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Events for May 8, 2013

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Wednesday, May 8

10:00 amJack London Square Waterfront: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013  FREE*
*Reservations are recommended by leaving a message on the Tours’ 24-hour hotline at (510) 238-3234 or via email to aallen@oaklandnet.com
12:00 pmAutodesk Design Gallery & Tour | Embarcadero  FREE
12:30 pmBallet Folklorico Mexicano: Free Live Performance | Union Square  FREE
Win Tix: SF Beta Startup Mixer: iOS Edition | SoMa
Wednesday, May 8 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $25 each or $35 for a pair.
| 111 Minna Gallery
#sfbeta pays tribute to iOS, what they call “the greatest mobile OS in the world.” They are featuring startups whose work pushes the iPad and iPhone to new heights.
6:00 pmStar Trek: Into Darkness: Meet & Greet + Sneak Preview Screening | SF  WIN*
*We have two pair of passes - Must enter on Facebook with a trekkie photo of yourself to enter
Bike Art Jam: Pre-Bike to Work Day Bike Decorating & Potluck | Alameda
Wednesday, May 8 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission and supplies. Please bring a dish to share for the potluck.
| Rhythmix Cultural Works
Celebrate 2013 Bike to Work Day in style by turning your wheels into a super cool “art bike” at Rhythmix on Wednesday night, May 8, 2013. Rhythmix will provide free paint and paper gears for you to decorate and put into the spokes of your bicycle ...

Free Progressive Rock Concert: Steven Wilson | Amoeba SF
Wednesday, May 8 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
See Steven Wilson perform at 6 pm at Amoeba Music on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Steven Wilson is an English musician and producer, best known as the founder, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree.
7:00 pmFree PBS Independent Lens Screening: “The Revolutionary Optimists” | Berkeley  FREE
“Homies” in the Mission: A City History Lecture | SF
Wednesday, May 8 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Eric Quezada Center
Wed. May 8, 7:30 pm Unsettlers: Migrants, Homies, and Mammas in the Mission In Adriana Camarena’s new work, Unsettlers: Migrants, Homies, and Mammas in the Mission, the most precarious residents of the Mission are the central storytellers. Theirs are historic tales of Californian daily life: Indigenous migrants ...
7:30 pmFree Sneak Preview Movie Night: Star Trek Into Darkness | SF  FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
8:00 pmWin Tix: Global Singer-Songwriter, Foy Vance | The New Parish  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $9 advance / $12 door.
8:00 pmHump Day Comedy Showcase at The Stud: Shanti Charan | SF  FREE
Twisted Songs & Stories of Comedian Henry Phillips | The Punchline Henry Phillips has been seen and heard performing his twisted songs and stories on ‘Comedy Central Presents’, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, and many others and now you can hear them too at The Punchline Comedy Club. Free (with a two drink minimum), but an RSVP is required. ...
8:00 pm$1 Drinks & $1.50 Taco Wednesdays: ’80s vs. ’90s DJ Party | SF  FREE*
*Free admission, bring cash for drinks
8:00 pmJanet Jackson Flash Mob Dance Class: Review Week | SF  $3*
*$3 to cover the studio rental per class, and they ask for a one-time $6 fee that covers you on their insurance policy for the year.
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Wednesday, May 8 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with a drink special purchase.
| Northstar Cafe

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 ...Every Wednesday

9:30 pmDream Queens Revue: May Gay Show | SF  FREE
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