Fairs & Festivals
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Daughter is a London-based trio who write dark, ethereal, and hauntingly beautiful songs showcasing a rich array of songwriting ideas full of soul, pure and unadulterated.
Their highly anticipated debut album “If You Leave” (out now on Glassnote) was recorded over a period of months at …
Myles Weber headlines after Jaime Acosta, Raj Dutter, Justin Scales, Malcolm Grissom. Hosted by Griffin Daley.
Summer of Art is a free lunchtime series of live music, dance and theater happening every Tuesday from noon to 1 pm at the UN Plaza from April 30 – May 28, 2013. See free dance, music and theater shows while enjoying lunch from Off the Grid food ... 
Guest curated by Litquake’s Robin Ekiss, this poetry program features Peter Kline, Jennifer Elise Foerster, Sam Sax, author and professor, Toni Mirosevich, with special musical guest Gypsy jazz band Gaucho.
Former Wallace Stegner Fellow and Chace Lecturer at Stanford University, Peter Kline teaches creative writing at …
Community Cinema SF presents a free screening of The Revolutionary Optimists and hosts a TEDx-style showcase of community youth leaders.
Free, but RSVP is requested.
In The Revolutionary Optimists, Amlan Ganguly teaches the children of Kolkata’s slums to become leaders in improving their own community’s health and sanitation. Using street theater, dance, and …
Have you ever wanted to know how to break down a pig like the pros, or wondered what to do with those offal bits that you have left over?
Hear a talk about the cultural impacts of the whole-animal movement with Chris Cosentino (Incanto), Ryan Farr (Chef …
To help non-French speakers discover French cinema, The Alliance Française of San Francisco is offering a weekly Tuesday night class centered around a French film and conversation. The class will take place in their cozy theater with free wine, refreshments and popcorn all for a $5 donation ... 
As always, this game is open to all (battery powered or not, large capacity clips or not) Nerf (and Nerf -like) Weapons. Performance modifications to guns are still prohibited. Only stock ammo (off the shelf) is allowed.
So bring a hat, gun, and your clever brain/friend. …
Since 2009, the State of California has honored the memory of Harvey Milk by celebrating May 22, the anniversary of his birth, as a statewide “day of special significance.”
The GLBT History Museum in San Francisco will celebrate Harvey Milk Day 2013 by offering free admission on May 22, 2013 and providing special …
Oscar Reynolds is an accomplished composer, internationally-acclaimed Andean flute master, guitarist, flute-maker, recording engineer, and lawyer from the Andes Mountains of La Paz, perhaps best recognized for playing the Bolivian pan flutes and guitar simultaneously.
That local deadbeat-of-love, Broke Ass Stuart, is throwing his own ’90s slow jam happy hour at The Cellar on Wednesdays from 5-9 pm. Broke Ass Stuart will be the guest bartender who will sling you $3 beers, $4 wells and smuggle you some free bar snacks. ... 
Swing in the Square is a swinging live concert and dance series taking place every fourth Wednesday from April to August in 2013 from 6-8pm. Arrive early for free introductory dance lessons by professional dance instructors and stay for the open dance floor during the band’s ... 
Join a challenging conversation some have dubbed “environmental communications in the Anthropocene” to discuss the problems with presenting complex ecological information publicly.
Rose Aguilar from KALW’s Your Call radio, Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute, and environmental scientist and climate change activist Azibuike Akaba will …
Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach. Get lubricated on $3.50 drink specials, win prizes (like best athletic wear… ’cause you need great threads to show your RPS moves) and the tournament champ wins a $50 bar tab ... 
El Vez is known for his high-production value, frenetic stage show, which features two backup singers/dancers (the Elvettes), numerous on- and off-stage costume changes, and between-song monologues mixing humor and political activism as he covers Elvis, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, T. Rex, Queen and …
Join a short tour of San Francisco’s first planned community — its ups and downs, fortune, romance, and the infamous ’2nd Street Cut.’
2013 May Tour
Thursday, May 23 at 1:30 pm
This tour is offered in May and October only.
Location:
Meet at the Shell station on 3rd St. …
Want to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the Asian Art Museum without the weekend crowds and for about half the price?
Try Thursday nights – The Asian Art Museum is open late on Thursday nights (5-9p) and tickets are just $10 (normally they’re $20 on …
On May 23, 2013, NightLife is bringing the groovy back with some of San Francisco’s hottest disco fiends.
Join the DJ crew from Go BANG for a Silent Disco in African Hall, and shake your funky best alongside zebras, lions, and live African penguins. In the …
Roem Baur‘s song work draws inspiration from ‘60s folk music, his early operatic training and touring internationally in choirs.
Baur has begun to distinguish himself in the San Francisco scene with his unconventional takes on blues, soul and folk music, coupled with the wit and energy …
“Comedy Bodega” is a weekly free stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Marga Gomez in the Mission district at “Esta Noche,” San Francisco’s only Latino gay bar. Every Thursday, straight and gay comedians tell jokes on a stage that was built for drag queens. All shows are ... 
Celebrate the launch of UNIQLO’s Designers Invitation Project (DIP) with collaborative designs by Michael Bastian, SUNO NY, Leur Logette, Plumpynuts and Double Standard Clothing.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
There will be free libations and live Motown on Mondays (MOM) DJs at this lively event hosted by Annabel …
Over 32 food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and bands in the middle? Now that’s a party. Off the Grid is a weekly outdoor food truck bonanza staged every Friday from 5-10pm at the historic waterfront campus of Fort Mason Center. ... 
Friday Nights at the de Young is a free weekly after-hours art “happening” in the museum’s public spaces. The event has a new theme every week, but typically includes an eclectic mix of live music, dance performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demos, hands-on art activities ... 
Bites Off Broadway Neighborhood Block Party & Picnic returns Friday nights from May 10-Oct 11, 2013. Neighbors in The Temescal meet and greet on blankets and folks from adjoining cities come to sample bites from Oakland’s first recurring food pod. Stroll down 45th St. to enjoy ... 
The Emerald Tablet in North Beach hosts a homegrown performance series, Under the Influence, co-created and hosted with Quiet Lightning‘s Evan Karp. Four artists perform work by some of their major influences, followed by original work created for the show that channels that influence. Artists ... 
