Events on Wednesday, November 11

Jad Fair w/ Grass Widow

Music

Jad Fair

Wednesday 11/11 @ Hemlock Tavern

The avant-garde's ultimate outsider, Half Japanese guru Jad Fair remains pretty much the the most misunderstood artist in existence. Some 20... 

Moby-Dick Small Talks: Tammy Rae Carland, chair, Photography

Art: Photography

Moby-Dick Small Talks: Tammy Rae Carland, chair, Photography

Wednesday 11/11 @ California College of the Arts

All are welcome to attend these weekly free lectures held Wednesdays at 5 p.m. at the Wattis Institute. Small Talks connect... 

Movement as Meaning

Film

Movement as Meaning

Wednesday 11/11 @ San Francisco Cinematheque

Showing at the California College of the Arts (map) Curated and presented by Daniel Barnett The films of Daniel Barnett are... 

nexmap presents MAX/MSP Clinic

Workshop/Class

nexmap presents MAX/MSP Clinic

Wednesday 11/11 @ The Lab

This ongoing clinic is open to all levels and gives the opportunity for feedback and troubleshooting in a supportive environment with... 

Music

Supersuckers + The Last Vegas + Cockpit

Wednesday 11/11 @ Slim's

span50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America

Special Event

50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America

Wednesday 11/11 @ The Booksmith

Ongoing Events

SF International Animation Festival

Festival: Film

SF International Animation Festival

Wednesday 11/11 @ Embarcadero Center Cinema

With Pixar, Image Movers, and Lucasfilm all proudly hailing from the Bay Area, it should come as no surprise that one... 

<em>Moby Dick</em>

Art

Moby Dick

Wednesday 11/11 @ CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts

Moby Dick has long been a springboard for grand considerations of everything from transcendental philosophy to racism and political upheaval. Melville's... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Wednesday 11/11 @ Fort Mason Center

Since 1969, the Exploratorium has merged science and fun with its hands-on collection; now, it brings that curatorial savvy outdoors, with... 

<em>One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran</em>

Art

One Day

Wednesday 11/11 @ Intersection for the Arts

An ancient metropolis now home to some eight million residents, Tehran is as complicated, intriguing, and deeply layered as any city... 

Ara Peterson: <em>Turns Into Stone</em>

Art

Ara Peterson

Wednesday 11/11 @ Ratio 3

Ara Peterson brings together two bodies of work that both draw on memory and optical illusion to create the colorfully complex... 

<em>Then and Now: Photographs by Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado</em>

Art: Photography

Then and Now: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado

Wednesday 11/11 @ David Brower Center

Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado's work is saturated with a deep affection and empathy for his subjects, who comprise the world's dispossessed... 

Free Night of Theater

Theatre

Free Night of Theater

Wednesday 11/11 @ Various locations

There may be no such thing as a free lunch but there is such a thing as a free night of... 

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

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Wednesday 11/11 @ 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... 

Holly Andres: <em>Sparrow Lane</em>

Art: Photography

Holly Andres

Wednesday 11/11 @ Robert Koch Gallery

Holly Andres reveals only part of the mysterious story behind the lush and saturated images that make up Sparrow Lane. Calling... 

<em>Punk Passage: San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977-1981</em>

Art: Photography

Punk Passage

Wednesday 11/11 @ San Francisco Public Library

The Sex Pistols may have imploded after their notorious final show at SF's now-defunct Winterland Ballroom, but the city's own punk... 

Mark Baugh-Sasaki: <em>Adaptations</em>

Art

Mark Baugh-Sasaki

Wednesday 11/11 @ Hayes Valley Park

The work of emerging sculptor Mark Baugh-Sasaki reflects both his San Francisco upbringing  (including an adolescence spent mountain biking through the... 

Ari Marcopoulos: <em>Within Arm's Reach</em>

Art: Photography

Ari Marcopoulos

Wednesday 11/11 @ Berkeley Art Museum

In his younger years, Amsterdam-born photographer Ari Marcopoulos worked as studio assistant to Andy Warhol and Irving Penn, and their influence... 

<em>Picturing Childhood: Portraits From The Masters Of Early Photography (1850&ndash;1930)</em>

Art: Photography

Picturing Childhood

Wednesday 11/11 @ Castle in the Air

You can thank the Victorians for the continuing source of horror and fascination that is the photography of Anne Geddes. OK,... 

<em>Wonderland</em>

Art

Wonderland

Wednesday 11/11 @ Tenderloin District

Creative types are often pigeonholed as harbingers of gentrification, and the current wave of gallery openings and other creative endeavors underway... 

<em>November</em>

Theatre

November

Wednesday 11/11 @ American Conservatory Theater

David Mamet is, arguably, a lot of things: a misogynist, a feminist, underrated, overrated. One thing's for certain, though — he's... 

Carleton Watkins: <em>Discoveries</em>

Art: Photography

Carleton Watkins

Wednesday 11/11 @ Fraenkel Gallery

Carleton Watkins moved to California in 1851 and soon established himself as one of the most important Western landscape photographers of... 

<em>Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs</em>

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Wednesday 11/11 @ de Young Museum

"Wonderful things." So said Howard Carter when the archaeologist was asked what he saw upon peeking into the just-opened tomb of... 

Tiny Kushner — the West Coast premiere of 5 short plays by Oscar nominee Tony Kushner

Theatre

Tiny Kushner — the West Coast premiere of 5 short plays by Oscar nominee Tony Kushner

Wednesday 11/11 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

WRITTEN BY TONY KUSHNER
DIRECTED BY TONY TACCONE
  There’s really nothing tiny about... 

Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma

Art

Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma

Wednesday 11/11 @ Asian Art Museum

In the 19th-century Siam and Burma—two neighboring kingdoms in Southeast Asia—were renowned for their golden-roofed temples, lush gardens, and handsomely adorned... 

American Idiot -- The Stage version of Green Day's explosive Grammy-winning album

Theatre

American Idiot -- The Stage version of Green Day's explosive Grammy-winning album

Wednesday 11/11 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

Music by Green Day Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong  Book by Billie Joe Armstrong &... 

Moby-Dick

Art

Moby-Dick

Wednesday 11/11 @ California College of the Arts

Reception: Tues., Sept. 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m.   An eclectic group of 32 international artists, including Damián Ortega, Angela Bulloch, Paulina Olowska,...