Kim Nalley Quintet with Allen Smith
at Jazz at Pearl's (8:30 pm & 10:30 pm) Clubs
As many Bay Area music fans know, Kim Nalley deserves her reputation as one of the best and most promising jazz and blues vocalists working today. MORE

Bay Area Styles
at Club Six (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs
O'Shea Ent & Soul Fo Real present: Bay Area Styles celebrating the Beginning of a new industry in Bay Area Music and Fashion. MORE

John Roloff
Recent Objects/Images/Projects
at Paule Anglim Gallery (10 am - 5 pm) Galleries
The artist will present new works in several formats linking conceptual and metaphorical imagery. MORE

Word for Word and the Z Space Studio present
4 Adverbs
by Daniel "Lemony Snicket" Handler
at Project Artaud Theater (8 pm) Performance Arts
A world premiere new production from Daniel Handler (author of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events), with stories taken from his forthcoming novel for adults Adverbs. MORE

Relentless Pre-Mardi Gras Fun with 3 Dynamic SF Rock Bands
The Smash Wednesday Ball
In Rare Form, The New Up and The Yardsale
at 12 Galaxies (9 pm) Music
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Getting a head-start on Mardi Gras decadence, In Rare Form, The New Up and The Yardsale are teaming up for The Smash Wednesday Ball on February 22 at 12 Galaxies. MORE

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006
at Legion of Honor (10 am - 5 pm) Museums
Arizona-based photographer Mark Klett (b.1952) has been photographing the American West for over 25 years. MORE

Free GMAT Workshop
at Manhattan GMAT (7 pm - 9 pm) Education/Instruction
Applying to business school? Join the experts from Manhattan GMAT for a FREE two-hour introduction to the GMAT. MORE

Killing My Lobster Takes a Cruise
at Brava Theater Center (8 pm) Performance Arts
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SF's favorite sketch comedy group sets sail with a brand new show for the naughtically naughty: Killing My Lobster Takes a Cruise! MORE

The 5th Annual
San Francisco Black History Month Celebration
presented by SF Noir
at Various Locations (various times) Festivals/Fairs
As we move forward into 2006, SFNOIR extends its mission to encompass the events of the last year. MORE

Civic Center Arts Sampler
Asian Art Museum/SF Ballet Package
at Asian Art Museum & SF Ballet (War Memorial Opera House) (5 pm & 8 pm) Performance Arts/Museums
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Traditions Unbound has been drawing wide praise from critics and visitors alike. MORE

Nada Surf with Rogue Wave, Inara George
at The Fillmore (8 pm) Music
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Very once in a while, a record comes along that marks the arrival of an authentic new voice, singing songs with which we can immediately identify. MORE

Thursday is the New Friday
at Duplex (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs
W I L D L I F E deejays Paul Smith and Ross Barringer team up with DJ SEVEN to seriously mess with your sleep schedule. MORE

American Heart Association
"Go Red For Women"
Hosted by: Clive Christian San Francisco
at Clive Christian Showroom (5:30 pm - 8 pm) Fundraisers
Following the success of our GO RED campaign and benefit events, we are getting ready to host the third annual celebration and fundraiser for the American Heart Association's "Go Red For Women." MORE

Sunset Promotions & the Fringe present
DJ Icey @ the Icebreakers Ball
w/ BLVD, Scratch n Sniff, Mancub, Syd Gris etc...
at Mighty (10 pm) Literary Arts
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The Icebreakers Ball will be a multifaceted sensory deluge, with a big live element, superb local DJ's, performance art plus visuals and art installations. MORE

Six Degrees Records presents
Stateless
at Amnesia (9 pm - 2 am) Music
The best in sounds from around the world. Eclectic Stateless soundsystem dj sets from residents D.Wurker and Special Agent K. MORE

MAISHA PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS
Sila & the Afrofunk Experience
at The Independent (8:30 pm) Music
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Gritty, Ripping, Hard-hitting African Funk Music. The sounds that most of us know as Afrobeat are born out of the crowded streets of West African cities like Lagos, Accra and Abidjan. MORE

Still Doin' It and SoulStream presents
Calibre & DRS
"Second Sun" Album Tour
at Anú (9 pm -2 am) Clubs
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Still Doin' It and Soul Stream, two of SF’s most dedicated drum & bass collectives, join forces to showcase the legendary producer/DJ Calibre alongside DRS. MORE

Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
at Red Vic Movie House (7:15, 9:15 pm) Film
There was time when the Salton Sea, tucked into the southeast corner of California, was known as the Riviera of the West. MORE

Uncle Buzzy's Hometown Theater Show
at Exit Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts
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Your host for the evening, displaced Vermont farmer Uncle Buzzy, is a kind-hearted man who was tricked off his land by a corporate conglomerate and found himself flat broke. MORE

A Fela Kuti Tribute Featuring Afrobeat Down
at Elbo Room (9 pm) Music
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Continuing in the tradition of Fela Kuti, LA-based band Afrobeat Down is spreading the afrobeat vibe of social awareness and funky living. MORE

APE & MOSS JACOBS PRESENT
Ragga Muffin's Festival '06
A Tribute to Bob Marley
at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (3 pm) Music
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Featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead, Matisyahu, The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Gentleman, Misty In Roots, and Dezarie (of Midnite). MORE

Dhamaal
at Club Six (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs
After a short hiatus and worldwide tour, the Dhamaal crew is back with fresh tunes, remixes, and their patented blend of bass heavy beats, live instrumentation and stellar visuals to bring you the most unique club experience in the country! MORE

Vinyl w/ Bernie Worrell
+ the Rondo Brothers & Samantha Stollenwerk
at 12 Galaxies (9 pm) Music
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Sunset Promotions and In the Pocket Productions present Vinyl's record release bash with special guests Bernie Worrell and the Rondo Brothers. MORE

The Silver Anniversary of a classic favorite
CATS
at The Orpheum Theatre (7:30 pm) Performance Arts
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There's no better way to introduce your family to the wonders of live theater than with the magic, the mystery, the memory of CATS. MORE

The Great San Francisco Crystal Fair
at Fort Mason Center (10 am - 6 pm) Festivals/Fairs
The Crystal Fair is a mix of crystals, minerals, beads, jewelry, and the healing arts. MORE

Our Stage, Our Way
A Soulful, Hip Hop Movement. A Night of Art & Spokenword
at Studio Z (8 pm - 2 am) Music
ZJK brings Neo Harlem Renaissance style to the Bay. Our Stage, Our Way orchestrates an array of talented local performers. MORE

The Bay Area Day of Remembrance Consortium presents
Day of Remembrance 2006
Carrying the Light for Justice!
at AMC Kabuki 8 (2 pm) Festivals/Fairs
This year's commemoration of the World War II incarceration of over 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry in U.S. concentration camps will feature cultural performances, film, and a candle lighting ceremony. MORE

Report From the Front Lines Of Struggle
Gaida Kambon Speaks from the World Social Forum Held in Venezuela
at Uhuru House (4 pm - 6 pm) Literary Arts
Gaida Kambon, National Secretary of the African People's Socialist Party,will discuss the worldwide struggle of African people, from Oakland to New Orleans to Freetown and Caracas. MORE

Mihaela Ursuleasa, piano
at Florence Gould Theater (2 pm) Performance Arts
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Though young – just in her mid-20s – this Romanian firebrand is already an award-winning concert pianist and is now emerging as a must-hear talent. MORE

Traces of Mind Series
at Exploratorium (2 pm) Museums
Test your powers of deduction and assumption-making at the Great Junk Drawer Challenge! MORE

The Ska Brawl Tour
Featuring The Toasters
at DNA Lounge (8 pm) Music
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DNA Lounge presents The Ska Brawl Tour featuring: The Toasters, Satori, Westbound Train, and DJ John. MORE

Mortified
at Make Out Room (8 pm) Performance Arts
Mortified stars everyday adults sharing aloud their most embarrassing, pathetic and private teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics and locker notes... in front of total strangers. MORE