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Thursday, September 23

The Daily Dishout: FREE Greek Tapas Platter | Mezes The Daily Dishout: FREE Greek Tapas Platter | Mezes

Enjoy a glass of wine with a … Free Greek Appetizers!
Mezes,  the Marina’s favorite Greek restaurant & wine bar,  is offering a free platter of Greek appetizers to any one who buys a beer or glass of wine throughout the month of September. …

SF Cocktail Week Lecture: Fortified Wines | 15 Romolo
Thursday, September 23 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE
SF Cocktail Week Lecture: Fortified Wines | 15 Romolo

This presentation will explore the categories of vermouth, sherry, port, aromatized wine, and other fortified wines. 42 Below Vodka Brand Ambassador, San Francisco bartender, and certified sommelier, Borys Saciuk will discuss their differences and similarities, in comparison.
The application of these bar essentials in classic …

Win: Lonely Planet’s Guidebook “USA’s Best Road Trips”
Thursday, September 23 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Normally 24.99
Win: Lonely Planet's Guidebook

Funcheap has two copies of the brand new Lonely Planet guidebook USA’s Best Trips: 99 Themed Itineraries Across America to give away.
Explore the country with trips ranging from two days to two weeks with easy-to-use maps for every trip, plus driving times and directions
How …

DealPop: 50% off Tasty Treats from The Prolific Oven
Thursday, September 23 – All Day | Cost: 50% Off
DealPop: 50% off Tasty Treats from The Prolific Oven

DealPop just landed in the Bay Area with a brand new Bay Area twist on deal-of-the-day sites.  Instead of giving you deals for SF (has this jumped the shark, yet?) or the East Bay, DealPop has tapped into all the amazing businesses along the Peninsula, …

The Great Evolution of Vodka: Lecture & Tasting | 15 Romolo The Great Evolution of Vodka: Lecture & Tasting | 15 Romolo

Join 42 Below Vodka Professor Raj Nagra and 42 Below Brand Ambassador Borys Saciuk in a lesson of vodka’s history and production, a discussion of how vodka is enjoyed today and where it’s future lies, followed by a tasting flight of this spirit’s various styles …

“Off The Grid” Thursday: Gourmet Street Cart Night | Upper Haight
Thursday, September 23 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Event is free, but bring cash for food of course

Off the Grid (OtG) a “roaming” mobile food extravaganza that travels to different locations finally lives up to its name and ventures outside the safe confides of its normal location at Fort Mason to take up Thursday evening residence in the Upper Haight.
Photo credit: SF …

Environmental Film Fest: Burning the Future | Civic Center
Thursday, September 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Environmental Film Fest: Burning the Future | Civic Center

There is no such thing as “clean coal” and if you want proof come watch this free documentary about the ecological, social and health impact of coal mining and mountain-top removal.
Burning the Future: Coal in America is an up-to-date documentary on the subject of the …

Jason Falkner Live Power-Pop Instore Concert | Amoeba SF
Thursday, September 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Jason Falkner Live Power-Pop Instore Concert | Amoeba SF

One-man pop tour de force Jason Falkner returns with another infectious blast of his signature power-pop. His latest album, I’m Ok, You’re Ok, marks Falkner’s first solo release of original material in more than five years. It overflows with the requisite hooks, impeccable arrangements, and …

Recipes and Ideas for Simple Foods from Scratch | Omnivore Books on Food
Thursday, September 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Recipes and Ideas for Simple Foods from Scratch | Omnivore Books on Food

Thurs. Sept. 23 • D.I.Y. Delicious: Recipes and Ideas for Simple Foods from Scratch • Vanessa Barrington • 6-7 p.m. • Free
D.I.Y. Delicious goes beyond pickling and preserving into fermenting, culturing cheese, and brewing sodas and tonics. A total of 75 recipes and more than …

Free Drive-In Movie Night | Concord & San Jose
Thursday, September 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Free Drive-In Movie Night | Concord & San Jose

Thursday, September 23rd is Free Drive-in Movie Night at the West Wind Drive-in movie theaters in Concord and San Jose – yes, it’s a good old fashioned drive in theater with double features every night.
Gates open at 6pm, Films start at 8pm. Live …

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Dinosaurs | Berkeley
Thursday, September 23 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Dinosaurs | Berkeley

Mike Fredericks will draw on his 17 years of experience as creator, editor, and publisher of Prehistoric Times magazine to answer all of your dinosaur-related questions. Mike has also illustrated over a dozed dinosaur books and a number of nature programs, and will talk about …

Waterfront Flicks: “Land of the Lost” & Dino Trivia | Oakland
Thursday, September 23 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Waterfront Flicks:

Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a free outdoor movie on the Market Green at sundown. Everyone knows that the T-rex is the King of the Dinosaurs, but can you identify a Hypsilophodon or a Mantellisaurus? Test your dino knowledge with a fun trivia …

“Kardash”: Belly Dance & World Music Night | North Beach
Thursday, September 23 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE

Enrico’s presents: KARDASH – Eastern fusion of rhythm, ambience and dance.  Award winning internationally acclaimed Nyla Crystal and Sureyya Hada will dance to Kardash’s fusion music which is a blend of Turkish, Persian, Indian, Arabic music and more..
Band Members:
Marty Huerta: acoustic guitar, electric sitar …

SF Cocktail Week “Flash and Waltissimo’s Birthday Bash” | North Beach
Thursday, September 23 – 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE
SF Cocktail Week

Come celebrate the birthdays of two forces of nature at once: Jonny “Flash” Raglin, co-owner of Comstock Saloon, and Walter “Waltissimo” Moore, co-founder of Encanto Pisco, in Barbary Coast style. Pisco will be flowing and mayhem is sure to ensue.
This event is …

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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