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Saturday, September 11

Free Camping Trip Under a Peach & Fig Orchard | SF Road Trip
Saturday, September 11 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required cchoi@alitedesigns.com
Free Camping Trip Under a Peach & Fig Orchard | SF Road Trip

Alite Designs, a hip outdoors & camping gear company is caravanning from San Francisco to Capay Organic (about 85 miles northeast of SF – near Lake Berryessa) Saturday morning, September 11, and they’d love for you to come play for a night of free camping …

Power to the Peaceful Festival | Golden Gate Park
Saturday, September 11 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but $5 festival donation requested
Power to the Peaceful Festival | Golden Gate Park

On Saturday, September 11, 2010 musician and human rights worker, Michael Franti presents the 12th Annual Power to the Peaceful Festival (PTTP) at Speedway Meadow in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
This diverse music, arts, action and yoga festival has become …

13th Annual Duboce Park Tag Sale
Saturday, September 11 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE

Start collecting your donations, the 13th Annual Duboce Triangle Tag Sale is coming on Saturday, September 11, from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Here’s a list of items that can be donated: books, videos, clothes, linens, furniture, kitchen items, baskets, decorative, seasonal, sporting goods, toys, collectibles, and …

39th Annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival | Sept 11 & 12
Saturday, September 11 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE
39th Annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival | Sept 11 & 12

If a sun-splashed festival featuring exceptional art by 600 of America’s top artists, stellar live music on stage and street throughout downtown, fabulous food and drink, the new Comcast Pigskin Party Lounge with giant screen TV, home and garden exhibits, health and wellness displays, an …

Tomato and Pepper Festival | Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market
Saturday, September 11 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE
Tomato and Pepper Festival | Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market

The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is a California Certified Farmers Market operated by CUESA, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture. On Saturday, September 11th will be the “Tomato and Pepper Festival” with two seasonal cooking demonstrations.

11 am    Seasonal Cooking Demonstration – Joyce Goldstein, …

The SF Underground Market | SOMA The SF Underground Market | SOMA

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.
The market will …

The Crucible’s Fall Community Open House | Oakland
Saturday, September 11 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE
The Crucible's Fall Community Open House | Oakland

Join us for our 10th Annual Fall Community Open House on Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 12-4pm, which will host an expo of community organizations based in or serving West Oakland and bringing vital and important services to this vibrant neighborhood. The event will feature …

Hukilau Poke Festival & Spam Musubi Eating Contest | SF
Saturday, September 11 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Hukilau Poke Festival & Spam Musubi Eating Contest | SF

Set like a neighborhood block party, this annual event (now in its ninth year) features a temporary outdoor stage for Hawaiian-cover band performances, a Poke Recipe contest, “door” prize giveaways, hula performances and the ever-popular Spam Musubi eating contest.
If you think watching professional hotdog eating …

All Girl Post Punk “Grass Widow” Live Instore | Amoeba Haight
Saturday, September 11 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE
All Girl Post Punk

Grass Widow formed in 2007 and quickly received attention within the Bay Area as well as national underground press via publications like Yeti.
Influenced by similarly all-female punk and post-punk acts like The Neo Boys and Kleenex, Grass Widow also notes The Move and The …

Healing & Justice Visual Arts Workshop | SOMArts Cultural Center
Saturday, September 11 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Healing & Justice Visual Arts Workshop | SOMArts Cultural Center

“What Cannot Be Taken Away” is a visual arts workshop with Evan Bissell for artists of all levels (minors must be accompanied by an adult).  Please bring a photograph, poem, lyric, writing, article, or fact relating to healing and justice.
All ages welcome.  Event is freeE …

Ocean Beach Bonfire Night | SF
Saturday, September 11 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Ocean Beach Bonfire Night | SF

Come enjoy a bonfire on the beach with free s’mores, plus singing, drumming, stories and frolicking around the fire until midnight. The event its put on by YeaShOre, a jewish organization (so the marshmallows will be kosher, plus they will bring potatoes and onions for …

Ocean Beach Bonfire Night | SF
Saturday, September 11 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Ocean Beach Bonfire Night | SF

Come enjoy a bonfire on the beach with free s’mores, plus singing, drumming, stories and frolicking around the fire until midnight. The event its put on by YeaShOre, a jewish organization (so the marshmallows will be kosher, plus they will bring potatoes and onions for …

Heliography Tour Guide Reading and Celebration | Oakland
Saturday, September 11 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Heliography Tour Guide Reading and Celebration | Oakland

“Heliography” is a self-guided audio walking tour of Oakland that’s put together by Invisible City. At this celebration event for Heliography (which runs on October 1st)  L.J Moore and Andrew Touhy will read, and music will be performed by Pointe Barrow.
You’ll also get the …

Film Night in the Park 2010: “Amélie” | North Beach
Saturday, September 11 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are gladly accepted
Film Night in the Park 2010:

Amélie is a shy waitress in a Montmartre café. After returning a long-lost childhood treasure to a former occupant of her apartment, and seeing the effect it has on him, she decides to set out on a mission to make others happy and in the …

Every Saturday

The Free Book Store | East Bay
Every Saturday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Bay Area Free Book Exchange
The Free Book Store | East Bay

Visit the Bay Area Free Book Exchange (open every Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm in El Cerrito) and take home up to 100 books for free.
Yes, all the books on all the shelves are available to the public free of charge. It is like …

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