Events on Wednesday, February 1

Robert Reich

Books: Discussion

Robert Reich

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Fairmont Hotel

Having served in three national administrations and hailed as one of the 10 most effective cabinet secretaries of the last century... 

Samira Idroos: <em>A Painting a Day</em> Closing Reception

Art: Happening

Samira Idroos Closing Reception

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Guerilla Cafe

L.A. transplant Samira Idroos, an artist who currently lives in Berkeley, set out a project for herself in the new year:... 

Carolyn Wonderland

Music: Blues

Carolyn Wonderland

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Yoshi's Oakland

  A musical force equipped with the soulful vocals of Janis and the guitar slinging skills of Stevie Ray, Carolyn Wonderland reaches... 

Humor in Hilter's Germany: With Rudolph Herzog, author of Dead Funny

Books: Discussion

Humor in Hilter's Germany: With Rudolph Herzog, author of Dead Funny

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

Is it okay to laugh at Hitler? What about the Holocaust? While Charlie Chaplin and Mel Brooks famously satirized the image... 

Ongoing Events

Arabella Proffer: <em>Ephemeral Antidotes</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Arabella Proffer

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Articulated Gallery

Arabella Proffer is a painter whose loose narrative themes revolve around a fascination with punk rock, Elizabethan fashion, gothic divas, religious... 

<em>Pariah</em>

Film: Wide Release

Pariah

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Embarcadero Center Cinema

Winner of the Cinematography Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Pariah is a gritty and heartfelt coming-of-age drama starring talented... 

Alan Miknis and Jeff Rahuba: <em>Cyclorama 2</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Cyclorama 2

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Incline Gallery

Cyclorama are 360° paintings created to fit the insides of cylinders and to be viewed from the inside, providing an immersive... 

Richard Misrach: <em>1991: The Oakland-Berkeley Fire Aftermath</em>

Art: Photography

Richard Misrach

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

In October 1991, immediately following a catastrophic firestorm that struck the Oakland and Berkeley hills, renowned Bay Area photographer Richard Misrach... 

Jenny Chapman and Mark Reigelman: <em>Manifest Destiny!</em>

Art: Installation

Jenny Chapman and Mark Reigelman

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Hotel des Arts

Jenny Chapman and Mark Reigelman's Manifest Destiny! is a temporary rustic cabin occupying one of the last remaining unclaimed spaces of... 

Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, and Ron Donovan: <em>Mind Spring</em>

Art: Group Show

Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, and Ron Donovan

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Varnish Fine Art

Lending rock and alternative music a form of visual expression in sync with their urban environments, Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, and... 

5th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show

Art: Photography

International Juried Plastic Camera Show

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ RayKo Photo Center

This fifth annual exhibit at the respected photo center is composed entirely of images taken on cheap plastic cameras — you... 

Skewville: <em>Playground Tactics</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Skewville

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ White Walls Gallery

Brooklyn-based street artists Skewville have been disseminating their unique style across New York since the '90s, when they achieved prominence for... 

Andy Warhol: <em>Polaroids / MATRIX 240</em>

Art: Photography

Andy Warhol

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Everyone who was anyone posed for one of Andy Warhol's famous Polaroid series. It wasn't just the hope of your little... 

Betabrand

Fashion/Style

Betabrand

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Betabrand.com

Chris Lindland appreciates irony that you can wear. His San Francisco-based clothing company, Betabrand, grew out of his first sartorial invention,... 

SF Sketchfest

Comedy

SF Sketchfest

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Various locations

Each year, in the midst of bitter weather conditions and mid-to-late January doldrums, 16 days arrive to tickle our souls with... 

Katherine Westerhout: <em>At Long Last</em>

Art: Photography

Katherine Westerhout

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Electric Works

As Rust Belt belt cities lock up their architectural treasures and throw away the key, photographer Katherine Westerhout steals glimpses inside... 

Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts

Art

Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts

Wednesday 2/ 1 @ Asian Art Museum

Explore the life and times of India’s great kings by getting close to the objects they used and the art they...