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Vote for Kevin: Oprah’s OWN Show Contest

June 21st, 2010 Kevin Koss No comments

Hello,
Thanks for coming to the site. Please go to the link below and watch the video and then vote! We’ll be posting back the original version after voting ends at midnight July 2nd. You can vote as many times as you want according to Oprah, so vote everyday!

>>>Make sure you go to Oprah.com and then click the VOTE button<<<

 

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February – What’s Happening in San Francisco

January 29th, 2010 Kevin Koss No comments

Is the rain getting to you? In about three months we’ll start to hear about dry conditions and water rationing. February is a pretty active month. Check out our nifty, condensed annual city event calendar. Here is a summary:

Coming in February:

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Stuff to Do/Buzz

January 16th, 2010 Kevin Koss No comments
  • SFMOMA is free this weekend: SFMOMA 75th Anniversary Celebration | Free Admission Weekend
  • Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo
    Live Podcast with Matt Belknap, Pat Francis and guest TBA
    2pm @ The Eureka Theater $10
    buy tickets

    Podcast Double Feature:
    Doug Benson’s I Love Movies
    and CDR Radio

    5pm @ The Punch Line $10
    buy tickets SOLD OUT

    Game Show Explosion!
    with Dave Foley, Andy Richter, Dana Gould, Paul F. Tompkins, Janet Varney, Scott Aukerman and host Jimmy Pardo

    8pm @ Cobb’s Comedy Club $30
    buy tickets

    Dr. God Improv with special guest Matthew Lillard / Good Neighbor
    8pm @ The Eureka Theater $20
    buy tickets

    Game Show Explosion!
    with Andy Richter, Aimee Mann, Paul F. Tompkins, Doug Benson, Michael Ian Black, Scott Aukerman and host Jimmy Pardo

    10:30pm @ Cobb’s Comedy Club $30
    buy tickets

    Reggie Watts / Jamie Kilstein / Mary Van Note
    8pm & 10pm @ The Punch Line $21
    8pm: buy tickets
    10pm: buy tickets

    Kasper Hauser presents
    Pros From Dover, Pappy’s, and Josie Long

    10:30pm @ The Eureka Theater $20
    buy tickets

    SF Sketchfest at the Dark Room, presented by Atom.com
    Barrel Brothers / The Freeze /Barats and Bereta / Josie Long

    8pm $12
    Crisis Hopkins / Picnicface / Things We Made
    10:30pm $12
    @ The Dark Room
    buy tickets

    SF Sketchfest Midnight Movies:
    The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
    with Dave Foley in person

    Midnight @ The Clay Theatre $12
    buy tickets

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What’s going on in January in San Francisco?

January 10th, 2010 Kevin Koss No comments

The holidays are over, and things are pretty slow around town. Not much going on. But here are some things that are coming up:

  • SF Sketch Fest
    SF Sketchfest was founded in 2001 as a way to showcase the talents of six Bay Area sketch comedy groups: The Fresh Robots, Kasper Hauser, The Meehan Brothers, Please Leave the Bronx, Totally False People and White Noise Radio Theatre.
  • Some highlights:
    • Julia Sweeney
      JAN 27, 8PM AT YOSHI’S SAN FRANCISCO
    • DAY 4: Sunday, January 17
      The SF Sketchfest Tribute to Conan O’Brien
      with Conan O’Brien in person
      Hosted by Jimmy Pardo
      with special guest Andy Richter
      2pm @ Herbst Theatre $50/$40/$30
    • DAY 8: Thursday, January 21Inside Joke:
      Monty Python’s Terry Jones with Monty Python and the Holy Grail 35th Anniversary 7pm @ The Castro Theater $20
  • Noir City – San Francisco’s NOIR CITY festival returns to the majestic Castro Theatre for ten days, January 22–31, 2010. The theme for this eighth incarnation of the world’s most popular noir film series is part and parcel of classic noir: “Lust and Larceny.”

So you can laugh or get dark…all in January!

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Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Extravaganza

December 21st, 2009 Kevin Koss No comments

My partner Erik went to the Warfield last night. The show was really fun. They played all the hits plus rockabilly Christmas classics. This is a yearly event and we highly recommend for next year.

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What’s Going On? City Events Dec 19th

December 19th, 2009 Kevin Koss No comments

So the Holidays are in full gear, I’m feeling like I missed Santacon, what other cool stuff is coming up? Here is the list:


  • Avatar Opens Up – Another Titanic size hit for James C. But go see Up in the Air first.
  • Art of Prince - San Francisco Art Exchange
  • Aniversary Show MOMA
  • Saturday – Unsilent Night - Boombox Christmas Parade, 7:30 Delores Park
    “Now hitting its 15th year, Unsilent Night has been performed across the world, from Berlin to Tallahassee, and has been recreated in the studio for a gorgeous CD on Bang on a Can’s Cantaloupe Music label. One of few Christmas albums actually worth buying, the disc is an ambient wash of heaven-sent shimmer, recognizable as seasonal mostly for its modulating bells and time-stretched hymnal melodies.”
    - The Onion
  • Sunday – 7th Annual Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Extravaganza, Warfield, evening
    Widely recognized as the father of modern day rockabilly, Brian Setzer continues to nurture the tradition with The Brian Setzer Orchestra, a 17-piece ensemble which elevates the stripped down sound of his renowned band The Stray Cats to exponential sonic heights.

As always, you can check out my annual city events calendar that leaves out all the ongoing stuff that other calendars get cluttered with.

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TODAY > Bill Graham Menorah Day Festival | Union Square

December 13th, 2009 Kevin Koss No comments

Sunday December 13th, 2009 is “Bill Graham Menorah Day” in Union Square with a full day festival capped with the lighting of a giant 25-foot tall mahogany menorah in in the middle of the square.

Jewish Music 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Dreidel House – Arts & crafts 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Each child will be able to light their own Menorah
Ceremony with Local dignitaries begins at 4:15 p.m.
Actual lighting at 5:00 p.m.

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Santacon – What’s with all the Santas?

December 13th, 2009 Kevin Koss No comments

If you were driving around the city yesterday, you saw the hoardes of Santas. I thought it might be the Flaming Lips in town. But I asked one of the Santas and they said “Santacon”. Here is the lowdown:

From the website: http://santacon.info/San_Francisco-CA/
SantaCon is for adults – where guys & girls of legal age dress up like Santa and go cavorting around town for no better reason than that it’s huge fun. The first SantaCon took place in San Francisco in 1994 and was sponsored by The San Francisco Cacophony Society.

Santacon San Francisco

Santacon San Francisco

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Cool Things for Kids for the Holidays

November 7th, 2009 Kevin Koss No comments
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Annual City Event: Dia de los Muertos Procession

November 1st, 2009 Kevin Koss No comments

Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7pm at 24th & Bryant Streets, in the Mission District of San Francisco.

STARTS at 24th & Bryant
Walk on Bryant
Right on 25th st (Garfield Park on Left)
Right on Mission (Mission Cultural Center on Left)
Right on 24th st
Right onto Harrison
END at Garfield Park (26th & Harrison)

More information.

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