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This Weekend: Jun 22 - Jun 23, 2013

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Saturday, June 22

Community Clean Volunteer Day & Free Compost | SF
Saturday, June 22 – 8:30 am | Cost: FREE
Community Clean Volunteer Day & Free Compost | SF

Districts 2 and 3.
Exact locations are to be announced.

2013 Pollinator Week: Honey Demos & Games | Ferry Building
Saturday, June 22 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
2013 Pollinator Week: Honey Demos & Games | Ferry Building

Celebrate 2013 Pollinator Week and come to the Ferry Building to learn about honeybees and shop the market for local sustainable honey from 9 am to 1:30 pm on June 22, 2013.
Family-friendly interactive games and activities highlight the essential role of pollinators in our agricultural …

2013 Aquanfest: Outdoor Water Sport Festival | San Mateo
Saturday, June 22 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Entrance to the fair is free, but clinics, demos, and races are $10/person and $25/family.
| Parkside Aquatics Park (San Mateo)
2013 Aquanfest: Outdoor Water Sport Festival | San Mateo AquanFest is the Bay Area’s largest paddle adventure sports outdoor festival happening from 10 am to 4 pm on June 22-23, 2013. Free festival, but a $10 pass will get you unlimited clinics and demos, a free gift and a $10 gift card (for purchases ...
2013 Summer Sailstice: Boat Building, Music & Races | Alameda
Saturday, June 22 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Encinal Yacht Club
2013 Summer Sailstice: Boat Building, Music & Races | Alameda

Come down for a full weekend of free onshore and offshore fun and entertainment in during the 12th annual Summer Sailstice starting at 10 am on June 22, 2013 in at the Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda.
The 2013 event will feature a Boat Building Contest, new sailboats …

Free Oakland Walking Tour | Uptown, Lake Merritt & Secret Rooftop Garden Free Oakland Walking Tour | Uptown, Lake Merritt & Secret Rooftop Garden Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...
2013 “Healthy Parks, Healthy People”: Festival in the Park | Fremont
Saturday, June 22 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area
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Enjoy music, entertainment, a Kids’ Zone, naturalist programs, cooking demos, healthy food, and more during at the 2013 Healthy Parks, Healthy People festival at the Quarry Lakes Rec Area from 11 am to 3:30 pm on June 22, 2013.
There will be health related activities, vendors, and …

2013 Playa Bound: Burning Man Art, Fire Performance & Gear Sale | Oakland
Saturday, June 22 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | The Crucible
2013 Playa Bound: Burning Man Art, Fire Performance & Gear Sale | Oakland

Work your way through that Black Rock City shopping list at the annual Playa Bound Sale & Open House at The Crucible industrial art school . 

Wander through the 56,000 sq. ft. studio to peek into industrial art classrooms in the metal, woodworking, glass, jewelry, neon, welding, machinery and kinetics …

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Free Seasonal Cooking Demos | SF
Saturday, June 22 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Free Seasonal Cooking Demos | SF This waterfront market run by the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) has over 120 food, fruit and vegetable vendors on Saturdays and the entire Bay as its beautiful backdrop. The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market operates year-round from 8am to 2pm. On most Saturdays, ...
2013 Ethnic Dance Festival: Ballet Folklorico & Craft Workshop | SoMa
Saturday, June 22 – 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
2013 Ethnic Dance Festival: Ballet Folklorico & Craft Workshop | SoMa

Enjoy a free dance performance, artist dialogue and Ojo de Dios (God’s Eye) crafting workshop at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as part of the 35th Annual Ethnic Dance Festival on June 22, 2013.
Bring your children along to see a performance by Ballet Folklórico …

San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival 2013
Saturday, June 22 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted
| Pioneer Log Cabin Picnic Area
San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival 2013

The 7th annual San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival on June 22, 2013 is the world’s largest human-powered mobile music festival that’s 100% powered by bicycles (it’s a 14-bike pedal powered stage) and takes you to two different locations for two different mini bicycle festivals.
After setting up …

Classic Cars, Food, Beer, Ping Pong & Art Fest | Oakland
Saturday, June 22 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food & drinks.
| Classic Cars West
Classic Cars, Food, Beer, Ping Pong & Art Fest | Oakland Classic Cars West invites you back to The Yard for a weekly daytime food, beer, ping pong, art and classic car party in Oakland.  Every Saturday from noon ’til dusk, the event will feature a rotating pop-up food menu from local purveyors and craft beer by Oakland’s ...
New Taste Marketplace: Artisan Food Market | Potrero Hill
Saturday, June 22 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Sliding scale donation requested at door
| St. Gregory's Church
New Taste Marketplace: Artisan Food Market | Potrero Hill

June 2013 Vendors
Sugar and Spun:  a new type of cotton candy
Hey Honey! Artisanal Lemonade: Local, all natural honey sweetened lemonade
Hongry Kong Truck:  Asian Fusion
Flan Flan Ta Tas: Flan in fun shapes
Boucherie Artisan Meats: Creative Charcuterie
Sweetdragon Baking Co.: Good Food Award winning Brittle, Cookies
hive 707 : Potrero Hill Honey
Moni’s Semita Dulce : The Best …

Fête de La Musique 2013: International Music Festival | SF
Saturday, June 22 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Alliance Française of San Francisco
Fête de La Musique 2013: International Music Festival | SF

The Alliance Française of San Francisco is throwing the second annual Fête de la Musique 2013: Voice of the Muse from 2-8 pm on June 22, 2013.
At this free music festival, more than 10 bands, drum-circles, guitarists, trumpeters and DJs will be playing indoor and …

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, June 22 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered. Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include ...
Horns, Vocals & Dance Performance | Yerba Buena Gardens
Saturday, June 22 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Horns, Vocals & Dance Performance | Yerba Buena Gardens

“Letters to Home,” by composer Darren Johnston, with choreography by Erika Shuch, will be the inaugural piece for The Trans-Global People’s Chorus, a multi-generational choir that utilizes stomping, clapping and snapping along with vocal arrangements, and a stellar horn section in the Esplanade of the …

French Film Screening: “Tomboy” | Castro
Saturday, June 22 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Eureka Valley Branch Library
French Film Screening:

Tomboy: Laure is 10 years old and a tomboy. On arrival in a new neighborhood, she lets Lisa and her crowd believe that she is a boy.
Summer becomes a big playground and Laure pretends to be Mikael, a boy like the others, different enough to get …

Win Tix: 6th Annual Chestnut Street Pub Crawl | SF
Saturday, June 22 – 2:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Use secret code FUNCHEAPCSPC for $5 Off Tickets
| Circa Lounge
6th Annual Chestnut Street Pub Crawl | SF

The 6th Annual Chestnut Street Pub Crawl, one of the biggest of the year, is coming is coming on June 22, 2013 from 2pm to 6pm. $2 Beers, $3 Drinks, $3 Shots, DJs, Dancing and fun people.
Participating bars include Circa, Mas Sake, Monaghans, Campus, The …

2013 SF Design Week: New Italian Design | North Beach
Saturday, June 22 – All Day | Cost: FREE | The Cannery Galleries
2013 SF Design Week: New Italian Design | North Beach

Join a panel discussion and an opening reception for new designs from Italy at The Cannery Galleries of Academy of Art University
“From Taylorism to Tailor Made”: A Bridge Between Two Cultures
Time: 2–4:30 pm
Admission: Free
Panel discussion on the role of craftsmanship in the new economy of …

“Local Take” Grand Opening: Indie Art Shoppe & Boutique | Castro
Saturday, June 22 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Local Take

Local Take is brand new boutique in the Castro that features an eclectic collection of quirky jewelry, art, fashion, jewelry and gizmos from independent designers from around the world, but the work is mostly focused on celebrating San Francisco.
They are celebrating their Grand Opening on …

Radical Queer Vegan Anti-Social | Mission Dist.
Saturday, June 22 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring a vegan dish to share.
| Modern Times Bookstore
Radical Queer Vegan Anti-Social | Mission Dist.

But what of the queer that cares more for sustainable food systems than Absolut cocktail specials?
If you’re looking for a place to socialize outside of the bar culture, then come join the Radical Queer Vegan Anti-Social for free food, thoughtful discussion to share, invent …

Saturday Night Bingo: Jell-O Shots & $50 Bar Tab | The Riptide
Saturday, June 22 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to play, but bring cash for drinks.
| The Riptide
Saturday Night Bingo: Jell-O Shots & $50 Bar Tab | The Riptide The Riptide hosts a bingo party, every Saturday, which runs from about 6 pm to just after 8 pm. There are 3 rounds; you can win drinks, prizes, and the final blackout round prize is a $50 bar tab. When O-69 gets called everyone playing ...
Berkeley World Music Festival: The Dogon Lights | Amoeba Berkeley
Saturday, June 22 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (Berkeley)
Berkeley World Music Festival: The Dogon Lights | Amoeba Berkeley

Head to Amoeba Berkeley at 6 pm for a special Berkeley World Music Festival performance from The Dogon Lights.
A high-energy world fusion group, Dogon Lights creates an infectious and energetic dance atmosphere transporting the listener straight to the stars.
The band members play traditional Moroccan …

Win Tix: She & Him with Emmylou Harris | Greek Theatre
Saturday, June 22 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Two tickets with a $45 face value not including surcharges.
| Greek Theatre
She & Him with Emmylou Harris | Greek Theatre

Bittersweet, dreamy, and romantic, She & Him is Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward, an indie duo making gorgeous harmonies and music for an eternal springtime. Special guest  Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Film Night in the Park: Skyfall | San Rafael
Saturday, June 22 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
| China Camp State Park
Film Night in the Park: Skyfall | San Rafael

James Bond‘s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Free Comedy Showcase & Dance Party | Berkeley
Saturday, June 22 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Pappy's
Free Comedy Showcase & Dance Party | Berkeley Pappy’s Bar in Berkeley presents a Friday Night Comedy Showcase, every second and fourth Saturday of each month. Berkeley’s free stand-up comedy showcase will feature comedians from all around the Bay Area at 8:30pm followed by a DJ.

Sunday, June 23

2013 Aquanfest: Outdoor Water Sport Festival | San Mateo
Sunday, June 23 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Entrance to the fair is free, but clinics, demos, and races are $10/person and $25/family.
| Parkside Aquatics Park (San Mateo)
2013 Aquanfest: Outdoor Water Sport Festival | San Mateo AquanFest is the Bay Area’s largest paddle adventure sports outdoor festival happening from 10 am to 4 pm on June 22-23, 2013. Free festival, but a $10 pass will get you unlimited clinics and demos, a free gift and a $10 gift card (for purchases ...
Free Rooftop Yoga Sundays | Lombardi Sports
Sunday, June 23 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting
| Lombardi Sports
Free Rooftop Yoga Sundays | Lombardi Sports Under the beautiful skies of San Francisco, join the Lombardi Sports for a Rooftop Yoga Class, a 60-minute all-levels yoga class designed to promote a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle. During Rooftop Yoga, you’ll do standing, seated, and balancing postures, as well as inversions. The classes are ...
Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF
Sunday, June 23 – 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 ...
Car-Free Sundays On Telegraph: Music & Outdoor Market | Berkeley
Sunday, June 23 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Telegraph Avenue (Berkeley)
Car-Free Sundays On Telegraph: Music & Outdoor Market | Berkeley Sundays on Telegraph closes Telegraph Avenue to cars between Durant Avenue and Dwight Way from 11 am to 6 pm, and opens it to restaurant seating, music, street vendors, and more from June 9 to September 22, 2013. Come enjoy the beautiful weather, food, crafts, and everything ...
Alice’s “Summerthing” 2013 Free Concert | Golden Gate Park
Sunday, June 23 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sharon Meadow
Alice's

As if you needed a reason to head to sunny and scenic Golden Gate Park, Top 40 radio station Alice @ 97.3 offers up a free concert on June 23, 2013 featuring Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles and Ginny Blackmore.
Alice’s Summerthing 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013 | Noon …

Volunteer at Stern Grove 2013: Free Seating, Parking, Snacks & Drinks | SF
Sunday, June 23 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Stern Grove
Volunteer at Stern Grove 2013: Free Seating, Parking, Snacks & Drinks | SF Want free reserved seating, reserved parking and free beverages and snacks during a Stern Grove event this summer? All you have to do is volunteer! Volunteer positions include ushers, information booth staffers, bike valet, donation collectors, greeters, set up/take down experts and much more. Sign ...
Wikipedia’s Great American Wiknic 2013 | Oakland
Sunday, June 23 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but please bring a dish to share for the potluck.
| Children's Fairyland
Wikipedia's Great American Wiknic 2013 | Oakland

The Great American Wiknic is an annual wiki-picnic held in cities across the United States on or around a common day every summer. 
The 2013 Bay Area Wiknic comes to Oakland starting at 12:34 pm (yes, that precisely) on June 23, 2013. Come to Lake Merritt by …

Golden Gate Park Band | Free Sunday Concert in the Park
Sunday, June 23 – 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. ...
AXIS Dance inMotion Dance Workshop | SoMa
Sunday, June 23 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jessie Square
AXIS Dance inMotion Dance Workshop | SoMa

Come join a free, feel-good workshop at Jessie Square working towards a Flashmob performance the AXIS way. These workshops, created for all ages and all abilities, will allow you to explore movement within your own body and in relationship to others around you.
Using creative movement and …

Jazz Legend Ramsey Lewis Free Concert | Stern Grove Festival
Sunday, June 23 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
| Stern Grove
Jazz Legend Ramsey Lewis Free Concert | Stern Grove Festival

Experience the soul of jazz when legendary composer and pianist Ramsey Lewis joins celebrated jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater for an afternoon of classic R&B and soul hits.
Opening the show is up-and-coming electronic soul group Quadron, whose modern sound is winning fans worldwide.

Free Twang Sundays: Country, Bluegrass & Rockabilly | North Beach
Sunday, June 23 – 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.
Music in the Park | Los Gatos
Sunday, June 23 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Los Gatos Civic Center
Music in the Park | Los Gatos Join the Los Gatos community for Music in the Park on Sundays from June 16-August 25, 2013 on the lawn in front of the Los Gatos Civic Center. Bring a picnic, some beer and wine (yes, you can drink in the park), or get something ...
Drunken Spelling Bee | Cafe Royale
Sunday, June 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring cash for drinks.
| Cafe Royale
Drunken Spelling Bee | Cafe Royale It’s exactly what it sounds like… a Drunken Spelling Bee with host Jimi Moran. Have a few drinks, and then try to spell ridiculous words without cheating and checking your iPhone. Get a letter wrong? You’ll have a to take a drink. Get the word ...

Every Saturday

Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Every Saturday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Rec Field: Golden Gate Park
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park

Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park at 11 am,  as part of the …

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Every Saturday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland

Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a Scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered.
Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include Saturday …

Free “Punk & Rock N Roll” Saturdays & $3 Drinks | Thee Parkside
Every Saturday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thee Parkside
Free

Thee Parkside hosts “Free Saturday Happy Hour Shows” on most Saturday afternoons – a free concert featuring rock and punk bands from all over the Bay Area. But make sure you check Thee Parkside schedule to confirm for any given week;  they sometimes skip weeks.
Free …

Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13
Every Saturday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but you'll have to buy your own drinks
| Lucky 13
Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13

Sure, Lucky 13′s always loaded with free popcorn and goldfish – but, if you’re looking for something more sustainable with your rockabilly and punk on the jukebox, be sure to drop by their outdoor patio on Saturdays between 4 pm and 7 pm.
The menu each …

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