Events for May 5, 2012
Saturday, May 5
Explore the legacy of Adolph Sutro’s Arbor Day celebrations (and discover the remains of Ishi’s ‘cave’), stroll a city reservoir, and more. A steep, long, strenuous walk, but taken at an easy pace and rewarded with spectacular views!
This free San Francisco City Guides walking tour …
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a free live salsa music and plenty of dancing. La Fuerza Gigante is taking over Dolores Park for May 5th, 2012.
More info on schedules, classes, etc to follow…
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview screening of the movie, OTTER 501 – a great little film for families that really showcases the beauty of Monterey – this Saturday, May 5 at 10AM with a light breakfast starting at 9:30am at the Aquarium of the Bay …
May’s Thinkwalks Secret Creek Exploration will include a 3 hour free hike on streets & stairways to Cuesta Spring (active flow), Various captured flows & seeps, Reservoirs atop Twin Peaks and Avanzada Spring (seasonal flow).
We’ll start at 24th Street in Noe Valley and go up a very steep hill, …
Be a part of SELF Workout in the Park in San Francisco and participate in the most dynamic outdoor fitness event for women in the Bay area.
Workout In The Park San Francisco is held in Little Marina Green, the perfect venue to inspire your body …
Be a part of SELF Workout in the Park in Little Marina Green in San Francisco, the perfect venue to inspire your body and mind with its waterfront setting and views.
Join thousands of San Franciscan movers and shakers for new workouts courtesy of Crunch Fitness.
Quiet Zone — a …
Stanford Hawai’i Club Luau 2012 “Pupuka’hi I Hol’omua: Unite to Move Forward” May 5, 2012, White Plaza 12:00 – Live Music, performance dance & food 1:00pm.
Co-sponsored by Stanford Hawai’i Club, Hui ‘O Hawai’i, Kaorihiva, Stanford American Indian Organization and Native American Cultural Center
Free Admission
Entertainment: Live …
Join us for a brief bike ride in support of BikeThereSF, an organization that aims to help cyclists in SF navigate their way around the city using simple and accessible routes. The ride will conclude at an Off the Grid market for some food and …
From the Baptist Church to the community garden residents of Latona street and their friends & family will be celebrating the history, friendliness, and cultures of their one block street in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood.
There will be music, tables and a bouncy house, hula hoops galore …
Need advice on how to land that dream tech job? Looking for a place to to network with other creative media professionals? Want a chance to win cool prizes while doing something about your future?
Drop by the Bay Area Video Coalition’s May Open House and …
Upscale Mexican restaurant in historic Old Oakland hosts an all-day 2012 Cinco de Mayo party in its outdoor patio (dubbed a “Margarita Garden”).
From 2pm to 8pm DJs will spin Mexican-flavored latin music while the restaurant serves up $2 tacos from El Tacobike and $5 margaritas
Tamarindo …
According to the books summer starts in late June. In San Francisco, though, it’s in full swing. Celebrate by capturing some flags in the sun starting at 2:30pm in Golden Gate Park (exact location TBD).
Stay safe and get a free ride home – up to $35 bucks worth of taxi fare.
Cinco de Mayo revelers in Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco can get their cab rides home paid for throughout the night of May 5, 2012 as Alameda law …
Arc Gallery presents ‘Lost and Found’, a group exhibit featuring thirteen Bay Area artists renowned for their creative use of discarded objects. This survey of Bay Area assemblage addresses materials reborn to a second life as an item to treasure, given restitution for service as …
Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo right after the Giants game at Pedro’s massive venue. The party starts as soon as the last pitch is thrown (around 4pm).
Get a $5 pre-sale ticket for general admission or upgrade to the $15 Party Package, which includes 2 complimentary drink …
Food Social SF is a brand new social experience showcasing the best in Bay Area street food. The event blends together rising stars in the SF street food scene along with DJs.
At this special Cinco de Mayo event at Circolo Lounge which will feature 7 brand new …
AAA’s Tipsy Tow Program offers a free tow for drinking drivers in Northern California from 6pm on Cinco de Mayo 2012 until 6am the next morning, in Northern California, Nevada and Utah.
And you don’t even have to be a AAA member.
For Tipsy Tow, call (800) …
Go hiking in the moonlight…
There’s limited parking at Pantoll Station therefore you’ll need to gather to workout carpools. If you’d like to carpool meet at Sports Basement at 6:30pm. If you drive directly to Pantoll Station please arrive at 7:15pm sharp. The hike will begin …
Pacifica Libraries invite you to an evening of folk dancing by Parangal Dance Company – Filipino Folk Dance Group and Te Pura O Te Rahura’a – Polynesian Dance Troupe in honor of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
This FREE event is sponsored by the Pacifica …
Please join American Steel Studios for the next Diamonds in the Rough: An Interactive Exhibit of Art, Innovation and Industry.
There will be exhibits and demonstrations highlighting local artists from West Oakland, live music and tours of the American Steel Studios facility.
This time around American Steel extended this …
You are cordially invited to attend “Classy as F**k”, Saturday, the 5th day of May to get your Cinco De Drinko on alongside some fine as f**k art and music. The event will have three rooms, two bars, beer specials, a DJ, live music, and art. …
Thanks to an optical illusion in the sky, the moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area the night of May 5, 2012 during what astronomers call a “super moon.”
Because the sun is about 50,000 miles closer to the …
The North Bay Mobile Drive-In hits Novato with a renegade screening of The Matrix (1999) on May 5, 2012 in this DIY flash mob drive-in movie where you tune your radio to 88.3 and drink in your car. Arrive early if you plan to park and …
Come on out for the fifth edition of Strobe Light & Blown Speakers. From “Pablo Honey” to “The King of Limbs” and everything else in between, DJs are spinning nothing but Radiohead classics, b-sides, covers and remixes all night.
Diego’s Umbrella is a fun Gypsy pirate polka band that can best be described as an urban gringo mariachi band cloaked in elaborate homemade outfits. Be warned – their sound is energetic and you will dance.
>> MarchFourth Marching Band open the show on Saturday, but the bands …
Every Saturday
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 …
