Events on Tuesday, September 15

<em>Portrait of Jason</em> (1967)

Film: Documentary

Portrait of Jason

Tuesday 9/15 @ Pacific Film Archive Theater

Alternately moving and exhausting, Shirley Clarke's extended interview with Jason Holliday — a middle aged African American hustler and aspiring night club entertainer — is... 

Ongoing Events

7th Annual <em>Altered Barbie</em>

Art

Altered Barbie

Tuesday 9/15 @ Shotwell 50 Studios

One of the 20th century's most recognizable, beloved, and debated icons (and her genital-less beau) gets made over by more than... 

Free Night of Theater

Theatre

Free Night of Theater

Tuesday 9/15 @ Various locations

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

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

Art

There's a Mystery There

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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>Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004</em>

Art: Photography

Richard Avedon

Tuesday 9/15 @ SFMOMA

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

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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... 

Bad Brains w/ P.O.S. and Sistas in the Pit

Music

Bad Brains

Tuesday 9/15 @ Slim's

After being "Banned in DC," groundbreaking Rasta-punks Bad Brains moved to the Big Apple, and it's been their home-away-from-home ever since.... 

<em>Tony Manero</em> (2008)

Film

Tony Manero

Tuesday 9/15 @ Sundance Kabuki Cinema

The year is 1978 and Raúl — unnervingly oblivious to the Pinochet-backed terror around him,  Santiago’s filth, and his needy girlfriend... 

<em>Future Colors of America</em>

Art

Future Colors of America

Tuesday 9/15 @ Giant Robot

Fellow Americans Albert Reyes, Matt Furie, and Aiyana Udesen have drawn our country's future, pulling equally from assorted pieces of tattoo... 

Mary Anne Kluth and Laurel Roth: <em>Theory of the Unforeseen</em>

Art

Mary Anne Kluth and Laurel Roth

Tuesday 9/15 @ Frey Norris Gallery

Mary Anne Kluth and Laurel Roth's art plays off of science's tendency to make the world endlessly sub-divisible. What Michael Pollan... 

John Baldessari: <em>A Print Retrospective</em>

Art

John Baldessari

Tuesday 9/15 @ The Legion of Honor Museum

John Baldessari's turbulent, on-again, off-again love affair with Los Angeles is as inseparable from the story of contemporary West Coast art... 

<em>10x10x10: An Invitational Exhibition </em>

Art: Photography

10x10x10

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mark Baugh-Sasaki

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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... 

Good Vibrations presents the 2009 IXFF Indie Erotic Film Festival

Festival: Film

IXFF Indie Erotic Film Festival

Tuesday 9/15 @ Various locations

This year's Indie Erotic Film Festival, thrown by the sex-positive folks at Good Vibrations, is bigger, better, and more licentious than... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Edible Expeditions

Tuesday 9/15 @ Conservatory of Flowers

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

SF Fringe Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

SF Fringe Festival

Tuesday 9/15 @ Various locations

Attending the SF Fringe Festival is a bit of a crapshoot by design: coveted performance slots are awarded by chance via... 

<em>An Autobiography of the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco Plays Itself</em>

Art: Photography

San Francisco Plays Itself

Tuesday 9/15 @ SF Camerawork

In honor of their 35th anniversary, the folks of SF Camerawork have mounted an ambitious two-part exhibition that aims to reflect... 

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

Special Event

Passionate Struggle

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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... 

Bruce Conner

Art

Bruce Conner

Tuesday 9/15 @ Gallery Paule Anglim

Working on the cutting edge of the art world from the '50s until his death in 2008, local polymath Bruce Conner... 

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

Art: Photography

Punk Passage

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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>Brief Encounter</em>

Theatre

Brief Encounter

Tuesday 9/15 @ American Conservatory Theater

Teaming up with ACT, England's Kneehigh Theatre smashes the fourth wall and then reconstructs it as a video screen in their... 

<em>American Idiot</em>

Theatre

American Idiot

Tuesday 9/15 @ Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Local punks-turned-multi-platinum-Grammy-winners Green Day are returning to their Berkeley stomping grounds, but not how you'd expect. Collaborating with Spring Awakening director... 

Hiroshi Sugimoto: <em>Lightning Fields</em>

Art: Photography

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Tuesday 9/15 @ Fraenkel Gallery

Famous for his serene and timeless photographs of oceans and movie palaces, Hiroshi Sugimoto explores a more volatile subject matter in... 

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

Art: Photography

Then and Now: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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... 

Museo en una Caja / Museum in a Box

Art

Museo en una Caja / Museum in a Box

Tuesday 9/15 @ California College of the Arts

This event takes place at the Center for Art and Public Life, Oakland campus
5275 Broadway, Oakland CA   Ana... 

American Idiot -- The Stage version of Green Day's explosive Grammy-winning album

Theatre

American Idiot -- The Stage version of Green Day's explosive Grammy-winning album

Tuesday 9/15 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

Music by Green Day Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong  Book by Billie Joe Armstrong &... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 9/15 @ 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...