Celebrate the opening of The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats with the San Francisco Public Library special Ezra Jack Keats storytime events at four SF Library locations.
Get a special Ezra Jack Keats sticker at a storytime event, then get free admission …

Get your holiday day shopping done early and have some fun with the whole family at the Dougherty Valley Holiday Boutique at Quail Run Elementary School in San Ramon from 2:30-7 pm on Thursday, November 12, 2012.
In addition to shopping from 30+ specialty item vendors, there will …

Hello, Frisco? Are you there? Come join The Society of California Pioneers for a vintage movie night, featuring the classic flick “Hello, Frisco, Hello” from the year 1943.
Set in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, Alice Faye and John Payne star in the story of an ambitious …

 
San Francisco Ballet will unveil Illuminique Under the Dome during a special celebration at 4:30 pm on Friday, November 15, 2012.
The launch event will begin at 4:30 pm on Level 4 with a demonstration of dance steps for children ages 8 and under by SF Ballet’s Nutcracker …

Want a little free pizza action after work on Thursday? Make sure you check twitter for the exact location on Marina Green starting at 4:45pm and grab yourself a free slice.
Annie’s Homegrown says…
Hello, Bay Area! We’re dishing out free slices of pizza, playing games and …

Drop the phone and disconnect from technology for a night of Device Free Drinks with an analog zone with typewriters, games, free hand-drawn portraits, communal art, live music, and donation-based massages from 5-9 pm at Jones in San Francisco.
Device Free Drinks II Activities:

The Digital Detox phone-check at the door …

The November 15, 2012 bike light giveaway will take place in the Mission District of San Francisco.
While the exact locations have not been released, we’ve been told the bike light giveaway stations will be along normal commuting routes in each area.

On Thursday, November 15 the Grand Cafe is asking guests to “Show Us Your ‘Stach” – come bearing a mustache (real or otherwise), and get a free glass of Beaujolais Nouveau, the newly arrived French red wine.
Chef Alicia Jenish will also have two dinner specials …

Join Under One Roof for their 2012 Holiday Premiere celebration from 6-9 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012.
Free, but RSVP is appreciated. Email: rsvp@underoneroof.org
This season is a special one for Under One Roof, as it will be their last at 518A – but by no means …

Test the limits of your cerebral cortex on a night dedicated to brain power.

Gather up a team and compete in a pub-style trivia showdown hosted by Brainstormers, or outsmart your friends in a game of oversized chess or checkers provided by homefrys.
Explore the big questions …

If you love shoes, join Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse for Sole Therapy Happy Hour to celebrate the Grand Opening of the newest Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse location at The Great Mall of the Bay Area.
Free, but RSVP to attend
Enjoy a live DJ, champagne toast (the champagne is …

Head to Wix Lounge in the Mission for a free film screening of The Startup Kids from 6-9 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Catch the flick and enjoy free beer, wine and popcorn.
There will be a post-screening Q+A with Hermione Way, who is featured in …

November 15, 2012: Cloud & Infrastructure Edition
The last SF Beta of the year focuses on two of the hottest topics in tech: Cloud & Infrastructure. We’re focusing on the future of the web — and the backbone that powers it — with a theme that’s …

Take a look back at first six years of Rick Prelinger’s Lost Landscapes, with home movies and footage of San Francisco’s social and political struggles, spanning 1910–1970.
Prelinger searches out archival film, home movies, political reels, and other celluloid remnants to splice together long-unseen film footage of …

Peralta Junction will be screening a bunch of short films from (mainly) local filmmakers.
The Picnic is an Oakland-made silent movie directed by Allen White and produced by Bree Hylkema. (25 min.)
The cast includes many local artists and performers and features an original score by Dan Cantrell.
“This …

Get ready for holiday party season at Sway on Park Street in Alameda and join them for a holiday mixer on Thursday, November 15, 2012.
There will be free food, drinks, goodie bags, and a 10% discount off the entire store to make for a night …

Join Whole Foods for a Holiday Gala with music, lots of food demos and tastings on November 15, 2012.
Free, but RSVP is required.
They’ll also have a $5 beer and wine tasting to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

Aby Kaupang‘s new book of poems is Absence is such a Transparent House. Elizabeth Robinson says, “Aby Kaupang’s poetry demonstrates the effects of passion and will as they collide with the brutalities of the world.…Brave, uncanny, and deeply felt, this book balances the delicacies of …

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “Silver Linings Playbook”, Life doesn’t always go according to plan….
Free Film Screening: Silver Linings Playbook
Thursday, November 15, 2012 (7:30p)
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
- RSVP Code: FUNSFYC07

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

The strippers at Gold Club in SoMa are jiggling for charity for the San Francisco Fire Fighters 2012 Toy Drive kickoff party.
On November 15, 2012 from 8pm to 10pm get free admission with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a two-hour hosted bar (that means free!).
And …

“Alcatraz Is Not An Island” (2001), 69 min, dir. James M. Fortier
November 15
In November 1969 a small group of Native American students and urban Indians began the occupation of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. Eventually joined by thousands of Native Americans, they reclaimed …

Guests for the 11/15 show include:

Mike Drucker is a stand-up comedian and writer living in San Francisco, California. He is a contributing writer to The Onion and Saturday Night Live. He also regularly writes humor pieces for McSweeney’s and Black20. During his time as an intern …

November 15 features:

Kate Willett
Dave Thomason
Hilary Schwartz
Kevin O’Shea
Nicole Carlisch
Johan Miranda