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Comedy Night at the Museum
Fri. 02/03 | 5:00PM - Sun. 07/08 | 8:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Celebrate the art of humor and the exhibition Renegade Humor. Bay Area stand-up comedians Joe Klocek (featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing), Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, and Edwin Li will perform.…more»
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A Sense of Place, Real and Imagined
Sun. 04/01 - Thu. 05/31 @ San Francisco Public Library
The artwork of Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney will be exhibited as part of San Francisco Public Library’s 16th Annual Effie Lee Morris lecture. Pinkney, who is al…more»
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Making Tracks--Don't Forget to Write
Sun. 04/01 - Thu. 05/31 @ San Francisco Public Library
A book cover display on the Third FLoor, General Collections and Humanities Center Wall Case. April 1 through May 31. Image: R.M.S. Andania postcard, Nat Schmulowitz scrapbook, 1926. Schmulow…more»
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Innocents Abroad
Sun. 04/01 - Thu. 05/31 @ San Francisco Public Library
Reaching into near and far corners of the world, this exhibition draws on a rich collection of materials that represents the book hunting activities of a fervent bibliophile in the first half …more»
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From Sketch to Book
Sun. 04/01 - Thu. 05/31 @ San Francisco Public Library
A Sense of Place, Real and Imagined The artwork of Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney will be exhibited as part of San Francisco Public Library’s 16th Annual Effie Le…more»
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Bridging Minds: San Francisco Reads, 1933-1937
Sat. 04/14 - Sat. 07/14 @ San Francisco Public Library
What were locals reading while the Golden Gate Bridge was being built? This exhibit of first editions, photographs and ephemera draws on the resources of San Francisco History Center and other…more»
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Poetry of Wislawa Szymborska
Tue. 04/17 - Fri. 10/19 @ San Francisco Public Library
Wislawa Szymborska's poems in Polish and English are featured throughout the third floor of the Main Library in honor of the marvelous Nobel-prize winning poet who died on February 1, 2012. He…more»
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Black Is Me:
Sat. 04/21 - Thu. 06/07 @ San Francisco Public Library
In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, the African American Center presents writer Michelle Fleming-Bendo and her artistically framed and mounted poetic works. Fleming-Bendo takes h…more»
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TENDERLOIN World Premiere, Cutting Ball Commission
Fri. 04/27 - Sun. 05/27 @ EXIT Theatre (map)
TENDERLOIN World Premiere, Cutting Ball Commission Directed by Annie EliasWritten by Annie Elias with Tristan Cunningham, Siobhan Doherty, Rebecca Frank, Michael Kelly, Leigh Shaw, David Sin…more»
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Topaz: Artists in Internment
Sat. 04/28 - Sun. 06/24 @ San Francisco Public Library
Over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry were held in ten remote camps beginning in 1942. Two-thirds of those displaced were American citizens. Not charged or convicted of any crime, they were…more»
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DOWN TO THIS by Adam Chanzit, directed Tore Ingersoll - Thorp and starring Kendra ...
Thu. 05/03 | 8:00PM - Sat. 05/26 @ EXIT Theatre (map)
DOWN TO THIS by Adam Chanzit, directed Tore Ingersoll - Thorp and starring Kendra Lee Oberhauser, Derek Fischer, Tonya Narvaez, Jomar Tagatac*, & Shane Rhoades, produced by Sleepwalker's Theat…more»
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The Wrong Dick, a new play
Thu. 05/03 | 8:00PM - Sat. 05/26 @ The Dark Room (map)
Showtimes:Thursday 05/03 - 08:05PMFriday 05/04 - 08:05PMSaturday 05/05 - 08:05PMThursday 05/10 - 08:05PMFriday 05/11 - 08:05PMSaturday 05/12 - 08:05PMThursday 05/17 - 08:05PMFriday 05/18 - 08:…more»
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Thursdays At Readers Poetry Series
Thu. 05/03 | 6:30PM - Thu. 05/31 @ Fort Mason Center (map)
Readers Bookstore is the place to be to hear poetry's top names.The 2012 Poetry Series is curated and hosted by San Francisco Poet Laureate emeritus, San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) Poet-I…more»
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Contemporary Japanese Crafts
Sat. 05/12 - Tue. 06/19 @ San Francisco Public Library
An exhibit featuring examples of original works by contemporary Japanese artists displaying a wide variety of crafts including ceramics, dyed fabrics and lacquer ware. Although many of the pie…more»
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Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Fri. 05/18 | 4:30PM - Thu. 05/24 @ San Francisco Film Society
Exclusive Double Feature Over the course of the four episodes of Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle, two young women—one from the city, the other from the country—meet and bond over an …more»
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Le Rayon Vert (Summer)
Fri. 05/18 | 2:15PM - Thu. 05/24 @ San Francisco Film Society
Exclusive Double Feature Declared the best movie of the year in 1986 by Andrew Sarris, Le Rayon Vert is frequently cited as a career triumph in a filmography that includes numerous great films…more»
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Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival 2012
Fri. 05/18 | 10:30PM - Sun. 05/20 @ Yoshi's Oakland (map)
Friday, May 18 8 & 10:30pm $30 Saturday, May 19 8 & 10:30pm $30 Sunday, May 20 7pm $30 & 9:30pm $40 Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival 2012 Hosted by Don "DC" Curry & Feat…more»
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The Wrong Dick, a new play
Sat. 05/19 | 8:00PM @ The Dark Room (map)
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Children Of Paradise
Sat. 05/19 | 2:30PM @ The Castro Theatre (map)
SATURDAY MAY 19–MONDAY MAY 21 CHILDREN OF PARADISE 2:30, 7:30 New Restoration! One of the most eagerly awaited events at Cannes last year was the unveiling of Pathé's newly restored version …more»
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Cobb's Comedy Allstars with Mike E. Winfield and more!
Sat. 05/19 | 7:30PM @ Cobb's Comedy Club (map)
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San Francisco Opera Grand Opera Cinema Series - Il Trittico
Sat. 05/19 | 10:30AM @ War Memorial Opera House (map)
This evening of one-acts is like a lavish three-course dinner, prepared by a master and promising something for everyone's taste. Not since 1952 had San Francisco audiences had the rare opport…more»
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Indie Game: The Movie
Sat. 05/19 | 5:00PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: NR Runtime: 96 mins. With the twenty-first century comes a new breed of struggling independent artist: the indie game designer. Refusing to toil for major developers, these inno…more»
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In A Lonely Place/The Scarf
Sat. 05/19 | 2:00PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: NR Runtime: 184 mins. Saturday, May 19: IN A LONELY PLACE A Hollywood screenwriter with an explosively violent temper becomes a murder suspect when the hatcheck girl he spends t…more»
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sat. 05/19 | 11:30PM @ The Phoenix Theater (map)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies science fiction and horror films. With a screenplay written by Richard O'Brien and Jim S…more»
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Knit Happens!
Sat. 05/19 | 2:00PM @ San Francisco Public Library
Want to learn how to knit or crochet or hang out with other knitters and crocheters? Get Your Knit Together at Knit Happens is a big all ages (9 and up) knit and crochet gathering! The library…more»