Various Cities
[9/11] 30th anniversary showings of Labyrinth
Alameda, California
[9/16] TILT! Stand-Up, Storytelling & Pinball at Pacific Pinball Museum
[11/5] The 23rd Annual Le Bal des Vampires at Alameda Elks Lodge [Tickets]
Berkeley, California
[1/6] The Lookouting: A Celebration of Lookout! Records at 924 Gilman
Austin, Texas
[9/3] Austin Stories Reunion Show at Spiderhouse Ballroom, 10 PM
[10/22] Austin Skipathon, 10 AM [Register]
Black Rock City, Nevada
[8/28-9/5] Burning Man 2016 See you there?
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
[9/30] Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club screening 6 PM [Tickets] Thanks, Heather!
Las Vegas
[Ongoing] Akhob, an immersive “Ganzfeld effect” experience by artist James Turrell at Louis Vuitton [by appt only: 702-730-3150] HIGHLY recommended!
Los Angeles
[Until 9/4] “Portrayals And Perceptions Of Gays In Hollywood” at The Hollywood Museum in the Max Factor Building
[Until 10/2] The Tension Experience: Ascension, “more than immersive theatre, more than a haunted house, more than anything you could imagine. It is a journey into darkness with the possibility of being reborn in the light” [Tickets]
[Until 11/27] Guillermo del Toro exhibit at LACMA
[8/20] Black velvet painting class at Velveteria: the Black Velvet Museum, all levels, 2 PM to 4 PM, $15 total
[Begins 9/13] 8-week long Neon workshop at Lili Lakich Studio, 6 pm to 9 PM
[9/17] Horton’s Hayride in San Pedro, CA, 1 PM [Tickets]
[10/1] Dolly Parton at Hollywood Bowl [Tickets]
[10/8-10/9] David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption at Ace Hotel via
[11/6] Krampus mask-masking workshop, 1 PM to 5 PM
[12/5-12/8] Henry Rollins at Largo
Maxwell, California
[6/15-6/18/2017] Camp Tipsy 2017, “an annual rotten boat building contest and campout”
Mountain View
[9/24] Dolly Parton at Shoreline, 8 PM [Tickets]
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] Jungle-Ized by Sound Collective, Free
[Ongoing] The Ferry Play on the Staten Island Ferry, $1.99
[Ongoing] More NYC events
[Ongoing] Madame Tussauds New York hyper-reality Ghostbusters Experience
[8/19-8/20] Surrealist Burlesque and Coney Island USA Present: SURFest: A Surrealist Manifesto, 10 PM [8/19 Tickets][8/20 Tickets]
[9/17] Atlas Obscura: Printed Rivals
[9/22] Shep Gordon in Conversation with Anthony Bourdain at Kaufmann Concert Hall, 7 PM
[10/26] Opening night for Wilderness, a “multimedia, documentary theatre experience that illuminates the quest for connection within the 21st century American family”
[11/10] Allee Willis is performing in New York City [More details as I get them]
Oakland
[1st 3 Saturdays in August] Neon soldering party at Cool Neon
[Until 9/9] Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden Concerts, Fridays, 12 PM to 1 PM, Free Thanks, Jewelz!
[Until 9/25] Altered State: Marijuana in California at OMCA
[8/18] Adventure Design Group, featuring Epic Immersive at the The Go Game HQ, 6:30 PM
[8/27] Puppeteer Tony Urbano at Children’s Fairyland, 2 PM
[8/27] Forbidden Puppet Cabaret at Children’s Fairyland, 21+ [Tickets]
[8/19] Summertime Cuddle Party, Kensington, CA, 7 PM [Tickets]
[8/19] The Lying Party, “an unpredictable evening of LIES,” 7 PM to 10 PM [Tickets]
[8/20] Learn Letterpress Basics at Compound Gallery, $125
[8/21] Flash Mob Short Play Festival
[8/31] Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) performs a Living Room show, $35
[9/10] Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium at Oakland Museum, 1 PM to 6 PM
[9/23] Chronicle Movie Night at Children’s Fairyland [VOTE]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thank you, Stefan Jewett!
[8/18 – 9/30] Surveillance: An Exhibition of Work on the Observation, Recording, and Storage of Human Activity at Esther Klein Gallery
Surveillance Drone Action Figure Workshop 8/27 1 PM
[9/6 & 9/13] Intro to Interactive Art and Intro to 3D Printing courses at The Hacktory, 6:30 PM (these are monthly)
[9/15] Adam Green’s Aladdin – Film and Concert at Milkboy, 8 PM
[10/5-10/31] ERASERHEAD FOREVER exhibit at Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art. They are currently looking for all mediums submissions until 9/19
[11/9] Diane Coffee at Boot & Saddle, 8:30 PM
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[10/22] El Vez, the Mexican Elvis at The Warhol Museum
Portland, Oregon
[9/8-9/11] XOXO 2016 at the Revolution Hall [Register]
San Diego
[8/18-8/21] Tiki Oasis: “Monster Island”
San Francisco
:: “Best storytelling events in the Bay Area”
:: Upscale vs. Frugal SF
[Ongoing] Elsewhere Philatelic Society
[Ongoing] More SF events
[Through Sept] Midwayville, a mixed reality popup carnival at SoMa StrEat Food, 7 PM to 12 AM
[Until 10/1] The Speakeasy: illicit bar, crooked casino, immersive theatrical experience at a discreet location near you [Tickets]
[Through Oct] San Francisco Neon Survivors and Icons From the Archives, SF Library, Main Branch, 4th floor
[Until 10/30] Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition at The Contemporary Jewish Museum (highly recommended!)
[8/17] Fireside Storytelling: “Nerve” at Chez Poulet, 7:30 PM
[8/21] The New Pornographer’s at Stern Grove Festival, Free
[8/23] Samuel Arbesman at The Interval: Technology at the Limits of Comprehensi, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM [Tickets]
[8/27] Tender Nob Neon Walking Tour, $15
[8/28] The Cannaisseur Series: Summertime Wake-n-Bake Brunch at 12 PM [Tickets: FRAULEINCHEF420]
[9/14] Fireside Storytelling: “Storyteller’s Choice” at Chez Poulet, 8 PM
[9/16] Bona Fide (7:30) and Bawdy Storytelling (10:30) at Verdi Club
[9/7] 7th Annual SuperHero Street Fair 2016, 1 PM to 11 PM [Tickets]
[9/21-9/22] Dent: Space at Innovation Hangar
[9/29] Bobby Bare Sr. + Bobby Bare Jr. at Doc’s Lab, 8 PM [Tickets]
[9/29-10/2] Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, Free (but super crowded)
[10/1] Descent Into Madness, the release party for Chicken John’s The Book of the Un at 111 Minna, $20 admission (includes book price)
[10/12] Fireside Storytelling: “Games People Play” at Chez Poulet, 8 PM
[10/13] Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary, 8 PM [Tickets]
[10/15-10/23] The Natives Are Restless: “From overthrow to uprising, an epic tale of Hawaiian resilience” at The Palace of Fine Arts [Info]
[11/9] Fireside Storytelling: “Caught in the Act” at Chez Poulet, 8 PM
[11/19] The Artumnal Gathering, 5:45 PM to 2 AM
[12/14] Fireside Storytelling: “Hot!” at Chez Poulet, 8 PM
[10/2017] 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
San Jose, California
[9/24] Art Party 2016 — An Occasional and Irrational San Jose Arts Fest, 6 PM
[10/4-10/7] Big Ideas Fest, “designing the future of education”
[10/14, 10/15 & 10/16] One-Day Taxidermy Workshop Series [Sign up]
SF Bay Area
[Ongoing] Best swimming holes in the SF Bay Area
[10/7-10/9] Art Car Fest [Crowdfund]
Santa Fe, New Mexico
[Ongoing] Meow Wolf [Read this] [Tickets]
[9/2] The 92nd Annual Zozobra
Seattle
“The Obscure, the Charming and the Odd: Mark Pahlow’s Guide to Seattle”
[9/8] Bawdy Storytelling: “Talk Dirty to Me” at Re-bar Seattle, 8 PM [Tickets]
Somerville, Massachusetts
[9/24] What the Fluff? Fluff Festival
Sonoma County, California
[8/12-9/25] We Players presents Romeo and Juliet, “ a site-responsive staging of the classic” in Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, “a historic old California rancho” Thanks, Albert!
Sun Valley, Idaho
[3/19/2017-3/22/2017] Dent 2017, a creative retreat for people who want to “put a dent in the universe,” as Steve Jobs once said. (Highly recommended!)
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