Events for September 5, 2012
Wednesday, September 5
This free annual outdoor music festival puts on nearly 140 free lunchtime concerts of all styles from July to October in 17 different public plazas stretched from the Embarcadero through the Castro. 2013 “People in Plazas” Market Street Music Festival July 9, 2013 to October ... 
Spend your lunch outdoors networking and enjoying a jazz performance by Destani Wolf in Levi’s Plaza in the Financial District on September 5, 2012.
When you arrive at the plaza, look for the mylar balloons to the west of the stage area. Remember to bring your lunch and/or …
Destani Wolf’s big, bold, beautiful voice and uplifting lyrics glide over slabs of funk and old school soul, with grooves punctuated in reggae and hip-hop. She has infused her vocals with countless artists including Crown City Rockers, John Santos, Bobby McFerrin offshoot SoVoSó, and The …
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 …
Join Rocsil’s Inc. / McB’s in celebrating over 100 years in business at their Century Celebration and Sale from 1 – 2 PM in Downtown Oakland.
Enjoy a 30% discount with a mobile check-in on Facebook or Yelp, a raffle for $250, $50 or $100 gift certificates, …
Tour furniture designer Eric Brand’s ‘mobile materials bar,’ an 18 foot trailer turned into a mobile design showroom and bar. Enjoy beer and wine while browsing their innovative products during their Happy Hour from 3 – 6 PM.
We’re not entirely sure what products you’ll see, but the …
“How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?” traces the life and work of one of the world’s premier architects, Norman Foster. The film provides an intimate portrait of the architect, from his childhood in a working-class Manchester neighborhood to today. Foster’s magnificent projects, including …
Meet two stars of Bravo‘s Miss Advised, Amy Laurent and SF local Emily Morse of Sex with Emily at their dual book signing from 6 – 8:30 PM at Swig in San Francisco.
Matchmaker Amy Laurent is celebrating the debut of her new book, 8 Weeks to …
RSVP for an evening of free drinks, food, and tech talks from 6 – 9 PM at Twitter‘s new headquarters in SF.
Join @TwitterEng’s International engineering & Localization teams at our new HQ in San Francisco on September 5th for an evening of tech talks, free drinks (beer …
Enjoy the “Go Green” eco art fair with a mobile video display and sustainable fine art and sculptures from 6 – 9 PM, part of the Independent Artists’ Week 2012, at Gallery 1307 in SF.
“Go Green” a sustainability/ eco art event art fair. This year we …
Bangers & Grass are Albany and El Cerrito’s world-renowned Bluegrass all-stars featuring Bill Evans on banjo.
Enjoy a free film screening of At the Death House Door and hear a talk by Judy Kerrr about dealth penalty alternatives, presented by Amnesty International, at 7 PM at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley.
Meet the Mixcloud founders and enjoy free beer at their Bay Area Meetup on Wednesday, September 5th at 7 PM at 780 Cafe in the Mission.
You should be familiar with the free on-demand radio site Mixcloud to attend their meetup.
RSVP for free t-shirts, drinks and networking with the tech start-up community at the beta launch party for TapCanvas at 7 PM on the first floor of the AOL Building Auditorium in Palo Alto.
Hey everyone! TapCanvas is beta launching, and we want to celebrate it …
Film Night Curated by Black Hole Cinema and Mission Creek Oakland Music & Arts Festival with live performances from Protoghost and Alienslang
Black Hole Cinema is a new neighborhood microcinema/film archive here to destroy lines between art and life, concepts of objective reality, boredom, entertainment, and …
Every Wednesday
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
