Events for August 5, 2011
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Friday, August 5
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 ...
Lunchtime Rock N’ Soul Rooftop Concert | Oakland
Literally rock the roof with dance band Tasche at the Kaiser Center’s Roof Garden free concert series this Friday, August 5.
Tasche is an independent Rock n’ Soul artist hailing from Oakland, who will bring a power hour of vibrant, danceable music that also manages to be sexy, funky ...
Velocity Circus at the de Young | Golden Gate Park
With a prolific body of work from the iconic artist Picasso as a fount of inspiration, Gregangelo & Velocity Circus apply their unique perspective to reframe the essence of their art in a spectacular and visceral experience for the de Young audience. Acrobats, contortionists, and ...
| 6:00 pm | North Beach First Fridays Art Show | SF | FREE |
| 7:00 pm | Apple Store Concert Series: Kelly McFarling | SF | FREE |
Berlin Style Ping Pong | The Secret Alley
Bring your paddle and fierce backhand for a night of Berlin-style ping pong at The Secret Alley on Friday, August 5.
Don’t expect your typical one-on-one matches though, as this strange German version of table tennis involves multiple players moving chaotically around the table in a big circle. ...
San Francisco Bike Party Ride: “Steampunk” | UN Plaza
Break out your bike and bustle for San Francisco Bike Party’s Steampunk-themed ride through the city streets on Friday, August 5.
Check out the bike route, and then bring your steam-powered bicycles (pedal powered bicycles are OK, too), Victorian style and sci-fi imagination to this leisurely, ...
Paramount Movie Classics: Back to the Future (1985) | Oakland
Experience the great films of Hollywood’s Golden Era in one of America’s finest Art Deco movie palace.
With over 3,000 seats and a meticulously-restored interior, the Paramount offers a true “Movie Palace” experience straight out of the 1930s – with period newsreels, cartoons, previews, live music ...
NextSpace Free Coworking Day & Drinks | SOMA
Need space to work? Tired of squatting at coffee shops?
NextSpace SF gives you a professional workplace with Internet access, couches, coffee, desks and lots of other folks so freelancers don’t have to feel secluded working from home. Day passes to access this are usually $20.
Every ...