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Before heading into weekend mode, here are a few highlights from the week that was and the week to come.
Yesterday afternoon, more than 200 CCSF faculty members and students rallied against anticipated cuts to the ailing community college's programs.
In honor of Veterans Day, we stopped by St. Anthony's Suits for Service event to chat with former servicemen as they received free head-to-toe makeovers and career-building services.
Earlier this week, Central City Extra reminisced on the joy that Sunset Piano brought to Boeddeker Park. And we dropped by Hyde Street Studios to learn all about the recording studio's 45-year history working with legendary rock 'n rollers.
Looking ahead to next week, job hunters should take note: the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is looking to fill 30 positions by the end of the year and is hosting a job fair at 10am Tuesday, Nov. 17th, to meet candidates.
Looking even further ahead, Elephant Sushi at Geary and Leavenworth is expected to open its doors on Dec. 1st.
As for this weekend, 12 musicians are set to perform at the Cadillac Hotel from 12-5pm this Saturday to help raise money for costly construction that's threatening the future of the long-standing SRO.
Finally, before we jump into even more events this weekend, keep in mind that detours are in effect on Van Ness Avenue between Pine and Ellis until 11:59pm this Sunday.
Friday, Nov. 13th
Opening Reception: V+M by John Sanborn
SF Camerawork
6pm
Host Description: "V+M retells the myth of Venus and Mars. Their story has fascinated poets and philosophers as a mythic example of the balance between opposing energies -- beauty and brutality, order and magic, grace and strength. V+M goes beyond the heteronormative code in order to get to the source material for the balance of power in relationships, the nature of myth making, and the origins of desire."
It's a Wonderful Life: LIVE
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St.
7pm
Host Description: "IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE:LIVE is DRP parody, adapted and directed by Jim Fourniadis and stars Dan Foley, Dave McKew, Craig Souza, Layla Molinaro, Becky Hirschfeld, Edna Mira Raia, Charles Young, Adam Vogel, Peter Illes, Stefin Collins, AJ Davenport and Ira Emsig as Clarence Oddbody AS2!!!"
#TGIFCREW
The Basement, 222 Hyde St.
7pm
Host Description: "Come wash the week off with some yummy cocktails and tunes! Music by 'Starcat and friends.' Every Friday."
Switchboard Presents: MaryClare Bryztwa and Aunt Rose
Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St.
7:30pm
"Every second Friday of the month, Switchboard Presents a split bill of Festival artists past, present, and future, plus other members of the Bay Area music community. On November 13, MaryClare Brzytwa performs music for flute and electronic array, followed by Aunt Rose, a new trio from Jordan Glenn, Mark Clifford, and Crystal Pascucci performing composed & improvised music."
B.B. King Tribute
Biscuits & Blues, 401 Mason
7:30 & 9:30pm
Description: Featuring Billy Big Daddy Cade and Charlie "Tuna" Dennis.
Saturday, Nov. 14th
Tenderloin Walking Tours
Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St.
11am & 2pm
Host Description: "Real life. Real streets. Our resident historians give you an insider’s view of the Tenderloin past and present. Our guided Walking Tours offer the best way to get to know the Tenderloin. As longtime tour guide Del Seymour says, 'You’ll enjoy a Fisherman’s Wharf tour, but you’ll most remember a Tenderloin tour.'"
Cadillac Hotel Benefit Concert
Cadillac Hotel, 380 Eddy St.
12-5pm
Host Description: "The twelve artists have banded together to perform a Benefit Concert for the historic Cadillac Hotel. The Cadillac has fallen on hard times recently due to having to upgrade its electrical system at a cost of over $300,000 dollars."
4th Annual San Francisco Veterans Film Festival
Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St.
12-6pm
Host Description: "Please join us for the 4th Annual San Francisco Veterans Film Festival sponsored by OneVet OneVoice and the American Legion Post 505 in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library. This free film festival will feature contemporary films highlighting issues impacting the veterans community. More information about the films and the schedule can be found at www.sfveteransfilmfestival.org"
Candy Paint II
Luggage Store, 1007 Market St.
6-9pm
Host Description: "Candy Paint represents simplicity and natural understandings through a skillful mess. In the title itself, Candy Paint symbolizes an imaginative world full of vibrancy, sweetness, and strength. The artists each provide a personal and unique perspective that embodies innocence, accessibility, soul, alongside nostalgia and memories. The exhibit seeks to not present “high brow” nor “low brow” art–neither categorize the collective work as a specific genre, theme, or topic, but instead provides the open space for conversations on simple acts of “togetherness” and the individual stories each artist chooses to convey in their pieces of art."
B.B. King Tribute
Biscuits & Blues, 401 Mason
7:30 & 10pm
Description: Featuring Billy Big Daddy Cade and Charlie "Tuna" Dennis.
Optical Sound #4 ~ New York Ghetto Fish Market 1903 (2006) ~ Orcutt•Heule•Rivero
Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St.
8pm
Host Description: "The fourth in a monthly series of improv music to soundless films at The Center For New Music. This evening the film will be New York Ghetto Fish Market 1903 (2006) by Ken Jacobs. The ensemble will be: Bill Orcutt, Jacob Felix Heule, and Danishta Rivero."
The Setup: Standup Comedy
The Basement, 222 Hyde St.
8pm
Host Description: "We feature established comedians from around the country as well as local up-and-coming stars. San Francisco is known for indulging and incubating the absurd whims, oddities, and genius of the freaks who call it home. Think Lenny Bruce, Robin Williams, and Margaret Cho. In this crazy spirit, The Setup provides a truly unique and memorable San Francisco comedy experience."
The Roughhouse
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St.
10:30pm
Host Description: "The Roughhouse brings a new sketch comedy revue full of carefully cultivated madness and mayhem on the first Saturday of every month. Purveyors of fine sketch comedy since 2012. Featured Performer - SF Sketchfest 2015."
Sunday, Nov. 15th
Free Opera Film Screening: La Bohème
Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St.
1-4pm
Host Description: "Puccini's legendary work tells the story of young artists who find and lose love in bohemian Paris and face the heartbreaking truth that love is not stronger than death. This film version, featuring the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, brings to vivid life the garrets and cafés of the City of Light and the joy and tragedy of la vie bohème. Performed in Italian with English subtitles. Starring Merola Opera Program alums Anna Netrebko (Merola 1996) and Rolando Villazón (Merola 1998)."
Tenderloin Walking Tours
Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St.
2pm
Host Description: "Real life. Real streets. Our resident historians give you an insider’s view of the Tenderloin past and present. Our guided Walking Tours offer the best way to get to know the Tenderloin. As longtime tour guide Del Seymour says, 'You’ll enjoy a Fisherman’s Wharf tour, but you’ll most remember a Tenderloin tour.'"
B.B. King Tribute
Biscuits & Blues, 401 Mason
7 & 9pm
Description: Featuring Billy Big Daddy Cade and Charlie "Tuna" Dennis.
New Music Open Mic
Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St.
7:45pm
Host Description: "On our third New Music Open Mic, we will have a wide variety of performers and styles including solo instrumental works, fixed media pieces, and live multimedia pieces. If you are interested in performing, please email Meerenai Shim at [email protected]. The lineup for the November show will be posted here one week before the show."
