Come learn about the Japanese-American experience during World War II. Hear how Japanese-American soldiers were recruited for secret training because of their heritage, while at the same time their families were interned for the same reason. Meet docent Eric Leong at the Presidio transit …

Thacher Gallery at USF presents “Eric Gill Iconographer: Engravings from the Albert Sperisen Collection.” View the exhibit, enjoy the reception and participate in printing your own commemorative broadside of one of Eric Gill’s prints.
A controversial and conflicted figure, Eric Gill (1882-1940) was deeply religious and …

Janet Gallin and Tresa Eyres, hosts of KUSF’s inspiring and compelling Love Letters Live radio show, will show you how to create a custom-designed, one-of-a-kind gift for the person (or people) you love most. Learn how to capture the essence of the people who have …

Not For Tourists (NFT), publisher of the little black city survival guides, is celebrating the release of the 2010 Not For Tourists Guide to San Francisco with a free launch party at Double Dutch with free appetizers, free beer (6-7pm), raffle prizes (including a stay …

Carville-by-the-Sea: San Francisco’s Streetcar Suburb, a new book by Woody LaBounty, vividly recalls one of the quirkiest communities in San Francisco’s rich history. Meet the author and get an awesome history lesson at Green Apple Books on Wednesday, November 11th at 7 PM
In the mid-1890s, …

On the morning of November 20, 1969, 79 American Indians, including students, married couples and six children, landed on Alcatraz island (despite an attempted Coast Guard blockade) and began their occupation which lasted for 19 months. Tonight revisit this historic occupation with a lecture, video …