Gallery Exhibit – Christoph Draeger and Reuben Lorch-Miller
Catharine Clark Gallery
May
In his new body of work Draeger employs installation, photography, drawing, audio and video, neon, and even traditional hand-stitched textile. For his fourth solo exhibition at Catharine Clark Gallery, Reuben Lorch-Miller delves into the conceptual framework of the meta-physical and draws on a range of artistic interests.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/399-1439.

Gallery Exhibit – The Streets of San Francisco
The Society of California Pioneers
May
Learn the identities of those individuals whose names are perpetuated in asphalt and concrete. The exhibit incorporates maps, photographs, prints, and artifacts that recall San Francisco’s transformation from mission outpost to instant metropolis as well as the people who made significant contributions to the life of the community. 
Cost – $5 General, $2.50 Seniors/Students
For more information call 415/957-1849.

Gallery Exhibit – Tracing Roads Through Central Asia
YBCA
May
Discover a new generation of artists from this region who are creating work that is notable for its powerful imagery, original language and a profound political awareness.
Cost – $7 General, $5 Seniors/Students/Teachers, Free for Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.

Gallery Exhibit – The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics
YBCA
May
Experience the politically charged work of a new generation of women who use creativity as a form of empowerment and a means for making social change. Emphasizing performativity, collaboration and coalition building, the artworks spotlight the daring of women who unapologetically assert themselves, and project their identities out into the world to address a range of issues from the personal to the global.
Cost – $7 General, $5 Seniors/Students/Teachers, Free for Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.

Community Meeting – Yerba Buena Alliance Neighborhood Meeting
San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
May 1, 8:45-10am
Meet other members of the Yerba Buena Neighborhood, learn about businesses and other issues impacting the area, network, and enjoy breakfast.
Cost – Free
For more information or to RSVP call 415/541-0312.

Event – Chinese American Experiences in Songs and Stories by Charlie Chin
California Historical Society
May 1, 6-8pm
Actor, singer, and story-teller, Charlie Chin will share his collection of unique songs and stories about Chinese Californians during the Gold Rush the building of the Transcontinental Rail Road, and early immigrant life in Chinatown.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/357-1848.

Party – Art Opening: CIRCUS!
111 Minna Gallery
May 1, 6pm-late
Celebrate new works by Ferris Plock + Kelly Tunstall at this opening reception of the exhibit CIRCUS!
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/318-9908.

Film/Video – The Rape of the Sabine Women, with Performances
SFMOMA
May 1 and 2, 8pm
Witness the West Coast premiere of the acclaimed video-musical The Rape of the Sabine Women. The work recasts Rome’s founding myth of abduction and peaceful settlement as a chaotic fall from mid-century idealism. Other screenings without performances throughout May.
Cost – $20 General, $15 Members/Seniors/Students
For more information call 415/357-4000.

Performing Arts – Rupa and the April Fishes + Brass Menazeri
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May 3, 1-3pm
Mixing sounds from the Far East, Europe, Latin America and the US, the April Fishes give an unforgettable multilingual performance with songs in French, Spanish, English, Hindi and Roma that range from raucous to romantic.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.

Event – How Weird At Night
111 Minna Gallery
May 4, 6pm-2am
Enjoy this afterparty to the How Weird Street Faire in Minna creative, artistic space.
Cost – Cover at Door
For more information call 415/318-9908.

Event – The Family Studio
SFMOMA
May 4 and 18, 12-3pm
Explore art through an array of participatory activities for kids and adults. The programs include hands-on art projects, gallery tours for the whole family, and a changing lineup of family-friendly readings and screenings.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/357-4000.

Event – Design Charrette for Folsom and 5th Streets
AGI Capital, at Vehicle SF
May 5, 6:15pm
Join the project sponsor and architects of the mixed-use development at 900 Folsom and 260 5th Streets. Bring thoughts, ideas, photos, magazine tear-outs of what you think the aesthetics of this projects should be! Event is located at Vehicle SF, 275 6th Street.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/775-7005.

Event – Exhibition Spotlight: New Work by Paul Sietsema
SFMOMA
May 6, 12pm
Join exhibition curators for a discussion of Sietsema’s project on view in New Work. The artist develops handcrafted objects from photographic sources, then transforms these objects back into two-dimensional forms via film.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/357-4000.

Event – Personal Financial Planning Professional Sequence Information Session
UC Berkeley Extension
May 6, 5:30-6:30pm
Pave the way to take the CFP® Certification Examination as the field of personal financial planning grows more rapidly, and help our aging population begin to plan for their retirement.
Cost – Free
For more information or to reserve a space call 510/642-4111.

Event – Celebrate 20 years of Lloyd Dangle's Troubletown
Cartoon Art Museum
May 8, 7-9pm
Enjoy an evening with Lloyd Dangle, creator of the nationally-syndicated weekly political cartoon Troubletown, including a special presentation celebrating Troubletown’s 20th anniversary. Will include Q&A session with the artist and book signing.
Cost – $5 General, Free for Members
For more information call 415/227-8666, x 314.

Party – One Mama
111 Minna Gallery
May 8, 5:30pm-1am
Don’t miss this a launch party and fundraiser for One Mama’s women empowerment program in Uganda. With live African music and Live funk, R&B, soul, rock and more.
Cost – $25 Donation
For more information call 415/318-9908.

Film/Video – Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
YBCA
May 8-10, 7:30pm
To describe the film simply as a love story between a son and daughter of two feuding families does not convey this achievement in cinematic folklore. Infused with Ukrainian folk music, religious symbolism, dazzling colors and dizzying camerawork, the film is a chaotic and lyrical tour de force.
Cost – $8 General, $6 Members/Seniors/Students/Teachers
For more information call 415/978-2787.

Film/Video – Around ‘68
SFMOMA
May 8-31, see website for complete schedule
This series does not aim to represent the events of May 1968 directly. Instead, it follows the major currents of that time back into the politics of the postwar period, forward to the brink of the 1980s conservative revival, and around the world, connecting 1968 with the conflicts that marked the end of the colonial era.
Cost – $5 General/Seniors/Students, Free for Members or with Museum Admission
For more information call 415/357-4000.

Event – Wealth Management Professional Sequence Information Session
UC Berkeley Extension
May 8, 6:30-7:30pm
Serve high-net-worth investors in this advanced area of financial planning. Students in the program will also focus on developing critical relationship-building and client-retention skills.
Cost – Free
For more information or to reserve a space call 510/642-4111.

Event – Mother’s Day Portrait Party
SF Camerawork
May 10 and 11
This is an opportunity to have yourself, your family, and your friends immortalized in a custom portrait by a nationally recognized photographer. It's a wonderful Mother's Day activity, or just a good excuse to have a creative portrait made by some of the most innovative and exciting photographers working today.
Cost – $375-$625 (price varies)
For more information call 415/512-2020, x 102.

Event – What’s the Big Idea Day
YBCA
May 10, 12-8pm
You are invited to learn more about contemporary art with an open house festival of exciting events & exhibitions that highlight the last Big Idea of the season: Identity Shifts. Museum is free to all, with a variety of programs throughout the day.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/978-2787.

Performing Arts – Los Vasallos del Sol and The Venezuelan Music Project
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May 10, 1-3pm
Direct from Venezuela! With a repertoire that covers the coastal country’s history from its pre-Hispanic and African roots to today’s popular rhythms and dance forms, this event will deliver a high-energy performance with contagious beats that will have you jump to your feet and dance!
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.

Event – SF Beta Green
111 Minna Gallery
May 12, 5pm-2am
A lively event that brings together founders, developers, investors, bloggers, and other key players in the emerging GreenTech field.
Cost – $15
For more information call 415/318-9908.

Event – Passing On the Pen: Intergenerational Queer Storytellers
GLBT Historical Society
May 13, 6:30-8:30pm
Engage readers and writers in the third installment of this ground-breaking literary series that pairs some of the pioneers of GLBT literature with the community’s emerging storytellers. This month welcomes acclaimed experimental writers Robert Gluck and Kevin Killian.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/777-5455.

Event – Radar Reading Salon: San Francisco Queer Historians
 GLBT Historical Society at the San Francisco Public Library
May 14, 6:30-8:30pm
Featured speakers this month are Nan Alamilla Boyd & Terence Kissack, GLBTHS Board Members & co-chairs of the Archives Committee; Susan Stryker; and Joshua Gamson.  The authors will be reading from their favorite works followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/777-5455.

Party – Opening Reception: Dykes on Bikes, 30 Years at the Forefront
GLBT Historical Society
May 15, 6-8pm
Celebrate the grand opening of this new exhibit which offers visitors the opportunity to learn more about the organization's ride down a 30-year road: its history, mission, structure, annual event production, and international reach.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/777-5455.

Film/Video – Warren Sonbert 16mm Screening
SF Camerawork
May 15, 7pm
Enjoy the first of a three-evening series featuring the work of legendary San Francisco filmmaker Warren Sonbert at this screening of his magnum opus, Carriage Trade. The series continues May 29 and June 5 at Artists' Television Access.
Cost – $5 General, $2 Seniors/Students, Free for Members
For more information call 415/512-2020.

Film/Video – I’ll Be Your Mirror: Rare Films by Philippe Garrel
YBCA
May 15, 16, 7:30 and 9:30pm
May 18, 7:30pm
Though barely known in the US, Philippe Garrel is widely considered a filmmaking genius and "the Rimbaud of French cinema." See for yourself in two of his most intense films. Please visit www.ybca.org for complete schedule.
Cost – $8 General, $6 Members/Seniors/Students/Teachers
For more information call 415/978-2787.

Performing Arts – Ecstasy with the Pomegranate
YBCA
May 15-17, 8pm
Beautiful, funny, subversive, Ecstasy revives history to illuminate contemporary themes of nationality, religion, Central Asian history, Russian turmoil, homoeroticism, love, and ultimately, the struggle for freedom of identity and expression.
Cost – $35 General, $30 Seniors/Students/Teachers, $26 Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.

Event – Allan Berube Memorial
GLBT Historical Society
May 17, 4-7pm
Join the GLBT Historical society in a celebration of the life & work of queer historian & author Allan Berube.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/777-5455.

Performing Arts – Unbound Chinatown
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May 17, 1-2:30pm
Unbound Chinatown pays homage to Alice Fong Yu, the first Chinese American teacher hired by the San Francisco School District. With his stellar ensemble, including saxophonist Francis Wong and trombonist/music director Wayne Wallace, and guest vocalist Min Xiao Fen, Jon Jang paints musical portraits of Yu’s life as a community and political leader during the 1930s.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.

Event – Artists Guild
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May 17, 9am-5pm
The Artists Guild of San Francisco is the oldest outdoor art collective in the country. Its mission is twofold: first, to bring art and artists into the community for public interaction and education; and secondly, to help artists sustain themselves with art as a full-time career.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.

Event – Chinese History of the South Bay, a bus tour
California Historical Society
May 18, 9am-5:30pm
Tour guide Gary Holloway will lead a one-day coach tour from CHS to the South Bay to visit sites where the Chinese Community lived and worked, including five historic Chinatown sites in San Jose, plus a visit to the replica 1888 Ng Shing Gung Temple.
Cost – $160 General, $150 Members, includes food/transportation/admission fees/etc
For more information call 415/357-1848.

Party – SF Beta 2.4
111 Minna Gallery
May 20, 6-9pm
Wear your blue shirt and khaki pants at this themed party, the final SF Beta mixer this spring. Come for the great conversation, stay for more blue shirts and khaki pants than you can shake a rounded-cornered stick at.
Cost – $10
For more information call 415/318-9908.

Party – Barracuda
111 Minna Gallery
May 24, 9pm-2am
Take a trip not too far back in time with this radical ‘80s Decade Dance Bash. DJs spinning deep cuts, 80s hip hop, one hit wonders, new wave hits and danceable classics from everyone's favorite era. Evening will include giant projections of 80s music videos, hot pink cupcakes, 80s prom balloon madness, free hair and makeup artists and live 80s fashion creation onstage! RSVP to barracudasf@gmail.com.
Cost – $5 Guestlist, $10 Door
For more information call 415/318-9908.

Film/Video – Witchcraft Weekend
YBCA
May 23-25, 7:30pm
May 25, 2pm
From the deranged to the sublime, this selection of witchcraft-themed films runs the gamut as it explores witches on the big screen. Please visit www.ybca.org for complete film selection and schedule.
Cost – $8 General, $6 Members/Seniors/Students/Teachers
For more information call 415/978-2787.

Performing Arts – Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May 24, 1-2:30pm
The fifty performers of Gamelan Sekar Jaya, the Bay Area's acclaimed gamelan ensemble, present the driving rhythms and refined dances of Bali in this beautiful garden setting.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.

Event – Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions Info Session
UC Berkeley Extension 
May 28, 6:30-8:30pm
Improve your academic credentials needed for medical, dental, veterinary, or pharmacy schools and other advanced allied health career training programs with these post-baccalaureate programs designed to meet medical school science prerequisites.
Cost – Free
For more information or to reserve a space call 510/642-4111.

Performing Arts – Mo’Rockin Project
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May 29, 12:30-1:30pm
The Mo'Rockin Project is a brotherhood of kindred North African and jazz musicians traversing the inner experience of the human soul. Handcrafted from traditional Moroccan melodies, and with striking musicianship, salient vision, and immeasurable spirit, the music is alluring, lyrical, creative, funky, spirited and spiritual.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.

Event – Trigger Showcase
111 Minna Gallery
May 30, 9pm-2am
Come experience this multi-art, multimedia event showcasing emerging and cutting edge artists.
Cost – $10
For more information call 415/318-9908.

Thousands of people visit the Yerba Buena Neighborhood to attend conferences at the Moscone Center each month. To learn more about which conventions are in town please visit their Web site.