Featured Events
White Fungus Magazine Events in San Francisco, May 4, 2013 & May 9, 2013
By way of introduction to the 13th issue, contributing author Ron Drummond will read from his essay/fiction hybrid, “The First Woman on Mars,” a story that proposes an original Mars settlement scenario with the potential to serve as the inspirational and “dramatic centerpiece” to unite all human endeavors in space. He will be joined by Kim Stanley Robinson, the science fiction writer and award-winning author of the Mars Trilogy and 2312. Together they will discuss the social, economic, and political implications of the human push into space and efforts to colonize Mars, as well as the ecological and sociological sustainability of life on the red planet and elsewhere in the solar system.
Girls! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Films of Shintoho, May 9, 2013 - May 26, 2013
Specializing in noir, horror, and risqué oddities, Japan’s Shintoho studio produced more than 500 films in 14 years. The company went bankrupt in 1961, and few of their films have been seen in the West—until now. Though they produced works by masters like Kurosawa and Ozu, they are best remembered in Japan for their low-budget, high-concept genre films.
Artists Drawing Club: Weston Teruya, May 23, 2013
Weston Teruya recreates objects and ephemera that represent Hawai'i "expats'" ties to their old home. These collected fragments of a dislocated local culture are installed in the museum's existing displays and reinterpreted by guides throughout the night.
