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Events for September 22, 2011

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Thursday, September 22

Yerba Buena Gardens Lunchtime Concert: Trio Garufa
Thursday, September 22 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Trio Garufa performs classic Argentine tangos from the golden era (’30s-’50s) as well as Argentine folkloric music (chacarera, zamba, guarania, gato, chamamé) and modern tangos from Piazzolla as well as original compositions. Their music is exciting, virtuosic, and rooted in the dance. They are the ...
Artisan Cheese Making at Home | Noe Valley
Thursday, September 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Omnivore Books on Food
Artisan Cheese Making at Home is the most ambitious and comprehensive guide to home cheese making, filled with easy-to-follow instructions for making mouthwatering cheese and dairy items. Renowned cooking instructor Mary Karlin has spent years working alongside the country’s most passionate artisan cheese producers—cooking, creating, ...

Yoshi’s Free Jazz Night | SF
Thursday, September 22 – 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, September 22 from 6 till 9 p.m. Every Thursday in September, as a part of the brand new Yoshi’s Local Talent Series, jazz vocalist & songwriter NaJe will perform the best of the ...
Win Tix: SF Cocktail Week ‘Best of the West’
Thursday, September 22 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $55*
*$55 Advance, $65 Door
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
With guest bartenders from San Diego to Vancouver, this SF Cocktail Week cocktail tour showcases cocktails that uniquely represent different cities. Mixologists battle to create signature cocktails with challenge ingredients of passion fruit, grapefruit, basil, coffee, cucumbers, ginger, Absinthe, and peach. Throughout the evening you’ll have ...
1920s Prohibition NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, September 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences
“Prohibition NightLife” – Celebrate the Prohibition era with a drink in your hand and in your best speakeasy-friendly attire.  Learn about the classic drinks from the prohibition era in San Francisco.  DJ OggiBeat. What better way to celebrate the Prohibition era than with a drink in ...
Capitol 6 Drive-In Theatre Free Movie Night | San Jose
Thursday, September 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Capitol 6 Drive-In Theatre
On Thursday the Capitol 6 Drive-In Theatre in San Jose will be having a free movie night. Yup, it’s a good old fashioned Drive in Movie! The movies are Cars 2, Transformers 3, and Pirates of the Caribbean 4. The gates open at 6:00 p.m. ...
Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Guided Vodka Tasting | Mission Dist.
Thursday, September 22 – 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 ...
7:00 pmFree Comedy Night with Alex Koll | Purple Onion  FREE*
*Drink minimum
7:15 pmOutdoor Film Night: Dirty Dancing | Redwood City  FREE
The Reverend Billy Project | Booksmith
Thursday, September 22 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Booksmith
Reverend Billy, the revivalist preacher created by performance artist Bill Talen, has attracted an international following as he has railed in white suit and clerical collar against the evils of excessive consumerism and corporate irresponsibility. In his early solo performances in Times Square he delivered sermons ...
Stripped-Down Tom Jones Tribute Night: “Tom Jonesing” | Trendyloin
Thursday, September 22 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cafe Royale
For nine years Tom Jonesing was a 10 piece juggernaut that sported a horn section, 3 backup singers, and a number of unlicensed and extremely dangerous go-go dancers. Now, they’re a duo of piano and voice; still playing the music of Tom Jones, with a few ...
8:00 pmWin Tix: Oakland Underground Film Festival  $60*
*Winners must be 21+. Full festival pass is $60, can purchase single screening tickets $10-$15. 21+ for opening/closing parties.
8:00 pmWin Tix: Good Vibes’ Indie Erotic Short Film Festival  $10*
*Separate admission required for pre-party. 7pm $10 Pre-party / 8pm $10 Screening
8:30 pmWix Tix: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band  $10*
*21+
Goldsprints: Crazy Bar Bicycle Races | The Knockout
Thursday, September 22 – 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Knockout
The 2011 Bicycle Film Festival kicks off in San Francisco with Goldsprints: a crazy night of bicycle races inside a bar – yup, that’s right – after you’ve gotten good an lubed up on $2 21st Amendment brews, hop on a stationary bike inside The ...
Branford Marsalis at Yoshi’s | $15 Tickets
Thursday, September 22 – 10:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Normally $30, use discount code FUNCHEAP for 1/2 priced advanced tickets. No added service charges!
| The Fillmore Heritage Center
Want to see one of the legends of jazz at a special late night intimate show for just $15? Spend an evening with one of the most innovative jazz ensembles today lead by NEA Jazz Master, legendary jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis – one of the most ...

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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