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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 …
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. ... 
The B-Stars are a San Francisco-based combo that serves up a hearty stew of honky tonk and hillbilly hits for your listening and dancing pleasure.
With nods to the country and western stars of the late 1940s and 1950s, these sharp-suited jukebox honky tonkers will be …
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 …
In commemoration of Harvey Milk’s birthday, the SF GLBT History Museum and Books Inc. present An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk’s Speeches and Writings, with editors Jason Edward Black and Charles E. Morris III, photographer & former employee at Harvey Milk’s camera shop Daniel Nicoletta, …
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 …
Yep, you read that right. b.street waffles and TCHO Chocolate join forces to let you have a taste of both – for free.
Come by TCHO Chocolate Factory at Pier 17 from 5-7 pm on May 23, 2013 and receive complimentary b.street Belgian waffles with TCHO …
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 …
Explore 150 years of San Francisco’s beer & brewing culture at the San Francisco Mint (built in 1874) with unlimited craft beer tasting from 10 different breweries, plus historical talks brewer presentations, and rarely-seen historic brewing memorabilia.
Tastings include 21st Amendment, Speakeasy, Anchor, Triple Voodoo and more.
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 …
San Francisco Magazine celebrates its June “Authors Issue” with a mega-reading featuring some of the Bay Area’s most exciting writing talent.
Authors contributing to the issue include Dave Eggers, Daniel Handler, Michelle Tea, John Lescroart, Yiyun Lee, Andrew Sean Greer, Helene Wecker, Robin Sloan, Chinaka Hodge, …
See the play “Birds of a Feather” for pay-what-you-can admission on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Birds of a Feather is a heart-warming, smart comedy about two bird families: Roy and Silo, a pair of male penguins that adopt and raise a chick at the Central Park Zoo and Pale Male …
“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 …
Come watch curlers from around the country as they compete on Memorial Day weekend in the annual Golden Gate Bonspiel at Sharks Ice in Fremont from May 24-26, 2013. The 2013 event marks the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club’s 55th anniversary. It has become an ... 
Local performance company Here Now Dance Collective has brought their art to audiences in urban settings all over the United States.
For their latest piece, This Is Dedicated…, the collective is working with a live DJ and visual designer for the first time. Together they will …
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. ... 
The Netherlands is the world’s second largest agricultural exporter, behind only the US.
On Friday, May 24, 2013, the theme of the night will celebrate the Netherlands as a world leader in agricultural production and horticulture, highlighting Dutch expertise and innovation in urban agriculture, sustainable practices, …
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 ... 
Meet and compete against locals, travelers, couch surfers, au pairs and hostelers. Games are free to play (including flip cup, beer pong and relays). $10 for 5 beers. Every week, there’s a different themed event. RSVP on Facebook (and like their page) and get a ... 
Are your Burning Man or Halloween costumes gathering dust? The Costume Box Dance Party is where you get to put on the weirdest sh*t you can find in your costume box and come dance your ass off every fourth Friday of the month. Freaky-Deaky Fridays Fourth Friday ... 
