Events on Wednesday, July 14

Larry Doyle: <em>Go, Mutants!</em>

Books: Reading

Larry Doyle: Go, Mutants!

Wednesday 7/14 @ The Booksmith

J!m Anderson is a typical 16-year-old delinquent dealing with high school, greasy skin, and dating. But with a few added complications:... 

Neil Young w/ Bert Jansch

Music

Neil Young

Wednesday 7/14 @ Fox Theater

Neil Young lives alongside his herds of cattle and llama on a ranch in Woodside, an hour south of San Francisco.... 

Bardot a Go Go: Bastille Day Dance Party

Party

Bardot a Go Go: Bastille Day Dance Party

Wednesday 7/14 @ Rickshaw Stop

Buxom, blonde Brigitte Bardot is known for inspiring French cinematographers and pop stars alike. As Serge Gainsbourg's one-time muse and lover,... 

Bettye LaVette

Music

Bettye LaVette

Wednesday 7/14 @ Great American Music Hall

There's a space in American music where country meets soul, where elements of blues, folk, pop, jazz, gospel and R&B meld... 

Ongoing Events

14th Annual Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival

Festival

Mission Creek Festival

Wednesday 7/14 @ Various locations

Fourteen years ago, experimental musician, artist, and Rainbow Grocery store employee Jeff Ray began the Mission Creek Festival out of his... 

Joe Goode Performance Group presents <em>Traveling Light</em>

Dance

Traveling Light

Wednesday 7/14 @ Old Mint Building

Traveling Light, Joe Goode Performance Group's latest production, is aptly titled. The local company doesn't need to bring much with them... 

<em>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Wednesday 7/14 @ 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>Trash Humpers</em>

Film

Trash Humpers

Wednesday 7/14 @ Roxie Theater

When Harmony Korine, the scriptwriter of Kids and the director of Gummo, was growing up in Nashville, there was a group... 

<em>This Is The Book I Have Written for You</em>: A Text Themed Art Show

Art

This is the Book I have Written for You

Wednesday 7/14 @ Park Life

Tucker Nichols is the artist behind anonymouspostcard.org. The site allows users to submit anonymous complaints which Nichols turns into works of... 

TechnoCraft:<em> </em>Hackers, Modders, Fabbers, Tweakers, and Design in the Age of Individuality

Art

TechnoCraft

Wednesday 7/14 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

SF-based industrial designer Yves Béhar has designed a waterproof rechargeable vibrator, dog accessories, the XO laptop, and an enormous Swarovski chandelier... 

Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

Festival: Film

Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

Wednesday 7/14 @ Roxie Theater

Some movies are measured by the quality of the acting — others, by the quantity of blood. You can treat yourself... 

Bombshell Betty's Burlesquercise Summer Camp

Workshop/Class

Burlesquercise

Wednesday 7/14 @ Bombshell Betty

Burlesque teacher Bombshell Betty describes herself as a "retrosexual" and a "body image activist." She's also the originator of Burlesquercise, which... 

Oakland Lost and Found Photo Show

Art: Photography

Oakland Lost and Found

Wednesday 7/14 @ Woody's Cafe

In 1943, Kasper Koojoolian established Kasper's Hot Dogs in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. His grandson Harry Yaglijian, the third-generation owner of the... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Wednesday 7/14 @ 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>Misspelled</em>: An Alphabet by Victor Reyes

Art

Misspelled

Wednesday 7/14 @ Robert Berman Gallery/E6

Over the past two years, a series of electric-colored letters have sprouted up around the Mission. With their swirls and flourishes,... 

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Film

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Wednesday 7/14 @ SFMOMA

Mika Rottenberg’s immersive video installations address issues of gender and labor through outrageous narratives centered around real women (not... 

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Art

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Wednesday 7/14 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) is the first museum survey of Maira Kalman’s narrative
... 

Art

SFMOMA Live Art presents Rebecca Solnit

Wednesday 7/14 @ SFMOMA

Solnit's forthcoming book Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas...