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BAWDY STORYTELLING: TRUE STORIES OF SEXUAL ADVENTURE!
THU. 3/24 | 8:00PM @ JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
The nation’s original sex and storytelling show featuring authors, poets, comedians and actors sharing personal stories of love, lust and self-acceptance. For adults, 18 and over.
ADMISSION: $27

FLOTATION DEVICE (REC. RELEASE), THE TOMORROW MEN, AND SPECIAL GUEST COMEDIAN NATO GREEN
FRI. 3/25 | 9:00PM @ HEMLOCK TAVERN
Nato is the creator of Iron Comic – the Iron Chef-spoofing comedy game show he co-hosts with Moshe Kasher – and he has a regular column in the San Francisco Examiner. He’ll perform at the Hemlock as a special guest for the album release of Flotation Device.
ADMISSION: $8

SCRAP’S THIRD VINTAGE PAPER AND EPHEMERA SALE
SAT. 3/26 | 10:00AM – 4:00PM @ SCRAP
There will be a large collection of photographs, postcards, stamps and movie posters from the early Twentieth Century through the 1980’s. Entire vintage photo albums will also be available.
ADMISSION: FREE

GREY MATTER
SAT. 3/26 | 8:00PM @ STARLINE SOCIAL CLUB
The absolute best alt-comedians in the bay are set to christen the “King Room” at Starline Social Club! The evening’s braintrust will be Irene Tu, Karinda Dobbins, Zahra Noorbakhsh, and Nato Green. Check out Starline for the crafty cocktails and tasty bites, then find your way to The King Room. and see how Saturday night is supposed to go down.
ADMISSION: $15

SIDEWALK CHAT WITH GROVE STREET ARTIST JEREMY MENDE AND GUESTS
SUN. 3/27 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM @ SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION GALLERY
Jeremy Mende’s new site specific Grove Street Window installation, Untitled (This is a metaphor, No. 3), is the third installment of an ongoing series of works that reframe everyday objects in order to reveal distinct tensions that shape our identities, anxieties, and relationships.
ADMISSION: FREE

BAD DECISION MONDAYS: RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE VIEWING & DANCE PARTY
MON. 3/28 | 4:00PM @ BEAUX
Make a #BadDecision every Monday at the Rupaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party at Beaux. RuPaul’s Drag Race starts at 9pm, so don’t be tardy. Arrive early and grab a table with your friends, Beaux opens at 4pm with a fabulous 2-for-1 happy hour all day.
ADMISSION: FREE

HINDS
TUE. 3/29 | 6:30PM @ AMOEBA MUSIC SF
Join all female Madrid-based garage rockers Hinds for a live show and signing of their debut album Leave Me Alone (out now on CD & LP on Mom + Pop Music).
ADMISSION: FREE

12TH LUNA NEGRA: SHOWCASING WOMEN ARTISTS
WED. 3/30 | 6:30PM @ MISSION CULTURAL CENTER
This year 8 women artists were selected to present work that explores stories of “War, Woes, and Transformations,” our title for the 30th SOLO MUJERES gallery exhibit. This exhibition presents an array of visual artwork, installation, and poetry that embodies a collective view of women’s role in war.
ADMISSION:  $15.00

 

 

 

CHOOSE YOUR OWN COMEDY

THUR. 3/31 | 8PM @ MUTINY RADIO
Starts with some of the Bay’s best local comedians on a March Madness-style bracket. Each round they’ll go head-to-head performing shorter and shorter comedy sets, then let YOU THE AUDIENCE pick your favorite of the two to move on to the next round. Eventually you’ll narrow down the comedian competitors to a final matchup to decide who you want to see headline our show. Finally a comedy showcase where you get to decide which comics you’ll see more of and who goes back to the green room early. Plus audience members who fill out a bracket and try to predict the winners will have a shot at winning a prize!
ADMISSION: $7

Check out even MORE kick-ass events on our SF calendar here!

Rad Upcoming NY Events

TAINTED LOVE 80’S DANCE PARTY WITH DJ JANE ELIZABETH
THU. 3/24 | 10:00PM @ THE BELL HOUSE
Building on a solid foundation of New Wave, we’ll dig deeper into the catalog of massive hits and overlooked misses from the late 70s through the early 90s – pivotal years in musical history that blurred the lines between Analog and Digital, Disco and Synthpop, Funk and Hip-Hop.
ADMISSION: FREE, 21+

MOLLY TIGRE
FRI. 3/25 | 10:00PM @ BAR CHORD
A re-formulation in NYC of four musicians who were integral to the vaunted and eclectic San Francisco music scene in the early aughts.
ADMISSION: FREE

COMEDY AT THE KNITTING FACTORY HOSTED BY WILL MILES, CLARK JONES AND KENNY DEFOREST
SUN. 3/27 | 9:00PM @ KNITTING FACTORY – BROOKLYN
Special guests each week.  Past performances have included unannounced sets from Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari & more! Happy hour before and after the show, $3 PBR or ROLLING ROCK, $6 PBR + WELL SHOT, $8 PBR + JAMESON SHOT, $2 OFF EVERYTHING ELSE.
ADMISSION: FREE

EASTER DUNCH PARTY/PLAYDATE
SUN. 3/27 | 5:00PM @ THE ATTIC ROOFTOP & LOUNGE
The Penthouse and rooftop will be rocking with top beats by your favorite deejays. Food by celebrity chefs and a diverse crowd will be strictly about beats, bites and great looking people.
ADMISSION: $15.00

ROCKY CATANESE & THE CHAPTER, JESSE ELLIOT BAND AND ROSE BOULEVARD!
MON. 3/28 | 8:00PM @ THE WONDER BAR
Happy Mondays is springing into March with killer line ups every single week! We will be mixing it up with new bands, touring bands and of course some of our local favorites! $2 PBRs  $3 shots of whiskey Bar food specials!
ADMISSION: FREE

SECRET SCIENCE CLUB
TUE. 3/29 | 7:30PM @ THE BELL HOUSE
Underground, shrouded in mystery and chock-full of brainiacs. The Secret Science Club features: mind-bending lectures, volatile experiments, chemical libations, star-gazing sounds.
ADMISSION: FREE

Check out even MORE kick-ass events on our NYC calendar here!

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