Articles by Johnny Funcheap
Johnny is a self-described cheap-aholic who has been trying to find the free-er side of San Francisco since 2003. He loves street fairs, free concerts in the park, and anywhere that offers free food. Johnny has been featured on KQED's Forum, CBS's Eye on the Bay and is a contributor to the San Francisco Bay Guardian and KGO 810 AM. Johnny is the founder of FunCheapSF.com
Thursday, September 2
The first Thursday of every month is free admission to the Pez Museum in Burlingame, where you can find over 500 pez dispensers from the past 80 years, including the world’s largest pez dispenser and a rare Pez, worth about $5,000, a Mr Potato Head …
Presenting the new, open-air marketplace for local arts and culture. The San Francisco Arts Market debuts on Thursday, August 19, in UN Plaza, and will run every Thursday thereafter from noon to 8:00 p.m. throughout this summer & fall.
Visit 1182 Market St between Grove and …
Fall is coming – time to put away that tee shirt you’ve been living in all summer. Why not revamp it? This September, Craft Bar goes green with a night of tee shirt recycling! Bring an old tee shirt (or use one of ours which …
Experience a night out on Divisadero for the monthly Divisadero Corridor Art Walk through lower haight, NoPa and Western Addition on Thursday September 2nd, 2010. From Haight to Geary, enjoy a night of art openings, live music, drinking and dining specials all along the corridor.
Art …
The traditional Opening Night and Preview Party of the Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Festival comes to Cortland Avenue. The studios of Kingmond Young Photography will open its doors for the Opening of the 7th annual Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema screenings. It’s a party, a performance, …
Friday, September 3
The U.S. Marine Band San Diego, some 45 musicians strong, will make the march from Old Bernal Road to St. Mary Street in Pleasanton beginning at 2:00 p.m., playing march and show tunes. The free Main Street march will be a precursor …
Join Invisible City on the self-guided “Heliography” audio walking tour from MacArthur BART Station to Keys That Fit (2312 Telegraph Avenue). Twelve authors and one musician will lead you from the MacArthur Bart Station along …
Off the Grid (OtG) is roaming mobile food extravaganza that travels to different locations daily to serve delicious food, with a free side of amazing music, craft and soul. September 3rd has 25 of the usual suspects including Venga Paella, Happy Dumplings and Curry Up …
Start the Bernal Heights Film Crawl from one end of Cortland Avenue to the other for a roving cinema experience. Evening begins at Inclusions Gallery for Meet-the-Filmmakers reception and music at 6:30p. Films will be shown at multiple venues: Succulence/Four Star Video, the Bernal Branch …
Oakland Art Murmur is a group of nearly 20 galleries in Oakland that have coordinated openings every first Friday of the month from 7 to 9pm. Wander from gallery to gallery, sample free nibbles, drink some free wine, see occasional outdoor movies and fine some …
Saturday, September 4
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe closes its 51st season with Posibilidad, or Death of the Worker. A small U.S. factory is shutting down. All of the workers are losing their jobs and the bosses mistakenly think that the workers have staged a sit-in …
Enjoy film and the stunning view from the top of the Hill in Bernal Heights Park. The gates will be open to pedestrians, joggers and our impromptu audience as Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema returns to set up on the northwest corner of Bernal Hill where …
Sunday, September 5
Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to the 29th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach on the tip of the California coast in between Bolinas and Tomales Bay.
Prizes awarded in each of several age and group categories. Free to participants and spectators.
Registration begins at …
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. The museum is a public institution whose mission is to lead …
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) brings together collections of art, history and natural science under one roof to tell the extraordinary stories of California and its people. OMCA connects collections and programs across disciplines, advancing an integrated, multilayered understanding of this ever-evolving state. With …
Tiis weekend brings the 8th annual “Doin’ It In the Park” Free Labor Day Weekend BBQ with a full day of DJs from noon to sunset. This family-friendly all day festival features free hotdogs burgers and veggie burgers (while supplies last), games, kids activities and …
Celebrate life … dance tango! There will be free introductory lessons in milonga, tango & vals (tango waltz). With open dance floor and performances every first Sunday of the month, June through October.
Sunday, September 5
2pm- 4pm
Tango in the Square
What’s Closing Night at Precita Park without live music and a special surprise? As always, the weekend ends on a high note with an outdoor party-picnic-street food buffet with all of our neighbors, friends and organizing partner.
Sunday, September 5, 6:30-9:30pm
Closing Night
Precita Park
Folsom Street at Precita …
Monday, September 6
On Free Fishing day (Labor Day, September 6th, 2010), Californians can fish any freshwater lakes without a fishing license. All other regulations apply. The Department of Fish and Game offers two Free Fishing Days each year. On these days, you can fish without having to …
This week the Golden Gate Park Band, which normally plays Sundays in the park, perform a very special Labor Day concert on Monday, September 6th, saluting the American worker in music.
Celebrating its 128th season, the Golden Gate Park Band has been gracing SF with free …
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe closes its 51st season with Posibilidad, or Death of the Worker. A small U.S. factory is shutting down. All of the workers are losing their jobs and the bosses mistakenly think that the workers have staged a sit-in …
Think of this like those outdoor movies in the park but in daytime and with a classic play. Bring your friends, dates, a blanket and a picnic (don’t forget a bottle of wine) to enjoy free professional theater all Labor Day weekend 2010 in the …
AAA’s Tipsy Tow Program offers a free tow for drinking drivers in Northern California – members and non-members – from 6pm on Labor Day (Monday 9/6) until 6am the next morning, in Northern California, Nevada and Utah.
For Tipsy Tow, call (800) 222-4357 …
Tuesday, September 7
Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. The museum was …
The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Normally $10, admission is free on the first Tuesday of each month (special exhibition surcharges, if …
