Events for January 21, 2015
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Wednesday, January 21
Banksy’s “Haight Street Rat” Comes Home: Exhibit Opening | SF
836M Gallery brings Banksy’s “Haight Street Rat” back to the city of its origins after it was almost lost due to anti-graffiti laws.
The owner of The Red Victorian, which had the mural on its wall painted during a 2010 SF spree by Banksy, was planning ...
| 6:30 pm | Tech Talk: Surviving at Scale: Lessons from Airbnb & LinkedIn | SoMa | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required.
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Street Portrait Photography Workshop | SF
Learn how to take compelling portraits of people, using the Richmond neighborhood as a backdrop with photojournalist Fred Larson. A lecture and slide show will cover a variety of subjects such as anticipating storytelling moments and minimizing distracting backgrounds.
Free with required registration by calling 415-355-5600.
Bring a ...
Punk-Activist Film Screening & Director Q&A: “Positive Force” | SF
Long-awaited feature length documentary Positive Force: More Than A Witness: 30 Years of Punk Politics and Activism premieres in the Bay Area this January, each event with a Q&A with director Robin Bell.
This feature-length documentary skillfully mixes rare archival footage–including electrifying live performances from iconic ...
Broadway Starring A Cappella Group Performance | North Bay
Ani V’Ata, formed at NYU in 1996, has become ‘instrumental’ in the Jewish a cappella world, breaking down barriers and forging new paths. This evening features a participatory learning session which will have you rocking out of your seats.
Free, but an RSVP is required. They also ask that ...
“Dead Man Walking” Opera Preview & Talk w/ Author, Sister Helen | SF
In anticipation of its February 20-22 YBCA Theater premiere of a new production of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, award-winning contemporary opera company Opera Parallele will present a special free public event featuring composer Jake Heggie, Sister Helen Prejean (on whose 1993 memoir the opera is ...
Nerd Nite: Satellites, Underwater Archaeology & Bodily Perfection | Rickshaw Stop
What’s way up in the sky, way down deep in the ocean, and standing right here? We’re everywhere and we’re square. Wait, is that right? Anyway, come to the Rickshaw and follow through on your resolution to get taught (no, not taut) while getting tipsy.
A ...
SF’s Extreme Weather History | City History Lectures
What actually happened to Darling Clementine? Historian Joel Pomerantz explores the California floods of 1862. Learn how this historic storm, which killed thousands and caused a number of San Francisco houses to collapse, can be an example for what a really extreme weather event could ...
Haight Street’s Grateful Dead History Launch Party | The Booksmith
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s creation, the book No Simple Highway: A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead vividly recounts the band’s vibrant history.
Drawing from a fresh supply of new research, author Peter Richardson adds new insight into the Dead’s earliest ...
| 8:00 pm | Free “Sup Girl” Comedy Show | SF | FREE |
| 8:00 pm | Win Tix: Cobb’s Comedy Club: Wednesday Night Showcase | SF | WIN* *All shows are 18 & over and there is a two drink minimum per person. Lineup subject to change
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| 8:30 pm | The Adult Comedy Shop: Monthly Standup | Oakland | FREE |
