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Saturday, July 9

Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals Broadcast | SF
Saturday, July 9 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE | Civic Center Plaza
Fresh off last summer’s World Cup Soccer broadcasts at Civic Center Plaza, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department will host more free, family-friendly viewing parties, featuring the best of this month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup matches. Each game day, participants will have the opportunity to ...
10:00 amHistory Tour Series: Preservation Park | Oakland  FREE*
*RSVP by calling Tours’ 24-hour hotline at (510) 238-3234
10:00 amWin Tickets: Free Pier Crabbing Lessons | SF  FREE*
*No more tickets are available for July 9th, but one lucky winner wins a spot for two
Public Bikes Anniversary Party | SF
Saturday, July 9 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required at rsvp@publicbikes.com
| Public Bikes
Go bonkers at this bike party in celebration of Public Bikes’ one-year anniversary this Saturday, July 9. Take advantage of special deals on Public’s apparel, including hats, clothes and shoes, as well as photo and video shoots with Orange Photography, the opportunity to test-ride new bikes, ...

PBS’s Joanne Weir Cooking Demo | Ferry Building
Saturday, July 9 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Joanne Weir is back in the CUESA kitchen for a cooking demo.  The author of multiple books and host of tv’s Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class will share another of her simple, seasonal recipes featuring Ferry Plaza Farmers Market produce.   Karen Solomon, author of  Can it, Bottle it, ...
Tree Tour of the Presidio | SF
Saturday, July 9 – 11:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required
| Inspiration Point
Frolic with the Friends of the Urban Forest during their free Tree Tour of the Presidio of San Francisco, led by Presidio Forester Peter Ehrlich. This rain or shine hike will be a two-hour loop filled with lessons on the Presidio’s natural history you can listen ...
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Party in the Park | Haight
Saturday, July 9 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP requested at Flavorpill.com
| Buena Vista Park
Get the inside scoop by joining Flavorpill and Ben & Jerry’s for an exclusive Scoop Truck Party at Buena Vista Park on Saturday, July 9, 2011 Enjoy an afternoon of free ice cream served up by celebrity guest scoopers, all with live music and the chance ...
12:00 pmMoveable Type: Letterpress Demo in a Truck | SF  FREE
Jazz Orchestra’s Duke Ellington Tribute | Yerba Buena Gardens
Saturday, July 9 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
The 2011 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents over 90 free outdoor events from May to October including music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, family festivals and children’s programs with artists from the world over. Today: Marcus Shelby Orchestra Saturday July 9 @ 1 pm – 2:30 pm Marcus Shelby and ...
R.I.P. Red Vic: Movie Poster Sale | Haight
Saturday, July 9 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Red Vic Movie House
Pick up some posters and help clear out the Red Vic Movie House’s collection before it shutters its doors at July 25 at their blow-out poster sale this Saturday. Featuring everything from new titles to vintage collectibles, they’ll also be selling silkscreens, limited edition and signed prints, ...
1:00 pmFair Trade Fashion Garden Party | Inner Sunset  FREE
1:00 pmEast Bay Homemade Food Swap | Emeryville  FREE*
*Advanced registration required
2:00 pmBookmaking For Children Workshop | Mission  FREE
2:00 pmBook Artists Talk About Their Printed Craft | Civic Center  FREE
2:00 pmTwilight Criterium Bike Race | San Rafael  FREE
San Francisco’s Tastiest Cake Contest | Omnivore Books
Saturday, July 9 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to enter, $5 for eaters-only. Winner splits the door money with Omnivore.
| Omnivore Books on Food
Make your best, most inventive cake (of any kind) and let the world judge whether it’s better than all the rest. No need to sign up; just cut your cake into small pieces for as many people to sample as possible, because they will be the ...
4:00 pmNorth Bay Hootenanny: Folk Music Festival | Santa Rosa  FREE
$5 Deal: 4th Annual Chestnut Street Pub Crawl | SF
Saturday, July 9 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 in advance (on FunCheapSF), $12 at the event.
| Monaghans
Celebrate the summer season with some craft beers at CrawlSF’s 4th Annual Chestnut Street Pub Crawl. The crawl starts at 4 p.m. at Monaghans, moves onto bars like Circa, Yuzu and Delaneys and finally ends with a “Footloose: Part II” after-party at the Republic with live DJ ...
5:00 pmSummer Beats: Salsa Outdoor Concert | Alameda  FREE
6:00 pmMud/Marriage & Magic Ceramics Show Opening | Hayes Valley  FREE
7:30 pmWriters With Drinks | MIssion District  $5*
*sliding scale $5 to $10
9:00 pmFree Concert Series: Tiny Television | Burritt Room  FREE
Learn to Transform Your Sidewalk Into a Garden | GG Park
Saturday, July 9 – 9:00 am - Ends at 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Please register in advance at http://grey2green.eventbrite.com/
| SF Botanical Garden - County Fair Building
The SF Department of Public Works has teamed up with the SF Botanical Garden Society and SF Parks Trust to bring you free Saturday workshops to teach you everything you need to know to “green” your sidewalk. We’ll give you step-by-step instructions to transform your sidewalk ...
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