Events for August 4, 2011
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Thursday, August 4
Chronicle Books Warehouse Sale | 65% Off
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 am | Watch 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
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 pm | Free Dredg Concert In The Park | San Jose | FREE |
Bud E. Luv: Cheesy Vegas Lounge Act Concert | 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 pm | Stanford Summer Jazz Series: Forró Brazuca | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Intro to Rock Climbing | Polk St. | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | “North Beach Nights” Happy Hour Crawl | SF | FREE |
Rock Climbing “Nightlife” | 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 ...
Free Burlesque Class | Good Vibrations
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)
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Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Leblon Cachaca Tasting | Mission Dist.
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 ...
Every Thursday
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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 ...