[11/13] Holiday Faire handmade gifts by local artisans at Redux Studios & Gallery, 5 PM to 9 PM
[12/12] Mid-Century Supper Club Holiday Potluck at Alameda Eagles, 6 PM to 11 PM [Tickets]
Austin, Texas
[11/27-12/24] Blue Genie Art Bazaar
[3/11-3/15/2016] SXSW Interactive
Berkeley, California
[11/27-11/29] Mummenschanz, the famous Swiss mime troupe, at Zellerbach Hall
[12/12] East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest at Berkeley City College, 10 AM – 5 PM [Facebook]
Chicago
[11/12] Bawdy Storytelling: 1st Bawdy ever in Chicago! [Tickets]
Copenhagen, Denmark
[Until 1/24/2016] Yayoi Kusama
: In Infinity, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Denver, Colorado
[11/13, 11/14, 11/15] Art of the Prank screenings at the Denver Film Festival
Galiano Island – Manzanita Ville, BC [11/21] Pinata Workshop for KIDS! with Meaghan Kennedy, 10 AM to 1 PM
[11/22] Pinata Workshop for Grown-ups! with Meaghan Kennedy, 11 AM to 3 PM Germany
[Until 12/16] The World of Tim Burton at Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR
Grass Valley, California
[11/17] David Sedaris
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
[Ongoing] Makers Mess
[Open now] The Shag Store, 8433 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood

[Until 11/29] The Tiki Farm 15th Anniversary Show at La Luz de Jesus
[11/28] THE KRAMPUS: Lecture with Costumes at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
6 PM [Tickets] 8 PM [Tickets]
[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
[12/12] Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slide Show at Modernica Props, 8 PM
[12/12-12/13] The Los Angeles Punk Museum Presents the 2nd annual Xmas Art Show at KGB Gallery
[12/18] Lightsaber Battle, 8 PM to 11 PM, Downtown LA [RSVP]
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]
Nevada City, California
[11/14] The Mark Growden Quintet at The Nevada Theater with The Calling All Choir [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 1/10/2016] Jim Shaw: The End is Here at New Museum
[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
[12/10-1/23/2016] Dodecahedron, an exhibit by Mark Ryden at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Oakland
[Until 11/29] SOME WAGS – Screenprints by MICHAEL WERTZ exhibit at Glama-Rama Salon
[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+
[11/14] SGRAFF-E-MART, one day handmade marketplace featuring 15+ East Bay artist vendors
[12/5] 5th ave marina’s End of the Road block party Holiday sale, 11 AM [Info]
[12/5] Mark Growden Quintet with Alex Kelly at Awaken Cafe, 7 PM
[12/10] Drag Me to Bingo, a bingo night with Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence [Tickets]
Olympia, Washington
[11/6 and 11/8] Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show, Parts 1 & 2
Palm Springs, California
[12/18] Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slide Show, 6:30 PM
[7/8-7/11/2016] 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]
Portland, Oregon
[12/12] Crafty Wonderland at Oregon Convention Center, [Tickets]
[8/11-8/15/2016] World Domination Summit [Tickets]
Provincetown, Massachusetts
[8/13-8/19/2016] Carnival 2016: Back to the 80’s
Riverside, California
[11/29] Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slide Show at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, 7 PM
[5/20-5/22/2016] Beyond Brookledge at the Galleria at the Mission Inn
Sacramento, California
[11/13-11/14] Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show, Parts 1 & 2 at Colonial Theatre
San Diego
[12/18] Lightsaber Battle, 9 PM to 11 PM, Downtown San Diego [RSVP]
San Francisco
[Until 1/10/2016] Jewel City: Art from San Francisco’s Panama-Pacific International Exposition at de Young Museum
[11/11] Fireside Storytelling: Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time at Chez Poulet, 7:30 PM doors
[11/12] ‘Punks Git Cut’ book release party with Jay Howell
[11/13] Suzanne Ramsey aka Kitten on the Keys at PianoFight, 6 PM to 8 PM, Free

[11/14] To Skin A Catcaller: Performance + Rally Against Catcalling, an event by a former A-i-R Mirabelle Jones, 11 AM to 9 PM at ATA Window Gallery
[11/15] The Return of The Bay Lights: Arts & Innovation Brunch, Village Impacts
[11/15] Bawdy Storytelling at Dark Odyssey Surrender [Tickets]
[11/16] “Cocktail Mechanics” class at The Interval, $100, 7 PM to 9 PM [Tickets]
[11/18] Bawdy Storytelling: Living the Dream at Verdi Club, 7 PM doors [Tickets]
[11/19] Flying Robot international Film Festival at the Roxie Theater [Tickets]
[11/20] The Mark Growden Quartet @ The Lost Church, private parlor show, 8 PM [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 at GAMH, 7 PM [Tickets]
[12/2] Dancehall of Beautiful Radiant Things at Verdi Club [Tickets]
[12/3] Fireside Storytelling: Mind. Blown., 8 PM, Chez Poulet, $15
[12/4] The Real Numbers EP Release Party at Hotel Utah, 8 PM
[12/5] Krampus Night with Alternative Tentacles Records featuring Jello Biafra [Tickets]
[12/9] THIS will sell out: LOST LANDSCAPES OF SAN FRANCISCO 10 at Castro Theatre, 7:30 PM [Tickets]
[12/10] The Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 10: A Benefit for the Internet Archive, 6:30 PM [Tickets]
[12/12] SantaCon, Noon at Union Square
[12/15 -12/16] X at The Independent
[12/18] Lightsaber Battle, 8 PM to 11 PM, Embarcadero [RSVP]
[12/31] PATTI SMITH & HER BAND perform Horses in its entirety this New Year’s Eve at The Fillmore! [Tickets]
[1/29, 1/30] Pancakes & Booze Art Show – FREE Pancakes at 111 Minna Gallery [Details]
[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
San Rafael, California
[11/27] The San Rafael Parade of Lights & Winter Wonderland
Seattle
“The Obscure, the Charming and the Odd: Mark Pahlow’s Guide to Seattle”
[11/19-11/20] Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show, Parts 1 & 2 at Northwest Film Forum
[12/2] A John Waters Christmas: Holier and Dirtier at The Neptune Theatre [Tickets]
[12/5] Santa’s Surf Spectacular! with Aloha Screwdriver at Darrell’s Tavern

Sherman Oaks, California
[11/21] Collecting Disneyland, an exhibition and auction at Van Eaton Galleries
Sun Valley, Idaho
[3/20-3/23/2016] DENT
Spain
[7/4-7/10/16] Nowhere
Vallejo, California
[12/5] Krampus at the Mad Hatter Christmas Parade in Vallejo
Vancouver, BC
[11/12] Onesie Skating Night with guest star Lady Bee!
Whittier, California
[12/3] Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slide Show, 7 PM
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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