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New AgainIf the phrase “antiques show” conjures up
memories of forlorn afternoons sitting on
Grandma’s loveseat watching PBS, think
again. Old is the new hip, and to prove it,
SF native and international fashion celeb
Derek Lam is hosting this year’s SF Fall Antiques Show. Enter the oldest-running
event on the West Coast through architect
Andrew Skurman’s 20-foot pagoda. Expect
a wonderland of furnishings, ceramics,
jewelry, textiles, fine arts, and more—all of
them from museum and private collections.
Even if an heirloom Chinese tapestry isn’t
on your must-have wishlist, an old-world
feast for the eyes is always worth the trip.
Oct. 28–31; Fort Mason Center, Marina
Boulevard at Buchanan Street, 415-989-
9019, sffas.org —CHLOE DALEY
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Mill Valley Film Festivalcafilm.org/mvff
SF DocFestsfindie.com
Hot Chip at the Warfieldgoldenvoice.com
Halloween Costume Walkbgf.org
LovEvolution Festivalsflovevolution.org
Italian Heritage Paradesfcolumbusday.org
Treasure Island Music Festivaltreasureislandfestival.com
october
Offbeat film, slapstick humor, and your guide to the creepiest Halloween haunts. EDITED BY ALLISON MCCARTHY
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REEL NEWS
A vant-garde film can certainly feel like a world of hidden gems that most of us will never find. Fortunately, the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive goes all out this fall in celebration of Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San
Francisco Bay Area, 1945-2000 (UC Press), a voluminous book that distills everything you’d ever want to know about this genre, culled from 10 years of research. Consider this your avant-garde education, not to mention your duty as a resident of a bohemian city. To complement the Oct. 15 book release, BAM/PFA will host a six-month film series of rare 10- to 20-minute films, grouped according to theme or era and shown in one- or two-hour clusters. While most of the fun goes down across the bay, San Francisco Cinematheque will copresent a selection of flicks at venues like SFMOMA, the Victoria Theater, and Artists’ Television Access. To top it off, there’s also a gallery exhibition showcasing arti-facts of the nonmoving image variety—original movie posters, film stills, and flyers. Film series through March; gallery exhibit Oct. 6–April 3; bampfa.berkeley.edu —ALEX BIGMAN
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27 DATES TO REMEMBER
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BET THE RAUNCHIf one is to learn anything about Judd Apatow’s career, it’s that sick, slapstick
humor really sells. Counting Superbad,
Knocked Up, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin
among his successes, the seasoned
writer/director/producer proves that
vulgarity, gratuitous nudity, and awkward
adolescent moments will get you
everywhere in Hollywood. This month,
see a different side of Apatow as he sits
down with Dave Eggers for a City Arts
& Lectures conversation. Be prepared
to hear about his role in Get Him to the
Greek and Apatow’s new compilation of
his favorite authors, called I Found This
Funny (McSweeney’s). Highbrow, meet
lowbrow. Oct. 7; Herbst Theatre, 401 Van
Ness Ave., 415-392-4400, cityarts.net
—ALLISON MCCARTHY
Arabian NightAs a ballet, Scheherazade—spun from
the Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic stories
of 1,001 Nights—is usually a grand,
classical affair full of treacherous
sultans and bejeweled seductresses.
But Alonzo King’s sinewy and erotic
modern choreography is actually a
much more appropriate vehicle for
these ancient tales. If the masterful,
athletic dancers of his LINES Ballet
aren’t enough to make you sit up, the
live score by renowned tabla master
Zakir Hussain and vibrant costumes
by couturiere Colleen Quen surely will.
Oct. 14–24; YBCA Novellus Theater,
700 Howard St., 415-978-2787,
linesballet.org —KELLY MENDEZ
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“My old favorites: Hazel Dickens, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson. My new favorite: The Ebony Hillbillies.” —BENEFACTOR WARREN HELLMAN, ON WHOM HE’S
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING AT THE 10TH ANNUAL HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, OCT. 1–3; STRICTLYBLUEGRASS.COM
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CliffhangerFor months, the only way to hear Adam Haworth Stephens’ solo material was to go to a Two Gallants show and see it happen by chance. Finally, the San Francisco native has a full-length album of his own. The recently released We Live on Cliffs achieves an intimacy to which Two Gallants—Stephens’ well-established indie-rock project with Tyson Vogel—cannot comfortably ven-ture. With an unwavering lyrical center and vocals that assume a rare magic under strain—all neatly hemmed by seasoned producer Joe Chiccarelli, who has worked with indie giants like The Shins and The White Stripes—We Live on Cliffs generates a number of electric moments that clearly demon-strate what all the buzz is about. Album release show Oct. 2; The Independent, 628 Divisadero St., 415-771-1421, theindependentsf.com —ALEX BIGMAN
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NEPTUNE SOCIETY COLUMBARIUMWalk through the Neptune Society
Columbarium, which holds the
remains of many prominent locals.
You may feel a touch on your back
or shoulder. 1 Loraine Court
QUEEN ANNE HOTELThe Queen Anne Hotel was home
to Mary Lake and her School for
Girls in the 1890s. She died of
heartbreak after the school was
closed. Spend the night in room
410 (her old office) and see if she
tucks you into bed. 1590
Sutter St., 415-441-2828,
queenanne.com
CURRAN THEATERLook in the large lobby
mirror at the Curran
Theater for the ghost of an
employee who was killed there in
the 1920s. 445 Geary St., 415-551-
2000, shnsf.com
STOW LAKEWalk around Stow Lake after dark,
and look for the ghost of a woman
whose child may have
drowned there in the
1900s. Stow Lake
Drive, between
Martin Luther King
Jr. and John F.
Kennedy drives
PRESIDIO’S ABANDONED ARMY HOSPITALSneak under the fence at the
Presidio’s old army hospital, and
listen for the footsteps of dead
soldiers. 1801 Wedemeyer St., north
of 15th Avenue —A.M.
CHEAP CHILLDitch the costume party for an authentic spine-tingling experience. The challenge: An All Hallow’s Eve game of truth or dare at SF’s most haunted places.
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