Events for November 6, 2010
Saturday, November 6
Avoid the mall lines by getting a head start on your holiday shopping, and treat yourself to something handmade at Knit One One’s November Craft Sale featuring a line-up of 12 local crafters.
Check out our handmade wares:
Felted Messenger Bags
Bobble Scarves
Fetching Fingerless Gloves
Magic Loop Socks
Button …
Holders of Bank of America credit cards and debit cards get free admission to six Bay Area museums for weekend each month. Museums include Contemporary Jewish Museum (SF), Legion of Honor (SF), de Young Museum (SF), Museum of African Diaspora (SF), San Jose Museum of …
Come and explore a neighborhood that you only thought you knew. You will walk through the area taking in the sights and sounds of the lively and ever-changing Castro/Eureka Valley neighborhood. What was once dairy farms and dirt roads is now one of the city’s …
A class for those interested in learning to make a beehive in the sustainable tradition of Warre of France. B&B Demolition will donate recycled wood for the making of two demonstration hives. The Urban Farmer Store is donating use of their classroom for this workshop. …
Spy Emerson will open her working studio to the public the whole weekend, a rare opportunity to see an artists’ intimate space, and purchase original works ranging from paintings and prints, hand sewn hats and toys.
There’ll be everything from cheap holiday gifts (the hand-sewn …
San Francisco design company GAMA-GO has one sale a year, and this is it–UP TO 75 PERCENT OFF!
It’s free, fun, and open to all ages. Arrive kind of early because people have been known to cue up outside to get into this event. Cash & …
It’s easy: Bring a bag of unwanted clothes, fabric, or odds & ends.
We’ll make new things from old things! That means you can either swap clothes the old-fashioned way (think of it like a free thrift store) or we’ll sew up new things. Sewing machines will …
The Artist Market takes place every Saturday at the Blue Macaw (formerly 12 Galaxies) in the Mission District featuring 25+ local artists and drink specials
Some Participating Artists:
Beth Knight (Wood block paintings) www.grimbooey.blogspot.com
earthly treasures (Jewelry)
Heathered (Vintage newspaper, map wallets) www.heathered.etsy.com
House of Janis (Jewelry) www.houseofjanis.com
Little Honey Vee (Change purses) www.littlehoneyvee.com
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Get an upclose look at a restored Cold War anti-aircraft missile site. Unique in the National Park Service, it has stories to tell. Stories will be told by a park ranger with a sense of the past. Leashed pets are welcome.
This valuable historical resource is the …
WONDERFEST, is a two-day free Bay Area Festival of Science which takes place at Stanford and UC Berkeley.
This series of free public science dialogues between world class researchers in discussion of provocative scientific questions also features the Bay Area Science Expo where artists and craftspeople …
Have you ever had fresh baked bread from the Mission District’s Tartine Bakery? There’s a reason why there is a line out the door whenever the hot fresh bread goes on sale. Here’s your chance to learn how to cook bread at home from Chad …
El Cerrito Art Association presents a Photography Exhibit by Mona Reeva, a Berkeley-based photographer, at the El Cerrito Library. This event is a reception (with free refreshments) for an exhibit which will run from October 30 through January 6, 2011.
What you’ll find there are images from …
Is it possible to turn a garbage-strewn abandoned lot in inner-city Oakland into an urban farm?
Sure. Meet the bestselling, local author Novella Carpenter who did it. Learn how she grew her urban farm in to one populated with turkeys, geese, rabbits, ducks, and two three-hundred pound …
Join us as we welcome Chef Anjan Mitra, owner and chef of the highly acclaimed restaurant on the top 100 list since it debuted 2 years ago, Dosa!
Dosa specializes in southern Indian food, and has been praised for its authentic specialties, urban Indian …
The ballet stars of tomorrow are putting on FREE performances this weekend all over the Bay Area.
Students from the SF Ballet School Training Program will be musically backed by training classical musicians from the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Pre-concert activities planned for select dates (stay …
Come see the Aurora Mandolin Orchestra, the largest orchestra of its peculiar kind in the Bay Area. They’re playing a FREE show at the 200+ seat Koret Auditorium in the library’s Main Branch.
They call it “The sounds of strings from many lands” and it …
The Joint (don’t be confused by the name – this is a chiropractic office in Berkeley, not a place to smokey the dopey) hosts their grand opening celebration on Saturday, November 6th from 6pm to 10pm with live music from Russian singer Marina V and …
The ballet stars of tomorrow are putting on FREE performances this weekend all over the Bay Area.
Students from the SF Ballet School Training Program will be musically backed by training classical musicians from the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Pre-concert activities planned for select dates (stay …
As a part of their “Edges of Light” exhibition, closing today, Arts Benicia Gallery presents “Windows of Sound”, a performance curated by Tom Stanton featuring 14 local artists including: poets, painters, musicians, and more.
14 different artists will present an original, 3-minute, live performance thatare “sound-based”. …
Oakland’s Kinetic Arts Center is celebrating its One-Year Anniversary of producing inspiring circus, physical theatre & fitness programs for folks of all ages.
In that spirit it’s putting on a Circus Celebration Cabaret with a full show from talented friends, family and staff of the center.
The …
The ChatRoulette Show is a live variety show combined with a drinking game and chatroulette.com. Performers entertain both you and random strangers from chatroulette.com, who are projected onto a large screen and become part of the show.
November 6th, Saturday, 8pm
$9 advance / $12 door
BUT …
You ever read about the adventures of Jack London or John Muir and other California trailblazers? Be part of the legacy by donating some time to help create or restore some of the Bay Area’s trails.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, outdoor sports store REI and …
Every Saturday
Come try the 7-minute National Fitness Campaign Workout and see what Core Training, Squatting, Pushing, Lunging, Pulling, Agility and Bending can achieve.
On-site staff will be available every Saturday and Sunday in April, 8am-5pm.
Bootcamps held every 2 hours (8am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm), so be on …
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Alamo Square Park at 9:00am as part of the Purusha Seva …
The Golden Gate Bridge is turning 75 in 2012 and every Saturday during the summer, you can join Sports Basement for a guided run through Presidio National Park.
The route will change weekly, but will always feature breathtaking views of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. …
In celebration of the reopening of the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center, the Movement in the Parks Program brings you a limited series of free Zumba classes on Saturdays, November 3 – December 15, 2012 from 10:30am-11:30am.
>> Please note there is no class on November 24th.
RSVP …
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park at 11 am, as part of the …
Enjoy meeting complete strangers or bring a partner while engaging in dance styles from the Caribbean.
You will be given an introductory class on Cuban Salsa as well as the romantic Bachata from the Dominican Republic.
No better way to enjoy this dance than outside in the …
Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a Scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered.
Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include Saturday …
Bring your family, friends, a blanket or low lawn chair, and a picnic to enjoy free professional theatre by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. This year the festival features Henry V, the Bard’s exciting tale about the rise of a young king and the glories and costs …
Thee Parkside hosts “Free Saturday Happy Hour Shows” on most Saturday afternoons – a free concert featuring rock and punk bands from all over the Bay Area. But make sure you check Thee Parkside schedule to confirm for any given week; they sometimes skip weeks.
Free …
Sure, Lucky 13′s always loaded with free popcorn and goldfish – but, if you’re looking for something more sustainable with your rockabilly and punk on the jukebox, be sure to drop by their outdoor patio on Saturdays between 4 pm and 7 pm.
The menu each …
Join a series of free outdoor screenings in downtown Berkeley this summer, as the Pacific Film Archive projects onto the wall on Center Street.
This August, they bring you Cerebral Cinema — some brain-addled beauties from the silver screen. These smart-ass films won’t raise your IQ, …
Come one, come all to a free family or animated movie night in the garden at Saint Leo”s Church on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland.
The movies are shown every Saturday in the month of July in 2012 – July 7, 14, 21 and 28 on the …
