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2014 Walk Out to Rock Out: Heavy Metal Bar Crawl | SF
Thursday, July 17 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free. You can request a pick-up at pickmeup@walkouttorockout.com or by texting (415) 425-0158
 | Zeitgeist
Rather cruise around with cold beers and carefree rockers than have another crappy day in your cubicle? Then join the annual Walk Out to Rock Out on July 17, 2014 and join in on the all-day, mobile party to raise money for charity. Sign-up for this booze-soaked rock ...
TOMS Warehouse Sale: Food Trucks, Giveaways & 70% Off Shoes | San Mateo
Thursday, July 17 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but parking is $10 at the event center.
 | San Mateo Event Center

TOMS shoes warehouse sale comes to San Mateo with huge discounts on all shoes, bags and eyewear for men, women, youth and toddlers (Tiny TOMS) inside 50,000 sq feet of shopping. The pricing varies from sale to sale, but is generally 50-70% off retail prices. Expect to hunt for great deals on ...

The Epitome Of Summer: Live Music, Ping Pong & Lawn Games | Emeryville
Thursday, July 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Public Market (Emeryville)
The Epitome Of Summer Music Fest is an all ages outdoor music “mini” festival that will allow attendees to experience music from local artists and lawn games while soaking up the summer sun. This will be the epitome of what a summer day should encompass and it ...
12:00 pmLunchtime Concert Series | Palo Alto  FREE
Lunchtime Legos for Grown-Ups | Mountain View
Thursday, July 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mountain View Public Library
Relax with other adults in the library community room. Build awesome things with legos. Just drop-in; no registration is required. Yes, you may bring and eat your lunch in the lego room. Please, no messy hands or sticky fingers.
SF Free Film Festival: “It Came From Beneath the Sea” | Main Library
Thursday, July 17 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library

Enjoy free movies all summer long at your neighborhood library during the 3rd Annual San Francisco Library Film Festival. Every movie being screened is either set in San Francisco or was filmed here. The 2014 edition of this free film festival features San Francisco classics ...

3:00 pmCorazón Summer Acoustic Folk-Pop Concert | Westfield Centre  FREE
YBCA:ConVerge Monthly Art Gathering | SoMa
Thursday, July 17 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Check out performance artist Qinmin Liu and her ensemble will display a participatory dance featuring water movement. Join in and experience a new level of fluidity and dimension. Monthly

Yerba Buena Gallery Crawl: Third Thursdays | SoMa
Thursday, July 17 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*All gallery and museum entries will be free except for the Contemporary Jewish Museum which will be offering a special entry price of $5.
 | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Yerba Buena Third Thursdays is a monthly outing of art, performance, music, and drinks in the Yerba Buena neighborhood in the heart of downtown San Francisco, between 2nd and 5th Street, and Market and Harrison Street. Free, but an RSVP is recommended to save time ...

Streat Bazaar: Craft & Artisan Pop-Up Food Market | SoMa StrEat Food Park
Thursday, July 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food, drinks & shopping
 | Monarch Gardens

Looking to discover SF’s best local craft/artisan food vendors and special chef pop-ups? SoMa StrEat Food Park and Funcheap are putting on a Thursday Night Market called “StrEat Bazaar.” The focus is mostly craft food vendors, special pop-up restaurants, food trucks (of course) and some artists ...Every Thursday

5:00 pmAsian Art Museum: $5 Thursday Nights | SF  $5*
*$5 for admission after 5 pm; admission to special galleries may be extra.
The English Beat: $10 Concert in the Park | San Jose
Thursday, July 17 – 5:15 pm - Ends at 9:15 pm | Cost: $10*
*$10 in advance; $20 day of the event
 | St. James Park (San Jose)
Music in the Park returns to celebrate its 26th year with a concert featuring the iconic The English Beat on Thursday, July 17, 2014. By Christmas of 1979, The English Beat were riding high in the UK charts with their first single, a smoking remake of the classic ...
Berkeley Art & Film Block Party with 14-Piece Brass Band | Berkeley
Thursday, July 17 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Oxford & Addison (Berkeley)
BAM/PFA (Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive) is throwing a block party on Addison Street below Oxford to celebrate the topping out of their new building. A ceremony is traditionally held when the last beam is put in place, and the topping out marks a ...
6:00 pmQuick Draw SF: Monthly Live Art Party | SoMa  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP on Facebook is appreciated.
6:00 pmFree Swing Concert in the Park: Stompy Jones | San Mateo  FREE
How-To NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, July 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12*
*$12 general, $10 for museum members - 21+
 | California Academy of Sciences
Come and teach yourself a few new things with a special “how to” nightlife event. There will be hands-on demos featuring synthesizer workshops, metal-working, and even salsa dancing SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Hands-On Demos in African Hall (Level 1) 6:00-10:00 pm: Learn how to sustainably catch and prepare your own dinner ...
6:00 pmSFJAZZ Summer Jazz 2014: Free Outdoor B-3 Hammond Organ Party | Stanford  FREE
6:00 pmZYZZYVA All Stars: Issue #100 Celebration | Hayes Valley  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
6:00 pmThird Thursday Piedmont Avenue Stroll | Oakland  FREE
Outdoor Salsa Dance Party & Live Band: Rumbaché | SoMa
Thursday, July 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Jessie Square

Rumbaché mixes salsa, timba, bomba, funk and whatever else spices up the mood, providing a hard-hitting and entirely unique style of Cuban and salsa repertoire, and their own expressions, igniting enthusiasm in dancers and musical connoisseurs alike. Rumbaché features Omar Ledezma (vocals), Monica Fimbrez (vocals), Patricio ...Monthly

6:30 pmStorking Comedy: Free Standup & Intrusive Interviews | Oakland  FREE
2014 LaborFest Film Night | Mission Dist.
Thursday, July 17 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
 | 518 Valencia
FilmWorks United International Working Class Film & Video Festival The Plundering By Oliver Ressler (40 min.) 2013 Austria Extreme levels of privatization can only be carried out under conditions where people are under severe pressure, as in the transformation of former Soviet republics towards independence and capitalism. Since ...
7:00 pmBicycle Bingo Night | Oakland  FREE*
*No cover, but bingo cards require a donation ($3 each, 2/$5, 5/$10)
Elixir’s Cocktail Club: Tequila Tapatio Tasting | Mission Dist.
Thursday, July 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Tasting is included with the purchase of any beverage from the bar.
 | Elixir
Charbay Distilling is in the house with their Tequila Tapatio. Charbay distiller, Marko Karakasevic, is making an appearance and bringing with him his knowledge of the Charbay product line. He’s a 13th generation distiller, so you can bet this guy knows his stuff.
7:30 pmHow Earthquakes Are Measured | Randall Museum  FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome
Win Tix: Circus Vargas: Big Top Daredevil Artistry | San Jose
Thursday, July 17 – 7:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular prices start at $20
| Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
Get ready for the ultimate entertainment extravaganza for all ages. Come see where the magic begins and the heart-pounding, death-defying action takes place under the Circus Vargas big top in San Jose. It’s a brand new production for 2014 called, “Magikaria Extreme,” filled with daredevil acts, ...
Temescal Street Cinema: “Shakespeare In Blue” | Oakland
Thursday, July 17 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 49th and Telegraph

Shakespeare In Blue by David Wayne White (35 min) Looks at the way the San Quentin State Prison Shakespeare Theater Project is transforming lives of prisoners by offering insight, inspiration and creative expression. Rebels With A Cause by Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto (57 min) A stunningly beautiful ...Every Thursday

Win Tix: Pearls Over Shanghai: The Cockettes Musical | SF
Thursday, July 17 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of shock box tickets. Regular cost, $37.22
 | The Hypnodrome
“Pearls Over Shanghai” is a comic mock-operetta set in the colorful world of 1937 Shanghai, China. As the bamboo curtain parts, politics are swept aside by love of the mystery and intrigue of the Orient. Placing the story at the crossroads of good and evil, this ...
8:30 pm“Nightlife on Mars” Underground Comedy Night | SF  FREE
8:30 pmFree Comet Club Comedy | SF  FREE

Every Thursday

Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | The New Parkway
Every Thursday – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Let the Box Office know you are there for Trivia Night and they will send you to the Mezzanine Level.
 | The New Parkway
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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cigar Bar & Grill
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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Use promo code HELLAFUNNY for free tickets. Otherwise, it's $15.
 | Milk Bar
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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Normally $15 use code FUNCHEAP for $5 tickets. 21+
 | Ales Unlimited: Beer Basement
"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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission. Bring cash for drink purchase.
 | Hops & Barrel
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 – 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 ...
“Class of ’84” Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Cover may change for special events.
 | The Cat Club
"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
Every Thursday – 9:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 am | Cost: FREE | Slate Bar
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
Every Thursday – 10:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $1*
*$1 Per Well Shot, but no cover charge.
 | Would You Believe Cocktails
$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 ...
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