“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”
- Audre Lord
San Francisco Arts Town Hall 2014
October 20, 2014
6PM-8PM
Join us for Arts Town Hall San Francisco 2014 on October 20 from 6 – 8 pm. This is a unique opportunity for the arts community to engage with candidates for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on issues important to us—support for the arts and artists as well as the city’s strategies for partnering [...]
GOLDEN Returns Labor Day Weekend…The End of Summer Party!
August 30, 2014
8PM-1:30AM
THINKING ABOUT LEAVING TOWN FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND? YOU MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER. COMING INTO TOWN FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND? GOOD MOVE. GOLDEN Returns • The End of Summer Party • Saturday, August 30, 2014 • 8 PM – 1:30 AM • 111 Minna Street Gallery, San Francisco sf|noir and theREGISTRYBayArea.com invite you to join [...]
Dear White People
The San Francisco International Film Festival returns April 24-May 8 and sf|noir co-presents Dear White People, first time director Justin Simien’s award-winning satire about being a black face, in a white place. On the campus of Winchester University, a civil war is starting to erupt. An all-black residential hall is in the process of electing a new student head, [...]
Giants of Jazz on Film: Broadway to Hollywood and All That Jazz
Join sf|noir on Saturday May 3, 2014 as we continue our partnership with JCCSF to bring you the Giants of Jazz on Film series. A lot of the repertoire of classic jazz can be largely traced to the Broadway stage and Hollywood musical. Join us for an evening of film featuring jazz performances of compositions by the Gershwins, Rodgers and [...]
Be Bop Baby: A Musical Memoir
Be Bob Baby is based on actress Margo Hall’s life growing up in a musical household under the loving presence of her stepfather, Teddy Harris, Jr., an influential music director, composer, and arranger for Motown. Harris was a pioneer with his New Breed Be Bop Society Orchestra, and also worked with such legends as the [...]
The Fall Wine & Chocolate Event
October 11, 2014
5PM-9PM
Sample over 70 Wines and Champagnes – Enjoy Music, Culture, Art & Small Bites – Wine Forum – Local Artisanal Chocolates – Mix & Mingle Spend your early evening with us sipping wine and champagne while sampling a great selection of chocolates from boutique artisan chocolatiers and confectioners. The Fall Wine & Chocolate Event is [...]
The Spring Wine Event!
sf|noir, VIN12 and theREGISTRYBayArea.com present The Spring Wine Event! at Impact HUB Oakland on May 10, 2014. Sample Over 70 Wines – Champagne Gallery – Enjoy Music, Culture, Art & Small Bites – Mix & Mingle – Wine For Good – Dine After Wine Spend your early evening with us sipping wine and champagne, nibbling [...]
Freedom Summer
The San Francisco International Film Festival returns April 24-May 8 and sf|noir co-presents Freedom Summer. Stanley Nelson’s follow up to his Emmy-winning documentary Freedom Riders (2010) powerfully captures the incendiary events of the summer of 1964 in Mississippi, the nation’s most segregated state at that time. Through the use of rare archival footage, as well as incisive [...]
Giants of Jazz on Film: Showtime at the Apollo
Join sf|noir on Saturday March 22, 2014 as we continue our partnership with JCCSF to bring you the Giants of Jazz on Film series. The stage shows at the Apollo had it all: jazz bands and combos, vocalists, R&B, dance and comedy routines. Join us to watch clips of Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra, Louis [...]
GOLDEN Premieres January 25 featuring a Special Tribute to Chaka Khan
sf|noir and theREGISTRY present GOLDEN, a new intersection of music, art, culture… and people, premiering Saturday January 25, 2014 at 111 Minna Street Gallery. MUSIC :: GOLDEN brings you back to a memorable period in music. Join us as we take a journey back to the GOLDEN Era of Hip Hop, and the GOLDEN age [...]