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Events for July 28, 2011

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Thursday, July 28

12:00 pmGreen Lecture & Free Lunch | SF  FREE*
*First 20 to RSVP also get a free lunch
Yerba Buena Gardens Lunchtime Concert: Cumbia Tokeson
Thursday, July 28 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Cumbia Tokeson is a new concept in cumbia music. The band fuses chicha (the Amazonian psychedelic guitar cumbia popular in the 1960s and ’70s) with accordion-driven melodies and the hard grooves of Colombian cumbia, adding in reggae, funk, and punk.  The band took shape in ...
Whole Foods’ Homemade Peanut Butter Tasting Party | SF
Thursday, July 28 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Whole Foods Potrero Hill Café
Sample some homemade peanut butter at a screening party & check ceremony for Project Open Hand at Whole Foods Potrero Hill’s Café on Thursday, July 28. As a part of their 5% Community Giving Program, Whole Foods will be presenting a large check to Project Open ...

Cracker Plays Concert in the Park | San Jose
Thursday, July 28 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Plaza de Cesar Chavez
Cracker still rocks their brand of ’90s power pop punk aesthetic as hard as it did when the band formed 17 years ago. Eight albums (one platinum and three gold) and a barrel full of anthemic hit songs later, Cracker endures. They released their self-titled ...
Gin Cocktail Competition & Tasting | SoMa
Thursday, July 28 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 Donation with Advance RSVP, $10 Donation at the Door
| Orson
Grab a 50-50 or a martini at Bloom London Dry Gin’s Summer Cocktail Competition on Thursday, July 28 at Orson. Each of the 8 participating bartenders will compete to create an original Bloom-inspired drink, which ticket holders will be able to taste and vote on, while ...
Mustache Harbor: Cheesy “Yacht Rock” in the Park | San Mateo
Thursday, July 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Central Park (San Mateo)
Mustache Harbor’s mission, their destiny, is simple, to build a mustache army capable of creating a Soft Rock Explosion the likes of which has not been seen since the days when Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, Ace, Kenny Loggins and The Little River Band, to name ...
6:00 pmThe SF Bay Guardian Forum: Immigration & Education | USF  FREE
6:00 pmCalifornia History Talk: The Left Coast | SoMa  FREE*
*Please RSVP
6:00 pmStanford Summer Jazz Series: Scott Amendola Quartet  FREE
“Biggest Loser” Workout, Yoga & “Outrageous Track Suit” Contest | GG Park
Thursday, July 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences
This week, NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences works up a sweat in preparation for The San Francisco Marathon. Cheer SF will pump up the crowd with two performances in the East garden, followed by a costume contest for the best in ...
7:00 pmIntroduction to Urban Beekeeping | Berkeley  FREE
8:00 pmFree Theater “Festival in the Neighborhoods” | SF  FREE*
*Free admission, but dontations will be requested
8:30 pmOutdoor Film Night: Indiana Jones | Redwood City  FREE

Every Thursday

“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
"Level Up Thursdays": Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge hosts a free dance party with DJ Mark Andrus who will play your favorite throwback jams. Drink Specials All Night $10 Mixed Cocktails $6 Beer $6 Seltzer Video DJ Mark Andrus Level Up Thursday: Every Thursday at 9 pm Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St., SF FREE Updated ...
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