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Wednesday, August 8

Midday Dance Party with Free Lunch, Motown DJs | Civic Center
Wednesday, August 8 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Monarch
Midday Dance Party with Free Lunch, Motown DJs | Civic Center

Beats for Lunch, the new midday dance party, aims squarely at the lethargic routines of round-bellied office workers and delirious dot-commers, prompting them to get ready to get sweaty… during the lunch hour. The second installment of Beats for Lunch takes place on Wednesday, August 8, …

Free Lunchtime Opera Performance | SF
Wednesday, August 8 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 525 Market St. Plaza
Free Lunchtime Opera Performance | SF

Performing on August 8, 2012, from noon till 1pm, City Opera SF will be taking over 525 Market St. Plaza. See City Opera SF’s tenor Mete Tasin, soprano Jennifer Muhawi, and Doug McKeehan on keys. Their purpose is to provide elegant, yet causal entertainment for …

Oakland A’s: $2 Ticket Day vs. Los Angeles Angels
Wednesday, August 8 – 12:35 pm | Cost: $2*
*Purchase online or call (877) 493-BALL (2255)
| Oakland Coliseum
Oakland A's: $2 Ticket Day vs. Los Angeles Angels

Can you pay just $2 to get tickets to see a major league baseball game? It’s true!
For 2012 every A’s Wednesday home game is a “$2 Wednesday” thanks to BART. Tickets are good for the sorta crappy seats in the Plaza Outfield and Plaza Reserved …

Creative Networking Event with Drink Specials, Show & Tell | SF
Wednesday, August 8 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Social Study
Creative Networking Event with Drink Specials, Show & Tell | SF

Hey entrepreneurs, fashionistas, artists, creatives, models, actors, and photographers. This night is now for you…
The Social Study will be hosting a night of networking from 5pm-11pm. Come after work and have a drink, talk and relax with great music in a classy and sheik …

Fashion & Tech Networking with Google+ | Union Square
Wednesday, August 8 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Fashion & Tech Networking with Google+ | Union Square

Join in a Google+ Workshop with the Google+ team, network with the fashion and tech industry, and participate in a YouTube Audience Development Session with Hey.com.
Light refreshments are provided.
Evening Program for August 8, 2012:

5:30pm – 6:00pm – Arrival and Networking
6:00pm – 7:00pm - You Tube Audience …

Blow Pop Happy Hour with Thee Oh Sees, Free Sake Shot | Mission
Wednesday, August 8 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free sake shot with RSVP
| Blowfish Sushi
Blow Pop Happy Hour with Thee Oh Sees, Free Sake Shot | Mission

For the August edition of Blow Pop Happy Hours, Noise Pop is pleased to announce Thee Oh Sees and Kelley Stoltz will be on the decks all night on August 8, 2012.
The bar staff will have Trumer Pils specials all night and, of course, everyone …

“The Icon Redefined”: 30% Off Gap, Personal Stylists & Photo Booth | SF
Wednesday, August 8 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Gap (Downtown SF)

Gap is celebrating the release of their Fall 2012 collection, “The Icon Redefined,” with a special in-store event in collaboration with San Francisco-based fashion social networking website, LookMazing.com, on August 8, 2012.
This event will feature Gap associates styling attendees in the new collection and a professional …

Housepitality Dance Party with Free Champagne | SoMa
Wednesday, August 8 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP before 11pm
| F8
Housepitality Dance Party with Free Champagne | SoMa

Housepitality presents the triumphant return of two of their favorites, house and dub techno masters Eric Cloutier (The Bunker, Down | New York) and Christina Chatfield (Beretta Grey, AYLI | SF) on August 8, 2012.
Enjoy free champagne from 9pm till 10pm and $5 Jameson all night (with mention of Housepitality …

Dream Queens Revue: The Drag Days of Summer | SF
Wednesday, August 8 – 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Aunt Charlie's Lounge
Dream Queens Revue: The Drag Days of Summer | SF

Warm up from those cold summer nights at San Francisco’s hottest drag show, featuring Collette LeGrande, Ruby Slippers, Sophilya Leggz, Bobby Ashton, Sheena Rose, Joie de Vivre and special guest Lexi Girard.
The Drag Days of Summer show will be taking place on August 8, 2012 …

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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