Events on Monday, October 20

Patti Smith

Music

Patti Smith

Monday 10/20 @ The Warfield

As an iconic figure in American counterculture and one of the founders of the American punk movement, Patti Smith was well-deserving... 

<em>The Onion</em> Comedy Series feat. Ali Wong

Comedy

Ali Wong

Monday 10/20 @ Punch Line

Do you immediately associate American Apparel leotards with flapping genitalia? If so, you might identify with comedian Ali Wong, whose spoof... 

Ongoing Events

BhangraFest

Festival: Performing Arts

BhangraFest

Monday 10/20 @ Various locations

BhangraFest is San Francisco's way of vibrantly celebrating one of India's most popular styles of music. Learn the latest moves during... 

<em>Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900</em>

Art: Photography

Brought to Light

Monday 10/20 @ SFMOMA

SFMOMA's new exhibit explores the sublime new worlds that opened when photography was first invented in the early 19th century, exploring... 

Rediscovering the Fourth Generation

Film

Rediscovering the Fourth Generation

Monday 10/20 @ SFMOMA

In China, the years 1978-1989 were a period of unparalleled change. Deng Xiaoping's policies modernized the economy, and artists, writers, and... 

<em>Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered</em>

Art

Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered

Monday 10/20 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

It's anyone guess as to whether Andy Warhol ever imagined that his silk-screen portfolio Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth... 

SF Indiefest presents DocFest

Festival: Performing Arts

DocFest

Monday 10/20 @ Various locations

The seventh annual DocFest features 60 films from around the world, many of which underscore the organizers' affinity for quirky esoterica... 

<em>Game Over: Art of the Gamer Generation</em>

Art

Game Over

Monday 10/20 @ Giant Robot

Whether they favor 3D first-person shooters or old-school 8-bit technology, video-game junkies can find something to geek out about at Giant... 

<em>Hungry Planet: What the World Eats</em>

Art: Photography

Hungry Planet

Monday 10/20 @ World Affairs Center

The relationship between people and food is deeply affected by tradition, as well as by the social and political climate —... 

<em> Paul Klee's Pedagogical Sketchbook </em>

Art

Paul Klee's Pedagogical Sketchbook

Monday 10/20 @ SFMOMA

The fanciful shapes and feline curves in Paul Klee's figures can sometimes disguise the painter's intellectual rigor, but his forays into... 

<em>Envisioning Russia: A Century of Filmmaking</em>

Festival: Performing Arts

Envisioning Russia

Monday 10/20 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Commemorating the centenary of Russian cinema, the PFA festival draws from an extensive catalog of films produced at Mosfilm, the most... 

Kate Durkin: <em>It's Alright</em>

Art

It's Alright

Monday 10/20 @ Future Primitive Sound Headquarters / Edo Salon-Gallery

Kate Durkin combines stitching, acrylic, and collage to create an imaginative world reminiscent of Where the Wild Things Are. It's a... 

<em>Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship</em>

Art

Banned and Recovered

Monday 10/20 @ San Francisco Center for the Book

In some parts of the US, closed-minded thinking keeps the works of Mark Twain, J.D. Salinger, and J.K. Rowling out of...