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Thursday, December 10

Culinary History: Globalization and Traditional Foods | Noe Valley
Thursday, December 10 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Culinary History: Globalization and Traditional Foods | Noe Valley

Culinary Historian of Northern California hosts Daniela Soleri, an ethnoecologist at UC Santa Barbara. Soleri will give a talk titled: “Globalization and Traditional Foods: A Case Study of Tejate, a Maize and Cacao Beverage from Oaxaca, Mexico”.

Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Appreciation Night & BBQ | Russian Hill
Thursday, December 10 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Appreciation Night & BBQ | Russian Hill

Despite their 4th quarter collapse against the lowly Raiders last week, Shanghai Kelly’s bar in Russian Hill still sees fit to host their 16th Annual Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Appreciation Night with a free BBQ and the Thursday night game vs. the Cleveland Browns on the …

The Business Mensch: with Noah of Noah’s Bagels
Thursday, December 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
The Business Mensch: with Noah of Noah's Bagels

Noah Alper, founder of Noah’s Bagels, will give you practical tips for running your business. With over 35 years of experience, he will show you why being a mensch is not only good for your soul, it is good for your business, too. Noah Alper …

Symposium on Light and Design | SOMA
Thursday, December 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Advance registration required
Symposium on Light and Design | SOMA

Light plays an important role in our daily lives. We are surrounded by it and dependent on it. Light is also key to design. There’s design for light—lamps, for example—and design with light—illumination of art, say. At this symposium you’ll learn how light affects design …

$1.99 Wine Sale at Spencer & Daniels | Polk Gulch
Thursday, December 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $1.99
$1.99 Wine Sale at Spencer & Daniels | Polk Gulch

Move over two-buck chuck, Spencer & Daniels Wine Outlet on Polk Street has 21 10 wines on sale for $1.99. The hand-picked list of wines available includes Merlots, Chardonnays, Pinot Grigios, Cabernets and more from growing regions like Italy, Spain, South Africa, Australia and California.
Wine …

California Academy of Sciences: Game Night & Scavenger Hunt | GG Park
Thursday, December 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $12
California Academy of Sciences: Game Night & Scavenger Hunt | GG Park

Enjoy discounted evening admission to the California Academy of Sciences with a huge amount of one-night-only activities all included with your admission fee.
December 10, 2009 -  NightLife Game Night, w/ Music by DJ Zealot Mad Science and Kapanya

Game Night:
Come out and exercise your brain …

San Francisco Mime Troupe 50th Anniversary Performance | SOMA
Thursday, December 10 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required at ybca.org
San Francisco Mime Troupe 50th Anniversary Performance | SOMA

Toast the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s 50th Anniversary with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and surprise SFMT characters for another “only in San Francisco” event.
Tonight see a special performance of the classic theater piece, “Ghosts.” Revived for this evening only, “Ghosts,” is a …

Every Thursday

$5 Top Shelf Cocktail Happy Hour | Oakland
Every Thursday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Club 21
$5 Top Shelf Cocktail Happy Hour | Oakland

Every Thursday and Friday from 4-7pm Club 21 in Downtown Oakland gets you good and liquored up before hitting the town. Come out and drink top shelf alcohol like Patron and Greygoose, and make it happen all for $5 or stick with the cheap stuff for …

“So You Think You Can Paint?” Art Party | SoMa
Every Thursday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Club Six

Self-billed as “The World’s Most Creative Happy Hour, bring a Friend, paint a Masterpiece. ”So you think you can Paint?”, was such a hit during the 2 Blocks of Art festival, that Club Six decided to open up their walls every Thursday to all who want to …

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