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Thursday, December 17

Funcheap Contest: Win Signed Copy “Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide” to SF
Thursday, December 17 – 8:00 am | Cost: FREE
Funcheap Contest: Win Signed Copy

Funcheap has a two signed copies of “Broke Ass Stuarts Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco” to give away!.
An essential companion for those on a budget and living in the city is Stuart Schuffman’s “Broke Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco.”
To …

Free Shipping Day
Thursday, December 17 – 8:00 am | Cost: FREE
Free Shipping Day

Get your presents delivered to you by Christmas Eve with a one-day only event “Free Shipping Day” offered by over 700 merchants (including some big names like Bloomingdales, Brookstone, Circuit City, Jelly Belly, Levi’s, Macy’s, Nike, Overstock.com, Toys r Us and more)
Free Shipping Day is …

TiVo Holiday Cookie Giveaway | Financial District
Thursday, December 17 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE
TiVo Holiday Cookie Giveaway | Financial District

In the spirit of the Holidays TiVo has teamed up with Elizabeth Falkner (Citizen Cake), one of the most recognizable faces of the Bay Area culinary world to treat the folks of San Francisco.
Mmmmm… Free Tivo Cookies!: Elizabeth has created 2,000 specialized TiVo holiday cookies …

Springing the Debt Trap: City-Sponsored Workshop | Mission District
Thursday, December 17 – 11:30 am | Cost: FREE
Springing the Debt Trap: City-Sponsored Workshop | Mission District

Sold to consumers as short-term relief during a cash crunch, pay day loans carry interest rates of over 400 percent and catch working people with a steady source of income in a long-term debt trap.
On December 17th at 11:30am, San Francisco City leaders, in partnership …

The Noise Pop Holiday Shop | Potrero Hill
Thursday, December 17 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
The Noise Pop Holiday Shop | Potrero Hill

Check out our Noise Pop Holiday Shop, where we will be featuring over 40 of our favorite Bay Area designers selling their latest and greatest wares with artistic flairs perfect for all your holiday shopping needs and at affordable prices.
There will be a full bar, …

Art of Nature: Driftwood Sculpture Art Opening | Richmond Dist.
Thursday, December 17 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Art of Nature: Driftwood Sculpture Art Opening | Richmond Dist.

You’re invited to meet help us celebrate the holidays and meet our new artist, Michal David Green, Thursday December 17th 5 to 8pm. ‘Forest’, as he prefers to be called, creates sublime sculptures by combining gorgeous found driftwood with his unique process of adding polychrome …

Fashion & Furniture Pop-Up Gallery | SOMA
Thursday, December 17 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Fashion & Furniture Pop-Up Gallery | SOMA

CCA is proud to announce a pop-up gallery in downtown San Francisco located on the retail level of 74 New Montgomery (corner of Annie and Jessie Streets, between Mission and Market).
Over the coming months we’ll feature student work from a range of departments, emphasizing the …

The Underground Farmers Market | Mission Dist.
Thursday, December 17 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
The Underground Farmers Market | Mission Dist.

Even Farmers Markets have gone underground these days. This gathering of local professionals that don’t have the commercial kitchens required to qualify them for full-fledged farmers markets will give you a chance to taste their delicious wares that you can’t pick up anywhere else .
Get …

Kwanzaa Family Night at Library | Bayview
Thursday, December 17 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Kwanzaa Family Night at Library | Bayview

Kwanzaa Family Night featuring performance,poetry, music and an explanation of the Nguzo Saba, the seven principles of Kwanzaa. We will also be showing excerpts from the film, the Black Candle, a Kwanzaa Celebration narrated by Maya Angelou.

SF Bay Guardian VIP Film Screening with Free Drinks & Food | Japantown
Thursday, December 17 – 6:15 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required - Send email to dulcinea@sfbg.com
SF Bay Guardian VIP Film Screening with Free Drinks & Food | Japantown

The SF Bay Guardian presents a special VIP screening of 20th Century Boys, a stirring action film based on the smash hit manga comic by Naoki Urasawa. Enjoy complimentary beverages and tastes at San Francisco’s gateway to J-Pop culture, New People in Japantown.
About The Film: …

Senior Citizens Rock! Film Screening “Young@Heart” | Oakland
Thursday, December 17 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Senior Citizens Rock! Film Screening

Get ready to rock with the most entertaining golden oldies you will ever meet in the senior citizen’s choir Young@Heart. With a show only weeks away, they must learn a slate of new songs ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus’ director leads them …

The Jewish Film Class: “Noodle” | Western Addition
Thursday, December 17 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
The Jewish Film Class:

The 100th anniversary of the founding of Tel Aviv has brought renewed attention to the city’s distinctive character. This installment of the Library’s popular film class will focus on three recent films set in Tel Aviv, and will consider how the city itself is presented. …

Mystery Graphic Novel Reading “Incognegro” | Berkeley
Thursday, December 17 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Mystery Graphic Novel Reading

Frank Wilderson discusses “Incognegro,” a fearless graphic novel that is both a page-turning mystery and a disturbing exploration of race and self-image in America.

Supperclub’s Art Attack | SOMA
Thursday, December 17 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Food & drinks cost extra
Supperclub's Art Attack | SOMA

An event designed to bring a party atmosphere around local sf artists…..on December 17th we will be having our 3rd art attack and in conjunction with an Amsterdam icon Micky Hoogendijk’s dinner party “no sex in the champagne room” which you are …

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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