This Week’s Events | San Francisco
Heidi Swanson. Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel
THU. 09/17 | 6:00PM @ OMNIVORE BOOKS
Known for combining natural foods recipes with evocative, artful photography, Swanson circled the globe to create mouthwatering vegetarian dishes.
ADMISSION: FREE
Opening Night Candelaria, Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival
FRI. 09/18 | 7:00PM @ VERDI CLUB
Let’s celebrate this milestone 7th year with live music, dancing, light apps and drinks. Price of admission includes a complimentary drink.
ADMISSION: $15
New Belgium’s Tour de Fat
SAT. 09/19 | 10:00AM @ LINDLEY MEADOW, GOLDEN GATE PARK
The event kicks off with a costumed bicycle parade that winds through Golden Gate Park followed by eclectic entertainment from musical acts to yo-yo performers, bike contests and even vaudeville acts.
ADMISSION: FREE
Small Press Traffic: A reading & conversation with HUGO GARCIA-MANRIQUEZ & DOLORES DORANTES
SUN. 09/20 | 5:00PM @ ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center promotes and supports writers from all over the globe—particularly those who push the limits of how we speak and think about the world.
ADMISSION: $7
Le Butcherettes, Sister Crayon
MON. 09/21 | 9:00PM @ BRICK & MORTAR MUSIC HALL
Le Butcherettes represent the epitome of embracing the youthful spirit of individual rebellion or being crushed under the gears of society’s oppressors.
ADMISSION: $12
Saul Williams x Dinner @ Miss Ollie’s
TUE. 09/22 | 7:00PM – 10:00PM @ MISS OLLIE’S
Join Oaklanders as they dine on cornmeal fritters drizzled with wild honey and flowering cilantro, East Oakland’s own Dig Deep farms heirloom tomato salad, fresh oregano, avocado, honey powder. Twice fried green plantains, pikliz, mojo sauce. Miss Ollie’s skillet fried chicken, summer succoatash, smoked field greens
Ground Provision coconut curry, tamarind sauce, wild cilantro sauce. Hello?!
ADMISSION: $75
Matatu Festival of Stories
WED. 09/23 | 8:00PM @ STARLINE SOCIAL CLUB
You’re invited to come aboard the Matatu Festival of Stories; four days of music, film, and performance in Oakland. Presented by Blavity, VSCO & KQED
ADMISSION: $12
