Events for May 23, 2013
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Thursday, May 23
| 4:00 pm | Win Tix: North Beach Food & Wine Tasting Tour | SF | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $86 per person.
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Free Belgian Chocolate Waffle Day | TCHO Chocolate Factory
Yep, you read that right. b.street waffles and TCHO Chocolate join forces to let you have a taste of both – for free.
Come by TCHO Chocolate Factory at Pier 17 from 5-7 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013 and receive complimentary b.street Belgian waffles with ...
Asian Art Museum: $10 Thursday Nights | SF
Want to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the Asian Art Museum without the weekend crowds and for about half the price?
Try Thursday nights – The Asian Art Museum is open late on Thursday nights (5-9p) and tickets are just $10 (normally they’re $20 on ...
| 6:00 pm | Free Acoustic Funk Rock Concert: Curt Yagi | Annie Alley | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required.
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Thursday Night Fever NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
On May 23, 2013, NightLife is bringing the groovy back with some of San Francisco’s hottest disco fiends.
Join the DJ crew from Go BANG for a Silent Disco in African Hall, and shake your funky best alongside zebras, lions, and live African penguins. In the ...
| 6:00 pm | Backyard Roots: Urban Farming | Omnivore Books | FREE |
Win Tix: SF Beer History Night: Unlimited Craft Beer Tastings | The Old Mint
Explore 150 years of San Francisco’s beer & brewing culture at the San Francisco Mint (built in 1874) with unlimited craft beer tasting from 10 different breweries, plus historical talks brewer presentations, and rarely-seen historic brewing memorabilia.
Tastings include 21st Amendment, Speakeasy, Anchor, Triple Voodoo and more.
Free Concert, Beer & Snacks: Roem Baur’s Folk Blues | SF
Roem Baur‘s song work draws inspiration from ‘60s folk music, his early operatic training and touring internationally in choirs.
Baur has begun to distinguish himself in the San Francisco scene with his unconventional takes on blues, soul and folk music, coupled with the wit and energy ...
San Francisco Magazine’s “Authors Issue” Release Party | Ferry Building
San Francisco Magazine celebrates its June “Authors Issue” with a mega-reading featuring some of the Bay Area’s most exciting writing talent.
Authors contributing to the issue include Dave Eggers, Daniel Handler, Michelle Tea, John Lescroart, Yiyun Lee, Andrew Sean Greer, Helene Wecker, Robin Sloan, Chinaka Hodge, ...
UNIQLO Designer Party: Open Bar & Motown DJs | SF
Celebrate the launch of UNIQLO’s Designers Invitation Project (DIP) with collaborative designs by Michael Bastian, SUNO NY, Leur Logette, Plumpynuts and Double Standard Clothing.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
There will be free libations and live Motown on Mondays (MOM) DJs at this lively event hosted by Annabel ...
| 8:00 pm | Win Tix: He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister: Songwriting, Costumes & Tap Dance | Oakland | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $15 in advance, $18 at the door.
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Free “Comedy Bodega” Showcase | Mission Dist.
Unfortunately , Esta Noche has closed. Esta Noche has presented the Bay Area’s best progressive comedians free of charge in the heart of the Mission. Now, new hosts are continuing the fun. , straight and gay comedians tell jokes on a stage that was built for ...Every Thursday
Pay-What-You-Can Theater Night: “Birds of a Feather” | SF
See the play “Birds of a Feather” for pay-what-you-can admission on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Birds of a Feather is a heart-warming, smart comedy about two bird families: Roy and Silo, a pair of male penguins that adopt and raise a chick at the Central Park Zoo and Pale Male ...
| 8:30 pm | Free Comet Club Comedy | SF | FREE |
| 9:00 pm | Win Tix: Detroit Cobras: Leather, Heels & Ass-Shaking Anthems | Slim’s | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $16
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Battle of the Bluegrass Bands: Rolling Stones Night w/ Chick Jagger | SF
Come watch a bluegrass Battle of the Bands with local bands performing their best bluegrass renditions of The Rolling Stones.
Judging the battle will be special celebrity guest judges Chick Jagger, a San Francisco chick-fronted, Rolling Stones tribute band.
Competing bands include:
Rusty Stringfield
The Beauty Operators String Band
Outbound
Red Hill ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
“Class of ’84” Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday from 9 pm to 2 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 ...
