Friday, Aug. 7 2009 @ 9:07AM
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| Dear & Yonder |
It took five. long. days. to get here, but man, it's finally the weekend. Let's celebrate. We've got a couple of ideas.
Dear & Yonder Pt. 1: Art Show @ Mollusk (Friday)We love
Mollusk parties, mostly for the fact that they force us to hang out so close to the ocean. And then, of course, there's all the cool art, film, and music the surf shop supports. Tonight it has another film/visual art/band combo going on, as the kickoff event for
Dear & Yonder goes down at Mollusk from 7 until 10 p.m.
Dear & Yonder is a locally made documentary by Tiffany Campbell and Andria Lessler about female surfers that was more than two years in the making. The soundtrack is star-studded with S.F. favorites, including Vetiver, Ty
Segall, Drift of a Curse, King City, Tussle, Thee Oh Sees and Hey Will
Power. Dream-folk duo
Black Bow will perform the live soundtrack tonight, as guests brown-bag it through a showcase of nearly 40
D&Y-related pieces of art, including work from
Ed Templeton and the
Hamburger Eyes crew. (Free. Note: This is part one of two recommended
D&Y gigs this weekend. See also "Surf Movie Party" on Saturday).
The Shop: Summer Blowout @Silverman Gallery (Friday)"Summer! Always a fabulous time to stop by one of the city's finest
galleries for a pop-up shop of merchandise made by artists. While many
of us have been selling our plasma to make the rent lately, that's all
the more reason to seek some kind of inspiration in the art gems on
display at the
Silverman Gallery's
The Shop: Summer Blow Out. This special moment of
fabulous stuff-buying is informed in part by the spirit of the original
Fluxus movement -- a network of artists, composers, and designers in the
'60s who brought their creations together for humorous events, poking
fun at the seriousness of modern art. With that in mind, more than 20
featured artists show work that explores art vs. commerce. Alongside
pieces by portrait photographer Ari Marcopolous, zine editor and Mr.
Lady Records owner Tammy Rae Carland, and Yuval Pudik, the shop has
records, limited-edition publications, and other marvelous baubles
brought into being by local and international talents."
Evan James (Free, 7-10 p.m.)