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Thursday, May 22

Offical USPS Harvey Milk Stamps: First Day of Issue
Thursday, May 22 – All Day | Cost: 49¢*
*You gotta buy stamps, of course.
| Castro Post Office
On May 22, 2014, the US Postal Office will release the first stamp dedicated to Harvey Milk. The Harvey Milk stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp and was designed by art director Antonio Alcalá. It centers on a photo of Milk taken by Daniel ...
Adult Recess Party: Relay Races, Ping Pong & Video Games | Oakland
Thursday, May 22 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Come out and play in front of Oakland City Hall when Adult Recess comes to Frank H. Ogawa Plaza from 11 am to 2 pm on Thursday May 22, 2014 with activities like volleyball, a climbing wall, a video game truck, giant chess and more. This adult recess ...

Win: Broke-Ass Stuart’s Brand New ‘Zine + Stickers & Twisted Journal
Enter by: Thursday, May 22 – 12:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a year's "Zine Subscription" on Ziibra to Broke-Ass Stuart
Want to dive into the twisted brain of a local SF legend and get exclusive content from writer, TV host and motherf*cking hustler, Broke-Ass Stuart? Ziibra is a brand new platform for subscribing to your favorite artists and creators to get exclusive content year-round. Subscribe to ...
Free Photo Workshops & Tailgate Party | Berkeley
Thursday, May 22 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Looking Glass Photo & Camera
Looking Glass Photo is having a tailgate party with Tamron, an SLR camera manufacturer, turning a portion of their parking area into an awesome photo celebration. They’ll be offering free photography mini-sessions, test drives of the latest Tamron products, a full evening seminar, mail-in rebates on ...
Fat Wreck Chords Store Opening & Free Punk Show | SF
Thursday, May 22 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fat Wreck Chords
Come watch punk band Night Birds play the Fat Wreck Chords Record Store warehouse from 3-6 pm on Thursday May 22, 2014. They’ll have beer and Mad Caddies exclusive vinyl. Fat Wreck Chords was founded in 1992 by Fat Mike, the not so portly frontman for NOFX. He ...
Street Stage Launch Party & Concert | Mission Community Market
Thursday, May 22 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Community Market

Mission Community Market is proud to unveil their very own Street Stage, a mobile performance space for the talented Mercado musicians on Thursday, May 22, 2014. The official unveiling of the MCM Street Stage features performances by: Diana Gameros and Friends Diana Gameros is a Latin singer/songwriter who performs songs ...Every Thursday

5:00 pm$5 Night: Artists Drawing Club “Re:depiction” | Asian Art Museum  $5*
*$5 for admission after 5pm - admission to special galleries may be extra.
5:00 pmFlask Mob Happy Hour: Free Shots & Food | SF  FREE
Streat Bazaar: Craft & Artisan Pop-Up Food Market | SoMa StrEat Food Park
Thursday, May 22 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food, drinks & shopping
| Monarch Gardens

Spend your Thursday night at SoMa StrEat Food Park with the “StrEat Bazaar” featuring food trucks, $3 beer specials (Steelhead Extra Pale Ale all night long) plus a series of pop-up shopping vendors. FOOD TRUCK LINEUP -Gyro and Cheesesteak Trolley -La Jefa Taqueria -J-Shack SPECIALTY FOOD -King Knish -Nucha Empanadas -Grandma’s Homemade Jam -Crazy ...Every Thursday

“Off The Grid” Twilight Campfire Party | Presidio
Thursday, May 22 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food and drinks
| Main Post Lawn

Presidio Twilight is back for its sixth season, and it’s better than ever. This year, San Francisco’s largest campfire features a delicious selection of international cuisine from a stellar lineup of local vendors from 5-9 pm every Thursday from mid-May to September. New for 2019 are ...Every Thursday

Harvey Milk’s 84th Birthday Party: Cupcakes & DJ | SF
Thursday, May 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Beaux
The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, former State Senator Carole Migden, State Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, and Supervisor David Campos are throwing Harvey an 84th birthday celebration with cake, cupcakes, a DJ, raffle prizes and even Harvey Milk-shakes prepared at the bar (these are for sale). There will ...
Skulls NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, May 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12*
*$12 general, $10 for museum members - 21+
| California Academy of Sciences
Event Highlights on May 22, 2014 Music by Ital (DJ set) and Sikk Laffter Skulls Exhibit in the Forum (Level 2) 6-9:30 pm, Get inside our heads as we celebrate the launch of the Academy’s jaw-dropping new exhibit Skulls, featuring over 600 dead heads and live, flesh-eating beetles. Pellet Dissections & Skull Crafts ...
6:00 pmAirbnb Tech Talk & Free Dinner: Saving Healthcare.gov | SoMa  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
Free Psych-Rock Concert: A Million Billion Dying Suns | SF Converse Store
Thursday, May 22 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Converse
Psych-rockers A Million Billion Dying Suns will perform a free show at the SF Converse Store at 6:30 pm on May 22, 2014. Some might be vaguely familiar with A Million Billion Dying Suns by means of the band’s latest single “True Reality Lies Beyond the Cosmic ...
Lyft & UberX Ridesharing Art Performance Night | Berkeley
Thursday, May 22 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | David Brower Center
Check out the new art exhibition, Reimagining Progress: Production, Consumption, and Alternative Economies at the David Brower Center in Berkeley during its free opening reception on Thursday, May 22, 2014. The third juried show at the Center features the work of 18 Bay Area-based artists powerfully critiquing our ...
6:30 pmStorking Comedy: Free Standup & Intrusive Interviews | Oakland  FREE
Harvey Milk Day: Movie & Dinner Night | Oakland
Thursday, May 22 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Skyline Community Church
Watch the movie “Milk,” have dinner, and share your personal and our community’s experiences with change over the last several decades and what the man and his story mean for us and our world. This event is completely free and takes place at the progressive Skyline Community Church ...
Electro-Dance Concert, Free Drinks & Snacks | Monarch
Thursday, May 22 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required. You must "like" The City on Facebook in order to RSVP.
| Monarch
Electro-dance rock band Turn Me On Dead will be performing live at The City: SF Sounds’ next event at Monarch (101 6th St) on May 22, 2014. Free, but an RSVP is required. You must “like” The City on Facebook in order to RSVP. Turn Me On Dead is ...
Free Theater: Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” | SF

American Conservatory Theater’s 2013-14 season fellows will captivate audiences with a distinct take on The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams’ memory play focusing on the complexity of family and the difficulty of accepting reality. Faded Southern belle Amanda Wingfield scrapes by with her two adult children ...

Win Tix: “The Big Riff Off” Improv Comedy Championship | Union Square
Thursday, May 22 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Enter to win a pair of tickets - General Admission is $10
| 533 Sutter
Attend the first ever riffing championship – the ultimate improv challenge. Come see eight improvisors and comedians square off to see who is the best riffer in San Francisco. Comedian lineup Michael O’Brien (Masters of Improv) Kaseem Bentley (“Best of” SF Weekly) Natasha Muse (Winner, “Battle of the Bay” ...
8:30 pmAmerica’s Funniest Lesbians: Free Comet Club Comedy | SF  FREE
8:30 pm“Nightlife on Mars” Underground Comedy Night | SF  FREE
Free Concert: Bayonics 11-Piece Hip-Hop Jazz | SoMa
Thursday, May 22 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Sparc
Sparc and Grown Kids Radio present acclaimed local band, Bayonics, playing a free show on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Free, but an RSVP is required. Bayonics are an 11-piece powerhouse from San Francisco’s Mission District that defines today’s Bay Area experience. Fusing the musical genres of hip-hop, Latin music, ...
Win Tix: Popscene Indie DJ Dance Party | SF
Thursday, May 22 – 9:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $7
| Rickshaw Stop
Popscene is throwing a resident DJ only dance party featuring indie millennium sounds of Hot Hot Heat, LCD Soundsystem, Fischerspooner, Goldfrapp, The Strokes, Interpol, Ladytron, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Arcade Fire, Futureheads, The Rapture, Phoenix, M.I.A., Soulwax, and more on May 22, 2014. Aaron Axelsen, Popscene DJ and ...

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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