This week, the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival is in full swing, catch Paul Madonna at Sketch Tuesday, assuage the pain of your own coyote-ugly experiences at Bawdy Storytelling’s Too Close For Comfort reading, and celebrate your favorite ephemera on international Obscura Day!
Monday 3/15: Head down to Viz Cinema tonight for a screening of Yang Fudong’s Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest as a part of the 2010 San Francisco Asian American Film Festival. The festival, which began last Thursday, runs through the end of the week and features films from Asian and Asian-American artists that span the globe. Tickets $12, 9pm at 1746 Post Street.
Tuesday 3/16: Celebrate Brooklyn-based Correspondence magazine’s release of their third issue. The evening features readings by three Correspondence contributors: Nona Caspers, Lonely Christopher, and Richard Loranger. Free and all ages, 8-9:30 pm at Adobe Books, 3166 16th Street.
When you’re done getting your literary zine on, head over to 111 Minna for Sketch Tuesday. This time around, catch 18 local artists including Rumpus favorite Paul Madonna and, of course, a laser show. 21+, 6pm until late.
Wednesday 3/17: While the rest of the city is out making poor, drunken decisions, spend your St Patrick’s Day listening to the regrets of others at Bawdy Storytelling’s March event, Too Close For Comfort. Whether it’s sex with an ex, your boss, or Santa Claus, this month’s Bawdy Stories will have something for everyone. $10 donation, 7pm at the Blue Macaw (formerly 12 Galaxies), 2565 Mission Street.
Thursday 3/18: Support local music and the Haight-Ashbury street fair at the first of five battle-of-the-bands shows to determine who will play at this summer’s Haight-Ashbury street fair. With a cheap cover and band names like Tokyo Raid, Pan Demon, and Bitch Be Cool, how could you go wrong? $7, 9pm at Paradise Lounge, 1501 Folsom Street.
Friday 3/19: What do the Statue of Liberty and King Tut’s death mask have in common? They were both crafted by chasing and repussé, the metalworking techniques highlighted in Nancy Megan Corwin’s new book, Chased + Repusseé. See the art show of the same name, curated by Corwin, at the opening reception tonight. 6-8pm @ Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, 2015 Polk Street.
Saturday 3/20: Celebrate esoteric ephemera with the organizers of Obscura Day. San Francisco obscura-philes will meet at the Musee Mecanique for a guided tour of the penny arcade with proprietor, Dan Zelinsky, before heading to the tombstones at Aquatic Park for afternoon snacks. The fun starts at noon at Pier 45, Shed A.
Sunday 3/21: Two of this fair city’s favorite things, food and text, come together at the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s Food For Thought workshop with Torah scribe and former baker, Julie Seltzer. Seltzer, who is a part of the ongoing As It Is Written project, will connect food to the Torah through a study of the Passover holiday and a sweet matzah making session. Tickets $20-25, 2-4pm at 736 Mission Street.
