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Wednesday, January 13

Getting Comfortable with Global Warming | Presidio
Wednesday, January 13 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Getting Comfortable with Global Warming | Presidio

What emotional state are you in about global warming? Shock, denial, anger, depression, or acceptance and readiness for action. Bring a brown bag lunch and help move yourself through the grieving process and towards action. Meet ranger Will Elder at the visitor center located …

Be a part of “The View From The Bay’s” (KGO-7) live studio audience | Embarcadero Be a part of

Being in The View From The Bay’s studio audience is a fun and free outing and you might just be on TV. Audience members have a chance to meet and take pictures with the show’s hosts Spencer Christian (Good Morning America) and Janelle Wang (ABC …

Discussion: Huey Newton’s To Die for the People | North Beach
Wednesday, January 13 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Discussion: Huey Newton's To Die for the People | North Beach

Was Huey Newton a gifted leader of his people or a dangerous outlaw? Were the Black Panthers heroes or terrorists? Whether Newton and the Panthers are remembered in a positive or a negative light, no one questions Newton’s status as one of America’s most important …

Documentary Screening: ‘When Medicine Got It Wrong’ | Piedmont
Wednesday, January 13 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Documentary Screening: 'When Medicine Got It Wrong' | Piedmont

‘When Medicine Got It Wrong’ is a documentary film about how a small group of parents in the 1970′s revolutionized the way we view and treat people with schizophrenia. It also reveals the origins of the tragic state of mental health care today in …

The Water Film Series: Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | SOMA
Wednesday, January 13 – 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE
The Water Film Series: Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | SOMA

The Water Film Series: Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea. Filmmaker Chris Metzler wil be present. “Meet the friendly residents on the shores of California’s newest ecological time bomb.”
Narrated by John Waters, plus Grey Activists and recycle your 2009 phone books.
doors open at …

Prohibition: Then and Now | SOMA
Wednesday, January 13 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Prohibition: Then and Now | SOMA

“Prohibition: Then and Now” is the theme of this one-night only symposium and lecture at CounterPulse in South of Market.
Learn the history (and present) of prohibition from:

Brian Sheehy, owner of Bourbon and Branch
Dick Boyd, author of “BroadwayNorthBeach, The Golden Years: A Saloon Keeper’s …

Surf Films, Free Pizza & DJs “Wet Wednesday” | Outer Sunset
Wednesday, January 13 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Surf Films, Free Pizza & DJs

Wet Wednesday is a weekly party at the Riptide and a monthly benefit hosted by Surfpulse.com with a Las Olas Surfboard raffle for non-profits and worthy causes. January 13th edition features free pizza served from the Pizza Place on Noriega, DJ Paul will be spinning reggae, …

$5 Off: Scientist-Turned-Comedian Tim Lee | Punch Line $5 Off: Scientist-Turned-Comedian Tim Lee | Punch Line

Fresh off of an amazing review by the New York Times, Scientist-turned-Comedian Tim lee brings his unique cerebral comedy show, that blends stand-up comedy with science, and humorous PowerPoint visuals, to San Francisco’s Punchline for a two-night headlining run – January 12th & 13th.
The show …

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