All events on Friday July 04
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TRON and Brainstorm
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Friday July 4 @ The Castro Theatre
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The Castro celebrates Independence Day with a double-header of mad scientists and hackers. The Fouth of July bill features genre-founding sci-fi classic TRON, followed by... View details »
- Music: DJ
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Morgan Geist and Dam Funk
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Friday July 4 (10pm) @ Elbo Room
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This Mission District monthly keeps upping the ante with a stellar selection of guests. Following on the heels of last month's Quiet Village and Black... View details »
- More Flavor: Party
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In Flagranti
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Friday July 4 (10pm) @ Rickshaw Stop
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Loaded makes good on its motto ("Love Music. Fuck Genres.") by booking dance-music artists from every end of the spectrum. Brooklyn-based duo In Flagranti like... View details »
- Music: Global
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U-Roy
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Friday July 4 (9pm) @ Shattuck Down Low
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Tonight's showcase of living reggae legends contrasts the rough with the smooth. U-Roy, or the "chalice in the palace," delivers his raspy toasts atop roots-inflected... View details »
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Hank and Mike
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Friday July 4 @ Sundance Kabuki Cinema
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In the vein of "holiday confidential" films like Bad Santa (2003) and Elf (2003), Matthiew Klinck's offbeat buddy comedy Hank and Mike offers a sweet,... View details »
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- Art
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Tim Lee
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Friday July 4 (11am–6pm) @ CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
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Although it's tempting to dismiss Vancouver-based artist Tim Lee's use of comedy-as-conceptual-device as lacking in depth or social concern, to mistake his work for a... View details »
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Dale Chihuly
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Friday July 4 (9:30am–8:45pm) @ de Young Museum
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Although the California Academy of Sciences is across the street, it's the de Young that's currently filled with swarms of jellyfish, fields of lush succulents,... View details »
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2nd Skin
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Friday July 4 (10am–5pm) @ Exploratorium
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With a futuristic, tongue-in-cheek vision, the artists featured in the 2nd Skin fashion exhibit challenge the standard notions of practical clothing. Materials include everything from... View details »
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Frida Kahlo
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Friday July 4 (10am–5:45pm) @ SFMOMA
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The devastating injuries Frida Kahlo suffered as a teenager during a bus accident actually may have been inspirational — they led her to pursue painting... View details »
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Portals
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Friday July 4 (noon–6pm) @ Johansson Projects
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This trio of artists transforms one-dimensional planes of paper into doorways that lead to strange universes. Armed with an X-Acto knife, Jen Stark carves stacks... View details »
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American Symbols
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Friday July 4 (11am–6pm) @ Museum of Craft and Folk Art
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Recognized worldwide as a cultural symbol, the American flag is an object that elicits many personal and political emotions and interpretations. Highlighting these many points... View details »
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Leigh Wells
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Friday July 4 (9am–5pm) @ Gallery 16
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Illustrator Leigh Wells builds collages over discarded reproductions of of great masters. Her new exhibition at Gallery 16 delights in little birds, rococo flourishes, arabesques,... View details »
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INsects INsectos
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Friday July 4 (10am–3pm) @ Creativity Explored
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From Them! to Mothra, Cold War movie audiences frequently endured attacks from gigantic insects. And while INsects INsectos — the new sculpture group show at... View details »
- Art
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Women Impressionists
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Friday July 4 (9:30am–5:15pm) @ The Legion of Honor Museum
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Impressionism has more than its fair share of great names: Monet, Degas, Renoir, Manet, and the list goes on. Less often acknowledged are female contributors... View details »
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Soft Underbelly Recognition
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Friday July 4 (noon–6pm) @ Little Tree Gallery
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In the sprawling text that accompanies the show, LA-based curator Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer makes large conceptual claims about Soft Underbelly Recognition — a group exhibition that... View details »
- Art: Festival
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MOVE>SOUND
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Friday July 4 @ Various locations
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Every two years, the Soundwave>Series drops two months of interdisciplinary, multimedia arts programming on the eyes and ears of San Francisco. Spanning events and performances... View details »
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A Complicated Dominion
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Friday July 4 (noon–5pm) @ San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
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When 19th-century wildlife artist John James Audubon cataloged the birds of North America, he painted the creatures in pristine environments. With a nod to this... View details »
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The Beast in Me
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Friday July 4 (11am–5pm) @ Ping Pong Gallery
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While the infamously grouchy Samuel Johnson averred that those unleashing their brute natures were in fact purging themselves of "the pain of being a man,"... View details »
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Kiki
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Friday July 4 (11am–6pm) @ Ratio 3
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As many LGBT folks are rushing to the altar, this retrospective of the short-lived but influential SF gallery Kiki comes at an interesting time. Founded... View details »
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We Remember the Sun
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Friday July 4 (11am–6pm) @ San Francisco Art Institute - Walter and McBean Galleries
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Judging from countless references to "Summers of Love," enthusiastic rock 'n roll movies, and a psychedelic exhibition at the Whitney, Americans are currently smitten with... View details »
