This week: m.g. martin’s book launch at Space Gallery, explore some linear and visceral expressions of time, Jennifer Jajah Hearts Hamas, and celebrate the birth of another Mission art gallery at Hijinks.
Monday 8/16: Do you hate having to explore the California Academy of Sciences with all the other riffraff waiting in line for planetarium seats and blocking your sweet view of the penguins? Get yourself a ticket to the platinum tour and step into a working lab to interact with researchers, view of some of the Academy’s treasured gems & minerals, visit the aquarium’s life support room, and score reserved planetarium seats and a dvd to remember your experience with. 11am-5pm @ 55 Music Concourse Drive.
Tuesday 8/17: Stop by Space Gallery for the official book release of Literary Death Match host, m.g. martin’s One For None. $10 gets you in for a series of performances by Alia Volz, Charlie Getter, Janine Brito, and Hone Baby, plus a copy of the book. 21+, 7p-12a @ 1141 Polk Street.
Wednesday 8/18: Get time trip-y with a bunch of artists at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery at Tick-Tock: Linear and Visceral Expressions of Time. With a discussion curated by Jeannene Przyblyski of The Bureau of Urban Secrets and Alexander Rose of The Long Now Foundation, participants will look at both linear and non-linear methods of examining moments. Free, 6:30-8pm @ 401 Van Ness Avenue.
Thursday 8/19: San Francisco museums seem to be firm believers in getting people to people’s hearts (and minds) through their stomachs. Check out this month’s Matcha at the Asian Art Museum where chef Nei Chia Ji will explore the art of Shanghai’s infamous “drunken” cooking. after a light snack and cooking demonstration, check out the museum’s current exhibitions, have a drink, and get down with DJ Friendly Traveler. $10, 5-9pm @ 200 Larkin Street.
Friday 8/20: Jennifer Jajeh’s one woman show, I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You takes over Stagewerx for one night as a part of the Solo Performance Workshop Festival. Directed by comedian W. Kamau Bell, I heart Hamas tells the story of Jennifer, a single, Catholic, first generation, Palestinian American woman who chooses to return to her parents’ hometown of Ramallah at the start of the Second Intifada. Tickets $20, 8-10pm @ 533 Sutter Street.
Saturday 8/21: Our city is nothing if not full of fresh new art and galleries to house it. Stop by one of San Francisco’s newest: the inaugural exhibition at Gallery Hijinks with art by Brynda Glazier, Lisa Congdon, Pakayla Biehn, Charmaine Olivia, Ryan Riss,Jing Wei, and Morgan Blair. 6-10 pm @ 2309 Bryant Street.
Sunday 8/22: The Bowls Project: Secrets of the Apocalyptic Intimate comes to a close at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The Bowls Project, which is inspired by Babylonian Jewish women’s amulets known as “demon bowls”, combines sculpture, music, and sacred texts. 4pm @ 701 Mission Street.
