Events for September 15, 2012
Saturday, September 15
Help the city keep our little stretch of the coastline clean at this year’s California Coastal Clean-up Day on Saturday, September 15, 2012.
Lend a hand throughout the Golden Gate National Parks and beyond. Cleanup and restoration activities will be happening in San Francisco, Marin, and …
These are moving and meaningful ways to commemorate 9/11, doing something for our veterans while enjoying the company of other big-hearted volunteers. HOBA has partnered with three Bay Area veterans organizations to support their on-going work in providing such services as permanent and transitional housing, …
Emeryville Taiko is opening its doors to the public and everyone is welcome. There will be free food, free classes and demonstrations. This is a great opportunity to experience the thrilling art of traditional Japanese drumming.
Classes will run continuously from 9:45am to 3:00pm:
9:45 am – Kids’ …
The Bay Area’s premier consumer expo exclusively for fuel-efficient and eco-friendly vehicles returns for a second year. Explore the full range of green, alternative transportation from concept cars to purchase-ready vehicles, including electric cars, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, biodiesel, diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), and more.
Green …
Celebrate the magic of fall and discover unique works of art in the redwood grove of Old Mill Park during the 56th Annual Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival on Sept. 15-16, 2012 – a juried festival showcing over 140 fine artists include prints, jewelry, paintings, woodwork, photography and …
Now in its 17th year, the annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, held the on September 15-16, 2012 it is one of the largest festivals in Contra Costa County.
In past years over 100,000 people strolled among the stalls of art, handmade crafts, sampling foods from …
OK, this is an odd one… but they may just be on to something.
“Free Money Day” is a decentralized global “event” on September 15, 2012 in which people hand out their own money to complete strangers (either two coins or two bills at a time), …
In 2013, CUESA will celebrate 20 years of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, but this week marks the anniversary of the Ferry Plaza Harvest Market, a one-time event in 1992 that attracted 50 vendors and 10,000 attendees and planted the seeds for the world-class farmers …
Celebrate Mission Playground’s Grand Reopening on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 10:30am with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at 11am, music, food trucks, an outdoor picnic and fun games for children and families.
Join Supervisors Scott Wiener and David Campos, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department General …
Indonesia Day is an annual event that aims to celebrate, commemorate, and introduce the diversity and heritage of the Indonesian culture through the showcase of Indonesian art, dance, music and food.
This year’s featured artists include Daeng Udjo, Amigos, Itang Yunaz, Gamelan Sekarjaya, Lestari Indonesia, and Bunga …
Celebrate trampoline park House of Air’s second birthday by checking out trampoline tricks & daredevil-like demos at Airfest 2012 on Saturday, September 15, 2012 (11a-5p) at their facilities in Crissy Field.
Be on the lookout for a special trampoline demo by Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley along …
Twenty string bands will compete for sacks of tokens redeemable for fresh produce as part of the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention on September 15, 2012.
There will also open jamming around Civic Center Park hosted by the Black Crown String Band. The Contest is …
The Ocean Avenue Arts & Culture Festival is a free street festival that celebrates the diversity of the OMI (Ocean View, Merced, and Ingleside) district of San Francisco through arts and craft vendors, food, music, dance, non-profit, schools, churches, and local businesses.
There will also be …
The 17th Annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival is a free weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, cultural performances, and fun-filled activities for the whole family at the largest competitive dragon boat festival in the United States. >> The festival features upwards of 110 dragon ... 
The 5th Annual Rock Make Street Festival on September 15, 2012 in San Francisco’s Mission District near 18th and Treat is a free all day music and art festival featuring two stages of local rock bands curated by The Bay Bridged as well as booths of …
Bring Your Own Queer (BYOQ) is a free annual daytime music, arts and performance festival, celebrating diversity and inspiring community-building in Bay Area communities and beyond on September 15, 2012.
This year’s festival features Faerie Freedom Village, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, health information, visual art & installations, a Glamorization …
Join the Bayview Opera House in welcoming back Holland and Knight’s Day of Service Book Fair which will include music, storytellers, arts & crafts and free healthy snacks on September 15, 2012.
Each child will get to choose an age appropriate book to take home and …
Celebrate Headlands’ 30th birthday at their birthday party festival, CARAVANNIVERSARY: Pods, Contraptions, and Relics with artist-conceived projects and games, surf activities, artist-led hikes, a bike race challenge course, live music, hands-on projects, food trucks and local artisan merchant booths from 12 – 5 PM.
Free Events:
MUSIC
A great line-up of fun …
Red Bull King of the Rock returns in 2012 for its third season to find the best 1-on-1 playground basketball players in the world.
Qualifying rounds take place in 27 countries — including 33 regions in the U.S. — to find the top 64 players to …
Art Explosion Studios, San Francisco’s largest artist’s collective is holding its annual Fall Open Studios on September 14th thru 16th. Come see over 120 artists as they open their studios to exhibit their work. Painters, sculptures, photographers, fashion designers, jewelers and textile artists will be ... 
Sat, Sept 15, 2012 (Noon)
Secret Locations in Golden Gate Park to be announced on humanbein.org
FREE
Skillshares & Workshops
12 p.m Chalk Time: DIY art
1-2 p.m. Object Manipulation – Poi, Rope Dart, Staff, Buugeng
1:30 p.m. Creating Community With Music
2-3 p.m. Reiki Workshop with Kate Goyette of The Light Within
3 p.m. Bread Making with Giulia
4 p.m. Mutual Gratitude and Gift …
The Abolitionist movement, the Women’s Rights movement, the Worker’s Rights movement, the Civil Rights movement, the Chicano Rights movement, and the LGBT movement all used music effectively to inspire, inform, and unify. Green and Blues, a new musical suite by Marcus Shelby, will celebrate and …
We’ll start at the rooftop garden of the Oakland Museum (no entrance fee required), where we’ll get a good overview of the Lake and an introduction to Lake history. From there we’ll walk along Oak St./Lakeside Dr. to Grand Ave. This stretch includes both the …
The Presidio Trust and the Walt Disney Family Museum present a Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary commemorative film festival featuring seven films starring the Bay Area’s iconic superstar.
The final four films are monthly indoor screenings in the Walt Disney Family Museum Theater. All screenings are free. …
On September 15, author/musician Eric Kiefer brings his new book – The Soft Exhile, a novel about suicide, Mongolia and the U.S. Peace Corps – to life using an eclectic mix of live readings, musical performance and audience interaction.
The performance event is followed by a …
Every Saturday
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 …
