Events for December 13, 2012
Thursday, December 13
Need some last minute gifts but don’t want to pay outrageous last minute shipping costs? Stock up on holiday gifts and save 80% off hundreds of selected titles at the Chronicle Books Warehouse Sale on December 12-14, 2012. Choose from cookbooks, children’s books, lifestyle + ... 
Want to make a sweet and simple gesture to your BFF for the Holidays?
Wheelz, an app-based car-sharing company (think Zipcar, but where your neighbor owns the car and lends it to you instead of a company) is sending free candy gram the week of …
The December 13, 2012 bike light giveaway will take place in the Lakeside / Lake Merced area 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.
Celebrate Chanukah 2012 with the 38th annual lighting of the 25 foot tall mahogany Bill Graham Menorah in Union Square. Lighting ceremonies take place from December 8-15, 2012 at approximately 5pm on most days (Fridays are at 3pm and Saturdays at 7pm). This San Francisco tradition was ... 
Stop by Ambiance during the 2012 Holiday Season, for complimentary bubbly drinks, nibbles, $25 Gift Certificates given away every half hour and free gift wrapping. Best of all, enjoy 10% off regular items and take an additional 20% off sale items. 
Boutiika and Union-Fillmore Streets boutiques have come together to offer you an evening of stress free, fabulous and discounted local holiday shopping at the 2nd annual Union-Fillmore Streets Holiday Boutique Crawl on Thursday December 13, 2012.
Sip bubbly while you meet and mingle with boutique owners who will …
Drop the phone and disconnect from technology for a night of Device Free Drinks with an analog zone with holiday card making, dreidel spinning competitions, typewriters, arts and crafts, hand-drawn portraits, and board games on Thursday, December 13, 2012.
Participate in a free sharing gift exchange hosted by Yerdle. Bring something …
Experience a night out on Divisadero for the holiday edition of the Divisadero Corridor Art Walk. Make your way through two dozen art shows throughout Lower Haight, NoPa and Western Addition on Thursday December 13, 2012 starting at 6pm.
From Haight to McAllister , enjoy a …
This week, Bazaar Bizarre fills the Academy with more than 40 independent artists and designers from across the country, featuring handbags, pottery, letterpress stationary, silk-screened t-shirts, baby clothes, zines, posters, body products, and more on December 13, 2012.
In the forum, an astronomer from the NASA-funded …
Expert bakers from Sour Flour, a Mission bakery dedicated to neighborly bread gifting and bread education, will teach the basics of how flour ferments to create bread.
The workshop will focus on the starter, and discuss the 5 factors of Time, Temperatures, Hydration, Ratio, and …
The Contemporary Jewish Museum comes to life for the holiday edition of Ritlab featuring a tour the exhibition The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League 1936–1951 in an Art Flash Gallery Chat with a CJM curator.
Next, take a Polaroid with Photobooth’s Vince Donovan and then …
Wear a Santa Hat or that ugly Christmas sweater and have a Merry Fit-mas at Road Runner Sports Concord’s Christmas Party on December 13, 2012.
Enjoy complimentary champagne and refreshments, 10-20% discounts and raffle prizes given away every 30 minutes.
Free, but RSVP to get extra discounts and a free gift for the 1st …
Cafe Royale is throwing a Winter BeerFest, Jingle Beers, where you can try many specialty holiday beers and take home a free beer glass with purchase on Thursday, December 13, 2012.
As a holiday gift, the first 100 people to buy a seasonal beer will get …
December holidays mean an early edition of Nerd Nite East Bay and they’re taking it to the big screen at The New Parkway theater, a much beloved and anticipated brew-and-view in Oakland, before they officially open on December 14.
The New Parkways will provide the screen, …
Want to party for a good cause? Join Groundwork Opportunities for a party and livestream concert as they raise money to bring clean water wells to Cambodia.
The evening’s show will feature performances by Meaningless Emphasis and Wheels and Tracks.
MeaningLess Emphasis is a one woman experimental …
Loakal Art Gallery is bringing a bit of the outdoors inside for an Indoor Outdoor Movie Night, screening the Christmas classic It’s A Wonderful Life on Thursday, December 13, 2012.
In addition to the 1946 Frank Capra/Jimmy Stewart classic, they’re setting faux grass to recreate the outdoor movie viewing experience in their …
Rock out to The Trouble with Monkeys, a punk cover band of The Monkees, performing at BLAH on December 13, 2012.
The Trouble With Monkeys play the The Monkees hits, but rock them out and punk them up, and unleash those beautiful ’60s melodies with a firestorm of …
Come kick up your heels every 2nd Thursday with Hot Jazz and Hokum Stomp at the Terrace Room, Oakland’s lake front restaurant, set in a 1920s art deco supper club with panoramic view of Lake Merritt.
Live music with The Frisky Frolics trio and their brand of …
Comet Club Comedy is a weekly free comedy showcase at the Comet Club in the Marina district of San Francisco, featuring local Bay Area comedians and special guests. Comet Club Comedy Every Thursday, 8:30-10pm Comet Club, 3111 Fillmore Street, San Francisco FREE 
San Francisco’s cheap darling Broke Ass Stuart has invented a new guilty pleasure bar food that he’ll be giving out for free on Thursday night when he’s bartending at Evelyn Lee. It’s called the Mission Frito Pie.
Mission Frito Pies will be free with any drink …
Get ready for the final meteor shower of the year. Stargazers look directly up tonight around 1am to see a spectacular meteor light show originating from the Comet 3200 Phaethon in the constellation Gemini (looking south, almost overhead) with peak activity occurring the night of December 13-14, ... 
Willy Moon is a New Zealand-born musician, singer and producer based in London. His music has been described as “a brilliantly odd fusion of 50s rock’n’roll and modern production” using “hip-hop production techniques.”
Popscene DJs Omar and Aaron Axelsen get the party started.
Every Thursday
If you happen to live in the 94102, 94108, or 94109 zip codes (that’s basically Russian Hill, Nob Hill and Tenderloin), you’ll get more than a cup of tea from your neighbors.
If you buy a drink, then you’ll receive a free drink ticket (on select beers …
On Haitus: Unfortunately 90s Night is on hiatus beginning January 2013.
All that she wants… is to relive the ’90s at the Hi-Fi Lounge every Thursday with 90 cent drinks for 90 minutes (8:30-10pm).
This ’90s dance party jams with DJ ILLBorn spinning “classics” from Montell Jordan,Vanilla Ice, Ace …
