Hamburger Eyes, the influential black‑and‑white photography magazine, marks its 25th anniversary with a new exhibition at San Francisco Public Library. Founded in 2001 by Ray Potes in collaboration with his brother, David, and their friend Stefan Simikich, Hamburger Eyes has grown from a DIY project into an established magazine featuring work from a global network of photographers. The exhibition, open through September 24, features work from more than 80 photographers, every issue of the magazine, selected books by noted photographers and ephemera.
Visit the Library's website for a full list of free programs and book recommendations related to the exhibition, and don't miss the Opening Reception on April 23 at 5 p.m. in the Jewett Gallery, Lower Level, Main Library, 100 Larkin Street.
Our Giveaways
We have a pair of tix to see Gryffin on Friday, June 12th at the Cow Palace in Daly City! Dance music powerhouse GRYFFIN celebrates 10 years of his career with his biggest headline show to-date. You don't want to miss this!
You can buy your tickets here or enter below for a chance to win a pair!
Our Partners’ Events
2026 Earth Day Festival & Green Business Expo
4/18 | Yerba Buena Gardens | 750 Howard St, SF | 12 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
Discover new sustainable products and services from local Green Businesses while enjoying live music from LoCura and family-friendly DJ Lamont, delicious food, a tree planting demo on our living rooftop, and other educational activities from SF Environment, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, and partners. Plus, stick around for the chance to win a prize from the Green Businesses. Let’s celebrate and take action for a greener planet!
Hubba Hubba Revue's CYBERPUNK!
4/19 | DNA Lounge | 375 11th St, SF | 7 p.m. Doors | $25-$40, 18+
Heads up, Replicants! Plug in your brain chip, grab your wraparound sunglasses & your shiny trench coat, and join us at DNA Lounge for burlesque, circus & variety acts in the happiest techno-dystopia ever!
Carnival of Psychos
4/18 | Great Star Theater | 636 Jackson St, SF | 8 p.m. | $25-$70
One-act opera with silhouettes, circus, and a live band of carnies. Patient 51 escapes an insane asylum, falls headfirst into a traveling carnival and flees across the desert from the authorities—a wake of vultures. Carnival of Psychos isn't a place, but a theatrical escape hatch into terror and lunacy.
This Week’s Events 4/14-4/20
Tuesday 4/14
On Cinema – The Certified “Five Bags of Popcorn” Tour
4/14 | The Castro Theatre | 429 Castro St, SF | 8 p.m. | $54.25+
This full live show is a combination variety show and movie review panel, featuring the usual internal strife, grandstanding, and petty battles that are the hallmark of Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington’s on-screen On Cinema personas.
Wednesday 4/15
Sorry Ghost
4/15 | DNA Lounge | 375 11th St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $15/adv
Sorry Ghost is an indie rock band whose tunes are a potent blend of optimism and frustration, loud and soft edges, encouragement and rejection. Think Alt Rock Indie that proudly shows off their Emo and Pop Punk Influences.
Presentation: Quiet Please, Librarians on Film
4/15 | Koret Auditorium - SF Main Library | 100 Larkin St, SF | 6 p.m. | Free
This presentation by former SFPL librarian Jim Van Buskirk will offer carefully selected scenes provides perspective on the image of librarians – humorous or poignant – throughout a century of cinema, in honor of National Library Week.
Thursday 4/16
PSYCHOPOMP
4/16-4/19 & 4/23-4/26 | SF Botanical Gardens | 1199 9th St, SF | $30-$70
PSYCHOPOMP is a guided, walking experience that leads participants through a series of outdoor performance stations across the Garden. At each stop, you’ll encounter a mythic “psychopomp” – a supernatural guide drawn from global traditions – who will perform, interact, and usher you onward to the next chapter of the journey.
LINES BALLET + esperanza spalding: LEGACY
Now-4/19 | Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA | 700 Howard St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $46-$149
LINES Ballet is thrilled to present LEGACY, a landmark world premiere collaboration uniting two global artistic forces: Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist, and composer esperanza spalding and contemporary ballet pioneer Alonzo King, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Hidden Harmony Cocktail Hour Closing Event
4/16 | Heron Arts | 7 Heron St, SF | 6 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
This is the last chance to see Lady Henze & Joshua Rampage’s work in their duo exhibition Hidden Harmony, which features mixed media paintings that investigate perceived reality through abstraction, the battle between control and release, and obscuring personal revelation.
Friday 4/17
Startup Art Fair San Francisco 2026
4/17-4/19 | Hotel del Sol | 3100 Webster St, SF | 7 p.m. | $17-$80
Startup Art Fair is a boutique, multi-room gallery experience transforms the Hotel del Sol into an immersive art fair where every door opens to discovery, and every conversation leads to connection. Scheduled during the spring art-festival window, Startup SF offers an intimate alternative to the traditional art fair model, reflecting San Francisco’s identity as an incubator of misfits, innovators, and cultural rebels.
./local_memory: soft systems
4/17-4/19 | Gray Area | 2665 Mission St, SF | 6 p.m. | $5-$70 Sliding Scale
A three-night showcase of immersive art+tech installations that reimagine the digital self through ritual, memory, and care.
Fort Mason Night Market
4/17 | Fort Mason | 2 Marina Blvd, SF | 5 p.m. | Free
The free monthly market – open to all ages – transforms the historic waterfront campus into a booming destination for shopping, dining, music, and community. Live musical performances from gloomy june, and DJ HGMNY.
Saturday 4/18
Fox and Lion Bread 3-Year Anniversary Party
4/18 | Fox and Lion Bread Company | 3350 18th St, SF | Free
Fox and Lion will celebrate 3 years at the new location in the Mission. There will be special musical performances by Jo from End of Teens Radio from bff.fm, DC on his famous guitar, and more. Stop by and say hello!
Jack London PUP Crawl 2026
4/18 | Jack London District | 333 Broadway, Oakland | 1 p.m. | Free
This brand-new dog-centric bar and food crawl will take over Oakland’s waterfront brewery, bar, and restaurant scene for one day only. Explore your favorite neighborhood bars and restaurants and enjoy discounted cocktails, beers, and bites, all while having your furry friend in tow!
Secondhand Saturdays
4/18 | Sunset District | 37th Ave & Ortega St, SF | 10 a.m. | Free
A curated, stylish and modern version of your traditional flea market with over 60 vintage vendors, makers and artists.
Sunday 4/19
Champagne Circus
4/19 | Mayes Oyster House | 1233 Polk St, SF | 3 p.m. | $15
Champagne Circus is a provocative and playful cabaret, a seductive soiree where the bubbles flow and the fun never stops. Burlesque, circus, drag, live music, and more collide for a sexy Sunday shindig you won’t forget—come for the drinks, stay for the magic!
Monday 4/20
Smokers Dream 420 Festival SF feat. Berner
4/20 | The Midway | 900 Marin St, SF | 2 p.m. | $24.72+, 21+
This isn't just your everyday 420 festival! Experience a one-of-a-kind, rhythmic psychodrama and immerse yourself in the senses, sounds and culture of the Highest Show on Earth!
Next Week’s Events 4/21-4/27
Tuesday 4/21
Chris Thayer @ Punch Line San Francisco
4/21 | Punch Line SF | 444 Battery St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $25.65+, 18+
Chris Thayer is a stand-up comic who cut his teeth in the San Francisco alternative comedy scene in the late aughts before relocating to LA in 2012. In the ensuing years, he has performed across the country and abroad; appeared on Comedy Central, VICELAND, and CBS' After Midnight; and been hailed as "distinctly warped and funny" by The Onion AV Club. This will be his first time headlining the Punch Line and this full circle moment is surely one not to miss.
Wednesday 4/22
Performance: Golden — Reprise: Poetry & Photography
4/22 | SF Main Library: Steve Silver Music Center | 100 Larkin St 4th Floor, SF | 6 p.m. | Free
Through sonically playful poems and color-saturated portraits, Reprise traces a personal search for safety, home and self-liberation amid national uprisings, anti-trans violence, grief and survival in the United States.
Thursday 4/23
SOMA Nights: Mostly Cloudy
4/23 | SOMA | 1145 Folsom St, SF | 5 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
Mostly Cloudly is in BIG SOMA For the kickoff of the 2026 SOMA Nights Market, we're turing up the heat with a block party that is sure to bring somasapiens from all corners out! Come and support the local businesses that make up the most San Franciscan Neighborhood of ALL TIME!
Friday 4/24
Earth Night Oakland
4/24 | NIDO’s Backyard | 104 Oak St, Oakland | 6 p.m. | $22.99+
Featuring six locally based DJs spinning a full spectrum of vinyl and electronic music, from amapiano, riddim, and global beats, to funk, neo soul, and deep basslines. Expect a soundscape designed to celebrate the planet and the power of people coming together.
Walk with Spirits: A Haunted Pub Crawl
4/24 | Barbarossa Lounge | 714 Montgomery St, SF | 6:30 p.m. | $44, 21+
This spooky social is not your average night out. Visit the historic haunts of the Gold Rush and learn the history of San Francisco through the stories of those long lost souls that still wander our streets.
Saturday 4/25
Block Party with Eureka Sound
4/25 | Altamont Beer Works | 2402 Research Dr, Livermore | 1 p.m. | Free, All ages
Get ready for a FREE concert featuring Eureka Sound, Anora, and Man Like Devin. We'll have our parking lot filled with local craft masters, jewelry makers, artists and more. You can take your pick from the selection of food trucks and grab a brew in the taproom.
19th Annual DogFest
4/25 | Duboce Park | Duboce Ave & Scott St, SF | 11 a.m. | Free
Every year, DogFest draws close to 12,000 people to Duboce Park for a celebration of dogs, kids, and community. There's a dog show with highly encouraged audience participation, kids' games around the park, and incredible vendors you can meet to pick up a treat or a gift.
Pickin' on The Polk
4/25 | Polk St | Polk between Broadway & Pacific, SF | 12 p.m. | Free
This event is all about kicking back, jamming out, and enjoying great company. Whether you're a music lover or just looking for a fun time, this is the spot to be. Bring your friends, your smiles, and your love for good music – let's make some memories together!
Mayan Warrior (Full Art Car)
4/25 | Gold Bar Distillery | 1 Avenue of the Palms, SF | 2 p.m. | $29.62+, 21+
San Francisco! We’ve missed you dearly. The Full Art Car makes its debut in the Golden Gate City. This time, at Gold Bar Distillery (Treasure Island) from day-into-night fully immersed by the blue waters of the Bay.
Sunday 4/26
Mohini Dey
4/26 | The Freight | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 7 p.m. | $44
Mohini Dey is a renowned bass guitarist, arranger, producer & vocalist who has gained international recognition for her extraordinary talent and versatility.
Monday 4/27
Mirthquake: Monday Live Comedy in the Richmond
4/27 | The Abbey Tavern | 4100 Geary Blvd, SF | 8 p.m. | Free, 21+
Get ready to feel the comedic tremors! Join us for Mirthquake, a stand-up show featuring the best comedians from the bay area and beyond!
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