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Wednesday, June 27

San Francisco’s 236th Birthday Celebration | Presidio
Wednesday, June 27 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
San Francisco's 236th Birthday Celebration | Presidio

Join Early California descendants (Los Californianos) to celebrate the “birthday” of San Francisco.
Descendants will honor their ancestors and the founding of the Presidio of San Francisco with a ceremony featuring horses and riders from the Amigos de Anza drill team.
Pasados del Presidio: Commemorating the Presidio’s …

Music on the Main: Blues, R&B & Pop | Richmond
Wednesday, June 27 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | FoodsCo
Music on the Main: Blues, R&B & Pop | Richmond

Put on your dancing shoes and come downtown to the FoodsCo parking lot on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from 5-7:30pm for Music on the Main, an evening of great music, family fun, and Richmond pride.
The show features Richmond’s favorite bluesman “I-Can-Do-Bad-All-By-Myself” Jesse James, R&B crooner Reed Fromer, and sensational …

Meet the Author: An Essential Guide to Artisan Meat | Mission
Wednesday, June 27 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Omnivore Books on Food
Meet the Author: An Essential Guide to Artisan Meat | Mission

“Written in an eloquent but clear style, Pure Beef is crammed full of useful advice. I particularly like the section on How to Cook Like a Butcher, which offers advice about underappreciated and lesser known cuts. Best of all Lynne backs up her advice with …

Japanese Dance Presentation | USF
Wednesday, June 27 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with reservation by calling 415-422-6828
| Fromm Hall, USF
Japanese Dance Presentation | USF

Nihon Buyo (日本舞踊, Japanese dance) developed out of a long tradition. Staged dances appeared in 17th century Japan along with kabuki theatre. Today Nihon Buyo has five large schools, one of which is the Nishikawa, with its history of three centuries.
Born in 1960, Nishikawa Minosuke first appeared on stage at …

Movie Theater Video Game Battle at The Lumiere | SF
Wednesday, June 27 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 to play giant Jenga and to watch; $12 to participate in the tourney
| Lumiere Theatre
Movie Theater Video Game Battle at The Lumiere | SF

Do You Dominate at Street Fighter? Are You a Yoshi Speed Racer? Prove it on the silver screen at the Lumiere Theater in Russian Hill. 
homefrys connects people to play games in person – they produce game nights and tourneys throughout the SF Bay Area.
June 27 …

Turbulence (An Unstable Dance about the Economy) | SoMa
Wednesday, June 27 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| CounterPULSE
Turbulence (An Unstable Dance about the Economy) | SoMa

A free, interactive talk and performance introducing Turbulence (a dance about the economy). Choreographed by Keith Hennessy in collaboration with a local and international team of dance, music, and circus artists. Turbulence (a dance about the economy) is a bodily response to economic crisis. …

Clift Hotel Free Drinks Night | SF
Wednesday, June 27 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Clift Hotel
Clift Hotel Free Drinks Night | SF

Join Coaster and Morgans Hotel Group on Wednesday, June 27 to celebrate the launch of Coaster, an iPhone app to order drinks, in the Clift Hotel’s Redwood Room.
Your first drink is on Coaster. Download the app, create a profile and use that app to order …

Dream Queens Revue: Pride 2012 Show | Aunt Charlie’s Lounge
Wednesday, June 27 – 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Aunt Charlie's Lounge
Dream Queens Revue: Pride 2012 Show | Aunt Charlie's Lounge

Wipe away those post-Pride hangovers at San Francisco’s most fabulicious drag show, featuring Collette LeGrande, Ruby Slippers, Sophilya Leggz, Bobby Ashton, Sheena Rose, Davida Ashton, and Joie de Vivre
Reservations suggested, contact dreamqueensrevue@gmail.com
Catch the show every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.

Every Wednesday

$1 Book Sale | SF Main Library
Every Wednesday – 11:00 am | Cost: $1*
*$1 for books & media. Free entrance.
| San Francisco Main Library
$1 Book Sale | SF Main Library

From April – October in 2012, the San Francisco Public Library host weekly Wednesday Steps Sales, located at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library.
All books and media are just $1 or less each and all proceeds from Steps Sales benefit the San Francisco …

Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF
Every Wednesday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required
| TCHO Chocolate Factory
Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF

Ghirardelli may get all the hype from tourists, but there’s another chocolate maker in San Francisco that’s also making waves. And TCHO is inviting you for daily tours of their factory for free.
Take the TCHO tour: 7 days a week
One-hour tours at 10:30 am and …

Learn Campfire Guitar Songs | SF Free School
Every Wednesday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted - RSVP Required. Bring a guitar.
| The Happiness Institute
Learn Campfire Guitar Songs | SF Free School

Want to impress your dates or friends the next time you’re around a campfire?
Join Joergen and Marco of the San Francisco Free School for a 90-minute guitar class of training for beginner and intermediate guitar players and aspiring “troubadours.”
The songs change every week, but expect to learn …

Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 7:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
| El Rio
Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.

It’s saucy dancing with a sense of humor at the Red Hots Burlesque show on Wednesdays and Fridays at El Rio, where you can see some of the bawdiest burlesque babes in the Bay,  for a sliding scale price starting at $5
Come with your sense of humor …

The Business: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 8:00 pm | Cost: $2.50*
*$5 admission, but $2.50 per person with 2-for-1 coupon
| The Dark Room
The Business: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.

The Business is one of the best alternative comedy shows in SF and features comedians from Comedy Central, SXSW, and the Comedians of Comedy tour.
This weekly Wednesday night comedy gig features a rotating cast of comedians, but most often features their main headliners Alex Koll, Sean …

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