Events for August 9, 2012
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Jazz & James Bond: The Concert | SoMa
Internationally renowned jazz drummer Akira Tana brings his group, The Secret Agent Men, to Yerba Buena Gardens. This hard driving Hammond B3 groove- oriented band will perform selections from the Sons of Sound releases Secret Agent Men and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Both feature well-known ...
| 3:30 pm | Origami Workshop: Fold a Lotus Flower | SF | FREE |
SoMa “Bad Art” Gallery: DJs & Art for $20 or Less | SF
SF IndieFest presents the August SoMa B.A.G. show including the latest work by B.A.G. Featured Artist Vincent Kukua whose drawings and comics are definitely not Bad Art. He will be hanging a series of paintings however…. Good or Bad? Come check em out and let ...
| 6:00 pm | “My Fair Lady” Thirsty Theater Thursday: $1 Drinks & $1 Pizza | SF | $15* *$15 discounted tickets to the performance of My Fair Lady. Regularly $40.
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SFJazz Summerfest: Mads Tolling Quartet | Stanford
Local music fans are gearing up for warm weather and smooth sounds with the arrival of SFJazz Summerfest at the Stanford Shopping Center.
Mads Tolling Quartet – August 9
Mads Tolling is an internationally renowned violinist, composer and member of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet. Formed in 2007, ...
SFJazz Summerfest: Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Union Square
Local music fans are gearing up for warm weather and smooth sounds with the arrival of SFJazz Summerfest in Union Square.
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers – August 9
Led by the magnetic vocalist and guitarist Quinn DeVeaux, the Blue Beat Review distills the blues, gospel, ...
Outside Lands NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Advance ticket for “Outside Lands NightLife” (8/9/2012) are now sold out. There will be no tickets available for sale at the door.
This week, newly acclaimed folkie pop band Of Monsters and Men hits the stage at NightLife.
After stomping out their competition at Músiktilraunir, a ...
Cumbia Tokeson: Psychedelic Guitar & Dance Lessons | SoMa
Cumbia Tokeson fuses chicha (Amazonian psychedelic guitar cumbia popular in the ‘60s and ’70s) with accordion-driven melodies and hard grooves of Colombian cumbia, adding in reggae, funk, and punk. Definitely sweat-inducing dance music.
Come early for free cumbia dance lessons.
Check out the entire 2012 Season of ...
SF Naturalist Society: History of the San Francisco Bay | SF
The sparkle of San Francisco Bay is a familiar sight. Its waters are a nursery for fish, a highway for oil tankers, and the backdrop to more than 7 million human lives.
Ariel Rubissow Okamoto and Kathleen M. Wong discuss the natural and human forces ...
Floating Films 2012: “Master & Commander” Aboard an Historic Ship | SF
Board the historic, three-masted schooner Balclutha to experience maritime films right on the water.
August 9, 2012 – Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain (Russell Crowe) pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit ...
Waterfront Flicks: Outdoor Film Night “Moneyball” | Jack London Square
Attend a free summer outdoor film screening under the stars and close to the water as part of Jack London Square’s “Waterfront Flicks” Thursday night series. Movies start at dusk, but arrive early for trivia and prizes.
August 9th screening is Moneyball
Waterfront Flicks 2012
Free outdoor movie ...
Win Tix: Final Week | Sweeney Todd: The Musical
Ray of Light Theater, our favorite local theater troupe in SF, is tackling the demon barber of Fleet Street with their production of “Sweeney Todd.”
The musical, which runs ends its four-week run this weekend at The Eureka Theatre in the Financial District and features Music and ...
Win Tix: The Lee Boys: Funky Jazzy Sacred Steel | SF
The Lee Boys are one of America’s finest African-American sacred steel ensembles.
“Sacred steel” is a type of music described as an inspired, unique form of Gospel music with a hard-driving, blues-based beat. The musical genre is rooted in Gospel, but infused with rhythm and ...
| 8:30 pm | Free Downstairs Comedy Show | SF | FREE |
Free Yoshi’s Jazz Night: Jesse Levit Trio | Oakland
Straight-ahead jazz from an up and coming lion and his trio.
Jesse Levit started playing the saxophone and piano at the age of seven. By the time he was sixteen, he was playing gigs around the Bay Area and had recorded on two CDs, Oaktown Jazz ...
Every Thursday
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 ...
’90s DJ Thursday: Party Like It’s 1999 | SF
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge is partying like it’s 1999 with DJ Mark Andrus bringing you back in time, but not too far back.
’90s DJ Thursday: Party Like It’s 1999
Every Thursday at 9 pm
Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St., SF
FREE
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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
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
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 ...
The Underground: Virtual Stand-Up Comedy at Oakstop | Oakland
Comedy Underground goes virtual! Enjoy some of the best comics from around the world from the safety and comfort of your own home on Zoom. The show is donation based – pay what you can. The Zoom link and password will be emailed to you as ...
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 ...
“Class of ’84” Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday from 9 pm to 3 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
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
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 ...
