Notable San Francisco: 12/28–1/3
Wednesday 12/28: Back in the day, when Isaac Fitzgerald used to host the monthly Rumpus variety show at The Make-Out Room, comedian Nato Green was a frequent and popular guest.…
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Charles Kruger
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Charles Kruger is a Bay area arts practitioner known as "The Storming Bohemian." He tries to do as much as he can.
Notable San Francisco: 12/21–12/27
It is year’s end and a time for holidays. Some folks will leave town, some will stay home and drink egg nog while others abstain, some will exchange gifts, some…
The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #12: What Is Safety?
Oh better far to live and die Under the brave black flag I fly Then play a sanctimonious part With a pirate head and a pirate heart!! –The Pirates of…
Notable San Francisco: 12/14–12/20
Wednesday 12/14: McSweeney’s presents Emily Carr (Whosoever Has Let a Minotaur Enter Them, or a Sonnet). Free, 7 p.m., Alley Cat Books. Michael Chabon reads from his new book, Moonglow.…
Notable San Francisco: 12/7–12/13
Notable San Francisco grieves for the tragic loss of life in Oakland with the burning of Ghost Ship. Making art is a dangerous pastime, but it shouldn’t be life threatening…
The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #11: Politics, Madness, and Sanity
My family was always political, but I have a love/hate relationship with politics. Today, I can feel the country swinging towards madness. And make no mistake, a country can go…
Notable San Francisco: 11/30–12/6
Wednesday 11/30: City Lights celebrates the publication of the magazine, Freeman’s: 2: Family: The Best New Writing on Family, from Grove Press. Editor John Freeman will be on hand. Free,…
Notable San Francisco: 11/23–11/29
It’s a slow week for events, so we can all take a deep breath for reflection, then plunge back in this weekend. Thank you for visiting The Rumpus and helping…
The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #10: Art Lives!
Sunday: I work through the voting guide, propositions, and candidates, making my decisions. My partner, Argyle C, Klopnick (ACK!), is sure, now, that Hillary’s victory is certain. I ‘m not…
Notable San Francisco: 11/16–11/22
Wednesday 11/16: Readers at Lyrics and Dirges will focus on the theme of gratitude. Featured: Harold Terezon, Marguerite Munoz, Norma Smith, Mickey Ellinger, Josiah Luis Alderete, and Tongo Eisen-Martin. Free,…
Notable San Francisco: 11/9–11/15
Wednesday 11/9: Juliana Spahr (That Winter the Wolf Came) reads at St. Mary’s College in Moraga. Free, 7:30 p.m., Hagerty Lounge, St. Mary’s College. Eleni Stecopoulos (Visceral Poetics), Jeanne Heuving…
The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #9: Punk the Deadline!
Oh my god, I’m stuck again. A truck in the muck. A cat up a tree. An explorer in quicksand. Winnie the Pooh in the door of Rabbit’s house. Trying…