[Various cities] “A John Waters Christmas: Holier and Dirtier”
U.S.A.
The Phenomenauts are on tour!
Everything is Terrible is on tour!
[12/18] Star Wars: Episode VII opens
Alameda, California
[10/31] Halloween Black Light Art Show at Studio 23
[11/7] Phyllis Diller Day art show and vintage clothing sale at Alameda Museum, hosted by Dames aux Gateaux [Facebook event page]
Alcatraz
[10/27] Nerd Nite on Alcatraz: Escape to the Island
Austin, Texas
[3/11-3/15/2016] SXSW Interactive
[10/15] BedPost Confessions at The North Door
Boulder, Colorado
[10/16] Turning Ideas Into Reality: The Public Library of the 21st Century with Mark Fraunfelder
Chicago, Illinois
[11/12] Bawdy Storytelling: Graphic Confessions
Copenhagen, Denmark
[Until 1/24/2016] Yayoi Kusama
: In Infinity, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Germany
[Until 12/16] The World of Tim Burton at Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR
Lake Iseo, Italy
[6/18 to 7/3/2016] 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!
Lisbon, Portugal
[11/7/2016-11/10/2016] Web Summit 2016
London
[July 2016] EVA London 2016
Los Angeles
[10/14] How to Hate Yourself with Laura House at Acme Comedy [Tickets] DIscount code: FRIEND
[10/17-11/1] ALONE | Absorption [ Tickets]
[10/21-10/25] We’re Going Back 2015 — The 30th Anniversary Fan Celebration of Back to the Future [Tickets]
[10/23] Bawdy Storytelling’s GrandSlam at Busby’s, 8:30 PM
[10/24] Donnie Darko at the Palace Theatre [Tickets]
[10/31] Rocky Horror Picture Show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Tickets]
photo by Rusty Blazenhoff, 2013
[11/28] THE KRAMPUS: Lecture with Costumes at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
[12/5] THE KRAMPUS BALL at Highland Park
[12/10] LA KRAMPUSLAUF: the Krampus LA troupe will be joined by over a dozen members of the Moorpass Maishofen from Austria!
[12/12] KRAMMPSTEIN at ALPINE VILLAGE
[12/13] KRAMPUS Mummers Play and Movie
Lowell, Massachusetts
[Until 10/16] E is for Elephants – The Etchings of Edward Gorey Thanks, junkculture!
Lucca, Italy
[10/29-11/1] Lucca Comics & Games 2015
Miami Beach, Florida
[12/3-12/6] Art Basel
[12/14] A John Waters Christmas: Holier and Dirtier at Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts [Tickets]
New York City
[Until 11/11] Some Place Like Home, an exhibit featuring Olek, Swoon, Olivia Steele, Boxhead, Moral Turgeman, Michelle P. Dodson
[Until 10/18] HONK NYC!, 9th Annual Convergence of Street Bands & Spectacle Makers
[11/4] Screening of Art of the Prank, a film based on ‘media trickster’ Joey Skaggs’ work, 7 PM, SVA Theatre, 333 w.23rd Street [trailer], FREE
Oakland
[10/14] Drag Me to Bingo, a bingo night with Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence [ Tickets]
[10/14] Thrivable Future Salon with Jean Russell and Mark Finnern at Pivotal Labs, 6 to 9 PM [Free]
[10/15] Beetlejuice at the New Parkway, 9:30 PM [Tickets]
[10/16 and 10/17] Oakland Autumn Lights Festival 2015, 6-11 PM each night [Tickets]
[10/17] SOME WAGS – Screenprints by MICHAEL WERTZ – Artist Reception at Glama-Rama Salon
[10/14-11/29] SOME WAGS – Screenprints by MICHAEL WERTZ exhibit at Glama-Rama Salon
[10/17] Vermeulen Open House at American Steel Studios
[10/18] East Bay Mini Maker Faire 10 AM to 5 PM [PETT plants will be there!]
[10/19] Nerd Nite East Bay #35: Dams, Tiki, and Weed Botany at Club 21 [Facebook RSVP]
[10/23] Twirl and Dip Grand Opening Party, 4 to 6 PM, at 1717 17th Street
[10/24] FIGMENT Oakland, a free, inclusive, participatory art event
[10/24] Bikes to Books Annual Autumn bicycle tour
[10/25] Letterpress 101 by Material Print Machine at Omni Commons, 6-9:30 PM
[10/29] George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at New Parish [Tickets]
[10/30 -10/31] Kinky Salon: THE NEW HAUNT at Mission Control Oakland [Tickets]
[10/30] Extra Action Marching Band at the Oakland Metro [Tickets]
[11/7] Bay Bridge Span Demolition, 9 AM
[11/12] Drag Me to Bingo, a bingo night with Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence [Tickets]
[11/14] ODDVILLE! A Festival of the Awesomely Strange at American Steel Studios, 7 PM, $20 cash only at the door, 21+
[12/10] Drag Me to Bingo, a bingo night with Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence [Tickets]
Palm Springs, California
[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.”
Pasadena, California
[11/21-11/22] Designercon
[1/1/2016] 12th Annual Rose Parade
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[12/11] A John Waters Christmas: Holier and Dirtier at The Carnegie Music Hall [Tickets]
Provincetown, Massachusetts
[8/13-8/19/2016] Carnival 2016: Back to the 80’s
Riverside, California
[5/20-5/22/2016] Beyond Brookledge at Mission Inn
Sacramento, California
[11/13-11/14] Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show, Parts 1 & 2 at Colonial Theatre
San Francisco
[10/15] Robert Henke’s Lumière II, Two shows at Gray Area Art & Technology Theater [Tickets at the door, $15-$35]
[10/15] Outdoor screening of Beetlejuice, Free, McCoppin Plaza Thanks, Nina!
[10/17] Litquake’s Chaos, Cacophony, “Bob†and Sublime Stupidity, 7:15 PM at The Chapel, 777 Valencia p.s. Look for Spy Emerson’s Hook-Up Truck.
[10/17] The Lab’s 24 Hour Telethon [Tickets]
[10/20] Odd Salon: Undead at DNA Lounge, 7 PM, $15+
[10/22] Coloring Happy Hour at Chronicle Books, 5:30 PM
[10/23] 90s video sing-a-long at the Roxie
[10/24] Bikes to Books Annual Autumn bicycle tour
[10/24] 2015 Northern California Synth Meet at Robotspeak
[10/24] Sassy Camp: An Epic Camp for Awesome Girls & Boys [Tickets]
[10/26] Whitechapel, a gin bar by Martin Cate opens [They’re hiring]
[10/29] TEDxSanFrancisco at Pier 70
[until 10/31] Camille Seaman: The Big Cloud at SFO Museum, Terminal 3
[10/31] Journey to the End of the Night, An “epic, moonlit chase through the dreamy streets of San Francisco” [Pre-register]
[11/4] Fireside Storytelling: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, 8 PM, Chez Poulet, $15
[11/4] Dancehall of Beautiful Radiant Things [Tickets]
[11/19] Flying Robot international Film Festival at the Roxie Theater [Tickets]
[11/21] Burning Man Arts Presents The Ninth Annual Artumnal Gathering at Bently Reserve [Tickets]
[11/25] Gogol Bordello, the Gypsy Punk Tour at the Warfield [Tickets] [Other dates/cities]
[11/28-11/29] SF Etsy Indie Holiday Emporium at Pier 35, Free admission
[11/29] A John Waters Christmas: Holier and Dirtier [Tickets]
[12/3] Fireside Storytelling: Mind. Blown., 8 PM, Chez Poulet, $15
[12/15 -12/16] X at The Independent
[12/31] PATTI SMITH & HER BAND perform Horses in its entirety this New Year’s Eve at The Fillmore! [Tickets]
[1/29] Dan Deacon at The Fillmore
[2/11/16] Monica Lewinsky at JCCSF
[10/2017] 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
San Jose, California
[Oct/Nov] Winchester Mystery House Flashlight Tours
[10/ 16-10/18] Matthew Briar and the Age of Resurrection at the San Jose History Park [Tickets]
Seattle
“The Obscure, the Charming and the Odd: Mark Pahlow’s Guide to Seattle”
[12/2] A John Waters Christmas: Holier and Dirtier at The Neptune Theatre [Tickets]
South Bay (California)
[10/16] Day 1: South SF Bay Area Home Tiki Bar Crawl 2015
[10/17] Day 2: South SF Bay Area Home Tiki Bar Crawl 2015
[10/18] Day 3: South SF Bay Area Home Tiki Bar Crawl 2015
Sun Valley, Idaho
[3/20-3/23/2016] DENT
Spain
[7/4-7/10/16] Nowhere
HEY YOU
If YOU would like to co-curate an issue of Rusty’s Electric Dreams, I’d love to hear your idea! Please email me: rusty@blazenhoff.com.
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