Weekend Guide: Design Sales, Culture Jamming & More

Weekend Guide: Design Sales, Culture Jamming & More

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“The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend.”—Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters


SHOP

Remodelista Spring Market

What: More than 30 local artisans, curated by the tastemakers at one of our favorite design sites, will be in one spot showcasing their home and garden wares.

Why: Get something for everyone on your list.

When: 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday, May 9

Where: Marin Country Mart, 801 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur

GO

Freak Show

What: Noted troublemaker and rabble rouser John Law (who inspired Fight Club, Burning Man, Santacon, and more) rhapsodizes about culture jamming clowns. Sword swallowers and other crazy circus acts are expected.

Why: It never scared you.

When: Doors open 8 pm, screening at 8:30 pm

Where: Other Cinema at Artists’ Television Access, 992 Valencia Street

SCORE

Move Loot Warehouse Sale

What: The online marketplace for secondhand furniture and decor is moving to bigger digs, so they’re inviting you to help clean out the inventory.

Why: Crazy deals on everything from vintage dressers to mod sofas and stainless steel bistro chairs.

When: 3 to 7 pm. today (Thurs).

Where: 888 Tennessee Street

LAUGH

“See Jane Sing”

What: Glee’s Jane Lynch brings her cabaret-cum-comedy show to SF.

Why: She’s hilarious—exhibit A.  

When: 7:30 pm, Saturday, May 9

Where: Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street

SEE

Portraits and Other Likenesses from SFMOMA

What: 50 carefully selected artworks—many on view for the first time—that explore the dynamic role of portraiture in modern and contemporary art. Exhibiting artist Mickalene Thomas and UC Santa Cruz assistant professor Derek Conrad Murray kick off the show with a lively discussion inside her special commissioned work, Between Ourselves Again.

Why: You need your culture fix.

When: 7 to 9 pm, Friday, May 8.

Where: The Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street; tickets here.

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