Events on Tuesday, April 21

Donald Richie in Conversation with Tom Luddy

Special Event

Donald Richie

Tuesday 4/21 @ First Congregational Church of Berkeley

It isn't far-fetched to propose that, without the impassioned engagement of film critic and filmmaker Donald Richie, far fewer American movie... 

Stripped Stories

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

Stripped Stories

Tuesday 4/21 @ Punch Line

Stripped Stories hosts Giulia Rozzi and Margot Leitman have been swapping tales of sexual foibles ever since they found themselves in... 

Buraka Som Sistema w/ DJ Sega

Music: Global

Buraka Som Sistema

Tuesday 4/21 @ Rickshaw Stop

Diplo's not the only one who can play the international tastemaker game — move over carioca, and make way for kuduro.... 

Ongoing Events

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Tuesday 4/21 @ 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>The Story</em>

Theatre

The Story

Tuesday 4/21 @ SF Playhouse

In the West Coast premiere of Tracey Scott Wilson's play, the ever-present issue of integrity in journalism is brought to the... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 4/21 @ 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... 

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

Art

William Kentridge

Tuesday 4/21 @ SFMOMA

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

Desir&eacute;e Holman: <em>Reborn</em>

Art

Desirée Holman

Tuesday 4/21 @ Silverman Gallery

Desirée Holman knows a thing or two about the power of make-believe. The recent SECA Award recipient often utilizes handmade costumes,... 

<em>Draw</em>

Art

Draw

Tuesday 4/21 @ The Shooting Gallery

Draw offers up over 300 sketched specimens from the urban jungle — skateboard designs, music-related art, tattoos, graffiti — with everything... 

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

Art

J. MAYER H.

Tuesday 4/21 @ SFMOMA

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

Yan Pei-Ming: <em>YES!</em>

Art

Yan Pei-Ming

Tuesday 4/21 @ San Francisco Art Institute - Walter and McBean Galleries

The large-scale oil paintings and watercolors in Yan Pei-Ming's first West Coast show bear the scars of an ongoing struggle with... 

<em>Warhol Live</em>

Art

Warhol Live

Tuesday 4/21 @ 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... 

2008 SECA Art Award

Art

2008 SECA Art Award

Tuesday 4/21 @ SFMOMA

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

Cathleen Naundorf: <em>Rare Elegance</em>

Art: Photography

Cathleen Naundorf

Tuesday 4/21 @ Robert Tat Gallery

One of the world's foremost fashion photographers, Cathleen Naundorf often looks to the medium's golden age for inspiration. Typically shooting in... 

<em>The Watcher in the Woods</em>

Art

The Watcher in the Woods

Tuesday 4/21 @ Gallery 1988

If you've ever seen Disney's one-off horror film The Watcher in the Woods (1980), you can imagine the creepiness of a... 

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

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Tuesday 4/21 @ 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... 

Ranjani Shettar

Art

Ranjani Shettar

Tuesday 4/21 @ SFMOMA

Bulbous wicker material thins to a curly finish; iron lotus chips meekly huddle together like bathing sea lions; a flotilla of... 

Matt Keegan: <em>Postcards and Calendars</em>

Art

Matt Keegan

Tuesday 4/21 @ Altman Siegel Gallery

Matt Keegan's work — on display for the first time in San Francisco — features video, photographic, and sculptural elements, exploring... 

Sean McFarland: <em>Pictures of Earth</em>

Art: Photography

Sean McFarland

Tuesday 4/21 @ SF Camerawork

In 2003, an 1857 albumen print of Gustave Le Gray's The Great Wave, Sète set the new world record for the... 

Paul McCarthy: <em>Low Life Slow Life: Part 2 </em>

Art

Paul McCarthy

Tuesday 4/21 @ CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts

Paul McCarthy's career can be described as a movement from liquids to solids. The artist's early performance-based work — which found... 

<em>Inside/Outside: Artist Environments</em>

Art

Inside/Outside

Tuesday 4/21 @ 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... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 4/21 @ 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...