Austin, Texas
[3/18] Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion
[3/11-3/15] SXSW Interactive
Berkeley, California
[3/2] Lost Landscapes of Oakland, California with Rick Prelinger, 3:10 PM
[3/26] Heather Gold’s “Everything Is Subject to Change” – One Night Only
East Park Reservoir in Colusa County, California
[5/20-5/26] Camp Tipsy
Gibsonton, Florida
[Until 2/13] International Independent Showmen’s Tradeshow Thanks, Joyce!
Houston, Texas
[4/9] The 29th Annual Houston Art Car Parade
Lake Iseo, Italy [6/18 to 7/3] Christo’s Floating Piers
Las Vegas
[Ongoing] Akhob, an immersive “Ganzfeld effect” experience by artist James Turrell at Louis Vuitton [by appt only: 702-730-3150] HIGHLY recommended!
Desert beyond Las Vegas
[4/29 to 5/1] Further Future Festival: Music Technology Speakers Wellness Art Gastronomy & Community [Tickets]
Lisbon, Portugal
[11/7-11/10] Web Summit 2016
London
[2/11-2/13] Atmospheric Aphrodisiacs, the world’s first aphrodisiac breathable cloud at Alcoholic Architecture in Borough Market
[July 2016] EVA London 2016
Los Angeles
“ Cool Places to Buy Weird Shit in Los Angeles”
[Dates in Feb.] Year of the Monkey at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre
[2/10] Serial Killer Speed Dating: Valentine’s Edition, 8 PM to 10 PM, BarFood LA
[2/13] Pink Unicorns Pink Champagne, Valentines Day at The Velveteria, 7 PM – 11 PM, 711 New High, Chinatown
[2/14] The Los Angeles International Pen Show Thanks, Michael!
[2/18] FREE ADVICE, at the Ace Hotel Downtown L.A. rooftop, 12 PM to 6 PM
[2/18-2/20] Pez Con Thanks, Jovino!
[2/19-2/21] The Antigone Project
[2/27] The Edwardian Ball
[2/29] Bob Baker Day [Tickets]
[2/29-3/1] A L O N E i n c . A C H E L A N D, undisclosed location in LA [Tickets]
[3/19] Crispin Glover Live! 10th anniversary Part 1 and Part 2 of IT trilogy
[3/24] Cat Art Show LA 2: The Sequel at Think Tank Gallery
[4/1-4/3] Roaring Twenties Weekend 2016 [Tickets]
[5/3-5/4] ROUGH SLEEPER at Think Tank Gallery
Marble Falls, Texas
[10/7-10/10] Camp Grounded
Melbourne, Australia
beinArt Gallery opens in early 2016
[2/20] White Night Melbourne
New York City
Quirky NYC by Oriana Leckert:
“From Bumper Cars to Torah Taxidermy: A Guide to 25 of Brooklyn’s Most Unusual Museums”
“From Elevators to Outsider Art: A Guide to 16 Under-the-Radar Museums in Queens”
[Ongoing] Sleep No More at The McKittrick Hotel
[Ongoing] The Ferry Play on the Staten Island Ferry, $1.99
[Dates through March] 8Players, an immersive roleplaying experience, Secret locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan, 21+ [Tickets]
[2/19-2/23] Insignificance by Terry Johnson, Langham Place Hotel, Manhattan [Tickets]
[Until 3/27] Then She Fell, An immersive theater experience combining a hospital ward, the writings of Lewis Carroll, and only 15 audience members per show [Tickets]
Oakland
[2/12 and 2/13] Hot Couture: Alchemy & Ardor at The Crucible, [ Tickets]
[2/14] Romance in the Redwoods at Redwood Regional Park at Canyon Meadow Staging Area, 2 PM to 5 PM, drop-in program
[3/5 and 3/6] Oakland Museum’s White Elephant Sale, Free
[4/17] MAPS 30th Anniversary Banquet & Celebration at Scottish Rite Center
[6/25-6/26] Burger Boogaloo, Mosswood Park [Tickets]
Palm Springs, California
[2/13] Charles Phoenix Space Age Slide Show at Palm Springs Art Museum, 10 AM [Tickets]
[7/8-7/11] Yes and Yes Yes (YxYY) at the Ace Hotel, a “summer retreat for anyone who considers themselves a thinker, maker, creator, nerd, or weirdo.”
Paris, France
Editor’s note: Last January I had the good fortune to spend the night in an artist’s yurt. My photos from that visit will be included in this show…in PARIS!
[4/13-8/29] Habiter le Campement, Cite de l’architecture & du patrimoine au Palais de Chaillot
Portland, Oregon
[Until 4/3] Kenny Scharf: Cosmic Cavern Thanks, Michael! Great one!
[8/11-8/15] World Domination Summit [Tickets]
Provincetown, Massachusetts
[8/13-8/19] Carnival 2016: Back to the 80’s
Riverside, California
[5/20-5/22] Beyond Brookledge at the Galleria at the Mission Inn
San Francisco
[Until 2/26] Ellingson & Wertz at Mule Gallery
[2/11-2/25] SF Indie Fest, various events around the city
[2/10] Pussy Riot at the Warfield [Tickets]
[2/10-2/13] Fog City Magic Fest at EXIT Theatre
[2/11] Digital Detox’s Analog Dating Night, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Soma Street Food Park [Tickets]
[2/11] Playful Get-To-Know-You Experiences: Tangible Possibility (Lea Redmond) & Appetite Obscure, 6:30 PM
[2/11] Monica Lewinsky at JCCSF
[2/13] Bawdy Storytelling’s NINTH Anniversary Shows! Congrats, Dixie!
Bawdy Storytelling: Unforgettable, early show 7 PM at Verdi Club [Tickets]
Bawdy Storytelling: The Best of, late show 10 PM at Verdi Club [Tickets]
[2/11-3/5] Miss Behave’s Game Show at Greek Star Theatre [Tickets]
[2/13-2/14] International Cannabis Business Conference, discounted tix available at BASA, 1326 Grove
[2/12-2/14] Reveal All Fear Nothing: A Journey in Sex, Love, Porn and Feminism at SF Armory
[2/17] Nerd Nite #69: Sutro Baths, Psychedelic Data Science, and Blowing Up Bridges! at Rickshaw Stop, 7 PM [Tickets]
[2/24] A Tribute to Aunt Charlie’s “Beautiful by Night”, 6:30 PM
[2/26] DeepDream: The art of neural networks at Gray Area, 6 PM – 11 PM [Tickets]
[3/4] Dead Kennedys at the Fillmore [Tickets]
[3/19 and 3/20] San Francisco Pop-up Ball pit Bar at the Romper Room
[3/24] Comedian Maria Bamford at Nourse Theater
[4/14-4/15] The Chocolate and Art Show at SOMarts
[4/16] SFMOMA to reopen
[4/21-4/24] The Gray Area Festival, a conference, performances, workshops, and an exhibition surveying culture through the lens of art and technology
[6/12-6/13] Season finale of Calling All Choir at Mission Dolores Basilica
[6/24-6/26] New Games with John Law
[7/10] Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge at DNA Lounge [Tickets]
[7/23] The Murray Invitational. A Bill Murray Art Exhibition and Golf Party at Public Works
[8/5-8/7] Outside Lands, Golden Gate Park
[10/13] Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary, 8 PM [Tickets]
[10/2017] 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
San Mateo, California
[5/20-5/22] The 11th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area [Tickets]
Seattle
“The Obscure, the Charming and the Odd: Mark Pahlow’s Guide to Seattle”
Sun Valley, Idaho
[3/20-3/23/2016] DENT
Spain
[7/4-7/10] Nowhere
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