Events on Sunday, March 28

Muchas Voces Una Vision (Many Voices One Vision)

Books: Poetry

Muchas Voces Una Vision

Sunday 3/28 @ La Peña Cultural Center

"Sweetheart / when you break thru / you'll find / a poet here / not quite what one would choose," writes... 

Switchboard Music Festival

Music: Experimental

Switchboard Music Festival

Sunday 3/28 @ Dance Mission

Eight-hours of non-stop music: exhilarating or exhausting? If you think exhilarating, this boundary-breaking musical extravaganza is for you. All acts are... 

Drawing in Public Workshop

Workshop/Class

Drawing in Public Workshop

Sunday 3/28 @ The Lab

Learn techniques for how to draw quickly to capture the essence of a scene, figure, or still life using a variety... 

Thong Armed Krakenmoths-Jejune-Plug Slubs

Music: Experimental

Thong Armed Krakenmoths-Jejune-Plug Slubs

Sunday 3/28 @ The Lab

Electronic Puppenhorten Noise Pancakes presents Thong Armed Krakenmoths-Jejune-Plug Slubs. Featuring James Twig Harper, Hans Grusel's Krakenkabinet, Elise Baldwin, Heartworm, Amphibious Gestures, Critical... 

Titus Andronicus + Let's Wrestle

Music

Titus Andronicus + Let's Wrestle

Sunday 3/28 @ Slim's

Titus Andronicus' newest album "The Monitor" is a concept album about the Civil War, “sort of," says singer Patrick... 

Ongoing Events

Castillo: <em>Bloodlines</em>

Art

Castillo

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Ahmet &Ouml;ğ&uuml;t: <em>Exploded City</em>

Art

Ahmet Öğüt

Sunday 3/28 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Large-scale models recreating the structural causalities of recent acts of terrorism form the clumpy, futuristic metropolis of Ahmet Öğüt’s Exploded City.... 

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

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Sunday 3/28 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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

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

Art

Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 – Present

Sunday 3/28 @ 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>Cartier and America</em>

Art

Cartier and America

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

To Curry Favor: Scented Work on Paper

Art

To Curry Favor

Sunday 3/28 @ 18 Reasons

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

Luc Tuymans

Art

Luc Tuymans

Sunday 3/28 @ SFMOMA

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

Thrillpeddlers presents <em>Pearls Over Shanghai</em>

Theatre

Pearls Over Shanghai

Sunday 3/28 @ Hypnodrome

The Cockettes, San Francisco's original acid-fried gender-benders, are the honorary fairy godmothers of every queen who has flown a freak flag... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Ascension to Detail by Aaron Zonka

Art

Ascension to Detail

Sunday 3/28 @ 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>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Sunday 3/28 @ Asian Art Museum

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

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

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Human Rights and Film

Festival: Film

Human Rights and Film

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

The Sugar Witch at New Conservatory Theater

Theatre

The Sugar Witch

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West

Theatre

Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West

Sunday 3/28 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

Mysterious flashes of ancient Japan nestle with sexy snapshots of modern Tokyo in this world premiere. Well before the digital age,... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ SFMOMA

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

Dub Mission

Music: DJ

Dub Mission

Sunday 3/28 @ Elbo Room

Now 15+ years strong, DUB MISSION  is one of the longest-running dub & reggae parties in the U.S., and the world.... 

ODC/Dance Downtown

Dance

ODC/Dance Downtown

Sunday 3/28 @ ODC

Reserve the edge of your seat. 3 Different Programs. 2 World-class Choreographers. 1 Extraordinary Company. World premieres by... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ SFMOMA

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

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Sunday 3/28 @ 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

Sunday 3/28 @ SFMOMA

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