This week in San Francisco, NYC mags BOMB and Guernica want to meet you (and maybe make-out with you), the Top of the Mark toasts movies of SF and Neko Case treats Stern Grove to a free show.Monday, June 27th – BOMB & Guernica, two NYC-based, independent, literary and art magazines are hosting “Summer Reads and Sexy Art Mags“, an evening of talk, drinks, raffles and “other surprises”. Meet and mingle with recent contributors and readers and enjoy the merging company of SF and NYC literary scenesters. After, some of the best Karaoke this city has to offer with DJ Purple Karaoke. The Makeout Room, 6pm, Free.
Tuesday, June 28th – For the summer, the Top of the Mark is hosting free wine tastings and a movie that was filmed in or around the historic Mark Hopkins. Tonight’s movie is Bullitt featuring the infamous Steve McQueen and “the greatest car chase ever“. Toast to the summer and city. Top of the Mark, 5:30-7:30pm, Free.
Wednesday, June 29th – Leave it to San Francisco to question capitalism with food – Kitchen Table Talks discusses alternative business methods with Bay Area food gurus Cathy Goldsmith, Cheese Board member, Anthony Myint, owner of Mission Burger, Mission Street Food, Jessica Prentice, co-founder of Three Stone Hearth and Caleb Zigas of La Cocina. Join the discussion: Viracocha, 6:45pm.
Thursday, June 30th – Tonight’s your awesome live music night – take a look at this line-up: Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggits, The Dead Westerns, The Reaction, Emily’s Army, Freedom Club, hosted by Mary Van Note. My favorite Dead Westerns song today: “From the Moon Down to the Earth“. Thee Parkside, 9pm, $8, All ages.
Friday, July 1st – André Eamiello uses his residency at Queen’s Nails Projects to create an interactive art experience, Fantasy Camp. This just extended, month long project utilizes the backdrop of an exciting summer camp to encourage a collaborative exploration of physical anthropology and personal narratives. Witness the boundaries between studio and exhibition be broken at the closing reception tonight. Queen’s Nails, 8pm-11pm, Free.
Saturday, July 2nd – Circus Bella transforms Yerba Buena into a festival of play – trapeze, tumbling, clowning and more to bring the absolute joy of the circus right to the city. As a part of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2011, this performance is free for all ages. Yerba Buena, 12pm & 2pm, Free. Sunday, July 3rd – Neko Case and the Dodos play a free show in Stern Grove today. If you don’t know Neko: Furnace Room Lullaby, if you don’t know the Dodos: Fools. Stern Grove, 2pm, Free.7/3
