San Francisco Events - January Guide Picks (Page 2)
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FILM: SF Sketchfest Presents Plan 9 From Outer Space
9p - Castro Theatre
Cult classic with live commentary - with RiffTrax and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 writers and cast-members
TALK: Cathie Black in Conversation with Arianna Huffington
8p - Herbst Theatre - Benefitting College Track
SF Symphony: Schubert's Great C Major Symphony
Jan 17 and 18 - Davies Symphony Hall
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, Elizabeth Chojnacka, harpsichord
TALK: Sustainable Urbanism w/David Baker
7p - Ecology Center in Berkeley
Back from a recent tour of major European cities, David Baker will reflect on different approaches to sustainable urbanism he encountered
Meet the Brewers at Toronado 6p - Toronado (547 Haight Street)
SF Brewers Guild - Meet brewers - Toronado will have one brew from each Guild brewery on tap
BOOKS: Michael Parenti
7p - Cody's Books (Fourth Street - Berkeley)
Political analyst Parenti discusses Contrary Notions
MUSIC: Escalay - Middle Eastern Jazz
8p - Red Poppy Art House - $10 to $12 suggested donation
Melding classical Arabic music and jazz in the tradition of John Coltrane
BOOKS: FRAY - Busted: True Stories of Getting Caught in the Act
7p - Booksmith
Reading and book signing - Guest readers to be announced
ART: Friday Nights at the de Young
5p to 10p - Wilsey Court
Opening event for Season Three - Live music with eight ensembles - See website for detailed listing
MUSIC: John Lee Hooker, Jr
8p & 10p - Biscuits and Blues
http://www.johnleehookerjr.com/
NATURE: Anniversary of Sea Lions Arrival
12p to 4p - Pier 39
Pier 39 commemorates the 17th anniversary of the sea lions' arrival - talk with marine docents
SwapSF: Sweet! First Clothing Swap of 2008
12p to 3p - CELLspace (2050 Bryant)
$2 wine and Trumer Pils, on-site screenprinting and tailoring, beats by poolboy & d (4handed), free Meth Coffee (BYOC otherwise $2), Absinthe candy by Lit Lollipops - leftover clothing given to charity
MUSIC: An Evening With Miss Nancy Wilson
8p - Herbst Theatre/Rrazz Productions - $47.75 to $125.75
TOURS: Candlelight Tour of Fort Point
6:30p - Fort Point
Tours fill up quickly in advance - See Fort Point by the light of candles and stars
TALK: History of the Tenderloin
10:30a - San Francisco Public Library - Main
Join SF City Guide Peter Field for a slideshow tracing the seldom-explored history of the district
MUSIC: Anxious Me
Bottom of the Hill
http://www.myspace.com/anxiousmemusic
FILM: Premiere of Grant Washburn's Quest for Fear
9p - The Independent - $15
Surf film with live performance by The Mermen
COMEDY: Freaks and Geeks Speak
2p - Cobb's Comedy Club - $25
Presented by SF Sketchfest - Reunion panel and Q&A with original cast members Dave (Gruber) Allen, Steve Bannos, Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, Samm Levine, Busy Phillips, Martin Starr and creator Paul Feig
FAMILY: Children's Story Time & Family Walk
10:30a - San Francisco Botanical Garden
Storytime followed by special family walks n the garden
BOOKS: Michael Pollan
9:30a - Grace Cathedral
Author of The Omnivore's Dilemma returns with In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
MUSIC: Rupa
8p - Cafe du Nord - $10
myspace.com/aprilfishes
TRIBUTE: Bringing on the Noise for Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
7p - Herbst Theatre - $16 (general) $6 (seniors and youth)
TOURS: Sunset/Full Moon Walk to Point Bonita Lighthouse
Jan 21 and Jan 22 - 4:45p - Point Bonita Lighthouse/Marin Headlands
Reservations fill up quickly - Watch the sun set and moon rise - half mile trail, steep in parts - (415) 331-1540
MUSIC: The Brink
Bottom of the Hill
http://www.myspace.com/thebrinksf
BOOKS: Michael Parenti
7p - City Lights Books
Author of Contrary Notions - Book release party with City Lights publisher
BOOKS: Robert Hass
7p - Booksmith
Former Poet Laureate of the US and National Book Critics Circle Award winner
BOOKS: Moon Handbooks - Peru
7p - Get Lost Books
With Ross Wehner, co-author of Moon Handbooks: Peru
MUSIC: The Blow / Mirah
Jan 22 and 23 - Great American Music Hall
http://www.myspace.com/theblowus
San Francisco January Events - Guide Picks for January 2008
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THU - JAN 17
FILM: SF Sketchfest Presents Plan 9 From Outer Space
9p - Castro Theatre
Cult classic with live commentary - with RiffTrax and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 writers and cast-members
TALK: Cathie Black in Conversation with Arianna Huffington
8p - Herbst Theatre - Benefitting College Track
SF Symphony: Schubert's Great C Major Symphony
Jan 17 and 18 - Davies Symphony Hall
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, Elizabeth Chojnacka, harpsichord
TALK: Sustainable Urbanism w/David Baker
7p - Ecology Center in Berkeley
Back from a recent tour of major European cities, David Baker will reflect on different approaches to sustainable urbanism he encountered
Meet the Brewers at Toronado 6p - Toronado (547 Haight Street)
SF Brewers Guild - Meet brewers - Toronado will have one brew from each Guild brewery on tap
BOOKS: Michael Parenti
7p - Cody's Books (Fourth Street - Berkeley)
Political analyst Parenti discusses Contrary Notions
FRI - JAN 18
MUSIC: Escalay - Middle Eastern Jazz
8p - Red Poppy Art House - $10 to $12 suggested donation
Melding classical Arabic music and jazz in the tradition of John Coltrane
BOOKS: FRAY - Busted: True Stories of Getting Caught in the Act
7p - Booksmith
Reading and book signing - Guest readers to be announced
ART: Friday Nights at the de Young
5p to 10p - Wilsey Court
Opening event for Season Three - Live music with eight ensembles - See website for detailed listing
MUSIC: John Lee Hooker, Jr
8p & 10p - Biscuits and Blues
http://www.johnleehookerjr.com/
SAT - JAN 19
NATURE: Anniversary of Sea Lions Arrival
12p to 4p - Pier 39
Pier 39 commemorates the 17th anniversary of the sea lions' arrival - talk with marine docents
SwapSF: Sweet! First Clothing Swap of 2008
12p to 3p - CELLspace (2050 Bryant)
$2 wine and Trumer Pils, on-site screenprinting and tailoring, beats by poolboy & d (4handed), free Meth Coffee (BYOC otherwise $2), Absinthe candy by Lit Lollipops - leftover clothing given to charity
MUSIC: An Evening With Miss Nancy Wilson
8p - Herbst Theatre/Rrazz Productions - $47.75 to $125.75
TOURS: Candlelight Tour of Fort Point
6:30p - Fort Point
Tours fill up quickly in advance - See Fort Point by the light of candles and stars
TALK: History of the Tenderloin
10:30a - San Francisco Public Library - Main
Join SF City Guide Peter Field for a slideshow tracing the seldom-explored history of the district
MUSIC: Anxious Me
Bottom of the Hill
http://www.myspace.com/anxiousmemusic
FILM: Premiere of Grant Washburn's Quest for Fear
9p - The Independent - $15
Surf film with live performance by The Mermen
SUN - JAN 20
COMEDY: Freaks and Geeks Speak
2p - Cobb's Comedy Club - $25
Presented by SF Sketchfest - Reunion panel and Q&A with original cast members Dave (Gruber) Allen, Steve Bannos, Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, Samm Levine, Busy Phillips, Martin Starr and creator Paul Feig
FAMILY: Children's Story Time & Family Walk
10:30a - San Francisco Botanical Garden
Storytime followed by special family walks n the garden
BOOKS: Michael Pollan
9:30a - Grace Cathedral
Author of The Omnivore's Dilemma returns with In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
MUSIC: Rupa
8p - Cafe du Nord - $10
myspace.com/aprilfishes
MON - JAN 21
TRIBUTE: Bringing on the Noise for Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
7p - Herbst Theatre - $16 (general) $6 (seniors and youth)
TOURS: Sunset/Full Moon Walk to Point Bonita Lighthouse
Jan 21 and Jan 22 - 4:45p - Point Bonita Lighthouse/Marin Headlands
Reservations fill up quickly - Watch the sun set and moon rise - half mile trail, steep in parts - (415) 331-1540
TUE - JAN 22
MUSIC: The Brink
Bottom of the Hill
http://www.myspace.com/thebrinksf
BOOKS: Michael Parenti
7p - City Lights Books
Author of Contrary Notions - Book release party with City Lights publisher
BOOKS: Robert Hass
7p - Booksmith
Former Poet Laureate of the US and National Book Critics Circle Award winner
BOOKS: Moon Handbooks - Peru
7p - Get Lost Books
With Ross Wehner, co-author of Moon Handbooks: Peru
MUSIC: The Blow / Mirah
Jan 22 and 23 - Great American Music Hall
http://www.myspace.com/theblowus
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