Events for February 5, 2011
Saturday, February 5
Ever tried Pilates—the badass version of yoga, the tough-as-nails alternative? Try it for Free at ODC Dance Commons risk-free in February. You’ve got three tries:
Saturday 2/5 from 8:45 to 9:45am
Wednesday 2/9 from 9 to 9:50am
Thursday 2/10 from 9 to 9:50am
Gain core strength, muscular balance …
The Historic First Teach-in of The Free University Of San Francisco, featuring: Matt Gonzalez, Alan Kaufman, Diane Di Prima, and Bobby Coleman.
Sat., 9:30-11:30 AM “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing”
Instructor: Matt Gonzalez is an attorney and former president of San Francisco County’s Board of Supervisors.
Sat. 11:30-1:30 “Jack …
Get the inside scoop from over 50 summer camps that your kids will love.
Meet the people who operate the camps and can answer all your questions. Win one of three $100 camp scholarships. Camp Fair is hosted for the 7th year by the Lower …
Stroll through downtown and discover the places where Oakland African American leaders have made their marks. Learn how Lionel Wilson, Delilah Beasley, Robert Maynard, the Dellums family, Josephine Baker, and others changed the Bay Area and California.
In celebration of Black History Month, the New Era …
This January, Governor Brown released the first budget proposal of his new administration. What do you think? How would you vote on his proposed budget? Come take the CA State Budget Challenge with Assemblymember Nancy Skinner
Participate in Next 10′s (http://www.next10.org) hands-on activity that lets …
Winter can be a great time to start a new compost pile or to jump start one that just isn’t breaking down.
Join Garden for the Environment for a hands-on workshop teaching basic methods of both backyard and worm composting.
Compost is a rich soil …
CUESA presents a seasonal cooking demonstration and book signing by Terry Walters, author of Clean Food and Clean Start.
How can a 50-ton gun simply disappear? Learn this and other factoids while helping load and aim the last operational gun of its kind.
The Army built Battery Chamberlin, just above Baker Beach, in 1904 to protect the harbor’s minefields. The battery’s “disappearing” guns could be …
The Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) will be sprawling over 10 venues as well as public spaces, street corners, bart stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, homes and all around the Mission on Saturday, February 5th from noon all the way to 4am.
The event features taking common …
Train your adult dog with renown dog trainer from Dog Gone Good, Mike Wonbacher, See what he can do with man’s best friend in an introductory 1-hour class for free courtesy of new website Three Knocks which uncovers tons of interesting deals and freebies …
Join us as we team up with the Good Food Awards to celebrate pickling.
Macy’s welcomes these picklers:
Karen Solomon (Jam it, Pickle it, Cure it author) She will teach you a broad range of pickling techniques including fermentation, vinegar pickles, and miso pickles.
JoEllen DeNicola (Nutrition …
Sweden is a hotbed of diverse and escalating musical talent, and now Gothenburg boasts the dynamic, organically soulful pop sounds of Little Dragon.
Featuring radiant vocalist Yukimi Nagano and her close high school friends Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Källgren Wallin (bass), and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards), …
Come see Berlin artist Lars Theuerkauff talk about his work, his motivations, and his techniques.
Lars’ technique is unique, using acrylic on linen, but not a traditional brush. Instead his technique of spattering paint using various tools creates a pointillist effect (popularized by Impressionist Georges …
The neighborhood of North Beach won first ever Yahoo Bus Stop Derby (edging out the Tenderloin) and now gets to host a free rock block party with OK Go.
The entire city is invited to rock out on the rooftop at the SF Art Institute …
Join San Franpsycho as they get down with a DJ set, featured art work, a 5 minute fashion show, live printing and Make Your Own Heat Transfer. Sponsored by PBR.
Noise Pop and Upper Playground have partnered up to open a month-long Pop Up Shop in …
Celebrate the New Year… The Chinese Year of the Rabbit.
The Taoist Center of Oakland is hosting a free celebration that includes potluck, festivities and traditional dancing.
Just so you know: A person born in the year of the Rabbit possesses one of the most fortunate of the …
Wasteland recreates a fictional space reminiscent of the emo-bedrooms and basement dens of suburban adolescence. The artists appearing are a sample of the generation raised on 80′s and 90′s pop consumerism, which permeates their work. Assembled as an eclectic display of images, objects, animations, and …
The Dude Abides.
SF IndieFest Presents: 8th Annual BIG LEBOWSKI PARTY. The Big Lebowski is on all night in the screening room. There will be prizes for Creative Costumes.
Featuring:
Mini Bowling.
White Russians.
Beach Bonfire Trampoline Action.
Flying Carpets.
The Ringer Toss
Get your advance tickets here.
Do you like awkward people? Sure you do.
Comic Relief, an awesome comic book store in Downtown Berkeley, has hit some financial misfortune and a group of comedians are rounding up to do a show to raise money.
This is a free event but donations are …
This February, Ships In The Night is happy to donate proceeds to The Brown Boi Project: a community of masculine of center womyn, men, two-spirit people, transmen, and our allies committed to transforming our privilege of masculinity, gender, and race into tools for achieving Racial …
For seven years, we’ve been spreading Pink Love.
To thank you for coming event after event we’re putting on an anniversary extravaganza with open bar, free food, DJs and, of course, the silent disco.
Open Bar (9 pm-10:30 pm) & Complimentary Food Court:
ORO Pisco (Viñas de …
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 …
