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Friday, March 19

Giant Game of “Capture the Flag” | SF State
Friday, March 19 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Quad - SF State
Giant Game of “Capture the Flag” | SF State

Come play Capture the Flag on campus at SF State in front of the Cesar Chavez building. The rules are simple and will be explained at the game, just wear some good active clothes. Bring friends and prepare for fun.
Friday, March 19, 2010 – Game starts at 6pm. This is a free event and the community is more than welcome.
Questions/Info: criticalslinky@gmail.com

Blockbuster’s Twilight “New Moon” Release Party | Albany
Friday, March 19 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Blockbuster - Albany
Blockbuster’s Twilight “New Moon” Release Party | Albany

The Bay Area’s most howlin’ Twilight “New Moon” Release party will be at the Blockbuster at 501 San Pablo Avenue in Albany. The party starts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19 and goes ‘til midnight when the DVD goes on sale with lots of trivia, prizes and look-a-like contests.

MOVIN’ 97 radio will be there from 8pm til 10pm with a Twilight Trivia game – …

New Moon DVD Midnight Release Party | Union Square
Friday, March 19 – 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Borders Books - Union Square
New Moon DVD Midnight Release Party | Union Square

Borders in Union Square hosts an exclusive Midnight Release Party for the New Moon DVD which will be released tonight at midnight.
This event will be like a Harry Potter party, but for vampires – Party begins at 10pm with games, raffles, costume contests, prizes and more leading you up to the midnight countdown when the New Moon DVD goes on sale at 12:01am.
Event also features …

Borders “New Moon” Midnight Release Party | Sunnyvale
Friday, March 19 – 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Borders Sunnyvale
Borders “New Moon” Midnight Release Party | Sunnyvale

Borders in Sunnyvale hosts an exclusive Midnight Release Party for the Twilight New Moon DVD which will be released tonight (Friday Night) at midnight.
This event will be like a Harry Potter party, but for vampires – Party begins at 10pm with games, raffles, costume contests, prizes and more leading you up to the midnight countdown when the New Moon DVD goes on sale at 12:01am.

Saturday, March 20

Obscura Day SF: Field Trip to Musee Mecanique & Tombstones of Aquatic Park
Saturday, March 20 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE* | Musee Mecanique - Pier 45
Obscura Day SF: Field Trip to Musee Mecanique & Tombstones of Aquatic Park

Join Atlas Obscura for an afternoon excursion to the amazing Musee Mecanique for an afternoon of creepy wind-up fortune tellers, prisoner-made toothpick automata, and naughty peep shows of yesteryear. Proprietor Dan Zelinsky will be on hand to tell stories and answer questions about the contraptions.
When all the quarters run out, we’ll head down to Aquatic Park for afternoon snacks on the terraces made of discarded …

Monday, April 12

Gourmet Game Night: Food Trivia Game | Noe Valley
Monday, April 12 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Omnivore Books on Food
Gourmet Game Night: Food Trivia Game | Noe Valley

Come play a food trivia game with Omnivore Books and author Cynthia Nims, who will discuss her latest book “Gourmet Game Night” so you can learn about the perfect mess-free snacks for every game night.
Have you ever accompanied an evening of game-playing with a bowl of salty chips or slabs of pizza?  Gourmet Game Night has the solution: instead of relying on conventional convenience …

Saturday, April 17

1st Annual Bed Races | Marina
Saturday, April 17 – 10:30 am | Cost: FREE* | Marina Middle School
1st Annual Bed Races | Marina

Watch teams of crazy bed racers jump on top of the sheets and head for the finish line as part of the “Bed Race for the Future.” Although it costs $181 to enter (proceeds go to charity) it’s free to watch for spectators and is bound to be a hoot. Teams will compete for speed and style with four strong and swift pushers to move …

Wednesday, April 28

Jericho: The Urban Spy Game | Union Square
Wednesday, April 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square
Jericho: The Urban Spy Game | Union Square

Jericho is an Urban Game played in public settings where everyone assumes the role of a spy. Each team of Agents will carry out missions where they will need to either eliminate their opponents or deliver “top secret documents” to win. Imagine a game of capture the flag played in public, where everyone has a nerf gun.
The sneakier a player is, the better. This …

Sunday, May 16

Bay to Breakers 2010 | SF
Sunday, May 16 – 8:00 am | Cost: FREE* | Starting Line: Howard Street
Bay to Breakers 2010 | SF

Bring your tortillas (stale preferred), your costumed, your naked and your beer (shhh.. hide it this year) and participate in one of the largest races in America, and also one of the most strange and “San Francentric.”
The third Sunday in May sees the 99th edition of “Bay to Breakers” the crown jewel of SF events with over 70,000 race/walk/stroll 7.46 …