Events for August 16, 2012
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SFJazz Summerfest: Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review | Stanford
Local music fans are gearing up for warm weather and smooth sounds with the arrival of SFJazz Summerfest at the Stanford Shopping Center.
Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review – August 16
Led by the magnetic vocalist and guitarist Quinn DeVeaux, the Blue Beat Review distills the ...
SFJazz Summerfest: Jazz Mafia All-Stars | Union Square
Local music fans are gearing up for warm weather and smooth sounds with the arrival of SFJazz Summerfest in Union Square.
Jazz Mafia All-Stars – August 16
The Jazz Mafia is a collective of jazz virtuosos, MCs, singers, arrangers, and composers that include many of the San Francisco Bay ...
| 6:00 pm | Lower Haight “Third Thursdays” Deals Walk | SF | FREE* *Free to attend, but bring $$ to do some shopping.
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Unleash Your Inner Winemaker: Tour, Tastings & Seminar | Dogpatch
Dogpatch WineWorks will host a complimentary “Unleash Your Inner Winemaker” event on Thursday, August 16, 2012, at their 15,000 square foot urban winery. Having recently opened a new tasting room and wine lounge, this urban winemaking seminar will allow the public access to guided facility ...
Crafty NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Become inspired as NightLife transforms into a crafter’s paradise this week.
Roll up your sleeves and make something awesome, alongside expert crafters Haute Gloo, Make SF, SCRAP, GoGo Craft, and more. Do some summer gift shopping (for yourself or others) with a mini-edition of Bazaar ...
| 6:30 pm | Burning Man 101: What To Pack | Sports Basement | FREE |
Win Tix: Sharing is Caring: Shared Economy Panel & Trading Post | SF
Born from the woes of a struggling economy, folks everywhere are reverting to the age-old mantra – sharing is caring.
Hear leaders from the shared economy (from Burning Man to TaskRabbit) dish on their visions for the future of collaborative consumption, and how we can ...
| 6:30 pm | Relive High School: Back 2 School Costume Bash & Fundraiser | SF | $5* *Proceeds benefit Project Open Hand's meal and nutrition services
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Buyer’s Best Friend: Tasty Store Launch Party | Haight
Celebrate the opening of Buyer’s Best Friend – Wholesale and Mercantile with a tasty bash. And yes, you are invited. It’s a can’t-miss party with plenty of delicious artisan food, music, specialty cocktails and so much more.
Mix and mingle with the craft food products, bloggers, ...
Outdoor Movie Night “Sixteen Candles” & ’80s Prom Party | San Jose
Take advantage of San Jose’s warm, summer nights and enjoy a movie under the star-studded sky. Borrow a plastic chair or bring your own, and make yourself comfortable. Then tune in and catch Sixteen Candles for free once the sun goes down on August 16, 2012.
What ...
Alameda Theatre 80th Anniversary Party | 80¢ Movie Night
Alameda Theatre & Cineplex celebrates its 80th anniversary with the red carpet, historic tours, a vintage car show and $.80 cent admission to a special 1932 movie program.
Vintage cars will set the stage under the marquee for a red-carpet $.80 cent admission to a 7:00pm ...
Win Tix: Nicki Bluhm: Vintage Rocking Soul | Oakland
Nicki Bluhm has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul — music that’s like an enchanting friend you’ve known forever.
Opening are The Brothers Comatose whose shows can’t help but remind folk that music is collective, is for dancing and ...
| 8:00 pm | “Enron 2012”: Strange Puppet Show & Play | SF | $5* *Regular cost, $5 tickets with discount code "Enron2012" only for August 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17. Regularly, $25.
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Madonna’s Birthday Dance Party & Look-A-Like Contest | SoMa
It’s a Madonna Birthday party on August 16, 2012, at Cat Club. All August birthdays get in free with a friend all night. Madonna look-a-likes get in free before 10pm.
Head to the front room at 11pm for the Madonna look-a-like and dance contest, the judges’ favorite Madonna look-a-like gets ...
| 9:00 pm | Costumed Roller Disco Party | Mighty | $5 |
Free Gypsy Swing Jazz Concert: Gaucho | Yoshi’s Oakland
Check out a free jazz concert by Gaucho, the “Best Jazz/Blues Band of 2009” according to SF Weekly. Gaucho plays in the Lounge at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland’s Jack London Square on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 9:30pm.
About Gaucho
“Gaucho has its own feel,” group’s founder ...
Free Twin Shadow DJ Set & After Party | Clift Hotel
Dub Frequency presents a Twin Shadow After Party on Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 10pm till 2am with DJ sets from Twin Shadow and DJ Richie Panic.
Free with RSVP
| 10:00 pm | Free House Music DJ Party | Upper Haight | FREE |
Every Thursday
“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
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