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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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Bridging Minds: San Francisco Reads, 1933-1937
Sat. 04/14 - Sat. 07/14 @ San Francisco Public Library (map)
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 (map)
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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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Sat. 06/02 | 7:00PM - Sat. 07/21 @ San Francisco Film Society (map)
Adapted from his book of the same name, Mark Cousins’ epic exploration of film—its distant and recent past, and even its future—has something of interest for everyone from the mildly curious t…more»
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Thursdays At Readers Poetry Series
Thu. 06/07 | 6:30PM - Thu. 06/28 @ 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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Thursdays At Readers Poetry Series
Thu. 06/07 | 6:30PM - Thu. 06/28 @ 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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Kalligraphia 13
Sat. 06/16 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/26 @ San Francisco Public Library (map)
The public will have a rare chance to view contemporary calligraphy during Kalligraphia 13. The exhibition will feature work by members of the Friends of Calligraphy, a non-profit Bay Area org…more»
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'Found Memories'
Fri. 06/22 | 6:30PM - Thu. 06/28 @ New People Cinema (map)
A disarming meditation on memory, aging and letting go of the past, Júlia Murat’s beguiling film takes place in a town where time stands still. The tiny Brazilian village of Jutuomba may be ha…more»
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Found Memories
Fri. 06/22 | 2:30PM - Thu. 06/28 @ San Francisco Film Society (map)
A disarming meditation on memory, aging and letting go of the past, Júlia Murat’s beguiling film takes place in a town where time stands still. The tiny Brazilian village of Jutuomba may be ha…more»
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Gerhard Richter Painting
Tue. 06/26 | 6:30PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: NR Runtime: 97 mins GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING Fri, May 4 - Thu, May 10 SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE! One of the world’s greatest living painters, the German artist Gerhard Richter has…more»
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Ultrasonic
Tue. 06/26 | 7:00PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: R Runtime: 90 mins. ULTRASONIC Friday, June 22 – Thursday, June 28 ULTRASONIC tells the tale of Simon York – music teacher, married, soon- to-be-father. Simon plays in a ban…more»
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Sylvan Production Presents:Open Improv
Tue. 06/26 | 8:00PM @ Sub/Mission Gallery (map)
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Marley
Tue. 06/26 | 8:30PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: R Runtime: 145 mins. Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Director Kevin Macdonald'…more»
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'Adriane Colburn: Ways, Points and Means'
Tue. 06/26 | 1:00PM @ New People Cinema (map)
Colburn is an artist who uses cut paper, video and still imagery to clarify how people overlay their imaginary relationship to the world over real places. Her recent work consists of large-sca…more»
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An Evening of Poetry & Stories with Friends and Colleagues
Tue. 06/26 | 7:30PM @ The Booksmith (map)
In D. A. Powell’s fifth book of poetry, USELESS LANDSCAPE,the rollicking line he has made his signature becomes the taut, more discursive means to describing beauty, singing a dirge, dire…more»
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Wine and Movies at The Mark - Duck Soup
Tue. 06/26 | 5:30PM @ Top Of The Mark (map)
june 26, 20125:30pm-7:30pm :: domaine chandon brut & rose7:30pm :: duck soupBack by popular demand, the Top of the Mark presents“Wind Down with Wine and a Movie 2”, the sequel.Join us ever…more»
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Freedom Voices Reading: To and From the Margins of Society
Tue. 06/26 | 6:00PM @ San Francisco Public Library (map)
Join us for a night of powerful storytelling, activist artwork, and prize‐winning poetry, featuring: Art Hazelwood author of Hobos to Street People, Jesse Allen‐Taylor author of Sugaree Rising…more»
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D.A. POWELL and CATHERINE BRADY: An Evening of Poetry & Stories with Friends and C...
Tue. 06/26 | 7:30PM @ The Booksmith (map)
An Evening of Poetry & Stories with Friends and Colleagues D.A. Powell Useless Landscape, or a Guide for Boys Catherine Brady Curled in THE Bed of Love In D. A. Powell’s fifth book of poe…more»
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ARAB FILM FEST presents: THE WAR AROUND US
Wed. 06/27 | 7:30PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: NR Runtime: 75 mins. The War Around Us The Arab Film Festival is proud to present the Bay Area Premiere and Q&A with director Abdallah Omeish! In the winter of 2008 Ayman Mohyel…more»
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Ultrasonic
Wed. 06/27 | 7:00PM @ Roxie Theater (map)
Rated: R Runtime: 90 mins. ULTRASONIC Friday, June 22 – Thursday, June 28 ULTRASONIC tells the tale of Simon York – music teacher, married, soon- to-be-father. Simon plays in a ban…more»
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Duel in the Sun
Wed. 06/27 | 7:00PM @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (map)
Gregory Peck: An Agreeable Gentleman Wednesday, June 27, 2012 7:00 p.m. Duel in the Sun King Vidor (U.S., 1946) Restored Print! Ablaze with Technicolor passions, Duel in the Sun is a d…more»
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The Art of Memory for Names, Faces, and Pretty Much Everything Else: A Short Works...
Wed. 06/27 | 7:30PM @ The Booksmith (map)
You look familiarI'm blanking on your nameRemind me again who you areHave we met before? Ellen DeGeneres once quipped, “Scientists say we use less than 10% of our brain power; imagine how…more»
