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Saturday, May 12

4th Annual Inner Peace Festival | Lake Merritt
Saturday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Pergola at Lake Merritt
This spring, the Centers of Light invite you to the local edition of their nationwide festivals honoring the heroic human spirit and celebrating the capacity, potential and reality of each person to be peaceful. In Oakland, the 2012 Inner Peace Festival is again held at the ...
Progress Park Grand Opening: History, Music & Doggies | Dogpatch
Saturday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Progress Park
Join neighbors, your Mayor, Supervisor (expected at noon), State and City officials on May 12, 2012 to celebrate the official opening of Progress Park and participate in the neighborhood’s 2nd Annual Sidewalk Sale. Be there to dedicate the brand new, volunteer-created green space helping to transform the neighborhood. Learn about the local ...

11:00 amTree Tour of Stanyan Trail | Cole Valley  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
2012 Berkeley Old Time Music Spring Situation
Saturday, May 12 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Freight & Salvage
The 2012 Berkeley Old Time Music Convention is here. This free all-day event at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley has everything your old-timey heart desires — jamming in the lobby, bands and solos in the concert hall, and workshops upstairs and outside if the weather ...
2:00 pmFree Hot Summer Kick Off Concert | Oakland  FREE
2:00 pmSweet Spring Dessert Making Class & Tasting | Macy’s SF  FREE
2:00 pmLand’s End Hike to Get Your Tiki On | Outer Richmond  FREE
3:00 pmPsilocybin Mushroom Identification | Hayes Valley  FREE
Bi-Rite’s Make Your Own Ice Cream Day | SF
Saturday, May 12 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Omnivore Books on Food
Lucky for ice cream lovers, Bi-Rite Creamery’s secret is in plain sight: their irresistible goods are all made using top quality, farm-fresh, seasonal ingredients—locally sourced, whenever possible—and now you can bring their legendary creations into your home. This essential guide to making your own delicious ice ...
Free West Coast Hardcore Supergroup Concert | Berkeley
Saturday, May 12 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music
Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), and Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless/Hot Snakes/Rocket From the Crypt)  come together as the four-piece  called OFF! and they’re as confrontational as ever, lunging inside the aesthetic of West Coast hardcore to push life’s ...
MayDay Trunk Show, Free Drinks & Swag | Castro
Saturday, May 12 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| 5th Stitch Collective
Join 5th Stich on “MayDay” (May 12th from 4pm – 8pm) for some Mother’s Day shopping, DIY terrariums, live screen printing, and the launch of an all new line of SF made indie apparel! Highlights: Meet local designer Bridget Ryan as she introduces her new line of ...
5:00 pmArt Opening, Workshop, & Free Refreshments | Mission  FREE*
*Suggested donation: $1 - $20
6:00 pmFaultline Artspace Grand Opening | Oakland  FREE
Win Tix: Sombrero Scavenger Hunt | Mission Dist.
Saturday, May 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Tickets normally $20 to $30
| Double Dutch
What happens when you combine the ultimate party hat, the spirit of Mexico, the Big City panache of San Francisco, and an urban scavenger hunt laced with drinking and debauchery?? CLASH (the California League of Adult Scavenger Hunters) takes over The Mission for a the Sombrero ...
Interactive Industrial Art Exhibit | May 12-13
Saturday, May 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | American Steel Studios
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. Saturday, May 12 from 7 -11pm Sunday, May ...
Win Tix: Folk Blues & Ragtime Revival Concert | SF SF Live Arts (formerly the Noe Valley Music Series) are out to revive America’s first pop music with a mini Hardly Strictly Bluegrass-type show.  With three bands covering everything from blues, to gypsy to ragtime, they plan to take full advantage of the great sound at their ...
8:00 pmWin Tix: Broadway Cabaret: The Tom Judson Show | SF  WIN*
*Regular price, $28. Special $10 off discount for FunCheap readers: use code 88KEYS
Win Tix: Indie Reunion Show: Push to Talk | Bottom of the Hill
Saturday, May 12 – 10:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular price, $10
| Bottom of the Hill
Five years after selling out Bottom of the Hill for their farewell concert, wistful and honest Oakland indie rockers Push to Talk will come back together to play a late-nite reunion show at the same venue. With solid harmonies and tasty licks if you’re a fan ...
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