By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor

As we don our cozy scarves and attend harvest festivals, the sense of excitement amplifies, making the arrival of cold weather and fall holidays a truly enchanting time of the year. Only wish there was more daylight to enjoy it all! Here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 11/14…

Partners’ Events

Guys and Dolls
11/16-1/13 | San Francisco Playhouse | 533 Sutter St, SF | 7 pm | $30-125

The nine-time Tony Award winning musical comedy Guys and Dolls makes a triumphant return to San Francisco. It’s the ’50s in New York City and nightclub performer Miss Adelaide must find a way to convince Nathan Detroit, her gambling fiancé of fourteen years, to finally bet on love. Meanwhile, high roller Sky Masterson might have made a miscalculation when he bet that he could charm straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown. Guys and Dolls is considered by many to be one of the greatest musical comedies ever written. Join a cast of Bay Area favorites for the most fun you’ll have this holiday season. Hurry — tickets to many performance dates are nearly sold out! Friends of Broke-Ass Stuart can save 10% off tickets with code BAS10.

This Week’s Giveaway

We Wanna Send You to Kugelplex’s Album Release Party!

This Week’s Events

 

Tuesday, 11/14

Aqua
11/14 | The Masonic | 1111 California St, SF | 8 pm | $50-95

No other band represents the late 90’s like the Danish dance-pop group AQUA. The band got their world-wide break back in 1997 with their debut album ‘Aquarium.’ The album contained hit singles like ‘Turn Back Time, ‘Doctor Jones’ and the notorious hit ‘Barbie Girl,’ which upon its release in May 1997 became a global phenomenon, making everyone sing along to the lines “I’m a Barbie Girl, in the Barbie World.”

Atmosphere w/ HEBL, NOFUN!
11/14 | The Regency Ballroom | 1290 Sutter St, SF | 8 pm | $39.95-65

For over two decades, Atmosphere has maintained a course of rigorous output, releasing over two dozen studio albums, EP’s and collaborative side projects in as many years. In that time, the venerated duo have built a legacy out of bringing honesty, humility and vulnerability to the forefront of their music, continually challenging themselves to evolve without straying too far from their roots. At its essence, Atmosphere has been a musical shepherd, and with each new album comes a new journey as they guide generations of listeners through this thing called life.

Stuart Thompson
11/14 | Punch Line | 444 Battery St, SF | 7:30 pm | $20.25

Stuart’s love for comedy began at the age of 12 when he saw George Carlin on TV and was mesmerized by Carlin’s ability to captivate a crowd with only his thoughts and words. A few years later, Stuart began watching Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Saturday Night Live religiously, longing for an opportunity to perform comedy in front of an audience but believing it wasn’t something he had access to do. On his first paid show, he got to meet Robin Williams and Mort Sahl and realized that a career in comedy was possible. He has been entertaining audiences ever since then.

Joan Osborne
11/14 | Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 8 pm | $40-59

On her tenth studio album, the masterful Trouble and Strife, Joan Osborne has issued a clarion call. With stunning vocals, a diverse range of sonics, and incisive lyrics, this deeply engaging collection of new original songs is her response to “the crazy, chaotic times we’re living in,” she says, and “a recognition of the important role music has to play in this moment. Music has a unique ability to re-energize people and allow us to continue to hang on to that sense of joy of being alive.”

Wednesday, 11/15

Films With Friends Finale
11/15 | various North Beach venues | 6 pm | free

Get off your phones and out of your homes! Join us on Wednesday, November 15th for a night of films, autographs, Killer Klowns, and raffle prizes. Films With Friends is a FREE event over several hours and at multiple venues in San Francisco’s vibrant North Beach neighborhood. Choose your own adventure!

Will you watch one film or will you watch five? The night is yours; we’ll see you there.

Raphael Saadiq Revisits Tony! Toni! Toné! Just Me And You
11/15 | Paramount Theater | 2025 Broadway, Oakland | 7:30 pm | $59.50+

Raphael Saadiq will be playing a night of his hits, Tony! Toni! Toné! hits with the original band members, and songs he has written for and with other people.

Live In The Atrium: Princess Chelsea
11/15 | The Catalyst | 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz | 8 pm | $18

Chelsea Nikkel, better known by her stage name Princess Chelsea, is an experimental producer and musician from Auckland, New Zealand, and a previous member of twee pop band The Brunettes and Auckland band Teenwolf. Nikkel is associated with the Lil’ Chief Records collective and is a part-time member of Auckland soul group The Cosbys and Disciples of Macca, a Paul McCartney covers band featuring members of The Brunettes, Ruby Suns, Bressa Creeting Cake and Lawrence Arabia and more recently performs as bass player in three piece rock n roll band ‘Hang Loose’. Nikkel works in Auckland as a composer. Her baroque musical style has been attributed to her classical training, and the New Zealand Herald praised her “angelic vocals and acerbic wit”.

Built to Spill
11/15 | The Chapel | 777 Valencia St, SF | 8 pm | $40

When Built To Spill wanted to find out what their music sounded like they locked themselves in Doug Martschs garage. Without a tentative conclusion or even a hypothesis the four members began to experiment. Their collaborative efforts lasted seasons and yielded dozens of hours of ADAT tape. The album You In Reverse documents the newest branch of Built To Spills chaotic, yet elegant evolution.

Karaoke Night
11/15 | Club 1220 | 1220 Pine St, Walnut Creek | 9 pm | free

Grab the gang and head on out to Club 1220 to sing your favorite songs! Holotta Tymes will be serving up that liquid courage!

Thursday, 11/16

Craft Beer
11/16 | KQED Live | 2601 Mariposa St, SF | 7 pm | $20

The Bay is full of amazing small and independent breweries. In this tasting event, led by Check, Please! Bay Area‘s Cecilia Phillips, we’ll hear a brief history of breweries in the Bay and learn from three local beer-makers — Armistice Brewing Company, Cellarmaker Brewing Company, and Laughing Monk Brewing — about the magic that goes into making their products. You’ll taste multiple kinds of beer … and who knows, you might even decide which is your favorite!

After Dark: Glow Opening Night
11/16 | Exploratorium | Pier 15, SF | 6-10 pm | $19.95

Be the first to find your bliss at the Exploratorium this winter! Join us tonight for the opening of Glow, our luminous seasonal exhibition exploring the beauty and science of light. Get cozy and curious among radiant artworks, some of them being shown in the US for the first time.

Come create music with light, touch quantum physics, unveil hidden crystals, see yourself in mechanical mirrors, meditate on color in motion, and bask in the brilliance of a seemingly boundless moon.

Flyte
11/16 | Rickshaw Stop | 155 Fell St, SF | 8 pm | $25-28

London-based Flyte began to form when Will Taylor (vocals, guitar) started playing age 11 with friends from his local school. Later, Nick Hill (bass, vocals) would join after a series of line-up changes. Taylor’s parents were both English teachers and inevitably, various literary influences trickled into the bands music – the band even taking its name from Sebastian Flyte of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited.

The Dirty Talk Game Show
11/16 | DNA Lounge | 375 11th St, SF | 7-10 pm | $15-20

The Dirty Talk Game Show pits four naughty-tongued panelists fighting each other and the clock to say just the right thing.

They get a topic to talk about for sixty seconds without repeating themselves, pausing too long, or deviating from the subject (They can be deviants, they just can’t deviate from the subject). Any mistake, the other panelists pounce and steal the timer. The winner with the most naughty points will be crowned the Filthiest Mouth in San Francisco. Join us to cheer on your favorite naughty panelist!

Friday, 11/17

51st Anniversary Benefit Gala
11/17 | Sweetwater Music Hall | 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley | 8 pm | $250+

Second Annual Benefit Gala Celebrating 51st Anniversary of Sweetwater Music Hall.

Dark Kabaret
11/17 | The Great Star Theater | 636 Jackson St, SF | 8 pm | $25-125

This San Francisco only event comes once a year. The perfect mixture of sumptuous champagne, an array of beautiful gowns, gentlemen in their finest frocks. Dark Kabaret is the place to bring a first date or to take your BFFs for a perfect night out. Timeless and timely, Dark Kabaret is the sweet intersection of magic, comedy, music, and erotic entertainment—all in one beautiful room for your pleasure. Get your tickets now as the show does sell out.

Promo Code for Broke-Ass Stuart Readers: BAS25 – The promo code gets you 25% Off Dark Kabaret Tickets (excludes VIP)

 

Figgmunity Live!
11/17 | Social Hall | 1270 Sutter St, SF | 8 pm | $35-55

Figgmunity Live has a rich history of captivating audiences with their electrifying performances. From their humble beginnings to their meteoric rise to fame, this talented group has been wowing crowds for years. With their unique blend of music, dance, and entertainment, Figgmunity Live has become a household name in the industry.

 

Louie Vega
11/17 | Public Works | 161 Erie St SF | 10 pm | $25

Few other DJ’s trace their roots back to the 80’s and still dominate the music scene today as much as dance music royalty, Louie Vega. Not only has Louie Vega, along with partner Kenny Dope as Masters at Work, been responsible for over 100 EP’s and 1,000 remixes that have shaped house music as know it today, his solo career as DJ extraordinaire makes him as relevant today as he has been in the decades past.

Switch
11/17 | El Rio | 3158 Mission St, SF | 9 pm | $5

DON’T MIND ME JUST HEADED TO SWITCH! Featuring DJS: Ally AF, Marisun, Yuka Yu, and B2B Papa Molly & Rendezhous.

A Club Called Rhonda: One More Dance
11/17 | The Great Northern | 119 Utah St, SF | 9:30 pm | $

Rhonda is back one last time in 2023 before heading off for a lil winter vacation until next year. TOP SECRET LINEUP type vibe. For One Night Only: A Club Called Never Say Goodbye.

Saturday, 11/18

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party
11/18-12/17 | Cow Palace | 2600 Geneva Ave, SF | 10 am-6 pm | $18-45

This holiday season, book a trip to Victorian London- in San Francisco. Travel to the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, an immersive adventure with hundreds of colorful characters from both literature and history. Meet Father Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge, Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig, or the Ghost of Christmas Present throughout four acres of Victorian theaters, pubs, and dance halls. Enticing aromas of roasted chestnuts and hearty foods fill the air. Dozens of lamplit shops are filled to overflowing with handmade gifts. The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a time traveler’s delight and a one-of-a-kind way to celebrate the holidays.

 

SF Open Studios 2023 Weekend 4: East/Mission
11/18-11/19 | various locations in East/Mission SF | 11 am-5 pm | free

Weekend 4 | East/Mission | Nov. 18 & 19: Dogpatch, East Mission, Bayview/Hunter’s Point, Potrero Hill, Mission Bay

Josh Thomas
11/18 | The Castro Theatre | 429 Castro St, SF | 7 pm | $35-55

Josh Thomas started his comedy career by winning Australia’s most prestigious stand-up comedy competition at age 17 . After several sell out tours and starring turns on TV panel shows, Josh turned his hand to writing, acting, and producing and has garnered glowing reviews and a swag of awards for his groundbreaking television comedies Please Like Me and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.

Indira Paganotto + Trym
11/18 | The San Francisco Mint | 88 5th St, SF | 4-10 pm | $40-45

Indira Paganotto born in 1992 and is currently one of the most talented producer of the national electronic music. Indira has had an eclectic musical education. Her father, DJ in Goa (India) in the 90 was her musical reference from small and his collection of goa trance was the perfect library for the young italocanary. At 16 she became interested in the vinyls of her father and began to DJing in clubs on the island. The following year Ian Pooley signed her in his label , she created her first vinyl “Underground Love ” with collaborations Jef K Gwen Maze, G-Room and Ian Pooley. She released her second vinyl in 2014 in Pooledmusic, called “Time out Man.”

Petty Theft: SF Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
11/18 | The Chapel | 777 Valencia St, SF | 9 pm | $20-25

At the forefront of legendary Rock and Roll bands, you are sure to find Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Since 2003, San Francisco based Petty Theft has been touring the western United States performing Tom Petty’s songs true to the originals and in the spirit of the Heartbreakers’ live shows.

Sunday, 11/19

Head Trip
11/19 | Roxie Theater | 3117 16th St, SF | 1 pm | $5-15

This film documentary follows a troop of San Francisco characters and performers traveling across America to New York City for shows at CBGB’s, Gowanus canal in Brooklyn and a special visit to Washington Square Park with an awful lot of dachshunds. Leaving San Francisco during the opening salvo’s of the Iraqi war in 2003 as a sort of goodwill voyage, the documentary Head Trip was first run at the Roxie in 2008. Please come to see this edited print with improved sound quality and the addition of an interview with Bishop Joey/Ed Holmes of The First Church of the Last Laugh.

Alex Sandra, Jade Defrancia, Libba
11/19 | Brick & Mortar Music Hall | 1710 Mission St, SF | 8 pm | $25-30

Alex Sandra is an independent pop rock artist and performer based in San Francisco, originally from Georgia (Country). She regularly perform in the city and Bay Area.

The Crimson Parlour Pop-Up experience
11/19 | Venus & Victory | 824 Hyde St, SF | 11 am-4 pm | free

The Crimson Parlour is a curated collection of antique & vintage art, decor & curiosities for lovers of all things dark and romantic. All pieces are hand picked for their unique nature, old world elegance and lasting intique. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever” wrote Keats and Cassie is dedicated to the hunt so that these relics may live on and continue to be treasured.

Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza
11/19 | The Fox Theater | 1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland | 3 pm | $39.50+

The three-time Pollstar nominated Disney Junior tour is back with Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza! This show brings beloved Disney Junior characters and favorite Marvel Super Heroes live on stage for a jam-packed, concert-style show with singing, dancing, acrobatics, and more. It will feature favorite songs from hit Disney Junior series, as well as new original music. Mickey, Minnie, and their pals are getting ready to throw a huge costume party, but mysterious green rain, wind, and smoke keeps interrupting the fun. Can Spidey and his Amazing Friends help save the Costume Palooza? Come join the party and see Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Doc McStuffins, the Puppy Dog Pals, Bo from Firebuds, Ginny from SuperKitties, and Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends LIVE on stage!

Goapele
11/19 | The Independent | 629 Divisadero St, SF | 6:3 pm | $45-75

Singer, songwriter, producer, Goapele has solidified herself amongst the most prolific R&B and soulful visionaries and creators. And now, Goapele is back with her most introspective album yet, COLOURS, slated for release this fall on Skyblaze Recordings, is as sensual as it is unforgettable. The Oakland native is the daughter of a South African father, who escaped Apartheid and lived in exile, and a New York born German-Jewish mother. Goapele’s roots fueled her to create songs that examine life’s complexities with openness and precision. This soulful art has been Goapele’s gift, demonstrated through her 2001 iconic breakthrough hit “Closer.” Goapele creatively liquefies the artistry of soul, R&B, jazz, pop, and bass lines, blending her ethereal voice, and moody melodies and evocative lyrics.

Captivate Through Comedy
11/19 | Punch Line | 444 Battery St, SF | 4-6 pm | $150

Learn how professional comedians get people’s attention, keep it, and make them laugh. This 5-week stand-up course will break down the comedy tools you’ll need to captivate, improve your confidence, present better and funnier, and guide your first adept steps into the world of comedy. And you don’t need to be a natural either!

The best TED Talks are funny. The most successful business speakers are funny. The people who make employers laugh get hired. Whether you want to overcome stage fright, advance your career outside of comedy or start a new career as a comedian, this course’s emphasis on writing, preparation, and performance will help you get there.

Monday, 11/20

Transgender Day of Remembrance – Drag Show & Fundraiser
11/20 | Oasis | 298 11th St, SF | 7 pm | $25-35

Join us at Oasis for a show of Trans Excellence, celebrating the art, creativity, and beauty of our transgender community. Doors at 6pm.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Join us at Oasis for a show of Trans Excellence, celebrating the art, creativity, and beauty of our transgender community. Hosted by Honey Mahogany.

The Mummy on 16MM
11/20 | Balboa Theater | 3630 Balboa St, SF | 7:30 pm | $12.50-15

A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.

Tret Fure
11/20 | Ivy Room | 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany | 7:30 pm | $20

Tret Fure began her career at the age of 16, singing in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest. At 19, she moved to LA in hopes of obtaining a record deal. Within a year she was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Spencer Davis, touring with him and penning the single for his album Mousetrap. She went on to record her own album Tret Fure in 1973, on MCA/UNI Records, with the late Lowell George of Little Feat as her producer. With the success of that release, she opened for such bands as Yes, Poco, and the J Geils Band.

Orlando, My Political Biography
11/20 | Roxie Theater | 3117 16th St, SF | 6:30 pm | $5-14

Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” tells the story of a young man who grows up to become a 36-year-old woman. Almost a century after its publication, Paul B. Preciado speaks to Virginia Woolf to tell her that her fictional character has become a reality. The transition of Orlando’s body now lies at the root of all non-binary bodies and there are Orlandos all over the world. Through the authentic voices of other young bodies undergoing metamorphosis, Preciado retraces the stages of his personal transformation through a poetic journey in which life, writing, theory and image merge freely in the search for truth. Every Orlando, he says, is a transgender person who is risking his, her or their life on a daily basis as they find themselves forced to confront government laws, history and psychiatry, as well as traditional notions of the family and the power of multinational pharmaceutical companies.

Rad Upcoming Events 

11/22 | Crybaby | 5th Annual Brodown Holiday Party
11/24 | Punch Line | Irene Tu
11/25 | Mission Cannabis Club | BONG-O BINGO Celebrates Danksgiving

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

 

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