Events on Sunday, March 15

Music

Tindersticks

Sunday 3/15 @ Great American Music Hall

It's a shame and a bit of a shock that Tindersticks never reached high-profile indie stardom. For more than 15 years... 

Ongoing Events

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Sunday 3/15 @ 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>Manufactured Landscapes</em> (2006)

Film: Documentary

Manufactured Landscapes

Sunday 3/15 @ Red Vic

Through the lens of photographer Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal's Manufactured Landscapes sounds an alarm about the overwhelming environmental devastation wreaked by... 

William Kentridge: <em>Five Themes</em>

Art

William Kentridge

Sunday 3/15 @ SFMOMA

Although any dutiful curator will point out that William Kentridge's extensive career includes media as disparate as tapestries and puppets, each... 

<em>In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)</em>

Theatre

In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)

Sunday 3/15 @ Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Don't be misled by its parenthetical title — the early 20th-century ancestor of the Hitachi Magic Wand is only one link... 

<em>Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art</em>

Art

Irreverent

Sunday 3/15 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Sleek, colorless efficiency be damned; Irreverent presents two sides of the new Scandinavian art. Blending homage to traditional materials and processes... 

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

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Sunday 3/15 @ 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>Galaxy: A Hundred or So Stars Visible to the Naked Eye</em>

Art

Galaxy

Sunday 3/15 @ Berkeley Art Museum

With the financial crisis affecting all spheres of the market, including the art world, it's not surprising that museums are looking... 

SF International Asian American Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

SF International Asian American Film Fest

Sunday 3/15 @ Various locations

"The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival" may be a mouthful, but it's also one of the premier festivals of... 

Killing My Lobster presents <em>Pure Shock Value</em>

Theatre

Pure Shock Value

Sunday 3/15 @ EXIT Theatre

The local sketch-comedy savants of Killing My Lobster certainly make good on the title of their second full-length play, Pure Shock... 

Frank Warren's <em>PostSecret</em>

Art

PostSecret

Sunday 3/15 @ Bedford Gallery

It all started in 2004, when Frank Warren distributed 3,000 postcards to total strangers. The rules were simple: write down a... 

2008 SECA Art Award

Art

2008 SECA Art Award

Sunday 3/15 @ SFMOMA

SFMOMA's biennial award for local talent — bestowed by the Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (SECA) — always highlights... 

Yves Saint Laurent

Special Event

Yves Saint Laurent

Sunday 3/15 @ de Young Museum

After popular exhibits on the clothing of Vivenne Westwood and socialite Nan Kempner, the de Young has struck the mother lode:... 

<em>transPOP: Korea Vietnam Remix</em>

Art

transPOP

Sunday 3/15 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

In transPOP, 16 artists reveal and restructure the love/hate triangle between Korea, Vietnam, and the United States. This international survey examines... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Sunday 3/15 @ 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>Inside/Outside: Artist Environments</em>

Art

Inside/Outside

Sunday 3/15 @ Museum of Craft and Folk Art

From Kurt Schwitter's Merzbau to Donald Judd's Marfa, Texas ranch, artists have long made their homes extensions of their studios, and... 

ODC presents Dance Downtown

Dance

ODC presents Dance Downtown

Sunday 3/15 @ Novellus Theater

Some of the world's best dancers congregate at ODC, a company known for its athleticism and innovation. This year's Dance Downtown... 

Curt McDowell: <em>an uneven dozen broken hearts</em>

Art

Curt McDowell

Sunday 3/15 @ 2nd Floor Projects

In his accompanying note to an uneven dozen broken hearts, underground filmmaker George Kuchar writes of his friend, former lover, and... 

J. MAYER H.: <em>Patterns of Speculation</em>

Art

J. MAYER H.

Sunday 3/15 @ SFMOMA

J. MAYER H., a progressive architecture firm based in Berlin, understands all too well the modern compunction to confuse, rather than... 

<em>Warhol Live</em>

Art

Warhol Live

Sunday 3/15 @ de Young Museum

"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art," Andy Warhol once quipped. Warhol Live focuses on the artist's... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Sunday 3/15 @ 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...