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Thursday, August 2

KFOG Local Scene Happy Hour feat. ALO | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Thursday, August 2 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
KFOG Local Scene Happy Hour feat. ALO | Brick & Mortar Music Hall

Enjoy free live music on Thursday August 2, 2012, with Jeff Campbell (Pine & Battery), Midi Matilda and ALO at Brick and Mortar Music Hall from 4pm – 7pm
ALO: ALO operates with fresh verve and vitality, their always-kaleidoscopic funk pop’n’roll aglow with exceptionally ebullient songcraft and …

Ambiance Shopping Party: 20% Off w/ Food & Bubbly | Union Street
Thursday, August 2 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ambiance (Marina)
Ambiance Shopping Party: 20% Off w/ Food & Bubbly | Union Street

Stop by Ambiance’s Marina store on August 2, 2012, for bubbly drinks, nibbles, and prize giveaways every half hour. Best of all, enjoy 10% off regular items and take an additional 20% off sale items.

Etsy Craft Bar: DIY Custom Sewing Kit | SoMa
Thursday, August 2 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Museum of Craft and Design
Etsy Craft Bar: DIY Custom Sewing Kit | SoMa

August Craft Bar with Etsy Labs at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art features local favorite Britex Fabrics, with guest artist Geana Sieburger of GDS Cloth Goods leading a DIY sewing kit workshop. As always, MOCFA supports liquid courage in crafting, so adult beverages …

Summer Games NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, August 2 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences
Summer Games NightLife | California Academy of Sciences

This summer, in honor of the Olympics, NightLife will host its very own “summer games,” complete with all your favorite lawn sporting events—bocce, ladderball, and corn hole toss provided by Homefrys, and Berlin-style ping pong courtesy of American Tripps.
Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue! Bible …

Spoke Art’s Salon-Style Group Art Show | SF
Thursday, August 2 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spoke Art
Spoke Art's Salon-Style Group Art Show | SF

Spoke Art Gallery is proud debut a group showing featuring a diverse group of local, national and International emerging artists in a salon-style exhibition on August 2, 2012.
Their August group show features a selective showcase of varying mediums and styles found throughout the contemporary scene, …

SFJazz Summerfest: Saxophonist Dayna Stephens | Stanford
Thursday, August 2 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Stanford Shopping Center
SFJazz Summerfest: Saxophonist Dayna Stephens | Stanford

Local music fans are gearing up for warm weather and smooth sounds with the arrival of SFJazz Summerfest at the Stanford Shopping Center.
Dayna Stephens - August 2

Internationally renowned saxophonist/composer/educator Dayna Stephens is a force to watch out for. A fluid, vigorous soloist with a warm, soulful …

Maker’s Mark “Cocktail Party” Tasting Event | 111 Minna Maker's Mark

7×7 is joining the Maker’s Mark Cocktail Party – and celebrating by throwing a series of awesome events at six bars around town: 111 Minna, Osha Thai Embarcadero, Reed & Greenough, Wreck Room, Pete’s Tavern, and Pier 23.
At each event, the first round will be …

Win Tix: Exploratorium After Dark: Mars
Thursday, August 2 – 6:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular price, $15
| Exploratorium
Exploratorium After Dark: Mars

Experience life After Dark, a monthly evening series at the Exploratorium exclusively for adults that mixes cocktails, conversation, and playful, innovative science and art events.
On August 2, 2012, come dressed as a Martian, explore the social life of a robotic spacecraft, experience a full-scale model …

Free Sneak Preview: Total Recall
Thursday, August 2 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
| Secret Location in SF
Free Sneak Preview: Total Recall

All of the codes for Total Recall have been claimed.
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “Total Recall”, the brand new action film starring Colin Farrell and Bryan Cranston.
Free Film Screening: Total Recall
Thursday, August 2, 2012 (7p)
San Francisco, CA
- RSVP Code: FUNSF5U58

Tickets available …

$5 Volunteering Party: Live Music, Raffles & $1 Pizza Slices | SF
Thursday, August 2 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Playland Bar
$5 Volunteering Party: Live Music, Raffles & $1 Pizza Slices | SF

One Brick is one of Johnny Funcheap’s favorite “do good” organizations in the Bay Area – they arrange dozens of fun volunteering parties each month and makes sure they are fun social events – so you hang out with your fellow volunteers afterwards.
On August 2nd, …

Spacecraft Art Collective: Science & Fiction | CELLspace
Thursday, August 2 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Inner Mission (formerly CellSpace)
Spacecraft Art Collective: Science & Fiction | CELLspace

The spacecraft art collective is proud to present Science & Fiction; an artistic dialectic between head and heart for this coming First Thursday at CELLspace gallery.
On Thursday, August 2, 2012, discover the opposing and harmonizing roles these forces play in our artistic practice and in …

Free Rock Concert with The Ritual | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Thursday, August 2 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Free Rock Concert with The Ritual | Brick & Mortar Music Hall

Come see The RituaL at Brick and Mortar Music Hall on August 2, 2012 at 8pm for free.
The RituaL is the brainchild of Band Leader/Producer/Multi-Instrumentalist Jordan Feinstein (keys and vocals). Jordan spent years in the Music industry backing and playing with many well known artists …

Nightlife on Mars: Underground Comedy Night | SF
Thursday, August 2 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Murphy's Pub
Nightlife on Mars: Underground Comedy Night | SF

Nightlife on Mars is a local comedy troupe consisting of Joe Nguyen, Adam McLaughlin and Ryan Cronin. You may recognize them from local comedy clubs or as the disheveled guys at the bar.
Draft beers are $1 off during the show which takes place in a private …

Synth Pop Record Release Party & Free Beer | SoMa
Thursday, August 2 – 9:00 pm | Cost: $3 | Project One
Synth Pop Record Release Party & Free Beer | SoMa

Come celebrate the release of Seatraffic’s first 7-inch record, Crimes, with free beer before 11pm (while supplies last) on August 2, 2012. See them perform live along with DJ sets all night.
Lineup:

Seatraffic (Live Performance)
Boyfren
Yr Skull
Shaky Premise
Epicsauce DJs

“VICE Kills SF”: West Coast Summer DJ Dance Series | SF
Thursday, August 2 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Mezzanine
“VICE Kills SF”: West Coast Summer DJ Dance Series | SF

Air, a water + alcohol carbonated beverage, is launching with a series of dance parties across the West Coast brought to you by Vice Magazine. For their final stop, they’re taking over Mezzanine on August 2, 2012 with sets by Surkin, Sinden, and Jupiter – …

Every Thursday

“So You Think You Can Paint?” Art Party | SoMa
Every Thursday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Club Six

So You Think You Can Paint has been cancelled. The last party took place on November 1, 2012.
Self-billed as “The World’s Most Creative Happy Hour,” bring a friend, paint a masterpiece at “So You Think You Can Paint?” at Club Six which opens up their …

Cafe Royale Zip Code Thursdays | 2-for-1 Beer
Every Thursday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover. Buy 1 beer, get a 2nd free.
| Cafe Royale
Cafe Royale Zip Code Thursdays | 2-for-1 Beer

If you happen to live in the 94102, 94108, or 94109 zip codes (that’s basically Russian Hill, Nob Hill and Tenderloin), you’ll get more than a cup of tea from your neighbors.
If you buy a drink, then you’ll receive a free drink ticket (on select beers …

“Enron 2012″: Strange Puppet Show & Play | SF

Enron combines the jaw-dropping expose of a documentary with absurdist excess and puppets in a multifaceted and dynamic look at the greatest corporate scandal of our time.
>> Sorry! All of the $5 tickets have been claimed.
Tickets are normally $25, but Funcheapers can get the first 100 Tickets for …

’90s Night: Dance Party & 90¢ Beer Night | SF
Every Thursday – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Hi-Fi Lounge
 '90s Night: Dance Party & 90¢ Beer Night | SF

On Haitus: Unfortunately 90s Night is on hiatus beginning January 2013.
All that she wants… is to relive the ’90s at the Hi-Fi Lounge every Thursday with 90 cent drinks for 90 minutes (8:30-10pm).

This ’90s dance party jams with DJ ILLBorn spinning “classics” from Montell Jordan,Vanilla Ice, Ace …

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