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Events for July 16, 2012

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Monday, July 16

1906 SF Earthquake & Fire Walk | Embarcadero
Monday, July 16 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Market Street Plaza
1906 SF Earthquake & Fire Walk | Embarcadero

Imagine awakening before dawn on April 18, 1906 to the unthinkable–a massive earthquake has toppled chimneys and buildings, and ripped apart city water pipes. With the fire on your heels, escape from the alleyways south of Market to what should be the safety of Union …

Free Aesop Rock Concert | Amoeba SF
Monday, July 16 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Free Aesop Rock Concert | Amoeba SF

New York-born, San Francisco-based Aesop Rock (aka Ian Matthias Bavitz) is a critically acclaimed hip-hop artist/producer, recognized for his dense and abstract word play. His sixth studio album, Skelethon, marks the first entirely self-produced album for Aesop Rock.
See him for free perform a mini in-store concert at …

Free Folk Pop Concert | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Monday, July 16 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Free Folk Pop Concert | Brick & Mortar Music Hall

Come see a free folk pop concert with Sharaya Mikael, Dustin Ruth and Chris Keene (of Surrogate).
Sharaya Mikael quit her day job less than a year ago, but the folk-pop singer/songwriter and guitarist has already created a buzz with her freewheeling approach to her career. Her …

Win Tix: Conversation with Chuck Palahniuk | Castro Theatre
Monday, July 16 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular price, $13 (with discount code)
| Castro Theatre
Conversation with Chuck Palahniuk | Castro Theatre

Come and hear Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, and now the Invisible Monsters Remix in conversation with Tom Barbash, Award-winning Novelist; Nonfiction Writer; Contributing Book Critic, The New York Times
Get $7 off admission by using the discount code “funcheapforchuck” (case sensitive and valid for 1 ticket per transaction) when you buy tickets online from …

Free Sneak Preview Movie Night: “Trishna” | SF Free Sneak Preview Movie Night:

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview screening of the acclaimed British drama from IFC Entertianment “Trishna”
The screening takes place at 7pm on Monday, July 16, 2012 at a movie theater in San Francisco with easy access to BART
FuncheapSF has an exclusive code for free tickets!
“Trishna” Free Sneak …

SF Theater Pub’s Pint Sized Plays | Cafe Royale
Monday, July 16 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*A $5 donation is appreciated
| Cafe Royale
SF Theater Pub's Pint Sized Plays | Cafe Royale

The Pint Sized Plays are back in July for 6 shows only. Ten new plays by 10 fantastic local playwrights, all packed into a 1½-hour show with live music, beer, and beer drinking bears and llamas.
Plays by: Tim Bauer, William Bivins, Stuart Bousel, Tom Bruett, …

The Lit Slam Comedy Competition | Mission
Monday, July 16 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Viracocha
The Lit Slam Comedy Competition | Mission

Eight poets. Three rounds.  One joyous, gunpowder defiant feature
and absolutely no excuses for missing this show.
The Lit Slam is a live performance-curated poetry publication where the audience serves as the Editors for a brand-new, highly competitive literary journal. First place gets published. List opens at 8pm …

Melt the Mic Comedy Comedy Night | North Beach.
Monday, July 16 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Melt Cafe
Melt the Mic Comedy Comedy Night | North Beach.

Griffin Daley’s fortnightly comedy showcase. Headliner Matt Gubser, with Jason Myung Rogers, Miles K, Brandon Revels, Brian Thomas, Kate Willett, Juan Carlos and guest host Eddy Jason. Beer and wine specials plus tasty fondues etc.

Win Tix: Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang | Rickshaw Stop
Monday, July 16 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular price, $10-12
| Rickshaw Stop
Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang | Rickshaw Stop

Ahmed Janka Nabay is a Sierra-Leonean musician who has been a major figure in Bubu Music, a traditionally Muslim music which is played by up to 20 musicians blowing into bamboo pipes of different sizes.
He’s added modern beats and DJs and has taken this …

Monday Night Bargain Basement: Cheap Concert Night | Bottom of the Hill
Monday, July 16 – 8:30 pm | Cost: $4 | Bottom of the Hill
Monday Night Bargain Basement: Cheap Concert Night | Bottom of the Hill

Bottom of the Hill, one of the best breeding grounds for up-and-coming rock bands hosts a free or very cheap Monday night concert with DJs and live music on certain Mondays.
Concerts are free or very cheap, and donations are accepted for band and DJs.
About Bottom of …

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Free Bagel Mondays | Mission Dist.
Every Monday – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | La Victoria Bakery
Free Bagel Mondays | Mission Dist.

There’s a lot of kind-hearted folks in this city by the bay, but Danny Gabriner of Sour Flour is in the pantheon of kind folks. 
Every Monday, he bakes and then gives away hundreds of free bagels on 24th St. and Alabama St..
After a short hiatus, …

Motown Mondays | Madrone
Every Monday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Madrone Art Bar
Motown Mondays | Madrone

Every Monday at Madrone, dance the night away with hosts DJ Gordo Cabeza and Timoteo Gigante and resident DJS spinning originals, exclusive remixes, and close relatives of your favorite Motown songs. Take advantage of their $3 Lone Star Beer special then get a chair massage …

North Beach By Night: Guided Walking Tour | SF
Every Monday – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but donations accepted
| Meet at Specs Cafe
North Beach By Night: Guided Walking Tour | SF

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 …

Film Series: Sam Shepard on Screen | Stanford
Every Monday – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but latecomers (after 7:15pm) will not be admitted.
| Annenberg Auditorium (Stanford)
Film Series: Sam Shepard on Screen | Stanford

SST’s Sam Shepard Festival offers a free Monday night film series, Shepard on Screen, exploring Shepard’s extraordinary career as a screenwriter and actor (over 40 films, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in The Right Stuff).
Shepard on Screen takes place Monday nights …

Circuit Hacking Night: Learn to Make Cool Things with Electronics | Mission Dist. Circuit Hacking Night: Learn to Make Cool Things with Electronics | Mission Dist.

Learn to solder and learn to make cool things with electronics. Hang out with cool hardware geeks at Noisebridge’s weekly Circuit Hacking Monday.
All ages, all skill levels, and all are welcome at this weekly Monday night event to give you inspiration to hack that project you’ve always wanted …

PBR Party and “Crazy” Hip Hop Dance Night | Beauty Bar PBR Party and

Every Monday it’s “Crazy Mondays With The Kidz” – the Beauty Bar’s  all Hip-Hop night starring The Kidz –  a DJ collective that spin new and retro hip-hop.  Buy a Jameson shot and get a free PBR all night.

$1 PBR, $2 Wells & Radical Vinyl DJ Party | El Rio $1 PBR, $2 Wells & Radical Vinyl DJ Party | El Rio

A revolving cast of well known record collectors spin an eclectic mix of vinyl with oldies, punk, psych, country and obscurities. Come enjoy the lovely heated patio, take advantage of the cheap drinks and let the DJs broaden your horizons at the most diverse dive …

Vibes’n'Stuff: Jazz, Hip Hop & Beats | Mission
Every Monday – 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | El Amigo Bar
Vibes'n'Stuff: Jazz, Hip Hop & Beats | Mission

Every Monday night at El Amigo Bar you can hear jazz, hip hop and good beats at Vibes ‘n’ Stuff with DJs Luce Lucy and Vinnie Esparza.
There is never a cover so if you’re in the mood for finding that intersection where jazz meets original …

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