Free autographs and Q&A sessions with Manager Bob Melvin, rising stars such as Jemile Weeks, former legends like 1972 World Series MVP Gene Tenace and 20-game winning streak hero Scott Hatteberg, will be among the up-close-and-personal features at Oakland A’s FanFest 2012 on Sunday, January …

Come lend your lips to be photographed as the Make Love Portrait Party is going down this weekend, Saturday & Sunday (Jan 28 & 29) 10am to 4pm  at Yerba Buena Gardens, near the MLK waterfall.
Just show up and let fashion photographer Daniel Castro take a …

Come get a special private Chocolate tour and tasting with the FuncheapSF crew at the TCHO Chocolate Factory in SF this Sunday!
FuncheapSF’s TCHO Private Chocolate Factory Tour
Sunday, January 29, 2012 (11:45am)
- Pier 17, Embarcadero at Green, SF
- FREE, but tickets required [get tickets]
>> Access code for …

As a contribution to the Ms. at 40 and the Future of Feminism Symposium, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts has designed a slide show, Picturing the Contemporary Arts in Ms. Magazine: A Chronological Journey.
It features a broad array of images of artists and art …

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a day of New Year traditions at the Oakland Museum of California. The 11th annual celebration honors California’s diversity and celebrates the many traditions of our Asian community including mochi pounding, Korean drumming, storytelling, the Red Panda Acrobats, film …

Help Occupy Oakland get settled into its new home. On January 28th – “Move-in Day” – they’re going to change that by occupying a large, vacant building and convert it into a social center.
Come join them for the initial occupation. The event starts at Noon on …

In 1931 a couple of native San Franciscan music lovers created the SF Civic Symphony, as a place where amateur musicians can practice and play for an audience. It’s now the oldest community orchestra on the West Coast and the concerts are always free.
January 29, …

All over the world species are becoming extinct at an astonishing rate, from 1000 to 10,000 times faster than normal.
The loss of biodiversity has become so severe that scientists are calling it a mass extinction event. Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction is the …

Join Indie Industries at either of their SF stores for a weekend full of fun, sales and free treats. RSVP to get a $5 Gift Card at the door.

Friday 1/27, from 1 – 9pm

Gift Cards handed out every hour on the hour
Free Sunglasses ($16 retail value) with …

Yes, it’s totally corporate, but it will probably be fun since Verizon will be throwing their unlimited marketing dollars towards throwing a lunar new year musical spectacle in San Francisco this weekend.
Full details are under wraps, but expect Asian Pop Stars at Union Square, Lion Dances …

Join the Presidio Social Club for an afternoon of signature nibbles, sparkling wine, classic cocktails, and music all in celebration of their 5 year anniversary.
The chef has put together a menu of complimentary nibbles both from the original menu and a few items that have …

It’s Presidio Social Club’s 5th Anniversary, and they want you to celebrate with them. On January 29th they’re throwing down from 3pm till 6pm with free wine, complimentary apps, and live music.
Free with RSVP.
Free Roederer Estate Sparkling Wine
Serving Complimentary PSC Classic

Gruyere cheese toasts with tomato …

The Sunday afternoon Record Swap is back at the Knockout. Buy, sell and trade records. If you get thirsty there will be plenty of beer and booze to purchase at the bar and tacos next door for evening munchies.

King Kong is a Pre-Code 1933 fantasy monster adventure film co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, and written by Ruth Rose and James Ashmore Creelman after a story by Cooper and Edgar Wallace.
The film stars Bruce Cabot, Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong. …