem.com/search/ghostl...observatory/1/
$20 advance
9pm-3am:
Relief SoCal Fires Benefit Party @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th)
breaks, house, trance, techno, funk, soul
mighty119.com/gallery/ind....html#relief
$10 donation
Friday 11/30:
5:30pm:
*Critical Mass Bike Ride @ Justin Herman Plaza
critmasssf.tribe.net/
free
7pm:
*Flaming Lotus Girls @ Somarts Gallery 934 Brannan St
Flaming Art - Lipstick Kisses Fundraiser
Why: Because YOU want to see more super giant fire art!
flaminglotus.wordpress.com/
free
8pm-10pm:
Urban Alliance for Sustainability Volunteer Soiree @ Sophia Healing Center 776 Haight St (@ Scott)
www.uas.coop/node/838
free
10pm-dawn:
*Paradise Disco Party @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street (@ 6th St)
Live performance by Escort: 18 piece Disco Phenom - debauchery all night long!
www.mezzaninesf.com/calendar.asp
$10 advance
midnite:
*Daft Punk's ELECTROMA @ The Clay 2261 Fillmore St (@ Clay St)
new avant garde French film from your favorite dance music superstars
landmarkafterdark.com/index.php
$9.75, 74min
Saturday 12/1:
10am-6pm:
38th Annual Fungus Fair @ Oakland Museum 1000 Oak Street (@ 10th St), Oakland
www.museumca.org/events/fungus_fair.html
www.museumca.org/pdf/FF2007sched,v6.pdf
$8
10am-5pm:
Asian Art Museum Community Day @ 200 Larkin St (@ McAllistar)
11am Korean Drum Performance
www.asianart.org/communityday.htm
free
11:30am-10pm:
Animal Rights Film Festival & Potluck Brunch @ Fort Mason Bldg C #260, Laguna & Marina St
sfvs.org/
$10
1pm:
*Kayak trip around the Bay!
2pm:
aWear Eco Fashion Event @ Green City Gallery 1950 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
www.greencitygallery.org/
$5-20 sliding scale donation
8pm-late:
Chillin': A Night Of Fashion, Art, And Music @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street (@ 6th St)
80 artists, 60 fashion designers, 40 filmmakers and 8 DJ's
www.chillinproductions.com/
$6 before 10pm, $7 after
9pm-late:
***dj DDT & 2HottDonkeys play The Legendary Wig & Sox Party @ Lower Haight
Bring your crazy wig and silly socks and/or slippers for a slippery Birthday dance party
$5 - contact me if you want in
10pm-10:30pm:
Leonard Shlain's 'Art and Physics' Lecture @ Bernal Bubbles 397 Cortland Ave (@ Bennington St)
Parallel Visions in Space, Time & Light - art inspiring science through the classical, medieval, Renaissance & modern eras
free
10pm-very late:
Dust Galaxy (Thievery Corp), Ursula 1000 @ Mighty 119 Utah St (@ 15th St)
www.myspace.com/robgarzamusic
www.blasthaus.com/calendar.html
$20 advance
midnite:
*Daft Punk's ELECTROMA @ The Clay 2261 Fillmore St (@ Clay St)
new avant garde French film from your favorite dance music superstars
landmarkafterdark.com/index.php
$9.75, 74min
midnite & later:
Escort Service @ underground location (see link below)
DJ's from Escort & Green Gorilla Lounge destroy your Sat night with disco funk house & soul
www.greengorillalounge.com/events.html
$10
Sunday 12/2
12pm-5pm:
38th Annual Fungus Fair @ Oakland Museum 1000 Oak Street (@ 10th St), Oakland
www.museumca.org/events/fungus_fair.html
www.museumca.org/pdf/FF2007sched,v6.pdf
$8
12pm-7pm:
Animal Rights Film Festival @ Fort Mason Bldg C #260, Laguna & Marina St
sfvs.org/
$10
9pm-1am:
*Funkin The House @ Fuse 493 Broadway (@ Kearny)
with Tony La Funk (Funky, Dirty House) & Deviant-1 (Funky Beats)
www.myspace.com/funkinthehousesf
free
10pm-2am:
*1 Night Stand @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
electrosex Sundays to finish off your weekend with a happy ending
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-200082
free
10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3
Monday 12/3:
7:30pm:
*Break Dancing & Board Sports (tumbling, trampoline) @ AcroSports 639 Frederick St (@ Willard St)
acrosports.org/forms/sche...inter08.pdf
$27
Tuesday 12/4:
Free Museum Day!
*De Young Museum, MOMA, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor, Cartoon Art
Museum, Yerba Buena Center Galleries
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
6:30pm:
BioTechnique's Get Small @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room 701 Mission St
state-of-the-art computer simulations of cell-sized interactions
www.ybca.org/tickets/production.aspx
free
10pm:
*lil brthr: Jason Short, Clint, Dead Seal @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk)
dirty techno Tuesdays
www.myspace.com/222hyde
free
Wednesday 12/5:
Free Museum Day!
*Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, SF Zoo
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
www.sfzoo.org/
8pm:
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings @ Bimbo's 1025 Columbus Ave (@Chestnut St)
www.youtube.com/watch
$18 adv, $20 door
Thursday 12/6:
Free Museum Day!
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Burlingame Pez Museum, Geary galleries (49 Geary St)
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
7:30pm:
SF Weekly Holiday Party @ Aquarium of the Bay Pier 39
sanfrancisco.going.com/sfwholiday
free with RSVP link above
10pm:
*Boozoo Bajou @ Poleng Lounge 1751 Fulton St (@ Masonic)
Thievery Corp. remixes; dub, downtempo, bossa nova, latin, and blues
sanfrancisco.going.com/boozoo...tpoleng
free before midnite w/ RSVP link above, $5 before 11pm, $10 after
10pm:
*Electropolis w/ John Bourke @ Etiquette Lounge 1108 Market Street (@ 7th St)
live electro rock band
www.clubelectropolis.com/
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-16503
$5
10:30pm:
SF Weekly Afterparty @ Hard Rock Cafe 1699 Van Ness Ave (@ Sacramento St)
sanfrancisco.going.com/hardrock
free with RSVP link above
Friday 12/7:
9pm:
Strangelove @ The Cat Club 1190 Folsom (@ 8th St)
Siouxsie & the Banshees cover band; Tomas Diablo spins dark electro, industrial, new wave, goth
www.tomasdiablo.com/strangelove.html
free before 10pm, $5 after
10pm:
*Surkin / Institubes @ 103 Harriet St (@ Folsom)
www.myspace.com/surkin
www.an-ten-nae.net
$10
Saturday 12/8:
9pm:
*Prefuse73 @ Slim's 333 11th Street (@ Folsom)
www.myspace.com/prefusion1973
$16
10pm:
Surya Dub @ Club Six 60 6th St (b/w Mission & Market)
www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php
$5 before 11pm, $10 after
Sunday 12/9:
8am:
*Kayak trip to Yerba Buena Island
10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3
Monday 12/10:
7:30pm:
*Break Dancing & Board Sports (tumbling, trampoline) @ AcroSports 639 Frederick St (@ Willard St)
acrosports.org/forms/sche...inter08.pdf
$27
Tuesday 12/11:
8pm:
*American Geophysical Union reception @ the Exploratorium 3601 Lyon St
Antarctic science cafe & drinks served over 3000-year-old ice from an ice core
free
Wednesday 12/12:
9pm:
*Modular/Bigstereo Party! @ 1015 Folsom (@ 6th St)
The Winter of Our Discotheque w/ Publicist, Claws, Omar, Richard Oh?!, Sleazemore
www.modularpeople.com/03/08.asp
www.modularpeople.com/rsvp.asp
free w/ RSVP link above
Friday 12/14:
8pm:
***DDT Tropical December Detonation Houseparty! @ The Haight House
www.evite.com/pages/invit...ewInvite.jsp
$4 keg/cleanup donation
11pm:
Tropicalifragilistic @ Anon Salon 285 9th Street (@ Folsom)
www.anonsalon.com/dec07/index.html
$10 before 10:30pm, $15 after in tropical costume, else $20
Saturday 12/15:
*Purisima Creek Redwoods Hike!
*SantaCon!
sanfranciscosantarchy.wordpress.com/
free, wear your Santa costume
11am-6pm:
Bazaar Bizarre @ SF County Fair Building GGP Lincoln Way (@ 9th Ave)
alternative holiday shopping
www.bazaarbizarre.org/sanfrancisco.html
$1
6-10pm:
*Robots Are Art @ Float 1091 Calcot Place Unit #116, Oakland
DIY robot art , artist party and contest - plus they have a SENSORY DEPRIVATION CHAMBER!
www.thefloatcenter.com/robot_art.html
10pm:
*Tiefschwarz (Berlin) @ Mighty 119 Utah St (@ 15th St)
www.myspace.com/tiefschwarz
www.blasthaus.com/calendar.html
$20 advance
Sunday 12/16
*Sunset sailing party cruise around the bay!
9am:
*Thai Buddhist Brunch
www.yelp.com/biz/thai-bu...ram-berkeley
9pm-3am:
MINESHAFT @ 103 Harriet (6th & Folsom)
Megatone Records Night
The Former Sutro Bathouse
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-17869
$5
10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3
Monday 12/17:
10pm:
Salted Holiday Party w/ Miguel Miggs @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
www.mighty119.com
$10 before 11pm
Wednesday 12/19:
7pm:
The Knife's Silent Shout - AudioVisual Experience @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street (@ 6th St)
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-18176
$5 RSVP list - email info@sf360.org with your full name
10pm:
*Bang the Box vs HellaMode @ Icon 1192 Folsom St (@ 8th)
DJ Solar tech & minimal crew vs hip hop freestyling & electro
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-18553
free before midnite with RSVP link above
Thursday 12/20:
5pm-9pm:
*Last Third Thursday Party @ California Academy of Sciences & Aquarium 875 Howard St (@ 5th St)
schmooze, listen to jazz, drink, and geek out for the last time before this aquarium & museum moves to GGP
$5
10pm:
*Lusty Lady Burlesque Rock Show @ DNA Lounge 375 11th St
sf.funcheap.com/2007/12/19...k-off-soma/
$5 for NoBAWC members, else $10
Friday 12/21:
9pm:
*Suite Jesus @ 111 Minna St (@ 2nd St)
art opening and dj's
prizes for best holiday costume
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-16753
free with toy donation or RSVP link above, else $5 before 11pm, $10 after
9pm:
*Dirtybird night @ Shine Lounge 1337 Mission St (@ 9th St)
Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, Christian Martin and Worthy
www.myspace.com/sfdirtybird
$5 after 10pm
10pm-2am:
*Blow Up w/ Missingtoof & Gold Chains @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
electro indie insanity - SF's wildest & sexiest hipster dance party
www.myspace.com/blow_up_415
$10
10pm-3am:
Stiletto: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls @ AsiaSF 201 9th St (@ Howward St)
www.myspace.com/stilettosf
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-17717
$8
Saturday 12/22:
6:45pm:
*Unsilent Night @ Mission Dolores Park, 18th & Dolores St
BYOB(oombox) Cacophony & Giant social boombox orchestra (participate!)
www.unsilentnight.com
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
free
9pm:
*electROTIC @ The Uptown 1928 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
Short Shortzz electro dance party
myspace.com/electrotic
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-208313
$5
9pm-5am:
Radiance/CELLspace Winter Solstice Celebration @ CELLspace 2050 Bryant St (@ 18th)
DJ's An-Ten-Nae, Little John, & crew; midnite ritual to honor the Solstice
www.cellspace.org/services/...s_list.php
$15 donation
Sunday 12/23
9am-2pm:
Thai Buddhist Brunch @ Thai Buddhist Temple, 1911 Russell St (@ Otis St), South Berkeley
www.yelp.com/biz/thai-bu...ram-berkeley
cheap
2pm, 4:15pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm:
*Baraka @ Red Vic Movie Theatre 1727 Haight St (@ Cole St)
pretty much my favorite movie ever; no dialogue, just stunning images & music
www.redvicmoviehouse.com/
$6.50 for 2pm, $8.50 after
8pm:
Venus Christ Superstar @ 1015 Folsom (@ 6th St)
A rock opera to end all time
DJ Nisus spins @ the afterparty!
www.venuschrist.com/
$15
9pm-1am:
Tony La Funk & Deviant-1 @ Fuse 493 Broadway (@ Kearny St)
Funky house night, I make an occassional appearance here as DJ DDT
www.myspace.com/funkinthehousesf
free
10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3
Monday 12/24
9pm:
Latke Ball @ Ruby Skye 420 Mason St (@ Geary)
where Jews go to dance on Christmas Eve
www.sfjcf.org/calendar/jcf/oneevent.asp
$35
9pm:
Chicken John's Chaos Christmas Carol: Variety Show @ 12 Galaxies 2565 Mission Street (@ 22nd St)
Everyone brings a stupid gift or two, and puts it under the tree. Chicken hosts a game show that everyone in the club plays
sf.funcheap.com/2007/12/19...ssion-dist/
$8
9:30pm:
15th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy @ New Asia Restaurant 772 Pacific Ave (@ Stockton St)
Chinese food & comedy feat. Shelley Berman from Curb Your Enthusiam
www.koshercomedy.com/
$40
10:15pm:
Midnight Mass & Choir @ Grace Cathedral (Nob Hill) 1100 California St (@ Taylor St)
Musical prelude begins at 10:15p, followed the Choir of Men and Boys with Orchestra and Midnight Mass at 11 p.m.
www.gracecathedral.org/calend...ail.php
free
Tuesday 12/25 CHRISTMAS
10am:
*VeloGirls 9th Annual Christmas Orphans’ Bike Tour of San Francisco @ Golden Gate Park, Stanyan and Fell St
29-mile figure-eight loop bike tour of San Francisco
bring your own bike & water
sf.funcheap.com/2007/12/20...co-gg-park/
free
11am-3pm:
Contemporary Jewish Museum's Annual Family Day @ Rayko Photo Center 428 3rd St (@ Harrison St)
www.jmsf.org/exhibitions...rograms.html
free
8:30pm:
10th Annual Black X Mass: Live music, fire dancing & satanic party @ Elbo Room 647 Valencia St (@ 17th St)
The Fuxedos, The Grabes Brothers Deluxe, Abu Ghraib, K-rob, burlesque fire dancer, Theremin Wizard Barney, Hydrogen Pellets, DJ’S and give-aways
www.satanicchurch.com/content/news/
$10
9:30pm:
15th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy @ New Asia Restaurant 772 Pacific Ave (@ Stockton St)
Chinese food & comedy feat. Shelley Berman from Curb Your Enthusiam
www.koshercomedy.com/
$40
Wednesday 12/26
2pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm:
*Baraka @ Red Vic Movie Theatre 1727 Haight St (@ Cole St)
pretty much my favorite movie ever; no dialogue, just stunning images & music
www.redvicmoviehouse.com/
$6.50 for 2pm, $8.50 after
2pm:
Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
7:30pm:
X-mas Hangover Erotic Reading Circle @ The Center for Sex and Culture 1519 Mission (@ 11th St)
sfbay.craigslist.org/eve/512077119.html
$5
8pm:
Twas the Night After Christmas - A Benefit for Burners Without Borders @ Beale St Bar 133 Beale St (@ Mission St)
J. Wail & Absynth perform live instrument electronica, dance and groove weaving a rich tapestry of sounds
$10 ($8 if you're in a Santa Suit)
Thursday 12/27
2pm:
Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
7pm:
*Onion News Network: 2007 Year in Review w/ free beer @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
Watch the funniest 2007 segments from the Onion News Network while drinking free beer
rickshawstop.com/phpEventC...isplay.php
free
7:15pm, 9:30pm:
Baraka @ Red Vic Movie Theatre 1727 Haight St (@ Cole St)
pretty much my favorite movie ever; no dialogue, just stunning images & music
www.redvicmoviehouse.com/
$6.50 for 2pm, $8.50 after
7:30pm:
*Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience @ HP Pavilion 525 W Santa Clara, San Jose
www.dinosaurlive.com/
$30-70
9pm-2am:
*Dirtybird @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk St)
The Martin Brothers, Monty Luke
www.myspace.com/sfdirtybird
free
9pm-4am:
*40 DJ Gang Bang - Kollol's BDay Bash @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
insane Bengali Bday bash
www.mighty119.com/gallery/i...tml#kollol
free
Friday 12/28
8pm:
Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
9pm:
Cyphertown Throwdown! II @ CELLspace 2050 Bryant St (@ 18th)
Social justice, hip hop, massive art party
www.cellspace.org/services/...s_list.php
www.cyphertown.com
$20
9pm:
*Absinthe Repeal Party @ Club Whisper 535 Florida St (@ 18th)
www.kabaretstore.com/absintheparty/
$10 online advance before 12/25, $15 advance after or in costume, else $20 at the door
10pm:
*Lights Down Low @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk)
Felix Cartal! HyphyCrunk! Forever21! Sleazemore! this is an awesome lineup :)
www.sleazemore.com/2007/12/...-us-show/
$7
Saturday 12/29
1pm-5pm:
Really Really Free Market @ ArtSF 110 Capp St 5th Fl (@ 16th St)
community build and crap trade
www.reallyreallyfree.org/
free
2pm & 8pm:
*Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
9pm:
Zero Ground w/ Bassnectar, Drop the Lime @ The Regency Center 1300 Van Ness (@ Sutter)
Z-Trip, Glitch Mob, Symbiotic Orchestra, An-Ten-Nae - this is a killer lineup!
www.zerogroundsf.com/
$50 advance, $65 door
10pm:
Opel & In Deep Present Closing Party 2007 @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
Opel DJ's featuring the Neuroweapon art car outside
www.mighty119.com/gallery/i...ml#closing
$10
10pm:
*Frisco Disco vs Sucker Punch @ The Transfer 198 Church St (@ Market)
electro / indie / hip hop / new wave party with exhibitionist hipsters
www.myspace.com/friscodisco
$5
Sunday 12/30
3pm-5pm:
*San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Prodigies @ Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave (across from City Hall)
brings the immediacy and intimacy of music for small orchestra and chamber ensemble to the general public
www.sfchamberorchestra.org/
free
2pm & 7pm:
Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
3pm-5pm:
Odd new soundtracks to old Italian films plus wine & snacks @ Red Hill Books 401 Cortland Ave (@ Bennington)
Michelangelo Antonioni films L’Avventura, L’Eclisse, and Deserto Rosso set to alto-saxophonist Phillip Greenlief's music
www.dogearedbooks.com/redhill...nts.php4
free
Monday 12/31: NEW YEARS EVE
12:45pm & 3pm:
New Year’s Eve Daytime Balloon Drop @ Chabot Space Center 10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakland
Celebrate New Year's with music and balloons dropping from our Rotunda, many filled with prizes
chabotspace.org/visit/calendar/
$11 w/ canned food donation, else $13 (includes museum admission)
5pm-2am:
New World Eve @ Bissap Baobab, Little Baobab and Bollyhood Cafe 2323 Mission St, 3388/3372 19th St
Bangra, reggae, salsa, merengue, african, world, samba, zouk, soca
www.bissapbaobab.com/
$42
5:30pm-midnite:
*Green New Year w/ free champagne & cava toast @ Thirsty Bear Brewing Company 661 Howard St (@ 3rd St)
Ring in the New Year with our Premium Organic Hand-crafted Ales & Lagers paired with Chef Amy’s all local, all organic tapa and paella specials
sf.funcheap.com/2007/12/23...-cava-soma/
free
8pm-5am:
*Sea of Dreams New Years (Anon Salon, Gooferman) @ The Concourse 635 8th St (@ Brannan)
This is where the Burner style creativity will converge!
seaofdreamsnye.com/
~$60 before Dec 10th, more afterwards
9pm-3am:
Eclectic Fever @ Gift Center Pavillion 888 Brannan St (@ 8th St)
This is where all the best live world music, funk, and dance performances will be
eclecticfever.com/
$55 advance
9pm-4am:
Diplo / Pharrell / Rekha / Motion Potion / Richie Panic & RICHRD OH?! @ Temple 540 Howard St (@ 1st St)
This is where all the best booty shaking electro will be!
www.sunsetpromotions.net/evinfo.php
$65 advance
after midnite -> New Years Day & afternoon:
2am-12pm:
'Fresh Start' NYE All Morning After Bash @ 12 Galaxies 2565 Mission St (@ 22nd St)
BLVD, Blue Turtle Seduction, live painting, free breakfast
www.sunsettickets.com/evinfo.php
$15 adv
4am-noon:
*Opel Afterparty @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
deep electro house & breaks and free continental breakfast
www.opelproductions.com/
$15
4am-noon:
Bohemian Carnival's Afterlife @ Xenodrome 1320 Potrero Ave (@ 25th St)
Vau De Vire, Gooferman, DJ Smoove, Soulsalaam, Breakbeat Buddha
$10
6am-7pm:
*Space Cowboys Breakfast of Champions @ Club Whisper 535 Florida St (betw/ 17th St & Mariposa)
Only the strong survive! Feat. Kapt'n Kirk, Mancub, 8ball, Ding Dong, Felix the Dog, & many more!
www.spacecowboys.org/
$10
Wednesday 1/2:
Free Museum Day!
*Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, SF Zoo
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
www.sfzoo.org/
Thursday 1/3:
Free Museum Day!
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Burlingame Pez Museum, Geary galleries (49 Geary St)
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
Friday 1/4:
8pm:
Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
8pm-9:30pm:
The Rusalka Cycle @ JCCSF 3200 California St (@ Presidio Ave)
Haunting theater weaving traditional Eastern European folk song with original music by Mariana Sadovska
www.kitka.org/calendar/rusalka2008.html
$28/$15 student
9pm-11pm:
*Vodka tasting @ Ruby Skye 420 Mason St (@ Geary)
free Lotus Vodka & house music
www.jhpro2.com/vip_tastin...010408.html
free
9pm - 2am:
*BrassTax @ Amnesia 853 Valencia St (@ 19th St)
Electro house with DingDong and Fred Funk
$5 (free w/ the secret password)
10pm - 2am:
*Loaded @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
Jeans Team (Berlin) SF Premiere! RCHRD OH?! Sleazemore - awesome lineup!
www.myspace.com/clubloaded
$10
Saturday 1/5:
2pm-4pm:
Epifanía 2008: Medievel chants & Latin American Folk Concert @ Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission St (@ 24th St)
sf.funcheap.com/2008/01/03...ssion-dist/
free
8pm:
Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
8pm-9:30pm:
The Rusalka Cycle @ JCCSF 3200 California St (@ Presidio Ave)
Haunting theater weaving traditional Eastern European folk song with original music by Mariana Sadovska
www.kitka.org/calendar/rusalka2008.html
$28/$15 student
9pm-2am:
*Frisco Disco @ The Transfer 198 Church Street (@ Market)
electro, new wave party with exhibitionist hipsters
www.myspace.com/friscodisco
free before 10:30pm, $5 after
9pm-late:
*Syd Gris, Alain Octavo @ Ruby Skye 420 Mason St (@ Geary)
Electro house breaks techno goodness from Opel
www.jhpro2.com/rubyskye/2.../email.html
free before midnite with RSVP link above
10pm-3am:
Wu Tang Clan's Killah Priest @ Club Six 60 6th St (b/w Mission & Market)
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-18443
free before 11pm with RSVP link above, $5 before 10:30pm, more after
10pm-6am:
*[KONTROL] Presents The New Sound of Detroit @ The EndUp 401 6th St (@ Harrison)
new school Detroit sound from the birthplace of techno
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-19257
free before 11pm with RSVP link above, $15 after
Sunday 1/6:
10am-5pm: (4pm ceremony)
*California Academy of Sciences Closing Ceremonies @ 875 Howard St (@ 5th St)
Last chance to see the aquarium & science hall before it moves to Golden Gate Park in Fall 2008
www.calacademy.org/events/c...index.php
free with “housewarming” gift from this Wish List: www.calacademy.org/events/c..._list.pdf
1pm-4pm:
Endangered Species Lecture & Presentation @ SF Zoo Sloat Boulevard (@ 47th Ave)
GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year Kick-Off Event
www.ggnrabigyear.org/
free
1pm-7pm:
Free Hot Dog Day Battle: Veggie vs. Beef @ Frankenart Mart Art Gallery 515 Balboa St (@ 6th Ave)
www.frankenartmart.com/hotdog.html
free
2pm-3:30pm:
*The Rusalka Cycle @ JCCSF 3200 California St (@ Presidio Ave)
Haunting theater weaving traditional Eastern European folk song with original music by Mariana Sadovska
www.kitka.org/calendar/rusalka2008.html
$28/$15 student
7pm:
*No Country for Old Men @ The Bridge Theatre 3010 Geary (@ Blake St)
latest masterpiece from the Coen brothers - come along if you haven't seen this already
www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/
$9.75
7pm:
Sweet Can Habitat Aerial Silk Circus @ Dance Mission Theatre 3316 24th St (@ Mission St)
aerial silk dance, circus stunts, live band
www.sweetcanproductions.com
$15-20
10pm-2am:
*1 Night Stand @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
electrosex Sundays to finish off your weekend with a happy ending
myspace.com/1nightstandsf
free
10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3
Monday 1/7:
6pm-midnite:
KrOB'S Film Farm: 'Drive-Out' Theater @ 6pm bus boarding at Ritual Roasters 1026 Valencia St (@ 21st St)
Kingpin & tribute to The Big Lebowski on Chicken John's Applause Bus
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
space is limited - email smquestionmark@yahoo.com to reserve your spot
$10, free popcorn
7pm:
*Filmmaker Michel Gondry - Be Kind Rewind @ Apple Store 1 Stockton St (@ Market)
Discussion with Gondry and preview of his new film Be Kind Rewind, edited with Apple’s Final Cut Pro
www.imdb.com/name/nm0327273/
upcoming.yahoo.com/event/390183
free
Tuesday 1/8:
Free Museum Day!
*Legion of Honor, De Young Museum, MOMA, Asian Art Museum, Cartoon Art Museum, Yerba Buena Center Galleries
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
6pm-8pm:
*Community Organizing with Twitter and The Point mobile tech @ TechSoup/CompuMentor 525 Brannan St Suite 300 (@ 4th St)
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
free
6pm-11pm, 7pm film:
Boomerang art opening @ John's Hayes Valley Market 580 Hayes St (@ Laguna)
www.boomerangexhibit.com/
free
7:30pm:
New Year's Resolution Slam with Sasha Cagen @ Modern Times Books 888 Valencia St (@ 20th St)
like a poetry slam, but for new year's resolution lists
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
free
10pm:
*Big Stereo: Hold Yr Horses @ Aunt Charlie's 133 Turk (@ Taylor)
Rchrd Oh?! vs Forever21 - electro, indie, new wave, disco punk
this.bigstereo.net/hold-yr-horses/
$3
Wednesday 1/9:
11:30am-12:30pm:
Bike Valet Grand Opening Celebration @ Caltrain SF Station 4th St (@ Townsend St)
sf.funcheap.com/2008/01/04...ation-soma/
free
10pm-late:
*Dirtybird & Funky house @ Icon 1192 Folsom St (@ 8th St)
The Martin Brothers, Colossus/King Kooba, J Boogie
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite-19517
$5 before midnite with RSVP link above, $10 after
Thursday 1/10:
5pm-8pm:
SIMULACRA: Art through the lens of time @ Masterworks Institute 251 Post St 5th floor (@ Stockton St)
19th century albumen photographs
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
free
7:30pm:
Odd Reel Night @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room 701 Mission St (@ 3rd St)
live '60s and '70s trash film mashup
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
$5
9pm-2am:
Night Class Drip Drop @ Madrone 500 Divisadero St (@ Fell)
New wave, ghettotech & live electronica with LL Cool DJ, Shezilla, Lazer Sword, & Superdunny
free
10pm-late:
Phonic Acid House @ The EndUp 401 6th St (@ Harrison)
www.theendup.com/events/phonic.html
free before midnite, $10 after
Friday 1/11:
7pm-8pm:
Comics that Could’ve Saved Us From This Mess @ The Booksmith 1644 Haight St (@ Belvedere St)
sf.funcheap.com/2007/12/20...ess-haight/
free
9pm-2am:
Hastle Free @ Madrone 500 Divisadero St (@ Fell)
Kaptain Harris spins Electro, B.more, Booty Bass, Breaks, Hyphy, Fidget, Funk, Crunk, Classics, & Rap
free
9pm-late:
Nu-mark @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
DJ wizard Nu-mark's feats: wielding a 6 turntable dj rig + a turntable necklace + stand up bass turntable
www.myspace.com/djnumark
$?
10pm-2am:
Lights Down Low @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk)
Electro, disco, blog house, post rave with June D, RCHRD OH?!, Sleazemore
www.myspace.com/lightsdownlow
$7
10pm-very late:
6th Annual Slide into Capricorn @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
House & Techno with Justin Martin (Dirtybird), Hipp-E, Jeno
www.mighty119.com/gallery/i...#capricorn
free for Capricorns, 1st 50 others $5, else $15
Saturday 1/12:
*Snowboarding @ Sierra, South Lake Tahoe
7-11pm:
ANSI art opening @ Twenty Goto Ten Gallery 679 Geary St (@ Leavenworth St)
ANSIs from legendary artists Somms & Lord Jazz of ACiD
ansi.notchill.com/
free
9pm-2am:
Frisco Disco @ The Transfer 198 Church Street (@ Market)
electro, new wave party with exhibitionist hipsters
www.myspace.com/friscodisco
free before 10:30pm, $5 after
9:30pm-late:
The Onion’s 2nd Annual Celebration Of Broken Resolutions @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
Onion style comedy, Brass Mafia brass band, Kid Beyond, Why? folk-pop, indie-hop
www.mighty119.com/gallery/i...html#onion
$10
Sunday 1/13:
*Snowshoeing @ Echo Lake, South Lake Tahoe
10pm-2am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3
Monday 1/14:
11am-6pm:
Mac World Expo @ Moscone Center 747 Howard St (@ 3rd St)
www.macworldexpo.com/conference_program
free with early registration, priority codes 08-V-EF01, 08-E-CEHB
Tuesday 1/15:
11am-6pm:
Mac World Expo @ Moscone Center 747 Howard St (@ 3rd St)
www.macworldexpo.com/conference_program
free with early registration, priority codes 08-V-EF01, 08-E-CEHB
9pm-2am:
Computer Rock @ Laszlo 2534 Mission St (@ 21st St)
electrofunk, technosoul, and rock&roll w/ Commodore69, TrainRx, Forever21
www.myspace.com/computer_rock
free
10pm-2am:
*Excuses, Excuses (Bigstereo.net) @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up w/ RCHRD OH?! & Miss Toats
www.pinksf.com/calendar/index.php
$3
Wednesday 1/16:
10am-6pm:
Mac World Expo @ Moscone Center 747 Howard St (@ 3rd St)
www.macworldexpo.com/conference_program
free with early registration, priority codes 08-V-EF01, 08-E-CEHB
7pm-9pm:
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