Sculptor Jerry Barrish's once-a-year party at his Dogpatch studio gives pals a chance to admire his figurative junk sculptures while chowing down on hot dogs from a Let's Be Frank cart. Barrish is a filmmaker-artist-bail bondsman, not an everyday combination. The art lovers at his party included at least one writer who said he'd used Barrish's bail services, too, but the polite host couldn't recall, saying only, "I don't invite my clients." Film connoisseurs Janis Plotkin and William Farley are making a documentary about Barrish. (item in Leah Garchik's column, San Francisco Chronicle, November 10, 2011)

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