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Thursday, May 23

Asian Art Museum: $10 Thursday Nights | SF
Thursday, May 23 – 5:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*$10 for admission after 5pm - includes admission to special galleries
| Asian Art Museum
Asian Art Museum: $10 Thursday Nights | SF

Want to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the Asian Art Museum without the weekend crowds and for about half the price?
Try Thursday nights – The Asian Art Museum is open late on Thursday nights (5-9p) and tickets are just $10 (normally they’re $20 on …

DIY ‘Zine Making Workshop | Oakland
Thursday, May 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $1*
*Sliding scale cost $1-$10 - RSVP requested http://rpscollective.org/eventreg/?ee=291
| Rock Paper Scissors Collective
DIY 'Zine Making Workshop | Oakland

Want to make a magazine, but don’t know where to start? Bring your ideas and create your own ‘zine of zany photos, rants, or outrageous doodles of your family.
Every fourth Thursday from 6-8pm, Rock Paper Scissors Collective hosts this cheap workshop (sliding scale begins at …

Thursday Night Fever NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, May 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $12*
*$12 general, $10 for museum members - 21+
| California Academy of Sciences
Thursday Night Fever NightLife | California Academy of Sciences

On May 23, 2013, NightLife is bringing the groovy back with some of San Francisco’s hottest disco fiends.
Join the DJ crew from Go BANG for a Silent Disco in African Hall, and shake your funky best alongside zebras, lions, and live African penguins. In the …

Friday, May 24

Friday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland Friday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland

What to expect on Friday, May 24, 2013:

Twelve gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine
Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden
DJ spinning hits from 5-6:30 pm
Live band playing California folk fusion tunes from 7-9 pm
Dance …

Orange Nights: Food & Flowers | Friday Nights at the de Young Orange Nights: Food & Flowers | Friday Nights at the de Young

The Netherlands is the world’s second largest agricultural exporter, behind only the US.
On Friday, May 24, 2013, the theme of the night will celebrate the Netherlands as a world leader in agricultural production and horticulture, highlighting Dutch expertise and innovation in urban agriculture, sustainable practices, …

Fourth Fridays Art Walk | Inner Sunset
Friday, May 24 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Inner Sunset
Fourth Fridays Art Walk | Inner Sunset Enjoy specials, art exhibits, refreshments and more from local businesses from 6-9 pm every fourth Friday of the month. Head down to the 9th & Irving intersection on the N-Judah and pick up a map of the businesses that are participating at any of the following locations: ...

Saturday, May 25

Yard-Sale Style Art Show: Fog in a Jar & Transamerica Ice Sculpture | Hayes Valley
Saturday, May 25 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Event is free; artists works will be for sale.
| Proxy
Yard-Sale Style Art Show: Fog in a Jar & Transamerica Ice Sculpture | Hayes Valley

Join an art exhibit, yard-sale style, featuring all things temporary and where works will investigate the idea of impermanence, the fleeting, being present and seizing the moment.
Come to Proxy in Hayes Valley and see an ice sculpture of the Transamerica tower slowly melt as the …

Hot Rod & Custom 1920-1965s Car Show | Jack London Square
Saturday, May 25 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Hot Rod & Custom 1920-1965s Car Show | Jack London Square

View more than 65 classic cars from the 1920s to 1960s on display throughout Jack London Square including: 1932 Fords, 1951 Mercurys, 1954 Chevys, Model A’s, Roadsters,1936 Fords and Thunderbirds on May 25, 2013.
Enjoy live music, food and fun on the Oakland Waterfront.

Classic Cars, Food, Beer, Ping Pong & Art Fest | Oakland
Saturday, May 25 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food & drinks.
| Classic Cars West
Classic Cars, Food, Beer, Ping Pong & Art Fest | Oakland Classic Cars West invites you back to The Yard for a weekly daytime food, beer, ping pong, art and classic car party in Oakland.  Every Saturday from noon ’til dusk, the event will feature a rotating pop-up food menu from local purveyors and craft beer by Oakland’s ...
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, May 25 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland 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 ...

Sunday, May 26

Instant Camera Photo Walk | Mission Dist.
Sunday, May 26 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Photobooth SF
Instant Camera Photo Walk | Mission Dist. Bring your favorite Polaroid/Land or Frankenstein Instant camera and walking shoes and join Photobooth staff on a group photo walks through the Mission every last Sunday of the month. You’ll meet up at the end and show off our photo results. Show up a little ...
The Kick Back at Art Attack: Free Drinks, Games & Art | SF
Sunday, May 26 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Art Attack SF
The Kick Back at Art Attack: Free Drinks, Games & Art | SF

As a big thank you to all of the artists and patrons, Art Attack SF is throwing a “Kick Back” for Memorial Day weekend with free drinks, DJ, games and art.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
Tunes will be provided by DJ Ted (Club Connection Entertainment). Free …

Tuesday, May 28

“Summer of Art” Live Music, Dance & Food Trucks | UN Plaza
Tuesday, May 28 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
Summer of Art is a free lunchtime series of live music, dance and theater happening every Tuesday from noon to 1 pm at the UN Plaza from April 30 – May 28, 2013. See free dance, music and theater shows while enjoying lunch from Off the Grid food ...

Wednesday, May 29

Autodesk Design Gallery & Tour | Embarcadero
Wednesday, May 29 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Autodesk Gallery
Autodesk Design Gallery & Tour | Embarcadero The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality. Funcheap Tip: The first five visitors to mention FunCheapSF on Wednesdays get a free Imagine Design Create book ($29.95 value). This offer ...

Thursday, May 30

SFMOMA Countdown Kick-Off Party & Gallery Talks | Thursday
Thursday, May 30 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required for each day.
| SFMOMA
SFMOMA Countdown Kick-Off Party & Gallery Talks | Thursday

Thursday, May 30, 2013
10 am to 9:45 pm

10 am to 5:30 pm: The Kitchen Sisters Present The Making Of…
Meet Bay Area makers and artists featured in The Making Of…, a community collaboration by award-winning radio producers The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) and …

NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, May 30 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $12*
*$12 general, $10 for museum members - 21+
| California Academy of Sciences
NightLife | California Academy of Sciences                At NightLife smart revelers receive special discounted evening admission to the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday evenings with unique special events each week. Thursdays from 6-10 pm Tickets are $12 ($10 for Academy members). Last entry is 9 pm. 21+ with valid ID.

Friday, May 31

SFMOMA Countdown Celebration: Gallery Talks & KQED Kitchen Sisters | Friday
Friday, May 31 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| SFMOMA
SFMOMA Countdown Celebration: Gallery Talks & KQED Kitchen Sisters | Friday

Friday, May 31, 2013
10 am to 5:45 pm

10 am to 5:30 pm: The Kitchen Sisters Present The Making Of…
Meet Bay Area makers and artists featured in The Making Of…, a community collaboration by award-winning radio producers The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) and …

Friday Nights at the de Young | Golden Gate Park Friday Nights at the de Young | Golden Gate Park       Friday Nights at the de Young is a free weekly after-hours art “happening” in the museum’s public spaces. The event has a new theme every week, but typically includes an eclectic mix of live music, dance performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demos, hands-on art activities ...
Friday Nights at OMCA: California Natural Sciences Gallery Reopening | Oakland Friday Nights at OMCA: California Natural Sciences Gallery Reopening | Oakland

What to expect on May 31, 2013:
11 am to Midnight:

Galleries of California Art, Gallery of California History, and special exhibitions open all day, including we/customize’s final weekend (Level 2 and Level 3)
The OMCA Store, open all day with unique, local, and artisan gifts (Level 2)
The …

Saturday, June 1

Bank of America Free Museum Weekend Bank of America Free Museum Weekend

Holders of Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit cards and debit cards get free admission to six Bay Area museums and two Sacramento museums for the first weekend each month.
Participating Museums include:

Contemporary Jewish Museum (SF)
Legion of Honor (SF)
de Young Museum (SF)
San Jose Museum of …

SFMOMA Countdown Celebration: 24-Hour Variety Show & Screening | Saturday
Saturday, June 1 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required for each day.
| SFMOMA
SFMOMA Countdown Celebration: 24-Hour Variety Show & Screening | Saturday

Saturday, June 1, 2013
10 am to midnight

10 am to midnight: The Clock 24-Hour Screening
Clock-watching has never been so mesmerizing.
Christian Marclay’s celebrated video installation The Clock (2010) is composed of thousands of film clips referencing the time of day, intricately edited into a 24-hour-long montage that …

Classic Cars, Food, Beer, Ping Pong & Art Fest | Oakland
Saturday, June 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food & drinks.
| Classic Cars West
Classic Cars, Food, Beer, Ping Pong & Art Fest | Oakland Classic Cars West invites you back to The Yard for a weekly daytime food, beer, ping pong, art and classic car party in Oakland.  Every Saturday from noon ’til dusk, the event will feature a rotating pop-up food menu from local purveyors and craft beer by Oakland’s ...
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, June 1 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland 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 ...

Sunday, June 2

SFMOMA Countdown Celebration: The Clock, Family Day & Farewell | Sunday
Sunday, June 2 – 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required for each day.
| SFMOMA
SFMOMA Countdown Celebration: The Clock, Family Day & Farewell | Sunday

Sunday, June 2, 2013
Midnight to 5:45 pm

Midnight to 5:45 pm: The Clock 24-Hour Screening
Clock-watching has never been so mesmerizing.
Christian Marclay’s celebrated video installation The Clock (2010) is composed of thousands of film clips referencing the time of day, intricately edited into a 24-hour-long montage that matches real …

Asian Art Museum Free Admission Day | SF
Sunday, June 2 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Special exhibitions may require separate admission surcharge
| Asian Art Museum
Asian Art Museum Free Admission Day | SF

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 …