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Saturday, June 9

9:00 amSea Scavenger Shoreline Cleanup | SF  FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniv. Fun Run | Sports Basement
Saturday, June 9 – 9:30 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Sports Basement (Presidio)
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. ...
Get Outdoors Day | Free Entrance to Over 100 National Parks
Saturday, June 9 – All Day | Cost: FREE
In the immortal words of John Muir: “You may close California’s parks, but you’ll never have our national parks. Hell, we’ll even make them free.” Okay so the conservationist didn’t say that but there are Free Entrance Days in the National Parks, special fee-free days that you should ...

10:00 amCabrillo Playground Grounbreaking Ceremony & Fair | SF  FREE
2:00 pmWin Tix: 2012 Polk Street Pub Crawl | SF  WIN*
*Regular cost, $8
2:00 pmBrazilian Carnaval & Mexican Folk Dance Show | Mission Dist.  $5
2:00 pmSeasonal Crostini Cooking Class | Macy’s SF  FREE
The Golden Gate Bridge: History on Film (1947-2011) | Noe Valley
Saturday, June 9 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Noe Valley Branch Library
The Golden Gate Bridge has starred in more movies than any other American architectural icon. From Dark Passage (1947) to The Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) the iconic span appears in wide range of films including Superman, Star Trek, Time After Time, ...
4:00 pmTop Chef, Ryan Scott + Free Food & Beer Samples | East Bay  FREE
Win Tix: Food Social: Filipino Food Showcase | SF
Saturday, June 9 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $5
| Circolo Restaurant and Lounge
Food Social is a monthly social food experience and party in SF showcasing the best in up-and-coming Bay Area street food vendors introducing you to SF’s newest vendors along with some classic crowd favorites selling affordable bites with special dishes featuring a  unique twist on ...
6:00 pmArt Opening: Pop Surrealistic Fairytales | SF  FREE
Golden Gate Bridge Outdoor Film Night: “Superman” (1978) | Presidio
Saturday, June 9 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
The Presidio Trust and the Walt Disney Family Museum present a Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary commemorative film festival featuring seven films starring the Bay Area’s iconic superstar. Bring a blanket, picnic, low lawn chair for music at 6 pm and the movie at dark. All screenings ...
Win Tix: Scorpions: Final Sting Tour | Shoreline Amphitheatre
Saturday, June 9 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $20, $5 fee
| Shoreline Amphitheatre
Known best for their 1984 anthem “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and the 1990 ballad “Wind of Change,” the German rockers, Scorpions have sold over 22 million records, making them one of the most successful rock bands to ever come out of Continental Europe. Join them ...
Win Tix: Spirit of the Garden: Jazz & Poetry | Conservatory of Flowers
Saturday, June 9 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*$30-$50 General Public; $25-$40 Conservatory Members; $15 youth.
| Conservatory of Flowers
The Spirit of the Garden, the latest from NYC-based jazz quartet Rose & the Nightingale, blurs the boundaries of world music, folk, and jazz improvisation. As a very special component of the Conservatory of Flowers event, Rose & the Nightingale collaborate with local San Francisco poets Evan Karp ...
7:30 pmWriters With Drinks | Makeout Room  $5*
*Sliding scale $5-$10
Renegade Drive-In Movie Night “Back to the Future” | North Bay
Saturday, June 9 – 8:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome and bring a few bucks for snacks at the concession stand.
| Old Hamilton Field Movie Theater
The North Bay Mobile Drive-In hits Novato with a renegade outdoor film screening in this DIY flash mob drive-in movie where you watch a flick on a 30-foot screen, tune your radio to 88.3 and drink in your car. Arrive early if you plan to park ...
The Boombox Affair: Old School, All-Vinyl Portable House Party | SF
Saturday, June 9 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Dada Lounge
The Boombox Affair is an old school, all-vinyl portable house party. Usually they’re outside in the sunshine with over a dozen old school boomboxes and a set of turntables, all running on rechargeable batteries in an attempt to bang out some free fun in the park or ...
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