This Week’s Events | San Francisco
Rad Upcoming SF Events
ArtSpan
THU. 10/15 | 7:00PM @ SOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER
Join us for a taste of art, games, wine, and stimulating discussion at the SF Open Studios Exhibition, featuring over 400 artworks from SF Open Studios Artists in diverse mediums. Please your palette with wine tastings, while viewing over 400 works of art, sculpture, and jewelry by San Francisco artists. Explore the gallery with a gamified twist and hear how jurors and Juror’s Choice-Award-winning artists selected artwork for the exhibition.
ADMISSION: $10
Litquake
FRI. 10/16 | 7:00PM @ MAKE-OUT ROOM
The Bookstores–United–Will Never Be Defeated. Hosted by Alejandro Murguía with Kate Rosenberger and Denise Sullivan. Featuring Jason De León, Kelly Dessaint, Susana Huerta, Michael Koch, Baruch Porras-Hernandez, Kate Schatz & Miriam Klein Stahl, Kim Shuck, and Katie Tomzynski. Music by Cambiowashere, Penelope Houston, Bob Forrest and Christine Shields
ADMISSION: FREE
Love Stories: 11th Annual Lit Crawl
SAT. 10/17 | 8:30PM @ RED POPPY ART HOUSE
Five writers with fresh work and crazy talent will read on the topic of evolving love. The stories will range from the funny, surreal, soul-crushing and redeeming aspects of loving people, language, culture, community and self.
ADMISSION: FREE
East Bay Mini Maker Faire
SUN. 10/18 | 10:30AM @ PARK DAY SCHOOL
The East Bay Mini Maker Faire follows the “big” Maker Faire model of celebrating invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, but is smaller in scale (170+ makers vs. 900 makers; 6,000+ people on one day vs. 65,000) and will showcase the wonders of Alameda and Contra Costa counties and beyond!
ADMISSION: $20
Feminist Utopia Project
MON. 10/19 | 7:30PM @ GREEN APPLE BOOKS
In this groundbreaking collection, more than fifty cutting-edge voices, including Melissa Harris-Perry, Janet Mock, Sheila Heti, and Mia McKenzie, invite us to imagine a truly feminist world.
ADMISSION: FREE
Enrique Olvera
TUES. 10/20 | 6:00PM @ BAR AGRICOLE
Have cocktails and celebrate the debut book from Mexico’s best chef, Enrique Olvera, pioneer of contemporary, authentic Mexican food. Mexico from the Inside Out captures and presents a new contemporary Mexican style of food, rooted in tradition but forward thinking in its modern approach.
ADMISSION: $75
OMG! Karaoke
WED. 10/21 | 8:00PM @ EL RIO
Gay men in uniform, tutu’d dogs and little ladies with guns – Karaoke ElRio Style!
ADMISSION: FREE
