Events on Monday, September 1

Fucked Up w/ Crystal Antlers and Strange Boys

Music

Fucked Up

Monday 9/ 1 @ Hemlock Tavern

Whatever mystique Canadian hardcore agitators Fucked Up lost in 2006 by releasing a conventional full-length CD (on a major indie label... 

Silver Summit w/ Silverghost and Gangi

Music

Silver Summit

Monday 9/ 1 @ Knockout

Brooklyn duo Silver Summit are a natural fit for Language of Stone, a baroque psych-folk label run by Espers' Greg Weeks.... 

Ongoing Events

Cool Globes

Special Event

Cool Globes

Monday 9/ 1 @ Crissy Field

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

<em>Frida Kahlo</em>

Art

Frida Kahlo

Monday 9/ 1 @ SFMOMA

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

<em>The Ron Stoner Show</em>

Art: Photography

The Ron Stoner Show

Monday 9/ 1 @ 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... 

Victory Gardens 2008+

Festival: Performing Arts

Victory Gardens 2008+

Monday 9/ 1 @ City Hall

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

<em>What We Do Is Secret</em>

Film

What We Do Is Secret

Monday 9/ 1 @ Landmark Lumiere Theatre

In his biopic of LA punk legends the Germs, Rodger Grossman faces a tough assignment: balancing perspective on spitfire singer Darby... 

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

Art

Banned and Recovered

Monday 9/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Eighteen Months: Taking the Pulse of Bay Area Photography

Monday 9/ 1 @ City Hall

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

Ground Scores: Guided Tours of San Francisco Past and Personal

Special Event

Ground Scores

Monday 9/ 1 @ 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 9/ 1 @ SFMOMA

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

<em>Tasty</em>

Art

Tasty

Monday 9/ 1 @ Creativity Explored

The artists featured in this exhibit pay tribute to the food we eat with a delicious array of colors and textures,... 

Architecture and the City Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Architecture and the City

Monday 9/ 1 @ Various locations

Home to classic painted ladies, tree-lined hills, and recent prefab houses, San Francisco's landscape is distinct and ever-evolving. During the Architecture... 

<em>Pierrot le Fou </em>(1965)

Film

Pierrot le Fou (1965)

Monday 9/ 1 @ Red Vic

Jean-Luc Godard's spirited feature Pierrot le Fou is considered by some to be his greatest achievement. Fleeing a dull bourgeois party,... 

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

Art: Photography

The Art of Lee Miller

Monday 9/ 1 @ 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,... 

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

Art: Photography

Hungry Planet

Monday 9/ 1 @ World Affairs Center

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

Slow Food Nation

Food/Wine

Slow Food Nation

Monday 9/ 1 @ Various locations

Slow Food — a vital cultural movement that challenges people's relationship with the food they eat — gears up for the... 

Rachel Kaye: <em>Under the Affluence</em>

Art

Rachel Kaye

Monday 9/ 1 @ Adobe Bookshop

In a world seemingly fueled by of-the-moment celebrity gossip, it's easy to forget that the public's fascination with the wealthy is... 

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

Art

Room for Thought

Monday 9/ 1 @ SFMOMA

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

<em>9 @ Night: Cinema of the Forgotten</em>

Film: Documentary

9 @ Night: Cinema of the Forgotten

Monday 9/ 1 @ Roxie Theater

Rob Nilsson has always been a fiercely independent filmmaker, but his 9 @ Night series takes his maverick spirit to another...