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 …

Whisky specialist Mark Cassidy is in demand throughout the year for his private Scotch whisky tastings. Mark will introduce a few of his favorite bottles; discuss the six distilling regions in Scotland and the growing trend towards Organic Scotch (which you’ll taste)!
Thurs. Sept. 2 • …

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, …

San Francisco design store and gallery Rare Device is proud to present: Spin – A New Twist on Vintage Board Games: Work by Jennifer Judd-McGee and Mati McDonough. The work will occupy the Rare Device gallery through September 28, 2010. A reception for the show …

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 …

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 …

The de Young Museum hosts a yearlong series celebrating Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo, a 2009 book celebrating street art in the Mission District. Tonight features a Mission Muralismo Film Series with rare and cutting edge, old-school and new-school Mission filmmaking shadowing and illuminating …

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 …

At September’s Artist-Xchange monthly art exhibit reception, Hilary Williams will be performing a demonstration in the printmaking technique of screen printing. The demonstrations will be taking place at 7:45pm and 8:45pm during the opening reception. She will be creating a small neighborhood …

Capitola (near Santa Cruz) hosts their 58th Annual Begonia Festival on Labor Day weekend, September 3-6, 2010 that we think is worth the drive if you’re looking for a quick weekend getaway. The free four-day festival features a Sand Sculpture Contest, Horseshoe Tournament on the …

Want to learn about beekeeping and making honey in Oakland? Khaled Almaghafi, 4th generation bee keeper, and owner of Queen Sheba Farms is a successful urban bay area bee keeper. He will be bringing a small colony for a live demo.
Source: SFBG

Come see the World Premiere of two YBGF-commissioned pieces from The Nice Guy Trio + Strings on Saturday, September 4 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm, free, at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco. The YBGF commissioned pieces are trumpeter Darren Johnston’s “Waking Music” and …

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 …

Think of this like those outdoor movies in Dolores 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 in the Presidio’s beautiful Main Post Lawn.
Returning …

Staying close to home this Labor Day weekend? With people looking for more affordable, local leisure options, the Bay Area’s always popular free-admission festival circuit is more appealing than ever.
For some sun-splashed, Mardi Gras-style fun and a great entertainment value this Labor Day weekend, head …

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 …

SF Zine Fest is a free annual two-day conference for independent and underground publishing. Exhibitors come from all over the West Coast, and while the focus is on zines, all walks of DIY life are represented — comics, arts and crafts, literary presses, and more.
San …

The 7th Annual Ethiopian New Year Festival known as “Enkutatash” includes traditional dishes, national costumes, poetry, music, children’s programs, Reggae Band Selamta, West African Highlife Band, Ethiopian Musicians Haileye Tadesse, Neway Afardew, and much more.
Sun, September 5, 2010
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. …

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 …

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 …

When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge’s intentions of driving off the native humanoid “Na’vi” in order …

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 …

Il Giro di San Francisco (formerly the “San Francisco Gran Prix”) is an annual bike race around the streets of San Francisco that’s been slicing up the streets of the city since 1975.
The 2010 edition takes place on Labor Day September 6th around Levi’s Plaza …