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Wed Oct 7 - Tue Oct 13
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Wed Oct 7
at Landmark's Embarcadero Cinema (8:30pm)

The Believer is proud to present a special advance screening of An Education, written and produced by Nick Hornby, at the Embarcadero Center Cinema. The ticket price includes a screening of the film followed by a Q&A with Hornby, along with a free copy of Housekeeping vs. the Dirt...
Now Through Sun Oct 18
at Curran Theatre (see listing for times)

2 weeks only! Rent is the classic musical about love, friendship and community, and the seventh longest-running show in Broadway history. Now, Rent is coming to San Francisco in a new touring production starring original Broadway cast members Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp!
Fri Oct 9
at Dance Mission Theatre (8pm)

Facing East Dance & Music is proud to present two Bay Area premieres of contemporary dance pieces along with favorite works that signify FEDM's Asian, Amercian and Female style. Poetic, political, tongue-in-cheek and dynamic -- a multimedia feast!
Sat Oct 10 - Sun Oct 11
at Bernal Heights, Castro, Duboce, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, Mission, Noe Valley, Portola (11am - 6pm)

The first weekend of the month is dedicated to ArtSpan's celebratory kick-off events at the SF Open Studios Exhibition, followed by four weekends that feature open artists' studios. The city of San Francisco is broken up geographically, allowing each weekend to feature artists' studios in a different part of the city...
Sat Oct 10
at deFremery Park (11am - 5pm)

24 of the United States' most talented and revered Graffiti Artists in live painting battle. Artists are determined and selected by Estria, a Bay Area Graffiti Legend. This year, for the first time, winners from the Harlem, Honolulu and Chicago Battles will be flown to Oakland to compete in the finals!
Sun Oct 11
on Octavia at Hayes (11am - 6pm)

The festival focuses on original independent design produced locally and reflective of the creative expression of the individual designer. All designers are screened and approved for participation to assure they fit within the criteria set for the Union Design Festival...
Mon Oct 12
at Broadway Studios (8pm)

Litquake Literary Festival and Porchlight Storytelling collaborate for true tales of punk-rock anarchy and excess, launching the new book "Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk...
Gallery Openings
Wednesday, Oct 7
+++ music inspired art
at Project One (7pm)
Wednesday, Oct 7
Five
at Andrea Schwartz Gallery (5:30pm)
Thursday, Oct 8
Bay Area Artists Respond To Surrealist Masterworks
at Frey Norris Gallery (6pm)
Thursday, Oct 8
Art Reception
at Artillery Apparel & Gallery (7pm)
Thursday, Oct 8
Carlos Motta
at SF Camerawork (7pm)
Friday, Oct 9
Open Studios
at Art Explosion Gallery (7pm)
Friday, Oct 9 Cont.
Bessma Khalaf & Ryan Boyle
at Steven Wolf Fine Arts (6pm)
Friday, Oct 9
Fleet Week Fashion Shopping Event
at Live Worms Gallery (5pm - 9pm)
Friday, Oct 9
Creep Show
at Lower Hater (7pm)
Saturday, Oct 10
Loco Loteria
at Galer’a de la Raza (7:55pm)
Monday, Oct 12
Boot Camp for Artists
at CounterPULSE (6:30pm)
Theater/Dance
Wednesday, Oct 7
Rent
at Curran Theatre (8pm)
Wednesday, Oct 7
Goldfish
at Magic Theatre (8pm)
Thursday, Oct 8
Hal Sparks
at Cobb's Comedy Club (8pm)
Thursday, Oct 8
Proof
at SF State Creative Arts Building (8pm)
Thursday, Oct 8
Marc Maron with Hari Kondabolu
at Punch Line Comedy Club (8pm)
Friday, Oct 9
Zombie Town
at Exit Stage Left (8pm)
Friday, Oct 9 Cont.
Jekyll & Hyde: The Gothic Musical
at Magic Theatre (8pm)
Friday, Oct 9
Moshe Kasher
at Purple Onion (8pm & 10pm)
Saturday, Oct 10
Ame to Ame (Candy and Rain)
at ODC Dance Commons (8pm)
Saturday, Oct 10
Smuin Soiree
at Palace of Fine Arts (6:30pm)
Sunday, Oct 11
Dancemakers Forum
at SF Conservatory of Dance (2pm - 5:30pm)
Sunday, Oct 11
Non Stop Bhangra Crew
at Union Square (2pm - 4pm)
Literary Arts
Wednesday, Oct 7
The Grateful Dead Scrapbook
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Wednesday, Oct 7
Amitav Ghosh
at Herbst Theatre (8pm)
Thursday, Oct 8
Nick Belardes
at The Booksmith (7:30pm)
Friday, Oct 9
Eat, Drink, Talk (and Swap) Books
at The Booksmith (6:30pm)
Friday, Oct 9
Rethinking Green
at Cowell Theater (7:30pm)
Saturday, Oct 10
Critical Sources
at The Lab (3pm)
Saturday, Oct 10
Writers With Drinks
at Make-Out Room (7:30pm)
Saturday, Oct 10 Cont.
Red Hen Press
at A Different Light Bookstore (6:30pm)
Sunday, Oct 11
Journey to the End of the Bay
at Broadway Studios (8pm)
Sunday, Oct 11
Intro to Fiction
at Berkeley Writing Salon (2pm)
Tuesday, Oct 13
One City One Book
at SF Public Library Koret Auditorium (6pm)
Tuesday, Oct 13
Healing California: The Progressive Era
at BJE Jewish Community Library (7:30pm)
Tuesday, Oct 13
Dreaming Awake
at Delancy Street Screening Room (7:30pm)
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