Monday - October 13

2008 Propositions 101
Commonwealth Club
Fucking propositions. They always say one thing and mean another. Seems like they usually... More>>
Fleet Week Ship Tours
Fisherman's Wharf
Fleet Week: you love it or hate it. The Blue Angels' rip-roaring "sound of Freedom" divides San... More>>
"Heavy Donuts"
The Knockout
Despite its singular name, New York City’s Orphan is actually a duo — but these two... More>>
"Warhol’s Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered"
Contemporary Jewish Museum
When Andy Warhol's "Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century" was displayed at the Jewish... More>>
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Tuesday - October 14

Poetry Open Mic
Park Branch Library
Poets have it rough, always have, probably always will. No one knows this as well as Diamond... More>>
Art Spiegelman
Books Inc.
We want to be sure to get the spelling right: Art Spiegelman's new book is called Breakdowns:... More>>
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Wednesday - October 15

Richie Unterberger's Rare Rock 'n' Roll Film Clips
Park Branch Library
Once upon a time, folk and folk-rock were played on mainstream radio. Try to imagine Live 105... More>>
Seinfeld Campus Tour
USF Campus McLaren Complex
How quickly television has aged. Apparently today’s college students are so dissociated... More>>
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Thursday - October 16

The Dead C
Great American Music Hall
Infamous New Zealand noise-rock trio the Dead C certainly isn’t for everybody. Some music... More>>
Taiwan Film Festival
USF Campus Fromm Hall
Every year at the Lantern Festival in eastern Taiwan, half-naked men honor the god of Handan by... More>>
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Friday - October 17

Johnette Napolitano, Flametal
Café Du Nord
Johnette Napolitano, once bassist and singer for new wave faves Concrete Blonde, has kept... More>>
Sly & the Family Stone
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Sly Stone “performed” at the Grammys in 2006 with a garish, taped-on blond Mohawk. He... More>>
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Saturday - October 18

Family Festival
Yerba Buena Gardens
An entire generation is growing to tweenhood tossed around like popcorn kernels in those... More>>
Red Bull Soapbox Race
Dolores and 21st sts.
In a city that prides itself on hurling odd things down steep streets (Big Wheels, cable cars,... More>>
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Sunday - October 19

Tour de Cupake
Bike Kitchen
Since cupcakes have become the icon of celebration here in the U.S. (just ask any third-grader),... More>>
"Trolley Dances"
Mission Bay Branch Library
All we can think about is concrete scrapes — bare knees on asphalt, gravel scratched into... More>>
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