Events for April 9, 2011
Saturday, April 9
Starbucks’ been known for offering its entry-level employees good benefits. Their goodwill extends out of the shops too when they encourage and support community service.
To feast the company’s 40th Anniversary, Starbucks is putting on Community Service event at Ocean Beach. Come lend a helping hand …
Marie Simmons loves bold, imaginative flavors from around the world, and her magically simple combinations have been featured in many magazines, from Redbook to Bon Appétit, where she was a popular columnist, and in her award-winning cookbooks. Over the years, she has come to rely more …
This hike’s a thigh-burner: you’re encouraged to “sample” all the great views from San Francisco’s central hills. But of course, you have to hike up their steep slopes first.
Comes with a warning/allowance: Hikers are encouraged to do any portion of the hike, stopping to do …
Once upon a time, Adolf Sutro’s grand statue “The Triumph of Light” stood at the Victorian geographic center of San Francisco known as Mount Olympus. The statue, like most of Sutro’s collection, has long since disappeared, but on Obscura Day, her memory will be celebrated …
SOMArts Cultural Center gets mobile and takes their art to the 2011 Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown with a pop-up exhibition.
The exhibit will include hanging scroll etchings by Seiko Tachibana, origami lessons with Jeremy Shafer of Bay Area Rapid Folders, an interactive “scent piano” designed …
SFO is ready to unveil Terminal 2 (T2), its gorgeous and earth-friendly new home to Virgin America and American Airlines and is celebrating with a unique party and open house.
Sorry! All timed tickets for this event have been sold out.
In a one-day-only event that is …
The Bold Italic tipped us off to a fun way to spend your saturday… that is if you like innovative local artists, free pastries and free Blue Bottle Coffee!
Artist Nicole Buffett moves into the gallery at Candystore Collective for a one-month Novelita making residency …
This one’s for the kiddies, the ones with a sweet tooth.
Come to the children’s department at Macy’s on the fifth floor for an afternoon of fun, sweet treats and cookie decorating with Palace Hotel Executive Chef Jesse Llapitan. Fancy.
Step back in time and experience the Victorian farmhouse lit by candlelight. Ascend to the restored widow’s walk. Meet the ghost of Maria Peralta performed by tour guide Diane Wang. Enjoy tamales and sangria in the Peralta House’s beautiful kitchen.
Celebrate Obscura Day …
Life is too short to waste on a bad meal, suggests veteran cookbook author Marie Simmons. Drawing from her syndicated weekly newspaper column, she sets about to liberate home cooks from the processed tastes of convenience foods.
Some 250 recipes showcase fresh ingredients …
Join Atlas Obscura and Hendricks Gin at the home of the Kinetic Steam Works for an afternoon demonstration and discussion of their beautiful, steam-powered machines.
Kinetic Steam Works is a Bay Area collective dedicated to steam powered machines. They will be firing up their Victorian-era contraptions …
San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre opened in 1922 to host Vaudeville shows. During Prohibition, the space under the theatre was converted into an underground secret speakeasy.
To celebrate that awesome history, we will be gathering for complimentary Hendrick’s cocktails, a little prohibition-era music, and sharing photos, maps, …
IAMSOUND Records is hosting a series of free shows in the swanky Velvet Room and Redwood Room of San Francisco’s Clift Hotel in February and April of 2011. Bands include Francis and the Lights, Men, Cass Mccombs Band, Fool’s Good, Twin Sister and Fun along …
The Bay Area Flash Mob got so excited about the upcoming Janet show at the Bill Graham Civic that they’re hosting their own party just before: Rhythm Nation: The Best of Janet Jackson and the Ladies of the 80s.
The Bay Area Flash Mob are …
Rock ‘n Roll to dance to and a burlesque show to feast the eyes on.
The Music: DJs Eva Von Slut and Rick Eusey are spinning punk, garage, girl group, rock-a-billy and all the dirty, sleazy rock n’ roll that you’ve come to love over the …
The SF Department of Public Works has teamed up with the SF Botanical Garden Society and SF Parks Trust to bring you free Saturday workshops to teach you everything you need to know to “green” your sidewalk.
We’ll give you step-by-step instructions to transform your sidewalk …
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 …
