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Wed May 13 - Tue May 19
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Thu May 14
at 111 Minna Gallery (6pm)

Save The Waves Coalition announces its third annual Life Is A Wave benefit event, a sensational night celebrating coastal environmentalism through music, art, film and community. The groundswell will once again wash through the halls of 111 Minna Gallery...
Thu May 14
at Hypnodrome (7pm - 9pm)

This free event will showcase Lily Burana in a theatrical setting, but she won't be alone. Joining her for the evening will be San Francisco's own burlesque-troupe, Sugar Shack, performing and offering suggestions for other budding dancers. Door prizes and a charity raffle (not to mention beer and wine) will round out what is certain to be a book-signing like none that you've ever been to before.
Fri May 15
at Palace of Fine Arts (8pm)

The evening begins with a gourmet cocktail reception featuring museum-quality wines and artisan nibbles from acclaimed Bay Area restaurants accompanied by an exhibition from artist Mark Carvey's latest series, The Music in Paint and a silent auction of fine wines. The evening continues with the hilarious antics of comedic superstar Dana Carvey and a few of his funny friends in a stand-up comedy show...
Fri May 15
at Castro Theatre (8pm)

Joan Rivers is a force of nature - and one of the hardest working celebrities in the world - comedienne, best-selling author, Tony-nominated actress, playwright, screenwriter, motion picture director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, Emmy Award-winning television talk-show host,jewelry designer, red-carpet fashion laureate, businesswoman...
Sat May 16
at Double Punch (7pm - late)

Aiyana Udessen graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2003. She is based in San Francisco California. Her extremely tight rendered drawings often fuse and morph pop culture sensibilities with a love for nature. Her exuberant personality can be seen in her works; as she often uses bright colors and quirky imagery to relay a strong sense of humor...
Gallery Openings
Friday, May 15
The Future Is So Bright
at 666 Gallery (7pm)
Friday, May 15
Nature always Wins
at The Lab (6pm)
Friday, May 15
Gold Rush
at The Lab (6pm)
Friday, May 15
Sherri Martin
at The Lab (6pm)
Friday, May 15
Young at Art 2009
at de Young Museum (9:30am)
Friday, May 15
Vernissage
at Herbst Pavilion (7pm)
Friday, May 15
Art at the Dump
at Residency Studio (5pm)
Saturday, May 16
Ken Goldberg mementomori
at Catharine Clark Gallery (12pm)
Saturday, May 16 Cont.
Carlos and Jason Sanchez
at Catharine Clark Gallery (12pm)
Saturday, May 16
Rolling Stones' The Decca Years
at Art Exchange (7pm)
Saturday, May 16
Veronica De Jesus
at Michael Rosenthal Gallery (4pm)
Saturday, May 16
We Have A Remedy
at Double Punch (7pm)
Saturday, May 16
Jet Lag
at Mina Dresden (6pm)
Saturday, May 16
On Your Mark featuring Leslie Shows
at Electric Works (6pm)
Saturday, May 16
Artists InSight
at YBCA (12pm)
Theater/Dance
Wednesday, May 13
Joe Klocek with Blaine Capatch and Matt Morales
at Punch Line Comedy Club (8pm)
Wednesday, May 13
Three On a Party
at Theatre Rhinoceros (8pm)
Wednesday, May 13
Jonathan Poretz's A Swingin' Night at the Sands
at J'LaChic Theatre 39 (8pm)
Thursday, May 14
Janeane Garofalo
at Cobb's Comedy Club (8pm)
Thursday, May 14
Fuku Americanus
at Intersection for the Arts (8pm)
Thursday, May 14
Lily Burana Book signing & Burlesque Benefit Show!!
at Hypnodrome (7pm)
Thursday, May 14
Mary Lynn Rajskub with Blaine Capatch and Matt Morales
at Punch Line Comedy Club (8pm)
Thursday, May 14
Strings
at Mama Calizo's Voice Factory (8pm)
Thursday, May 14
Re-Inventing Space
at Herbst Pavilion (8pm)
Thursday, May 14
Katya in What Becomes a Legend Most?
at New Conservatory Theatre (8pm)
Friday, May 15
Artcomedy 2009
at Palace of Fine Arts (8pm)
Friday, May 15
At Play
at Dance Mission Theater (8pm)
Friday, May 15 Cont.
Joan Rivers
at Castro Theatre (8pm)
Friday, May 15
Hubba Hubba Revue
at DNA Lounge (9pm)
Friday, May 15
Karel Stands Up
at The Rrazz Room (9pm)
Friday, May 15
Gods & Heroes
at BATS Improv (8pm)
Friday, May 15
Marina Comedy!
at Espresso Roma Cafe (6:30pm)
Saturday, May 16
Things We Made 5/16/09
at The Dark Room Theatre (10pm)
Saturday, May 16
To Evolve & Stay Young
at SF Dance Center (4pm)
Saturday, May 16
ShadowLight Theater Wayang Bali
at Yerba Buena Gardens (8pm)
Saturday, May 16
Fauxgirls!
at Kimo's (10pm)
Sunday, May 17
The Queer Queens of Qomedy
at The Rrazz Room (4pm)
Monday, May 18
Laughter Against The Machine with W. Kamau Bell
at Punch Line Comedy Club (8pm)
Monday, May 18
The 8th annual Cabaret to Fight AIDS
at The Rrazz Room (8pm)
Literary Arts
Wednesday, May 13
Barbara Tomash
at Modern Times Bookstore (7:30pm)
Wednesday, May 13
Saul Friedlander
at JCCSF Koret Center (8pm)
Wednesday, May 13
Sanjay Sinha: Microfinance: Promise or Peril?
at The Commonwealth Club (5:30pm)
Wednesday, May 13
Station Identification: A Cultural History of Yiddish Radio
at BJE Jewish Library (7:30pm)
Thursday, May 14
Author Alex Hatch - Cracks in the Asphalt
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Thursday, May 14
Ira Sherman, Artist/Metalsmith
at Fort Mason Center (7pm)
Thursday, May 14
Hester Rumberg
at Books, Inc (7:30pm)
Thursday, May 14
Debutante Ball
at Books, Inc (7pm)
Thursday, May 14
Kirstin Downey
at Book Passage (6pm)
Thursday, May 14
Andy Amstutz: Clean Water in Guatemala
at The Commonwealth Club (5:30pm)
Thursday, May 14
The Last Olympian
at Borders Books (4pm)
Thursday, May 14
The Maiden of Ludmir
at BJE Jewish Community Library (7:30pm)
Friday, May 15
Author John Levitt's band The Procrastinistas
at Borderlands Books (9pm)
Friday, May 15
Judi Zucker and Shari Zucker
at Books, Inc (6:30pm)
Friday, May 15
Umlaut Literary Journal Release Party!
at McSweeney's (6:30pm)
Saturday, May 16
Bryant Terry
at Book Passage (11am)
Saturday, May 16
Jeff Prucher
at Borderlands Books (3pm)
Saturday, May 16 Cont.
Richard Kadrey and Heather Shaw
at Variety Club Preview Room (7pm)
Saturday, May 16
Travel Writing
at The San Francisco Writing Salon (10am)
Saturday, May 16
Sustainable business expert Richard Seireeni
at The Green Arcade (6pm)
Monday, May 18
W.S. Di Piero
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Monday, May 18
Christopher Buckley
at City Arts & Lectures, Inc (8pm)
Monday, May 18
Paul Brest and Hal Harvey
at The Commonwealth Club (5:30pm)
Monday, May 18
Mary Furlong: Silver into Gold
at The Commonwealth Club (4:45pm)
Monday, May 18
Anat Baniel: Move into Life
at The Commonwealth Club (11:30am)
Monday, May 18
Paul Romer
at Cowell Theater (7:30pm)
Tuesday, May 19
Juan Flores
at Modern Times Bookstore (7pm)
Tuesday, May 19
Timothy Childs: A Chocolate Lover's Fantasy
at TCHO (12:45pm)
Tuesday, May 19
Poetry Reading: C.E. Perry and Liz Bradfield
at Red Hill Books (6:30pm)
Tuesday, May 19
Valerie Laken
at Book Passage (1pm)
Tuesday, May 19
Mark Kurlansky
at Books Inc (7pm)
Tuesday, May 19
Personal Genomic Testing
at The Commonwealth Club (6pm)
Tuesday, May 19
Dev Patnaik:The Empathic Organization
at The Commonwealth Club (5:30pm)
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