Events for June 10, 2012
Sunday, June 10
For World Oceans Day 2012, join fellow fans of a healthy San Francisco Bay and healthy oceans as we clean up San Francisco’s Aquatic Park beach and the surrounding shoreline. Gloves and bags provided but please feel free to bring your own.
Every volunteer will receive …
The 35th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair brings thousands of people to Haight Street between Stanyan and Masonic. Over 100 vendors will set up along the street including food, green businesses, local artists, clothing, crafts, non-profits and more.
Additionally there’s also a battle of the bands …
There’s a lot of free live music in San Francisco but Golden Gate Park Band has been doing it for possibly longer than anyone else.
In its 130th season, the 30-member band, all clad in their bright red suits, are giving free concerts in Golden Gate Park …
During the first two weekends in June, the 2012 East Bay Open Studios connects the public with over 400 artists in 14 cities in the East Bay. Since 1979, this event remains the largest art event in the region and draws an annual audience over 50,000.
East …
Sunset is back at Treasure Island for our 4th annual music picnic. For 2012, they are stepping up the production and adding more talent, art and food to the event.
Musical Stylings:
MAGDA (Items and Things – Berlin)
BNJMN Live! (Rush Hour – UK)
EDDIE C (Endless Flight, Sleazy …
Shoe Palace & Converse are holding a free concert to kick off the Summer right. 14 Mint Plaza in San Francisco CA is the spot.
With Performances by
Baby Bash
Jasmine Villegas
Calicove
League Boyz
plus very special guest apearances…
DJ Sets by
DJ Rick Lee
DJ Franzen
With Big Von on the mic
Now in its 36th year, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival is a two-day music, dance and workshop festival featuring folk traditions from around the globe in a “Hardly Strictly Bluegrass” type indoor event.
On June 9-10, 2012 from noon to 10pm at Presidio Middle School in San Francisco, the SF …
Come enjoy a Summer Concert by the San Francisco Civic Symphony. The concert is free. No tickets or reservations are required.
Program:
Dvorak’s Violin Concerto, Thomas Alexander, soloist
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4
Conducted by: G. Mancho Gonzalez
The world’s best golfers come to San Francisco to compete in the 112th U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in Lake Merced on June 11-17, 2012.
Tickets to the grounds to watch the 2012 tournament range from $50 to $125 per day (if you can even …
Come out for the famous Kabuki dance drama, “The Bridegroom’s Journey” (part of “The 47 Ronin,” one of the most popular samurai revenge tales of all time). No need to have studied prior parts; this drama is a self-contained story. This bitter-sweet dance drama, at turns …
On Sunday, June 10 at 3 p.m., Tony Award-winning playwright, performer and activist, Eve Ensler, will discuss her latest work, Emotional Creature, with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw. Emotional Creature will premiere at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in June.
Ensler is also the author of …
On Sunday, June 10 at 3 p.m., Tony Award-winning playwright, performer and activist, Eve Ensler, will discuss her latest work, Emotional Creature, with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw. Emotional Creature will premiere at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in June. Ensler is also the author …
Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned beer bust? Yep, that’s right. Come mingle in the Mission, kick back a couple, and help raise funds for The Dyke March so we can have those port o’ potties, help cover park fees and the rising cost of …
Join an open house and recital concerts celebrating La Peña’s 37th Anniversary on June 10, 2012.
Cultivate La Pena’s tradition of teaching & passing on folkloric traditions to the next generation of cultural activists & arts practitioners.
Come celebrate with Huaranguitos, the Afro-Peruvian Youth Ensemble, sing along with …
Every Sunday
Visit the Bay Area Free Book Exchange (open every Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm in El Cerrito) and take home up to 100 books for free.
Yes, all 10,000+ books on all the shelves are available to the public, free of charge. …
Spend a Football Sunday the way it was meant to be enjoyed – stuffing your face full of free BBQ. Every Sunday football game, Ace’s gives sports fans a free plate of burgers, sausages, and all the gooey fixins that go with it. Enjoy drink …
Free Yoga on Sundays in Dolores Park at 11am, provided by the teachers of the Purusha Yoga community.
Free Yoga Flow in the Park
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow …
Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over.
Lindy in the Park | Free Outdoor …
During the first two weekends in June, the 2012 East Bay Open Studios connects the public with over 400 artists in 14 cities in the East Bay. Since 1979, this event remains the largest art event in the region and draws an annual audience over 50,000.
East …
Come learn the basics of Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, at the Jack London Square Farmers’ Market.
This cardio and strength training class includes learning the basic movements and acrobatics of this beautiful art form, as well as getting a chance to play with other …
Check out a an exhibit presented by Ripley’s Believe It or Not including a 13-foot model of the Golden Gate Bridge, constructed out of 30,000 toothpicks and glue in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
In addition you can view a 1/3rd scale …
Want free reserved seating, reserved parking and free beverages and snacks during a Stern Grove event this summer? All you have to do is volunteer!
Volunteer positions include ushers, information booth staffers, bike valet, donation collectors, greeters, set up/take down experts and much more.
Sign up to …
Sundays are Dollar Days at Golden Gate Fields. If you haven’t made it out yet, you should check out the thoroughbred action of horse racing. Nearly everything costs just a single buck at Golden Gate Fields in Albany.
Some Sundays there are also free concerts at …
There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The area is is called, “Skatin’ Place”. It is located at 6th Avenue and …
The Milk Bar presents “Bluegrass Sundays,” a free weekly concert with three bands performing 90-minute sets, each playing old-timey bluegrass, Americana, folk, blues, and other sub-genres of acoustic music.
Bluegrass Sundays
Every Sunday | 2 pm-10 pm
Milk Bar | 1840 Haight Street, SF
FREE
Bands generally start at 4 pm, 6 …
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 …
Finish off the weekend at Molotov’s and enjoy an afternoon of free food (usually around 3pm) every Sunday between games of pool, retro pinball, and some serious punk rock ‘tude. While it’s usually burgers and hot dogs, occasionally the bar mixes it up with pizza, …
Since Sundays are the only day of the week that their kitchen’s closed, consider this Bender’s gift to you. Every Sunday from 3pm till 7pm, they’ll treat the public to a free BBQ with burgers, veggie options, or whatever else the bar’s in the mood …
Comstock Saloon, SF’s throwback saloon on the edge of the Financial District hosts Honky Tonk Sundays. In the spirit of the wild west, guests can experience tunes from DJ Blaze Orange’s vinyl collection of 20th century American country music and throwback food from Saloon Chefs Carlos …
As a testament to keep Sunday a Funday, the designers at 5th Stitch Collective are throwing a little party every Sunday in August to launch a new t-shirt design each week.
Mingle with the designers, see our newest designs, and snack up on some free cookies …
San Francisco City Guides offers a free night-time guided walking tour of North Beach.
It’s where food, culture, colorful history, and unexpected views all intersect in an erstwhile Italian ‘urban village’ that was also cradle to San Francisco’s bohemia.
North Beach By Night | 2012
May through October …
