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Wed Jul 16 - Tue Jul 22, 2008
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Thu Jul 17
at The Lab (1pm - 6pm)

Mariah Johnson's work with bed sheets grew out of her mother's efforts to maintain aesthetic order in her home by keeping her linen closet beautiful, even when the rest of the house was not. With her mother's habits in mind, Johnson folds, wraps, and stacks bed sheets and pillowcases found in thrift shops into sculptural installations. She considers these activities to be akin to painting...
Thu Jul 17
at The Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard, adored by fans and critics alike for his lightening quick wit and surreal humor is back and starting the largest comedy tour of his career.
Fri Jul 18
at Johansson Projects (6pm - 9pm)

Johansson Projects presents Radialvedic, an art exhibit which explores the subtleties of intrigue with simple objects, zippers, needles, ink and glass, transformed into complex and curious spectacles. Kristina Lewis's sculptures seem to extend organically from Jill Gallenstein's ink renderings with a hypnotic grace. Kana Tanaka harmonizes the trio with the element of light as the exhibit's form and color radiates through her glass installations.
Fri Jul 18
at Gallery 1988 (7pm - 10pm)

A Collection Of New Paintings by Joe Vaux, Brandt Peters, Travis Louie and Scott Scheidly. Travis Louie was born in Queens, New York. As a child he was fascinated by Sci-Fi and Horror films. It was Louie's grandfather that encouraged his enthusiasm for art by buying him supplies and building him his first drawing table...
Sat Jul 19
at Gray Area Gallery (8pm - 11pm)

Complimentary wine will be served courtesy of Black Swan Wines of Australia. Featuring limited edition prints from the It's Pop It's Art collaboration between Airside and EMI Music Publishing, as well as never before seen pieces from US artists Hit&Run, Retna, Mike Genovese, Ethos, Garrett Morin, and Cody Hoyt. Hosted by InGrooves and SF Station!
Sat Jul 19
at YBCA (8pm)

Join us for the party of the year as we celebrate the opening of Bay Area Now 5 with bands, DJs, interactive projects with BAN 5 artists, performances by the Bay Area's best talent and of course Campari cocktails. Expect performances and sets by Softhug (Official Tourist), T.I.T.S., Eugene International and a band so secret we can't even tell you!
Theater/Dance
Wednesday, July 16
OutLook Theatre Project's Coming Out Event
at San Francisco LGBT Community Center (7pm)
Wednesday, July 16
RAWdance "Sneak Peek"
at Union Square (6pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Doubt: a Parable
at Lucie Stern Theatre (8pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Bachata Dance in San Francisco
at Amura Ballroom Dance Studio (8pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Auditions: B-boys, B-Girls, Poppers, Locker, House, Hip Hop Dancers
at Ohlone College - Smith Center (7pm)
Thursday, July 17
Ishika Seth & U Dance Electra
at The Garage, 975 Howard (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Thursday, July 17
Eddie Izzard Stripped
at The Orpheum Theatre (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Thursday, July 17
A Brand New Me: Pay What You Wish Special Event
at New Conservatory Theatre (8pm)
Thursday, July 17
Summer in the City: All About Mozart
at Davies Symphony Hall (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Thursday, July 17
Fool for Love
at Actors Theatre - San Francisco (8pm)
Thursday, July 17
The World Premiere of The Listener
at A Traveling Jewish Theater (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Thursday, July 17
Ill Famed Spirits Tour haunts historic SF mansion
at Miss Finn's Mansion (8pm & 10pm)
Thursday, July 17
Springs Forward, Falls Back
at Dance Mission Theatre (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Friday, July 18
Avant GardARAMA!
at Exit on Taylor (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Friday, July 18
The Lorca Summer Festival
at Intersection for the Arts (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Friday, July 18
Summer in the City: Beautiful Brass
at Davies Symphony Hall (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Friday, July 18 Cont.
What You Will
at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) (8pm)
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Friday, July 18
Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization
at Martin Family Hall, Menlo School (7:30pm) Buy Tickets!
Friday, July 18
Thriving Against The Odds
at Dolores Park Cafe (8pm)
Friday, July 18
Towards Bach
at Martin Family Hall, Menlo School (7:30pm) Buy Tickets!
Friday, July 18
Sylvia
at Pacifica Spindrift Players (8pm)
Friday, July 18
No Sex Please, We're British
at Broadway West Theater (8pm)
Friday, July 18
Hair
at City Lights Theater Company (8pm)
Saturday, July 19
Animals Attacking Humans
at Castro Theatre (3pm) Buy Tickets!
Saturday, July 19
Veronica Klaus Cabaret
at The Garage, 975 Howard (8pm)
Saturday, July 19
Weekend Pole Dance Intensive Class
at The Center for Healing & Expression (2-4pm) Buy Tickets!
Saturday, July 19
Runway Platinum
at KimHerbst Theatreos (7pm) Buy Tickets!
Sunday, July 20
Summer in the City: Tango Tonight! featuring Quartango
at Davies Symphony Hall (8pm) Buy Tickets!
Sunday, July 20
Stephen Prutsman: Bach and Forth
at Stent Family Hall, Menlo School (10:30am) Buy Tickets!
Sunday, July 20
Tarangini - Waves of Music and Dance
at Saratoga High School (4pm) Buy Tickets!
Sunday, July 20
Salsa in the Square - Featuring Los Boleros
at Union Square (2pm)
Sunday, July 20
Salsa by the Lake
at Lake Merritt's Pergola (2-6pm)
Gallery Openings
Wednesday, July 16
How Lovely on the Mountain
at The Lab (1pm - 6pm)
Wednesday, July 16
AnneKarin Glass
at Mezzanine Gallery (5pm - 7pm)
Thursday, July 17
Radialvedic
at Johansson Projects (6pm - 9pm)
Thursday, July 17
Material Terrain
at Haines Gallery (5:30pm)
Friday, July 18
The Dream of Memory
at Market Street Gallery (6pm - 9pm)
Friday, July 18
Strangely Mannered
at Gallery 1988 (7pm - 10pm)
Friday, July 18
Holly Williams and Justin Gabbard
at Park Life (7pm - 10pm)
Friday, July 18
Sniff Show
at Eclectix Gallery (5pm)
Friday, July 18
Hum
at Project Artaud Theater (5pm - 7:30pm)
Friday, July 18 Cont.
Into the Ether
at RayKo Photo Center (6pm - 8pm)
Friday, July 18
Phillip Dvorak
at Reaves Gallery (6pm - 9pm)
Saturday, July 19
Timothy Cummings
at Catharine Clark Gallery (5pm - 7pm)
Saturday, July 19
Kathleen Lolley
at Giant Robot SF (6:30pm - 10pm)
Saturday, July 19
Sehwon Min
at little tree gallery (6pm - 9pm)
Saturday, July 19
The Wonder Girls of Alexandria
at Muddys Coffee House (7pm - 9pm)
Saturday, July 19
Moira Burke
at Frankee Uno San Francisco (7pm - 10pm)
Sunday, July 20
Show and Tell
at Climate Theater (7pm)
Literary Arts
Wednesday, July 16
Historical Fiction at Mission Bay
at Mission Bay Branch San Francisco Public Library (6:30pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Alice Feiring of The Battle for Wine and Love: Or, How I Saved the World from Parkerization
at The Commonwealth Club Book Discussion Group (7pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Never Again - Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect
at World Affairs Council (6pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Red State Rebels Book Release
at Modern Times Bookstore (7pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Sex Workers' Writing Workshop
at Center for Sex & Culture (7pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Rhys Bowen author of A Royal Pain
at Stacey's Bookstore (12:30pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Open Micro @ Bollyhood Cafe
at Bollyhood Cafe (7:3pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Robert N. Butler
at Keplers Books (7:30pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Jennifer Traig
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Wednesday, July 16
The Center/Books Inc. Book Group Meeting for July
at San Francisco LGBT Community Center (7pm)
Wednesday, July 16
IWL 2008 Book Release Party
at Intersection for the Arts (7pm)
Thursday, July 17
A Book Launch Party for Wendy Lichtman's The Writing on the Wall
at Books Inc. in Opera Plaza (7pm)
Thursday, July 17
Fae Myenne Ng
at Keplers Books (7:30pm)
Thursday, July 17
LUNADA: Literary Lounge & Open Mic
at Galerķa de la Raza (7:30pm)
Thursday, July 17
Daphne Gottlieb
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Thursday, July 17
Punk
at Edinburgh Castle (6:30pm)
Friday, July 18
"How to Wash a Cat" Santa Rosa Book Signing
at Barnes & Noble (1pm)
Friday, July 18
Michelle Gagnon and Simon Wood
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Friday, July 18
Bourbon...The Journey from Barrel to Bottle
at Morton's the Steakhouse (6:30pm)
Saturday, July 19
SF Zine Fest 2008
at San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) (11am)
Saturday, July 19
Progressive Reading Series
at Make-Out Room (7pm)
Tuesday, July 22
The Grieving Garden
at Keplers Books (7:30pm)
Tuesday, July 22
Deborah Grabien
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Tuesday, July 22
Kelly Corrigan
at Los Altos Library (7:30pm)
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