[12/7] Annual Holiday “Tiki Mug Swap” at Forbidden Island, 6 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
[12/6] Krampus Lauf on 4th St. at Castle in the Air, 3:30 PM
[12/12] East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest at Berkeley City College, 10 AM – 5 PM [Facebook]
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
[Ongoing] Makers Mess
[Open now] The Shag Store, 8433 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood
[11/20] Opening of Crazy4Cult9 at Gallery1988 (West), 7 PM to 10 PM
[Until 11/29] The Tiki Farm 15th Anniversary Show at La Luz de Jesus
[11/28] Meet Jessica and I at Clifton’s, 8 PM, for drinkies
[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
[12/5-12/6] Comic Arts LA at Think Tank Gallery, Free
[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]
[12/19, 12/20] Harry Shearer and Judith Owen’s Christmas Without Tears (Does This Tree Make Me Look Fat?) at Largo
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 1/10/2016] Jim Shaw: The End is Here at New Museum
[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
[11/30] Nerd Nite East Bay #36: 20K Leagues, Scrabble, and Human Senses
[12/4] Top Secret Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Extravaganza for the Department of Make Believe, 5 PM to 9 PM
[12/4] Festival of Lights parade at Children’s Fairyland, other Fairyland holiday events
[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]
[12/10] BAD SANTA at the New Parkway, 9:30 PM [Tickets]
[12/12] Something For Everyone at Lost & Foundry Studios, 5 PM to 7 PM
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
[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
Richmond, California
[12/5] Holiday Arts Festival at Richmond Arts Center, 11 AM to 3 PM
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
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
[11/25] 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] Joy Hacking: The Future of Happiness, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
[12/2] Dancehall of Beautiful Radiant Things at Verdi Club [Tickets]
[12/3] Wunderfaire 2015 at IDEO Pier 28 Annex The Embarcadero, 4:30 PM to 8 PM
[12/3] Fireside Storytelling: Mind. Blown., 8 PM, Chez Poulet, $15

[12/4] Opening reception for Man Candy, an art show by Jason Mecier at Magnet, 8 PM to 10 PM
[until 12/31] Man Candy, an art show by Jason Mecier at Magnet
[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]
[12/5] Barbary Coast Burlesque at Doc’s Lab
[12/9] THIS has sold out: LOST LANDSCAPES OF SAN FRANCISCO 10 at Castro Theatre, 7:30 PM [Tickets]
[12/9] Advanced Style with Ari Seth Cohen at JCCSF
[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
[12/13] Holiday Art Celebration, Sale, & Fundraiser ( by artists Carolyn Matteson and Ellen Leanse)
[12/15 -12/16] X at The Independent
[12/16] Going Deeper: Freedom, Liberation & Mindfulness with Michael Taft, 10 AM – 4 PM
[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]
[1/23] The Groundlings’ Children’s Show at JCCSF, 1 PM
[1/23] ESCAPE FROM AT&T PARK
[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
Santa Rosa, California
[12/12-12/13] The Emerald Cup at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds [Tickets]
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”
[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
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
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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