Events on Tuesday, February 23

Noise Pop 18 presents Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

Music

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

Tuesday 2/23 @ Fox Theater

Oh, Yoko. How we love thee. At 77 you are still putting out critically lauded albums; you remind us by your... 

Food for Thought w/Julie Seltzer

Food/Wine

Food for Thought w/Julie Seltzer

Tuesday 2/23 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

The CJM's scribe, Julie Seltzer, demonstrates the connections between food and text by combining a personal tour of her scribal workshop... 

The Art of Medicine in a Technological Era

Special Event

The Art of Medicine in a Technological Era

Tuesday 2/23 @ Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

Dr. Abraham Verghese’s interest in a more patient-sensitive approach to medicine and his remarkable empathy for suffering have brought him national... 

FOUND IN TRANSLATION: Elias Khoury / Yalo

Special Event

FOUND IN TRANSLATION: Elias Khoury / Yalo

Tuesday 2/23 @ The Booksmith

Ongoing Events

<em>Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 &ndash; Present</em>

Art

Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 – Present

Tuesday 2/23 @ Various locations

SFMOMA isn't the only cultural institution in town celebrating a milestone this year. In honor of its 40th anniversary the city-run... 

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

Art

Route 1: R for Replicant

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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... 

<em>Cartier and America</em>

Art

Cartier and America

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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... 

Kirk Crippens: <em>Foreclosure, USA: The Great Recession</em>

Art: Photography

Kirk Crippens

Tuesday 2/23 @ SFMOMA Artists Gallery

Created without any staging or manipulation, the photographs in Kirk Crippens' Foreclosure, USA: The Great Recession capture the emotion and enormity... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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... 

Rives Granade: <em>Love Force</em>

Art

Rives Granade

Tuesday 2/23 @ Steven Wolf Fine Arts

While well-documented in photography, the eerie picturesque of slick corporate environments has been addressed much less in painting. Cue Rives Granade,... 

<em>Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf</em>

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Tuesday 2/23 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

The exhibition is the result of French painter and photographer, Linda Ellia's, encounter with a copy of Mein Kampf in 2005. The... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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... 

Small Press Spotlight: Andy Ristaino

Art

Andy Ristaino

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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>Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain</em>

Art

Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain

Tuesday 2/23 @ Creativity Explored

Hold that tiger! Creativity Explored's new exhibit, inspired by the Chinese Lunar New Year's regal symbol, has plenty of tigers burning... 

<em>Doubt: A Parable</em>

Theatre

Doubt: A Parable

Tuesday 2/23 @ New Conservatory Theatre

Doubt drags so much award hardware behind it, each new staging seems gilded-by-association. Now, the LGBT-friendly New Conservatory Theater is generating... 

Chris Ballantyne: <em>Some Songs from the Shore</em>

Art

Chris Ballantyne

Tuesday 2/23 @ Hosfelt Gallery

Brooklyn-based painter (and San Francisco Art Institute grad) Chris Ballantyne creates strange intersections of the natural and the man-made. But his... 

<em>Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf</em>

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Tuesday 2/23 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

When French photographer and painter Linda Ellia picked up Mein Kampf five years ago, she saw potential — for healing, discussion,... 

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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... 

Luc Tuymans

Art

Luc Tuymans

Tuesday 2/23 @ SFMOMA

Influenced by the Northern European painting tradition as well as by photography, television, and cinema, Luc Tuymans blends filmic techniques with... 

<em>My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done</em>

Film

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Tuesday 2/23 @ The Castro Theatre

More recently known for visceral documentaries with strong central characters like Grizzly Man (2005), Werner Herzog's latest foray into narrative is... 

<em>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Tuesday 2/23 @ Asian Art Museum

By any metric, Shanghai is a city of superlatives: it boasts the largest population of any metropolitan area in China, and... 

Prints Byte: the cutting edge of printmaking

Art

Prints Byte: the cutting edge of printmaking

Tuesday 2/23 @ SOMArts

 SOMArts Cultural Center’s Main Gallery invites the public to experience span<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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 2/23 @ SFMOMA

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

Coming Home

Theatre

Coming Home

Tuesday 2/23 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

WRITTEN BY ATHOL FUGARD
 DIRECTED BY... 

LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970

Film: Documentary

LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970

Tuesday 2/23 @ Roxie Theater

Rated: NR    Runtime: 64 mins.
Fri, Feb 19 - Thu, Feb 25.

Director Murray Lerner IN PERSON!... 

The View from Here

Art

The View from Here

Tuesday 2/23 @ SFMOMA

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

Richard Thompson

Music

Richard Thompson

Tuesday 2/23 @ Great American Music Hall

RICHARD THOMPSON : Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of 2003's Top 20 Guitarists of all-time and the recent recipient... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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 2/23 @ SFMOMA

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

THE COVE

Film: Documentary

THE COVE

Tuesday 2/23 @ Roxie Theater

Rated: PG-13    Runtime: 90 mins.
"Flipper was one of the most beloved television characters of all time. But ironically, the... 

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'Push' BY SAPPHIRE

Film

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'Push' BY SAPPHIRE

Tuesday 2/23 @ Roxie Theater

Rated: R Runtime: 109 mins.

"Given the sheer audacity and utter authenticity, it comes as no surprise... 

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Art

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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... 

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Art

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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 2/23 @ SFMOMA

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

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Tuesday 2/23 @ 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 2/23 @ SFMOMA

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