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Events for October 1, 2011

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Saturday, October 1

10:00 amHistory Tour Series: New Era & New Politics | Oakland  FREE*
*RSVP by calling Tours’ 24-hour hotline at (510) 238-3234
10:00 amUrban Composting Workshop | Inner Sunset  FREE*
*Please preregister at the link above.
SF Open Studios Weekend | Mission, Castro & More
Saturday, October 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission, Bernal Heights, Castro, Eureka Valley, Excelsior
Whether it’s done in pencil or paint, check out all the artwork on display during the SF Open Studios weekend on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 in the Mission, Bernal Heights, Castro, Eureka Valley and Excelsior. The first weekend in a month-long series of artist ...
Outdoor DJ Dance Party & Yoga Festival | Lake Merrit
Saturday, October 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lake Merritt Pergola (Bandstand)
Bring your dancing shoes and a picnic blanket to0celebrate a sunny Saturday at a free outdoor conscious dance event and AcroYoga Jam, Enjoy an afternoon of progressive and positive conscious beats with a community of Bay Area artists, dancers, yogis and dreamers. Schedule: 11am – AcroYoga class ...

Reclaim Market Street: A Walking Tour | SF
Saturday, October 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration required.
| Harry Bridges Plaza in front of the Ferry Building
In what ways has Market Street been used for political ends throughout its history? How do we claim this space as we consider the street’s future? This four-hour walk down Market Street will feature author, activist and historian Chris Carlsson, who recently edited Ten Years That ...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2011 | Saturday
Saturday, October 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
On Saturday, some classic acts return and some musical acts that put the “hardly” into “Hardly Strictly Bluegrass” make Saturday a memorable lineup. Saturday Highlights: A classic HSB trifecta in a row of Earl Scruggs (2:45p / Banjo), Gillian Welch (4:15p / Banjo) andSteve Earle (5:45p / ...
11:30 amSF Maritime National Park 30th Anniv. Celebration  FREE*
*Donations accepted.
Environmental Poetry Festival | Berkeley
Saturday, October 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE | MLK Jr. Civic Center Park (Berkeley)
A stellar line-up of poets and musicians stand up for the earth, including Robert Hass,  Jane Hirshfield, D.A. Powell,  Camille T. Dungy, Andrew Schelling, and many more. There will be an Open Mic, Arthur Okamura’s waterflow banners, River Village literary and environmental exhibits, face painting ...
12:00 pmNoriega Street Block Party | Outer Sunset  FREE
2:00 pmFree Concert: Cuban Danzón Orquesta | Mission  FREE
6:00 pmYoshi’s Free Jazz Night | SF  FREE
MAPP: All Day Art & Performance Crawl | Mission Dist.
Saturday, October 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | The Mission District
The Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) will be sprawling over 14 venues as well as public spaces, street corners, bart stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, homes and all around the Mission on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 from noon until late. The event features taking common spaces and ...
Ocean Beach Bonfire Night & Free S’Mores | SF
Saturday, October 1 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ocean Beach (Fulton)
Sing, exchange stories and eat free s’mores at a bonfire on the beach until midnight with YeaShOre, a local Jewish organization that throws bonfire of reflection parties around the Jewish New Year and High Holy Days. Everyone is welcome (in other words, you don’t have to be Jewish) ...
Noisebridge Anniversary Party & Hacker Prom | Mission Dist.
Saturday, October 1 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*FREE
| NoiseBridge
Get ready for side scrunched ponytails, vintage puffy shoulder dresses and nerds galore at this reinvention of the geekiest prom in the West NoiseBridge will be celebrating their 4th year anniversary as a nonprofit hacker community in a warehouse located in the heart of the ...
Free Drive-In Movie: Star Wars | North Bay
Saturday, October 1 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Hamilton Field Theater Building
Forget prequels, forget ‘Episode IV: A New Hope’ titles. This was STAR WARS as it was in 1977 – A stand-alone phenomenon of galactic proportions, the original game-changing Space Epic that had people lining up for blocks all across America in an era without ...
10:00 pmRevenge – Indie/Electro/Pop DJ Night | SF  FREE
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