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Thursday, May 30

Vaudeville Night: $5 Comedy & Music Variety Show | Red Devil Lounge
Thursday, May 30 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Red Devil Lounge
Vaudeville Night: $5 Comedy & Music Variety Show | Red Devil Lounge W*A*S*H* is an experimental weekly variety show at the Red Devil Lounge which promises to blur the line between performers and audience. W*A*S*H* will happen most Thursdays from 7-8:45pm with guest stars, stand-up comedians, music and audience members performing with the East Bay 3 as their ...
Win Tix: The International Swingers: (Blondie & Sex Pistols Members) | Red Devil Lounge
Thursday, May 30 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Tickets are $20, or use code ISFC0530 to get $10 tickets
| Red Devil Lounge
The International Swingers: (Blondie & Sex Pistols Members) | Red Devil Lounge

What do Blondie, the Sex Pistols, Generation X and Supernaut have in common? The International Swingers.
Clem Burke (Blondie, the Eurythmics, the Ramones), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Faces) and James Stevenson (Generation X, The Alarm, Gene Loves Jezebel) rock the Red Devil Lounge with …

Friday, May 31

“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, May 31 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food from food trucks.
| Fort Mason Center
Over 32 food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and bands in the middle? Now that’s a party. Off the Grid is a weekly outdoor food truck bonanza staged every Friday from 5-10pm at the historic waterfront campus of Fort Mason Center. ...
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 ...

Saturday, June 1

Sea Chantey Sing Along Aboard Historic Ship | SF
Saturday, June 1 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required 415-561-7171 or peter_kasin@nps.gov, Bring a mug for cider
| San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Sea Chantey Sing Along Aboard Historic Ship | SF

Sailors and scallywags alike will gather for an evening of traditional sea songs and chanteys for the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s monthly chantey the first Saturday night of each month at 8pm.
These free, famous gatherings where park rangers lead the public in traditional sea-faring …

Opera on Tap: “The Marriage of Figaro” Act 2 | SF
Saturday, June 1 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cafe Royale
Opera on Tap:

See Act 2 of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro: A Comic Opera presented by Opera on Tap: San Francisco, a two year old company whose mission is to put opera back into popular culture by presenting accessible, inexpensive and innovative performances.
This reimagined production is the most ambitious …

Sunday, June 2

Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF
Sunday, June 2 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for food and drinks.
| Main Post Lawn
Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF Off the Grid hosts a full season of Picnics at the Presidio every Sunday from April 21 to October 27, 2013 at the lawn on the Main Post featuring live music, free games and stands from San Francisco restaurants, food trucks, local farms and retailers. Debuting in ...
Golden Gate Park Band | Free Sunday Concert in the Park
Sunday, June 2 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music
Golden Gate Park Band | Free Sunday Concert in the Park The Golden Gate Park Band, under the direction of Michael L. Wirgler, presents the 131st season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. The weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1pm from April 28 to October 6, 2013 and are free and open to the public. ...
Free Twang Sundays: Country, Bluegrass & Rockabilly | North Beach
Sunday, June 2 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Tupelo
Free Twang Sundays: Country, Bluegrass & Rockabilly | North Beach Tupelo hosts Free Twang Sundays on most Sunday afternoons – a free concert featuring Bay Area bands playing Country, Western, Bluegrass, Americana, Y’All-ternative and Rockabilly. Admission is free and they have soul food for purchase.
Hillbilly Hootenanny West Side Review | The Riptide
Sunday, June 2 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Riptide
Hillbilly Hootenanny West Side Review | The Riptide

Head as far west as you can in San Francisco to The Riptide for a night of honky tonk and country with the “Hillbilly Hootenany West Side Review” every first Sunday.
The Hootenanny West Side Revue aims to combine the greatest local Americana/Roots/Country & Western/Hillbilly/Honky Tonk/Bluegrass/Old …

Monday, June 3

Beatles Karaoke Night | Trendynob
Monday, June 3 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cafe Royale
Beatles Karaoke Night | Trendynob

Do you think your bird can sing? If so, Joshua Raoul Brody (Tango Number 9) with give you and the Fab Four a piano-bar treatment at the Beatles-only karaoke night at Cafe Royale, a neighborhood bar in the tenderloin with beer and ace soju …

Free First Monday Concerts | Make-Out Room
Monday, June 3 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Make-Out Room
Free First Monday Concerts | Make-Out Room Every first Monday of the month The Make-Out Room presents a free concert with several local bands playing anything from folk, rock to electronic music. The Make-Out Room is located at 3225 22nd Street in the Mission District.
Classical Revolution Chamber Music Jam | Mission Dist.
Monday, June 3 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but a $5-20 donation is welcome to support the musicians.
| The Revolution Cafe
Classical Revolution Chamber Music Jam | Mission Dist. Join “Classical Revolution” the weekly chamber music night, at its weekly residency at the Mission District’s Revolution Cafe. Each week they feature different local and visiting musicians in our unique Chamber Jam format, where musicians get a chance to perform in a casual environment and ...

Tuesday, June 4

Wood Shoppe Free Concert Series | Brick & Mortar
Tuesday, June 4 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Wood Shoppe Free Concert Series | Brick & Mortar Wood Shoppe is a free monthly music series at Brick & Mortar Music Hall taking place every first Tuesday of the month. Get exposed to local and national emerging artists without the pressure of a cover charge. $3 Trumer Pils and $5 Sailor Jerry cocktails ...

Thursday, June 6

Vaudeville Night: $5 Comedy & Music Variety Show | Red Devil Lounge
Thursday, June 6 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Red Devil Lounge
Vaudeville Night: $5 Comedy & Music Variety Show | Red Devil Lounge W*A*S*H* is an experimental weekly variety show at the Red Devil Lounge which promises to blur the line between performers and audience. W*A*S*H* will happen most Thursdays from 7-8:45pm with guest stars, stand-up comedians, music and audience members performing with the East Bay 3 as their ...

Friday, June 7

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 ...
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, June 7 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food from food trucks.
| Fort Mason Center
Over 32 food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and bands in the middle? Now that’s a party. Off the Grid is a weekly outdoor food truck bonanza staged every Friday from 5-10pm at the historic waterfront campus of Fort Mason Center. ...
Jack’s Night Market: Art, Crafts & Performance | Oakland
Friday, June 7 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Jack's Night Market: Art, Crafts & Performance | Oakland Celebrating Oakland First Fridays, Jack’s Night Market lights up the square with an eclectic mix of artisans, music, food and fun. Stroll the plaza for an evening outdoor market and shopping bazaar on the beautiful Jack London Square waterfront showcasing the best of the region ...
South First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose
Friday, June 7 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
South First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Come check out nearly 20 galleries, shops, bars and even a yoga studio  — all venues participating in South First Fridays, a free ...
Wrapped in Plastic” Jazz Quartet | Cafe Royale
Friday, June 7 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cafe Royale
Wrapped in Plastic

Wrapped in Plastic provides fresh sounds of old and new jazz to the bay area.
In addition to an ever-expanding repertoire of jazz originals, the group reinterprets old favorites and lesser-known gems in new and modern ways – passing from Miles Davis to the music of …

First Friday Concert Series | Oakland
Friday, June 7 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Uptown Nightclub
First Friday Concert Series | Oakland Every First Friday after Art Murmur in Oakland, The Uptown holds a free concert featuring local musicians and beyond covering indie rock, electronica, hip hop and everything in between. There is no cover, doors open at 6 pm and the show starts at 9 pm.

Saturday, June 8

2nd Saturday Kundalini Yoga, Hooping & Kirtan | Dolores Park 2nd Saturday Kundalini Yoga, Hooping & Kirtan | Dolores Park Hoop the Flow, Invited SF, and Dharam Deep Yoga join forces to present a fun-filled day of hooping, Kundalini yoga, Kirtan, and acoustic jamming in Dolores Park, every second Saturday of the month. This is a free gathering, but donations are accepted to help out ...
2013 San Francisco Free Folk Festival | SF
Saturday, June 8 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted
| Presidio Middle School
2013 San Francisco Free Folk Festival | SF Now in its 37th year, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival is a two-day music and dance festival  in a “Hardly Strictly Bluegrass” type indoor event. On June 8-9, 2013 from noon to 10pm the festival celebrates with 14 stages of non-stop folk: There’s 60+ free live concerts, ...
Ukulele Love-In: Concert, Lessons & Group Sing-A-Long | Oakland
Saturday, June 8 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Sliding scale $5-$10
| Actual Cafe
Ukulele Love-In: Concert, Lessons & Group Sing-A-Long | Oakland Ukulele fans will gather in the friendly neighborhood cafe setting of Oakleyville’s Actual Cafe on the second Saturday of every month for a concert, sing-a-long and lessons Group Lesson: (7-7:40pm) learn more about this fantastic little instrument with a group lesson from a guest teacher ...

Sunday, June 9

Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF
Sunday, June 9 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for food and drinks.
| Main Post Lawn
Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF Off the Grid hosts a full season of Picnics at the Presidio every Sunday from April 21 to October 27, 2013 at the lawn on the Main Post featuring live music, free games and stands from San Francisco restaurants, food trucks, local farms and retailers. Debuting in ...