Events on Wednesday, July 28

J. Tillman w/ Phosphorescent and Little Wings

Music

J. Tillman

Wednesday 7/28 @ Bottom of the Hill

Seattle-based musician Josh "J" Tillman is best known as the drummer of Fleet Foxes. But he also has indie-folk credentials all... 

The Black Seeds w/ the Holdup and Pacific Dub

Music: Global

The Black Seeds w/ the Holdup and Pacific Dub

Wednesday 7/28 @ Slim's

Originating from Wellington, New Zealand, the Black Seeds have carved out their reputation through platinum-selling albums, a masterful eight-piece live show,... 

Ongoing Events

30th Annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Festival: Film

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Wednesday 7/28 @ Various locations

In its 30th year, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival showcases complex perspectives on Jewish identity. One angle: Jews are badass.... 

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

Dance

Traveling Light

Wednesday 7/28 @ 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... 

Dave Eggers: <em>It Is Right to Draw Their Fur </em>and David Byrne:<em> Arboretum </em>

Art

Dave Eggers: It Is Right to Draw Their Fur and David Byrne: Arboretum

Wednesday 7/28 @ Electric Works

SF author Dave Eggers and Talking Heads musician David Byrne are buddies. They go on bike rides together in the Marin... 

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

Art

TechnoCraft

Wednesday 7/28 @ 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... 

Bombshell Betty's Burlesquercise Summer Camp

Workshop/Class

Burlesquercise

Wednesday 7/28 @ Bombshell Betty

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

Free Gold Watch presents Grady Gordon: <em>Memento Vivere</em>

Art

Grady Gordon: Memento Vivere

Wednesday 7/28 @ Free Gold Watch

Grady Gordon says: Grady Gordon is originally from Santa Fe, NM. He has a BFA in Illustration from California College of... 

<em>Wondrous Strange: A Twenty-first Century Cabinet of Curiosities</em>

Special Event

Wondrous Strange: A Twenty-first Century Cabinet of Curiosities

Wednesday 7/28 @ Fort Mason Center

Wunderkammern, German for wonder rooms, were totally hot during the Renaissance. These collections of bizarre objects and early scientific specimens were... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Wednesday 7/28 @ 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... 

<em>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Wednesday 7/28 @ 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>Beatles to Bowie</em>

Art: Photography

Beatles to Bowie

Wednesday 7/28 @ San Francisco Art Exchange

The Beatles to Bowie photography showcase is about rock stars and also the people behind the camera. The show includes rare... 

<em>Misspelled</em>: An Alphabet by Victor Reyes

Art

Misspelled

Wednesday 7/28 @ 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,... 

Oakland Lost and Found Photo Show

Art: Photography

Oakland Lost and Found

Wednesday 7/28 @ 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... 

Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

Festival: Film

Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

Wednesday 7/28 @ Roxie Theater

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

Picturing Modernity

Art: Photography

Picturing Modernity

Wednesday 7/28 @ SFMOMA

Organized in conjunction with New Topographics: Photographs of a... 

Art

SFMOMA Live Art presents Rebecca Solnit

Wednesday 7/28 @ SFMOMA

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

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Art

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Wednesday 7/28 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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

New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape

Art: Photography

New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape

Wednesday 7/28 @ SFMOMA

A turning point in the history of photography, the 1975 exhibition spanThe Lottery

Film

The Lottery

Wednesday 7/28 @ Roxie Theater

In a country where 58% of African American 4th graders are... 

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Film

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Wednesday 7/28 @ SFMOMA

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