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01 May 2019

We wanna send you and a friend to Dinner and a Movie at Cobb’s Comedy!

Cooking with Carpenter is a three-part film series that explores some of director John Carpenter’s finest (and most fun!) cinematic achievements. Ticket includes a themed three-course meal and a screening of the film. In addition, you’ll be delighted by a robust list of specialty cocktails, a costume contest, and much

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01 May 2019

We wanna send you to Tattooing from Lew the Jew to Today!

Tattoos, once a way to mark oneself as an outsider, have dramatically grown in popularity and mainstream acceptance. Join tattoo impresarios Ami James, Roxx, Kari Barba, Adam Vu Noir, and Takahiro Kitamura (panel organizer and moderator) for a discussion of the changes and challenges of tattoo art as it has evolved

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01 May 2019

Mission: Comics and Art Might be Closing & it Needs Your Help!

Mission: Comics and Art has a special little place in my heart. When I ran for mayor in 2015, Leef Smith, the shop’s owner, not only volunteered for my campaign but also let us use his comic book shop as our unofficial headquarters. How cool is it that? So it saddened

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01 May 2019

Live Nation Is Selling Tons of Tickets for $20 This Week

Broke as hell and want to see a show? Live Nation just kicked off National Concert Week with a week-long sale of concert tickets for…wait for it…$20! According the Live Nation site, if you’ve got about a dub (plus tax) and act fast, you can score tickets to more than

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01 May 2019

Doors Close on Borderlands Cafe but the Bookstore Lives On

Borderlands Cafe on Valencia Street closed up for good Tuesday. The owner’s reason for shutting down is not bankruptcy or loss of lease – neither of those things happened in this case. The reason is not based on difficulty retaining staff in San Francisco on cafe pay or declining sales

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30 Apr 2019

2 Blocks of Art Parties in the SOMA

Mid Market Community Benefit District & Partners present the 8th Annual 2 Blocks of Art: Art Walk + Live Mural Painting The 8th Annual 2 BLOCKS OF ART art walk is on Saturday, May 4th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. New this year, the event has been moved to a weekend afternoon to allow for greater

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30 Apr 2019

The Cheapest & Best Movie Theaters in SF

We have some beautiful old theaters in San Francisco, and we have some beautiful movie deals too. We went through the trouble of going to all the SF Movie theater’s and writing down their ticket prices for you

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29 Apr 2019

Travel Back in Time at the Art Deco Preservation Ball

There are few things we love in the Bay Area more than putting on a costume and partying. And if you’re a history nerd like myself, having a specific time period to frame the outfits and celebration makes it extra fun. That’s why I’m so excited about the Art Deco

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