Events on Tuesday, July 6

Hollywood does Hollywood: <em>Ed Wood</em> (1994)

Festival: Film

Ed Wood (1994)

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ The Castro Theatre

Johnny Depp finds inspiration in odd places for his film roles. He combined Keith Richards and Pepé Le Pew for Pirates... 

Ongoing Events

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ 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... 

John Waters:<em> Rush</em>

Art

John Waters: Rush

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ Rena Bransten Gallery

Poppers are the drug of choice for outré filmmaker John Waters. He confesses to once taking a huff of amyl nitrate... 

Oakland Lost and Found Photo Show

Art: Photography

Oakland Lost and Found

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ 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... 

<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

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ Park Life

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

<em>More Glitter &mdash; Less Bitter</em>: Photos by Daniel Nicoletta

Art: Photography

More Glitter — Less Bitter: Photos by Daniel Nicoletta

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ Electric Works

In 1973 Harvey Milk opened a camera shop in the Castro, after a roll of film that he left at another... 

<em>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ 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

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ 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 Anniversary Show

Art

The Anniversary Show

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ SFMOMA

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

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ SFMOMA

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This presentation in the... 

Dispatches from the Archives

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ SFMOMA

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

Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection

Art

Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ SFMOMA

This past February, SFMOMA announced an unprecedented partnership to house and display the collection of Gap founders Doris and Donald Fisher... 

<em>Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life</em>

Art

Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Reinventing Ritual is the first international exhibition to examine how artists are transforming traditional practices into opportunities for contemplation and critique.... 

Paul Klee: Three Exhibitions from the Djerassi Collection

Art

Paul Klee: Three Exhibitions from the Djerassi Collection

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ SFMOMA

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

Trash Humpers

Film

Trash Humpers

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ Roxie Theater

"I remember when I was a child there was a small group of elderly people who would hang out in the... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ 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... 

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Art

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Tuesday 7/ 6 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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