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Wang Fujui, White Fungus Issue 13 Release Event
Thu. 05/09 | 8:00PM @ The Lab (map)
Thursday, May 9, 2013 8pm $7 (includes a copy of White Fungus # 13) White Fungus is currently the magazine in residence at Kadist Art Foundation in San Francisco. To celebrate the relea…more»
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
May 01, 2013To celebrate the release of its 13th issue, White Fungus is bringing the artists Wang Fujui (Taipei), Samin Son (Seoul / Wellington) and Betty Apple (Taipei) to the LAB in San Francisco for a… more at thebolditalic.com
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White Fungus at Kadist - Magazine Release Event
Sat. 05/04 | 3:00PM - Sat. 05/04 @ Kadist Art Foundation
Taiwan-based magazine WHITE FUNGUS will hold two release events for its 13th issue during their one-month residency in San Francisco at Kadist Art Foundation.Event #1: Saturday, May 4, 2013 fr…more»
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
May 01, 2013By way of introduction to the 13th issue, contributing author Ron Drummond will read from his essay/fiction hybrid, “The First Woman on Mars,” a story that proposes an original Mars… more at thebolditalic.com
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Night Light: Multimedia Garden party
Sat. 04/27 | 8:00PM - Sat. 04/27 @ SOMArts Cultural Center (map)
What: Night Light: Multimedia Garden PartyWhen: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8pm–midnight, performances 9pm–midnightWhere: 934 Brannan St. (between 8th and 9th) San Francisco, CA 9…more»
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Featured Review from San Francisco Bay Guardian
April 24, 2013Disco dancing about diasporas, an opera in shadow, moving crystals, nude hula hooping, a slowed down wave, and a technological cocoon: these are not club names mentioned…more at sfbg.com
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
April 20, 2012SOMArts turns its post-industrial warehouse space and bamboo grove into a site to explore luminous artwork through video & live film projections… more at thebolditalic.com
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MOM SF 4YR ANNIVERSARY, featuring: ROJAI, E. LIVE, HOT POCKET, THE HITSVILLE SOUL ...
Fri. 04/26 | 7:00PM @ Café Du Nord (map)
MOM DJs (aka Motown On Mondays) turns 4 years old this April. After another successful year of spreading the gospel of soul music throughout the United States they are poised to take up a resi…more»
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ROCK/SEE Benefit Concert For The Roxie Theater
Fri. 04/05 | 7:30PM (Doors) @ Verdi Club (map)
ROCK/SEE benefit concert with THEE OH SEES,SONNY AND THE SUNSETS, FUTURE TWINand ASSATEAGUE at the VERDI CLUB!!! On April 5th at 7:30pm we’ll be teaming up with four o…more»
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Radio Silence Loft Party, featuring Jon Mooallem and Zach Rogue
Tue. 04/02 | 7:00PM @ Private loft
Radio Silence Loft Party!Tuesday, April 27:00-10:00 pmIn a private loft in the Mission50-60 ppl max21+The ticket cost includes food, wine, beer, and entertainment. Literature!A…more»
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Mrs. Doubtfire
Mon. 04/01 | 7:15PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
There are many iconic San Francisco movies but few that have the nostalgic pull of Mrs. Doubtfire. Come celebrate the ultimate prank this April Fool's Day with The Roxie for their 35mm screeni…more»
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
March 27, 2013There are many iconic San Francisco movies but few that have the nostalgic pull of Mrs. Doubtfire. Come celebrate the ultimate prank this April Fool’s Day with The Roxie for their 35mm…more at thebolditalic.com
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Mixologi Presents: Vintage Diversity
Sat. 03/30 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
Lets step back into a time where music had soul, style was authentic, and diversity was avant garde. As Mixologi continues to curate experiences that include our branded mix of culture, people…more»
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Featured Review from Nitevibe
March 27, 2013Mixolgi is taking over the loft at Public Works with an incredibly talented array of DJs. Keeping it funky is J Boogie, whose blend of funk, soul, Latin, electro and house beats will keep you…more at nitevibe.com
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
March 27, 2013Lets step back into a time where music had soul, style was authentic, and diversity was avant garde. As Mixologi continues to curate experiences that include their branded mix…more at thebolditalic.com
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Presented by 111 MINNA GALLERY Here. Fundraiser
Sat. 03/30 | 7:00PM @ 111 Minna Gallery (map)
SATURDAY | MARCH 30 | 7PM-2AM | 21+ | Presented by 111 MINNA GALLERY | Space: Entire venue | Open to the Public | Art has been generously provided for auction by: Aaron Durand, Aaron Hodges…more»
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Food and Farm Film Fest: TRATTORIA
Fri. 03/29 | 7:00PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: n/a Runtime: 120min The Food & Farm Film Fest offers a place for the food and art worlds of San Francisco to collide. We’re in this to have fun, as well as ask tough questions a…more»
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
March 27, 2013San Francisco loves food from farms, and we also love festivals of films, so its surprising that this weekends Food & Farm Film Fest at the Roxie is the first convergence of these elements. Presented in…more at voiceplaces.com
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Artist Talk and Book Signing: Daniel Cronin, The Gathering of The Juggalos
Fri. 03/29 | 6:00PM - Fri. 03/29 | 9:00PM @ Gallery Carte Blance (map)
Friday, March 29 6-9 pmArtist Talk 6:30, Book Signing 7:30Carte Blanche is pleased to invite you to an artist talk and book signing featuring photographer Daniel Cronin, with his new book…more»
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2nd Annual MidRiff Microhood
Thu. 03/28 | 6:00PM - Thu. 03/28 @ SOMA (map)
Come out to the 2nd annual Mid Riff microhood party. It's happening Thursday, March 28th from 6 to 8 p.m. It will focus on Market Street between 6th and 7th. The area is home to impressive art…more»
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International Freakout A Go-Go, 8 Year Anniversary Special, the Romane Event
Wed. 03/27 | 7:25PM @ Make-Out Room (map)
International Freakout A Go-Go! DJ Special Lord B., Ben Bracken + Bobby Ganush 60s 70s dance music from Asia, Africa, S. America, India, Europe!
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Christopher Owens
Sat. 03/23 | 8:00PM @ Palace of Fine Arts (map)
Christopher Owens, formally the front man of the San Francisco based band Girls, released his first solo album this month. In Owens' words: "Lysandre could easily be mistaken as an album about…more»
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
March 22, 2013Ex-Girls member, Christopher Owens will be performing in support of his album Lysandre; a beautiful narrative with layered detail about a chance meeting and a once in a lifetime-kind of love, his first tour with Girls, their first NYC show and the… more at thebolditalic.com
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Featured Review from thebaybridged
March 22, 2013In just a few short weeks, San Francisco will be welcoming home one of it’s most beloved local artists: Christopher Owens. After burrowing himself into the city’s music landscape with his former band Girls, Owens stepped away from…more at thebaybridged.com
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Frsh Grnz
Fri. 03/22 | 10:00PM - Sat. 03/23 | 2:00AM @ The Showdown (map)
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Phil Lapsley, Clarisse Thorn, Alexis Madrigal, Jai Arun Ravine, , Writers with Drinks
Sat. 03/09 | 6:20PM @ Make-Out Room (map)
Every Saturday Night! Roger Mas y el Kool Kyle present the finest African music of Latin America. Cumbia, dancehall, reggaeton, salsa. soul, hip-hop, funk, rio baile funk, mambo, electro, desc…more»
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
February 27, 2013The spoken word “variety show” mixes genres to raise money for local worthy causes. This show will feature Alexis Madrigal, Jai Arun Ravine, Phil Lapsley and Clarisse Thorn! more at thebolditalic.com
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Joyce Carol Oates
Tue. 03/05 | 7:30PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Joyce Carol Oates is the author of some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys, Blonde, which was nominated for the National Book Aw…more»
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
February 27, 2013Joyce Carol Oates is the author of some of the most enduring fiction of our time and Robert Hass is the former Poet Laureate of the United States. more at thebolditalic.com
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RSVPS ARE NOW CLOSED Scene Unseen II
Fri. 03/01 | 9:00PM - Sat. 03/02 | 3:00AM @ 1015 Folsom (map)
YOU MUST PRINT OUT YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL AND BRING IT TO THE CLUB Free with RSVP You must print out your confirmation email and bring it to the club 21+ only *no backpack…more»
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Featured Review from thebaybridged
February 27, 2013Just six months after Do415’s first highly successful Scene Unseen party, the Bay Area tastemaker has announced their second event of the series, Scene Unseen II, taking place on March 1st at 1015 Folsom. While the debut Scene Unseen party…more at thebaybridged.com
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UNPLUG SF: Device-Free Drinks
Fri. 03/01 | 7:00PM @ Inner Mission (map)
Join Digital Detox and Reboot for an off-the-grid party Friday, March 1, 2013 to celebrate the National Day of Unplugging, 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. at INNER MISSION SF (formerly Cell Space) 2050 Br…more»
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
February 27, 2013Join Digital Detox and Reboot for an off-the-grid party Friday, March 1, 2013 to celebrate the National Day of Unplugging! more at thebolditalic.com
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Noise Pop 21 - The Bold Italic Presents !!!, White Arrows, The Mallard, The Yellow Dogs
Thu. 02/28 | 7:00PM (Doors) - Fri. 03/01 | 1:00AM @ Great American Music Hall (map)
!!!As pioneers of the dance-punk symbiosis first endeavored during the mid-‘90s, hopelessly unpronounceable conglomerate !!! (which can be pronounced by stringing together any thrice repeated …more»
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
February 27, 2013Genres: Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ’em. Musicians often foam at the mouth when forced to broach the subject of stylistic categories, but terminology is crucial to conversation. The smart folks devise their own terms to steer the dialogue in a direction…more at voiceplaces.com
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
February 27, 2013!!! (generally pronounced “chk chk chk”) is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996. The band’s name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens’ Khoisan… more at thebolditalic.com
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California Academy of Sciences Conversations on Science 2013 The Brilliance of Sleep
Wed. 02/27 | 7:30PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
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Featured Review from TheBoldItalic
February 27, 2013Scientists have long wondered why we power down our brains and spend countless hours in light dreamless slumber. Dr. Matt Walker and his research team at U.C. Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory have found compelling evidence for the purpose… more at thebolditalic.com
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The Whispering in the Wood -- After Hours at the Conservatory of Flowers with Musi...
Wed. 02/27 | 6:00PM - Wed. 02/27 @ San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers (map)
Does wood have memory? Did certain trees through history house spirits and might these now inhabit ancient instruments? Experience the shadowy pleasures of the Conservatory of Flowers aft…more»
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February 27, 2013Musician Jill Tracy (belle of the Edwardian Ball) returns to host another fantastic night of music and discussion — this time with collaborator and award-winning violinist Paul Mercer to explore the art, craft and mysterious voices of violins. The… more at thebolditalic.com
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Sketchfest NightLife - Chris Hardwick, Tig Notaro, Greg Proops, Brent Weinbach, My...
Thu. 01/31 | 6:00PM - Thu. 01/31 | 10:00PM @ California Academy of Sciences (map)
SF Sketchfest Comedy Festival returns to NightLife for an evening of science-inspired laughs. Sharks, exotic butterflies, and iridescent jellyfish will play host to some of the rarest creature…more»
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2nd Annual 3rd Base Microhood in Dogpatch
Thu. 01/17 | 6:00PM - Thu. 01/17 @ 3rd & 22nd St, San Francisco CA 94107
Presented by The Bold Italic & Triple Aught DesignCo-presented by Rickshaw Bagworks, DodoCase, Olivier's Butchery, and Magnolia Pub & BreweryAfter revisiting ClemenTime last month, we'…more»
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Film Night in the Park Midnight In Paris
Sat. 09/29 | 8:00PM @ Washington Square Park (map)
Showtime: Dusk (about 8 pm) Saturday, September 29 · Washington Square Park, San Francisco Synopsis: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Car…more»
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