Thursday October 4, 2012 – Match Racing Quarter Finals + Fleet Racing
10:00 America’s Cup Village opens
11:00 America’s Cup Morning Show
11:30 >> Pre-Race Fly-by of teams and introduction
12:20 >> Match Race Quarterfinals (12:20-13:00) with live race commentary
13:00 Blue Angels practice
16:45 Team introductions / commentary
17:10 >> Fleet …

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), will celebrate 35 years of building accessible transit with a block party in front of 69 12th Street at 11am.
The event is being held to honor the work of the disability community advocates, paratransit drivers, Muni operators and …

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, 130 minutes
James Stewart won the New York Critics Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Smith, an idealistic country boy who goes to Washington as a short-term senator. Disillusionment sets in slowly as he realizes the political games …

October 4th, Thursday
Noon-2pm | United Nation Plaza: Poetry and Paint by Summer of Art and Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program, Open Mic Poetry at 12:30 and 1:30pm.
4-6:30pm | International Art Museum of America: presents world-renowned Shakuhachi Master MASAYUKI KOGA – live music

1-5 Blue Angels Circle and Arrival Maneuvers practice
Although it’s not the full airshow later in the week, you should be able to look up into the sky on Thursday and see the Blue Angels buzzing the city and over the waterfront doing their annual “walk …

Oracle Open World has taken over SF for their annual conference and they’re putting on free concerts all over town for convention pass holders. 
The final “free” concert is Swedish rockers The Hives at Yerba Buena Gardens at 5pm on October 4th – and if you …

Sharktoberfest returns to NightLife, celebrating two perennial favorites again this year: sharks and beer.

Taste your way through the beer garden in African Hall, featuring brews from local favorites like 21st Amendment Brewery, Almanac Beer Co., Anchor Brewing, Drake’s Brewing, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Pacific Brewing Laboratory, …

The Museum of Craft and Folk Art will sadly be holding its final Etsy Craft Bar ever with fiber artist Rebecca Burgess of Fiber Shed who will lead a workshop where each participant will see and participate in making a fresh vat of dye from …

The Moderno Italiano Festival free festival celebrating contemporary Italian design, food, and film on October 4, 2012 at the Emeryville Public Market. 
The opening night includes Fiat 500 test drives  (free, first come first serve) along with the ”Mangia Bevi Mercato” offering free tastings of  Italian cheeses, wine, and …

In Planet Taco, Jeffrey Pilcher traces the historical origins and evolution of Mexico’s national cuisine, explores its incarnation as a Mexican American fast-food, shows how surfers became global pioneers of Mexican food, and how Corona beer conquered the world.
Pilcher is particularly enlightening on what …

Thursday, October 4, 2012

6:00 PM Short films from: France, Philippines, Spain, Italy, UK
8:00 PM Short films from the Netherlands, UK, Spain, France, Australia, Denmark

NextSpace is a co-working space that is hosting its grand opening in Union Square gold rush style. Throw on your cowboy boots (yes, you better dress up) and get ready for a grand old time.
Join in a game at our poker, black-jack or pool table. …

It’s time for the 5th Annual Downtown San Jose Zombie Crawl so break out the liquid latex and mint-flavored blood, dust off yer drinkin’ shoes, and get ready for the best thing to hit San Jose since the Sharks.
Dress in your zombie finest, and join …

Poetry Flash presents Martha Collins and Peter Neil Carroll, two poets who in their separate ways, will be exploring American history, geography, and politics.
Martha Collins‘s new book of poems is White Papers. Afaa Michael Weaver says, “White Papers is a praise song for the truth. It …

Join San Francisco’s newest sketch comedy group as they stumble-crawl their way into comedic madness.
This group of queer and allied comedians will knock your socks off with their wit and audacity.

Public Works has been “Givin’ the people what they want” for 2 years and they’re celebrating with free admission and free vodka cocktails from 8-10pm on October 4, 2012.
Join the party with a diverse mix of local DJ’s plus rising UK DJ/Producer, Max Cooper.
There will …

Frankenart will be showing the dance film Pedestrian Crossing at our Sidewalk Drive-In for the Song & Dance theme.
Detour is a local, contemporary dance troupe. Their film is set in the streets of San Francisco, and it’s pretty darn gorgeous. Choreographed by Kat Cole and …

Guests for the 10/4 show includes:

Joe Gorman – Joe Gorman is a recent college graduate with the cherubic face of a recent driving school graduate. His clever writing and energetic stage presence give for a memorable performance every time. He’s a fixture on the local …

October 4th Comedy Lineup
Casey Ley
Casey Ley’s comedy has been seen in festivals such as SFSketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, OR and the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, TX. He’s been featured on NPR and was voted the Bay Area’s best comic by readers of …

Root on your favorite crab in a night of racing with actual hermit crabs – while drinking for cheap at Impala on Thursday, October 4, 2012.
The course is a big circle – the first crab to cross a red ring at the outer edge of …