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Thursday, August 30

KFOG Local Scene #9 Happy Hour Concert w/ Brad Brooks | Oakland
Thursday, August 30 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The New Parish
KFOG Local Scene #9 Happy Hour Concert w/ Brad Brooks | Oakland

Local Scene #9 Happy Hour Concert
August 30, 2012 | The New Parish | Oakland 
- Brad Brooks
If you could take sunshine, collect it in a jar and pour the incandescent liquid over piano keys, crunchy guitars and chiming tambourines, you might end up with Brad Brooks.
- “MK4 …

Free Cabernet Day Master Class & Wine Tasting | SoMa
Thursday, August 30 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Eventbrite
Free Cabernet Day Master Class & Wine Tasting | SoMa

Come celebrate #CabernetDay on August 30, 2012, with a very special class at the Eventbrite office in SOMA. You’ll have the chance to taste and learn from world class Cabernet-based wines with Master Sommeliers Andrea Robinson and Catherine Fallis who are 2 of only 18 …

Students-Only Party with Free Food, Drinks & Jams | Lomography SF
Thursday, August 30 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Lomography San Francisco
Students-Only Party with Free Food, Drinks & Jams | Lomography SF

Attention all students:  No matter which school you attend or what your field of study may be, this one’s just for you. Join Lomography San Francisco for an exclusive students-only Blue Hour party in their Gallery space on August 30, 2012.
Get to know your fellow …

Bacon Wrapped NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, August 30 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences
Bacon Wrapped NightLife | California Academy of Sciences

Yes, it’s a night devoted to bacon—not only to its deliciousness, but to purveyors who support the sustainable raising and use of land animals like the pig.
Enjoy bacon from Bacon Bacon and other local pork connoisseurs. Learn about the philosophy behind nose to tail pig …

Free Concert: Two Gallants | Amoeba SF
Thursday, August 30 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Free Concert: Two Gallants | Amoeba SF

Alternately explosive and restrained, the aptly titled The Bloom and the Blight is a meditation on past and present – melodic fury matched with the eloquent, confessional lyricism that has made Two Gallants an enduring favorite of both fans and critics.
Catch them live at Amoeba …

The Life & Times of the World’s First Woman Filmmaker | SF
Thursday, August 30 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Library
The Life & Times of the World's First Woman Filmmaker | SF

Soumyaa Kapil Behrens, of Bay Area Women in Film and Media,  will discuss the life and times of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968), the first woman filmmaker in the world.
A discussion will follow the presentation.
About Alice Guy-Blaché:
Creating her first motion picture in France in the 1890s, Alice Guy-Blaché …

The Art of Interviewing & Personal Storytelling | SF
Thursday, August 30 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Causes HQ
The Art of Interviewing & Personal Storytelling | SF

 
Causes, the world’s largest online platform for collective action, would like to invite you to their office and meet the team on August 30, 2012. Special guests, StoryCorps, will walk you through the art of interviewing and personal storytelling. Connect supporters to your work in the community …

Holga Inspire 30th Anniversary Party | Mission
Thursday, August 30 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Photobooth SF
Holga Inspire 30th Anniversary Party | Mission

Holga Inspire and Photobooth are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Holga photographic exhibition on August 30, 2012. The 45 photographs displayed feature 11 talented artists and their unique view of the world through the lens of their Holga.
The works represent master Holga photographers, from …

Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Royal Combier Liqueur Tasting | Mission Dist. Elixir's Cocktail Club: Royal Combier Liqueur Tasting | Mission Dist.

One of the oldest bars in San Francisco, the Mission District’s Elixir aims to keep you discovering new cocktails to enjoy by hosting a weekly “cocktail club” with a free educational guided tasting and the chance to learn about all the spirits that go into …

Jericho: The Urban Spy Game | Fisherman’s Wharf
Thursday, August 30 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring your own Nerf gun & hat
| Aquatic Park Center
Jericho: The Urban Spy Game | Fisherman's Wharf

Jericho, an urban game played in public settings where everyone assumes the role of a spy, is hitting the road in 2012 and coming to your neighborhood. Next up is Fisherman’s Wharf on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
The smell of clam chowder and sourdough wafts through the air …

Silent Movie & Live Music | Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema
Thursday, August 30 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bernal Heights Park
Silent Movie & Live Music | Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema

The Beth Custer Ensemble will perform a live score, commissioned by the Pacific Film Archive, to the rare Soviet Georgian silent film “My Grandmother” (1929).  Audience members are encouraged to dress warmly, bring low-back chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy this exciting live performance.
August 30, …

Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Royal Combier Grande Liqueur | Mission Dist. Elixir's Cocktail Club: Royal Combier Grande Liqueur  | Mission Dist.

Royal Combier Grande Liqueur is making a grand appearance to show off their spirits made with ingredients such as aloe, nutmeg, myrrh, cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron as an orange liqueur substitute for added spice

“Man Up” Freestyle Bike Pre-Party: Free Drinks | SF
Thursday, August 30 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thee Parkside

Last minute change for this event – it doesn’t look like there’s any films anymore for tonight, but if you RSVP at the Chrome Store in SoMa, you’ll get free drink tickets for this pre-party for the Man Up Fixed Freestyle competition which takes place …

Free Comedy Night | Cobb’s Comedy Club
Thursday, August 30 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required. Two item minimum once inside the showroom.
| Cobb's Comedy Club
Free Comedy Night | Cobb's Comedy Club

The wacked out comedy minds behind FilmDrunk.com  are coming together at Cobb’s Comedy Club on August 30, 2012.This one-of-a-kind stand-up comedy experience brings together up-and-coming young comics in the industry for a night of laughs.
Filmdrunk & Friends Comedy Night
August 30th Lineup

Vince Mancini (Creator and Head …

Raw SF: Fashion, Music & Art | 1015 Folsom
Thursday, August 30 – 9:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*$10 Pre-Sale, $15 door, $5 After Party (after 9pm)
| 1015 Folsom
Raw SF: Fashion, Music & Art | 1015 Folsom

RAW SF, known for throwing the Bay Area’s largest fashion, music, and art monthly every 4th Thursday at 1015 Folsom will enlighten your senses & awake your soul on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
With over 750 attendees each month and 30+ of the Bay’s emerging & …

Free Night of Eclectic DJ Music | Oakland
Thursday, August 30 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Den at the Fox
Free Night of Eclectic DJ Music | Oakland

Dollops Music invites you to a night of eclectic music from Oakland and Bay area underground. Expect heady cosmic beat shit to Smoothed out sexy RnB plus everything bass on August 30, 2012.
Juice Box Music Lineup:.

M. Constant (jass/astronautico/boston)
Blum (boston)
Spaceghost (astronautico/oakland)
Resident DJs: Elephant and Castle and …

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 …

’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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