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Wednesday, August 22

Four Barrel’s 4th Birthday: Free Coffee Day, Ice Cream & Tartine Cake | SF
Wednesday, August 22 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Four Barrel Coffee
Four Barrel's 4th Birthday: Free Coffee Day, Ice Cream & Tartine Cake | SF

It’s time to toast to one of the city’s best roasts at Four Barrel Coffee’s 4th Birthday Bash on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at their Valencia storefront.
Four Barrel’s 4th Birthday Bash
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 (7a-4p)
Four Barrel Coffee, 375 Valencia St., San Francisco
FREE
To celebrate four years …

Free Downtown 80s Blues Revival Concert | Union Square
Wednesday, August 22 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Free Downtown 80s Blues Revival Concert | Union Square

Come see the Chris Cobb Band, a San Francisco based blues/rock band that proudly walks in the footsteps of the 80’s Blues Revival, on August 22, 2012.
If bands like The Fabulous Thunderbirds, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers, and Stevie Ray Vaughan are your kind …

Oakland A’s: $2 Ticket Day vs. Minnesota Twins
Wednesday, August 22 – 12:35 pm | Cost: $2*
*Purchase online or call (877) 493-BALL (2255)
| Oakland Coliseum
Oakland A's: $2 Ticket Day vs. Minnesota Twins

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 …

Swing in the Square: DJs, Dance Lessons & Country Music | Union Square
Wednesday, August 22 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Swing in the Square: DJs, Dance Lessons & Country Music | Union Square

On August 22, 2012, head to Union Square for free swing dance lessons, live music and DJs playing all sorts of swinging music from the 1930s thru the 1950s. Each week features a beginning swing dance lesson taught by various SF Bay Area teachers.
The DJ …

Sea Chantey Sing-A-Long | Presidio
Wednesday, August 22 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
Sea Chantey Sing-A-Long | Presidio

In an earlier age, sailors sang work songs to haul lines, raise sails and anchors, and man the pumps. This lively sing-along, fun for the whole family, is presented in collaboration with the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park by Peter Kasin and Richard Adrianowicz …

Michael Jackson Flash Mob Dance Class | SF
Wednesday, August 22 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Lines Ballet Studio
Michael Jackson Flash Mob Dance Class | SF

Join the Bay Area Flash Mob and learn the steps to “Remember The Time” and “BAD” for a big flash mob to celebrate Michael Jackson’s birthday on August 25, 2012. BAD doesn’t take too long to learn, so you’ll be spending the bulk of class …

Comedy Variety Show: Sketch, Improv, Stand-Up & Music | SF
Wednesday, August 22 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free when you RSVP to bertdivietri@gmail.com. Otherwise $10.
| Stage Werx Theatre
Comedy Variety Show: Sketch, Improv, Stand-Up & Music | SF

Don’t Watch This Show is a full on comedy show with sketch, improv, stand up, music and videos with a great array of talented comedians from all over the Bay Area.
This is a variety show format where anything can happen. If you are sick and …

Free Sneak Preview Movie Passes | The Apparition
Wednesday, August 22 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Free Sneak Preview Movie Passes |  The Apparition

All RSVP codes for this screening have been claimed.
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “The Apparition”, the freaky new thriller.
Free Film Screening: The Apparition
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 (8p)
San Francisco, CA
- RSVP Code: FUNSFKWP3

Tickets available through GoFoBo.com/rsvp
Tickets are free, but subject to availability.
Exact …

“Housepitality” DJ Party with Free Champagne | SoMa
Wednesday, August 22 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| F8

As this beautiful SF summer continues, Housepitality continues bringing world-class artists to our midweek dance floor, and August 22, 2012, is no exception. They’ve managed to book globe-trotting master DJ Konrad Black for the Icon dance floor. Filling out the bill are local DJs Brian Bejarano, Bob Five, and resident …

Dream Queens Revue: Hot Summer Nights Show | Civic Center
Wednesday, August 22 – 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Aunt Charlie's Lounge
Dream Queens Revue: Hot Summer Nights Show | Civic Center

The fog may be chilly, but the queens are hot at San Francisco’s most fabulicious drag show, featuring Collette LeGrande, MC Diva LaFever, Sophilya Leggz, Bobby Ashton, Sheena Rose, Joie de Vivre and special guests. See them all on August 22, 2012.
Reservations suggested, contact dreamqueensrevue@gmail.com. Catch …

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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