Events for December 8, 2012
Saturday, December 8
Help-Portrait is an annual global event during which photographers, videographers, makeup artists and other professionals worldwide work with nonprofits and community organizations to photograph individuals and families who wouldn’t normally have access to professional family photos and print them out so they have something to …
Think of it as a D.I.Y. kick in the ass to the holiday shopping season and a way to discover those lovely treasures to wile away the long winter nights.
Check out workshops and speakers at the 2012 East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest …
The San Francisco Public Library hosts $1 book sales at the Treat Avenue Donation Center every second Saturday of the month. All books are just $1 or less each and all proceeds benefit the San Francisco Public Library. 
Experience an intimate and relaxed holiday shopping experience in the midst of artisans offering unique handcrafted gifts on December 8-9, 2012 from 10am to 6pm.
200 artists are selected by a jury of their peers to present original and contemporary handcrafted items in all media from …
The 25th Anniversary celebration of Street Fighter will culminate at the Grand Finals event at the Hyatt Regency SFO in Burlingame on Saturday, December 8th from 10am to 9pm.
Admission is free, and the first 1,000 guests will receive goodie bags filled with exclusive Street Fighter collectibles.
Fans …
Join the Alta Plaza Park Volunteers for their quarterly park beautification workday. Volunteers weed, trim walks, apply ground cover, plant, collect trash and overall spruce up this “jewel in the crown” of the San Francisco park system. Alta Plaza lays claim to a unique role in San Francisco ... 
Shop local this holiday season and even save some dough while you’re at it.
Shop local San Francisco brands, product overruns and discounted merchandise for the One Day Holiday Wholesale Event in the upper plaza of Ghiradelli Square from 10 am-4 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012. This …
Shop “Super Saturday” at any Amoeba Music location for a special one-day sale on Saturday, December 8, 2012.
“Super Saturday” One Day Sale Discounts:
20% off all turntables (plus get a $10 coupon and goodie bag with your turntable purchase)
20% off all t-shirts
20% off all headphones
Save big at …
Mobile Rec is coming to a park near you with free rock climbing, BMX Biking and skateboarding for youth. Tips, tricks and equipment will be provided by San Francisco Rec and Park, but participants may bring their own. Helmets will be required for actions sports ... 
Blue Chair Fruit Company, Rachel’s jam business, is one of the premier artisanal jam and marmalade companies in the United States.
Located in Oakland, their highest priority is using organic and sustainable grown fruit from local growers, and preserving that vibrant fruit flavor by utilizing …
Get glammed up by make-up artists and hairdressers and have your family portrait taken.
Take home two free 5X7 prints and a CD with all your pictures during the 2nd annual Help Portrait Day from 11 am-4 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012.
To reserve an appointment, call BVOH at …
The New Parkway is finally re-opening in Oakland!
It’s a DIY movie theater that’s been built out of a warehouse with two screens, $6 movie tickets, strange films and tons of interesting seating like mid-century modern couches and coffee tables, sofas, office chairs, even old-school beauty …
Find everything from fearless fire performers to gorgeous glass gifts at the Crucible’s Holiday Gifty Art Sale on Saturday, December 8 & Sunday, December 9, 2012, which will feature live industrial art demos, handmade goods from local vendors, a live Santa, molten metal pours and ... 
Join the first Annual San Funkcisco: Affordable Art & Music Fest on December 8, 2012.
This is a special event open to family & friends to enjoy local musical talent, buy local artwork, & support funding for The Charlotte Maxwell Complimentary Clinic, which provides free alternative medical …
Create Fused Glass Ornaments from noon to 4pm in front of Peet’s Coffee.
The Holiday Indie Mart returns for the 5th year to bring you the perfect event to get all your holiday shopping and to get festive on December 8, 2012 at Speakeasy Brewery for the first time.
Gifts, food, music, brews and 45 vendors & trucks will be …
Dress in your finest black tie attire and join this all-ages free chess tournament on December 8 starting at noon to celebrate the defeat of Bezerkeley’s Sit-Lie Law.
Free to attend, but if you want to play, please RSVP by commenting with your name and skill level to …
Maize Celebration: Saturday, December 8, 2012 – 12 noon – 6:00 p.m.
Join a festival celebrating Mayan food, particularly Maya foods made from corn: Tamales, Pupusas, Nacatamales, Quesadillas, Chica, Tortillas, Pan Dulce, Empanadas, Tacos, Gorditas, Bunuelos, Atole, Chamurrado, Albodigas in collaboration with La Cocina, Accion Latina, …
Urban Bazaar, recently named “Best Place to find homemade, home-grown, or locally sourced” by Airbnb, is hosting the 3rd annual Holiday Vagabond Indie Craft Fair on December 8-9, 2012. The local-focused craft fair is co-sponsored by Etsy and the SF Etsy Team. Admission is free ... 
SCRAP Party with hands-on creative reuse activities
Sat, Dec 8th, 1:00 – 3:00pm
View the historic San Francisco F-Line through the eyes of a photographer and listen to photographers, Tim Baskerville and Kevin Shariden, share and speak about their portraits of San Francisco’s historic streetcars.
Transport yourself to the past as the SFMTA showcases archived photographs of the interiors …
Bring raingear/umbrella and binoculars and a birding field guide if possible, and come learn about all the winter birds migrating to Lake Merritt. The waterbirds you will be concentrating on are usually very easy to see even without binoculars.
Meet at 2pm at the main entrance of the …
Slapocalypse is celebrating Sticker Culture with thousands of slaps from artists all over the world at Chopsticks, an urban art space in Oakland.
There will be sticker slapping, sticker trading, blackbook krushing and slap packs. They have blank slaps for days so bring your own markers and …
The Tarot Woman vintage boutique in Berkeley will hold a closing party for their latest art installation Spectrum of Spirits by April Rose.
Complimentary mimosas and white wine will be served and you can check out this quirky boutique run by an artist/musician/Tarot reader, Janina.
The Dance-Along Nutcracker will have you dancing in the aisles with Fritz and Clara to Tinsel Town as they head to Hollywood for the holidays on December 8, 2012.
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band performs music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite as the audience leaps and …
Every Saturday
In celebration of the reopening of the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center, the Movement in the Parks Program brings you a limited series of free Zumba classes on Saturdays, November 3 – December 15, 2012 from 10:30am-11:30am.
>> Please note there is no class on November 24th.
RSVP …
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park at 11 am, as part of the …
Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a Scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered.
Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include Saturday …
Thee Parkside hosts “Free Saturday Happy Hour Shows” on most Saturday afternoons – a free concert featuring rock and punk bands from all over the Bay Area. But make sure you check Thee Parkside schedule to confirm for any given week; they sometimes skip weeks.
Free …
Sure, Lucky 13′s always loaded with free popcorn and goldfish – but, if you’re looking for something more sustainable with your rockabilly and punk on the jukebox, be sure to drop by their outdoor patio on Saturdays between 4 pm and 7 pm.
The menu each …
