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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 ...
“Oakland Nights…Live” Late Night Talk Show | Oakland
Saturday, June 8 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 2141 Broadway
What is “Oakland Nights…Live“? Why it is Oakland’s very own low-budget monthly late night talk show. It’s half Johnny Carson, half Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, all Oakland. We’ve had marine biologists, talks with Oakland public school teachers, Star Trek: TNG re-rnactments, call-in relationship advice, live interviews with ...

Sunday, June 9

Villa Sinfonia: Chamber Music | Union Square Live
Sunday, June 9 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Villa Sinfonia: Chamber Music | Union Square Live

The Villa Sinfonia Foundation is dedicated to developing string musicians of all ages and abilities, through the performance of chamber music and chamber orchestra music, assisted and coached by professional musicians.

Wednesday, June 12

Crosscut: Vintage Blues & Rock | Union Square Live
Wednesday, June 12 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Crosscut: Vintage Blues & Rock | Union Square Live

Crosscut, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, plays a unique mix of blues, rock, and original music to create a sound that is all its own.
Their musical influences include early Delta Blues, Memphis and Chicago Electric Blues, Soul from STAX and Motown, R&B, Rock, …

Friday, June 14

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 ...
Mischief Burlesque | Mission
Friday, June 14 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Skylark Bar
Mischief Burlesque | Mission

See the tantalizing lovely ladies, Hunny Bunny and her Hot Toddies, perform a sizzling burlesque show every second Friday at Sklyark Bar in the Mission.
Mischief Burlesque
Second Friday of every month – 8 pm
Skylark, 3089 16th Street, SF
FREE

F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF
Friday, June 14 – 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Stage Werx Theatre
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF EndGames Improv is bringing something new to the genre, what could turn out to be a very hot affair (in that release of tension, funny kind of way) with “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship.” “YFUR” is an entirely improvised comedy show inspired by stories of your ...

Saturday, June 15

Opera on Tap: “The Marriage of Figaro” Acts 3 & 4 | SF
Saturday, June 15 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cafe Royale
Opera on Tap:

See Acts 3 and 4 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 …

Friday, June 21

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 ...
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF
Friday, June 21 – 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Stage Werx Theatre
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF EndGames Improv is bringing something new to the genre, what could turn out to be a very hot affair (in that release of tension, funny kind of way) with “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship.” “YFUR” is an entirely improvised comedy show inspired by stories of your ...

Friday, June 28

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 ...
Under the Influence: Performance Series | North Beach
Friday, June 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Suggested donation to support the venue. Nobody turned away for lack of funds
| The Emerald Tablet
Under the Influence: Performance Series | North Beach The Emerald Tablet in North Beach hosts a homegrown performance series, Under the Influence, co-created and hosted with Quiet Lightning‘s Evan Karp. Four artists perform work by some of their major influences, followed by original work created for the show that channels that influence. Artists ...
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF
Friday, June 28 – 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Stage Werx Theatre
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF EndGames Improv is bringing something new to the genre, what could turn out to be a very hot affair (in that release of tension, funny kind of way) with “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship.” “YFUR” is an entirely improvised comedy show inspired by stories of your ...

Wednesday, July 3

Comedy & Music Revue | Noe Valley
Wednesday, July 3 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover, but there is a one drink minimum.
| Bliss Bar
Comedy & Music Revue | Noe Valley The Comedy & Music Revue is on hold due to a fire at the venue, The Bliss Bar. Stay tuned for a new location for this show. The Comedy & Music Revue is a long standing audience delight that features local comics and Bay Area musicians. Check it out every ...

Friday, July 5

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 ...
Jack’s Night Market: Art, Crafts & Performance | Oakland
Friday, July 5 – 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 ...

Saturday, July 6

Beast Crawl 2013: Huge East Bay Literature Pub Crawl | Oakland
Saturday, July 6 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph Beer Garden
Beast Crawl 2013: Huge East Bay Literature Pub Crawl | Oakland

Save the date for the 2013 Beast Crawl coming to Oakland on Saturday, July 6, 2013.
Beast Crawl is Uptown Oakland’s annual literary “pub” crawl, a free festival featuring more than 125 poets, writers and performance artists in a single night, spread out over three hours …

Saturday, July 13

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 ...
“Oakland Nights…Live” Late Night Talk Show | Oakland
Saturday, July 13 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 2141 Broadway
What is “Oakland Nights…Live“? Why it is Oakland’s very own low-budget monthly late night talk show. It’s half Johnny Carson, half Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, all Oakland. We’ve had marine biologists, talks with Oakland public school teachers, Star Trek: TNG re-rnactments, call-in relationship advice, live interviews with ...

Friday, July 26

Under the Influence: Performance Series | North Beach
Friday, July 26 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Suggested donation to support the venue. Nobody turned away for lack of funds
| The Emerald Tablet
Under the Influence: Performance Series | North Beach The Emerald Tablet in North Beach hosts a homegrown performance series, Under the Influence, co-created and hosted with Quiet Lightning‘s Evan Karp. Four artists perform work by some of their major influences, followed by original work created for the show that channels that influence. Artists ...

Saturday, August 10

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 ...