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Wed Jan 7 - Sun Jan 11

Chinese New Year Spectacular

at War Memorial Opera House (see listing for times) City Events

Chinese New Year Spectacular is an exhilarating world-class production that celebrates the pure excellence and grandeur of classical Chinese dance and music inspired by the myths, legends, and divine beauty of 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture.
Wed Jan 7

Rickshaw Stop's 5th Anniversary Bash

with Sean Hayes and Michael Musika

at Rickshaw Stop (8pm) Music

"Sean Hayes' worn, soulful voice defines easy categorization. Described as loose, dusty, and alive, his songs radiate a free-spirited charm that rarely seems attached to any particular era. The result is..."
Wed Jan 7

EFF'S 18th Birthday

Featuring DJ Spooky

at DNA Lounge (8pm) Music

Come celebrate EFF's 18th year of defending digital rights with our biggest bash yet! Special guest DJ Spooky will be rocking DNA Lounge with help from mashup party pioneers Bootie, as well as copyfighter and Surya Dub DJ Kid Kameleon.
Thu Jan 8

Glasvegas

at 330 Ritch (8:30pm) Clubs

Scotland's amazing new band Glasvegas is making their SF debut on the Popscene stage! They've created quite a buzz on the other side of the pond and we predict they will make quite a splash on our end as well. Carl Barat needs no introduction...
Thu Jan 8

We Love Haters!

at Vessel (9pm) Clubs

Joining the ranks of hot Hater headliners such as Ame, Evil Eddie Richards, and Damien Lazarus, Andrew Phelan and Martin Aquino give you feel good tunes that keep the smiles warm while Deal Seal and Solar throw down the dirty beats that keep your drinks stone cold.
Thu Jan 8 - Sat Jan 17

Long Island Iced Latina

at The Marsh (8pm) Theater

Gomez pours a long tall drink of cultural confusion, chronic virginity and mother daughter instability. Mixing theatrical physicality and stand-up comedy candor, she begins by recounting a hilariously dark memoir of the only brown girl in a white high school before switching gears to deliver an intoxicating manifesto for Latinos who...
Fri Jan 9

Crazy Cats!

at Oddball Films (8:30pm) Movies

Guest curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present a screening of the feature film “Eye of the Cat”, the offbeat mod thriller made in San Francisco in 1969 from a screenplay penned by “Psycho” writer Joseph Steffano. Not available on VHS or DVD, this rarely seen film will be screened in 16mm along with several cat-starring shorts
Fri Jan 9

Dirtybird Records 4 Year Anniversary

at Mezzanine (10pm) Clubs

Dirtybird Records has planted a nest at Mezzanine! The 4 year anniversary party is the first installment of the new Dirtybird quarterly at Mezzanine! Don't miss the first! With sets by Claude Vonstroke, Justin Martin, Christian Martin & Worthy.
Fri Jan 9

Free Blood

with Landshark

at DNA Lounge (9:30pm) Clubs

"A Brooklyn band that has positioned itself as the soundtrack for parties gone awry. Ex lead singer of !!! (Chk Chk Chk) John Pugh and Madeline Davy have a remarkably unique and cohesive sound."...
Fri Jan 9 - Sun Jan 11

Norm MacDonald

at Cobb's Comedy Club (see listing for times) Comedy

"Perhaps best known for his offbeat delivery of "the fake news" on "Saturday Night Live" for five seasons, Norm MacDonald continues to be a major comedic presence. Aside from his notable characterizations of Bob Dole and Burt Reynolds on “SNL,”..."
Sat Jan 10

Flashlight Tag!

at Golden Gate Park (7:30pm) City Events

Come play late night flashlight tag with us! Bring friends! And a flashlight! Meet at 7:30pm at Haight and Stanyan, game starts at 8pm!
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