Arts and Culture

23 Mar 2011

FREE Concerts With Alexander Hamilton’s Ghost

I’ve been spending my lunch in Trinity Cemetery hanging out with the ghosts of Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton. Alexander denies he ever had dreadlocks in his youth in the Caribbean, and Robert Fulton keeps trying to convince me to buy steam powered technology. I told him him I don’t

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
23 Mar 2011

Discounted Tickets for Art de la Muse

Been dying to go to Art de la Muse tonight, but just cringe at the thought of coughing up $25 at the door? Check this out – now you can get last minute discounted $10 tickets for the After Party of Théâtre de la Mode right here. Even if you

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
23 Mar 2011

$5 Mint Slope Cocktail Crawl Tonight

Pop quiz:  What do you call the span of city along Market from Church to Octavia?  Well, now instead of referring to it as “where Safeway is,” you can call the microhood by its new nickname: Mint Slope.  You know, because of the Mint Building and stuff, NOT because we’re

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
22 Mar 2011

[Un]Observed Launch Party

Video may have killed the radio star, but the [Un]Observed is prying the nails out of the coffin with one amazing sound program at a time. Collaborating with the Guardian UK and gleaning its content from many renowned sources (i.e. the leading journalists, producers and audiophiles from around the world),

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
22 Mar 2011

Bid A Fond Adieu to Merce Cunningham’s Legacy

Excuse my ignorance of the form, but I’ve never been much of one for modern dance. It’s an incredibly powerful art that can really illicit emotion through the display of the body contorting and acting in uncommon, graceful ways, but watching too many bad performances soured my taste for the

Dan Cerruti - 99 Cent Store Cowboy 0
22 Mar 2011

Tonight! The Vintage Event of the Season (Literally)

I know you’re already buying vintage. Why? Because it’s cheap, it’s good for the environment, and — most important — it’s hip. If you’re not buying vintage already, I’m giving you the chance to save some face: Vintage shopping gets even easier and more fun tonight at SUB-Mission, where DNA

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
21 Mar 2011

FREE Dan Savage Reading

What I didn’t learn about human sexuality in sex ed class, I learned from reading Savage Love. Dan Savage´s columns prepared me for any weird thing a guy might do, and taught me about warning signs in relationships. He´s been talking people through their problems with threesomes, masturbating parrots, sex

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
21 Mar 2011

FREE Lunchtime Viewing of “The Comedy of Errors”

If you’re like me, you had to read the complete works of William Shakespeare under the tutelage of an ancient, aviator glasses-wearing, chain-smoking high school English teacher. You also had to read The Canterbury Tales in Middle English. If you’re not like me but have decided that you could use

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0