Events on Tuesday, January 19

Don Lattin: <em>The Harvard Psychedelic Club</em>

Books: Reading

Don Lattin: The Harvard Psychedelic Club

Tuesday 1/19 @ The Booksmith

Psychedelic culture wasn't born in the Haight. If you follow the history Don Lattin chronicles in The Harvard Psychedelic Club, the... 

Ongoing Events

SF Sketchfest

Comedy

SF Sketchfest

Tuesday 1/19 @ Various locations

Something funny is happening in our city, and it has nothing to do with the Mayor's hair. Sketchfest returns with 16... 

Small Press Spotlight: Andy Ristaino

Art

Andy Ristaino

Tuesday 1/19 @ Cartoon Art Museum

Somewhere between madman and uncanny visionary, cartoonist Andy Ristiano creates comics as exhilarating for their bold flourishes of color as for... 

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Tuesday 1/19 @ 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>One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran</em>

Art

One Day

Tuesday 1/19 @ Intersection for the Arts

An ancient metropolis now home to some eight million residents, Tehran is as complicated, intriguing, and deeply layered as any city... 

<em>Santos y Otros Creatures</em>

Art

Santos y Otros Creatures

Tuesday 1/19 @ Creativity Explored

Saints are odd role models, amalgams of historical fact and divine intervention whose exemplary nature is inseparable from the aura of... 

<em>Police, Adjective</em>

Film

Police, Adjective

Tuesday 1/19 @ Lumiere Theatre

Romanian cinema's breakout moment began almost five years ago, but if Corneliu Porumboiu's new film, Police, Adjective, is any indication, that... 

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

Art

There's a Mystery There

Tuesday 1/19 @ 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 1/19 @ 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... 

Lucy Pullen: <em>The Effect Effect</em>

Art

Lucy Pullen

Tuesday 1/19 @ Ping Pong Gallery

Canadian artist Lucy Pullen, whose oeuvre includes a punny edible intervention riffing on one of Bruce Nauman's greatest hits (Eat Your... 

<em>Route 1: R for Replicant</em>

Art

Route 1: R for Replicant

Tuesday 1/19 @ CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts

From George Washington's cherry tree chop to the sale of Manhattan for a pocketful of beads, American history is full of... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Tuesday 1/19 @ 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>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 1/19 @ 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... 

<em>Cartier and America</em>

Art

Cartier and America

Tuesday 1/19 @ The Legion of Honor Museum

Adorning royal personalities from the Duchess of Windsor to Daisy Fellowes and a cabal of Hollywood beauties, Cartier was the standard bearer... 

Coming Home

Theatre

Coming Home

Tuesday 1/19 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

WRITTEN BY ATHOL FUGARD
 DIRECTED BY... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Tuesday 1/19 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

It is said that every one of the 304,805 letters in the Torah corresponds to a soul. CJM visitors both to... 

The Anniversary Show

Art

The Anniversary Show

Tuesday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

On January 18, SFMOMA marked its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, locally and globally. From mounting Jackson Pollock's... 

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Art

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Tuesday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

In Bruce Conner's electric Three Screen Ray ('06), a new acquisition that premieres in this exhibition, Ray Charles' '59 hit... 

Dispatches from the Archives

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Tuesday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This exhibition showcases museum-produced... 

Aurelia's Oratorio -- EXTENDED!

Theatre

Aurelia's Oratorio -- EXTENDED!

Tuesday 1/19 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
VICTORIA THIERRÉE CHAPLIN
   The Bay Area... 

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Tuesday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This presentation in the... 

Focus on Artists

Art

Focus on Artists

Tuesday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

From its early days, SFMOMA has been devoted to fostering close relationships with artists, and these ties often have led to... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 1/19 @ 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... 

Ewan Gibbs: <em>San Francisco</em>

Art

Ewan Gibbs: San Francisco

Tuesday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

This suite of drawings, commissioned by SFMOMA, offers an evocative glimpse of San Francisco's urban landscape and landmarks. British artist Ewan... 

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Art

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Tuesday 1/19 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

It begins with parchment, ink, a hand-sharpened feather quill, and a scribe who states out loud the intention to write a... 

The View from Here

Art

The View from Here

Tuesday 1/19 @ SFMOMA

Just as photography has been instrumental in shaping California's popular image, the state — and San Francisco, in particular — has...