Events on Monday, August 11

Lazarus w/ Tiny Vipers and Balmorhea

Music

Lazarus

Monday 8/11 @ Cafe du Nord

Although San Francisco rock music will forever be associated with exuberant psychedelia and feelin'-groovy folk, our city also birthed American Music... 

Ongoing Events

Cool Globes

Special Event

Cool Globes

Monday 8/11 @ Crissy Field

Though it may be hard to tell during some chilly summer nights in SF, the ten hottest years in recorded history... 

<em>Pride and Succubus</em>

Comedy

Pride and Succubus

Monday 8/11 @ New Langton Arts

Since 1998, the Thunderbird Theatre Company has produced original comedic plays with a literary and cinematic twist; its last two seasons... 

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

Art

Room for Thought

Monday 8/11 @ SFMOMA

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

Ground Scores: Guided Tours of San Francisco Past and Personal

Special Event

Ground Scores

Monday 8/11 @ Various locations

Dedicated flâneurs will appreciate the YBCA's series of unconventional strolls and bus rides through San Francisco's hidden corners. Performance artist Michael... 

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

Art

Half-Life of a Dream

Monday 8/11 @ SFMOMA

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

<em>Eighteen Months: Taking the Pulse of Bay Area Photography</em>

Art: Photography

Eighteen Months: Taking the Pulse of Bay Area Photography

Monday 8/11 @ City Hall

As this juried show of 22 Bay Area photographers proves, the local scene nurtures a continuous stream of fresh talent working... 

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Jewish Film Festival

Monday 8/11 @ Various locations

With movies set in locations around the world, this year's SF Jewish Film Festival could easily double as an international film... 

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

Art: Photography

The Art of Lee Miller

Monday 8/11 @ 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 8/11 @ Various locations

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

Holly Williams and Justin Gabbard

Art

Holly Williams and Justin Gabbard

Monday 8/11 @ Park Life

Holly Williams' Los Angeles shimmers with the sequined lights of movie marquees and deco hotels, but the burnished glow masks a... 

<em>The Ron Stoner Show</em>

Art: Photography

The Ron Stoner Show

Monday 8/11 @ Mollusk Surf Shop

Ron Stoner rode a wave of acclaim over mid-'60s SoCal beach culture, legendary for the vivid eye he brought to surf... 

Angel of Fire:  Kahlo, Mexico, and Film

Film

Angel of Fire

Monday 8/11 @ SFMOMA

Drawing on Mexico's rich cinematic history, the Angel of Fire film series — an accompainment to SFMoMA's blockbuster Frida Kahlo exhibit... 

<em>Frida Kahlo</em>

Art

Frida Kahlo

Monday 8/11 @ 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 8/11 @ City Hall

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