Wednesday is Weeklies day, so lots to roundup in this area! Also in the mix for March 25: opting out of shampoo, short films featuring cats, and today is Greek Independence Day, so we’ll have ours with extra olives.
ANIMALS
“Scientific” proof that people pick pets that look like them. Chron
ART
Nick Cave’s “soundsuits” at YBCA. SFBG
Art galleries being robbed, economy blamed (again). SFBG
DANCE
Symmetry at CounterPULSE. SFBG
EVENTS
Saturday’s “Spring Fling at the Filoli” event in Woodside. Ex
Marke b on the GayVNs. SFBG
FILM
Ben Rivers’ short films are about kitty cats. SFBG
Kimberly Chun interviews the same guy Alex did. SFBG
Ballet is hard, if you believe Ballerina. SFBG
FOOD
Bauer on why we’re not a steakhouse town. Chron
Food events this week: sake and whiskey. SFBG
Happy Greek Independence Day! SFoodie
Appetite on The Corner, a new hookah bar. SFBG
Cheap Eats at the Burrito Shop in Oakland. SFBG
Polk Street’s Bar Johnny. SFBG
GAMES
Kind of awkward timing on the GTA IV review: rough week to joke about “mowing down cops in the dozens.” SFBG
HOME AND GARDEN
Bugman on silk, orange oil. Bugman rules. Chron
Q&A with local landscaper Ahmed Hassan,of the DIY network’s (do we even get that one here?) “Yard Crashers.” Ex
MUSIC
Bands to see this week: Trans Am, Barn Owl, more! SFBG
Switchboard music fest this Sunday. SFBG
Talking with local band Bronze SFBG
STYLE
People who don’t use shampoo are oddly self-righteous. Chron
The Guardian’s fave local fashion designers. SFBG
THEATER
Crime and Punishment, Thom Pain. SFBG
Two from Pinter. SFBG
TV
Tm Goodman damns “In the Motherhood” with faint praise. Chron
What did we miss? Let us know.
