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Sunday, January 6

Lighthouses of the San Francisco Bay: Illustrated Talk | SF
Sunday, January 6 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Marin Headlands Visitor Center
Lighthouses of the San Francisco Bay: Illustrated Talk | SF

Please join docent Warren Riley for an illustrated talk on the lighthouses of San Francisco Bay. 
Following the discovery of gold in 1848, the Bay Area experienced one of the most remarkable expansions in modern history. Almost overnight, San Francisco’s population exploded. Most goods and people …

Vintage Paper Fair | Golden Gate Park
Sunday, January 6 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | County Fair Building
Vintage Paper Fair | Golden Gate Park 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 ...

Free Acting Class Day: Stage Combat & Voice Over Acting | Berkeley Rep
Sunday, January 6 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Free Acting Class Day: Stage Combat & Voice Over Acting | Berkeley Rep

Taught by professional theatre artists, The Berkeley Rep offers free class samplers each quarter giving everyone an opportunity to explore the craft of theatre and experience the joy of dynamic engagement with their own creativity.
Following a brief introduction, participants may sample four different classes from …

Free Yoga Sunday | Sports Basement
Sunday, January 6 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Bryant St.)
Free Yoga Sunday | Sports Basement

Grab your yoga mat and join Sports Basement for some relaxing weekend yoga. Classes are held every Sunday. All levels are welcome. BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat).
Yoga | Bryant Street Store
Sunday, January 6, 2013 / 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Free Hot Dog Day & Writer’s Block Party | Inner Richmond
Sunday, January 6 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free veggie or beef hot dog
| Frankenart Mart
Free Hot Dog Day & Writer's Block Party | Inner Richmond

Come on down for complimentary beef or veggie hot dogs and some writing exercises to burn off your writer’s block at the Writer’s Block Party Hot Dog Day at the Writer’s Gas Station from from 1-6 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013.

Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF
Sunday, January 6 – 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 …

Cello Bazaar Free Classical Concert Night | Richmond Dist.
Sunday, January 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations accepted.
| Bazaar Cafe
Cello Bazaar Free Classical Concert Night | Richmond Dist.

Cello Bazaar returns with varied performances: Solo Bach, modern original compositions, foot stomping groove, and everything in between.
Featured performers including cellists Hannah Addario-Berry, Shirley Hunt, Rebecca Roundman, Teddy Rankin-Parker, Mary Artman and Sam Bass.
Cello Bazaar is a semi-monthly meeting of cellists, cello enthusiasts and people who …

Underground Films: The Story of Silent Serials (1914) 8mm/Music | Berkeley
Sunday, January 6 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations Accepted
| The Tannery
Underground Films: The Story of Silent Serials (1914) 8mm/Music | Berkeley

The early serials were dominated not by husky heroes but by ladies, the “Serial Queens”. The very first in 1912 was Mary Fuller, followed by the most well-known Pearl White and later, Helen Gibson, and Ruth Roland. The screen was later infused with skilled entertainers …

Bad Movie Night: Snakes on a Plane | Mission
Sunday, January 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $6.99 | The Dark Room
Bad Movie Night: Snakes on a Plane | Mission

Join Jim Fourniadis, Andy Wenger, Damien Chacona, and other bad motherf*ckers for the annual Snakes on a Plane showing to kick off 2013 on January 6th. Watch slithery wackiness ensue.
Laugh with your comedian hosts in Mystery Science Theater 3000-style as you all watch a f*cking terrible movie while the …

Downton Abbey Season 3 Premiere & 1920s Cocktail Party | Elixir
Sunday, January 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP, but bring cash for drinks
| Elixir
Downton Abbey Season 3 Premiere & 1920s Cocktail Party | Elixir

Watch the Season 3 premiere of Downton Abbey live on KQED at Elixir, one of San Francisco’s most historic bars while sipping period cocktails from 1920s London.
Celebrate the return of the Grantham clan as the English country estate enters the 1920s and a new era post-WWI.
1920s Classic …

Every Sunday

The Free Book Store | East Bay
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Bay Area Free Book Exchange
The Free Book Store | East Bay

Visit the Bay Area Free Book Exchange (open every Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm in El Cerrito) and take home up to 100 books for free.
Yes, all 10,000+ books on all the shelves are available to the public, free of charge. …

Free Sunday Yoga in the Park | Dolores Park
Every Sunday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*rain may cancel
| Dolores Park
Free Sunday Yoga in the Park | Dolores Park

Free Yoga on Sundays in Dolores Park at 11am, provided by the teachers of the Purusha Yoga community.
Free Yoga Flow in the Park
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow …

Lindy in the Park: Free Outdoor Swing Dance | Golden Gate Park
Every Sunday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Lindy in the Park: Free Outdoor Swing Dance | Golden Gate Park

Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over.
Lindy in the Park | Free Outdoor …

Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party | SF
Every Sunday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party | SF

There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The area is is called, “Skatin’ Place”. It is located at 6th Avenue and …

Bluegrass Sundays: Old-Timey Mini-Music Festival | Haight
Every Sunday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Milk Bar
Bluegrass Sundays: Old-Timey Mini-Music Festival | Haight

The Milk  Bar presents “Bluegrass Sundays,” a free weekly concert with three bands performing 90-minute sets, each playing old-timey bluegrass, Americana, folk, blues, and other sub-genres of acoustic music.
Bluegrass Sundays
Every Sunday | 2 pm-10 pm
Milk Bar | 1840 Haight Street, SF
FREE
Bands generally start at 4 pm, 6 …

Free Sunday BBQ | Lower Haight
Every Sunday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, although you should probably buy a drink
| Molotov's
Free Sunday BBQ | Lower Haight

Finish off the weekend at Molotov’s and enjoy an afternoon of free food (usually around 3pm) every Sunday between games of pool, retro pinball, and some serious punk rock ‘tude. While it’s usually burgers and hot dogs, occasionally the bar mixes it up with pizza, …

Free Dive Bar BBQ | Bender’s Bar & Grill
Every Sunday – 3:00 pm | Cost: Free*
*Free, but you'll have to buy the drinks
| Bender's Bar & Grill
Free Dive Bar BBQ | Bender's Bar & Grill

Since Sundays are the only day of the week that their kitchen’s closed, consider this Bender’s gift to you. Every Sunday from 3pm till 7pm, they’ll treat the public to a free BBQ with burgers, veggie options, or whatever else the bar’s in the mood …

Honky Tonk Sundays: Americana DJs & Drink Specials | Comstock
Every Sunday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Comstock Saloon
Honky Tonk Sundays: Americana DJs & Drink Specials | Comstock

Comstock Saloon, SF’s throwback saloon on the edge of the Financial District hosts Honky Tonk Sundays. In the spirit of the wild west, guests can experience tunes from DJ Blaze Orange’s vinyl collection of 20th century American country music and throwback food from Saloon Chefs Carlos …

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