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Melissa Tan

Melissa Tan is a former runway model, fashion designer, motorcycle enthusiast, and bacon aficionado who has written for The Examiner, The Rumpus, and The Bold Italic. When sheâ€™s not sewing or writing, she can be found hunting for new music or the perfect hot dog. Usually at the same time.

Art, Features & Reviews, Film, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Jan 31, 2011

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/31-2/6

This week in San Francisco, Airplane! takes over the Castro Theater, Feast of Words: Sensory Feast, a free Valentine’s Day Etsy Labs Craft Bar, Mirah & Thao, and The Dude abides at the 8th Annual Lebowski Party. Monday 1/31: As…
Art, Features & Reviews, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Jan 24, 2011

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/24-1/30

This week in San Francisco: Clown Burlesque, stories about food, art shows, magazine readings, and Cyclops Wearing Flip Flops. Monday 1/24: This month at Cat’s Pajamas, get your regular dose of burlesque with a side of clown as Dottie Lux…
Art, Features & Reviews, Film, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Jan 17, 2011

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/17-1/23

This week in San Francisco, Sketchfest continues, find out what happens when we become Overconnected, pitch your epic sci-fi murder-mystery memoir poem at Booksmith’s Pitchapalooza, and get de-virginized at Cell Space’s Rocky Horror Live! Monday 1/17: See the comics that…
Art, Features & Reviews, Film, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Jan 10, 2011

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/10-1/16

This week in San Francisco: Finally muster the courage to hit on that one cute chick/dude at this month’s Monthly Rumpus, decorate your pad like it’s 1982 and you just got Walk Among Us at Pops’ Cheap Art Show: Skull…
Art, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Jan 3, 2011

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/3-1/9

This week in San Francisco, catch a variety of monthly events in the new year: Feast of Words, Craft Bar with Etsy Labs, and San Francisco Bike Party. Monday 1/3: See some funny queers at QComedy‘s first show of the…
Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Dec 27, 2010

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 12/27-1/2

This week in San Francisco: Whether this is your adopted home or you’ve lived here all your life, re-discover the city as you begin another year of living here. Let’s face it, you’re still tired from the holidays and you’re…
Art, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Dec 20, 2010

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 12/20-12/26

This week in San Francisco, eat for a cause with Food Not Bombs, open mics at Amnesia and Kaleidoscope, Post-Impressionists at the De Young, and volunteer work gets fun at City Impact’s Christmas Block Party. Monday 12/20: Joint Food Not…
Art, Features & Reviews, Film, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Dec 13, 2010

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 12/13-12/19

This week in San Francisco, it’s Ladies Night at The Rumpus! Also, Dave Eggers plays ping pong, art for the blind, sitting and lying in protest of the Sit/Lie law, and crafty alternatives to traditional holiday shopping. Monday 12/13: What…
Art, Features & Reviews, Film, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Dec 6, 2010

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 12/6-12/12

This week in San Francisco, Granta at City Lights, literature meets food at Feast of Words and to-the-death battle at Literary Death Match, and Believer Magazine hangs out at Electric Works. Monday 12/6: Celebrate issue 113 of Granta magazine at…
Art, Features & Reviews, Film, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Nov 29, 2010

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 11/29-12/5

This week in San Francisco, booze for a cause at Drink Good Do Good, come hang out with me at this month’s Quiet Lightning, two words: Cinema Orgy, Booksmith’s first Literary Clown Foolery, Babylon Salon, and fund raise San Francisco…
Art, Music, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Nov 22, 2010

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 11/22-11/28

This week, art porn at 111 Minna, a list of the best Mission bars to spend Thanksgiving at, do good this Black Friday at Creative Housing Liberation’s Housing Harvest, and a Murder Mystery Dinner! Monday 11/22: Attend an extra-festive Cat’s…
Art, Features & Reviews, Notable San Francisco

Melissa Tan

Nov 15, 2010

Notable San Francisco, This Week: 11/15-11/21

This week in San Francisco: readings, readings, readings! Porchlight, Tenderloin #7, and Naked Minds will keep your craving for words at bay, Nato Green hosts Iron Comic at the Punchline, and Fifty24SF brings science-y new art to the Lower Haight…