Monday, November 29, 2010

Takeshi Shikama:

CordenPotts Gallery11 am to 5:30 pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays, till 7:30 the first Thursday of the month

This exhibition of luscious platinum/palladium photographs by Japanese photographer Takeshi Shikama celebrates the gentle flow of time--the…

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Apolo Ohno:

Book Passage12pmBook Signing

Olympic speed skater and television's Dancing with the Stars winner Apolo Ohno signs copies of Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than Yesterday ($26.00).…

Mark Twain�s 175th Birthday Party

The Commonwealth Club SF11:30amBirthday Party

Mark Twain�s 175th Birthday Party Born prematurely on November 30, 1835, in the small town of Florida, Missouri, Samuel Clemens nearly didn�t…

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Reclaimed:

The Contemporary Jewish MuseumOpen daily (except Wed.) 11 AM- 5:00 PM and Thursday, 1 PM � 8:00 PM

The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents an exhibition of rarely seen Old Master paintings entitled Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection…

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Thanksgiving at Zog�s for less than $6

Zog's Dogs10am - 6:30pm

�Tis the season to be�radical. With Thanksgiving knocking at the door, and the holidays virtually upon us, come celebrate the crisp fall weather…

Cara Barer and Emilio Lobato:

Andrea Schwartz Gallery9 -5

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Draughon Andrea Schwartz Gallery 525 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 415.495.2090 � Phone 415.495.2094…

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Audience as Subject, Part 1:

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12PM

Audience as Subject, Part 1: Medium Sat, Oct 30, 2010-Sun, Feb 6, 2011: Audience as Subject, Part 1: Medium Sat, Oct 30, 2-4pm: Audience Roundtable Audience…

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Alberto Vargas Retrospective

San Francisco Art Exchange10:00am - 6:00pm

Alberto Vargas is the man who created the pin-up girl image that first gained fame during WWII in the pages of Esquire Magazine, then Playboy…

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Aesopica

Rare Device12-7pm

Rare Device and The Working Proof are proud to present Aesopica, a group art show centered around Aesop's Fables, the classic collection of…

Or, by Liz Duffy Adams

Magic Theatre7pm

Aphra Behn is getting out of the spy game and into showbiz. If she can finish her play by morning, she�ll become the first professional female…

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Lost and Found

Make-Out Room8:30pm

a night of deep and sweet sixties soul 45's in a gorgeous setting with Lucky and Primo of NIGHTBEAT and friends every tuesday at Makeout Room http://www.myspace.com/lostnfoundsoul http://www.myspace.com/nightbeatsoundsystem

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Gerald Blaine, Lisa McCubbin & Clint Hill:

Book Passage6pmDiscussion

Gerald Blaine, Lisa McCubbin, and Clint Hill talk about The Kennedy Detail: JFK�s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence ($28.00). The Secret…

Prints by Paul Klee (1946)

SFMOMA10:00am - 5:45pm

SFMOMA has had a longstanding commitment to the art of Paul Klee over its 75-year history. This exhibition re-creates a 1946 show of prints…

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Van Gogh, Gauguin, C�zanne and Beyond

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm

Following on the heels of the remarkable summer exhibition Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Mus�e d�Orsay at the de Young is Van…

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Forrest Williams: Crossways

Marx & Zavattero10:30-5:30 Tue-Fri; 11-5 Sat

In his much anticipated fourth solo exhibition at Marx & Zavattero, New York painter Forrest Williams presents his latest paintings of contemplative…

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Holiday Tree Lighting in San Francisco

555 California St.4:30pm

This is the fourth year running that property owner Vornado Realty Trust (http://www.vno.com) has sponsored a tree lighting event at 555 California,…

The Beach Chalet and Park Chalet Introduce The 3-6-9 Happy Hour

Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant3:00 - 10:00 pm

Taking a cue from their sister restaurant, the Lake Chalet in Oakland, the Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant and the Park Chalet Garden Restaurant…

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THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW

SFMOMA11am-5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

On January 18, SFMOMA marks its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, locally and globally. From mounting Jackson Pollock's first solo museum…

Fragrance Week

Saks Fifth AvenueAll Day

I'M GOING TO SAKS... To indulge in fragrance. OUR GIFT TO YOU Receive a purse-sized, refillable atomizer with your $75 fragrance purchase. Friday,…

The Teers w/ Belly of the Whale

Bottom of the HillDoors @ 8:30pm; Show @ 9:00pm

http://www.myspace.com/theteers Belly of the Whale "Belly of the Whale could very well be the soundtrack to the bizzaro world remake of Moby…

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