Enjoyable, free, low cost — What to do in San Francisco this week
From Johnny Funcheap
Special for the examiner
HBO’s masterpiece gallery “Last Week Tonight” is coming to SF
If you love weird art and are a fan of John Oliver then you should definitely check out the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco this month. The museum is one of five small independent galleries in the United States. selected to host a traveling exhibition of three weird paintings (Wendy Williams eating a pork chop, a drawing of two sexy rats who are DTF, and a still life with ties) shown, adored, and / or on Olver’s HBO show were ridiculed. Last week tonight. “
4th-25th January (open every day except Wednesdays), 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cartoon Art Museum, 781 Beach St., SF, $ 10 entry, $ 7 for SF residents. cartoonart.org
(courtesy of Benkyodo)
Last chance for mochi: SF’s 116-year-old mochi spot will be closed forever
It’s sad to see historic shops close, but at least in the case of Benkyodo, we have a chance to say goodbye with one final tidbit. This legendary Japantown bakery, which opened in 1906 and makes handmade rice cakes, manju, and mochi, has announced that it will be closed forever unless someone buys the business. After a break in the holidays, the owners are planning to temporarily reopen for the last time from January 11th and then to close at some point “after the New Year” on an open date and then to retire for good.
Temporary reopening Tuesday, January 11th, 9 am-3pm (or until sold out), 1747 Buchanan St., SF Cash only. funcheap.com
(Courtesy Wonderland SF)
SKATE: Over 140 artists present skateboard decks
The Mirus Gallery in SOMA adorns its halls with hundreds of skateboard decks and stands up for the recently burned 111 Minna to host a dynamic group art exhibition curated by Wonderland SF as their canvas.
Opening: Friday, January 14, 6-10 p.m. Exhibition runs through February 25, Monday – Friday, 12 p.m.-5 p.m., Mirus Gallery, 540 Howard St. 3rd Floor., SF, free of charge. eventbrite.com
(Courtesy War Memorial Fall Theater)
On the way to justice: An evening full of freedom songs for MLK
As part of an annual one-week series of events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrates this new program at the War Memorial Fall Theater in San Francisco for Freedom, Civil Rights and Social Justice. The free concert features spoken word, speaking, and live gospel, classical music, and hip-hop; and is broadcast on Facebook Live by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission for those unable to attend in person.
Thursday, Jan 13, 7-9pm, Fall Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave., SF RSVP required. eventbrite.com
(Courtesy Sazon Latin Food Festival)
San Francisco’s Latin Food Festival “Sazon”
Taste Latin America at the first-ever Sazon Latin Food Festival, which takes the outside of the Speakeasy Brewery at Bayview for an afternoon of empanadas, pupusas, ceviche, Caribbean spices and more. Enjoy bites from a curated collection of 10+ pop-up food stalls serving dishes from Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Peru, Haiti, El Salvador, Mexico, and more – plus DJ Celo G who turns Latin rhythms around your waist in Bringing momentum and helping with washing everyone down.
Sunday January 16, 11 am-5pm, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, 1195 Evans Ave., SF eventbrite.com
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