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Wednesday, February 6

Free Covergirl & Gillette Shaving Swag Giveaway | SF
Wednesday, February 6 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Embarcadero
Free Covergirl & Gillette Shaving Swag Giveaway | SF

Get a bit corporate in the name of V-Day, but walk away with some free Covergirl and Gillet products.
San Francisco couples are invited to kiss in-person with and without stubble, to uncover which kiss is best. A kiss with stubble or with smooth shaven skin.
Couples …

WWII Japanese Internmment Camp Commemoration | SF
Wednesday, February 6 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but registration is required
| Golden Gate University School of Law
WWII Japanese Internmment Camp Commemoration | SF

Celebrate the legacy of Fred T. Korematsu, a national civil rights hero and the first Asian-American to be commemorated with a holiday in the state of California at a special event “WWII Japanese Internments: Can It Happen Again?” hosted by the Golden Gate University School …

7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill 160th Anniversary: Free Food & Music | SF
Wednesday, February 6 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill
7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill 160th Anniversary: Free Food & Music | SF

The historic restaurant, 7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill, is celebrating their 160 Anniversary. To celebrate this important milestone of Bay Area history, they’ll be serving one of its most popular items on the menu, pork adobo with rice, for free  (while supplies last) from noon …

History of Urban Street Dance | Lake Merced
Wednesday, February 6 – 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Merced Branch Library
History of Urban Street Dance | Lake Merced

Teens and tweens can celebrate Black History Month by learning the story of various styles of “street dancing:” breakin’, struttin’, poppin’, and turfin’.
The event features performances by Beatz n Pieces, Agatron, Fluidgirl, and Too Wet.

Whether it be the ballet-esque glides of Jook dancing from …

Win Tix: Love on Wheels: Bike Coalition Dating Game | SoMa Love on Wheels: Bike Coalition Dating Game | SoMa

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition plays Cupid for another round of Love on Wheels, the dating game exclusively for people who ride bikes on Wednesday February 6, 2013.
Lovelorn bike bachelors and bachelorettes each quiz three possible dates (hidden from their view) and choose one to …

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down: Free Concert | Amoeba SF
Wednesday, February 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down: Free Concert | Amoeba SF

With NPR’s All Songs Considered raving that the group is “insanely infectious [and] utterly charming,” Thao & the Get Down Stay Down release their new album We The Common on February 5, 2013.
Join them at Amoeba SF the very next day in celebration of the …

Award-Winning Illustrated Astronomy Talk: Galaxies | Los Altos Hills
Wednesday, February 6 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Foothill College Smithwick Theater
Award-Winning Illustrated Astronomy Talk: Galaxies | Los Altos Hills

One of the great mysteries of the night sky is why it’s mostly dark; ideas like this and more will be discussed at the 13th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series.
UCSC astronomer Sandra Faber, Ph.D., will discuss her award-winning 2013 National Medal of Science at Astronomy …

Free Weekly Salsa Dance Lessons | SF
Wednesday, February 6 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE but RSVP is required. (jsingh@omiebeacon.org or (415) 406-1290
| James Denman Middle School
Free Weekly Salsa Dance Lessons | SF

Learn how to salsa, get some dancey exercise and have fun doing it. All experience levels are welcome.
The OMI/Excelsior Beacon Center, a program of the YMCA Urban Services, is hosting free Salsa classes for adults every Wednesday from 7:00-8:30pm.
Classes are FREE but RSVP is required. (jsingh@omiebeacon.org) …

A Rational Future: Skeptical Talk in Pub | SF
Wednesday, February 6 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Kells Irish Bar
A Rational Future: Skeptical Talk in Pub | SF

Julia Galef, from the popular “Rationally Speaking” podcast, talks about useful techniques and challenges in training smart people to be rational decision-makers in an often irrational world.
Julia Galef is the president and co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality, an organization teaching math- and cognitive …

Janet Jackson Flash Mob Dance Class: Together Again Part 5/8 | SF Janet Jackson Flash Mob Dance Class: Together Again Part 5/8 | SF Join Bay Area Flash Mob for a Janet Jackson Birthday Celebration Flash Mob on May 18, 2013 when dancers will gather in several location in San Francisco and perform Together Again and a medley including five of her number one hits (Nasty, If, All For You, ...
$1 Drinks & $1.50 Taco Wednesdays: ’80s vs. ’90s DJ Party | SF
Wednesday, February 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, bring cash for drinks
| Monroe
$1 Drinks & $1.50 Taco Wednesdays: '80s vs. '90s DJ Party | SF Want to hear the soundtrack of your life while drinking $1 cocktails & beer? Of course you do, so join Battle of the Decades every Wednesday at Monroe. There is a live DJ, two rooms and an outdoor patio and tiered pricing synced with music of its decade. Plus ...
Win Tix: Seapony: Jangly Dream Pop | Rickshaw Stop
Wednesday, February 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Two tickets at face value of $10-12 each.
| Rickshaw Stop
Seapony: Jangly Dream Pop | Rickshaw Stop

Seapony have gone from buzzed-about Midwest transplants to reliable dream pop purveyors, with fans from the shores of the Pacific Northwest to the neon-dappled wards of Japan with guitars engaged in a delicate, complex pa-de-deux, and fuller, less-rigid percussion.
Pop/punkstress Rose Melberg and indie pop French …

Every Wednesday

Free TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour & Tastings | SF
Every Wednesday – 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 …

Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 7:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
| El Rio
Red Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.

It’s saucy dancing with a sense of humor at the Red Hots Burlesque show on Wednesdays and Fridays at El Rio, where you can see some of the bawdiest burlesque babes in the Bay,  for a sliding scale price starting at $5
Come with your sense of humor …

The Business: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.
Every Wednesday – 8:00 pm | Cost: $2.50*
*$5 admission, but $2.50 per person with 2-for-1 coupon
| The Dark Room
The Business: $5 Alternative Comedy Night | Mission Dist.

The Business is one of the best alternative comedy shows in SF and features comedians from Comedy Central, SXSW, and the Comedians of Comedy tour.
This weekly Wednesday night comedy gig features a rotating cast of comedians, but most often features their main headliners Alex Koll, Sean …

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