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Wednesday, September 26

SFJAZZ Summerfest 2012: Outer Edges of Jazz | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Levi's Plaza
SFJAZZ Summerfest 2012: Outer Edges of Jazz | SF

From straight-ahead soul to straight-ahead hiphop to the outer edges of jazz and international sounds, The Park is notorious for their ability to bring raw and captivating energy to whatever musical context they find themselves in.

Critical Mass NOIZ Ride & Mini-Music Fest | Panhandle
Wednesday, September 26 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | William McKinley Statue (The Panhandle)
Critical Mass NOIZ Ride & Mini-Music Fest | Panhandle

We will ride around town exploring and stopping very often for some tunes and merriment. Ride will last several hours and will not be strenuous with probably no hills. We will probably intersect with the book opening. Bring eatables, drinkables, extra layers to wear, …

Parkour & Freerunning: 2012 Architecture and the City Film Festival | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Library
Parkour & Freerunning: 2012 Architecture and the City Film Festival | SF

MY PLAYGROUND explores how the extreme sports of Parkour and Freerunning change the perception of human movement in urban spaces and buildings. The film follows Team JiYo as they run, climb, roll and leap over the obstacles they encounter in Coppenhagen. Award-winning architect Bjarke Ingels, …

Win Tix: Tenderloin Cocktail Crawl | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 5:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $10 Early Bird Advance and $20 at the Door
| Jasper's Corner Tap
Tenderloin Cocktail Crawl | SF

Join Rye, The Mortimer, Grand Cafe, and Jasper’s Corner Tap in a cocktail crawl of epic tenderloin proportions benefitting the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.
Enjoy specialty crafted cocktails featuring Don Julio, St. Germain, Akvinta and other brands at each location. That’s a total of four drinks from some …

7×7 and Maker’s Mark: The Cocktail Party 2012 | Pier 23 7x7 and Maker's Mark: The Cocktail Party 2012 | Pier 23

7×7 is joining the Maker’s Mark Cocktail Party – and celebrating by throwing a series of fun tasting events at six bars around town with specially-priced $5 Maker’s Mark cocktails, complimentary appetizers, a special dipping station, plus samples of Makers 46
At each event, the first round …

Drawing Birds & Book Signing with John Muir Laws | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
| California Historical Society
Drawing Birds & Book Signing with John Muir Laws | SF

Join a book signing and discussion John Muir Laws author of The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds at this free event at the California Historical Society.
John Muir Laws (his name was inspired by John Muir, although he’s not a descendant) will demonstrate his approach to drawing …

The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Private Tasting | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP and signing up to be a Glenlivet Guardian. 21+
| Secret Location (SF)
The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Private Tasting | SF Join us for a special evening with Guardians of The Glenlivet for “Nights of Passage” to gain a deeper understanding of single malt scotch as you partake in tastings, identify its distinct characteristics, and discover all that it means to drink The Glenlivet. Nights of ...
“Shift Happens” Critical Mass 20th Anniversary Book Party | SF Main Library
Wednesday, September 26 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Library

Wednesday, Sept. 26 – 6pm
Book release Party and Discussion for SHIFT HAPPENS!: Critical Mass at 20, SF Main Library/Latino-Hispanic Room (downstairs), 100 Larkin St., FREE

Music in the Park: Irish & Cajun | East Bay
Wednesday, September 26 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Memorial Park (Albany)
Music in the Park: Irish & Cajun | East Bay

The Shots is string band that plays songs & tunes that cover a wide range of traditions. Barry Mullis & Priscilla Boyle formed The Shots when they moved from the UK to San Francisco in 2002. They play traditional Irish & Scottish songs alongside Old-Time …

San Francisco Sand Dunes & Creeks Exhibit | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Workspace Gallery
San Francisco Sand Dunes & Creeks Exhibit | SF

Film and Art Filmmaker and Local Architect Glenn Lym presents portions of Here5, a carefully documented view of the physical alteration of the young city of San Francisco; the erasure of long chains of sand dunes and the burial of creeks throughout the Mission District …

Free Sneak Preview Film Screening | Looper
Wednesday, September 26 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Free Sneak Preview Film Screening | Looper

All codes for this screening have been claimed.
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “Looper”, The brand new action film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt..
Free Film Screening: Looper
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 (7:00p)
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
- RSVP Code: FUNSFTDZ0

Tickets available through GoFoBo.com/rsvp
Tickets are …

Free Sneak Preview: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Wednesday, September 26 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Free Sneak Preview: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

All codes for this screening have been claimed.
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, the brand new coming-of-age story starring Emma Watson.
Free Film Screening: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 (7:00p)
Secret Movie Theater Location …

SF Underground Music Fest Night 4 | Union Square
Wednesday, September 26 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $5 | 50 Mason Social House
SF Underground Music Fest Night 4 | Union Square

Celebrate San Francisco’s thriving music scene as Felsen will be hosting a Wednesday Night Indie Music Showcase–dubbed SF Underground Music Fest at 50 Mason Social House. Felsen will be joined by MK4 and the Real Numbers.
 

Free Comedy-Improv Show: The Senseless Bureau | Oakland
Wednesday, September 26 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spice Monkey Restaurant
Free Comedy-Improv Show: The Senseless Bureau | Oakland

Laugh and be counted at The Senseless Bureau’s free Comedy Improv Show at Spice Monkey in downtown Oakland. The troupe uses audience suggestions to spontaneously create complex narratives and touching relationships that are occasionally sacrificed for big laughs.
The Personnel: Bryan Bucci, William Dimaculangan, D Gregg …

Free Aerial Dance Performance & Film | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Renoir Hotel
Free Aerial Dance Performance & Film | SF Catch free 30-minute aerial dance performances and film showings simulating what it’s like to be falling down Niagra Falls. Niagara Falling by Flyaway Productions layers images of the cities of San Francisco and Niagara Falls with live dancers suspended in life jackets and a steel life boat ...
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Wednesday, September 26 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*bring cash for drinks
| Monroe
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach. Get lubricated on $3.50 drink specials, win prizes (like best athletic wear… ’cause you need great threads to show your RPS moves) and the tournament champ wins a $50 bar tab ...
Vice “Hola Indio” Party: Free Beer & Concert | SF Vice

Join Vice for a party and live concert at Public Works in celebration of Cerveza Indio making its way from Mexico to the U.S.
RSVP to attend. 
Donate at least $1 to the  Museum of Mexican Art at the entrance and get free music and beer from 9-11pm.  
Dani Shivers is …

Every Wednesday

$1 Book Sale | SF Main Library
Every Wednesday – 11:00 am | Cost: $1*
*$1 for books & media. Free entrance.
| San Francisco Main Library
$1 Book Sale | SF Main Library

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 …

Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF
Every Wednesday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required
| TCHO Chocolate Factory
Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF

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 …

Learn Campfire Guitar Songs | SF Free School
Every Wednesday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted - RSVP Required. Bring a guitar.
| The Happiness Institute
Learn Campfire Guitar Songs | SF Free School

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 …

Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 7:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
| El Rio
Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.

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: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 8:00 pm | Cost: $2.50*
*$5 admission, but $2.50 per person with 2-for-1 coupon
| The Dark Room
The Business: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.

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 …

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