Shanghai Kelly’s, a dirty little dive bar on Polk Street, is once again running their annual free NCAA pool with free prizes. Win $100 gift certificate to Firenze by Night “Best Restaurant in North Beach”, Gift Certificates to Kelly’s & The Northstar, Winner’s name gets inscribed on the perpetual trophy as “Kelly’s Most Smartest Hoops Jenius”
Directions for the FREE NCAA Online Pool
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Big names and big brands are bringing their fashion flair to the “Revelation Couture” event as Vessel (a trendy nightclub near Union Square) brings together local and international designers and artist for a one night only event.
The free event hosts 9+ fashion lines for you to peruse – many of whom have been written up in Daily Candy and 7×7  including Litter, Platinum Dirt, Posh …

The popular admission-free Rush Hour Concert series provides a preview of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s Home Season repertoire in a convenient downtown location. Perfect for pre- or post-happy hour gatherings! “Mandolin Magic” features Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital in a scintillating program of great classical music. Stick around after the concert and visit the Contemporary Jewish Museum for only $5
Program Highlights:
Beethoven, Andante con Variazioni (arr. …

Bay Area–artist Lisa Curet’s work channels and incorporates qualities found in pattern painting. Layer upon layer of shapes and color are applied, creating a tension between the varied surfaces. The combined results are flooded with resin, sealing and fusing the multiple applications. Inspired by travel and human interaction, she views her works as metaphors for one’s conscious perception of the world outside.
Keira Kotler is interested …

NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences is held every Thursday night with discounted admission of just $12. Each week the Academy features: music, cutting-edge science, and food and cocktails, but with a completely new lineup of events each week.
March 18, 2010: Craft Night
Give yourself a creative workout with craft night. Featuring reusable materials from SCRAP SF, and learn how to make jewelry, fashion masks, …

In a free happy hour concert sponsored by Classical Revolution, German cello quartet Quattrocelli will play an unorthodox classical program of the undiscovered film music of Dimitry Shostakovich, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Erich Korngold, and Hans Eisler, from the beginning of film music up to the latest cult hit, Pulp Fiction.
Quattrocelli: Classic Music From Films

March 18, 2010 – 6pm
Amnesia – 853 Valencia between 19th and …

Baby (nominated for seven Tony Awards) tells the story of three couples on a university campus as they deal with the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of this universal experience.
This new production by Ray of Light Theatre (who brought you Tommy and Rocky Horror Picture Show) starts March 19th, but you can attend a special funcheap preview night on March 18th
WHEN:
March 19 – April …

Come play Capture the Flag on campus at SF State in front of the Cesar Chavez building. The rules are simple and will be explained at the game, just wear some good active clothes. Bring friends and prepare for fun.
Friday, March 19, 2010 – Game starts at 6pm. This is a free event and the community is more than welcome.
Questions/Info: criticalslinky@gmail.com

With deejays spinning tunes to make you move, bartenders handing out icy cold beer, fun indoor camping games and the The Workshop pressing out screen-printed t-shirts for your viewing and wearing pleasure, Alite Designs, an urban outdoor camping gear store, is hosting a Spring 2010 launch party to show off its latest strange and wonderful camping gear.

Event highlights include:
· Free beer
· Tunes by …

Presenting a wide-ranging synthesis of approaches, the book attempts to shed light on the construction of and challenges to the military, economic, and cultural imperial projects of the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Opposing US imperialism and global domination, Francis Shor combines academic and activist perspectives to analyze the crises endemic to empire and to propose a vision for the realization …

Noted Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital plays music of Bach and Beethoven, plus a wonderful Corelli Concerto Grosso and Oswaldo Golijov’s “Last Round”, a simmering tango-infused work for double string quartet and double bass. The concert is put on by the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.
Program:

Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8
Bach Concerto in A minor (arrangement of the violin concerto)
Beethoven Andante con Variazioni …

“Something You Might Want” is a dark comedy of triangular love, real estate and post-individualism in San Francisco by Jim Strope. The play, a physical, comedic and sensuous experiment in feminine power, plays Fridays (8pm), Saturdays (8pm) and Sundays (3pm)  in March 2010 at Stagewerx Theater in Union Square.
Something You Might Want
A dark comedy of triangular-love, real-estate and post-individualism by Jim Strope
- with Belle Borovik, …

Thanks to the Frugal Find, which always tips us off to great deals & coupons, we just found out that the San Francisco Chronicle is making a major push for new subscribers by offering a pretty great deal:
Get the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle (which is full of coupons by the way) delivered for just $0.35 a week, a savings of 90% off the normal $3 …

Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, the DJ collective better known as Groove Armada, are touring the U.S. in support of “Black Light”, their sixth studio album with two dates at The Fillmore.
The duo bring a full band to play danceable and downtempo tracks from “Black Light” and their entire catalog with an impressive list of guest singers.
What’s Groove Armada Like Live?: Groove Armada …

San Franpsycho is a surf film-inspired lifestyle brand that sells hip clothing for the fast living, surfing, partying, music, skating, art crowd. To help celebrate the launch of their new website, they’re throwing a party at The  Purple Onion in North Beach with DJs, free drinks and goodie bags.

DJs/Music: DJ Swayzee, DJ Axel Sharper (Sweden), Girls n Boomboxes
Drinks: Complimentary Midnight Fernet Madness Shots, $2 Sierra …

Borders in Union Square hosts an exclusive Midnight Release Party for the New Moon DVD which will be released tonight at midnight.
This event will be like a Harry Potter party, but for vampires – Party begins at 10pm with games, raffles, costume contests, prizes and more leading you up to the midnight countdown when the New Moon DVD goes on sale at 12:01am.
Event also features …

Chocolate lovers, en garde! The largest chocolate show in the West takes place at the 4th Annual San Francisco International Chocolate on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Fort Mason Center. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, lovers and addicts can taste & experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate from over 80 chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries and other culinary artisans.
We’ve got three pair of tickets to …

On March 20, 2010 – the 7th anniversary of the beginning of the War in Iraq – there will be a massive march and rally in San Francisco at Civic Center Plaza (as well as in Washington D.C. and in Los Angeles) to demand the withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and Iraq. Expect a march, lots of signs, speeches and calls …

Join Atlas Obscura for an afternoon excursion to the amazing Musee Mecanique for an afternoon of creepy wind-up fortune tellers, prisoner-made toothpick automata, and naughty peep shows of yesteryear. Proprietor Dan Zelinsky will be on hand to tell stories and answer questions about the contraptions.
When all the quarters run out, we’ll head down to Aquatic Park for afternoon snacks on the terraces made of discarded …

The Music Store, a fine little independent record store just steps from the West Portal muni station hosts a Saturday “Cheap Bastard Show” – a free instore concert with Marara (NY) a folk/singer songwriter.
The Music Store
66 West Portal, SF. 415-664-2044
2-4pm / free / all ages

Please join us for a reception at The Long Now Foundation Museum & Store from 5-7pm on March 20th for Atlas Obscura Day.
Several of the engineers and project staff working on the 10,000 Year Clock and Rosetta Project will be on hand to give explanations and demonstrations of artifacts in the Museum. We are walking distance from Musee Mecanique and our space in San Francisco …

Situated on a beautiful Waterfront over looking the San Francisco Bay on Pier 33, Butterfly Restaurant and Lounge offers dramatic views of San Francisco’s bay. Come dance to the best Persian Gherri, Bandari, Arabic and Sexy International house Music. Cover charge is $20, but everyone who arrives before 10:40pm will get in for free
DJs
djblutex (radiojavan)
Dadmehr (didarevents)
$hahin (djshahin.com)
RJSpinher (SHUSH music, L.A.)
Ali Foomani (Daric Tone)
-21+
-Doors Open at …

Celebrate Hawaii at Borders as we feature a special panel of notable authors and musicians whose work highlights the culture and music of the islands. Meet these authors and have them sign their books for you; Joanna Carolan, Cheryl Tsutsumi, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Deborah Turrell Atkinson and Auntie Keloha.
Listen to the island sounds of musical artists Ken Emerson (pictured) and have him sign his CD …

“Envisioning a Future for San Francisco in Response to Climate Change” is an event that engages SF residents in conversation and visioning process to form a resilience plan for San Francisco in the face of climate change and peak oil.
New participants will have an opportunity to hear the TransitionSF speakers, engage in closer conversation, and have opportunity to participate in our breakout groups …

Come meet the woman behind Tablehopper, Marcia Gagliardi, the weekly newsletter about everything foodie in the Bay Area. With her unique blend of enthusiasm, insider knowledge, and sass, Marcia bases her recommendations on the reason you’re going out, who you’re dining with, and how much money you have to burn.
Marcia will be discussing her brand new book, “The Tablehopper’s Guide to Dining and Drinking …