• Dawn Watley of Black Kids By Matt Crawford
• Brightblack Morning Light By Martin Malloy
• Deerhoof - Offend Maggie By Lynne Angel

• Choke By Martin Malloy
• The Duchess By Martin Malloy
• Eagle Eye By Mel Valentin
• Humboldt County By Martin Malloy

• Orson By Sarah Sung
• Sushi Domo By Gloria Tai
• Yoshi's San Francisco By Sarah Sung
• Blue Bottle Café By Michelle Chan

• Spa Fixes for Couples by Nirmala Nataraj
• Chrome Bags by Nirmala Nataraj
• WhizBang Fabrics by Michelle Sieling
• Skin Salvation by Nirmala Nataraj

• Yellowjackets by Nirmala Nataraj
• Duality of Humanity by Jessica Moskowitz
• Arts of the Islamic World by Nirmala Nataraj
• Double Exposure by Jessica Moskowitz

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• Free Bottle of Champagne at Bubble Lounge
• Champagne and dessert tasting for two at Sugar Cafe

• Win Dinner for Two at Oola

• Flash of Genius on Oct 1
• Blindness on Oct 2

• The Sword/Black Cobra at Slim's
• Giant Sand at Cafe du Nord
• Matt Hales of Aqualung at Cafe du Nord
• Johnette Napolitano Cobra at Cafe du Nord

• Asian Art Museum

After wrapping up its fourth season, So You Think You Can Dance brings its Top 10 performers to the HP Pavilion to pop, lock, twist and kick their way around the venue's massive stage. Favorites from this season include Chelsie Hightower, William Wingfield, Katee Shean, Mark Kanemura and winner Joshua Allen. Allen, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, rolled with the punches throughout the competition in pairs and solos...

Armistead Maupin is the author of nine novels, including the six-volume Tales of the City series, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener and, most recently, Michael Tolliver Lives. Three miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney were made from the first three novels in the Tales series...

Since 1984 this Irish-British import has been changing the sound of contemporary music. Admittedly they say they never know how their music will turn out, or the kind of impact it will have on the masses. The band is quick to show that this isn't a Britney Spears brand of pop, with their first full length American release Loveless...

Happy Birthday, Rumble! You have successfully shaken booties, rocked faces, and drunked people up for a whole year! Why mess with a good thing? The Rumble is back once again with BAGeL Ted and Aaron Axelsen of Live 105 on the decks. Plus a live set from 2am Club. Free vodka and Red Bull from 8-9!

Kid Cudi and Hollywood Holt are coming to Vessel on October 1st. With Kanye West blogging about Hollywood's dope beats and Kid Cudi garnering press from publications such as Spin and Rolling Stone, these two are sure to prove what the hype is all about. Don't miss this rad show with 2 for 1 drinks all night!

"Based either side of London but originally hailing from the same small town in Essex, the duo's immaculate conception was born in a half hour burst of creative alchemy and has since created enormous buzz, combining witty and shockingly spot-on decrees from the mind of vocalist Scroobius Pip with producer dan le sac's mesmeric electro blessed beats..."

There's more to getting inked than you think. Tattoo artist Horitaka, apprentice to the ultimate master Horiyoshi III, will talk about the time-honored art of Japanese tattoos, a culture of beauty, commitment, and history. See LIVE demonstrations of traditional (no electric needles!) and modern techniques. Joining Horitaka's diverse, talented crew of tattooists will be special guests from Japan. Dip into the world of samurai on guided gallery tours, sample refreshing teas from Ito En, soak up DJ Saiman's aural offerings, enjoy a cocktail with friends, and much more.

Ever since emerging as a member of Black Star in the late 1990s, Talib Kweli is one of the few artists making commercially viable music that matters. The Brooklyn bred rapper's hard-hitting music has been able to educate and entertain simultaneously. So it is no wonder that at the peak of their fame, both Jay-Z and 50 Cent named Talib Kweli as one of their favorite rappers.

An Avant Garde Fashion Show Featuring Designers: Kittinhawk, Tilla Abbitt, Svetlana Pedan, Gibbous plus G Star. Music by Commodore 69 & DJ Method.

A benefit for NextAid in the spirit of LoveFest. Featuring Jenö, Lance DeSardi, Alland Byallo, DJ Adnan, dCoy, Fil Latorre, Javaight...

The Get Connected Summit is an Unprecedented 2-Day Electronic Music, Media & Technology Career Education, Advancement and Mentoring Event, with panels, performances, contests. The GCS immersion experience will connect attendees to a targeted group of electronic music, media and technology professionals through intimate panels, in-depth product demonstrations, artist performances and label showcases.

Witness some of The Bay's Top Underground Hip-Hop Crews on 1 Stage with Artwork on display by the Lords Graffiti Crew.

YBCA brings together Hip Hop Superstar Mos Def and Event Designer Extraordinaire Stanlee Gatti for one of the biggest galas of the year. Benefitting YBCA's Fund for New Work, which supports innovative living artists of our time, Artists Ball is known for its amazing décor, fantastic costumes and headliner entertainment.

Join us as Lee returns for his 4th year! Expect things to be a tad bit weirder! Weird Room:Lee Burridge, Tim McCormack, Mike Khoury. Patio: Naveen G, Clint Stewart, Jeffery Allen, DJ Confidence. VWP Room: Jason Short, Mike Hiratzka, Treavor Moontribe.

Our first event in January was so successful, we had to bring it back... and this one is extremely important, because it marks 1 month before the biggest election of our lifetime. We've got an unprecedented lineup of the City's best and brightest doing their part to get you to move...

Over the years, the Sandcastle Classic became so large that it was moved to the more expansive Ocean Beach, where thousands of people come to watch each year. The Sandcastle Classic is now the largest sandcastle event in Northern California.

Featuring Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, Gogol Bordello, Bonnie Prince Billy, Earl Scruggs, MC Hammer, Tift Merrit, Ben Kweller, Loudon Wainwright III, Emmylou Harris and many more...

The parade will start at San Francisco's 2nd and Market Streets and the love will continue all the way to Civic Center Plaza for a giant outdoor dance club for all ages and all people to celebrate music, love, diversity, tolerance, peace, and community.

Get in an argument with a watering can. Build a catapult from cardboard. Start a revolution. You never know what your task will be at one of Oliver Herring's TASK parties, but this October San Franciscans will have an opportunity to experience this free mass performance art event for themselves as part of SF Camerawork's fall exhibition I feel I am free but I know I am not.

By turns cuddly and chaotic, San Francisco's Deerhoof mixes noise, sugary melodies, and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music.

Come experience three nights of dynamic performances at your favorite house music venue Ruby Skye! Immerse yourself in love after dark with these house beats from world famous DJs.

Come fill your ears with love with DJs, Jocelyn (Get Freaky), Satsi (Ammo), Smoove (NewsBreakz), Icon, Patricio (LABADJ) Delachaux (Dark Kabaret) & MORE! With eats and many special guests, this annual Love party is not one to be missed.

3 rooms of diverse music, featuring the mighty Elite Force (Lot 49 / U & A Recordings , UK), joined by breaks powerhouse Vandal (Lot 49, UK), making his U.S. debut! Support from Syd Gris, Hoj, Dex Stakker, Vinkalmann (Opulent Temple), Worthy (Dirtybird), Scott Carrelli (Satellite / Qool), ICON, Erik Rumors (Metrowize), and Alixr (Friends & Family, rEvolution).

This year marks our fourth year at our incredibly beautiful and scenic new home - Treasure Island. With the continued growth of dragon boating in the Bay Area, the California Dragon Boat Association (CDBA) again expects record attendance in all divisions this year.

"Our Award Winning Festival celebrates its 9th year with an action packed weekend of very informative lectures by the movers and shakers of the vegetarian movement," said Dixie Mahy, the President of the San Francisco Vegetarian Society, "plus creative vegan cooking demos; international cuisine to sample or buy; a Children's Corner play area, and a variety of world entertainment."

The annual celebration of all things German, this is the largest festival of its kind in California, with authentic food, drink, music, dancing & German arts & crafts.

Featuring DJs Galen, Solar, J-Bird, Deron, Tasho and special guests TBA.

The Graveyard Book is Neil Gaiman's first full-length novel for middle-grade readers since the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Coraline. And like Coraline, this book is sure to enchant and surprise young readers as well as Neil Gaiman's legion of adult fans.

Gogol Bordello brings high-energy gypsy punk cabaret to Slim's on October 5 to benefit Muttville, a nonprofit organization that rescues senior dogs from shelters and finds them happy homes in which to live out their days. San Francisco's cabaret queen Connie Champagne will emcee.

"A benefit for Cynthia Noonan, a good friend of Sam Beam's who was stricken with a disease that has left her paralyzed from the chest down. Proceeds go toward her physical therapy, which is her only chance at recovering some of the use of her limbs."

"John Waters' one-man show is a "vaudeville" act that celebrates the film career and obsessional tastes of the man William Burroughs once called "The Pope of Trash." Focusing in on Waters' early negative artistic influences and his fascination with true crime, exploitation films, fashion lunacy, and the extremes of the contemporary art world..."

The David Byrne/Brian Eno record "was born as a dinner conversation," Says Eno. "I mentioned [To Byrne] that I had accumulated a lot of music, which, despite my intentions, I had never formed into songs. David volunteered to give them a try. By and large, we stuck to our separate territories: I worked on the instrumentals, and he generally focused on the lyrics and vocals...

"Embracing the angular, semi-melodic influence of post-punk pioneers such as the Homosexuals and This Heat along with the electronic surfaces of fellow contemporary no-wave revivalists, Clipd Beaks began making music amid the chilly surroundings of Minneapolis, MN, in 2003..."