Events for August 1, 2012
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Wednesday, August 1
Oakland A’s: $2 Ticket Day vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Can you pay just $2 to get tickets to see a major league baseball game? It’s true!
For 2012 every A’s Wednesday home game is a “$2 Wednesday” thanks to BART. Tickets are good for the sorta crappy seats in the Plaza Outfield and Plaza Reserved ...
San Francisco Photowalk & Free Coffee | SoMa
Visual Supply Co and Makeshift Society, a clubhouse for creatives launching in San Francisco this fall, are teaming up to host our first photowalk.
If you are in the San Francisco area, they’d love the chance to meet you, buy you a cup of coffee, ...
Free Screening & Filmmaker Talk: Straightlaced | Bernal Heights
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema presents Face to Face with the Filmaker: Quarterly indoor screenings followed by informal Q & A with the filmmakers.
With a fearless look at a highly charged subject, Straightlaced unearths how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens. Their stories ...
SF Mime Troupe: Free Theater in the Park | Oakland
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe continues its 53rd season with more free, lively satire performances in park settings around the Bay Area.
Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater; despite the name “mime,” their work is not silent, but ...
Jericho: Urban Nerf Gun Spy Game | Union Square
Jericho is an urban game played in public settings where everyone assumes the role of a spy.
Each team of “agents” will carry out missions where they will need to either eliminate their opponents or deliver “top secret documents” to win. Imagine a game of capture ...
East Bay Science Cafe | Berkeley
The East Bay Science Café is an informal forum for discussing interesting and relevant scientific issues.
The goal is to encourage public engagement with science by inviting members of the scientific community to present topics for a casual evening of conversation. Audience questions are encouraged ...
| 7:00 pm | Free Square Dancing Lessons | Oakland | FREE |
Mommy’s Playdate at Good Vibrations | SF
Put down the diaper bag and call the sitter –- Good Vibrations has scheduled a special Mommy’s Playdate in San Francisco, a fun, after-hours mixer for moms who want to learn how to put the spice back in their sex lives.
Staff sexologist and renowned ...
| 8:00 pm | Free Comedy Royale Stand-Up Showcase | SF | FREE |
Housepitality: DJs, Art & Free Champagne | SoMa
Experience real Housepitality with headliner DJ Paul Johnson (Peace Frog, Relief, Chicago) and the new Wednesday resident Bai-ee of audioJazz (Farris Wheel & Housepitality), plus Tyrel Williams (Housepitality, Acid Test).
Entry is free before 11pm with RSVP. Otherwise the cover is $5 before 11pm, and $10 after. There is free ...
Win Tix: Skins & Needles: Live Drum DJ Duo | SF
Skins & Needles is Dj Zeph and Max MacVeety, both staples in the Bay Area Hip-Hop scene, catching the attention of musicians, producers, and Hip-Hop heads as well as people just wanting to party and dance.
This duo joins forces to bring a club-party vibe with the ...
Market Street Pop-Up Shop Day: Etsy, Yoga, Games, Coffee | SF
A full day of pop ups, in the heart of your city.
On Wednesday August 1st, SQFT (like “square foot”) is demonstrating the power of the pop-up in Mid-Market, San Francisco. Various locations along Market Street from 5th to 10th Street will be opening up their ...
Every Wednesday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Outdoor Workout: Alta Vista Park | SF
Every Wednesday morning at 6:30 am, gather at Alta Plaza Park for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city.
The half hour workouts are different each week, but consist of boot camp style workouts like running hills, core work, ...
“Heart of the City” Wednesday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
CANCELED – Autodesk Design Gallery & Free Guided Tour | Embarcadero
This event series is canceled.
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality.
With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, the ...
SF Public Library’s $1 Book Sale | Civic Center
Starting in April, the San Francisco Public Library hosts weekly Wednesday Steps Sales, located at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library.
All books and media are just $1 or less each and all proceeds from Steps Sales benefit the San Francisco Public Library.
SF Public ...
Stitch In: Come By, Meet People & Stitch | SF
These free events give you the opportunity to stitch in an inspiring environment with fellow enthusiasts. Bring along your projects, embroidery, knitting or even darning, and enjoy the company of others and their vast needlework library at your leisure.
Free Stitch Ins meet every Wednesday from ...
“Karma Cinema”: Pay-What-You-Wish Movie Night | The New Parkway
Time to get generous; The New Parkway Theater is letting you pay-what-you-wish for a movie ticket every Wednesday night.
Theater doors open at 6 pm every Wednesday and every movie (albeit a few exceptions like private events) will be offered on a sliding scale of a penny (if ...
Dandelion Chocolate: Factory Tour & Guided Tasting | SF
Mmmm… chocolate! Four days a week, Dandelion Chocolates offer $15 factory tours (with tastings.)
These tours can book up months in advance (especially for the Saturday tours), so we recommend trying to book as early as possible and aim for a Wednesday or Thursday.
On the tour, ...
“Musical Wednesdays” Sing-Along At The Edge | Castro
Start your week singing with Musical Mondays or get over the hump with Musical Wednesdays at The Edge in the Castro, where they play all of your favorite musicals to sing and drink along with a different theme each week from 7 pm to 2 am every ...
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights | Peninsula
The Historic 7 Mile House will be hosts a weekly Wednesday Latin night and will feature the Bay Area’s best Latin bands on a rotating schedule.
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights
Every Wednesday at 7 pm
7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill, 2800 Bayshore Blvd, Brisbane, CA
FREE (No Cover. Reservations ...
Free Live Jazz & Latin Jazz Nights | Cigar Bar
Join the Cigar Bar & Grill every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Jazz show (both traditional jazz and latin jazz) by local Bay Area musicians.
Shows start at 8pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & Jazz. For complete line-up and more information please visit their website.
Live ...
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach.
Get lubricated on $3 – $3.50 drink specials, and compete in Rock Paper Scissors tournament qualifying rounds while moving from bar to bar. The tournament champ wins a bar tab. Meet new people while earning points to ...
F Bomb’s “Laugh w/ Dignity” Free Comedy Show | SF
Come see real, live, up close, and uncaged comedians in an intimate environment at one of North Beach’s favorite watering holes, La Rocca’s corner. 21+ only.
The show is free, the drinks are cheap with Happy Hour pricing all night, and the laughs are plenty. Hang with ...
“Housepitality” DJ Party & Free Champagne | SoMa
Housepitality SF gives you a reason to come out dancing every Wednesday night with world-class artists and free champagne.
Enjoy free champagne from 9-10 pm and $5 Jameson (with mention of Housepitality discount). The RSVP list closes at 6 pm on the day of the show.
Housepitality DJ Night
Every Wednesday ...
