This Week’s Events | San Francisco + New York
Rad Upcoming SF Events
STRAIGHT OUTTA HUNTERS POINT
THU. 2/11 | 7:00PM @ ROXIE THEATER
Local filmmaker Kevin Epps gives us a portrait of what he knows best, the neighborhood in San Francisco where he grew up, Hunters Point. A complex depiction, Straight Outta Hunters Point covers the turf wars between rival gangs, the vital underground hip-hop scene, the history of how the neighborhood was transformed into a toxic dumping ground, and the everyday life of the community living there.
ADMISSION: $12
DO WHAT YOU LOVE, COMEDY SERIES
FRI. 2/12 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM @ WEWORK TRANSBAY
Live and independent stand-up showcase, highlighting five of the most accomplished Bay Area comedians monthly. Once a month, join 149 additional fans of comedy for a good o’ fashion gut check from local comedians featured on Sketchfest, Punchline, Cobbs, and Comedy Central.
ADMISSION: FREE FOR BAY AREA EDUCATORS
ORO SALON GRAND OPENING PARTY!
SAT. 2/13 | 8:00 PM @ ORO SALON
The salon is unique in that we specialize in a diverse clientele of all hair types and services. Stylists do both cut and color, relaxers, extensions, updo’s and more – which is rare for the downtown area, offering a more tailored experience between stylist and client. They are offering the public the opportunity to view the recently remodeled space, enjoy free drinks and swag, and a music from a DJ set.
ADMISSION: FREE
13th ANNUAL BIG LEBOWSKI PARTY
SAT. 2/13 | 8:00 PM @ ROXIE THEATER
This year’s Big Lebowski Party gets reboot as we move into the Brava Theater for a Live! On Stage! Shadow Cast while the film plays on screen! Preformed by the guys and gals of Bawdy Caste (who do Rocky Horror every month at the Clay Theater) this show is going to be awesome!
Enjoy mini bowling, a costume contest with most excellent prizes and of course plenty of white russians.
ADMISSION: $15
VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL: MY FAIR LADY
SUN. 2/14 | 5:00PM @ THE NEW PARKWAY
Gloriously witty adaptation of the Broadway musical about Professor Henry Higgins, who takes a bet from Colonel Pickering that he can transform unrefined, dirty Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady, and fool everyone into thinking she really is one, too!
PILLOW FIGHT 2016
SUN. 2/14 | 5:50PM @ JUSTIN HERMAN PLAZA
In the past, nearly 1,000 San Franciscans descended on Justin Herman Plaza with feather-stuffed pillows torun Braveheart-like at full speed at one another tolovingly beat the crap out of each other until the whistle blows.
ADMISSION: FREE
CABARET WITH HUNNY BUNNY & HER HOT TODDIES
TUE. 2/16 | 8:00PM @ THE CHAPEL
Hunny Bunny and Her Hot Toddies are a troupe of top notch variety performers led by Hunny Bunny, the Bendy Barbie of the Barbary Coast.
ADMISSION: FREE | 18+
SWING DANCE LESSONS AND VICKIE GUILLORY & THE SUGAR CATS
WED. 2/17 | 7:00PM @ ROSSI’S 1906
Want to get your twirl on like your man just walked off the warship? Then come on down to Rossi’s and be prepared to have a good old fashioned hot mess of a time. And if you wear a dress/skirt…be sure to wear clean drawls.
ADMISSION: $10
Rad Upcoming NY Events
LOVEFEST FEMINISTIVAL + GALENTINE’S MARKET
THU. 2/11 | 10:00AM – 10:00PM @ CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
Lovefest, complete with a sequence of interactive, self-love-inspired mini events to help you ring in V Day the right way. Lil sneak peak: we’ll have Gala Darling here doing an exclusive book signing of her fresh-off-the-press release, Radical Self Love Rituals!
ADMISSION: $10
DRINK MORE MAGAZINE #2 RELEASE PARTY
FRI. 2/12 | 9:00PM @ PINE BOX ROCK SHOP
Drink More Magazine – a new, print-only, Brooklyn-only rock n’ roll magazine – celebrates the release of their SECOND issue! Come grab a FREE zine, and hang out.
ADMISSION: FREE
DR. ZSA’S POWDERED ZYDECO BAND
SAT. 2/13 | 9:00PM @ BAR CHORD
Dr. Zsa’s Powdered Zydeco Band is a 5-piece Zydeco band from Brooklyn, NY performing classic Zydeco music. The band features top NYC musicians with a diversity of influences who bring a love of the Louisiana Creole and Cajun tradition to the music. When they take the stage, there is sure to be a party happening in the room
ADMISSION: FREE
2ND ANNUAL DIRTYSHOW: AN EROTIC GROUP ART SHOW
SUN. 2/14 | 6:00PM @ TENDER TRAP
“DIRTY” is an erotic exhibit of photographs, paintings, sculpture, burlesque and video. Each exemplifying the artist’s individual interpretation of sex.
ADMISSION: FREE
MARIACHI FLOR DE TOLOACHE, CONSUMATA SONIDERA
MON. 2/15 | 8:00PM @ BROOKLYN BOWL
Mariachi Flor de Toloache is the first and only established all female mariachi band founded in New York city in 2008 by Mireya I. Ramos. Originally a trio, the band has grown to 10 members.
ADMISSION: $8
140TH ANNUAL WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW
TUE. 2/16 | 7:30PM @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
We’ve seen hundreds of dogs from across the country compete for Best in Show on the television since we were wee lads. $40 for tickets isn’t that bad considering you’ll only do this once in your life and you’ll be apart of history.
ADMISSION: $40
SPRITES AND JETS – SOLO EXHIBITION BY SARAH WALKER
WED. 2/17 | 4:00PM @ BROOKLYN OENOLOGY
“Sprites and Jets”, a solo exhibition of work by Sarah Walker. Walker’s paintings present the experience of simultaneous, interwoven, contradictory spaces and states of being.
ADMISSION: $2
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