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Events for August 25, 2011

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Thursday, August 25

Free Lunch & Film Screening | Crocker Galleria
Thursday, August 25 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*First 20 to RSVP also get a free lunch.
| Green Zebra Environmental Action Center, Crocker Galleria
Munch of a free lunch while watching “The Lunch Line,” a new documentary about America’s school lunch program, at the Green Zebra Environmental Action Center’s free lunchtime film screening on Thursday, August 25. So don’t forget to get a free lunch by being one of the ...
12:30 pmYerba Buena Gardens Lunchtime Concert: Sawai Koto USA  FREE
Arts n’ Eats Restaurant Opening Party | Bayview
Thursday, August 25 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP recommended.
| 5800 Third at Carroll Station
Chow down on free ceviche or chicken & waffles at the Arts n’ Eats event this Thursday, August 25 in the Bayview. An event to celebrate the opening of Brown Sugar Kitchen, Limon Rotisserie and a new Fresh & Easy grocery store in the Bayview, get tastes ...

Dinosaur NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, August 25 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences
This week at the California Academy of Sciences is all about trilobites and traveling back in time at their dinosaur-themed NightLife event on Thursday, August 25. Check out a fossil show & tell filled with 65 million year old finds, a “dino burlesque” performance by Livid ...
Gabby Young and Other Animals Live Set | Amoeba SF
Thursday, August 25 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Records
Gabby Young and Other Animals are touring the U.S. for the first time. Welcome them as they visit Amoeba to play songs from their debut album, We’re All In This Together, out now on Four Quarters. Gabby Young’s twisting roots have carried her and that stunning ...
Yoshi’s Free Jazz Night | SF
Thursday, August 25 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Fillmore Heritage Center
Jazz up your Thursday evening at a free concert series in Yoshi’s Jazz Lounge on Thursday, August 25 from 6 till 9 p.m. A part of their brand new Local Talent series, this week’s featured act is the soulful and sultry jazz singer NaJe, who curates the best ...
6:00 pmSFJazz Summerfest: Rupa and The April Fishes | Union Square  FREE
6:00 pmThe SF Bay Guardian Forum: The Environment & Climate Change | USF  FREE
6:30 pmErotic Storytelling Night | Good Vibrations  FREE
7:00 pmComedy & Cocktails | North Beach  FREE*
*No cover charge, two item minimum
7:00 pmColombiana: Free Sneak Preview Screening | SF  FREE*
*Must use RSVP code FUNSFFXJ3 - You must arrive very early to this screening
Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Guided Xanté Liqueur Tasting | Mission Dist.
Thursday, August 25 – 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 ...
Lord of the Rings Documentary and Q&A | SF
Thursday, August 25 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$5-$10 suggested donations & cash bar available.
| The Variety Preview Room / The Hobart Building
Join the rest of the shire for a special screening of “The Lord of the Rings” documentary “Ringers: Lord of the Fans” followed by an audience Q & A this Thursday, August 25. An award-winning documentary on the growth of Tolkein fandom, filmmaker Carlene Cordova will be ...
Free Film Screening: “One Day” | Berkeley
Thursday, August 25 – 7:05 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Landmark Film Club Membership required. Screening is first come, first served
| Shattuck Cinemas
If you’re a Landmark Theatres Film Club Member, come see a complimentary screening of the new romantic comedy “One Day” at the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley this Thursday, August 25. Adapted from a best-selling novel and directed by the man behind the Academy Award-nominee “An Education,” ...
Rad Dad: The Frontiers of Fatherhood | Booksmith
Thursday, August 25 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Booksmith
Rad Dad combines the best pieces from the award-winning zine “Rad Dad” and from the blog “Daddy Dialectic,” two kindred publications that have tried to explore parenting as political territory. Both of these projects have pushed the conversation around fathering beyond the safe, apolitical focus ...
8:00 pmWin Tix: Stuffed and Unstrung | Curran Theatre  WIN*
*Two funcheapers win a pair of tickets, Tickets are $30
8:15 pmOutdoor Film Night: Mary Poppins | Redwood City  FREE
Sculpture Garden Sci-Fi Outdoor Movie | Berkeley
Thursday, August 25 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Pacific Film Archive, UC Berkeley
See flying saucers and Stepford wives at a free showing of the 1956 sci-fi flick “It Conquered the World” in the Pacific Film Archive’s Sculpture Garden. The screening will be outdoors, so make sure to bring a blanket and a picnic to keep yourselves comfortable, and ...
10:00 pmBlack Glitter Darkwave Electro-Pop Party | SF  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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