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Free Yoga Week | September 2012
Saturday, September 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Must print out a card redeemable for a free week of yoga
| San Francisco Bay Area
Free Yoga Week | September 2012

Namaste your way to one free week of yoga in honor of National Yoga Month 2012 in September.
Starting August 1, 2012, you can register for a card that’s redeemable for one free week of yoga during the month of September at any of the 1,500+ registered …

San Francisco Lessingia Restoration Day | Presidio
Saturday, September 1 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE | Lobos Creek Valley Parking Lot
San Francisco Lessingia Restoration Day | Presidio

Join Michael Chasśe of the National Park Service to help restore habitat for the endangered San Francisco Lessingia.
Due to habitat loss and invasive species, the SF Lessingia is in critical condition. Join Wild Equity and the GGNP restore and protect one of only two …

2012 Kings Mountain Art Fair in the Redwoods | Woodside
Saturday, September 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Kings Mountain Fire Station
2012 Kings Mountain Art Fair in the Redwoods | Woodside

Why pay a fortune to see the art in Sausalito, when you can visit the Kings Mountain Art Fair for free?
It’s rated right up there with Sausalito in the Top Five Fine Art Fairs of California by the Art Fair SourceBook, and it has …

“Man Up!” Fixed Freestyle Bike Trick Contest | Palo Alto
Saturday, September 1 – 10:30 am | Cost: FREE | Palo Alto Caltrain Station

Man Up! Fixed Freestyle Open bike trick competition starts at the Palo Alto Caltrain Station on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 10:30am.
Source: pedalconsumption.com
Saturday September 1st in Palo Alto CA, MAN UP! : Fixed Freestyle Open. No invite needed. No entry fee. You got the trick? …

2012 Lebanese Festival | Redwood City
Saturday, September 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Downtown Redwood City
2012 Lebanese Festival | Redwood City

Enjoy a full day of fine Lebanese cuisine in a great atmosphere with music, dance, games, and other entertainment for the whole family.
There will be a line up of professional Lebanese and Arab singers, musicians, dabke dancers, as well as a dedicated area for children …

Win: “CelestiCon 2012″ Bay Area Gaming Convention

CelestiCon 2012 is a Bay Area gaming convention that hosts 300+ gamers playing 200+ games including board games, card games, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering, Warhammer miniature battles, War College seminars and more on August 31 through September 3, 2012.

Soap Making Party & Free Snacks | Point Richmond
Saturday, September 1 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Nova Studio
Soap Making Party & Free Snacks | Point Richmond

Local bath & body company The Nova Studio in the small community of Point Richmond is holding a customer appreciation day to say thank you for helping them reach the 9-year milestone.
This day will be packed with demos, door prizes, free make & take projects, …

San Francisco Mime Troupe Free Performance | Dolores Park
Saturday, September 1 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted
| Dolores Park
San Francisco Mime Troupe Free Performance | Dolores Park 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 with their 2012 production For the Greater Good, or The Last Election. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2012 Free political theater & music ...
Blues & Beer Festival | East Bay
Saturday, September 1 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Hayward Area Historical Society
Blues & Beer Festival | East Bay

Join an afternoon of live music and California-brewed beer from Buffalo Bill’s Brewery as Hayward celebrates the music of Russell City on September 1, 2012.
Get your groove on with Leo and the Blues Crew, The Lovelight Blues Band, and the Bay Area Blues Society Caravan of …

Int’l Vulture Awareness Day: Vulture Lecture, Book & Crafts | East Bay
Saturday, September 1 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sulphur Creek Nature Center
Int'l Vulture Awareness Day: Vulture Lecture, Book & Crafts | East Bay

Come celebrate these amazing carrion-eating, sun-basking, red-heads at Sulphur Creek Nature Center for International Vulture Awareness Day.
Meet the resident turkey vultures up close and find out why vultures are such a vital part of ecosystems around the world. Activities will also include the debut …

“Where’s the Brr-brr-Bridge?” Foggy Guided Walk | Golden Gate Bridge
Saturday, September 1 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required (415) 561-4323.
| Warming Hut

Thousands come to see the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge, yet many don’t find it through all the fog. Take your chances and join Ranger Mariajose Alcantara on a walk to find the Golden Gate Bridge. Dress in layers
Meet in front of the Warming Hut at the west …

Filmmaker Q&A: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema | 2012
Saturday, September 1 – 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Park Bench Café
Filmmaker Q&A: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema | 2012

A panel of Bernal filmmakers and local industry experts will lead a roundtable discussion on the future of the short film. The public is invited to actively participate in a lively conversation and Q&A.
September 1, 2012
PRE-SCREENING FILM EVENT
The New life of “Shorts”
Park Bench Café
3214 Folsom Street
4:30 …

Motown Saturday: Summer Beats Free Concert | Alameda
Saturday, September 1 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Alameda South Shore Center
Motown Saturday: Summer Beats Free Concert | Alameda

The Alameda South Shore Center hosts their 2012 Summer Beats Concert series with free outdoor concerts in the center court of their mall.
Beginning Saturday, July 7, 2012, free performances will take place 5-7:00 pm every other Saturday through Labor Day.

Summer Beats Concert Series 2012
Every other …

Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema 2012 | Precita Park
Saturday, September 1 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Precita Park
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema 2012 | Precita Park

The screening venue for the traditional Saturday night “under the stars.” The long, flat expanse of grass is a comfortable viewing area for the night’s film line-up and preceding live music/ entertainment including the SF Mime Troupe Band. September 1st film lineup
Saturday 9/1/12 — 6:30–9:30 …

“Forever Summer” Party: Free Live Music, DJs, Comedy | Union Square
Saturday, September 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 50 Mason Social House

Let’s celebrate the last daze of summer in the beautiful city of San Francisco. Join us as we make summer last forever at 50 Mason Social House. We’ll be bringing comedy, live music, DJs and more all night long.
Bert DiVietri (pictured) will be hosting comedy …

$5 Silent Movie Saturday Night | East Bay
Saturday, September 1 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 suggested donation
| Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
$5 Silent Movie Saturday Night | East Bay

Saturday September 1 7:30 PM Suggested donation $5
Judy Rosenberg (piano)
The Toll Gate (1920, William S. Hart Corp.) William
S. Hart and Anna Q. Nilsson star in the first film produced by Hart’s own company and directed by his frequent collaborator Lambert Hillyer, with Hart playing an …

Saturday Night Free Comedy Showcase & Dance Party | Berkeley
Saturday, September 1 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Bec's Bar & Bistro
Saturday Night Free Comedy Showcase & Dance Party | Berkeley

BEC’s Bar & Bistro presents BEC’s Comedy Showcase, Berkeley’s only free stand up comedy showcase will feature hilarious comedians from all around the Bay Area from 8:30pm – 10pm, followed by a dance party featuring live mixing by DJ Mike.

Free Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Great American Music Hall
Saturday, September 1 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Great American Music Hall
Free Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Great American Music Hall

Come to the Great American Music Hall for an end-of-summer screening of Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
There is a full bar, full kitchen and popcorn for purchase. They’ll also have a raffle for a pair of tickets good for any show at Great American or …

Courting Comedy: Stand-Up & Wacky Talk Show | SF
Saturday, September 1 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*free but seats fill fast so show up early or prepare to stand
| Dirty Trix Saloon
Courting Comedy: Stand-Up & Wacky Talk Show | SF

 
Courting Comedy: The Show’ is a stand-up/talk show hybrid featuring “post game” interviews, audience-inspired inquires, and a contest for the cheapest wine available.
Featuring Kevin Camia, as seen on Comedy Central and Rooftop Comedy, plus….

Kristee Ono (Smartly sardonic, alluringly demure, Ladies Brainwash)
Duat Mai (Abstract, hyperbolic surrealist, …

Win Tix: Rocky Horror Picture Show | San Jose
Saturday, September 1 – 11:45 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $10
| Camera 3 Cinema
Rocky Horror Picture Show | San Jose

Get down to Rocky Horror in downtown San Jose at Camera 3 for music & dancing, rowdy preshow action, ridiculous games, Time Warping insanity and so much fun it’s Barely Legal.

Every Saturday

Free Zumba Class | Chinatown
Every Saturday – 10:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center
Free Zumba Class | Chinatown

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 …

Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Every Saturday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Rec Field: Golden Gate Park
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park

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 …

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Every Saturday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland

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 …

Free Shakespeare in the Park 2012: Henry V | Presidio
Every Saturday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
Free Shakespeare in the Park 2012: Henry V | Presidio

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 …

Free “Punk & Rock N Roll” Saturdays & $3 Drinks | Thee Parkside
Every Saturday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thee Parkside
Free

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 …

Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13
Every Saturday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but you'll have to buy your own drinks
| Lucky 13
Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13

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 …

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