Noise Pop 2005
Serving up fresh music since 1993
at Great American Music Hall (8 pm) & Bottom of the Hill (7 pm) Music Festival
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As the 13th edition of Noise Pop rapidly approaches, San Franciscans have more than a few reasons to feel lucky. Festival architect Kevin Arnold has managed to infuse the annual dart-around-town musical romp with another splendid combination of top-notch indie acts and local talent, while staying true to the original credo of highlighting acts outside the mainstream (unlike other California music festivals we know). The 2005 version, which takes place from Feb. 22 - 27 has all the makings of another rousing success. MORE

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
at University of San Francisco (5:30 pm, 7:30 pm) Film Festival
In recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad constituency of concerned citizens, the University of San Francisco is hosting the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. MORE

Xavier Rudd
Rich Price
at Slim's (8 pm) Music
Xavier Rudd is a unique solo musician whose songs balance acoustic soul, manic fretwork, complex percussion and modernized didgeridoo. Known for gripping performances that last up to 2 and half hours, Xavier delivers a unique harmony with an energy that is warm, powerful and emotive. MORE

Liver Spa at 540 Club (10 pm - 12 am) Clubs

"They Ride Alone" at Red Devil Lounge (8 pm) Music

A Chorus Line at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (8 pm) Performance Arts

My Life in the Sunshine at Somar Cultural Center (12 noon - 4 pm) Galleries

LiveWire Literary Salon at Zebulon's Lounge (7 pm - 8:30 pm) Literary Arts

David Byrne
at The Fillmore (8 pm) Music
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David Byrne has taken his share of musical journeys in three decades, turning Talking Heads from egghead rockers into a funk orchestra, playing Latin music and scoring films and a ballet. MORE

The Kingdom of Siam
The Art of Central Thailand 1350–1800
at Asian Art Museum (10 am - 5 pm) Museums
The first presentation of classical art from Thailand shown in the United States in more than 25 years, this exhibition features 87 rare works from collections in Thailand, Europe, and the United States. The works showcase the superb but little known arts of the Thai Kingdom of Ayutthaya - one of the largest and most important kingdoms in Southeast Asia. MORE

Heidi Zumbrun
at Stephen Wirtz Gallery (9:30 am - 5:30 pm) Galleries
Stephen Wirtz Gallery announces an exhibition of a new series of photographs and video works by Heidi Zumbrun that explore the form, presence, and potential meanings of mysterious, large-scale, sculptural objects discovered by the artist. MORE

Open Deck Night at Rickshaw Stop (6 pm) Clubs

Project 45: DJ Gomez spinning Reggae, Old School and House Beats at 1751 Social Club (9 pm) Clubs

SF Is Weird at Studio Z (9 pm) Music

Collective Soul at The Independent (8 pm) Music

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival at University of San Francisco (5:30 pm, 7 pm) Film Festival

Interlaced at Rx (2 pm - 7 pm) Galleries

Drive
Featuring recent photography by Misha Vladimirskiy
at Element Lounge (6 pm - close) Galleries
"The work that I produce is a study in control over the viewer and the relationship between the viewer and the creator of the image. This study originated in the need to explore ways that I could participate directly in the subject of the work while maintaining control over what is seen." MORE

Su Arte Here
Five Years of Galería 's Digital Mural Project
at Galería de la Raza (12 pm- 6 pm) Galleries
In the early 1970s, the Galería de la Raza billboard functioned as a commercial space that often displayed advertisements for harmful products, such as alcohol and tobacco, directly targeted to Latinos. Galería affiliated artists took over the billboard by painting over the ads, replacing them with community-affirming images and messages. MORE

B.B. King
at Masonic Auditorium (9 pm) Music
B.B. continues to tour extensively, averaging over 250 concerts per year around the world. Classics such as "Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss," "The Thrill Is Gone," How Blue Can You Get," "Everyday I Have The Blues," and "Why I Sing The Blues" are concert (and fan) staples. MORE

Family Jewels: The Making of Veronica Klaus
at Exit Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts
Veronica Klaus is a San Francisco performance icon. Since 1989 she has been a featured artist in Concerts, Theatre and Cabarets. While this, combined with her glamorous personae would be enough, there is the added detail of her transformation from Midwestern small-town schoolboy to Bay Area Diva. MORE

The Meet Market at Lost & Found Saloon (9 pm - Late Night) Clubs

Open Deck Night at Rickshaw Stop (6 pm) Clubs

Under The Influence at Alpha Bar (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Louis XIV: A Special Hot Hot Heat After Party at 330 Ritch Street (9 pm) Clubs

Amoeba Employees Band Extravangaza at Grant & Green (9 pm) Music

Noise Pop 2005: Comets On Fire, No Doctors, Gerritt at Cafe du Nord (9 pm) Music

Hot Hot Heat at Great American Music Hall (8 pm) Music

11th Other Minds Music Festival at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (8 pm) Performance Arts

Under the Rainbow at Off Market Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts

Punch Gallery Going Away Party
at Punch Gallery (8 pm - 4 am) Clubs
Live Hip Hop by Most Chill Slackmob, Psychokinetics, Felonious, and Oposit and Charles Cooper from The Greans crew. Dance Performances by Extra Credit/Sisterz of the Underground, Flo-Ology. DJs: DJ Colly (Dub Shack), Selector Colly, DJ Vanka, Romanowski, and Jboogie. Photos and Visuals by Danielle Barnett, and Nick Kasimatis. MORE

Amon Tobin
plus kid606 (Part of Noise Pop)
at Bimbo's 365 Club (8 pm) Music
In early 04 video game developers Ubisoft decided to approach Amon to compose all the music for the 3rd installment of their enormously popular Splinter Cell series. Seeing as he wasn’t able to get past the second level of Splinter Cell 1, he thought that making the soundtrack would clearly be an easier way to interact with this game. MORE

:: Breaks 'N Beats ::
A hip hop dance extravaganza benefiting the Tsunami relief efforts
at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (8 pm) Performance Arts
Performers include powerhouses SoulForce, Funkanometry, Mind Over Matter, and Culture Shock, and youth performances by Dance-a-Vision, Future Shock and WHAT. MORE

Funk-ology
at Club Six (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs
The Art of Droppin' Science (funk/soul, hip hop classics, dancehall). Featuring: Shortkut (Triple Threat), Coop D'ville (True Skool), Jah Yzer (Jah Warrior Shelter), Clockwork (True Skool), Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, Zeph (Future Primitive), plus more! MORE

Sasha at Ruby Skye (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs

Sugar at Soluna (10 pm to 3 am) Clubs

+ Wellth + at Lit Lounge (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Noise Pop 2005: Les Georges Lenigrad, Chow Nasty, The Flying Luttenbachers, Postcoitus at Bottom of the Hill (9 pm) Music

David Byrne at The Fillmore (8 pm) Music

Barrage at Marin Center (8 pm) Music

Bride of Entendre! at New Langton Arts (8 pm) Performance Arts

Scuba: Kunst-Stoff, Laura Curry’s Pinkk, & Emily Johnson’s Catalyst at ODC Theater (8 pm) Performance Arts

Candida Höfer at Rena Bransten Gallery (10:30 am - 5:30 pm) Galleries

Nia Master Class with Nia Founders at Nautilis of Marin (8:45 am - 10:15 am) Health/Fitness

Fashion Co-Op SF
Fashion Bazaar featuring the top emerging designers!
from 111 Minna Street Gallery (11 am - 5 pm) Fashion
Shop from over 30 hot new fashion designers at the San Francisco Fashion Co-Op. Rock out to our Live DJ while you shop from items including clothing, accessories and jewelry at prices up to 80% off! Great items at GREAT prices all under one roof. PLUS, Seven Jeans and Diesel Jeans for just $55...find your perfect pair! MORE

Ragga Muffins Festival
Bob Marley Tribute
at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (4 pm) Festivals/Fairs
All Day Blow-out Reggae Tribute to Bob Marley. Featuring Steel Pulse, Jimmy Cliff, Alpha Blondy, Tanya Stephens, Israel Vibration, Barrington Levy, and Easy Star All-Stars. MORE

Deep Dish
With Behrouz
at Ruby Skye (8 pm - 4 am) Clubs
Grammy award winning DJ duo Deep Dish are two of the most well-known and respected artists/producers in electronic dance music today. MORE

TSP Entertainment Presents
Sensual
at Luna Lounge (10 pm - 4 am) Clubs
TSP Entertainment presents a weekend of sensuality, good times, and talented SF Djs mixing up a variety of music at its SF party, "Sensual" at Luna Lounge. MORE

Joy! and the Living Body at 111 Townsend Street (8 pm - 1 am) Clubs

Lick - 2 Year Anniversary Party at Loft 11 (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Dhamaal at Club Six (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs

Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival at Palace of Fine Arts (8 pm) Music

Noise Pop 2005: Bob Mould at The Independent (8 pm) Music

Yellow Swans at Hemlock Tavern (10 pm) Music

Well at A.C.T. (2, 8 pm) Performance Arts

9th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam at Youth Speaks (7 pm) Literary Arts

25th Annual
Academy of Friends Gala
at Fort Mason Center (5 pm - 12 midnight) Ball/Gala
While watching the lavish achievements of the Academy Awards® on our huge silver-screen, let yourself be swept up by thoughts of an opulent winter harvest festival amidst the resplendent jewelry, luxe housewares, furniture, and clothing, enticing vacations, and comforting personal services offered by leading local merchants. MORE

13th Annual Up The Oscars! Benefit Bash!
at Roxie Cinema (4:30 pm) Film
Uh-oh, it's that time again; Hollywood's annual walk down short-term memory lane commences with its time-honored attempt at spoon-fed bogus humility. Well, forget about it! The Roxie will once again open up the event to public scrutiny on our giant screen and believe us, no one gets away clean! MORE

Program 3
Full Length
at SF Ballet (War Memorial Opera House) (2 pm) Performance Arts
Giselle portrays the tale of a young peasant girl who is driven to madness and untimely death upon discovering that her true love Albrecht has deceived her. MORE

Modern Bridal Faire at Concourse Exhibition Center (11 am - 4 pm) Festivals/Fairs

Gourmet Dating at Sur la Table (6 pm - 8:30 pm) Festivals/Fairs

Fashion Funk-tion at Butterfly (10 pm) Clubs/Fashion

Kodo at Wish (6 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Aggrolites, Soul Captives and the Impalers at DNA Lounge (9 pm - 2 am) Music

Journey at Paramount Theatre (7:30 pm) Music

Eighteen Visions at Pound SF (7 pm) Music

Not About Nightingales at Theatre Rhinoceros (3:30 & 7:30 pm) Performance Arts

A Reckoning at Magic Theatre (7 pm) Performance Arts

sfSound Series, “die neue Musik” - German Music Retrospective
at ODC Theater (8 pm) Performance Arts
A survey of forty-five years of new music from Germany, starting with Karlheinz Stockhausen's classic Kontakte for piano, percussion, and quadraphonic tape. Also featured are works by Matthias Spahlinger, Olga Neuwirth, and Bay Area resident Philipp Blume. MORE

The Pink Show at Creativity Explored (10 am - 3 pm) Organizations

Choosing to Participate: Facing History and Ourselves at San Francisco Main Public Library (10 am - 6 pm) Organizations

The Canvas Gallery presents a night of Free Live Comedy Improv at The Canvas (8 pm) Performance Arts

Learn Basic Troubleshooting for your Mac at Apple Store (6 pm) Literary Arts

Writing for Performance at The Writing Salon San Francisco (7 pm - 9:30 pm) Literary Arts

Talent: Art show and open mic night at 1751 Social Club (7:30 pm) Literary Arts