By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor

The weather could not be more perfect for getting out of the house right now, especially with so many amazing things going on! If you find me at an event, please say hi! Always love to hear from our readers. Here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 8/8…

This Week’s Giveaways

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This Week’s Events

Tuesday, 8/8

BAMBDFEST 2023 INTERNATIONAL: (un)belong(ed)
8/8-9/1 | BAM House | 1540 Broadway Ave, Oakland | 6 pm | $0-150 sliding scale donations

BAMBD CDC is producing its 4th international festival, BAMBDFEST. This year’s festival theme is “(un)belong(ed).” The festival, which began in 2019, has become a biennial event after it wrapped in 2021. This festival has evolved into a hybrid happening with in-person, and virtual events. Most events are free but encourage donation. There are some amazing ticketed opportunities to support the festival and BAMBD CDC.

The majority of in-person events will be hosted at the newly acquired BAMBD CDC headquarters, BAM House, previously the Flight Deck.

A Journey into Afro-Peruvian Instruments + Rhythms
8/8 | Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 5:45 | $25

Delve into the Afro-Peruvian roots of some of the world’s most popular percussion instruments! In this workshop, Master Afro-Peruvian percussionist Marcos Mosquera will present the main Afro-Peruvian percussion instruments, the cajón, cajita, congas, bongos, and quijada (donkey’s jaw), while exploring all-traditional rhythms and patterns like lando, zamacueca, alcatraz, inga, son de los diablos, and estuve cobando. Students should bring one of the instruments listed above, no prior experience with Afro-Peruvian music needed.

Caleb Hearon
8/8 | The Independent | 628 Divisadero St, SF | 8 pm | $25-30

Caleb Hearon is a comedian at whom nobody has ever been mad. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he is a writer for Netflix’s spinoff of their hit show Big Mouth which is entitled Human Resources. He recently shot the TBS pilot Space, where he will be a series regular and will appear in Ally Pankiw’s feature directorial debut Brooke & Sam.

Night Waves
8/8 | Aquarium of the Bay | 7-10 pm | $40+

DJ Lombriz (aka Mario A Ortiz) will take you on a musical journey from the 80s to the 90s to the latest and greatest Latin and English Top 40 hits. Night Waves at the Aquarium will be a special kind of party. Put on your dancing shoes. Let your hair down. We’ll have food from Taco Cantina and Happy Cow Creamery.

Use NWSave10 for $10 off!

Wednesday, 8/9

Summer Singles Mixer
8/9 | Slate Bar | 2925 16th St, SF | 6-9 pm | free

Ready for an opportunity to ditch those dating apps and meet people in real life! Come to slate for an evening of mingling, plus activities to see if sparks fly. At the the very least, enjoy drink specials and walk away with fun new connections!

Mo Amer
8/9 | Cobb’s Comedy Club | 915 Columbus Ave, SF | 7:30 pm | $41

Mo is a stand-up comedian and writer, who in October 2018, debuted his acclaimed Netflix special The Vagabond. Most recently, Mo can be seen as a series regular on the hit Hulu original series Ramy, which premiered in April of 2019. Mo tours extensively with Dave Chappelle, having performed well over 600 shows together, independently Mo has sold out shows in over two dozen countries worldwide.

Messer Chups, The Volcanics, Sid Presley
8/9 | Bottom of the Hill | 1233 17th St, SF | 7:30 pm | $20-25

While Messer Chups’ mostly instrumental sound is hard to neatly categorize, it’s safe to say that it would be embraced by fans of rockabilly, horror punk, vintage surf records, Italian slasher films, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Pulp Fiction, lounge music, the theremin, The Cramps, and the theme song from The Munsters. Their catchy music combines surf, vintage Russian melodies, rare film samples from the 50s and 60s, scratchy historical recordings, and lounge loops.

Thursday, 8/10

No Vacation w/ Sour Widows
8/10 | Cal Academy of Sciences | 55 Music Concourse Dr, SF | 7:30 pm | $22

Kick off Outside Lands weekend at Nightlife Live with some dreamy jams by indi pop band No Vacation and an opening set by a guitar-wielding trio, Sour Windows. Plus a DJ set by Cuffin All Thangs and Mellow Sessions with Late Aster.

Adrienne Iapalucci
8/10 | Punch Line | 44 Battery St, SF | 8 pm | $23

Adrienne is a comedian, writer, and performer based in New York. As a stand-up, Adrienne is a JFL New Faces alum. She won the first ever People’s Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival and made her debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Her Degenerates Netflix special premiered on NYE 2020 alongside Nikki Glaser, Ms. Pat, and others.

High Tone Son Of A Bitch
8/10 | The Golden Bull | 412 14th St, Oakland | 8-11 pm | $15

HIGH TONE SON OF A BITCH – TIGERS ON OPIUM – FLAMES OF DURGA – PEGZILLA

Jinkx Monsoon
8/10 | The Warfiled | 982 Market St, SF | 8 pm | $56

The Witch of all Witches is ready to cast her next great spell! Two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner and Broadway breakout star Jinkx Monsoon presents her biggest concert tour to date with “Everything at Stake.” For the first time ever, Jinkx and her musical main squeeze Major Scales, will tour North America with a full rock band performing a decade worth of covers and original music from her critically-acclaimed albums (The Ginger Snapped, The Inevitable Album), along with new songs from her upcoming 3-part album The Virgo Odyssey.

Friday, 8/11

Outside Lands Music Festival
8/11-8/13 | Golden Gate Park, SF | 11 am | $215+

Outside Lands (formerly known as the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival) is a music, food and art festival held annually in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.  Outside Lands 2023 will mark the 15th anniversary of the festival, with a stacked lineup of performers as well as stellar food and drink offerings.

Playa Art Preview Party
8/11 | The Box Shop | 951 Hudson Ave, SF | 7-11 pm | free

Get ready to be immersed in a night of boundless creativity and artistic wonder at The Box Shop, San Francisco’s one-of-a-kind, community-based industrial arts space! We are thrilled to invite you to a special evening filled with music, captivating art installations, and an exclusive sneak peek at incredible Burning Man art projects and art cars evolving before they hit the playa!

Sorry Papi Tour: The All Girl Party
8/11 | August Hall | 420 Mason St, SF | 10 pm | $25

It’s not just a girl party, it’s an all-girl party! The Sorry Papi Tour is the first and largest ALL GIRL party in the world created by women for women! Our goal is to create a safe space for women to enjoy and empower themselves as a community.

Sylvester, The Mighty Real
8/11-10/1 | The Big Pink Wall | 1035 Haight St, SF | 12 pm | $15-125 sliding scale

Sylvester was San Francisco’s very own disco diva, a Black, flamboyant, gender-fluid artist and activist who soared to international fame in the 1970s with his pioneering blend of disco beats and gospel vocals. In 2019, his song “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance.

In loving homage to Sylvester, Eye Zen’s newest performance project will transport audiences back to the places where Sylvester lived and performed, to the era of love-ins and be-ins, to the counterculture revolution of the 1970s and its backlash in the 80s as HIV/AIDS gripped the nation.

Young Franco
8/11 | Brick & Mortar Music Hall | 1710 Mission St, SF | 10 pm | $30-35 

Young Franco’s 2022 run of singles have clocked over 5 million streams and consecutively landed in the top 10 of Australia’s biggest indie playlist Front Left. This year’s releases have also seen him secure the cover of New Dance Beats as well as plentiful support across all DSPs as well as adds to rotation on Triple J.

Saturday, 8/12

Shakespeare in the Park
8/12-8/13 | Red Morton Park | 1120 Roosevelt Ave, Redwood City | 6 pm | free

Shakespeare in the Park is celebrating 41 years of free, in-person outdoor theater performances in Redwood City, this year featuring Cymbeline, Shakespeare’s epic romantic adventure. San Francisco Shakespeare Festival brings its production for 3 weekends, from August 12th through August 27th, and offers 6:00pm shows on both Saturdays and Sundays. Our relaxing outdoor setting provides an opportunity to see high quality, professional theater, free of charge. Treat yourself to some Shakespeare this season, for a moment that is sure to bring you a touch of The Bard!

Bong-o Bingo
8/12 | Mission Cannabis Club | 2442 Mission St, SF | 6-9 pm | $15

Join Thee Pristine Condition, Brandelicious, DJ Dank and Pup Pickles for an exciting night of getting high while playing games to win cannabis prizes with every round.

FROLIQUE WATERFRONT CIRCUS
8/12 | Point San Pablo Harbor | 1900 Stenmark Dr, Point Richmond | 2pm-12am | $50 car or boat pass

Step right up and be whisked away to the carnival-inspired escapade at stunning Point San Pablo Harbor. Family Friendly until sunset, 18+ until Midnight! Cavort, dance, and play all day while surrounded by BIG ART and DJs, aerialists and fire performers, festival fashion and handmade creations, carnival games and amusement…even summertime sledding!

Holotta’s Unboylievable Drag Show
8/12 | Club 1220 | 1220 Pine St, WC | 6:30 pm | $8

Come support your local Drag Queens at Holotta’s Un-BOYlievable Drag Show, see you there!

Solid Pink Disco! Trixie Mattel (DJ Set)
8/12 | Bimbo’s 365 Club | 1025 Columbus Ave, SF | 10 pm | $50-55

Trixie Mattel is an American singer, actor, cosmetics mogul, drag queen and recognized “Skinny Legend.” Trixie is the winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” season 3 and also a Billboard Heatseekers #1 charting recording artist, a wildly successful touring act, and one half of a comic duo with Katya on YouTube “UNHhhh” & Netflix’s “I Like To Watch”.

Sunday, 8/13

Cockettes Karaoke Part 2
8/13 | Legionnaire Saloon | 2272 Telegraph Ave, Oakland | 6-9 pm | free

Listen to the cast of Cockettes Second Cumming sing songs from their upcoming NYC show while they continue to raise money for their trip to perform at Joe’s Pub with another Karaoke Fundraiser at the Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland from 6-9pm on Sunday, August 13. No cover.

The Cockettes have control of the karaoke system, and we will make 10% of all bar sales rung up during our show!

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult + Adult. + Kanga
8/13 | The Ritz | 400 S 1st St, SJ | 7 pm | $28.50-35

ADULT. – KANGA – DJ BASURA

ÂME Live + Trikk
8/13 | The Great Northern | 119 Utah St, SF | 10 pm | $15-25

Frank Wiedemann, born 1973, grew up in a town called Karlsruhe in the Southwest of Germany. From there, he developed his vision of electronic music fusing influences from Detroit, Chicago, New York, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Paris into a unique and soulful style of club music. After playing keyboards in several bands he joined forces with Kristian Beyer and started the project Âme.

Romeo + Juliet
8/13 | The Cut Outoor Cinema | 250 Main St, SF | 5 pm | $15-27

Shakespeare’s famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

Louis Armstrong’s Birthday Bash w/ North Beach Rhythm
8/13 | Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 4 pm | $22-26

Get your dancing shoes on, and come on down for an afternoon swing dance soirée celebrating the birthday of one of Jazz music’s legendary figures. Featuring Kim Nalley, Rhonda Benin, Si Perkoff, Peter Devine, Dewayne Ramsey, Jim Gammon, and special guest Clint Baker.

Monday, 8/14

Intro to Bundle Dyeing with Natural Dyes, Plants, & Flowers
8/14 | Workshop | 1798 McAllister St, SF | 7 pm | $72

In this class, we will introduce you to the beautiful art of natural bundle dyeing! Gain an understanding of how to work with the many vibrant colors that can be extracted from natural materials such as fresh and dried flowers, food waste, trees, plants, and more! You’ll have a chance to explore and practice the bundle dyeing process on a few different types of fabric, including silk and cotton. Each student will learn how to place the dyestuffs, wrap the fabric, and steam the bundle on a stove top to create their own unique, colorful patterns. Curious how a certain plant or flower may look when bundle dyed? Bring it in and try it!!

Souls of Mischief
8/14 | Great American Music Hall | 859 O’Farrel St, SF | 8 pm | $27

The California quartet announced themselves with harmlessly refreshing confidence, on more of a Tribe tip with jazz-drips and groove-infused rhythms – yet lyrically more adventurous and weed-scented; more of a Pharcyde vibe with endlessly cool rhymes and multisyllabic wordplays – yet more intellectual, energetic and freestyle-ready. A funky introspection was clear to see. This was Oakland, California in 1993. …Now, 30 years on, 93 to 23, still infinity. Still hectic out there. Time flies but Soul sare still chillin. “Now you have younger generations who were born in ’93,” says Phesto. “They’re like, ‘ ’93 ’til infinity.’ It means so many different things to so many different people.”

Staff Pick: Best in Show
8/14 | Roxie Theater | 3117 16th St, SF | 6:50 pm | $5-14

At the prestigious Mayflower Dog Show, a “documentary film crew”captures the excitement and tension displayed by the eccentric participants in the outrageously hilarious satire Best In Show.This biting send-up exposes the wondrously diverse dog owners who travel from all over America to showcase their four-legged contenders.Mild-mannered salesman Gerry Fleck (Eugene Levy) and his vivacious wife,Cookie (Catherine O’Hara), happily prepare their Norwich Terrier, while shop owner Harlan Pepper (Christopher Guest) hopes his Bloodhound wins top prize.

Karol G
8/14 | Levi’s Stadium | 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara | 8 pm | $67+

Born Carolina Giraldo Rivera in Medellin, Colombia in 1991, Karol G was interested in music from a young age, influenced by her father, a working musician. After high school, she studied music at University of Antioquia. She is a best-selling, chart-topping, award-winning vocalist known for her soulful mix of reggaeton, pop, and dance-oriented R&B. Her many collaborative singles appearances with other urbano stars and are regularly placed inside the Top 100, while their accompanying videos garner hundreds of millions of views.

Rad Upcoming Events 

8/17 | Mini Bar | Hungry Ghosts
8/17 | Madrone Art Bar | Emo vs. Pop-Punk: ONE YEAR SADIVERSARY
8/20 | DNA Lounge | Hubba Hubba Revue: Spectacular! Spectacular!

Don’t forget to check out our Big Bad List of Rad Ongoing Events right here!

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