Happy Halloween and more than you can say “boo” to!
RightsFest Film Festival
Wednesday–Friday, October 26–28th from 7–9PM
San Francisco Film Society, New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco
Price: Free, RSVP required
RightsFest is a civil rights film festival sponsored by the Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education, a program of the Asian Law Caucus. The annual RightsFest brings audiences a diverse range of social justice films as well as panels to discuss history, activism, filmmaking, and community-bridging solutions. The first RightsFest theme was US Supreme Court civil rights cases. The event was held in 2010 in Detroit, at Wayne State Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights. Source: KorematsuInstitute.org
Live at The Purple Onion: Steven Pearl
Thursday, October 27th from 7–10PM
The Purple Onion, 140 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
Price: Free
Steven Pearl is a well-respected comedian whose been compared to a tornado on amphetamines. His high-energy comedy act is both outrageous and hysterically original. He began his stand-up career in such prestigious NYC comedy clubs as Catch A Rising Star and The Improv, moving to San Francisco in 1979. He has appeared on numerous TV shows and has toured clubs, colleges, and festivals all across the U.S. and around the world. Some of his many credits include writing for and working with such comedic legends as Sam Kinison, Bill Hicks, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams and Rodney Dangerfield. Source: PurpleOnionLive.com
The 9th Annual San Francisco Altered Barbie Exhibition: Artist Opening Reception
Friday, October 28th from 7–10PM
Shotwell 50 Inc., 50 Shotwell Street, San Francisco
Price: Free
Come dressed as your favorite Barbie or Ken and tell us what you will do? Meet artists who have resurrected and reinvented Ken and Barbie into art and performance. The evening will include Barbie Films, Barbie Performance, Barbie MC Donna Davis, Gregangelo’s American Icon & Ken, the Jenny Kerr band, Roaddawgz homeless youth organization, Cynthia Tom’s A Place Of Her Own: an arts organization fostering the growth and development of women artists in San Francisco and much much more!
The SF Altered Barbie Exhibition 2011 “In Barbie’s Name” “What would Barbie Do?” & “Ken too?” will be populated with more amazing and collaborative altered art, offered up for your eye candy pleasure, served in it’s rawest, most authentic form from the hands of local and national participating artists. Source: AlteredBarbie.com
Capture the Flag: A Ghoulish Game
Saturday, October 29th from 12–3PM
National AIDS Memorial Grove, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Price: Free
It’s the weekend before Halloween, so let’s get costumed up! Costumes are strongly encouraged; There will be silly rules to handicap those who don’t come dressed. This game will run earlier in the day to accommodate people going to parties in the evenings. Source: MeetUp.com
Spooktacular Halloween Party & Trick or Treat
Saturday, October 29th from 12–4PM
Japantown Peace Plaza, Post Street at Buchanan Street, San Francisco
Price: Free
Some good old-fashioned fun is in store on Saturday, October 29th when the Japan Center Malls hosts a Spooktacular Halloween Party complete with mall-wide trick or treating. Children and adults are invited to dress in costume and stop by for some socializing, trick-or-treating and lots of activities. Source: SFJapanTown.org/
The Sixth Annual Downtown Throwdown
Saturday, October 29 from 12–4PM
Civic Center, Between Fulton and Larkin Street, San Francisco
Price: Free
Lib Tech and Snowboy Productions are stoked to expand the Downtown Throwdown to San Francisco. In the past 5 years in Seattle this event has grown from a great local event to the biggest and most respected urban snowboarding event in the world. Now, with help from Nick Visconti and local shop FTC/SFO we are STOKED to bring this to The Bay! 25 of the biggest up and coming names in snowboarding will compete in a 2 hour free-for-all for a share in $10K in cash! In addition to the non-stop shred action, there will also be music, food vendors, live art, a raffle of great prizes as well as info and giveaways from all our great sponsors. Source: YoBeat.com
Stop-Motion Animation Workshop
Saturday, October 29th from 1–4PM
Z Space, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco
Price: Free
Learn how to make stop-motion animation in this free workshop taught by artists Sarah Klein and Mel Prest. Using hand-cut paper and stop-motion techniques we will work together on a exquisite corpse collaborative animation project. The workshop is appropriate for adults and children with parental supervision. Come in costume and get a gift. Source: SF.FunCheap.com
Roots and Rhythm Series with DJ Harry Duncan
Saturday, October 29th from 2-5PM
Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight Street, San Francisco
Price: Free
Join us for the Roots and Rhythm Series with DJ Harry Duncan. Featured will be the award-winning Roots and Rhythm music mix from In The Soul Kitchen, Duncan’s weekly radio show on KUSF In Exile, plus ticket giveaways, CD and vinyl giveaways, and more! Source: Amoeba.com
Paula Wolfert’s “The Food of Morocco”
Saturday, October 29th from 3-4PM
Omnivore Books on Food, 3885A Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco
Price: Free
Paula Wolfert’s name is synonymous with revealing the riches of authentic Mediterranean cooking, especially the cuisine of Morocco. In The Food of Morocco, she brings to bear more than forty years of experience of, love of, and original research on the traditional foodways of that country. Ms. Wolfert will be interviewed by journalist Emily Kaiser. Source: OmnivoreBooks.com
Jessie Oleson’s “CakeSpy Presents Recipes for a Sugar-Filled Life”
Sunday, October 30th from 3-4PM
Omnivore Books on Food, 3885A Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco
Price: Free
Get ready for a sugar high! In CakeSpy Presents Recipes for a Sugar-Filled Life, readers find 60 of “Head Spy” Jessie Oleson’s most popular, totally sweet treats, along with stunning photography so you can really appreciate the awesomeness of her desserts. And yes, there will be cake.
Source: OmnivoreBooks.com
