Suite Jesus: Big Art Show
Urbanized art and true San Francisco style are what ArtNowSF is all about, and if you're looking for something a little different, they've got something for ya. This show at 111 Minna will feature the work of Ethen B. Luce and Devin Harris as they put on a full-blown art show under the guise of their hit Suite Jesus events. From 7-10 you can mix and mingle as you appreciate the work on the walls, then from 10 on you can move to the mix and appreciate the work behind the decks as Solace, Justin Time and DJ Reb lay down the hip-hop, funk and more, nice and thick. Get your groove goin and pay a little lip service to that "get more culture" new year's resolution. Date: Sat 1/13, Time: 7pm, Place: 111 Minna, Cover: $10, More Info. (SG)

Women On The Way Festival
A generation or two ago, women's arts showcases were short-lived and under-attended affairs. But times have changed: so many talented women have offered their abilities for Women On The Way, that the festival's run was extended to three weeks! Kicking off this Thursday, January 11th, Women On The Way will feature a week of circus performance, followed by a week of dance/music collaborations, then a final week of experimental installations. Pick your pleasure, and immerse yourself in inspired performance from the most promising female performers around. Date: Thu 1/11 -Sun 1/28, Time: all shows 8pm except 1/14 at 7pm, Place: Dance Mission (3316 24th St. @ Mission), Cover: $15-20 sliding, More Info. (JH)

Berlin & Beyond: German Film Fest
From the first days of film when Marlene Dietrich was a silent film seductress, to the epic expressionism of Lang's Metropolis, to Tom Twyker's modern classic Run Lola Run, German cinema has combined technical skill with cutting-edge conceptualism, making German filmmakers trailblazers on celluloid. The most recent fruits of that tradition will be on display at the Berlin & Beyond German Film Fetival. All of the films will be shown at the Castro, and I know one film I'm not going to miss Here We Come, which shows how a single dance move shown on German TV led to homegrown breakdancing scene that spread throughout West Germany. Trust me, a subtitled German flick will impress your date alot more than watching geriatric Sylvester Stallone stumble through the latest Rocky rehash. Date: Thu 1/11 - Wed 1/17, Place: Castro Theatre (429 Castro), Cover: $6-$9, More Info. (SG) 

Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis
Hunter S. Thompson was a prototype never deemed fit for production. Brutal, relentless, incisive and amusing, his voice didn't directly define a generation, but a generation was defined by trying to keep up with him. Now the hey day of the one and only gonzo journalist is being portrayed on the stage of the Climate Theatre. Showing Thompson from 1968-72, just after he survived the Hell's Angels and leading up to the Nixon years, the stark raving brilliance of his unique life and world view will be shown in all it's frightening glory. It's a fitting tribute to man whose life mirrored San Francisco's acid age, and ended with his ashes being shot out of a cannon. Date: Now thru Sat 1/27, Time: 8pm, Place: Climate Theater (285 9th St., next to Anon Salon), Cover: $20, More Info. (SG) 

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