Events on Monday, March 8

Alice Goes Goth: Camille Rose Garcia / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / at The Booksmith

Books: Reading

Alice Goes Goth: Camille Rose Garcia / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / at The Booksmith

Monday 3/ 8 @ The Booksmith

Curiouser and curiouser. LA pop surrealist Camille Rose Garcia is following Tim Burton down the Rabbit Hole. In her new version... 

Howard Zinn: A Celebration of his Life and Work

Special Event: Tribute

Howard Zinn: A Celebration of his Life and Work

Monday 3/ 8 @ City Arts & Lectures

Last Feburary, the late Howard Zinn conducted a guest-studded reading of Voices of a People's History — a companion to the... 

The Dirty Heads + Simpkin Project + Pacific Dub

Music

The Dirty Heads + Simpkin Project + Pacific Dub

Monday 3/ 8 @ Slim's

Emerging onto the Southern California music scene with a sound as original as the band members themselves, the Dirty... 

Ongoing Events

Human Rights and Film

Festival: Film

Human Rights and Film

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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>Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf</em>

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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>Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf</em>

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Monday 3/ 8 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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

<em>Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain</em>

Art

Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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... 

The Sugar Witch at New Conservatory Theater

Theatre

The Sugar Witch

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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... 

Luc Tuymans

Art

Luc Tuymans

Monday 3/ 8 @ SFMOMA

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

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Art

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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

Monday 3/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ 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/ 8 @ SFMOMA

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