Events on Monday, March 22

Fishnet Follies Takes Over Uptown Hubba

Performing Arts

Fishnet Follies Burlesque Revue

Monday 3/22 @ Uptown Nightclub

The Fishnet Follies Burlesque Revue hails from the sun-kissed boardwalks of San Diego. Tonight they get down and dirty in Oaktown... 

The Cat's Pajamas - The Revolutionary Poets Brigade

Performing Arts

The Cat's Pajamas

Monday 3/22 @ The Make-Out Room

The Cat’s Pajamas, a monthly mash-up of cabaret and performance art at the Make-Out Room, is celebrating the evolution of revolution.... 

Showtime presents Nurse Jackie and US of Tara

Special Event

Showtime presents Nurse Jackie and US of Tara

Monday 3/22 @ Showtime

We’re stoked for the one-two punch Showtime’s lined up for us on Monday nights, with the return of both Nurse Jackie... 

Janelle Monáe

Music

Janelle Monáe

Monday 3/22 @ Cafe du Nord

Monáe's Broadway beginnings are evident in her theatrical performances and her one-of-a-kind monochromatic power suits, but that's only the tip of... 

Tango at The Booksmith! MARIA FINN / Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home

Books: Reading

Tango at The Booksmith! MARIA FINN / Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home

Monday 3/22 @ The Booksmith

Ongoing Events

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

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Monday 3/22 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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

Castillo: <em>Bloodlines</em>

Art

Castillo

Monday 3/22 @ Parque de los Pobladores

Los Angeles-based sculptor, painter, and installation artist Castillo literally wraps up her month-long residency at San Jose's MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Monday 3/22 @ 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... 

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

Art

Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 – Present

Monday 3/22 @ 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>The Runaways</em>

Film

The Runaways

Monday 3/22 @ Landmark Bridge Theater

The Runaways is the debut feature for Floria Sigismondi, acclaimed video director for the White Stripes, Bowie, and Marilyn Manson. When... 

<em>Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain</em>

Art

Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain

Monday 3/22 @ 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... 

The Sugar Witch at New Conservatory Theater

Theatre

The Sugar Witch

Monday 3/22 @ New Conservatory Theatre

The Sugar Witch mashes-up myth, Southern Gothic, and same-sex romance. Annabelle, the protagonist witch's magic power is storytelling. With it, she... 

To Curry Favor: Scented Work on Paper

Art

To Curry Favor

Monday 3/22 @ 18 Reasons

Scratch 'n' sniff usually gets relegated to Lisa Frank novelties, but To Curry Favor, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik's latest exhibit at the... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Monday 3/22 @ 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>Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf</em>

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Monday 3/22 @ 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... 

Luc Tuymans

Art

Luc Tuymans

Monday 3/22 @ SFMOMA

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

Human Rights and Film

Festival: Film

Human Rights and Film

Monday 3/22 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

When the MSM is as focused on the health care gridlock as Tiger Woods' infidelities, it's easy to forget there is... 

Ascension to Detail by Aaron Zonka

Art

Ascension to Detail

Monday 3/22 @ Mission: Comics & Art

Aaron Zonka's art comically depicts the difference between a "hip ster" (a sunglass donned man who is rapidly stirring a cup-of-joe)... 

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Monday 3/22 @ 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... 

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Monday 3/22 @ 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

Monday 3/22 @ 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

Monday 3/22 @ 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... 

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

Art

Ewan Gibbs: San Francisco

Monday 3/22 @ 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

Monday 3/22 @ 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

Monday 3/22 @ SFMOMA

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

Dispatches from the Archives

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Monday 3/22 @ SFMOMA

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

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Monday 3/22 @ 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

Monday 3/22 @ 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

Monday 3/22 @ SFMOMA

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

Paul Klee: Three Exhibitions from the Djerassi Collection

Art

Paul Klee: Three Exhibitions from the Djerassi Collection

Monday 3/22 @ SFMOMA

Carl Djerassi's generous promise to give SFMOMA a substantial group of intimate works — mostly drawings, prints, and watercolors — by...