This week’s Curator: Annetta Black of Odd Salon
Hello again! Here’s this week’s worth of reasons to get out from behind the glowing screen and out to explore. We’ve got plankton talks at Nerd Night, the annual musical Solstice gathering at the spectacular Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, beer tours, artistic visions of Hell, golden-era film classics, and more:
COMING UP THIS WEEK:
Nerd Nite SF #97: SF Budgeting, Medical Glues, & Choanoflagellates
Come out to Rickshaw Stop for a budget talk over beers with City Hall Assessor Carmen Chu, tales from the ER from Brian Wai Lin, and a look at “Love and Death in the Planktonic World” from David Booth & Thibaut Brunet.
JUNE 20, WED. 7PM, RICKSHAW STOP, SAN FRANCISCO, $8
The Garden of Memory
From bells to electric guitars, choral groups to acapella performances – Oakland’s architectural masterpiece of a columbarium is filled with music and life every solstice for the Garden of Memory celebration. Note: advance ticket sales end on June 20, but there are tickets available at the door.
JUNE 21, THURS. 5PM-9PM, CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES, OAKLAND, $10-15
A Match Made in Beer Heaven (tour)
Explore 20,000 square feet of beer making in Alameda with SPUR, at the Admiral Maltings and Almanac Brewing facilities on the old Naval base.
JUNE 21, THURS.. 5:30PM, ADMIRAL MALTINGS AND ALMANAC BREWING, ALAMEDA, $10 SPUR MEMBERS ONLY (membership info)
500 Queer Scientists Panel at Pride Nightlife
Cal Academy is kicking off Pride weekend with a drag show, dance party and a launch discussion of the new 500 Queer Scientists project, started by Academy scientists Dr. Lauren Esposito and Sean Edgerton. The project aims to raise the visibility of LGBTQ+ people working in the sciences, to provide role models, and new community connections in STEM fields.
JUNE 21, THURS. 7:30PM, CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, $18-22
“A Guided Tour of Hell” (Artist talk)
Artist Pema Namdol Thaye discusses his creative process and the inspiration behind the Asian Art Museum’s exhibit exploring the Tibetan Buddhist realms of hell.
JUNE 23, SAT. 1-2PM, ASIAN ART MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO, FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
“Women who Work Together” Closing Art Reception
The last chance to admire the artworks created by the women of the local Five Ton Crane arts collective, responsible for several large-scale art installations at Burning Man and beyond. This show highlights the works of fourteen of the women members of the group.
JUNE 23, SAT. 3PM-6PM, LOST & FOUNDRY, OAKLAND, FREE
Discussion: Rumors, Retweets, and Reason
A timely discussion of fake news and propaganda with Craig Newmark of Craigslist, Laura Sydell of the NPR Art’s Deck, and Craig Silverman, media editor at Buzzfeed.
JUNE 23, SAT. 2PM-3PM, KORET AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO. FREE
Grand Hotel (Film screening)
BAMFA is pulling out the classic golden age film “Grand Hotel” for a Sunday evening viewing. Featuring MGM’s biggest stars of their day: Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, and Wallace Beery, the screening is part of the series “The Luminous Legacy of Greta Garbo“, continuing into July.
JUNE 24, SUN. 7PM BAMFA, BERKELEY. $5-13
Night Tour of the Mechanics’ Institute
Take a peek inside one of San Francisco’s historic buildings and one of my favorite overlooked treasures: the Mechanics’ Institute Library and Chess Rooms. Dating back to the bad old days of the city’s wild west era, the library is now the oldest on the West Coast, housed inside their purpose built post-1906 building on Post St. Worth it for the spiral staircase alone.
JUNE 25, MON. 6-7PM, MECHANICS INSTITUTE, SAN FRANCISCO. FREE
Shahzeen Attari at The Interval
“Facts, Feelings and Stories: How to Motivate Action on Climate Change” – Environmental researcher Shahzeen Attari discusses our reluctance to discuss and face the realities of Climate change, and leads a discussion on how we can improve the dialog.
JUNE 26, TUES. 6:30PM, THE INTERVAL, SAN FRANCISCO, $25
The Art of Rube Goldberg
There’s just a little more time to catch this exhibit at the ContempOrary Jewish Museum, showcasing the career and artwork of Rube Goldberg, including rare never-before exhibited items from original drawings and sketches to photographs, films, letters, and memorabilia from the Goldberg family archives.
THROUGH JULY 8, CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO. $5-14 (FREE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH)
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