Events on Monday, July 14

The Police w/ Elvis Costello & the Imposters

Music

The Police

Monday 7/14 @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

One year after selling out stadiums across the country, the Police are back for the second — and final — tour... 

Ferron w/ Bitch & the Exciting Conclusion and Redhead

Music

Ferron

Monday 7/14 @ Cafe du Nord

Since her first release more than 25 years ago, singer/songwriter Ferron has been writing inward-facing, confessional songs revered for the poetry... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson</em>

Film: Documentary

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Monday 7/14 @ Landmark Embarcadero

The father of gonzo journalism and a '60s-counterculture icon, Hunter S. Thompson revolutionized American prose with his drug-fueled, first-person narrative style.... 

<em>Viva</em>

Film

Viva

Monday 7/14 @ Red Vic

It's hard to keep a feature film running on camp alone, so credit Viva's writer, director, and star, Anna Biller,... 

<em>The Art of Lee Miller</em>

Art: Photography

The Art of Lee Miller

Monday 7/14 @ SFMOMA

Lee Miller's biography reads like a spectacular modernist novel: Roaring-'20s fashion model discovered by Condé Nast; avant-garde muse for Man Ray,... 

MOVE>SOUND: Soundwave>Series 3

Festival: Performing Arts

MOVE>SOUND

Monday 7/14 @ Various locations

Every two years, the Soundwave>Series drops two months of interdisciplinary, multimedia arts programming on the eyes and ears of San Francisco.... 

<em>Half-Life of a Dream</em><em>: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Logan Collection   </em>

Art

Half-Life of a Dream

Monday 7/14 @ SFMOMA

With China the topic du jour this summer, SFMOMA weighs in with a look at the post-Tiananmen art scene. In over... 

Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer: <em>Room for Thought</em>

Art

Room for Thought

Monday 7/14 @ SFMOMA

In Room for Thought, Swiss video artists Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer tackle Second Life's computer-generated spaces from a sympathetic angle.... 

Jennifer Merrill

Art

Jennifer Merrill

Monday 7/14 @ Iceberger Gallery

Jennifer Merrill's cut-paper constructions ape medical illustrations, but her body-part diagrams, cutaway views, and bold colors depict emotional life, rather than... 

Creativity Explored presents <em>INsects INsectos</em>

Art

INsects INsectos

Monday 7/14 @ Creativity Explored

From Them! to Mothra, Cold War movie audiences frequently endured attacks from gigantic insects. And while INsects INsectos — the new... 

Thrillpeddlers present Theatre of the Ridiculous Revival

Theatre

Theatre of the Ridiculous Revival

Monday 7/14 @ Hypnodrome

Not to be confused with the Theater of the Absurd, the Theatre of the Ridiculous was the love child of Gay... 

<em>American Symbols: From Lady Liberty to the Stars and Stripes</em>

Art

American Symbols

Monday 7/14 @ Museum of Craft and Folk Art

Recognized worldwide as a cultural symbol, the American flag is an object that elicits many personal and political emotions and interpretations.... 

Ted Pushinsky: <em>Black and White Photographs Taken While Traveling Outside the United States</em>

Art

Ted Pushinsky

Monday 7/14 @ Hamburger Eyes Photo Epicenter

Ted Pushinsky has chronicled the streets of San Francisco with his 35mm camera for almost three decades, capturing everything from brawls... 

<em>The Wackness</em>

Film

The Wackness

Monday 7/14 @ Various locations

The Wackness is the sort of movie whose most redeeming qualities are least likely to be advertised in its trailers. About... 

<em>Frida Kahlo</em>

Art

Frida Kahlo

Monday 7/14 @ SFMOMA

The devastating injuries Frida Kahlo suffered as a teenager during a bus accident actually may have been inspirational — they led... 

Victory Gardens 2008+

Festival: Performing Arts

Victory Gardens 2008+

Monday 7/14 @ City Hall

During World War II, Victory Gardens produced almost 40% of America's food supply. In a nod to history, artist and green...