Events

Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program (CAP) is pleased to invite you to the group exhibition Selections: Works from Hospitality House’s Permanent Collection, featuring works created by Tenderloin community artists utilizing the free-of-charge fine arts studio and gallery temporarily housed at the Luggage Store Gallery, 1009 Market Street at 6th Street. Since 1969, CAP has been providing resources and exhibition space to artists who might not otherwise have access to them. This exhibition showcases a range of works produced at the CAP throughout our history. “One of the remarkable things I witness on a daily basis is how the artists that use the studio are able to temporarily overcome the hardship they endure to produce outstanding works,” said Ivan Vera, CAP Program Manager. “What I find curious is how when the brain and the hand are focused on the task-at-hand the emphasis shifts from the artist’s day-to-day struggles to a personal appreciation of his or her creative achievements.” Through creativity, adversity dissipates, self-esteem is built, and self-sufficiency is strengthened, key components to Hospitality House’s mission. This special retrospective spans more than 43 years, featuring works by notable artists throughout the history of the program, including: James Scoville, Jeff Roysdon, Stephen McQueen, Gabriella Bardellini, Pepe, Angel Florentino, Harry Driggs, Rose Linda, Charlotte Redor, Milo Harkness-Smith, Charlene L. Godard, James Irvine Taylor/Jolene Spencer, David Brannam, E. Kolker, Ronnie Goodman, Donald Becerra, Pancho, Esteban Diaz, Charles Blackwell, Sean Desmond, Dedan Bryant, Cadillac Red, Midori Meissen, randalljohn, Elisha Brown, Marsha Campbell, Patti Walker, Janet Williams, Steven Harris, Ronald Barnett, Athena Landmeier, Roya Bozeman, Ruth Altman, and others. Selections runs from February 9 through April 13 with an artist reception on Thursday, February 9, from 5 to 8 PM. The reception is free and open to the public.

Local creative-types' favorite happy hour happening, So You Think You Can Paint?, presents a night of highlights from featured So You Think You Can Paint? veterans. Seasoned painters will display and sell some of their best work, and you'll have a chance to paint a masterpiece, as always. It's also a chance to score some cheap cocktails - and TBI fave, Ike's Place, is bringing free grub for the masses. In case the prospect of free (and beyond delicious) sandwiches doesn't persuade you, Bay Area local bands Capkins, NorthFolk, and Blackout Makeout are also playing to get your creative juices flowing. Should be a good time!

Found Local and massage therapy master, Sya Warfield, is the head honcho over at Mission massage and spa destination, Urban Oasis. And in honor of Valentine's Day, Sya and Urban Oasis are hosting an art opening and V-Day party at the spa, complete with music, work by local artist Trina Spiller, and Valentine's treats to keep you relaxed and happy.

Whether you've boarded the San Francisco cable cars a hundred times or brushed them off as a mere tourist trap, you're now invited to learn about a modern mystery story experienced while riding one up Nob Hill. Member author Jim Nelson has penned Everywhere Man, a high-tech mystery story and audio tour about San Francisco's cable cars. Readers and tour participants will learn about a stranger haunting millions of tourist photographs that are taken around San Francisco and posted on the Internet, a man whose image quietly frustrates the fabric of the city's digital history. His presence is detected inside a virtual cable car ride funded by an entrepreneur who fancies himself a modern Andrew Hallidie. Portions of the audio tour will be presented and the author will discuss the process of writing a book designed to be synchronized with a self-guided audio tour. Everywhere Man was published in October 2011.

Noise Pop is partnering with SFWeekly and All Shook Down to deliver quality tunes to the masses. Join them to celebrate Noise Pop's 20th anniversary and dance the night away with jams from the likes of DJ Dials, YR Skull, and more. Check out the event at TBI's brand new event space and drink a beer or four with writers from SFWeekly's acclaimed music section to get the Noise Pop season started out with a bang.

If you're looking for a special way to commemorate your love on Valentine's Day, PhotoboothSF has just occasion. Take some photos on the moon with your sweetheart with Photobooth's sweet tintype photography for $75, or you can stick to a Valentine's-themed polaroid. You'll also get to try custom cocktails by Haamoni Sochu, musical accompaniment by Needles, and a chance to give back to the SF community - all proceeds from the party go to the Creative Arts Charter School, which burned down in the Alamo Square fire. $20 donation recommended, and space is limited - so RSVP to rsvp@photoboothsf.com to get in on the action.

Adrenaline junkies and classic car enthusiasts, listen up - Oddball Films is showing a collection of cinema filled to the brim with speed and vintage wheels. You'll see some acclaimed featured shorts including The Incredible San Francisco Artists’ Soap Box Derby (1975), which examines local SF artistry; The Car of Your Dreams (1984), an account of American car culture origins; Claude Lelouch's Rendezvous (1976), which captures a car chase through Paris; and The Last Prom (1973), a cautionary tale of blood and guts. And much more! These motorized masterpieces span the 1950s through 1980s and will throw you for a loop.