We had so much fun compiling our last holiday activity list that we’re back with a second installment. This time, we’ve got 8 events to share with you. Over the next few weeks, you can screenprint festive t-shirts for free, watch a classic Jim Henson Christmas film, participate in a dreidel spin-off, and celebrate the solstice on the beach. Living in the Bay Area is tough.
Watch dark Christmas films at the Castro Theatre’s Noir City Xmas, Dec. 14, 7:30-11pm
Sometimes we need a brief respite from holiday cheer — a decent antidote to tinsel and bells. Maybe…red-and-green in black-and-white? Yes. Noir Christmas movies. The Castro describes the 1944 noir film Christmas Holiday with Gene Kelly as “unquestionably the most romantically soul-crushing Christmas movie ever made.” This is a double feature — you’ll also see Deanna Durbin witness a murder in Lady on a Train. (Castro Theatre, San Francisco)
Watch a Jim Henson Christmas Classic at YBCA’s From Muppets to Metal film series, Dec. 15, 7:30pm and Dec. 18, 2pm
I hope you’ve all seen the new Muppets film by now. It’s awesome — although my favorite muppet, Rolf, totally deserved more screen time. If your favorite muppet is Kermit (typical), you should also go see Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at YBCA, because it includes all the Kermit scenes deleted from the DVD. A hard rock band competes in a talent contest against sweet Ma Otter and her son, who are secretly trying to score the cash prize to buy each other Christmas presents. You probably won’t be rooting for the hard rock band. (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco)
Screenprint a Santa t-shirt at Anthem Screen Printing’s Holiday Printing Party, Dec. 17, 8pm-12am
Wow, Anthem says you can print as many t-shirts as you want at this event. That’s a dangerous proposition, considering the many San Francisco dudes I know with t-shirt-only wardrobes. So don’t go too wild, but this should be fun: 6 holiday designs to choose from, $5 a shirt (or bring your own), free snacks and cheap drinks. And Santa will be there for photos, of course. (Anthem Screen Printing, San Francisco)