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Thursday, September 20

48th Annual Big Book Sale at Fort Mason | Thursday
Thursday, September 20 – 10:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fort Mason Center

Every year Friends of the San Francisco Public Library fills up the Festival Pavilion Pier at Fort Mason for the Big Book Sale, an iconic San Francisco tradition. This family-friendly event features over 500,000 books, CDs, DVDs and vinyl. Children’s books, board books, music books, ...

5:00 pmJJAMZ Smart Pop Concert | Berkeley  FREE
5:00 pmArt Beat Acoustic Gallery Sessions | Oakland  FREE
General Colin Powell Keynote Speech | Moscone Center
Thursday, September 20 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free keynote and expo pass required
| Moscone Center
Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell gives the keynote speech at 5pm on Thursday at the Dreamforce Conference at Moscone Center. The event is free as long as you have a Dreamforce Keynote & Expo Hall pass which is free. Thursday, September 20: 7:30 am – ...

Sports Basement Grand Opening: Food, Drinks & Discounts | Union Square
Thursday, September 20 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP.
| Sports Basement (Union Square)
Please join Sports Basement for their Grand Opening celebration at the new location on 5th and Market on Thursday, the 20th from 5-8pm. Festivities will include food, flowing drinks and a chance to win a free flight to anywhere in the US along with other give aways and raffle prizes ...
5:00 pmTour de Fat Pre-party: Cheap Pints & Bike Raffles | Zeitgeist  FREE*
*bring cash for drinks
5:00 pmPark Avenue Plaza Party: Food Trucks & Live Music | Emeryville  FREE*
*Free entry, but bring money for food & drinks.
5:30 pmEvening Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike | SF City Guides  FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted
5:30 pmYoung Digerati: Synth Pop Concert | Oakland  FREE
Jurassic NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, September 20 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences
Conjure up your childhood passion for dinosaurs with a screening of Jurassic Park. Then check out a DJ set by Mochipet in a Godzilla suit, Dinosaurs Alive! in 3D, dino specimens, carnivorous plant feeding and dissections with the San Francisco Botanical Garden, and Conservatory of Flowers’ ...
Aquarium of the Bay Eco Night: Free Beer & Wine | SF
Thursday, September 20 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Aquarium of the Bay
Learn about the extent of the problem with ocean trash and plastics what we can all do to help solve it. This symposium with Jean Michel Cousteau will feature compelling photography from the North Pacific Ocean, as well as samples of plastics found in our sea ...
Win Tix: 1920’s Classic Silent Film with Live Groove Funk Score | SF
Thursday, September 20 – 6:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Tickets are $5
| Contemporary Jewish Museum
East and West is a classic ’20s Jewish silent comedy film presented with a live electronic groove funk score improvised on the spot with jazz guitar great Charlie Hunter. Tickets to this one-night-only event part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festvial are just $5 which ...
Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Barbershop Rye Whiskey | Mission Dist.
Thursday, September 20 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Tasting is included with the purchase of any beverage from the bar.
| Elixir
September 20th: San Francisco boutique distiller 1512 Spirits is in the house with their Barbershop 100% rye whiskey.
World Dodgeball Society: ’80s Metal Night | Oakland
Thursday, September 20 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $5 | Bushrod Recreation Center
80’s Metal is back and in the form of dodgeball! Lets see your best 80’s getup!
Waterfront Flicks 2012: Outdoor Film Night | Jack London Square
Thursday, September 20 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 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. September 20th screening is The Devil Wears Prada Waterfront Flicks ...
8:30 pmFree Comet Club Comedy | SF  FREE
8:30 pmBritney Spears Flash Mob Dance Class | SF  FREE
8:30 pm“Nightlife on Mars” Underground Comedy Night | SF  FREE
9:00 pmWin Tix: UK’s Maximo Park: Jittery, Slick Pop | Slim’s  WIN*
*Regular cost, $18
College DJ Competition: Academy of Art v. USF v. SFSU | SoMa
Thursday, September 20 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free before 10:30pm $5 After 10:30pm
| Manor West
Red Bull DJ Master is a battle between 6 local college DJs to see who is the most talented when it comes to working the crowd. Academy of Art v. USF v. SFSU 2 DJs from each campus going head-to-head against each other. Each DJ will win by ...
Mission Creek Music Fest Garage Rock Night: The Tenderloins | Oakland
Thursday, September 20 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Disco Volante
The Tenderloins sound like they’re stoned in the basement after eating too many of Chester Copperpot’s hella yummy magic truffles. The result is a muscular and catchy garage rock with a hint of psychedelia that sounds like they’re the younger brothers of the Soft White ...

Every Thursday

“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
"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 Updated ...
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