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Saturday, August 18

7:00 amEnglish Soccer Game Watch: Arsenal vs. Sunderland | North Beach  FREE
Super Toy, Comic & Record Show | San Jose 200+ toy, comic book and record vendors sell new and vintage items during this one-day event at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose on August 18, 2012. There’s a huge variety of Hot Wheels, GI Joes, LEGO, Godzilla, dolls, Transformers, Star Wars, Disney, model ...
2nd Annual Berkeley Coffee & Tea Festival At the 2nd Annual Berkeley Coffee & Tea Festival sample and taste from 20+ specialty coffee, tea and dessert vendors and learn all about the Bay Area scene Coffee or Tea 2.0 workshops with expert panelists, witness a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony and an Ethiopian Tea Ceremony.  Tickets are $20 adv ...

Melon Madness 2012: Free Samples, Cooking Demos | Ferry Building
Saturday, August 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Savor the juiciness of summer at CUESA’s 2012 Melon Madness celebration at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Taste a variety of melons, watch melon-inspired cooking demos by local chefs, and take home recipes.
10:00 amSea Watch for Endangered Sea Creatures | Fort Funston  FREE*
*RSVP Required
Sea Watch for Endangered Sea Creatures | Fort Funston
Saturday, August 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Fort Funston
Join Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute at Fort Funston to learn about the endangered marine mammals that exist within the Golden Gate National Parks on August 18, 2012. This is a great opportunity to spot the majestic Humpback whale and the Stellar Sea ...
1:00 pmGrammy-winning Mads Tolling Jazz Concert in the Park | SoMa  FREE
French Culture Day: Film, Classes, Wine & Music | SF
Saturday, August 18 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*free event, but wine & beer for donation
| Alliance Française of San Francisco
San Francisco’s Alliance Française is a French language school and cultural center that is hosting a free open house and French culture day on August 18, 2012. There will be live music, beer & wine (with donation), a French book sale, a film showing, and tours. Plus if you’re interested in ...
1:00 pmBlack and White Photography Workshop | Lomography SF  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
Haute Pool Party, Indie Design Fair & DJs | Phoenix Hotel
Saturday, August 18 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 - $10 Pre-sale. $15 at the door
| Phoenix Hotel
Shop from over 30 independent and local designers, lay by the pool, order some food and drinks, and listen to some great music on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Limited pre-sale for $5 – $10 tickets. $15 at the door. Haute Pool Show DJ Lineup: M3 (Monarch / Green ...
1:00 pmSF Bulls Pro Hockey National Anthem Tryouts | Pier 39  FREE
1:30 pmVintage Photographs of the Golden Gate Bridge | SoMa  FREE
SF Mime Troupe: Free Theater in the Park | SF
Saturday, August 18 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted
| Glen Canyon Park
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 ...
5:00 pmSalsa Saturday: Summer Beats Free Concert | Alameda  FREE
Golden Gate Bridge Film Festival: A View to a Kill (1985) | Presidio
Saturday, August 18 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Walt Disney Family Museum
The Presidio Trust and the Walt Disney Family Museum present a Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary commemorative film festival featuring seven films starring the Bay Area’s iconic superstar. August 18, 6 pm, A View to a Kill, (1985) An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad ...
6:30 pm“Tell Your Tattoo Story” Video Shoot Party | Mission  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
Free Phish Live Webcast | Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Saturday, August 18 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*All patrons under 21 years old must purchase a $5 drink ticket
| Brick & Mortar Music Hall
On August 18, 2012, Brick & Mortar is broadcasting free webcast of Phish live in concert from Bill Graham Civic Center at this free event. In a career spanning more than 29 years, Phish became one of the most significant live music phenomena of all time. At every ...
7:00 pmMeet Sina Grace: Artist, Editor & Comics Dude | Mission  FREE
Win Tix: Juggling & Unicycling Circus Variety Show
Saturday, August 18 – 7:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $15 adults, $5 kids
| Berkeley High School
The Berkeley Juggling & Unicycling Festival‘s Variety Show is a one-night-only showcase of some of the Bay Area’s best jugglers, unicyclists and physical comedians with acts from the full spectrum of circus arts — jugglers, acrobats, stunt men, hoopers, comedians and more.
8:00 pmWin Tix: ODC House Special: Rare Theater Night | SF  WIN*
*Regular cost, $20
Win Tix: 103.7 Summerfest: Huey Lewis & Joe Cocker | East Bay
Saturday, August 18 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $29.00 + $7.00 fee
| Concord Pavilion
Huey Lewis & the News were a San Francisco bar band that became one of America’s most popular ’80s bands of the with their  straightforward rock & roll and a driving spirit with a dozen top-10 hits like “Heart and Soul”, “The Power of Love” and “I Want ...
8:00 pmFilm Night in the Park: Kung Fu Panda 2 | San Anselmo  FREE
Renegade Drive-In Movie Night: “Harry Potter” | North Bay
Saturday, August 18 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Meetup and donations are accepted.
| Old Hamilton Theater Building
The North Bay Mobile Drive-In hits Novato with a renegade outdoor film screening in this DIY flash mob drive-in movie where you watch a flick on a 30-foot screen, tune your radio to 88.3 and drink in your car. Arrive early if you plan to park and watch. There’ll also be space for chairs and ...
Win Tix: Peter Murphy (ex-Bauhaus) Live In Concert | Oakland
Saturday, August 18 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $30
| The New Parish
As the mainman of the acclaimed outfit Bauhaus, Peter Murphy helped usher in ground breaking opaque moods and atmospheres into the post-punk landscape. He performs a special intimate solo show at Oakland’s The New Parish on August 18th  
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