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Thursday, May 30

SFMOMA Free Day & “Countdown” Kick-Off Party | Thursday
Thursday, May 30 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required for each day.
| SFMOMA
Thursday, May 30, 2013 10 am to 9:45 pm 10 am to 5:30 pm: The Kitchen Sisters Present The Making Of… Meet Bay Area makers and artists featured in The Making Of…, a community collaboration by award-winning radio producers The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) and ...
Win: California’s Best Trips: 35 Amazing Road Trips | Lonely Planet Lonely Planet has selected 35 amazing road trips through California, from two-day escapes to week-long adventures, and packed them full of expert advice and inspirational suggestions. Whether you want to explore landmark national parks, taste wines in vine-strewn valleys or visit Gold Rush towns, this ...

BlackMahal: Punjabi Roots Concert | Yerba Buena Gardens
Thursday, May 30 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Part P-funk, part Punjabi-roots, BlackMahal is a San Francisco-based live music experience complete with drums, DJs, horns, hip-hop MCs, and the godfather of Punjabi-American music – Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti. BlackMahal is steeped in Old California, a Punjabi-American experience that started in the 1890s when the ...
Free Lunch for Giants vs. A’s: BBQ Pork Sandwiches | Shanghai Kelly’s
Thursday, May 30 – 12:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*While supplies last, and drink purchase may be required
| Shanghai Kelly's
Shanghai Kelly’s is hooking all Giants (and A’s) fans up with a free BBQ Pork sandwich lunch on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Come by Shanghai’s to watch the afternoon ballgame on TV and get hooked up with a free lunch starting at 1 pm. The sandwiches are “while supplies ...
Bardot at The Clift “Re-think Happy Hour” | SF
Thursday, May 30 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP required via Eventbrite
| Clift Hotel

The glamorous Redwood Room housed in the Clift Hotel is entirely paneled with redwood and features Art Deco sconces and chandeliers sitting among avant-garde video installations and Philippe Starck-designed furniture.  The last Thursday of every month is “Bardot” (bar-daux), a happy hour in this gorgeous space with drink specials (though they’ll still be ...Monthly

Skull and Bones NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, May 30 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12*
*$12 general, $10 for museum members - 21+
| California Academy of Sciences
Skull and Bones Schedule 6-10 pm: Skull and Bones in the East Pavilion Meet Academy field associate Ray “Bones” Bandar and see specimens from his extensive collection Chat with “Bone Man” Lee Post and hear about his community projects which include building the skeleton of an 18-foot-long juvenile orca ...
SF Weekly “Best of 2013” Party w/ Open Bar | Public Works
Thursday, May 30 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*$20 tickets are limited in availability.
| Public Works
SF Weekly celebrates the Best Of San Francisco 2013 at their annual “best of” bash at Public Works on May 30, 2013, featuring drinks, a DJ, dancing and a chance to hob nob with all the winners. There’s a three-hour hosted bar (with lots of beer, ...
$10 Opening Night Exhibit Art Party | Asian Art Museum
Thursday, May 30 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for students with valid ID. Otherwise event & museum admission is $10
| Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum has a brand new contemporary art exhibition, Proximities 1: What Time Is It There?, and is throwing a fun opening night party with art talks, cocktail demos, DJs, experimental Indian music & visuals, and plus access to the museums galleries. Proximities: Opening ...
6:30 pmStorking Comedy: Free Standup & Intrusive Interviews | Oakland  FREE
Film Buff Night: Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Hard Eight” | Mission Dist
Thursday, May 30 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome at the door.
| Goforaloop Gallery & Studios
On Thursday May 30, 2013 Goforaloop Gallery & Studios will feature Paul Thomas Anderson’s short film Cigarettes and Coffee, along with his first full length feature Hard Eight. Cigarettes and Coffee, released in 1993 and starring Philip Baker Hall, helped to launch Anderson’s career and was ...
7:00 pmTwang: Country DJs, Line Dancing & $1 Tacos | Polk Gulch  FREE
Win Tix: Instagram Night: Founders in Conversation | SF
Thursday, May 30 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $25 general admission.
| Castro Theatre
Hear Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, co-founders of Instagram, for a conversation with #nofilter with Kevin Rose, partner at Google Ventures, at the Castro Theatre. From the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to your Sunday eggs Benedict in the Mission, Instagram is documenting the world around us and ...
“The City” Free Concert Night: Free Drinks & Appetizers | SF
Thursday, May 30 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Maggie McGarry's Irish Pub
Join the next, absolutely free concert and party thrown by The City, this Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Maggie McGarrys in North Beach. Free, but an RSVP is required. There will be hosted drinks and appetizers (that means free) from 7-8 pm and they’ll have a raffle for a ...
7:00 pmVaudeville Night: $5 Comedy & Music Variety Show | Red Devil Lounge  $5
Free “Comedy Bodega” Showcase | Mission Dist.
Thursday, May 30 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover, but there is a one drink minimum. Arrive early for best seating. Doors open 7:30
| Esta Noche

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

Win Tix: Laurie Lewis & New Voices in Bluegrass | Freight & Salvage
Thursday, May 30 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Advanced tickets are $12.50, at the door is $14.50.
| Freight & Salvage
Local bluegrass veteran, Laurie Lewis, presents a showcase of new voices in the Bay Area bluegrass scene. Featured bands include American Nomad, a “newgrass” duo, Garrin Benfield, “one of the best singer-songwriters to emerge from the Bay Area” (Jambase), and Wendy Burch Steel, whose first album was called “a ...
Free Swing Dance Lesson, Dance Party & Raffle | Pac Heights
Thursday, May 30 – 8:20 pm - Ends at 12:30 am | Cost: FREE | Russian Center of San Francisco
Put on those dancing shoes and join a free Lindy Hop swing dancing lesson and swing dance party for The 9:20 Special Open House on Thursday, May 30, 2013. The 9:20 Special Open House | May 30, 2013 8:20-9:20 pm: Free Beginner Lindy Hop lesson 9:20 pm-12:30 am: Free ...
8:30 pmFree Comet Club Comedy | SF  FREE
8:30 pm“Nightlife on Mars” Underground Comedy Night | SF  FREE
Win Tix: DJ Night: Casey Spooner (of Fischerspooner) & Ladyhawke | Mezzanine
Thursday, May 30 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $18/advance and $20/door.
| Mezzanine
Ladyhawke, one of the brightest stars to light up the pop firmament this millennium, and Casey Spooner, of art pop performance project Fischerspooner, return to Mezzanine for a night of top-notch DJ sets. Opening DJ set by Gold Fields, fresh off their release of their debut ...
Win Tix: The International Swingers: (Blondie & Sex Pistols Members) | Red Devil Lounge
Thursday, May 30 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Tickets are $20, or use code ISFC0530 to get $10 tickets
| Red Devil Lounge
What do Blondie, the Sex Pistols, Generation X and Supernaut have in common? The International Swingers. Clem Burke (Blondie, the Eurythmics, the Ramones), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Faces) and James Stevenson (Generation X, The Alarm, Gene Loves Jezebel) rock the Red Devil Lounge with ...
9:00 pmFree Dance Party & $1 Cocktails | Public Works  FREE

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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