What’s Happening : Highlights

Paws for Laughter: Comedy Fundraiser for Rocket Dog Rescue

Top San Francisco Bay Area comedians raise laughs & funds for a local canine rescue group

Jan 15th
Southside Theater, Bldg D

California State Parks Golden Poppy Awards Gala

An evening of fine dining, entertainment & surprises in honor of extraordinary partners to the state parks

Jan 22nd
Herbst Pavilion

Poets 11 -- New Work Series

Readings by poets in each of the 11 San Francisco Supervisorial Districts

Jan 13th
Readers Cafe, Bldg C

ZAP Zinfandel Festival: 20 Years of Zinspiration

Zinfandel Advocates & Producers celebrate with the Good Eats & Zin foodie fantasy & the Grand Tasting event

Jan 27th through Jan 29th
Festival Pavilion

Long Now Lecture: Fixing Broken Government

Activist & leader Philip K. Howard envisions how politics could be transformed

Jan 18th
Cowell Theater

San Francisco Fine Print Fair

Exhibit & sale of fine original prints from the 15th-21st centuries, featuring 18 prominent US & Canadian dealers

Jan 28th through Jan 30th
Conference Center, Bldg A

SFMOMA Artists Gallery: Mirang Wonne, Jenn Shifflet, Kathryn St. Clair

Enjoy the current exhibit and also the peruse the art for rent or purchase.

Jan 13th through Feb 24th
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Bldg A

San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2011

Three evenings of new & classic audio art by 20 local & international composers diffused live over a pristine surround system consisting of 16+ speakers in complete darkness

Jan 7th through Jan 9th
Southside Theater, Bldg D

Museo ItaloAmericano Lecture: A Young Italian American in China

Matt Schiavenza shares his experiences of life

Jan 4th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

Museo ItaloAmericano Film: Le Terre dei Savoia

Documentary film about lands in the heart of Italy's Piemonte region

Jan 9th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

Museo ItaloAmericano Lecture: The Uniqueness of Piemontese Jewry

Illustrated lecture by Andrew Canepa

Jan 20th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

Museo ItaloAmericano: Italian Wines (Leonardo da Vinci Club lecture)

Illustrated lecture by Laura Conway

Jan 25th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

Museo ItaloAmericano Discover Italy Sunday: My Calabria

Book presentation, illustrated lecture & food & wine tasting with author Rosetta Costantino

Jan 30th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

Queer Comical Night

This comedy event is part of Friends of the San Francisco Public Library's Readers Cafe & Boosktore Thursdays At Readers performance series

Jan 27th
Readers Cafe, Bldg C

Robert D. Harris Artist Reception

"Melodic Universe" - Robert D. Harris mixes playful conceptualism with a harmoniuous color palette on large scale oil paintings on wood panels.

Jan 28th
Cowell Theater

Young Performers Theatre: King Midas

New production features beautiful puppets & live acting

Jan 22nd through Feb 13th
Young Performers Theatre, Bldg C

The Mexican Museum: Independence & Revolution

Images of Independence & Revolution draws from the Museum's varied collections to celebrate the bicentennial of Mexican Independence of 1810 & centennial of the Mexican Revolution of 1910

Sep 11th through Feb 20th
The Mexican Museum, Bldg D

BATS Improv: Rock & Roll Theatresports

BATS improvisers in six rock-themed teams compete in a musical improv contest

Jan 7th through Feb 26th
Bayfront Theater, Bldg B

Museo ItaloAmericano: Piedmont Industry Exhibition

A photography exhibition of work by Niccolo Biddau & archival images from prestigious industries of Piedmont in Northern Italy

Nov 5th through Feb 6th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

Readers Cafe & Bookstore

Supporting the San Francisco Public Library is as simple as enjoying a cup of Blue Bottle Coffee & a good read!

Jan 1st through Mar 3rd
Readers Cafe, Bldg C

Streets of San Francisco New Years Eve 2011

Featuring the #1 hosted bar service of any NYE event in the San Francisco Bay Area

Dec 31st through Jan 1st
Festival Pavilion