Events for May 15, 2012
Tuesday, May 15
It’s time for the 8-day-long Young at Art festival celebrating the creativity of San Francisco students with exhibits and performances at the de Young Museum and the Concourse Bandshell in Golden Gate Park.
The festival runs from May 12-20, 2012 and features two galleries with over 1,000 …
The biggest cycling race in the world—Le Tour de France—is in July but there’s a few races before that give us an insight on who the best riders are: the Giro d’Italia, the Vuelta a Espana… the Amgen Tour of California?
In 2012, Stage 3 will …
Joshua Safran, social justice lawyer, writer, and Jewish storyteller, will explore his return to tradition, sharing stories from his forthcoming memoir and from traditional texts.
He will also discuss Crime After Crime, an award-winning feature documentary profiling his seven-year legal odyssey to free Deborah Peagler, a …
This program from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is inspired by Kerry James Marshall‘s work, which features the American history we rarely see.
Works of iconic and emerging artists including Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Glenn Ligon, Mark Bradford and Kara Walker will also be …
A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, LucasFilm contacted Marvel Comics and licensed an official comic book adaptation of their soon-to-be-released film Star Wars. The monthly comic went on to become one of Marvel’s biggest hits of the 1970s.
On Tuesday, May 15 2012, the …
From the Vermont woods comes an unlikely and provocative journey from vegan to hunter by Tuvar Cerulli.
Tracing the evolution of his dietary philosophy—from a fateful encounter with a brook trout to a rekindled relationship with the only hunter in his family—Cerulli’s tale blends personal narrative with …
Rough readings are the first step in the development of a play. Rough readings allow the playwright to get a feel for their play onstage, and receive audience reactions and input. Join Playwrights Foundation in Garret Jon Groenveld’s rough reading of The Hummingbirds.
Join them afterwards …
Ana Tijoux‘s live shows are a whirlwind trip through hip-hop, jazz, and funk, spiced up with a bit of politics and her great sense of humor that has made audiences around the globe fall in love with her.
Tijoux became a household name in Chile with …
Every Tuesday
Follow the L until it ends on Tuesdays after work and get rewarded with free hot dogs soaked in beer each Tuesday night at The Riptide, a great little 1940s-era dive bar at the edge of San Francisco in the Sunset. And all of this …
Wind down every Tuesday night this summer with a free wine tasting and screening of movies filmed at or around the historic Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in Nob Hill, along with other classic films.
Throughout the summer of 2012 enjoy free screenings of classics like “North by …
Come join D. Miles, the GodFather of Skate in San Francisco, the roller skaters from Golden Gate Park and the Black Rock Roller Disco for Funkytown – a fun new Tuesday night skating experience.
Come roll to a mix of funk, disco and R&B that will …
Each Tuesday Jill Bourque hosts “Jillarious,” a hilarious night of themed stories and stand-up comedy by her favorite local performers in this weekly live podcast recording.
Get some serious comedy bang for your buck at San Francisco’s newest comedy club, Tommy T’s Showroom – as Comedian …
Every Tuesday, the Rockit Room hosts a comedy showcase, hosted by Danny Dechi, a make-you-laugh-professional and world’s only No. 2 pencil musician (you’ll have to figure out what that means yourself.) Plus different Bay Area comedians round out the list each week.
Plus it’s happy hour …
The Den at the Fox, a rather comfortable and stylish bar that’s attached to the Fox Theatre in Oakland, hosts a free trivia night on Tuesdays at 8 pm.
Like most pub quizes, the rounds include subjects like Current Events, Sports & Entertainment, Science, History, Geography, …
Come see some glamourous and not so glamourous avant garde performance art. They promise a fabulous time – they do it for the free therapy.
Come see a free variety show on Tuesday nights at The Stud hosted by Ferosha Titties with DJ Dirty. Pre-show with Pippi …
