All events on Monday October 27

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Marilynne Robinson
Monday Oct 27 (8pm) @ Herbst Theater
Marilynne Robinson has probably spent more time on single sentences than Stephen King has on entire novels, but when her books arrive, the prose sparkles... View details »
Marilynne Robinson
Music: Electronic
The Notwist
Monday Oct 27 (8pm) @ Bimbo's
Giveaway
After nearly five years of silence, everyone's favorite German-bred electro-acoustic outfit makes its way back to America. On this year's The Devil, You + Me,... View details »
The Notwist
Music: DJ
Girl Talk
Monday Oct 27 (8pm) @ The Fillmore More times »
Sold Out!
It's likely that Pittsburgh never thought it would have a citizen described as a pioneer of "laptop rock," but Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) has... View details »
Girl Talk
Reading: Spoken Word
David Sedaris
Monday Oct 27 (8pm) @ War Memorial Opera House
To paraphrase Heidi Klum, in the world of literature, one day you're in and the next day you're out. Once-golden boys James Frey, Augusten Burroughs,... View details »
David Sedaris
Music: Rock/Pop
Against Me!
Monday Oct 27 (8pm) @ The Grand Ballroom
Although punk might be a historical artifact, Against Me!'s current tour condenses the music's DIY politics and anarchic esprit de corps. With a growing catalog... View details »
Against Me!

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Art
Banned and Recovered
Monday Oct 27 (10am–5pm) @ San Francisco Center for the Book More times »
Free
In some parts of the US, closed-minded thinking keeps the works of Mark Twain, J.D. Salinger, and J.K. Rowling out of schools, libraries, and the... View details »
Banned and Recovered
Art
Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered
Monday Oct 27 (11am–5:30pm) @ Contemporary Jewish Museum More times »
It's anyone guess as to whether Andy Warhol ever imagined that his silk-screen portfolio Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century would warrant a... View details »
Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered
Art: Photography
Hungry Planet
Monday Oct 27 (9am–5pm) @ World Affairs Center More times »
The relationship between people and food is deeply affected by tradition, as well as by the social and political climate — noted food editor James... View details »
Hungry Planet
Art: Photography
Brought to Light
Monday Oct 27 (11am–5:45pm) @ SFMOMA More times »
SFMOMA's new exhibit explores the sublime new worlds that opened when photography was first invented in the early 19th century, exploring the ways it led... View details »
Brought to Light
Art
Paul Klee's Pedagogical Sketchbook
Monday Oct 27 (11am–5:45pm) @ SFMOMA More times »
The fanciful shapes and feline curves in Paul Klee's figures can sometimes disguise the painter's intellectual rigor, but his forays into the emotional substance of... View details »
Paul Klee's Pedagogical Sketchbook
Film
Rediscovering the Fourth Generation
Monday Oct 27 @ SFMOMA More times »
In China, the years 1978-1989 were a period of unparalleled change. Deng Xiaoping's policies modernized the economy, and artists, writers, and filmmakers produced a flurry... View details »
Rediscovering the Fourth Generation
Art
It's Alright
Monday Oct 27 (noon–7pm) @ Future Primitive Sound Headquarters / Edo Salon-Gallery More times »
Free
Kate Durkin combines stitching, acrylic, and collage to create an imaginative world reminiscent of Where the Wild Things Are. It's a whimsical effect that relies... View details »
It's Alright
Film: Festival
Envisioning Russia
Monday Oct 27 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive More times »
Commemorating the centenary of Russian cinema, the PFA festival draws from an extensive catalog of films produced at Mosfilm, the most prominent Soviet film-production studio.... View details »
Envisioning Russia
Film: Festival
DocFest
Monday Oct 27 @ Various locations More times »
The seventh annual DocFest features 60 films from around the world, many of which underscore the organizers' affinity for quirky esoterica and oddball tales. This... View details »
DocFest
More Flavor: Festival
BhangraFest
Monday Oct 27 @ Various Locations More times »
BhangraFest is San Francisco's way of vibrantly celebrating one of India's most popular styles of music. Learn the latest moves during dance lessons with Nonstop... View details »
BhangraFest
Art
Game Over
Monday Oct 27 (11:30am–8pm) @ Giant Robot More times »
Free
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 Robot's latest group show.... View details »
Game Over