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Thursday, September 4

Win Tix: Exploratorium After Dark: Piano Parade & Whimsical Exhibits | Pier 15
Thursday, September 4 – 6:00 am | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $15
| Exploratorium
In September, Exploratorium After Dark invites you to ponder the following: How would you improve our city’s public spaces? Contribute your vision at After Dark. Play in a parade of pianos, design a miniature Market Street, and test whimsical exhibits in preparation for next year’s ...
9:00 amFree Hatha Yoga in the Panhandle | SF  FREE
10:00 amPez Museum: Free Admission Day | Burlingame  FREE
11:00 amFree First Thursdays | Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive  FREE
12:00 pmFree First Thursdays | Chinese Historical Society  FREE
12:00 pmLunchtime Concert Series | Palo Alto  FREE
12:30 pmValerie Troutt & MoonCandy: Uplifting Jazz & R&B | Yerba Buena Gardens  FREE
5:00 pmStreat Bazaar: $3 Anchor Steam Night & Korean Fried Chicken | SoMa StrEat Food Park  FREE*
*Bring cash for food, drinks & shopping
5:00 pm$5 Asian Art Museum Night: Art Dance Performance & DJ | SF  $5*
*$5 for admission after 5 pm; admission to special galleries may be extra.
5:00 pmMarc Jacobs Daisy Dream Clouds Lounge | Union Square  FREE
Free Community Veggie Dinner: Fresh Garden & Farmers Market Meal | SF
Thursday, September 4 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church
The menu for the September 4th dinner looks like it includes kale w/ beets salad, sides of squash and quinoa, a main course of seasonal pasta with veggies and tomatoes and a desert of fruit shortcake with plums, peaches, strawberries and fresh whipped cream. Yummy! The ...

“Hot & Heavy” Fierce Fat Girls Literature Event | Main Library RADAR Presents a Reading and launch party for Nepantla: A Journal for Queer Poets of Color hosted by Virgie Tovar, editor of Hot & Heavy and voted “Best Sex Writer” of the SF Bay Guardian. Virgie is a hot fat Latina femme writer and activist. She ...
Win Tix: Design Night Gone Good: Social Solutions & Cocktails | Autodesk Gallery
Thursday, September 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $25 each ($20 for students w/ID)
| Autodesk Gallery
Design isn’t just streamlined furniture, shiny gadgets, and sleek cars. It also has the capacity to have a deep and profound impact on peoples’ lives. From cleaner portable stoves in Africa to low-cost housing in rural America, impact design aims to tackle and solve social, environmental, ...
6:00 pmChinatown Night Out | Portsmouth Square  FREE*
*We are assuming this event is free since they say "all are invited" - seems like it would be free, doesn't it?
“Bay Area Bold” NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, September 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $12*
*$12 general, $10 for museum members - 21+
| California Academy of Sciences
NightLife partners with The San Francisco Foundation to salute the Bay Area’s boldest with a buzzworthy line-up of storytellers, music, and fun. Schedule of Events “Bay Area Love Stories” Presented by Porchlight in African Hall (Level 1) 7:00 & 8:00 pm, Celebrate the brightest minds and biggest ideas in ...
Lower Polk / TL Art Walk | Trendyloin
Thursday, September 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Polk / Gulch Corridor

The SF First Thursday Art Walk makes 27+ galleries available late night to the public for an art walk every first Thursday from 6-10 pm. This is not a bar crawl. Each location is either a traditional gallery or a retail space with room dedicated to ...Monthly

6:00 pmFree Rock Wall Climbing Class | Lombardi Sports  FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required to climb@outdooradventureclub.com
Free Mohawk Haircut Night & Cider Tasting | Lower Polk
Thursday, September 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Barber's Choice haircuts for men from 6-10 pm on the first Thursday of the month.
| Salana

For the First Thursday Art Walk, SaLana Salon will have new art work, cider tasting by a newly launched brand, and Barber’s Choice free mowhawks from 7-10 pm. Monthly

Tacolious Tasting Night & Book Party | Omnivore Books On Food
Thursday, September 4 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Omnivore Books on Food
Tacolicious co-owner Joe Hargrave tries to conquer your belly at home with a new cookbook filled with recipes for making their ridiculously tasty tacos. He’ll be on hand giving cooking tips plus bribing our taste buds with snacks and drinks. Tacolicious: Festive Recipes for Tacos, Snacks, ...
Netflix Design Talk: The Future of TV & Mobile | Los Gatos
Thursday, September 4 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Netflix HQ
Take an in-depth look at how Netflix designers are creating new experiences for mobile devices. Learn how a service born on the television is transformed for phones and tablets. Free, but an RSVP is required. They will provide a shuttle from San Francisco to Los Gatos and back, ...
Heart Beats: Un-Networking Social Hour & Free Drinks | General Assembly
Thursday, September 4 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| General Assembly (Folsom St.)
Heart Beats is a social event where you’re not allowed to talk about your job. Yup, an evening exclusively devoted to your non-professional passions with free drinks and snacks to keep your belly happy. Heart Beats: Un-Networking Night Thursday, September 4, 2014 | 7 to 10pm General Assembly, 501 Folsom ...
Win Tix: Khan Academy Founder Talk & 21st Century Visionary Award | Castro Theatre
Thursday, September 4 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $25
| Castro Theatre
Sal Khan, author and founder of Khan Academy will be in conversation with Kishore Hari, director of the Bay Area Science Festival. Khan Academy’s mission to give a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere has breached the educational divide between poor and privileged and pioneered a ...
Sneak Peek at Brand New Designs for Presidio Parkway | SF
Thursday, September 4 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Observation Post at the Presidio
At this event, the concepts for future designs of the New Presidio Parkway will be unveiled to the public for the first time. The presentations will be followed by a moderated Q and A session. Public Presentation of Proposed Presdio Design Concepts Thursday, September 4, 2014 | ...
Free Live Orchestra Sneak Preview: 2014-15 Opera Season | SF
Thursday, September 4 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Conservatory of Music
The Musicians of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra invite you celebrate the opening of the 2014-15 season with a free concert at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on Thursday, September 4, 2014. This event will be conducted by Dawn Harms and will feature operatic favorites as ...
Win Tix: Aries Spears (MADtv) Comedy Night | Cobb’s
Thursday, September 4 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*All shows are 18 & over and there is a two drink minimum per person.
| Cobb's Comedy Club
Actor / Comedian Aries Spears brought a fresh, hip style as a principal cast member of Fox’s “MADtv” for eight seasons. Aries appeared alongside Cedric the Entertainer in the All Star Comedy Jam and his 2011 stand-up comedy special Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I’m Smiling was ...
8:45 pmMovies on the Square | Redwood City  FREE
Beyonce Birthday ’90s DJ & Video Tribute | SF
Thursday, September 4 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
Party Like it’s 1999 at Raven Bar is hosing a very special Beyonce Tribute Night, just in time for her birthday on September 4, 2014. Beyonce has been one of the most influential divas of the last two decades. In honor of her birthday this week, ...
Win Tix: Popscene 2004: Millenium DJ Dance Party | SF
Thursday, September 4 – 10:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $5 before 10:30 pm / $10 after.
| Rickshaw Stop
Popscene is throwing a resident DJ only dance party featuring indie millennium sounds of Ladytron, Goldfrapp, the Rapture, Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, the Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Fischerspooner, the White Stripes, and other electroclash/2000s indie stuff you may have forgotten. Aaron Axelsen, Popscene DJ and Live 105 Music ...

Every Thursday

Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | 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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