Events for August 18, 2012
Saturday, August 18
Join members of the Bay Area Gooners, the San Francisco-based Arsenal supporters group, to watch their beloved Gunners take on Sunderland FC on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 7am.
This event is also a canned food drive for the San Francisco Food Bank. Anyone who brings …
The 29th Annual Alamo Square Flea Market has been bringing you treasures, estate merchandise, antiques and even a few fun, oddball garage sales for almost 3 decades.
For 2012, they’re bringing back all of your favorite indie artisans and vintage vendors, so spend your Saturday on …
200+ toy, comic book and record vendors sell new and vintage items during this one-day event at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose on August 18, 2012.
There’s a huge variety of Hot Wheels, GI Joes, LEGO, Godzilla, dolls, Transformers, Star Wars, Disney, model …
At the 2nd Annual Berkeley Coffee & Tea Festival sample and taste from 20+ specialty coffee, tea and dessert vendors and learn all about the Bay Area scene Coffee or Tea 2.0 workshops with expert panelists, witness a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony and an Ethiopian Tea Ceremony. Tickets are $20 adv …
Come experience history first hand…
August 18, 2012, demonstrations include musicians, infantry and artillery drills, medicine in the 1800s, and the daily life of soldiers and civilians of the era.
Fort Point is a National Historic site located in the Presidio under the southern anchorage of the …
Meet some of the best jugglers and unicyclists on the West Coast and watch in awe as they ply their craft at the 2012 Berkeley Juggling & Unicycling Festival.
Pass along the joy and teach someone a new trick. And if you’re lucky enough to …
Fremont’s annual Festival of India showcases India’s rich culture and heritage with a wide variety of dance, music and food including Bollywood performances on August 18-19, 2012.
2012 Festival Program
Thursday, Aug 16, 2012
6:30 pm - Indian Flag Raising and Kick off event Presented by San Jose Council Member …
The Shire of Cloondara (the San Francisco branch of the Society for Creative Anachronisms, who re-create the customs, combat and courtesies of the Middle Ages) invites you to attend “DeBARDchery,” its annual archery and bardic tournament in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
That means you get to …
Savor the juiciness of summer at CUESA’s 2012 Melon Madness celebration at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Taste a variety of melons, watch melon-inspired cooking demos by local chefs, and take home recipes.
Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute at Fort Funston to learn about the endangered marine mammals that exist within the Golden Gate National Parks on August 18, 2012. This is a great opportunity to spot the majestic Humpback whale and the Stellar Sea …
Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute at Fort Funston to learn about the endangered marine mammals that exist within the Golden Gate National Parks on August 18, 2012.
This is a great opportunity to spot the majestic Humpback Whale and the Sea Lions in …
There’s really no navigating Burning Man without a handy set of wheels. Get your beater back into shape at the annual Cycle Swap, benefiting the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition.
Vendors will be on hand to sell and trade bike related products, and each attendee will be treated …
Sample some of San Francisco’s most hyped and blogged about bites at La Cocina’s 4th Annual SF Street Food Festival in the Mission District on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
The 2012 festival features a gathering of more than 70 vendors including San Francisco’s most well-known restaurants, …
The San Jose Pride two-day festival will take place on August 18 and 19, 2012, at 11am at Discovery Meadow in Guadelupe River Park. The event is free on Saturday and $10 pre-sale ($15 at the gate) on Sunday.
Entertainment will be provided by Derek Jameson, Jennifer …
The annual festival, held on August 18 and 19, 2012, is an opportunity to showcase Assyrian food, traditions and educate the community about the Assyrian heritage as well as to preserve and to continue passing on Assyrian cultural traditions to the next generation.
If you enjoy trying …
Pedalfest 2012 is the first festival of its kind that celebrates all things bicycle consisting of handmade and vintage bike shows, a bicycle rodeo, BMX performances, Torque: Dance on a Bike on a Rope, bike raffles, a Red Tricycle Bicycle Parade, a dirt jump, and more.
Pedalfest 2012
Saturday, August …
Montgomery Village in Santa Rosa invites you to a day of art & music in the village on Saturday, August 18-19, 2012 from 11am to 4pm.
Highlights Include:
Award Winning Artists Work and Sale
Enjoy the sounds of Smooth Jazz
*Saturday: Kevin Frazier & Groovality
*Sunday: The Cedrick Dennis Group …
San Francisco’s Alliance Française is a French language school and cultural center that is hosting a free open house and French culture day on August 18, 2012.
There will be live music, beer & wine (with donation), a French book sale, a film showing, and tours.
Plus if you’re interested in …
Attention analogue photographers: Lomography’s going monochrome for the day. They’re throwing out their color negative and slide films and sticking with classic black and white.
Talk about the merits of black and white photography and explore a few Lomography films. They’ll cover composition and subject matter, …
Shop from over 30 independent and local designers, lay by the pool, order some food and drinks, and listen to some great music on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
Limited pre-sale for $5 – $10 tickets. $15 at the door.
Haute Pool Show DJ Lineup:
M3 (Monarch / Green …
The San Francisco Bulls professional hockey team will be hosting National Anthem tryouts for the 2012 – 2013 season on Saturday, August 18, 2012, from 1-3 pm at Pier 39. Contestants will perform 30 seconds of the National Anthem, and a verse and chorus of a …
Grammy-winning Mads Tolling, one of the best violinists of his generation, pays tribute to his friend and mentor, jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, performing compositions by Ponty in new arrangements.
France’s Jean-Luc Ponty has been at the forefront of jazz violin for decades. He single-handedly brought the …
Join the California Historical Society for a very special afternoon examining vintage scrapbooks and photograph albums chronicling the building of the Golden Gate Bridge.
In connection with their ongoing exhibition A Wild Flight of the Imagination: the Story of the Golden Gate Bridge, this event …
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe continues its 53rd season with more free, lively satire performances in park settings around the Bay Area.
Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater; despite the name “mime,” their work is not silent, but …
Help celebrate the 11th Anniversary of the Northstar on Saturday August 18, 2012, from 3pm till 9pm. $10 at the door includes a pig roast and happy hour prices ($3 drafts and wells). DJ “HG” will step in to work his magic.
Proceeds benefit Leukemia and Lymphoma …
Every Saturday
The Golden Gate Bridge is turning 75 in 2012 and every Saturday during the summer, you can join Sports Basement for a guided run through Presidio National Park.
The route will change weekly, but will always feature breathtaking views of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. …
In celebration of the reopening of the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center, the Movement in the Parks Program brings you a limited series of free Zumba classes on Saturdays, November 3 – December 15, 2012 from 10:30am-11:30am.
>> Please note there is no class on November 24th.
RSVP …
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park at 11 am, as part of the …
Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a Scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered.
Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include Saturday …
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 and costs …
Thee Parkside hosts “Free Saturday Happy Hour Shows” on most Saturday afternoons – a free concert featuring rock and punk bands from all over the Bay Area. But make sure you check Thee Parkside schedule to confirm for any given week; they sometimes skip weeks.
Free …
Sure, Lucky 13′s always loaded with free popcorn and goldfish – but, if you’re looking for something more sustainable with your rockabilly and punk on the jukebox, be sure to drop by their outdoor patio on Saturdays between 4 pm and 7 pm.
The menu each …
Join a series of free outdoor screenings in downtown Berkeley this summer, as the Pacific Film Archive projects onto the wall on Center Street.
This August, they bring you Cerebral Cinema — some brain-addled beauties from the silver screen. These smart-ass films won’t raise your IQ, …
