Welcome to our calendar feature BIG WEEK, wherein our expert Arts & Culture writers recommend the best things in Arts, Music, Food & Drink, Stage, Film, Nightlife, and more. This week, we were very sad to hear that Altman-Siegel Gallery, a pillar of local conceptual representation, will close after 16 years at the end of November—hit it up to catch the gorgeous Shinpei Kusanagi show through November 15.

GENERAL ARTS Marke B. usually knows what’s up.

THU/16-SUN/19: OTHER MINDS FESTIVAL This festival of experimental and “other” music always impresses and delights. “A panoply of composers will assemble for the 29th Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, an international annual showcase for composers. Join us for multi-generational musical connections, multimedia masterpieces, and contrastin

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