Events for January 19, 2011
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Wednesday, January 19
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MLK Celebration: Music and the Arts & Free Lunch | Oakland
BART’s Celebration of Dr. King’s Legacy Through Music and the Arts. Featuring performances by the Oakland School for the Arts and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, as well as free lunch for the first 150 attendees.
Free and open to the public. Presented by Bay Area ...
| 5:00 pm | Free Movie Night: Chris Rock’s “Good Hair” | SF | FREE |
Full Moon Fitness Walk | Crissy Field
This event is tailored to those wishing to participate in an exercise program yet are not comfortable committing to a more intense boot camp style class or challenging training regiment.
During this event, you can expect to briskly walk along the promenade trail and into The ...
| 6:00 pm | Film Screening: “High Fidelity” (2000) | Oakland | FREE |
Despicable Me & Futurama Movie Night | Downtown
Come for two movies and give a little to buy poor kids some pediatric wheelchairs.
The Children’s Variety Preview Room is showing—in its intimate theater right off the Montgomery BART station—Despicable Me and the Futurama movie.
Free popcorn given away, cash bar for the thirsty ones with ...
SnowPals Powder Party: Free Beer & Tahoe Rideshares | Portrero Hill
SnowPals, an informal snow sports club for SF Bay Area professionals is hosting the 2011 SNOWPALS POWDER PARTY at Potrero Hill Sports Basement. Must RSVP; see below.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Meet your fellow snow sports enthusiasts
Connect for rideshares/cabin stays/Tahoe trips
10% discount on all Sports Basement ...
20 under 40: Stories from The New Yorker | City Lights
Are you a West Coaster who enjoys a weekly dose of the decidedly East Coast but relentlessly awesome New Yorker writing? Let it come to you…
Deborah Treisman, fiction editor of The New Yorker, joins Chris Adrian, Daniel Alarcón, and Yiyun Li, with readings from their work ...
Learn About San Francisco’s Transit History | SoMA
TALKS! Before (and after) the Car Shaping San Francisco’s Transit History
A vivid account of how San Franciscans moved around this peninsula through time: walking through the sand, horse-drawn stagecoaches, Clipper Ships and Shanghaiing, cable cars, ghosts of train routes and former freeways, plus the role ...
Come Together: All-Star Beatles Tribute Night | Red Devil Lounge
“Come Together” is a another one-night only Beatles Tribute Night with a bunch of local musicians (who happen to be members of some of the Bay Areas top dance/cover bands) “coming together” forming new bands just for tonight and swapping it up to play tribute ...
Every Wednesday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Outdoor Workout: Alta Vista Park | SF
Every Wednesday morning at 6:30 am, gather at Alta Plaza Park for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city.
The half hour workouts are different each week, but consist of boot camp style workouts like running hills, core work, ...
“Heart of the City” Wednesday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
CANCELED – Autodesk Design Gallery & Free Guided Tour | Embarcadero
This event series is canceled.
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality.
With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, the ...
SF Public Library’s $1 Book Sale | Civic Center
Starting in April, the San Francisco Public Library hosts weekly Wednesday Steps Sales, located at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library.
All books and media are just $1 or less each and all proceeds from Steps Sales benefit the San Francisco Public Library.
SF Public ...
Stitch In: Come By, Meet People & Stitch | SF
These free events give you the opportunity to stitch in an inspiring environment with fellow enthusiasts. Bring along your projects, embroidery, knitting or even darning, and enjoy the company of others and their vast needlework library at your leisure.
Free Stitch Ins meet every Wednesday from ...
“Karma Cinema”: Pay-What-You-Wish Movie Night | The New Parkway
Time to get generous; The New Parkway Theater is letting you pay-what-you-wish for a movie ticket every Wednesday night.
Theater doors open at 6 pm every Wednesday and every movie (albeit a few exceptions like private events) will be offered on a sliding scale of a penny (if ...
Dandelion Chocolate: Factory Tour & Guided Tasting | SF
Mmmm… chocolate! Four days a week, Dandelion Chocolates offer $15 factory tours (with tastings.)
These tours can book up months in advance (especially for the Saturday tours), so we recommend trying to book as early as possible and aim for a Wednesday or Thursday.
On the tour, ...
“Musical Wednesdays” Sing-Along At The Edge | Castro
Start your week singing with Musical Mondays or get over the hump with Musical Wednesdays at The Edge in the Castro, where they play all of your favorite musicals to sing and drink along with a different theme each week from 7 pm to 2 am every ...
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights | Peninsula
The Historic 7 Mile House will be hosts a weekly Wednesday Latin night and will feature the Bay Area’s best Latin bands on a rotating schedule.
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights
Every Wednesday at 7 pm
7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill, 2800 Bayshore Blvd, Brisbane, CA
FREE (No Cover. Reservations ...
Free Live Jazz & Latin Jazz Nights | Cigar Bar
Join the Cigar Bar & Grill every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Jazz show (both traditional jazz and latin jazz) by local Bay Area musicians.
Shows start at 8pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & Jazz. For complete line-up and more information please visit their website.
Live ...
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach.
Get lubricated on $3 – $3.50 drink specials, and compete in Rock Paper Scissors tournament qualifying rounds while moving from bar to bar. The tournament champ wins a bar tab. Meet new people while earning points to ...
F Bomb’s “Laugh w/ Dignity” Free Comedy Show | SF
Come see real, live, up close, and uncaged comedians in an intimate environment at one of North Beach’s favorite watering holes, La Rocca’s corner. 21+ only.
The show is free, the drinks are cheap with Happy Hour pricing all night, and the laughs are plenty. Hang with ...
“Housepitality” DJ Party & Free Champagne | SoMa
Housepitality SF gives you a reason to come out dancing every Wednesday night with world-class artists and free champagne.
Enjoy free champagne from 9-10 pm and $5 Jameson (with mention of Housepitality discount). The RSVP list closes at 6 pm on the day of the show.
Housepitality DJ Night
Every Wednesday ...
