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Wednesday, August 20

Mozart Piano Concert | North Bay
Wednesday, August 20 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
| Throckmorton Theatre

The Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley presents their annual free concert series from August  to October 2014. The concert take place on Wednesdays at noon. The performances are free, but donations are gladly accepted. 2014 Schedule August 6: Katrina Zosseder soprano, Joe Bloom piano plus ...Every

12:00 pmFree Lunchtime ’90s Concert: Strong Like Bull | Oakland  FREE
12:00 pmCartoon Jazz Band: “People in Plazas” 2014 | SF  FREE
Jazz, Funk & R&B: The Hogan Brothers | Union Square
Wednesday, August 20 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Steve (bass), Colin (keyboards), and Julian (drums) are a jazz fusion trio based in Oakland, California. Their influences, while rooted in American styles such as Jazz, Funk, R&B, and Pop, are also informed by many international styles such as Timba, Tango, Gamelan, Highlife, Soukous, Afro-pop, ...

5:30 pmEast Bay Green Drinks: Free Snacks & Networking | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required.
5:30 pmFree Laughter Yoga Class | UCSF  FREE
Rainbow Grocery Food Film Screening & Snacks: “American Meat” | SoMa
Wednesday, August 20 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Bryant St.)
Beginning with a history of our current industrial system, the feedlots and confinement operations are unveiled, not through hidden cameras, but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. From there, the story shifts to Polyface Farms, where the Salatin family has developed ...
Psychedelic Rock Concert: Joel Gion & The Primary Colours | Amoeba SF
Wednesday, August 20 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
After spending a long and strange career as the legendary “Tamborine Man” for the Brian Jonestown Massacre, tambourinist/percussionist Joel Gion has emerged with an armload of his own music done entirely his own way. The fruit of Gion’s sonic explorations, Apple Bonkers (out August 19th, ...
6:00 pmMovie Night on the Green: “Stuart Little” | Marin  FREE
Tragedy, Italian Style: Spooky Film Screening | SF
Wednesday, August 20 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Italian Cultural Institute

Escape the heat (or give in to the eery fog) with summer chills, Italian style. They will be showing three films from a more disconcerting, though no less accomplished, side of the Italian psyche. “Tragedy, Italian Style” Film Schedule Free, but an RSVP is required ...

Closing Night: Starlight Movie Night & Improv Show: “Airplane” | San Jose
Wednesday, August 20 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Pedro Square Market

Starlight Cinemas in San Jose return to St. James Park in 2023, for a free outdoor and awesome movie night. All movies begin at dusk in the park. Typically about an hour before the film are movie-related fun & games. 2023 Update: Join us this ...

7:00 pmAsk a Scientist: Whatever Happened to Homo Erectus? | SoMa  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is requested.
7:00 pmFree Astronomy Lecture: “El Gordo” Monster Galaxy Cluster | Randall Museum  FREE
7:00 pmFree Comedy Night with Danny Dechi | Outer Richmond  FREE
Nerd Nite: Hearing Loss, Surveys & Spacecraft Rescue | Rickshaw Stop
Wednesday, August 20 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $8 | Rickshaw Stop
On a scale of one to 10, with one being hella good and 10 being amaze-balls — wait, Nerd Nite doesn’t need a survey to figure out that you are going to be blown away by three great talks this month. Somebody rescued a spacecraft? ...
8:00 pmWin Tix: Gene Pompa (Conan / Comedy Central) Stand Up Comedy | The Punch Line  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. All shows are 18 & over and there is a two drink minimum per person.
“The Tabernacle” Stand-Up Comedy Show | SF
Wednesday, August 20 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5 | The Dark Room
Headliner Joe Klocek has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Voted “Best Comic in the City” for 2011 in The SF Weekly’s Readers Poll, Joe is a past runner-up in The San Francisco International Comedy Competition and is a co-producer of the critically ...
8:00 pmReal Live Comedians Showcase | Mission Dist.  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required by email to RealLiveComedians@gmail.com at least 3 hours before the event. Otherwise admission is $10. Donations are welcome.
Converse Free Heavy Rock Concert: High On Fire | The Chapel Converse Rubber Tracks Live present a free concert at The Chapel featuring High On Fire, with Arctic opening the night. Doors open at 8 pm; show starts at 9 pm. It’s a free concert, but an RSVP is required. RSVPS are now sold out, but tickets may be ...
Free Garage Rock Concert: The Fresh & Onlys | Elbo Room
Wednesday, August 20 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required
| Valencia Room (Formerly Elbo Room)
Catch a free show with SF garage rock band The Fresh & Onlys at Elbo Room on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Be sure to get there early to see The Tambo Rays, a buzzed about sibling-based chillpop group from Oakland/San Francisco and Popgang DJs. Free, but an RSVP is required. To ...
9:00 pmFree Comedy Show & Hip Hop Cypher | SF  FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
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