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Saturday, February 11
Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia.
The parade starts on Market, goes up Geary, down Post and ends on Kearny at Columbus.
About the San Francisco Chinese …
American Tripps is back for a second night with another Berlin-style ping pong game in San Francisco featuring Berlin-style techno and Berlin-style partying. This time they’re taking over the 2012 Noise Pop Up Shop for two special nights.
The 2012 Noise Pop-Up Shop takes the enthusiasm and …
Get ready to enjoy a night of romance, wine, dancing and flirting with Salsa with Juan and Cerruti Cellars in Jack London Square.
Sample some delicious wines with your tasting ticket, feed upon sumptuous appetizers and dabble in romantic desserts.
7pm: Mix, Meet and Mingle
8pm – 9pm: …
Sunday, February 12
Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of Passion and Power from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna closes February 12.
Don’t miss the opportunity for you and a friend to enjoy this worldwide exclusive presentation of 50 exquisite paintings by 16th-century Venetian artists including Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Tintoretto and …
Experience the unique celebration of beer and running at the third annual SF Beer Week Run in 2012. The course starts and ends at Social Kitchen and Brewery and runs five miles through Golden Gate Park with an optional beer stop at Magnolia Pub and …
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes authors Mark Long and Jim Demonakos and artist Nate Powell as they discuss The Silence of Our Friends, their graphic novel chronicling the American Civil Rights Movement, published in January 2012 by First Second Books.
This semi-autobiographical tale is set in …
Dancers’ Group and CounterPULSE present 2nd Sundays, an open discourse project in which artists share works in progress and participate in a constructive conversation with audience members and fellow artists.
This is an exciting opportunity to advance the open exchange of ideas and participate in the …
The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and the Presidio Trust present a free 55 minute family performance of Macbeth, presented in Shakespeare’s original text.
Shakespeare on Tour is performed by a cast of professional actors in costume, with set, props, and recorded music. At the conclusion of the …
“Under The Covers” is the theme of San Francisco Mix Tape Society’s seventh music mix exchange and contest, open to the public and free to attend. It is dedicated to the art of making new friends and exchanging music mixes.
Assemble a mix according to the theme …
Do something truly naughty and original for Valentine’s Day. Kink.com presents a special V-Day Heart-On tour at the historic San Francisco Armory.
Get an intimate tour of a working porn/BDSM studios followed by a kinky mini-workshop and mouth-watering delights. Take home a souvenir photo and plenty of …
Monday, February 13
Local artist Stephen Kovacic put together The Poor Bastard’s SF Almanac, a scrappy DIY 108 page local 2012 daily organizer with art on every page, a great listing of free weekly, monthly and annual events in SF, plus local history, insider guides to SF (like how …
Try out Shotokan Karate for free at the Downtown Embarcadero 2 Club One fitness center.
Join Sensei Wayne Shockness, a practitioner under Shotokan Karatedo for more than 35 years. He’s currently one of the few 6th degree blackbelt instructor on the West Coast, certified by Hirozaku …
Ben and Jerry’s is having a two night celebration for the five year anniversary of Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream.
Come into the Haight Street shop 5-7pm on February 13 and receive a free slice of Americone Dream Ice Cream Dessert. This dessert is a layer of …
Ben and Jerry’s is having a two night celebration for the five year anniversary of Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream.
Come into the Haight Street shop on February 14, 5-8pm for free Americone Dream Ice Cream Cone when you mention the five year anniversary.
Also come in on …
The rock concert venue The Independent hosts Monday night free movie screenings called Cinema Drafthouse. Free admission, but there’s a two-drink minimum (which we’ve never actually seen enforced). During movie nights, the Independent also serves pitchers of beers, something they don’t do during concerts.
On February 13th …
Tuesday, February 14
It’s the five year anniversary of Ben & Jerry’s Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream ice cream (and, oh yeah, Valentine’s Day too) and our sweet friends at Ben & Jerry’s are offering Funcheapers a chance to win a free Americone Dream ice cream cake that serves …
Forget dinner and a movie – try beer and a movie. Nibble on some TCHO chocolate and sip on some Almanac Beer that have been paired perfectly (all included in the $15 ticket price).
They’ll be screening The Love of Beer with the filmmaker, Alison Grayson, who will talk about …
Perfect for couples or girls night out, five lucky Funcheapers will get to take the journey back to the Titanic in 3D on Valentine’s Night with front-of-the-line spots to this special advanced screening - that means guaranteed reserved seats at this secret movie theater location in SF …
Some of us just can’t stand Valentine’s Day. Fortunately, there is an entire genre of music made just for our pain, and it just happens to also be the most badass music ever: POWER BALLADS.
When metal went glam, and glam boys needed radio hits to …
Be a Super Trooper to your Valentine and come dance your platforms off to the songs you love (and know every word to) as Arrival from Sweden takes to the stage.
Soon after their start in Sweden in 1995, Arrival From Sweden became one of the …
Wednesday, February 15
Screw Thriller… here’s your chance to learn sister Janet’s moves and then perform it flash mob style all over SF.
Come celebrate Janet Jackson by joining Bay Area Flash Mob and learn the choreography for the dances from the classic ’80s video “Rhythm Nation.”
The free classes take …
“Corporate Personhood” is being widely discussed after a couple of decades of slowly growing awareness of the creeping expansion of corporate legal rights expanded since the late 19th century.
The first precedents were set on behalf of Southern Pacific railroad in the late 19th century. Chris …
IAMSOUND Records returns with another round of free shows in the swanky Velvet Room and Redwood Room of San Francisco’s Clift Hotel this Fall.
February 15: AraabMUZIK
Abraham Orellana, better known as AraabMuzik is a Sri Lankan hip hop record producer of Dominican and Guatemalan descent. From Providence, Rhode Island, he first …
Thursday, February 16
At the Asian Art Museum’s “Matcha” the museum stays open late and you can create your own art, embark on gallery tours, see the latest special exhibition, sit in on a talk, mingle with friends over cocktails, groove to the DJ and more.
February 16 Matcha …
Chilean poet, performance artist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuña will introduce her latest work, “Kon Kon” (HD video, 54 minutes, Chile, 2010).
In this documentary poem, Vicuña returns to Con Con beach, the birthplace of her art in Chile, where the sea is dying and an ancient …
