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Thursday, August 4

Chronicle Books Warehouse Sale | 65% Off
Thursday, August 4 – All Day | Cost: 65% Off | Chronicle Books HQ
Get bargains on everything from biographies to sci-fi fantasy at Chronicle Books’ Summer Warehouse Sale from Thursday, August 4 till Saturday, August 6. Head on down to this local independent publisher, known for its wide array of award-winning books, to take advantage of the hundreds of ...
11:00 amWatch A Motorcycle Get Hand-Built From Scratch | SF  FREE
Virgin America’s $49 Fares: 1-Day Sale | SFO Today is the last day to score an amazing deal on airfare from SFO for travel over the next few months, including a $49 one-way ticket to either LA or Las Vegas with 7-day advance purchase. Travel is good through November 16th, but your tickets ...

Ethereal Steel Drum Lunchtime Concert | SF
Thursday, August 4 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Laura Inserra is a classically trained musician with a strong improvisational background. She will perform a solo concert on the hang, a resonating percussion instrument related to the steel drum. In the Bernese language ‘hang’ means ‘hand’ and the hang is made, tuned ...
5:00 pmFree Dredg Concert In The Park | San Jose  FREE
Bud E. Luv: Cheesy Vegas Lounge Act Concert | San Mateo
Thursday, August 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Central Park (San Mateo)
Allow me to share with you the secret that’s made the fabulous Bud E. Luv Orchestra a fabulous reality. It’s a single word that begins with T. The word is Talent. More than diamonds, talent is forever. With tongue placed firmly in cheek, Mr. Luv ...
6:00 pmStanford Summer Jazz Series: Forró Brazuca  FREE
6:00 pmIntro to Rock Climbing | Polk St.  FREE
6:00 pm“North Beach Nights” Happy Hour Crawl | SF  FREE
Rock Climbing “Nightlife” | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, August 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences
“On the Rocks NightLife” – Celebrate crags, cracks, and cams. Scale a rock climbing wall from Climb On, meet the crew from Planet Granite. Music by Nu Funk Boutique. The cocktails – on the rocks, of course. NightLife Special discounted evening admission to the California ...
Craft Bar with Etsy Labs & $1 Beers | SoMA
Thursday, August 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 if you bring your own wool roving, otherwise $10
| Museum of Craft and Design
Create something wonderfully wooly at tonight’s Etsy Labs Craft Bar  from 6-8p at the Museum of Craft & Folk Art. Jackie Huang, the artist behind the cute and cuddly critters  from Woolbuddy, will be teaching participants how to make wooly owls using wool roving, which the raw, ...
6:00 pmParis Portraits: Stories of Picasso, Matisse & Gertrude Stein | SF  FREE
Free Burlesque Class | Good Vibrations
Thursday, August 4 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Good Vibrations (Oakland)
Shimmy, shake or bump at a burlesque basics workshop at Good Vibration’s Polk Street store on Thursday, August 4. For both the flirty Frasier-enthusiasts to sexy singles looking to spice things up, learn about the power of eye contact, choose your burlesque alter ego and practice ...
7:00 pm“Comedy & Cocktails” Free Comedy Night | North Beach  FREE*
*Two item minimum (either drinks or food)
Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Leblon Cachaca Tasting | Mission Dist.
Thursday, August 4 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Elixir
One of the oldest bars in San Francisco, the Mission District’s Elixir aims to keep you discovering new cocktails to enjoy by hosting a weekly “cocktail club” with a free educational guided tasting and the chance to learn about all the spirits that go into ...
8:00 pmWaterfront Flicks: Ratatouille | Jack London Square  FREE

Every Thursday

Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | The New Parkway
Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | The New Parkway
Thursday Night at The New Parkway is Trivia Night.   This is a chance for you and your friends to compete and win prizes (like free beer and movie passes) if you can answer questions correctly about a range of topics that often include movie history, famous ...
Free Live Salsa & Jazz Music From Local Artists | SF
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cigar Bar & Grill
Free Live Salsa & Jazz Music From Local Artists | SF
Join them every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Salsa and Jazz show by local Bay Area musicians. Shows start at 8 pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & live music night. For complete line-up and more information please visit their Facebook page. Free Live Salsa & Jazz ...
Haight Ashbury Comedy Night | Milk Bar
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Use promo code HELLAFUNNY for free tickets. Otherwise, it's $15.
| Milk Bar
Haight Ashbury Comedy Night | Milk Bar
Come out to Haight Ashbury Comedy Night every Thursday at Milk Bar located in the heart of the Upper Haight to see some of SF’s best comedians. The lineup changes every week, but expect to see comics that have performed at Cobbs, SF Sketchfest, the Punchline ...
“The Setup” Underground Comedy Show | SF
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Normally $15 use code FUNCHEAP for $5 tickets. 21+
| Ales Unlimited: Beer Basement
"The Setup" Underground Comedy Show | SF
The Setup is an underground stand-up comedy show in the heart of San Francisco. This venue used to be the green room for the legendary Blackhawk jazz venue where Miles Davis used to play. Now, it’s a comedy show that features established comedians from around the ...
Nob Hill Free Comedy Night | SF
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission. Bring cash for drink purchase.
| Hops & Barrel
Nob Hill Free Comedy Night | SF
Nob Hill Comedy Night brings you the top local and touring comedians every Thursday at 8 pm in Nob Hill’s newest beer & wine bar, Hops & Barrel. Comedians you’ve seen at Nob Hill Comedy Night have been featured on HBO, Netflix, Conan, The Late Late ...
“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 ...
“Class of ’84” Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Cover may change for special events.
| The Cat Club
"Class of '84" Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday from 9 pm to 2 am at the Cat Club, it’s the best of the ’80s in two rooms with the coolest music and the best crowd in town. DJs Damon and Mr Washington spin ’80s pop, rock, and one hit wonders in the ...
SF’s Epic Karaoke Dance Party w/ Sax, Lasers + Fog | The Mission
Every Thursday – 9:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 am | Cost: FREE | Slate Bar
SF's Epic Karaoke Dance Party w/ Sax, Lasers + Fog | The Mission
Most students drop out of Stanford to create tech companies but DJ Purple dropped out to pursue music en route to becoming San Francisco’s DJ of the year in 2011 and one of America’s greatest karaoke KJ’s (Karaoke DJ). Get ready for an upbeat night (no ...
$1 Well Shots on Thursday Nights | SF
Every Thursday – 10:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $1*
*$1 Per Well Shot, but no cover charge.
| Would You Believe Cocktails
$1 Well Shots on Thursday Nights | SF
Would you Believe Bar is bringing back $1 Well Shots and College Night Specials on Thursdays from 10 pm to Midnight for a limited time only. Thursdays $1 Shots Every Thursday | 10 pm to Midnight Would You Believe Bar, 652 Geary Blvd., SF $1- Must be 21 and over Must 21 and ...
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