Previous organizations Randy's Guide has spotlighted and donated: Common Ground Relief, LYRIC, Aldea Inc., Glide Memorial, City CarShare, Maitri, Loaves and Fishes, Friends of the Urban Forest, Farm Sanctuary, Bay Area Community Services, Blue Energy, My New Red Shoes, College Track, Foundation for the People of Burma, Vital Life Services, Little Angel Fund, San Francisco Health Services Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay Localize, San Francisco Women Against Rape, Sustainable Conservation, Ashoka, Old Skool Cafe, Darfur Sister Schools, Rebuilding Together San Francisco, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Urban Solutions, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Shanti, Curry Without Worry, SF Neighborhood Theater Foundation, La Cocina, and Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California.
2. The Debt (R): $9.9 million [1826 theatres; $5,427 per theatre; $11.8 million overall]
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Randy's Guide CCLVI (256)
Local History
Just prior to Millbrae's incorporation as a city in 1948, it was locked in a minor land dispute over Mills Estate with neighboring Burlingame. This contentiousness carried for several years, moved into state courts, and delayed Millbrae's incorporation.
Local Food Pick
Frances
3870 17th St. (at Noe St.)
San Francisco, CA 94114
Long a food desert of sorts, Castro finally has a quality fancy-pants restaurant. The bacon beignets are a big hit, but I think the appeal begins when you are reminded by your server that the carafe of wine is measured (and charged) in ounces. How... progressive and sensical. The intensely difficult reservations can be averted with the walk-up seats - dinner at 5 perhaps?
Previous picks: Radius; Limon Rotisserie; Art's Cafe; Little Star Pizza; Yamo; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen; Humphry Slocombe; Tu Lan; Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli; Foreign Cinema; Zanze's Cheesecake; San Tung; Asmara; Katana-Ya; Bouchon Bakery; A La Turca; Boxing Room; Falafel's Drive In.
Change for Change
Charity: The Bike Kitchen. Winning community awards since 2004, this nonprofit is entirely run by volunteers who teach people how to fix their own bicycles. Riders can rent tools and get on-site help for a daily $5 rate, or $40-80 annual fee (or six volunteer hours). The organization even has made sizable financial assistance this year to both CELLspace and Lyon-Martin Health Services. Address is 650H Florida, San Francisco CA 94110. www.bikekitchen.org
Bay Area Weekend Highs
Tropical moisture on Saturday? Sounds a little wild for our standards. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Coast: upper-50s
SF: low-60s
Bay: upper-60s
Inland East Bay: low-80s
South Bay: mid-80s
North Bay: upper-80s
1. The Help (PG-13): $14.6 million [2843 theatres; $5,134 per theatre; $119.0 million overall; 4th weekend]
3. Apollo 18 (PG-13): $8.7 million [3328 theatres; $2,615 per theatre]
4. Shark Night (PG-13): $8.4 million [2806 theatres; $2,995 per theatre]
19. Seven Days in Utopia (PG): $1.3 million [561 theatres; $2,347 per theatre]
- Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (R): Comedy; co-starring Christina Ricci and Don Johnson
- Contagion (PG-13): Thriller; co-starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, and Marion Cotillard; directed by Steven Soderbergh ("Ocean's Eleven" and "Traffic")
- Warrior (PG-13): Action; co-starring Nick Nolte
Art-house films:
- The Apparition (NR): Thriller
- Chasing Madoff (NR): Documentary
- Circumstance (R): Drama
- Creature (R): Horror
- Little Rock (NR): Comedy
- Love Crime (NR): Thriller; co-starring Kristin Scott Thomas
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (R): Sci-fi; co-starring David Bowie and Rip Torn
- Puzzle (NR): Drama
- Shaolin (R): Action; co-starring Jackie Chan and Andy Lau
Fashion's Night Out [Thu 5-8pm]: SF events filled with live music, food, cocktails, and specials. At Macy's Union Square, Nieman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Betsey Johnson, Gucci, Kenneth Cole, and Gap. www.fashionsnightout.com
Filming Performance program [Thu 7:30pm]: Work-in-progress film screening of an untitled documentary about pianist Fred Hersch. At YBCA (SF). www.ybca.org
Film Night in the Park [Fri-Sat 8pm]: 20th annual. Some Like It Hot on Friday (Mill Valley's Old Mill Park) and Dr. Strangelove on Saturday (SF's Washington Square Park). www.filmnight.org
Webster Street Jam [Sat-Sun 10am-6pm]: 10th annual. With two stages of live music ranging from acoustic to rock to blues. Along Webster St. (Alameda). www.westalamedabusiness.com
** Autumn Moon Festival [Sat-Sun 11am-6pm]: 21st annual. Opening ceremony and parade with lion dancers, street vendors, talent show, and more. Along Grant, between California and Broadway, and Pacific, between Stockton and Kearny (SF). www.moonfestival.org
Festa Coloniale Italiana [Sat 11am-6pm]: With live Italian music, food, pizza toss demos, and wine tasting. Along Stockton, between Union and Filbert (SF). www.sfiac.org
Poke Fest [Sat noon-6pm]: 10th annual. Spam musubi eating contest, poke competition, and live Hawaiian music and dancing. At Hukilau SF. www.pokefest.com
** Chocolate Festival [Sat-Sun noon-5pm]: 16th annual. With chef demos, ice cream eating contest, and live entertainment. Tasting tickets for purchase benefit Project Open Hand. At Ghirardelli Square (SF). www.ghirardellisq.com
2012 - The Musical [Sat 7pm, Sun 5pm, Wed 7pm]: The SF Mime Troupe returns with an exploration of corporate commissions. At Davis' Community Park (Sat), Sacramento's Southside Park (Sun), and Redwood City's Courthouse Square (Wed). www.sfmt.org
Shakespeare in the Park [Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm]: Cymbeline. At the Presidio's Main Post Parade Ground Lawn (SF). www.sfshakes.org
Solano Stroll [Sun 10am-6pm]: 37th annual. The East Bay's largest street fair. With parade, children's activities, and local theater performances. Along Solano Ave. (Berkeley). www.solanoavenueassn.org
Opera in the Park [Sun 1:30pm]: Arrive early. Featuring works by Mozart, Bernstein, Coplan, Rodgers, Scheer, and Williams. At Golden Gate Park's Sharon Meadow (SF). www.sfopera.com
9/11 Commemoration Ceremony [Sun 8pm]: Manresa Gallery commissioned a video work by SF resident Ben Wood, which will be broadcast outside USF's St. Ignatius Church (SF). Inter-faith service will be held inside, followed by a public reception. www.manresagallery.org
Mary Roach discussion [Mon 7pm]: The author of popular works "Stiff" and "Bonk" tackles outer-space effects on the human body in "Packing for Mars." Catch her at Books Inc. Opera Plaza (SF). www.booksinc.net
OneRepublic concert [Tue 8pm]: It's free, but expect long lines and a short show. At the Fox Theater (Oakland). www.samsungsummerkrush2011.com
Farmers' Market Party [Wed 9am-4pm]: 30th anniversary. Has it been that long? Enjoy the scavenger hunt, giveaways, balloon animals, and more. At the UN Plaza (SF). www.hocfarmersmarket.org
** Free quality food! [through Wed]: Just show the Scoutmob app on your iPhone or Android. Free tacos at La Taqueria (SF), ice cream at Three Twins, and sausages at Rosamunde - Mission (SF). www.scoutmob.com
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