If you're a fan of the arts, mark your calendars: there's plenty to do when it comes to artsy events in San Francisco this week, from a wood type workshop to a comedy roast.
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Closing Reception: 'More Than 700 Years'
From the event description:
A faculty exhibition, by its very nature, is a model of the teaching community of the institution that produces it and hosts it. "More Than 700 Years," the title of the SFAI 2019 Faculty Exhibition, springs from the summation of time invested by each participating faculty member, an amalgam of years of activity both in the studio and in the classroom. In this way, the showcase is an intersection of education, nuanced artistic labor and dedication.
When: Thursday, Aug. 29, 5-9 p.m.
Where: SFAI — Chestnut Street Campus, 800 Chestnut St.
Price: Free
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Letterform Archive Salon Series 19: Wood Type
From the event description:
Join us for our Salon Series, where Letterform Archive staff invite you to experience materials related to a specific topic of interest to the collection. Big, bold and brash, nothing grabs attention quite like wood type. In our next Salon, Associate Curator Stephen Coles will explore the Archive’s collection of wood type specimens, from colorful chromatics to wacky oddities, along with the ways wood type has been used and revived over the last two centuries.
When: Thursday, Aug. 29, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: Letterform Archive, 1001 Mariposa St., #307
Price: $5 (Student Admission); $10 (General Admission)
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Socially Inept: Tech Roast Show
From the event description:
Watch four of San Francisco's hottest comedians tell jokes about the tech scene and then roast techie volunteers from the audience. Tech is everywhere. It's enabling people all over the world to do more, revolutionizing modern science at an incredible pace, and changing the way we live our every day lives. It also sucks just a little bit. So let's roast the hell out of it. Disclaimer: these jokes are going to burn.
When: Thursday, Aug. 29, 8-9:30 p.m.
Where: BATS Improv Theatre, Landmark Building B
Price: $27.95 (General Admission). More options are available.
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Contain and Serve: An Evening of Cuisine, Calligraphy and Ceramics
From the event description:
Join us at this community-building event, which coincides with the closing reception of the exhibition "Calligraphies In Conversation." View calligraphic artworks in over a dozen languages, styles and scripts from local and international artists. Attendees are invited to enjoy traditional Persian cuisine served on artisan ceramic dinnerware created by Lesch-Middelton and Shirinbab; at the end of the event, attendees keep the dinnerware which they have used for their dinner.
When: Friday, Aug. 30, 6-9 p.m.
Where: San Francisco Center for the Book, 375 Rhode Island St.
Price: $35
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'Closing Argument' Comedy Special
From the event description:
Vilaska Nguyen embarks on his "Closing Argument" comedy special with this first installment developing his hour-long performance, featuring fellow Bay Area comedians. Vilaska has been a longtime San Francisco public defender and, for the past five years, has performed as a stand-up comedian in clubs and festivals throughout the Bay Area. His humor touches upon the criminal justice system, parenthood and the ridiculous stereotypes marginalizing Asian Americans.
When: Friday, Aug. 30, 8-10 p.m.
Where: Brava Theater, Cabaret, 2781 24th St.
Price: $10
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