Arts and Culture

Party This Thursday at Cure Thrift!
Just when you’d decided never to leave the apartment without utter life-or-death necessity again this summer (the city’s a freak show! It’s hot as balls! The line in Duane Reade is anxiety attack-inducingly long and the whole damn town is crawling with tourists who stop at random in the

FREE Mayoral Candidates Forum at Castro Theatre
As a San Francisco resident you reserve the right to know what your politicians have in mind for your city. What better way to be brought up to speed than to attend the upcoming Mayoral Candidates Forum taking place at the Castro Theatre. On Monday, August 8 from 7:00p.m. –

San Francisco Theater Festival Sunday August 7th
This year the San Francisco theater festival has nestled down right on the shores of the bay in Fort Mason. The festival will be presenting 135 shows in just over six hours time spread throughout 15 venues scattered in the nooks and crannies of the Fort Mason Center. According to

FREE Improv Every Friday at The Alcove Theater
Alright, so we need a location. “The Alcove Theater,” great The Alcove Theater. Ok now we need a day of the week, “Friday!” yes, Friday Thank You. We need an activity, “How about FREE improv and stop asking us all these questions.” If you’ve never been to an improv show

Remember the Alamo at the Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Bike-In Friday
Sometimes an event comes along that’s so awesome that I feel like I’m bastardizing it by doing anything other than writing in all caps with an exclamation point after every word. Tomorrow night’s Wonderdonk Bike-In Movie featuring Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure is one such an event, but there are so many

Get your Craft on!
So I’m a huge craft nerd, …like seriously. I can spend hours and hours in Michael’s (it drives my boyfriend crazy). But I figure that anything I can make myself is waaaay better than anything I can purchase. I mean, it might not come out as crisp and clean, or

Shop at Kaplan’s Surplus!
Of the bare basic resources that everyone who lives in this city should know about, I would say that Kaplan’s should always be close to the top of the list. Along with burritos, corner store sandwiches, park/festival booze, thrift stores, etc., it’s just one of those staples that you can

Free Bowling TONIGHT at Village Voice Tweet Up
Tonight, all of the hours you spent learning to bowl by watching The Big Lebowski repeatedly can be put to good use thanks to the next installment of the Village Voice’s “Tweet up” series. From 5-9PM at The Gutter, they’re offering up free bowling AND knocking $5 off pitchers of