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Wednesday, October 10

Litquake 2012: Free Wednesday Events | SF
Wednesday, October 10 – All Day | Cost: FREE | San Francisco
Litquake 2012: Free Wednesday Events | SF

Free Litquake events on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

10:00 AM: Kidquake: Middle School Program
1:30 PM: The Poetry of Disability
6:00 PM: Juan Rulfo: Four Tales
6:00 PM: RADAR Reading Series
6:00 PM: When I’m 164: The New Science of Anti-Aging and What Happens If It Succeeds
6:30 PM: I Give You My Word: 40 Years of …

Dos Equis Free Food Truck Day | SoMa
Wednesday, October 10 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | 250 4th Street
Dos Equis Free Food Truck Day | SoMa

On October 10, 2012 the Dos Equis food truck with free Filipino food from Hapa SF will be parked at 250 4th Street in San Francisco from 11am to 2pm.
Please note that food truck locations can change – check the HapaSF twitter feed for the …

SFJAZZ Summerfest: Final Free Concert of 2012 | SF
Wednesday, October 10 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Levi's Plaza
SFJAZZ Summerfest: Final Free Concert of 2012 | SF

Award winning guitarist and composer Alex Pinto seamlessly blends traditions of Hindustani music with modern jazz, creating a hybrid that is pushing boundaries and creating new soundscapes. Pinto maintains an active performance schedule in the Bay Area and is the co-founder/director of the newly founded …

Uncanny Avengers Comic Launch Party | Mission Dist.
Wednesday, October 10 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission: Comics & Art
Uncanny Avengers Comic Launch Party | Mission Dist.

Join Mission: Comics in celebrating the new Marvel Now! and Uncanny Avengers #1 by Rick Remender & John Cassaday.
They’ll have some special freebies, drinks and munchies and some other special surprises

An Exploration of San Francisco: USF Lecture Series: Bay Area Blues | Presidio
Wednesday, October 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | USF's Presidio Building
An Exploration of San Francisco: USF Lecture Series: Bay Area Blues | Presidio

The Bay Area Blues
A Lecture by Abrol Fairweather
Wednesday, October 10, 6 pm
Centered in the legendary 7th Street corridor of West Oakland from the 1940’s-70’s, the distinct blues music tradition known as “The West Coast Blues” has greatly contributed to the musical genre’s efforts of naming …

Tandem Launch Party: Free Booze & Food Trucks | 111 Minna
Wednesday, October 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Meetup
| 111 Minna Gallery
Tandem Launch Party: Free Booze & Food Trucks | 111 Minna

Tandem, a two on two meetup service is launching at 111 Minna with free booze and free food truck grub.
Spots are limited so RSVP on Meetup and join the festivities happening at 111 Minna on Wednesday, October 10 from 6-8:30pm.

Free Sneak Preview: Here Comes the Boom
Wednesday, October 10 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Free Sneak Preview: Here Comes the Boom

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “Here Comes the Boom”, brand new comedy starring Kevin James.
Free Film Screening: Here Comes the Boom
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 (7:00p)
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
- RSVP Code: FUNSFHGZP

Tickets available through GoFoBo.com/rsvp
Tickets are free, but subject …

City History Lecture: Native Americans in SF | Mission Dist.
Wednesday, October 10 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Eric Quezada Center
City History Lecture: Native Americans in SF | Mission Dist.

 The largest living Ohlone tribe began a migration from San Francisco’s Mission Dolores in 1834 and now lives in Pomona, CA. Fresh from a Big Time Gathering on Indigenous Peoples’ Day (October 6) at the Presidio Parade Grounds, and the annual sunrise ceremony honoring the …

Free Sneak Preview Movie Night | “Sinister”
Wednesday, October 10 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Free Sneak Preview Movie Night |

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “Sinister”, Sinister is a frightening new thriller.
Free Film Screening: Sinister
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 (7:30p)
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
- RSVP Code: FUNSFPYQN

Tickets available through GoFoBo.com/rsvp
Tickets are free, but subject to availability.
Exact screening location revealed once …

Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Wednesday, October 10 – 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 ...
lOAKal Free Concert Wednesday: Sleepy Sun | Oakland
Wednesday, October 10 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The New Parish
lOAKal Free Concert Wednesday: Sleepy Sun | Oakland

San Francisco psych-rockers Sleepy Sun will play its first Bay Area show at lOAKal following an extensive European tour behind its recently released third album, Spine Hits.
Also performing will be Oakland experimental electronic act Some Ember (featuring longtime local musician Dylan Travis), which recently announced …

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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