Best Bay Area Events 1/30-2/5
Our Partners’ Events
Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970
Now-March 10 | Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture | 2 Marina Blvd, Gallery 308, Landmark Building A, SF | 12 p.m. | Free
Bonnie Ora Sherk is a bit of an eco-art legend in the Bay Area, and was decades ahead of her time. Sherk’s pioneering projects in 1970s San Francisco, including Portable Parks I-III and Crossroads Community (the farm), conceptualized new uses for overlooked urban landscapes, and laid the foundation for a global movement to reclaim urban spaces. The exhibit features large-form video projections of her incredible performance art (eating with tigers at the SF Zoo) and gorgeous stills of 1970s San Francisco.
Now-2/4 | Various SF Venues | See Schedule
SF Sketchfest continues through February 4th. Check the schedule for shows, venues, and times!
This Week’s Giveaways
Win free tickets to the Opening Night Film and Party of the 26th San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Win tix to “How Did This Get Made?” at The Masonic on 2/3!
Guilty Pleasure
by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor
Reality TV is a guilty pleasure for me. It’s easy to have on in the background while working from home or getting chores done around the house. I watch the entire Below Deck franchise. Vanderpump Rules comes back tonight… and we’re two episodes in on this new season of The Bachelor (I’m so glad it’s Joey). The weather this week is going to tempt me to curl up and binge, but there’s too many events going on to hibernate! Here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 1/30…
This Week’s Events
Tuesday, 1/30
SF Sketchfest: The Red Room Orchestra play the “Harold & Maude” Soundtrack
1/30 | Great American Music Hall | 850 O’Farrell St, SF | 8 p.m. | $28-$48
The Red Room Orchestra returns to play the classic soundtrack from Hal Ashby’s beloved 1971 comedy “Harold and Maude.” An evening of Cat Stevens tunes plus instrumental music from the film, with guests including Margaret Cho, Petra Haden, and Janet Varney.
Live 105’s Soundcheck Nite with FLOR
1/30 | Rickshaw Stop | 155 Fell St, SF | 7 p.m. | $18
No matter how far away it may seem, tomorrow glows with possibility and promise. Even the darkest night always breaks at dawn. Flor finds light in the promise of a new day.
Wednesday, 1/31
SF Sketchfest: The Red Room Orchestra play “Twin Peaks”
1/31 | Great American Music Hall | 850 O’Farrell St, SF | 8 p.m. | $55-$125
SF Sketchfest teams up with the Red Room Orchestra for a special in-person Tribute to Kyle MacLachlan, who is best known for his iconic performance as FBI Agent ‘Dale Cooper’ in David Lynch’s groundbreaking series “Twin Peaks.”
Comedy Rodeo with Hayden Kristal
1/31 | Punch Line SF | 444 Battery St, SF | $30.75-$43.25, 18+
Comedy and stick horses — what more do you need? Join “America’s Got Talent” alum and adult horse girl Hayden Kristal and a bevy of the best comics we could round up for one fantastic night of stand-up comedy! With guests Aivy Cordova, Maxx Eddy, Jalisa Robinson, Paco Romane and Marcus Williams.
Thursday, 2/1
Sister, Mother, Crone: The Midway Culinary Pop Up Restaurant
2/1-2/3 | The Midway | 900 Marin St, SF | 6 p.m. | Prices Vary
This masterful new culinary experience by @chefollie.beaucoup is just around the corner and you don’t want to miss out! This event honors the three fates, and is a culinary love letter to Ollie’s actual sister, mother, and grandmother, and all the women who taught him to cook.
Ilana Glazer
2/1 | The Masonic | 1111 California St, SF | 8 p.m. | $35-$75
Ilana Glazer is a creator and comedian who co-created and co-starred in the critically acclaimed series “Broad City”.
The Pancakes & Booze Art Show
2/1-2/2 | Public Works | 161 Erie St, SF | 7 p.m. | $10, 21+
Come experience one of the largest pop-up art movements to hit North America over the past decade. Celebrating over 10 years of serving FREE PANCAKES and introducing you to some of the nation’s leading emerging artists.
NightLife: Black Thursday
2/1 | California Academy of Sciences | 55 Music Concourse Dr, SF | 6 p.m. | $21.50
Get ready for lit live performances, candid conversations with Black Panther legends, a multimedia art installation that will change the way you view the word “Black,” a marketplace supporting 20+ Black-owned businesses, and a whole lot more.
Friday, 2/2
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy play R.E.M.’s “Reckoning”
2/1 & 2/2 | Great American Music Hall | 859 O’Farrell St, SF | 8 p.m. | $45-$50, All Ages
Shannon, an actor/musician known best for his film/series/stage work, and Narducy (Bob Mould Band, Superchunk, Split Single) have been collaborating for the last ten years, playing entire albums by some of their favorite artists such as Neil Young, The Modern Lovers, and Bob Dylan.
Black Kings Excellence: A Black History Month Drag King Show
2/2 | Mars Bar | 798 Brannan St, SF | 8:30 p.m. | $15/advance, $20/door
ROYALES is the only all-BIPOC Drag King Show in the Bay, here to showcase incredible Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian & Pacific Islander drag kings. We are committed to making our shows more inclusive and have an accessibility fund for performers with disabilities & those traveling long distances.
SF Sketchfest Presents: You’re Wrong About
2/2 | Great Star Theatre | 636 Jackson St, SF | 7 p.m. | $35-$45
Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every episode she and a guest circle back to an event, person or phenomenon that’s been miscast in the public imagination. We read everything we can and try to tell the true story from the beginning.
Hot Chip
2/2 | 1015 Folsom | 1015 Folsom St, SF | 10 p.m. | $25-$30
The music making partnership of Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Owen Clarke, Al Doyle and Felix Martin.
SF Sketchfest: Fake TED Talks
2/2 | Cobb’s Comedy Club | 915 Columbus Ave, SF | 9:45 p.m. | $45-$55
Fake TED Talks are simply hilarious. With all of the bullet points and none of the facts, Guy Branum, Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm, Adam Savage, Amy Schneider and more will present a well-rehearsed presentation, live, in the present.
Saturday, 2/3
Manifest Differently Opening Gala
2/3 | Minnesota Street Project | 1275 Minnesota St, SF | 5 p.m. | Free
This exhibition features the work of 19 visual artists and 19 poets, all connected to California. Together they represent more than 14 Native American tribes; American Descendants of Slavery; and those connected to Burma, China, Columbia, Hawai’i, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, the Jewish diaspora; Mexico, Palestine, Okinawa, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Taiwan, Tonga, and Western Europe.
Flower Market Fair
2/3-2/4 | Chinatown | Grant St between Sacramento & Broadway, SF | 10 a.m. | Free
The Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year. Delight in performances of traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, folk dancers and opera as you take in the beautiful fragrances of spring.
By Way of Revolution
2/3 | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | 701 Mission St, SF | 11 a.m. | Registration Required
Investigate how histories of protest inform our present day moment and the powerful yet often overlooked role that BIPOC women (both cis and trans) play, in this performance art workshop led by artist Helina Metaferia.
SF Sketchfest Presents: You Are Good
2/3 | Gateway Theatre | 215 Jackson St, SF | 3 p.m. | $29-$39
You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies hosted by Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed, with guest Chelsey Weber-Smith.
Drunk Theatre SF | The Wildest Improv Comedy Show!
2/3 | Eclectic Box SF | 446 Valencia St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $20-$30
A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with five sober comedians. What could go wrong?! Every first and third Saturday of the month.
Seasons of the Songbird – Live Jazz with Parris Lane
2/3 | War Memorial Veterans Building | 401 Van Ness Ave. $110, SF | 7 p.m. | $35/advance, $40/door
Don’t miss this chance to witness the extraordinary talent of Parris Lane and local musicians in a performance celebrating our local independent jazz scene.
SOJA
2/3 | The UC Theatre | 2036 University Ave, Berkeley | 8 p.m. | $39.50-$410
Enjoy a night of reggae with SOJA, Hirie, and Likkle Jordee.
Sunday, 2/4
Emily Rudolph – Who’s That?
2/4 | Cobb’s Comedy Club | 915 Columbus Ave, SF | 7 p.m. | $20.25-$30.25
Emily Rudolph is a stand-up comedian based in San Francisco known for her captivating stage presence, sharp wit, and relatable humor.
SF Sketchfest: Open Mike Eagle + Video Dave
2/4 | Club Fugazi | 678 Green St #3, SF | 8 p.m | $25-$55
Spend an evening with two of the most innovative, talented and genre-bending musicians/artists around!
Jamila Woods
2/4 | August Hall | 420 Mason St, SF | 8 p.m. | $29.50
Jamila Woods is a Chicago-based American singer, songwriter and poet.
Monday, 2/5
Chill Sketching: People & Pet Portraits w/ Colored Pencils
2/5 | Workshop | 1310 Haigh St, SF | 7 p.m | $58
In this class, fine artist Becca Schillinger will show you how to sketch colorful, vibrant portraits using colored pencils and your favorite photo images! Your subject can be a person or a pet – either will work!
Rotterdam
2/5 | Ivy Room | 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany | 7:30 p.m. | $10-$12
A night with Rotterdam, Morrison Graves, and Sonus.
Rad Upcoming Events
2/9 | Pier 35 | SF Beer Week Opening Gala 2024
2/9-2/18 | Various SF Venues | Kathleen Hermesdorf Fresh Festival
Don’t forget to check out our Big Bad List of Rad Ongoing Events right here!
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