Events for August 2, 2014
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| 9:00 am | Sick Plant Clinic | UC Berkeley Botanical Garden | FREE* *Garden admission is free only if you're attending the Sick Plant Clinic.
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2014 Summer Gardening Fair | Golden Gate Park
Join the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at its 17th annual Summer Gardening Fair in Golden Gate Park from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
2014 Summer Gardening Fair
Come learn more about plants and gardening by talking to representatives of local horticultural ...
Bank of America Free Museum Weekend
Holders of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, or U. S. Trust cardholders (credit cards and debit cards) get free admission to eight Bay Area museums, two Sacramento museums and to more than 225 cultural institutions nationwide, for the first full weekend each month including the de ...Monthly
New Baby Heron Chicks: Nest Observation Day | Stow Lake
The Great Blue Herons at Stow Lake have three new baby chicks for the public to observe through spotting scopes, brought to you by San Francisco Nature Education. Staffed by Nancy DeStefanis, Executive Director and volunteers, they will be answering questions about the late nest and the ...Every Saturday
15th Annual Choo Choo & Brew: Superhero Pub Crawl | Peninsula
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s the 15th Annual Choo Choo & Brew, the Peninsula’s popular pub crawl that lets you support public transportation for a day and your local bar from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
The 2014 theme is ...
Free Awesome Ice Cream Sandwich Day: Cream’s Grand Opening | Mission Dist.
CREAM (which translates to “Cookies Rule Everything Around Me”) makes super tasty ice cream sandwiches on freshly-baked homemade cookies.
They’ve got shops all over the Bay Area and now are opening up one finally in San Francisco. And to celebrate the grand opening, they’ll be giving ...
Win Tix: Art + Soul Oakland Festival | 2014
Check out downtown Oakland’s biggest annual festival voted “Best Music Festival” by the East Bay Express.
Highlights include a poetry slam, dance battles, a vintage car show, a throwdown BBQ competition, four stages of live music including gospel, blues, Latin, jazz along with disco legends Rose ...
14th Annual AfroSolo Arts Festival in the Park | Yerba Buena Gardens
In collaboration with Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, AfroSolo Arts Festival presents its fourteenth free concert in Yerba Buena Gardens. The 2014 concert features Anthony Brown in A Tribute to Paul Robeson. He will be accompanied by Dr. Carl Blake on piano. This program will also ...
Baycation Day: Escape the Fog of SF for Oakland | East Bay
Escape the fog for the sunny East Bay with arts & crafts, photo workshops, DJs and cool vintage cars in a sunny beer garden.
Oakland Art Murmur & Broke-Ass Stuart join forces to bring you a free Baycation day. Come celebrate the first Oakland Art Murmur ...
“First Caturday” Cat Gathering in the Park | Dolores Park
Dogs usually get to have all the fun in San Francisco. Now it’s time for cats to reign.
All owners/slaves of cute kitties it the city are invited to bring their cats on a leash to Dolores Park on Saturday, August 2, 2014 for “First Caturday” ...
“Made in SF” Festival: DJ Mark Farina, Live Music & Street Food | Public Works
Made in SF features a slew of local DJs, performers going late into the night at Public Works with an outdoor street food market to keep you fueled.
Headlining the decks will be an epic house DJ set by Mark Farina, one of the top DJs in ...
Win Tix: “Made in SF” DJ & Performance Fest | Public Works
Made in SF features a slew of local DJs and performers going late into the night at Public Works with an outdoor street food market to keep you fueled.
Headlining the decks will be an epic house DJ set by Mark Farina, one of the top ...
Circus Sideshow Potluck: Food & Performance Art Party | SF
Appetite Obscure presents Carnival: a potluck circus sideshow vaudevillian extraordinaire.
They’ve got beer from the New Normal brewery. They’ve got music, dancers, and jugglers. They’ve got the very finest in circus dining tableware and ambience, and at the center of it all is you, alive and ...
Win Tix: Bone Bash 2014: Boston & The Doobie Brothers | Shoreline Amphitheatre
107.7 The Bone is throwing its annual Bone Bash XV with a stellar lineup featuring Boston, The Doobie Brothers, John Kay and Steppenwolf and Don Felder.
Enter to win a pair of free tickets from FuncheapSF, or grab a pair of lawn seats for $30 flat.
Win Tix: Improvised Downton Abbey | Fort Mason
Secrets. Rivalries. Romance. Enter the world of a privileged, but troubled estate in the early 20th century in this completely improvised period story told in the style of Downton Abbey.
You won’t see Sybil, Matthew, or Violet, but rather new characters created on the spot by ...
Sea Chantey Sing Along Aboard Historic Ship | SF
Sailors and scallywags alike gather around for an evening of traditional sea songs and chanteys for the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s monthly chantey on the first Saturday night of each month from 6-9pm with entry beginning at 5:30pm. Park rangers will lead the public ...
’90s Film Night in the Park: “Clueless” | Dolores Park
If ever there was a greater movie burn than, “You’re a virgin who can’t drive,” well, millennials probably don’t know what it would be, but, like, whatever, right? I mean, that was way harsh.
Go back to 1995, giant cellphones, Calvin Klein and all, with Alicia ...
“Critical Hit” Comedy Show, Free Pizza & Free Candy | Oakland
August 2, 2014: Headliner Butch Escobar (San Jose Improv)
Butch is a local favorite comedian, and a regular at all of the major clubs in the area. He has performed all over the country, headlining sold out shows.
The lineup also includes:
Kevin O’shea (SF Punch Line)
Dave Zugnogi
Josh ...
Higgs Boson Astronomy Lecture & Star Party | Mt. Tam
For August 2nd, the lecture features Dr. Beate Heinemann, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, with the topic “How We Found the Higgs Boson.”
How does the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva in Switzerland work? How did its use lead to the discovery in 2012 of the Higgs boson? ...
Win Tix: Zepparella: All-Girl Led Zeppelin Tribute | Slim’s
Now more than ever, Zepparella explores their own improvised magic within the framework of Led Zeppelin’s mighty songs.
Drummer and founding member, Clementine, tackles the best rock drumming ever written with her own emotionally powerful style, bringing the Motown influence of the Bonham groove to the forefront. The ...
DJ Dance Party: Jazz-Flecked Disco House w/ Glenn Jackson (Live) | SF
Headliner: Glenn Jackson (Live, Ceremony Recordings). DJs YR Skull and epicsauce supporting. Free before 10 pm with an RSVP on Facebook, otherwise, it’s $6. “buoyant instrumental disco that feels like a five-minute tropical vacation.” -SF Weekly “Straight outta Oakland, a new figure in the handmade-house resurgence … The three tracks ...Monthly
Prince vs. Michael Jackson DJ Party | NoPa
Pay tribute to both the King of Pop and the Purple One every first Saturday of the month at the Madrone Art Bar’s “The Prince and Michael Experience,” which celebrates their work with a healthy dose of competition as fans go head-to-head on the dance ...Monthly
Every Saturday
Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Grab your yoga mat and come to Sports Basement Berkeley for some relaxing weekend yoga. Community classes take place every Saturday.
Free Community Yoga Class
Every Saturday | 10 am
Sports Basement, 2727 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA
FREE
Please BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat) and water bottle. All levels are welcome.
Updated 1/28/2020 ...
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Enjoy an hour-long walk on the rise, tragic fall, and modern rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most renowned historic landmarks.
Visit a contemporary swirl of shops and learn the history of ferries, freeways, and quakes. Meet at the foot of the stairs at the front ...
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Take yourself outside and into the beauty of this city’s heart and soul. Practice yoga under the trees and let the ocean air sooth and invigorate you. This class expertly blends breathing and movement, strength and grace, imagination and form.
You will gain a personal understanding ...
“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 ...
“Critical Hit” Comedy Show | Oakland
Critical Hit is hosted by Erik Krasner, Hayden Greif-Neill and Jim McVeigh at It’s Your Move Games & Hobbies in Temescal for over 4 years and still going strong.
Every week, some of our favorite comedians are invited to perform. Along with the producers, you can ...
