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WEDNESDAY 23
Paula Frazer and company Make-out Room, 3225 22 St., SF; (415) 647-2888, Facebook: The Hypnotist Collectors, Big Eagle, Skystone. 8pm, $7. San Francisco musician Paula Frazer is no stranger to those familiar with the local music scene. She has been performing around these here parts since the ’80s, with her own band Tarnation as well as the likes of Virginia Dare and the Tindersticks. Tonight, check out her new newest psych-heavy project Skystone as they open for Hypnotist Collectors and Big Eagle.
THURSDAY 24
Wham City meets the Bay Milk Bar, 1840 Haight, SF; www.milksf.com. 8pm, $6. Baltimore’s Wham City collective, who has brought us synthy ear candy like Dan Deacon and Future Islands, makes its way to San Francisco in the form of Adventure, a super melodic synth-pop project reminiscent of vintage Nintendo and New Order. Also on the bill are Bay Area locals Exray’s, Phantom Kicks, and Yalls for a night of electro-pop bliss.
FRIDAY 25
Black Gold Ever Gold Gallery, 441 O’Farrell, SF; www.evergoldgallery.com. 6pm, free. Clean out your closets and get ready for a night of transformation that brings up-cycling to a whole new level. Combining performance art with spiritual and physical metamorphosis, artists Joshua Short and Otto Von Busch will be joining forces with the Dark Satanic Northern European Arts and the American Junk Culture to turn your junk into gold – conceptually, of course.
SATURDAY 26
Visit with the cartoonist in residence Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission, SF; (415) CAR-TOON, www.cartoonart.org. 1-3pm, free with admission. Today comic buffs and dark humor enthusiasts can talk to Audrey Soffa about the art of cartooning and her latest projects as well as her long-running series “The Bunny System” and her recent book, Endangered Species. Be sure to bring something from your collection for an autograph – although the museum’s bookstore is sure to be well stocked.
An afternoon with Lewis Lapham and Michael Krasny San Francisco Waldorf High School, 470 West Portal, SF; (415) 213-6194, www.sfwaldorfhighschool.com. 3pm, $10 suggested donation. Join two noted scholars as they discuss the future of education in America as writer and historian Lewis H. Lapham and KQED Forum’s Michael Krasny offer their insights. Educators, parents, and concerned citizens alike should all benefit form this important event.
Kristi Yamaguchi book signing Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center, 750 Folsom, SF; (415) 863-8688, www.booksmith.com. 6-8:30pm, $6.25-8 including skate rental. Olympic champion skater Kristi Yamaguchi will be talking about and signing copies of Dream Big, Little Pig, her new book about a little piggy name Poppy, her dreams to be a supermodel ballerina, and the encouragement she receives from her family to keep believing in herself. Copies of the book will be available at the event.
SUNDAY 27
Homo Hoedown for Lyon Martin El Rio, 3158 Mission , SF; www.elriosf.com. 1-3pm, $10 suggested donation. Lyon Martin Health Services – the only community clinic in California with a specific emphasis on queer women and transgender healthcare – is raising funds to meet their March goal of $200,000 in order to avoid facing a closure plan. They’ve managed to throw some awesome parties, which is partly why they’ve been so successful in their past fundraising efforts. Tonight, music will meet art and craft for an auction that includes, paintings, photographs, tattoo sessions, and more.
MONDAY 28
Bands, booze, and frybread El Rio, 3158 Mission , SF; www.elriosf.com. 7pm, $5. There’s a lot going on at El Rio tonight to keep you busy while you sip $1 Pabsts and $2 cocktails – bands like French surf rockers Le Mutant and local Prog metalheads Tank Attack, and even yummy Navajo-style frybread to help soak up the alcohol. Don’t want to pay the cover? No problem – hang out inside and enjoy DJs spinning eclectic vinyl from punk to country to psych and beyond.
TUESDAY 29
The Heartbreak Turtle Today Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito; 7-9pm, free. The Sea Turtle Restoration Project will be hosting the premier of The Heartbreak Turtle Today, a documentary chronicling the effort to protect the Gulf of Mexico’s sea turtle population up until the catastrophic BP oil spill. Following the screening will be a presentation with STRP’s Dr. Chris Pincetich – who worked in the Gulf during the spill – on California’s own sea turtle conservation projects and how you can help.