Weekend Roundup – May 29, 2009

Well, the holiday is definitely over because events are back in full swing THIS weekend. There’s lots of live music ranging from jazz to latin hip-hop (plus a young star on guitar at the Bazaar). The Frankenmart Gallery has a couple of fun events going on this weekend too and there’s a real, old-fashioned county fair taking place on Sunday to benefit the AIDS Emergency Fund. Oh I hope they have funnel cake!

Did we miss anything? Let us know by leaving a comment. Have a great weekend everyone!

Sarah B.

———-FRIDAY———-

de Young Museum: “Commotion: Mood, Music, and Movement”
5-8:45pm More info

Cliff House: Live Jazz in the Balcony Lounge
7-11pm, Mark Sowlakis with Special Guest
For more information call 415-386-3330

Matt Jaffe at the Bazaar Café
Young phenom! Check out this video of him performing
7pm, 5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues

Mars Arizona @ Plough & Stars
9pm, 116 Clement

Frankenart Mart: Diorama Contest
4-9pm, 515 Balboa Street
Bring us your shoe boxes, your cigar boxes, your weary 3d cardboard creations. All dioramas welcome for the Diorama contest at frankenart elementary. Dioramas will be judged by frankenart visitors. Winner will receive a classroom pizza party.

———-SATURDAY———-

SF Frontrunners’ Weekend Run
9am, Stow Lake Boat House in Golden Gate Park
Each week about 100 gay, lesbian, and open-minded runners meet to take 1-to-5-mile runs through Golden Gate Park, rain or shine.

Richmond District Town Hall Meeting
10am-12noon, Richmond Recreation Center, 251 18th Avenue More info
Join Richmond Supervisor Eric Mar, Richmond Police Dept. Captain Corriea, and representatives from the Planning Department and the Municipal Transportation Agency to discuss traffic calming proposals and pedestrian safety. All community members are invited to share their suggestions for better streets, transportation and neighborhood improvements.

Bazaar-Stock Music Festival
10:30am – 11pm | The Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street @ 22nd Avenue
More info

Legion of Honor
Luxe at the Legion: Divas as Patrons, Collectors, Artists

A free public programs inspired by the exhibition Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique. All ages are invited to the Legion to indulge in this luxurious program of music, films, lectures, and art and to relive la belle epoque for a day. Schedule of events:

  • 1:30-3pm | Gallery 10 | Listen to the glorious voice of opera diva Miss Litz.
  • 1-2pm | Florence Gould Theater| Docent Lecture: “Sumptuous, Magnificent Opulent: The Art of Fabergé, Tiffany, and Lalique”
  • 1–3pm | Hands-on Art-making for Everyone! Create your own headdress, tiara, and crowns and transform yourself into a diva.
  • 1–4pm | Film Projection: Moulin Rouge! (2001, 127 min.). Baz Luhrmann’s film is a dazzling and colorful depiction of bohemian Paris. Spectacular images of life at the Moulin Rouge cabaret and the film’s diva performer, Satine, will be projected onto the gallery walls.
  • 1-4pm | Gallery 12 | Artist Demonstrations. Jewelry designer Amy Faust demonstrates her ceramic cutting and grinding techniques, creating specific shapes and setting ceramic or glass into her unique jewelry designs.
  • 3-4pm | Lecture: “Divas in the Movies,” by Jan Wahl. KRON-4’s film critic, Jan Wahl, has been called “San Francisco’s sharp-witted solo answer to Ebert and Roeper.”
  • 4-5pm | Organ Concert
  • Ocean Beach: Snowy Plover Monitoring
    Every Saturday. Help ensure the survival of the threatened Western snowy plover by walking on Ocean Beach, spotting and counting the birds. Call for information: 415-561-4456

    The Bayonics @ Park Chalet
    2-5pm | 1000 Great Highway @ Ocean Beach (behind Beach Chalet restaurant)

    Benyaro @ Plough & Stars
    9pm, 116 Clement

    ———-SUNDAY———-

    Lindy in the Park
    11am, Golden Gate Park: JFK Drive between 8th & 10th Ave

    Golden Gate Park Band Concert
    1pm, Music Concourse/Bandshell, Golden Gate Park More info

    Frankenart Mart: School Photos
    1-6pm | 515 Balboa Street
    Our professional photographer will be taking individual school portraits against cheesy backdrops with her rusty Polaroid camera. Dress in your elementary best and come on down.

    AIDS Emergency Fund County Fair
    3-7pm | SF County Fair Bldg/Hall of Flowers, 1199 9th Avenue (at Lincoln)
    AEF hosts its 27th annual fundraising and awards event, “AEF’s County Fair,” in Golden Gate Park, featuring an afternoon of carnival games, local entertainment with Mistress of Ceremonies Donna Sachet, contests, silent auction, awards and your favorite County Fair food. 100% of the proceeds benefit AIDS Emergency Fund. More info

    Joel Streeter Band @ Park Chalet
    2-5pm | 1000 Great Highway @ Ocean Beach (behind Beach Chalet restaurant)

    Legion of Honor: Organ Concert | 4pm (every Sunday)

    Una, Uneaq, Kenneth Pattengale, DJ Joshua Marquez, DJ Eddie B @ The Rockit Room
    6pm–12am | 406 Clement Street

    Marla Fibish, Erin Shrader, Richard Mandel, & Friends @ Plough & Stars
    9pm, 116 Clement

    ———-ALL WEEKEND———-

    Photo Exhibit: “The Botany of Nests”
    San Francisco Botanical Garden – 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way
    Come enjoy the photography by Sharon Beals, as she shares her native plant and bird imagery. This San Francisco photographer captures the essence of roses from the Rose Garden in Golden Gate Park to an exploration of the bird’s nest. More info

    Edible Expeditions
    Conservatory of Flowers, 100 John F. Kennedy Drive, Golden Gate Park
    An exhibit that touches upon food found in the wild, such as coffee, curry, chocolate, peach palm, guava, pineapple, and vanilla. Take a walk through the demonstration gardens, where you will encounter more than 50 species of popular and lesser-known plants on display. More info

    Signs: Wordplay in Photography
    de Young Museum | More info

    Legion of Honor
    Exhibition: Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique (Final weekend!)
    Exhibition: Waking Dreams: Max Klinger and the Symbolist Print
    More info

    4-Star Theater
    Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian
    The Beast Stalker
    Sin Nombre
    Info & showtimes

    Balboa Theater
    Star Trek (2009)
    Angels and Demons
    Info & showtimes