Events on Sunday, April 18

TransportedSF bus tour w/ SF Secrets

Special Event

TransportedSF bus tour

Sunday 4/18 @ Satori Dance Studio

Discover San Francisco's hidden oddities while partying your afternoon away, aboard the TransportedSF bus tour. This ex-school bus is now a... 

'06 Quake Memorial Evening featuring <em>San Francisco</em> (1936)

Film

'06 Quake Memorial Evening

Sunday 4/18 @ The Castro Theatre

Three years before Gone with the Wind, and more than 60 years before Titanic, Hollywood produced an Oscar-winning romance juxtaposed against... 

C&eacute;u

Music: Global

Céu

Sunday 4/18 @ The Independent

Stache Media says: Céu's live performances showcase a beautiful blend of samba, reggae, electronica, afrobeat and jazz. Her gorgeous sophomore album... 

Crossroads: Shorts Program III

Festival: Film

Crossroads: Shorts Program III

Sunday 4/18 @ San Francisco Cinematheque

The final short film program of the festival: Ann Steuernagel: Charades (2009) 7 min. Charles Chadwick: The Circle to Vanish (2009)... 

Crossroads: Sleep Furiously

Festival: Film

Crossroads: Sleep Furiously

Sunday 4/18 @ San Francisco Cinematheque

Crossroads concludes with the West Coast premiere of Gideon Koppel's remarkable Sleep Furiously (which received its U.S. premiere at the Telluride... 

Crossroads: Shorts Program II

Festival: Film

Crossroads: Shorts Program II

Sunday 4/18 @ San Francisco Cinematheque

The second of three short film programs: Tsen-Chu Hsu: Cotton Sugar (2009) 4 min. Eddie Kammerer: The Bobsled (1972) 4 min.... 

Work it Out!: CUAV's Safetyfest 2010 Closing Party

Performing Arts

Work it Out!: CUAV's Safetyfest 2010 Closing Party

Sunday 4/18 @ SOMArts

Help put a stop to violence and celebrate LGBTQ safety in the Bay Area at this fierce afternoon party. Work it... 

Ongoing Events

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

Theatre

Pearls Over Shanghai

Sunday 4/18 @ 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... 

To Curry Favor: Scented Work on Paper

Art

To Curry Favor

Sunday 4/18 @ 18 Reasons

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

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

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Sunday 4/18 @ 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

Sunday 4/18 @ SFMOMA

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

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

Art

Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 – Present

Sunday 4/18 @ 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>Exit Through The Gift Shop</em>

Film: Documentary

Exit Through The Gift Shop

Sunday 4/18 @ Landmark Embarcadero

Exit Through the Gift Shop is a film about Thierry Guetta, a graffiti stalker who chronicled Shepard Fairey and other key... 

<em>Cartier and America</em>

Art

Cartier and America

Sunday 4/18 @ 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... 

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

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Sunday 4/18 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Sunday 4/18 @ 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... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Sunday 4/18 @ 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>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Sunday 4/18 @ Asian Art Museum

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

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Art

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Sunday 4/18 @ 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 4/18 @ 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 4/18 @ SFMOMA

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

Crossroads Film Festival

Festival: Film

Crossroads Film Festival

Sunday 4/18 @ San Francisco Cinematheque

Cinematheque’s soon-to-be-annual festival of recent and rediscovered films will showcase new avant-garde works from emerging and established filmmakers along with a... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Sunday 4/18 @ 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 4/18 @ SFMOMA

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

Dub Mission

Music: DJ

Dub Mission

Sunday 4/18 @ Elbo Room

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

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Art

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Sunday 4/18 @ 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 4/18 @ 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 4/18 @ 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 4/18 @ SFMOMA

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

<em>Girlfriend</em>

Theatre

Girlfriend

Sunday 4/18 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

Romance unfolds in a new musical wound around the tender love songs of Matthew Sweet's landmark album, Girlfriend. Meeting in homeroom.... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Sunday 4/18 @ 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 4/18 @ SFMOMA

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