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Wednesday, November 16

Music of the Barbary Coast: SF’s Musical Origins | Main Library
Wednesday, November 16 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE
| San Francisco Main Library
Music of the Barbary Coast: SF's Musical Origins | Main Library

The SF Symphony has deep rooted history with forming after the 1906 earthquake. There is also a rich musical history laying the groundwork of the SF Symphony that will be described in the Panel Discussion Music of the Barbary Coast and Beyond: San Francisco’s Musical Origins on …

Lecture: Music of the Barbary Coast | SF Public Library
Wednesday, November 16 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Library
Lecture: Music of the Barbary Coast | SF Public Library

San Francisco has always been a music-loving town, from the music halls of the Gold Rush to the emergence of a full-time professional orchestra in the early 20th century.
James Keller, organizer of the forthcoming exhibition at the Society of California Pioneers, Singing the Golden State, …

Yoshi’s Free Jazz and Jam: Chris Amberger Trio | SF
Wednesday, November 16 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yoshi's Jazz Club (SF)
Yoshi's Free Jazz and Jam: Chris Amberger Trio | SF

Yoshi’s Jazz Club SF celebrates Bay Area talent with a series of free concerts in their lounge. From straight jazz to multimedia sampling, and from Bossa Nova to African jazz, this series highlights the breadth and diversity of local musicians.
Nov. 16, 2011: Chris Amberger Trio
Chris Amberger’s …

“Vermont Barn” Wintery Photo Show & Free Beer | SF
Wednesday, November 16 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Otis Lounge

Photographer Ben Youngerman of Panhandle Productions) will be opening a new photo show at Otis Lounge Wednesday November 16th. Enjoy free draft beer (8-9p) & peruse a collection of winter images from an abandoned barn in country Vermont, a chance for your imagination to wander through …

Bazaar Café Free Comedy Night | Outer Richmond
Wednesday, November 16 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bazaar Cafe
Bazaar Café Free Comedy Night | Outer Richmond

Danny Dechi – Comedian and world’s only pencil musician – hosts a free comedy night at the Bazaar Cafe on November 16th with  Brian King, Clark Stanton, Drew Harmon, Mike Capozzola, Mr. Mystic, Nicole Turley
 

Billboard Digital Music Networking Party | SoMa
Wednesday, November 16 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration required
| Eve Lounge
Billboard Digital Music Networking Party | SoMa

Groove and schmooze all night long at Digital Music SF, Musi2k and Billboard Magazine’s Futuresound party, a digital music networking event featuring some of the leading artists, entrepreneurs and investors in the industry, when you register in advance.
Eve Lounge (575 Howard St., SF) | Wednesday, November 16 | 7-9p …

Astronaut Class: How Not to Go Crazy in Space | SF
Wednesday, November 16 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Randall Museum
Astronaut Class: How Not to Go Crazy in Space | SF

Join Dr. Nick Kanas for a presentation exploring psychiatric and interpersonal issues that can affect astronauts in space.
UCSF Professor of Psychiatry Nick Kanas has studied such issues for more than 15 years as a NASA-funded principal investigator. He will review important psychosocial issues, …

“Well Off Wednesdays” $2 Wells, $3 Beer | The Cellar SF
Wednesday, November 16 – 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Cellar

Get your weekend started early with Well Off Wednesdays at The Cellar. They’ll be dishing out $3 beers and $2 well drinks from their full bar all night long as DJs keep the crowd on the dance floor. Did we mention there’s no cover? Yeah, …

Every Wednesday

The Compost Giveaway 2012 | SF
Every Wednesday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free while supplies last. For San Francisco residents only.
| Garden For the Environment
The Compost Giveaway 2012 | SF

The Compost Giveaway is a pilot program running from January to March of 2012 (or until the compost runs out) offering San Francisco residents free compost up to 5-gallons at a time.
The compost is offered in partnership with Garden For the Environment, SF Environment, REcology …

$1 Book Sale | SF Main Library
Every Wednesday – 11:00 am | Cost: $1*
*$1 for books & media. Free entrance.
| San Francisco Main Library
$1 Book Sale | SF Main Library

From April – October in 2012, the San Francisco Public Library host weekly Wednesday Steps Sales, located at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library.
All books and media are just $1 or less each and all proceeds from Steps Sales benefit the San Francisco …

Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF
Every Wednesday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required
| TCHO Chocolate Factory
Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF

Ghirardelli may get all the hype from tourists, but there’s another chocolate maker in San Francisco that’s also making waves. And TCHO is inviting you for daily tours of their factory for free.
Take the TCHO tour: 7 days a week
One-hour tours at 10:30 am and …

Learn Campfire Guitar Songs | SF Free School
Every Wednesday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted - RSVP Required. Bring a guitar.
| The Happiness Institute
Learn Campfire Guitar Songs | SF Free School

Want to impress your dates or friends the next time you’re around a campfire?
Join Joergen and Marco of the San Francisco Free School for a 90-minute guitar class of training for beginner and intermediate guitar players and aspiring “troubadours.”
The songs change every week, but expect to learn …

Lady Gaga Flash Mob Dance Class | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*donations accepted
| Studio Gracia
Lady Gaga Flash Mob Dance Class | Mission Dist.

Come celebrate Lady Gaga’s World Tour 2012 by joining Bay Area Flash Mob and learn the choreography to a Lady Gaga medley including her most famous hits: Bad Romance, Telephone, Poker Face, Born This Way and Judas
The free dance classes (donations suggested) take place twice …

Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 7:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
| El Rio
Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.

It’s saucy dancing with a sense of humor at the Red Hots Burlesque show on Wednesdays and Fridays at El Rio, where you can see some of the bawdiest burlesque babes in the Bay,  for a sliding scale price starting at $5
Come with your sense of humor …

The Business: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 8:00 pm | Cost: $2.50*
*$5 admission, but $2.50 per person with 2-for-1 coupon
| The Dark Room
The Business: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.

The Business is one of the best alternative comedy shows in SF and features comedians from Comedy Central, SXSW, and the Comedians of Comedy tour.
This weekly Wednesday night comedy gig features a rotating cast of comedians, but most often features their main headliners Alex Koll, Sean …

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