Events on Wednesday, July 8

Zak Smith: <em>We Did Porn</em>

Books: Reading

Zak Smith

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ Moe's Books

Zak Smith is a punk-rock porn star, as well as a visual artist known for vivid, frenetic illustrations and paintings that... 

Ongoing Events

1939: The Golden Year of Cinema

Festival: Film

1939: The Golden Year of Cinema

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ The Castro Theatre

Something must have aligned in the stars in 1939 that made Hollywood sing. Often hailed as one of the Golden Age's... 

Pae White: <em>In Between the Outside-In</em>

Art: Photography

Pae White

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ New Langton Arts

Entering Pae White's exhibit is a bit like walking into a different time, in another place and culture altogether. This is,... 

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

Art

Galaxy

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ 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>10x10x10: An Invitational Exhibition </em>

Art: Photography

10x10x10

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ San Francisco City Hall

San Francisco is often described by its square mileage (7x7), but the city's Art Comission Gallery and PhotoAlliance have expanded those... 

<em>This Town</em>

Art

This Town

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ Eclectix Gallery

New York City has its skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty. Los Angeles has its vericose freeway interchanges, the Hollywood sign,... 

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

Art: Photography

Then and Now: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ 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... 

In the Realm of Oshima

Festival: Performing Arts

In the Realm of Oshima

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Frequently hailed as the Jean Luc Godard of Japan, Nagisa Oshima has a reputation as one of his country's foremost radical... 

Rebecca Martinez: <em>Beauty Challenged</em>

Art: Photography

Rebecca Martinez

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ Robert Tat Gallery

Mannequins are the ultimate commodification of beauty: a plasticized ideal of body shape and expression crafted for the sole purpose of... 

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ 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>OCEAN + BEACH </em>

Art

OCEAN + BEACH

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ Needles & Pens

Sun, surf, and sand are the guests of honor at Needles and Pens' OCEAN + BEACH. The exhibit brings together 20... 

<em>Safe Word</em>

Art

Safe Word

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ Ratio 3

Ratio3 Gallery's new exhibition Safe Word helps puts to rest that age-old question: What will the neighbors think? In this case,... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ 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>Passionate Struggle: Dynamics of San Francisco's GLBT History</em>

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ 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... 

Conservatory of Flowers presents <em>Edible Expeditions</em>

Special Event

Edible Expeditions

Wednesday 7/ 8 @ Conservatory of Flowers

Ever wonder how vanilla extract gets from the bean to the bottle? Or maybe how curries are flavored, from plant to...