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Melissa Tan
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 11/8-11/14
This week in San Francisco, The November Monthly Rumpus, art openings at City Hall and White Walls, indie circus goodness and a musical orgy(!) at the Bohemian Carnival, and kinetic visual sculptures meet improvised electroacoustic shamanic noise jazz (don’t worry,…
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Tales of Mere Existence: The Art of Lev Yilmaz
Levni Yilmaz is the creator of “Tales of Mere Existence,” a web based series of animated shorts that have evolved into a successful comic.
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 11/1-11/7
This week in San Francisco, the Booksmith hosts some radical readings, Last Gasp teams up with 111 Minna for a showing of legendary Japanese erotica, SoEx’s Cinema by The Bay, and the Day of the Dead! Monday 11/1: A struggling…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 10/25-10/31
This week: How Language Shapes Thought, the final Kaliedoscope Reading Series of the year, Muni Diaries Live! at the Makeout Room, and San Francisco’s favorite holiday (after Folsom Street Fair and LoveFest) — Halloween! Monday 10/25: While The Rumpus’ book…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 10/18-10/24
This week, the Porchlight Reading Series, Poetry and Jazz at Viracocha, yacht rock + psychedelia at the Blue Macaw, and Uberpup! Monday 10/18: Head over to the Verdi Club for the latest Porchlight Reading: The Animal Show, featuring Matt Baume,…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 10/11-10/17
This week in San Francisco, Twitter IRL, SOMArts asks How Do You Value Art?, more art at Hotel Biron, and even more art (and readings!) at Sub-Mission’s Skate This Art. Monday 10/11: Celebrate your inner nerd at the Commonwealth Club’s…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 10/4-10/10
This week in San Francisco, get your book on every night of the week with Litquake, Dave Cooper at the Cartoon Art Museum, the centennial episode of Literary Death Match, and 10/10/10: Powers of Ten and the art of Ray…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 9/27-10/3
This week in San Francisco: The Rumpus Book Club meets IRL, Litquake!, art at Benders, Litquake (Ferlinghetti style), and Barely Published Authors (AKA Litquake!). Monday 9/27: Are you a member of The Rumpus Book Club yet? Want to “audit” the…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 9/20-9/26
This week, The Porchlight Reading Series, highbrow porn at the Indie Erotic Film Festival, Barbie gets a makeover at the Altered Barbie Poetry Reading, and fetishists celebrate at the 27th Annual Folsom Street Fair. Monday 9/20: San Francisco is nothing…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 9/13-9/19
This week, The Monthly Rumpus, The Peanut Butter Plan, Rebecca Solnit at the JCCSF, and Indie Mart at Thee Parkside! Monday 9/13: It’s the second Monday of the month, which can only mean one thing: The Monthly Rumpus! The September…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 9/6-9/12
This week, a picnic-y Labor Day edition of Quiet Lightning, The Rumpus Book Club In-Person Discussion, the 33rd episode of Literary Death Match, and the 12th annual Power To The Peaceful festival in Golden Gate Park. Monday 9/6: The Quiet…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 8/30-9/5
This week, moving into my new apartment takes much longer than I thought it would, this guy talks about UFOs at Amnesia, The Exploratorium gets spacey new installation art, and SF Zine Fest takes over the San Francisco County Fair…