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SATURDAY
May 17, 2008
Festivals
| 1:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Uncorked! Ghirardelli Square Wine Festival. In partnership with COPIA, the American Center for Wine, Food & Arts located in Napa, Uncorked is a public event which provides… Ghirardelli Square. (Festival - Culinary). 415-775-5500 |
The Arts
| Call | "The Other Afghanistan". Photographer Gloriann Liu brings Afghanistan and its people to life. In this breathtaking exhibit, she captures the raw, etherea… World Affairs Council of Northern California. (Festival - Photography Exhibit). 415-293-4600 |
| Call | "Charge It" - An Exhibition of Artwork Dealing with Money and Debt. Presented by ARTworkSF Gallery in association with Rhodes & Fletcher, LLC, this exhibition is open to the public. Rhodes & Fletcher LLC. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 415-673-3080 |
| Call | Zoom In / Zoom Out - An Exhibition of Youth Artwork. Featuring k-8 work from After School Studio program and unveiling our teen Leadership Enterprise program's Public Art campaign d… The Preview Room. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 415-229-9197 |
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | 2008 Graduate Exhibition. The exhibition features projects by nearly 50 artists graduating this spring from the college's MFA program in the fine arts. Op… California College of the Arts. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 415-703-9500 |
| 10:00 am- 4:00 pm | Lure : Chinese-American Contemporary Artist Beili Liu. Beili Liu explores the ties that bind lovers in this dramatic, large-scale installation, pesented by the Chinese Culture Center… Chinese Culture Center. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 415-986-1822 |
| 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Jenny Vogel: Your Lips Are No Man's Land But Mine. New York-based artist Jenny Vogel repurposes appropriated imagery from personal webcams and low-contrast surveillance cameras to… SF Camerawork. (Festival - Photography Exhibit). 415-512-2020 |
| 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Mike Brodie: The 2008 Baum Award for Emerging American Photographers. Mike Brodie, aka "The Polaroid Kidd," now using 35 mm film, presents his current series of photographs entitled The Rockaway Sum… SF Camerawork. (Festival - Photography Exhibit). 415-512-2020 |
| 12:00 pm- 6:00 pm | How I Learned To .... A collaborative installation by Weston Teruya and Michele Carlson that looks at the construction of nationhood and identity thro… Intersection for the Arts. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 415-626-2787 |
| 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Past Is An Image We Form In The Present. In this show curated by Chuck Mobley and Emma Tramposch, three artists who make use of and manipulate vernacular images from fam… SF Camerawork. (Festival - Photography Exhibit). 415-512-2020 |
| 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Art & Artifice: 75 Years of Design at San Francisco Ballet. The exhibition is filled with original costumes, set designs, rare photographs and video documenting thrilling designs from many… Museum of Performance & Design. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 415-255-4800 |
| 1:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Group Art Exhibition: Quarter Century. Creativity Explored celebrates 25 years of making art and changing lives with a rare exhibition of its archives and permanent co… Creativity Explored. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 415-863-2108 |
| 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm | Singles Day at the Mountain Play. Meet new single friends at the Dress Rehearsal performance of The Wizard of Oz. This is a fundraiser for the Marin Symphony. We… Sydney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre. (Performance - Musical). 415-507-9962 |
| 8:00 pm | Phil Lesh.  KT Tunstall performs live. The Warfield Theater. (Arts - Concerts). 415-775-7722 |
| 8:00 pm | Etta James. Etta James performs live. Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium At Marin Center. (Arts - Concerts). 415-499-6800 |
| 9:00 pm- 10:45 pm | Naked Comedy. No additives, no preservatives -- just good stand-up comedy. This comedy showcase features some of the best comedians in town, i… San Francisco Comedy College Clubhouse. (Performance - Comedic). 415-921-2051 |
| 10:00 pm- 1:00 am | Hayes Valley Follies Drag Show. Every Saturday night Marlena's features a great drag show. There is never any cover. Celebrating a birthday, bachelorette party,… Marlena's. (Performance - Singer/Impersonator). 415-864-6672 |
Retail Events
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | Great Beauty Tour. Chuck Hezekiah, Mr. Makeover, and beauty experts will be here May 14: Longs, 738 Bancroft Rd, Walnut Creek; May 15: Safeway, 25… . (Retail - Retail Event). 212-535-1616 |
Sports
| 7:00 am | Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, Presented by Supercuts. The speed of two wheel motorcycle street racing returns to Infineon Raceway in May. The weekend will also feature Supermoto, St… Infineon Raceway. (Sports - Motorcycle Racing). 800-870-RACE |
| 3:30 pm | San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago White Sox. San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Exhibition Game. AT&T Park. (Sports - Pro Baseball). 415-972-2000 |
| 6:00 pm | Professional Wrestling. A huge night of matches featuring Hijo de Rey Misterio, the Mexican Minis Octagoncito and Piratita Morgan, Derek Sanders, Robert… Mt. Pleasant High School. (Sports - Wrestling). 408-516-5961 |
Community
| Call | Croquet Invitational and Charity Auction. More than 1,000 wine, croquet and food enthusiasts will don their "croquet whites" and enjoy an elegant afternoon of exquisite w… Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards. (Community - Fundraiser/Benefit). 415-513-1099 |
| Call | Mizani Supports Hairdressers Unlocking Hope. The Stylists of Cuttin' Up Hair Salon have donated their time and expertise to provide clients in their local cities with reduce… Cuttin' Up Hair Salon. (Community - Fundraiser/Benefit). 415-586-3058 |
| Call | Puertas Abiertas - Open Doors. The perfect place to come for all your real estate questions to be answere and real estate needs to be met. Puertas Abiertas est… Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. (Educational - Workshop). 408-399-1495 |
| 9:00 am- 5:00 pm | The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers' Exhibition of Live Butterflies. You'll walk amongst a wide variety of brightly colored blossoms, watching, and sometimes ducking, as butterflies fly from flower… Conservatory of Flowers. (Educational - Science & Nature). 415-666-7001 |
Dining Specials
| 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Traditional English Tea. Traditional English Tea is served every weekend in the Windsor Room, offering homemade scones and Devon cream, tea sandwiches, t… King George Hotel. (Dining - Dining Specials). 415-781-5050 |
Nightlife
| Call | Fascination. House music all night long. Great DJs. Great drinks. The Gallery Lounge. (Nightlife - DJ). 415-227-0449 |
| 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Kaleo Cafe Luau Night. Luau nite: Live Hawaiian music, Hula, Hawaiian food and more. Kaleo Cafe. (Nightlife - Parties). 415-753-2460 |
| 8:00 pm- 11:30 pm | Eric Kurtzrock Trio. Listen to the sounds of Eric Kurtzrock's classic jazz piano trio featuring Gary Brown and world-renowned pianist, Peter Horvath.… Ana Mandara. (Nightlife - Jazz). 415-771-6800 |
| 8:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Live Jazz. Savvy Cellar has live jazz music every Saturday. Come join us for some smooth jazz and a glass of wine. Savvy Cellar. (Nightlife - Live Music). 650-363-8737 |
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