Events for October 9, 2012
Tuesday, October 9
Free Litquake events on Tuesday, October 9, 2012
10:00 AM: Kidquake: Elementary School Program
12:30 PM: Lines & Lyrics: Cave Canem Edition
6:00 PM: Language & Politics: The Discourse of Power
7:00 PM: Dangerous Dolls, Bad Men & Smoking Guns: A Night of Noir & Burlesque
7:00 PM: J.R. Moehringer: Sutton
7:00 PM: West Coast Review
On October 9, 2012 the Dos Equis food truck will be parked on Sacramento and Montgomery streets in San Francisco between 11am and 2pm.
Lines & Lyrics, curated by Litquake’s Robin Ekiss, will feature new and former fellows of Cave Canem, a fine arts organization founded to advance African-American poetry.
The poets featured at this reading will be Drea Brown, an Oakland native who has been published in numerous journals …
In *Ice Cream*, food writer Laura B. Weiss takes the reader on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to tell the lively story of how this delicious indulgence became a global sensation.
Tues. Oct. 9 …
Watch the sweat drip down Wing Wings hosts their first ever chicken wing eating contest.
There will be a timed contest to see who can eat the most Angry Korean wings in 10 minutes, as well as another competition that will see who can eat 10 hella …
Start reserving your spots at 6pm on October 9, 2012 for the upcoming October 23, 2012 SF Swappers food swap. Reservations are free, but spots are limited.
Le 9 octobre – A bout de Souffle (Breathless)
Breathless (in French : À bout de souffle) is a 1960 French film directed by Godard, which features himself for the first time. At the time, the film attracted much attention for its bold visual style and …
Celluloid Salon series breathes new life into the audio-visual experience, pairing obscure silent film shorts with soundtracks curated (and DJ’d live) on October 9, 2012.
FREE but RSVP is required.
Admission and cocktails will be complimentary, courtesy of Drambuie, the fabled Scottish whiskey-based spiced liquor.
Grass Widow, an all-female San …
Litquake’s version of the staged story, directed by Campo Santo’s Sean San José and performed by Catherine Castellanos, Donald E Lacy, Jr., Melissa Locsin, Delia MacDougall, and Sean San José.
Actors channel the surprising, unconventional, and sometimes surreal characters in short fiction by celebrated authors Adam …
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) will hold its final public comment meeting on the upcoming revisions of its Master Plan. We are asking for a massive display of public support at the meeting to amplify regional Indigenous people’s concerns.
In the midst of relocating from San Francisco to Brooklyn, slickly polished indie rock band the Morning Benders parted ways with bassist Tim Or and changed their name to Pop Etc.
This decision came after the band toured extensively and learned that the word “bender” had some homophobic …
Every Tuesday
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 …
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 …
