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Saturday, March 5

Huge “Bead Bazaar” | Oakland
Saturday, March 5 – 10:00 am | Cost: $5*
*$5 with coupon; $7 regular
| Oakland Marriot Center
Huge

The BSNC Bead Bazaar is the largest one day show in the US. With over 120 studio artists and bead exhibitors, selling ancient/vintage/modern beads, finished jewelry, findings, books, and more.
Download a coupon to save $2 off regular admission: http://beadsocietyofnorcal.org/bazaar.html

Mardi Gras Carnival & Street Procession | Fillmore District
Saturday, March 5 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fillmore Center Plaza
Mardi Gras Carnival & Street Procession | Fillmore District

The Fillmore District celebrates Mardi Gras a few days early with a family day of fun and entertainment including a kid’s carnival and band processional along Fillmore Street.
Noon-5pm: Family day with Jah Summit band (Reggae) on Fillmore Center Plaza (1475 Fillmore) jugglers, kid’s carnival at …

Bar Jules Chef Seasonal Cooking Demo | Ferry Building
Saturday, March 5 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Bar Jules Chef Seasonal Cooking Demo | Ferry Building

Culinary travelers believe me when I tell you that you’ll want to remember this name: Jessica Boncutter. A veteran of London’s fabled River Café (as is famous River Cafe alum Jamie Oliver), Boncutter cut her culinary teeth at the age of 19 when she began …

Discussion: New Economic Models for a Thrivable Future | YBCA
Saturday, March 5 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center For the Arts
Discussion: New Economic Models for a Thrivable Future | YBCA

Thrivability in the arenas of environmental sustainability, resilience of consciousness and the good of individuals needs to be at the center of new adaptable and equitable economic models. Evolving relational networks have the capacity to change long held behaviors for manifesting value with the potential …

Spring Open Studio at Carle Photography | Oakland
Saturday, March 5 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring a small bell and receive a 5-by-7 signed print.
| Mariah Carle's Studio
Spring Open Studio at Carle Photography | Oakland

Mariah Carle of Carle Photography invites you into her studio to view the many changes that have been made to the studio, with more artwork on the walls. Carle will also have a very special art project in progress on view for visitors.
She is …

Southern Gothic Rock Of The Drive-By Truckers @ Amoeba | Haight
Saturday, March 5 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music
Southern Gothic Rock Of The Drive-By Truckers @ Amoeba | Haight

Best known for their “three axe attack” triple guitar sound and songs of Southern despair, the Drive-By Truckers are stylistically as comfortable with old-time country as they are with R&B and rock and roll. Far more than on any of the Drive-By Truckers’ previous albums, …

How-to Homestead Tour: Learn a New Skill | SF
Saturday, March 5 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE with potluck item OR $5 Suggested Donation
| Harvey Milk Center
How-to Homestead Tour: Learn a New Skill | SF

The Harvey Milk Center for the Arts is hosting an afternoon event for all ages that includes dancing, film, music, arts, and food. Come out to learn a skill, and stay to dance with your community.
3pm – workshops:

old fashioned portraits at the photo center
mending
screen printing
perspective …

Clothing Swap Party | Oakland
Saturday, March 5 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring clothes to swap.
| Homespun Bikes
Clothing Swap Party | Oakland

Bring some gently worn clothes and leave with new ones. There will be a changing room, live music, delectable sweets by MilkGlass Baking, and cocktails.
All are welcome.

Conservatory Baroque Ensemble Performs Handel’s Alcina | Civic Center
Saturday, March 5 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but tickets required. Call the Box Office at 415.503.6275
| SF Conservatory of Music
Conservatory Baroque Ensemble Performs Handel's Alcina | Civic Center

Conservatory Baroque Ensemble performs a concert of Handel’s opera Alcina (Run-time approximately 3 hours), co-directed by Corey Jamason and Elisabeth Reed.
Join us for refreshments in the Harmony Café before this performance and during intermission.
Performances are Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2:00pm.

Half-Off Tickets to Mardi Gras Dance Party | SoMa
Saturday, March 5 – 9:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*Use dicount code: "FunCheapMardiGras"
| Mezzanine
Half-Off Tickets to Mardi Gras Dance Party | SoMa

Eye Heart SF’s 3rd annual SF Mardis Gras is back at the Mezzanine featuring:

Whitenoize - DJ/producer duo of InStereo Recordings and winner of Fatboy Slim’s 2010 “Weapon of Choice” remix contest.
Pam “the Funkstress” - special showcase set of world renown indie hiphop group The Coup.
DJ Zaq of …

Watch Competitive Rowing | Lake Merced
Saturday, March 5 – 8:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch. Months of practice to compete.
| Lake Merced Boathouse
Watch Competitive Rowing | Lake Merced

Come watch competitive rowers duke it out on Lake Merced in this season’s first regatta. Remember the gliding crafts of the twins in Social Network? LucasFilm actually recorded rowing sounds used in the movie on Lake Merced, using the Pacific Rowing Club’s boats and crews.
You …

Every Saturday

Free Marina Green Fitness Court Bootcamp | Marina
Every Saturday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Marina Green
Free Marina Green Fitness Court Bootcamp | Marina

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 …

Free Saturday Yoga in the Park | Alamo Square Park
Every Saturday – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE | Alamo Square Park
Free Saturday Yoga in the Park | Alamo Square Park

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 …

Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniv. Fun Run | Sports Basement
Every Saturday – 9:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Sports Basement Presidio
Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniv. Fun Run | Sports Basement

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. …

Free Zumba Class | Chinatown
Every Saturday – 10:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center
Free Zumba Class | Chinatown

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 …

Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Every Saturday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Rec Field: Golden Gate Park
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park

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 …

Salsa & Bachata Dance Class | Dolores Park
Every Saturday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Dolores Park
Salsa & Bachata Dance Class | Dolores Park

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 …

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Every Saturday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland

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 …

Free Shakespeare in the Park 2012: Henry V | Presidio
Every Saturday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
Free Shakespeare in the Park 2012: Henry V | Presidio

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 …

Free “Punk & Rock N Roll” Saturdays & $3 Drinks | Thee Parkside
Every Saturday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thee Parkside
Free

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 …

Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13
Every Saturday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but you'll have to buy your own drinks
| Lucky 13
Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13

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 …

Summer Cinema: Outdoors & Off-the-wall | Berkeley
Every Saturday – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Bank of America Parking Lot (Berkeley)
Summer Cinema: Outdoors & Off-the-wall | Berkeley

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, …

Outdoor Family Movie Night | Oakland
Every Saturday – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Saint Leo's Church
Outdoor Family Movie Night | Oakland

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 …

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