Events for January 5, 2013
Saturday, January 5
Start your new year by rolling up your sleeves and pitching in to help the SF Rec & Parks’ Natural Areas team and the Sutro Stewards for a morning of habitat restoration and trail maintenance at the Interior Greenbelt from 9 am to 12:30 pm on …
The Vintage Paper Fair gathers together in one location one of the West Coast’s biggest selection of postcards, trade cards, stereoviews, photography, labels, brochures, Victorian transportation & sports memorabilia, and all manner of curious, beautiful and interesting old paper. There are over a million items ...
Jeffrey’s Natural Pet Foods opens their new shop on Noe and Market on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Come by on opening day from 10am to 5pm and humans get champagne, cake and cookies, and doggies can get free treats.
It’s the grand opening of Jeffrey’s Duboce …
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 ... 
How can a 50-ton gun simply disappear? Learn this and other factoids while helping load and aim the last operational gun of its kind. Photos of the century-old Endicott system batteries in action are on display in an underground cartridge room.
In case of rain, call …
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., pack your swimsuit and enjoy a complimentary lunch, music performances, synchronized swimming, water performances and a dip in the pool for free.
SF Rec and Park hosts its annual celebration at MLK Swimming Pool featuring performances by the Young and Gifted Choir, Echoes of …
Be the first to see the brand new trail loop and artwork at the grand opening of Philosopher’s Way at McLaren Park from 11 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013.
Philosopher’s Way is a new 2.7 mile trail loop and public artwork by artists Susan Schwartzenberg and Peter …
See one of the world’s top ballet dancers ham it up with The Muppets at this free film screening in the Koret Auditorium of the de Young Museum.
Following the muppets, watch a screening of Swan Lake (1967) with Rudolf Nureyev in a Vienna Stage Ballet …
You’re invited to join KQED and Downton Abbey fans on Saturday, January 5, 2013 for tea and an exclusive sneak preview screening of Season 3, Episode 1. Celebrate the return of the Grantham clan as the English country estate enters a new era post-WWI.
KQED Downton …
Play some fun old-school ping pong (not the crazy Berlin-style) with 30 other table tennis lovers at the East Bay Ping-Pong Meetups’ Social #10 in Alameda. Play on 14 Butterfly Centrfold tournament tables and work your way up to the winners table.
Normally $5, the January …
Celebrate two legends who share a birthday and a record label at the annual San Francisco DJ celebration on January 5, 2013 with DJs Shindog (New Wave City), Moonshine (Bangers & Cornbread), Cammy and Andy Twill playing everything from Hound Dog to Diamond Dogs, plus a guest appearance by Bowie …
Zoo Station (The Complete U2 Experience) and Petty Theft (The Ultimate Tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) perform two of the most influential rock albums of all time, “The Joshua Tree” and “Damn the Torpedoes.” Both bands will also play extended sets featuring hits from both …
French Cassettes are a four-piece indie pop band whose recent release, “Summer Darling”, is not only easy on the ears but also serves as a clear statement of their upbeat intentions.
They were also voted into the final four of a nation-wide Myspace contest competing against …
Don’t miss your first opportunity to Time Warp in 2013 at the Rocky Horror Picture Show with the live cast Barely Legal in downtown San Jose with a riotous preshow, ridiculous games, music, dancing & mingling.
Every Saturday
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 …
