Events on Tuesday, September 22

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

Art

Altered Barbie

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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 9/22 @ Various locations

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

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Tuesday 9/22 @ Fraenkel Gallery

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

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

Art

John Baldessari

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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

Tuesday 9/22 @ Conservatory of Flowers

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

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

Art

Mark Baugh-Sasaki

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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... 

<em>American Idiot</em>

Theatre

American Idiot

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mary Anne Kluth and Laurel Roth

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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... 

Bruce Conner

Art

Bruce Conner

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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 9/22 @ 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>An Autobiography of the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco Plays Itself</em>

Art: Photography

San Francisco Plays Itself

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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>There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak</em>

Art

There's a Mystery There

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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>Then and Now: Photographs by Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado</em>

Art: Photography

Then and Now: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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... 

<em>Brief Encounter</em>

Theatre

Brief Encounter

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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>The Headless Woman</em>

Film

The Headless Woman

Tuesday 9/22 @ Sundance Kabuki Cinema

Lucricia Martel's films pulse with ideas and nuance underneath their surface of foregrounded sound design and rich colors. In the Argentinean... 

<em>Moby Dick</em>

Art

Moby Dick

Tuesday 9/22 @ CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts

Moby Dick has long been a springboard for grand considerations of everything from transcendental philosophy to racism and political upheaval. Melville's... 

<em>Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004</em>

Art: Photography

Richard Avedon

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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 9/22 @ 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... 

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 9/22 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

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

Moby-Dick

Art

Moby-Dick

Tuesday 9/22 @ California College of the Arts

Reception: Tues., Sept. 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m.   An eclectic group of 32 international artists, including Damián Ortega, Angela Bulloch, Paulina Olowska,... 

Global Perspectives: Architecture Summer Studios in Europe and South America Exhibition

Art

Global Perspectives: Architecture Summer Studios in Europe and South America Exhibition

Tuesday 9/22 @ California College of the Arts

Featuring student work from the Architecture summer 2009 travel studios in Argentina, the Netherlands, and Central Europe (Vienna, Berlin, and Basel).... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 9/22 @ 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... 

Museo en una Caja / Museum in a Box

Art

Museo en una Caja / Museum in a Box

Tuesday 9/22 @ California College of the Arts

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

Textiles Program Annual Student Exhibition

Art

Textiles Program Annual Student Exhibition

Tuesday 9/22 @ California College of the Arts

North/South Galleries, Oakland campus
5241 College Avenue
Oakland CA 94618 Reception: Wed., Sept. 30, 5:30–7:30 p.m.   Graduate and undergraduate...