Events for September 20, 2012
Thursday, September 20
Held at Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion on September 19-23, 2012, the Big Book Sale features over 500,000 books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, vinyl and other forms of media, 10,000 boxes of materials, 50+ categories and over 400 volunteers. Everything is $3 or less, kids ... 
Thursday, September 20:
Live music outdoors on Howard Street in front of Moscone Center – Billy & Dolly – indie pop (10a), Sean Tabor Band ultra-catchy pop gems (noon), My Peoples reggae/hip hop (2p)
Join Emeryville’s Park Avenue Plaza Party for live Americana music from the band Miracle Mule, local artisan food trucks Munch India and Mayo & Mustard and wine/beer served up by the Chamber.
A local art gallery will also be opening its doors in the neighborhood.
Entrance into …
See Los Angeles indie band JJAMZ perform a free show at 5 PM in Lower Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus.
Open to the public. The event is presented by UC Berkeley’s SUPERB Productions.
Thursday September 20
Art Beat Acoustic Gallery Sessions
- Sean McArdle
- Suzanne Vallie
Gallery Open and Wine Specials from Two Mile Wines
25th Street Collective 477 25th Street
5PM//FREE//All Ages
Please join Sports Basement for their Grand Opening celebration at the new location on 5th and Market on Thursday, the 20th from 5-8pm.
Festivities will include food, flowing drinks and a chance to win a free flight to anywhere in the US along with other give aways and raffle prizes …
Join New Belgium Brewery and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for some beers on Thursday to get us ready for Saturday’s Tour de Fat in Golden Gate Park.
Tour de Fat Pre-party | Thu., Sep. 20 | 5pm-9pm | Zeitgeist 199 Valencia St
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition …
Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell gives the keynote speech at 5pm on Thursday at the Dreamforce Conference at Moscone Center. The event is free as long as you have a Dreamforce Keynote & Expo Hall pass which is free.
Thursday, September 20:
7:30 am – …
Enjoy sweeping views of the Bay and beyond. Climb the Filbert Street steps and experience a different San Francisco: semi-tropical gardens and cottages built in the 1850s. Perhaps even catch a glimpse of the wild parrots.
Evening Telegraph Hill Stairway Walk | SF City Guides
First Thursdays, Third Thursdays – …
Enjoy the waterfront with a synth pop concert by Young Digerati from 5:30 – 7:30 PM at the foot of Broadway in Jack London Square.
Conjure up your childhood passion for dinosaurs with a screening of Jurassic Park.
Then check out a DJ set by Mochipet in a Godzilla suit, Dinosaurs Alive! in 3D, dino specimens, carnivorous plant feeding and dissections with the San Francisco Botanical Garden, and Conservatory of Flowers’ …
East and West is a classic ’20s Jewish silent comedy film presented with a live electronic groove funk score improvised on the spot with jazz guitar great Charlie Hunter.
Tickets to this one-night-only event part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festvial are just $5 which …
Learn about the extent of the problem with ocean trash and plastics what we can all do to help solve it. This symposium with Jean Michel Cousteau will feature compelling photography from the North Pacific Ocean, as well as samples of plastics found in our sea …
September 20th: San Francisco boutique distiller 1512 Spirits is in the house with their Barbershop 100% rye whiskey.
80′s Metal is back and in the form of dodgeball! Lets see your best 80′s getup!
Attend a free summer outdoor film screening under the stars and close to the water as part of Jack London Square’s “Waterfront Flicks” Thursday night series. Movies start at dusk, but arrive early for trivia and prizes.
September 20th screening is The Devil Wears Prada
Waterfront Flicks …
Nightlife on Mars is a local comedy troupe consisting of Joe Nguyen, Adam McLaughlin and Ryan Cronin. You may recognize them from local comedy clubs or as the disheveled guys at the bar. They run a fairly kickass free weekly comedy show in a private ... 
Join the Bay Area Flash Mob for the “It’s Britney, B*tch!” Flash Mob. Yep, you’ll be learning beaucoup Britney from Baby Hit Me One More Time to Toxic, so get ready to shake it to a bad-ass medley that will culminate into an epic flash mob ... 
Comet Club Comedy is a weekly free comedy showcase at the Comet Club in the Marina district of San Francisco, featuring local Bay Area comedians and special guests. Comet Club Comedy Every Thursday, 8:30-10pm Comet Club, 3111 Fillmore Street, San Francisco FREE 
The Tenderloins sound like they’re stoned in the basement after eating too many of Chester Copperpot’s hella yummy magic truffles. The result is a muscular and catchy garage rock with a hint of psychedelia that sounds like they’re the younger brothers of the Soft White …
Red Bull DJ Master is a battle between 6 local college DJs to see who is the most talented when it comes to working the crowd.
Academy of Art v. USF v. SFSU
2 DJs from each campus going head-to-head against each other. Each DJ will win by …
The UK’s maestros of all that is catchy, Maximo Park are mavens of jittery, slick pop and embarks on a trek of of the U.S. in support of their upcoming brainchild “The National Health.”
Every Thursday
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 …
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 …
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 …
