Events on Wednesday, April 29

Dan Hoyle reads <em>Right?</em>

Theatre

Dan Hoyle reads Right?

Wednesday 4/29 @ The Marsh

Dan Hoyle is often noted as a rare hybrid of playwright, actor, and journalist. On the heels of his long-running, much... 

The Faint w/ Ladytron

Music: Electronic

The Faint

Wednesday 4/29 @ The Fillmore

The synth-loving new-wave enthusiasts in the Faint have finally left Omaha's scenester Saddle Creek Records in favor of their own blank.wav... 

Ongoing Events

52nd Annual San Francisco International Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

San Francisco International Film Festival

Wednesday 4/29 @ Various locations

While San Franciscans certainly don't lack for choices when it comes to film festivals, true cinephiles know that the San Francisco... 

Migdalia Valdes: <em>Every Day in Black and White</em>

Art: Photography

Migdalia Valdes

Wednesday 4/29 @ Intersection for the Arts

Ten years ago, Migdalia Valdes decided she would snap a roll of film a day for the rest of her life.... 

Jonathan Runcio: <em>Capital Zero</em>

Art

Jonathan Runcio

Wednesday 4/29 @ Ratio 3

Even though SF artist Jonathan Runcio has likened his vibrantly hued, three-dimensional works to "crumpled paintings," his exhibition at Ratio 3... 

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

Art

Matt Keegan

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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

Wednesday 4/29 @ SF Camerawork

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

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

Art: Photography

Cathleen Naundorf

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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... 

Dance

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Wednesday 4/29 @ Novellus Theater

Once dubbed "the naughty boy" of the dance world, Paul Taylor might well be the most sought after choreographer working today.... 

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

Art

Paul McCarthy

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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>Galaxy: A Hundred or So Stars Visible to the Naked Eye</em>

Art

Galaxy

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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... 

<em>Draw</em>

Art

Draw

Wednesday 4/29 @ The Shooting Gallery

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

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

Art

Yan Pei-Ming

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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>Passionate Struggle: Dynamics of San Francisco's GLBT History</em>

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Wednesday 4/29 @ 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... 

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

Art

Desirée Holman

Wednesday 4/29 @ Silverman Gallery

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