Drinking, Dancing, Art…. it Doesn’t Stop
My intro for this edition of Mission Weekend was going to be like “blah, blah, blah -the party never stops in the Mission-blah.” But that’s starting to sound lazy. I mean, I said something like that...
View ArticleDark Art, Holiday Fun, and Passive Agression
This is nuts… there’s just too much going on this weekend. Get really, really small at The Lab’s 13th annual Postcard show, an exhibition of small-format art. Also, new work from local artists, a...
View ArticleNew Start, New Art
En Español It’s a new year, a new start, and a chance to get over the massive holiday season hangover. This weekend the Mission offers plenty of art and literary events sure to bring excitement to one...
View ArticleOur To Do List for V-Day Weekend: Canadians, The Dude, and the Blues
O Canada! Alternorthern opens this weekend at The Lab. Friday’s opening reception will include a brief curator talk and artist Q & A, as well as a screening of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. The...
View ArticleMohawks, Bruce Lee, and Silver Face Paint
Jesse Strickman of Dear Indugu. Photo by Nick Bruno. Dear Indugu @ El Rincon Come out for a night of music featuring some amazing local artists. “Jesse’s intensely personal lyrics hold themes such as...
View ArticleGolf, Geishas, and Computer Geeks With Guitars
Here are a few picks for this weekend. Also, click on the day for a complete list of what’s going on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Caddyshack LIVE! Things to love about Caddyshack: Groundskeeper Carl’s...
View ArticleGood Morning Mission!
In the Mission Today 6 A.M. With no wind and overcast skies, it’s 50° and feels like it. But once the fog burns off, another beautiful day in the neighborhood. What better place to celebrate National...
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Characters Welcome ARTIST XCHANGE: Characters Welcome Join us for the month of April as we fill the gallery with Characters from our artists imagination. The gallery showroom will display artwork...
View ArticleTAKE FIVE: danyol
En Español Tonight at The Lab, pop artist danyol and author/poet Michelle Tea will emcee the 5th Annual Thread|Bare Striptease Auction and Runway Show, a “celebration of Bay Area independent fashion...
View ArticleEl Arte de la Xerografía
10.-22.-38 Astoria es una exposición artística de fotocopias en constante evolución y que está en exhibición en The Lab, en las calles 16 y Capp. La exposición es de Fictilis, un grupo artístico que...
View ArticleRecipe for A Tree—50 Parts Flour, One Part Water
Something peculiar is happening on the quiet block of Julian Avenue near 16th Street, and it isn’t the erotic entertainment company in the old San Francisco armory, or the food giveaway in the parking...
View ArticleMission Weekend 2, 3, 4
It’s a beautiful weekend and there’s plenty to do. Fortunately you live in (or are visiting) the Mission, where there are almost as many art galleries, performance venues and warehouse spaces as there...
View ArticleSister Spit at the Lab
Sister Spit: The Next Generation, a collaboration of spoken-word performances by local “queer” writers, poets, artists, and a comedienne kicked off their 2009 national tour at the Lab Wednesday night....
View ArticleMission Weekender
Remember when you were a teenager and fantasized about moving to a big city to live with a bunch of like-minded artists who threw awesome parties and only worked when they couldn’t make a buck off...
View ArticleMission Weekender
Graffiti, socially relevant performance art/poetry, sports, experimental film and super secrets. That’s what the Mission’s all about this weekend. Enjoy. Aesthletics Kickoff Back in high school you...
View ArticleLots for Halloween!
There’s really no reason to make a list of cool art events for this weekend because it’s Halloween and the whole city’s gonna turn into a freaky catwalk come 6 p.m. Your best course of action is to...
View ArticleWhere Sports and Art Intersect
It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon in Buena Vista Park and Tom Russotti, 32, is decked out in greasy jeans and a cowboy hat, drinking beer and waiting for his turn on the yoga ball. When it finally comes,...
View ArticleA Weekend of Music at The Lab Starts Tonight at 8 p.m.
Two nights and one afternoon of music commence tonight at The Lab on 16th and Mission streets. The line-up goes like this: Friday, July 6th 8:30 p.m. Scummerai, Tralphaz, Aural Antithesis, Exercises in...
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