It's the week before Halloween and never too early to get your freak on... or your tech on.

Tuesday evening starts off with a series of free public film screenings at San Francisco Art Institute, in conjunction with the exhibition Sarkis: Alive and After.

Sarkis: Alive and After is the first major US exhibition to examine the new work of Paris-based artist Sarkis, whose works are focused on humanity, and, in the words of Hou Hanru, “unfold a personal universe from the contrasts between light and darkness, green and red, material and immaterial, appearance and disappearance . . .”.

The screenings, selected by Sarkis, as having influenced his work; begin with Tarkovsky’s USSR 1979 film, Stalker, where two disenchanted intellectuals wish to explore the Zone, a mysterious region with a room at the center, said to offer knowledge of one’s most secret desires.

The weeks to follow also offer Sympathy for the Devil by Jean-Luc Godard (October 31); Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks (Saturday & Sunday, November 4 & 5, 11am-2pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 7pm-10pm); and The Seasons by Artavazd Pelechian.

Once you tire of sitting, head over to Mighty on Wednesday for Man Vs. Machine: bass-heavy glitchy Slop and diamond Cut noise-hop served by L.A and Yay area favorites OOAH, Kraddy, Boreta, and the Luxury Tax. Free beer from 9-10, though I cannot vouch for the quality of free hops.

With the seemingly sunny weather, one may forget that snowboarding season is months away, so the is nigh to head over to the Sports Basement in the Presidio for the SnowPal.org mixer on Thursday eve. You'll have an opportunity to meet snow sports activity partners in your area, for trips to Tahoe, and to connect for rideshares and lodging shares (beyond the discounted season passes).

A week perfectly blended to keep you going until the next, even if Halloween in the Castro seems to be a no show blow.

oh, yea, and a lil' dancing code if you need a quick fix.

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[diggrz refers to the nomadic lifestyle offered by mobile digital technologies and gadgets - creating a "nomadig" culture. The diggrz name is also a tip-of-the-hat to some of the ideas of the Diggers, a democratic group that arose in 1649, out of the English revolution .

The Diggers were a radical group that cultivated and protected common lands, and sought to create egalitarian, self-sustaining communities. The Diggers would have found  kindred spirits in today's software engineer culture,  and the focus on creating  commonly owned technologies through egalitarian open source community projects. - Tom Foremski]

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