Events on Monday, November 9

Amiri Baraka w/ the Howard Wiley Trio

Books: Poetry

Amiri Baraka

Monday 11/ 9 @ Yoshi's San Francisco

Amiri Baraka is a leading American poet and cultural critic whose provocative work has raised hackles for nearly half a century.... 

Architecture: Graduate Program Information Night

Art

Architecture: Graduate Program Information Night

Monday 11/ 9 @ California College of the Arts

Please join us on the CCA campus in San Francisco for an in-depth look at our Master of Architecture Program. Chair... 

Conversation with Michael Chabon & Adam Gopnik

Special Event

Conversation with Michael Chabon & Adam Gopnik

Monday 11/ 9 @ City Arts & Lectures

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Thriller Night @ The Booksmith!

Books: Reading

Thriller Night @ The Booksmith!

Monday 11/ 9 @ The Booksmith

Ongoing Events

Free Night of Theater

Theatre

Free Night of Theater

Monday 11/ 9 @ Various locations

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

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

Art: Photography

Punk Passage

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Art

One Day

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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... 

<em>Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004</em>

Art: Photography

Richard Avedon

Monday 11/ 9 @ SFMOMA

Marilyn Monroe caught in a moment of intense vulnerability. The line of a model's Dior gown mirrored in the curves of... 

<em>Wonderland</em>

Art

Wonderland

Monday 11/ 9 @ Tenderloin District

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

<em>There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak</em>

Art

There's a Mystery There

Monday 11/ 9 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

With everyone atwitter about the October release of the Dave Eggers-penned, Spike Jonze-helmed, and Arcade Fire-filled adaptation of Where the Wild... 

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

Art: Photography

Then and Now: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mark Baugh-Sasaki

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Monday 11/ 9 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Jews on Vinyl is a unique exhibition based on Roger Bennett and Josh Kun's new book: And You Shall Know Us by... 

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

Art: Photography

Picturing Childhood

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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,... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Monday 11/ 9 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

It is said that every one of the 304,805 letters in the Torah corresponds to a soul. CJM visitors both to... 

Dispatches from the Archives

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Monday 11/ 9 @ SFMOMA

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This exhibition showcases museum-produced... 

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Monday 11/ 9 @ SFMOMA

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This presentation in the... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Monday 11/ 9 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Jews on Vinyl is a unique exhibition based on Roger Bennett and Josh Kun's new book: And You Shall Know Us by... 

Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma

Art

Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma

Monday 11/ 9 @ 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... 

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Art

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Monday 11/ 9 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

It begins with parchment, ink, a hand-sharpened feather quill, and a scribe who states out loud the intention to write a...