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Thu Oct 23
at Root Division (7:30pm - 10pm)
Please join us for an evening of good company, friendly competition, and a chance to support artists & arts education in San Francisco. This Art Auction will present an eclectic mix of quality artwork from over 125 established and emerging local artists. It's a wonderful chance to throw your hand in the air and take home something inspiring.
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Thu Oct 23
at Space Gallery (7pm - 9pm)
We will be showcasing burlesque performers, fetish models, belly dancers, drag queens, goths, punks, and anyone else too interesting to be called "normal". If you want to get the chance to draw uniquely beautiful people that took the mold and broke it, then this is the place for you to come. People of all skill levels are welcome to come enjoy and benefit from drawing these fabulous people.
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Thu Oct 23 - Sat Oct 25
at Cobb's Comedy Club (see listing for times)
Her topical rants often make fun of popular culture, politics, and the pressures on women to conform to body image ideals promoted by the media. Garofalo is a self-described pessimist: "I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."
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Fri Oct 24 - Sun Jan 25, 2009
at Asian Art Museum (10am - 5pm)
A traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, this exhibition will explore the rich cultural heritage of ancient Afghanistan from the Bronze Age (2500 BCE) through the rise of trade along the Silk Road in the first century CE. Strategically located on the commercial routes between China and India in the East and Europe in the West, Afghanistan was at the crossroads of civilizations in Central Asia.
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Fri Oct 24 - Sat Oct 25
at Zellerbach Hall (8pm)
"'The reigning performance artist of her time' (Boston Globe), Laurie Anderson enjoys international fame for multimedia presentations in which she casts herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Her remarkable Homeland consists of a series of songs and stories that create a poetic and political portrait of contemporary American culture..."
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Fri Oct 24 - Sun Oct 26
at Fort Mason Center (11am - 6pm)
In addition to the thousands of original vintage posters, a special, timely exhibit will highlight Politically Correct/Politically Incorrect images. As one of the most historic elections in history approaches, guests will have the opportunity to see the evolution of politics through 100 years of vintage posters...
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Mon Oct 27
at War Memorial Opera House (8pm)
David Sedaris, author of the bestsellers Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and National Public Radio contributor will be appearing for one night only. Following the much anticipated release of his brand new collection entitled "When You Are Engulfed in Flames"; David will visit San Francisco for an evening of engaging recollections and readings.
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