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David Chang Omnivore Books	Sun., November 8, 12:00pm	Castro/ Noe Valley	Book Events Food & Drink Free Events
Last month, a hotshot New York chef said something about figs on a plate and San Francisco, and our local foodies shat themselves. It was awful. It was beautiful. It gave us something to talk about. Today, that same hotshot comes to the city to promote his new book, and people are breathless.... More >>

Lit&Lunch: Re-translating a Masterpiece: Breon Mitchell on Günter Grass 111 Minna Gallery	Tue., November 10, 12:30pm	Union Square/ Financial District	Book Events Free Events Reading & Storytelling
Translating books into other languages is chic, even when it has no right to be — Dan Brown's latest is set to be translated into more than 50 of them. Serious scholars, however, pick serious material; professor Breon Mitchell picked The Tin Drum by Günter Grass. On a level of chic,... More >>

"[sic]" and "Diagram of Isolated Moments Forming a Memory" Catharine Clark Gallery	Daily from Thu., November 5 until Sat., January 2	Union Square/ Financial District	Art Art - Galleries Free Events
Fake God donuts, crossword-shaped paintings with eye-hurting pastel colors, and gauges for unfortunate emotions are the stock in trade of Walter Robinson. His work makes us think of the 3D version of Packard Jennings, except that it isn't philosophically underpinned with anarchy. We like his... More >>

Drinking and Dancing Competition The Lab	Fri., November 13, 8:00pm	South of Market	Dance Food & Drink Free Events Games
Championship dancing usually takes place in a ballroom sprinkled with glitter and applause. Championship drinking usually happens at 2 a.m. in a sweaty apartment on a godforsaken couch lit by the deadening glare of late-night infomercials. When you merge them, they become the Drinking and... More >>

"Gardening in Small, Urban Spaces" Main Library	Tue., November 17, 6:00pm	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Free Events Home & Garden Library Talks
The term "hanging bag" evokes a number of images. For us, at least. "Window box" is less colorful, but surprisingly, it can mean almost the same thing: People grow food in both. Horticulturist and former Strybing Arboretum honcho Fred Bove explains why — and how — at a talk called... More >>

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WTF: Women's, Trans/Genderqueer, and Femmes' Night Bike Kitchen	Last Monday of every month, 6:30pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Classes & Seminars Free Events LGBT Events Outdoors

Bonnie Tsui Chinatown Branch Library	Sat., November 7, 2:00pm	North Beach/ Chinatown	Book Events Free Events Library Multi-Cultural

Sisters In Crime Fall Showcase Book Passage	Sat., November 7, 2:00pm	Corte Madera	Book Events Free Events

Frankenstein L.I.V.S., Curmudgeon, Cheapskate Thee Parkside	Sat., November 7, 3:00pm	Potrero Hill	Free Events Music

Linda Russo and Robin Tremblay-McGaw Poetry Center	Sat., November 7, 3:15pm	Lake Merced	Book Events Free Events

Aurora Mandolin Orchestra Main Library, Koret Auditorium	Sat., November 7, 4:00pm	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Free Events Library Music

Vincenza Scarpaci Book Passage	Sat., November 7, 4:00pm	Corte Madera	Book Events Free Events

James McManus Book Passage	Sat., November 7, 7:00pm	Corte Madera	Book Events Free Events

John Kalleen Group Shanghai 1930	Sat., November 7, 8:00pm	Embarcadero	Free Events Music

Tippy Canoe, Antonette G, Brian Mello, Pat Johnson Cafe Royale	Sat., November 7, 8:00pm	Embarcadero	Free Events Music

Patrick Wolf Revolution Cafe	Sat., November 7, 8:45pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Free Events Music

Dave Lionelli & the Butter Band The Riptide	Sat., November 7, 9:00pm	Parkside/ Forest Hill	Free Events Music

"Still Doin’ It" Anú	Sat., November 7, 9:00pm	South of Market	Free Events Music Nightlife

Freddie Roulette Skip's Tavern	Sat., November 7, 9:30pm	Castro/ Noe Valley	Free Events Music

DJ Allier Mars Bar & Restaurant	Sat., November 7, 10:00pm	South of Market	Free Events Music Nightlife

Indie Mart Thee Parkside	Sun., November 8, 12:00pm	Potrero Hill	Fashion & Style Free Events Music Shopping

"We Are Already in the Future! Barack Obama: Year One" Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room	Sun., November 8, 1:00pm	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Free Events Library Poetry Politics

Ken Bullock Cafe Royale	Sun., November 8, 2:00pm	Embarcadero	Free Events Music

Mary Hountalas Book Passage	Sun., November 8, 2:00pm	Corte Madera	Book Events Free Events

The Dutchess & the Duke 1-2-3-4 Go! Records	Sun., November 8, 3:00pm	Temescal	Free Events Music Out of Town