Events on Monday, January 19

SF Sketchfest

Comedy

SF Sketchfest

Monday 1/19 @ Various locations

Something funny is happening in our city, and it has nothing to do with Gavin Nusom's hair. Sketchfest returns with 16... 

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

Art

Paul Klee's Pedagogical Sketchbook

Monday 1/19 @ 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>Front + Center</em>

Art

Front + Center

Monday 1/19 @ Headlands Center for the Arts

The Headlands Center for the Arts' Residency Program has provided a removed perch for California artists, letting them draw on the... 

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

Art

Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered

Monday 1/19 @ 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... 

Chantal Akerman

Film

Chantal Akerman

Monday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

Chantal Akerman's films pass slowly, allowing viewers the necessary time to luxuriate in the depth of her work. The Belgian auteur... 

<em>Sincerity Forever</em>

Theatre

Sincerity Forever

Monday 1/19 @ Brava Theater Center

Strong critical reactions are often thought to be signifiers of meaningful art. Well, try this one on for size: Mac Wellman's... 

Martin Puryear

Art

Martin Puryear

Monday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

SFMOMA's retrospective of the great American sculptor Martin Puryear quickly dispenses with woodworking's crafty, small-scale reputation. Monumental in size, Puryear's abstract... 

<em>Passionate Struggle: Dynamics of San Francisco's GLBT History</em>

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Monday 1/19 @ 499 Castro St

One of the many transformations that occurs in Gus van Sant's Milk is that of the Castro from a sleepy, working-class... 

14th Annual Berlin & Beyond Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Berlin & Beyond

Monday 1/19 @ The Castro Theatre

The Berlin & Beyond Film Festival features the best new cinema from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Showcasing narratives, documentaries, shorts, and... 

Willie Nelson

Music

Willie Nelson

Monday 1/19 @ The Fillmore

Of late, the Red Headed Stranger has only made headlines via a string of so-so albums, dubious new-country collaborations (though we... 

<em>The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now</em>

Art

The Art of Participation

Monday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

While the dynamic between viewer and art object has traditionally been one of static separation, this major exhibit seeks to investigate...