Arts and Culture

Broke-Ass Giveaway: Tix to Advanced Screening of ‘The Devil’s Double’
Like FREE advanced movie screenings? So do we. And this one on Wednesday, July 27, for Lionsgate’s The Devil’s Double, opening in select theaters August 5, sounds like the Scarface of Arabia: check out the trailer on the movie’s Facebook page. Basically an Iraqi army lieutenant is commissioned to be

FREE Brunch & Mimosas at Annabella’s Boutique Tomorrow
What’s better than a mimosa brunch? A FREE mimosa brunch, of course! Tomorrow, Annabella’s boutique in North Beach is hosting a shopping/brunching/drinking event at 1pm with FREE brunch snacks, mimosas, and hot, affordable women’s clothes. You could obviously just drop in for the FREE grub, but postcards trumpeting the event

Precita Eyes presents the 15th Annual Urban Youth Arts Festival
When walking amongst the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District, it is merely impossible to deny attention to the cultural flavor and community involvement visible in its colorfully decorated walls and alleyways. These vibrant beauties kindly dress the neighborhoods with a warm positive spirit. Many of these murals have been

Win 2 FREE tickets to Martin Luther this Friday!
Don’t miss your chance to win two FREE tickets to see San Francisco Native, Martin Luther, take the stage this Friday, July 22, at Brick & Mortar Music Hall! For your chance to enter the drawing to check out the blend of rock, blues, funk and R&B Martin Luther exudes,

Broke-Ass Band Interview: Zodiac Death Valley (Thursday @ Independent)
Just talked to the dudes from Zodiac Death Valley. Besides the fact that they are playing at the Independent this Thursday, July 21st, with Cannons and Clouds and LILAC (who I interviewed here a couple weeks ago), I don’t know a ton about this band. But after interviewing them I

Catch ‘Tales of the City’ Before It’s Gone!
The curtain will be dropping soon over A.C.T.’s Geary Theatre as the musical incarnation of Armistead Maupin’s ‘Tales of the City’ comes to the end of it’s maiden engagement in the town of it’s conception on July 31st. If the hijinks and rites of passage of those gentle children atop Russian Hill were

FREE Improv Tuesdays at The Dark Room!
I’m going to level with you here: The Dark Room is not a bar and as such does not sell booze. You might get lucky every so often with an event whose proprietors have obtained a temporary (or perhaps permanent, I guess) liquor license and then they sell the beer,

FREE Monday Yoga Classes at Satori!
Do you have an enormous boner for yoga and its ability to help you reach nirvana? Do you have perhaps just a passive interest in using it to get in shape? Then rejoice, because Satori Yoga Studio is offering a FREE yoga class on Monday afternoons! This is a rare