Events on Friday, September 10

Ray LaMontagne w/ David Gray and Tift Merritt

Music

Ray LaMontagne

Friday 9/10 @ Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley

Ray LaMontagne literally woke up one morning and decided to become a folk star. While getting up at 4am for work,... 

Justin Nozuka

Music

Justin Nozuka

Friday 9/10 @ Great American Music Hall

Blending elements of neo-soul, folk, old-time blues and pop, Justin has the guts of Ray LaMontagne and the soul of Lauryn... 

Markos (Daily Kos) Moulitsas / American Taliban

Special Event

Markos (Daily Kos) Moulitsas / American Taliban

Friday 9/10 @ The Booksmith

Markos Moulitsas is the founder and publisher of Daily Kos, America’s largest online political community. His publications include the acclaimed Crashing... 

Dirt Nasty w/ Andre Legacy and Beardo

Music: Hip-Hop

Dirt Nasty w/ Andre Legacy and Beardo

Friday 9/10 @ Slim's

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Dirt Nasty started rappin' on karaoke machines at the age of 14.... 

Slim's Steps Out presents Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters at the Palace of Fine Arts

Music

Slim's Steps Out presents Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters at the Palace of Fine Arts

Friday 9/10 @ Slim's

The new album by Sun Kil Moon, entitled "Admiral Fell Promises" was released on July 13th, 2010 by Caldo... 

Ongoing Events

19th Annual San Francisco Fringe Festival

Festival: Film

SF Fringe Festival

Friday 9/10 @ Various locations

Attending the SF Fringe Festival is a bit of a crapshoot by design: coveted performance slots are awarded by chance via... 

<em>The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector&nbsp;</em>

Film

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector 

Friday 9/10 @ Roxie Theater

Phil Spector invented the groundbreaking Wall of Sound music production method where an orchestra of musicians plays electric and acoustic instruments... 

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

Theatre

Pearls Over Shanghai

Friday 9/10 @ 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... 

Stanley Donwood: <em>Over Normal </em> &nbsp;

Art

Stanley Donwood

Friday 9/10 @ FIFTY24SF Gallery

In the late '80s, Stanley Donwood hitchhiked around England, busking a fire-breathing act. He stopped off at Oxford to visit his... 

<em>Pixar: 25 Years of Animation</em>

Film: Animation

Pixar: 25 Years of Animation

Friday 9/10 @ Oakland Museum of California

Pixar Chief Scientist Loren Carpenter is obsessed with zoetropes — the spinning "wheels of life" that were one of the first... 

11th Annual San Francisco Electronic Music Festival

Music: Electronic

SF Electronic Music Festival

Friday 9/10 @ Various locations

SFEMF Eleven consists of three evenings of stimulating performances by internationally recognized artists and musicians in the electronic music field. -SF... 

Eamon O'Kane: <em>Der Glasraum</em>

Art

Eamon O'Kane: Der Glasraum

Friday 9/10 @ Gregory Lind Gallery

Irish fine artist Eamon O'Kane is obsessed with modernist architecture. In his 2008 painting Lloyd Wright Dreaming he depicted the interior of... 

<em>Olive Kitteridge</em>

Theatre

Olive Kitteridge

Friday 9/10 @ Z Space

The character of Olive Kitteridge came to Elizabeth Strout as a mental snapshot of a woman standing by a picnic table... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Friday 9/10 @ 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 8th Annual Altered Barbie Exhibition

Art

The Altered Barbie Exhibition

Friday 9/10 @ Shotwell 50 Studios

Over the last 50 years, Mattel has produced an incredible variety of Barbie dolls, including astronauts, doctors, TV chefs, presidents, and... 

200 Yards

Art: Photography

200 Yards

Friday 9/10 @ Heart

200 Yards says: 200 yards is a photography experiment conceived of and presented by Lightbox SF. Local photographers explore a 200... 

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

Art

TechnoCraft

Friday 9/10 @ 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... 

Fecal Face 10 Year Anniversary Show

Art

Fecal Face 10th Anniversary Show

Friday 9/10 @ The Luggage Store

In 1997, SF art enthusiast John Trippe created a zine to house his skate photography, his interviews with corner store guys,... 

<em>Tomorrow Is Never Promised</em>: New Works by Erik Otto

Art

Erik Otto

Friday 9/10 @ Fabric8

When San Francisco artist Erik Otto was a kid, he painted with brooms, and Egg Beaters. Now, he scrounges around various... 

Film

Koret Center Screening: American Art in the 1960's

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

 

American Art in the 1960s
... 

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

Art

Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life

Friday 9/10 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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

Dispatches from the Archives

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

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

New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape

Art: Photography

New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

A turning point in the history of photography, the 1975 exhibition spanPeople's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Friday 9/10 @ 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... 

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Film

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

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

Film

Koret Center Screening: Art: 21: Art in the 21st Century: Ecology

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

 

Art: 21: Art in the 21st Century: Ecology
... 

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Art

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Friday 9/10 @ 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

Friday 9/10 @ 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

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

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

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Art

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Friday 9/10 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

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

Picturing Modernity

Art: Photography

Picturing Modernity

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

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

Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection

Art

Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

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

Prints by Paul Klee (1946)

Art

Prints by Paul Klee (1946)

Friday 9/10 @ SFMOMA

SFMOMA has had a longstanding commitment to the art of Paul Klee over its 75-year history. This exhibition re-creates a 1946...