Events for December 11, 2014
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The Big Storm of 2014: Free Sand Bags
We’re expecting nearly 4 inches of rain and heavy winds in San Francisco on Thursday. Check for outages on PG&E’s website.
Here are some simple tips from the SF Department of Emergency Management to stay safe and dry:
Sweep up leaves and litter from the sidewalks. This ...
Submerged Stories: Exploring Bay Area Shipwrecks | Exploratorium Lab & Lunch
Join NOAA archivist John Cloud and archaeologist Jim Delgado to hear how early maps guide today’s underwater archaeological investigations. Using archival records, archaeologists have excavated buried ships, plotted the locations of waterfront landmarks, and explored sunken shipwrecks.
Their latest discovery earlier this year was the 1888 ...
Win: VIP Tickets to the de Young | Keith Haring’s “The Political Line” Exhibit
The Political Line will feature more than 130 works of art including large scale paintings (on tarpaulins and canvases), sculptures and a number of the artist’s subway drawings, among other works. The exhibition will create a narrative that explores the artist’s responses to nuclear disarmament, ...
Street Sheet’s 25th Anniversary & Redesign Celebration | SF
Celebrate the Street Sheet’s 25th anniversary and the launch of the redesigned Street Sheet with the Coalition on Homelessness at Harrington’s Pub (in the Tenderloin) on Thursday, December 11, 2014.
After 25 years of publication, the Coalition on Homelessness is redesigning the Street Sheet to increase readership, ...
Ambiance Grand Opening Party: Drinks, Goodie Bags & Giveaways | Noe Valley
Ambience boutique is celebrating the opening of their new location on 24th Street in Noe Valley on Thursday, December 11, 2014, and you’re invited.
The first 50 people to arrive get a swag bag stuffed with goodies. They’ll be giving away premium denim, shoes, jewelry and ...
Holiday Bazaar NightLife & Silent Disco | California Academy of Sciences
NightLife’s annual holiday bazaar returns, featuring a merry marketplace of gift-worthy treasures from dozens of local makers and merchants, all curated by SF Bazaar.
Find a little something for every person on your list (naughty or nice) at this one-stop holiday shop featuring a crafty selection of ...
| 7:00 pm | “RAD” Recess League Dodgeball Night | Oakland | $2.50* *Mention Funcheap and get 2-for-1 admission on your first visit. Regular admission is $5, cash or card.
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Highland Park Scotch Whisky Tasting | Elixir’s Cocktail Club
Highland Park Draft and Dram Program is back at Elixir for a tasting of single malt scotch whisky.
Cancelled: Playtesting Bash: Try Out Brand New Games | SF
This month’s Sandbox games will feature experiences about transgression, social movement, obstacles and creative destruction.
Please note, this event has been cancelled due to potential flooding.
Santa Roller Disco Party in an Abandoned Church | SF
Before you all roll out to SantaCon in San Francisco, come out to the Church of 8 Wheels and show off that super bad ass costume at the Sexy Santa Roller Disco Party.
Come dressed as Santa, an elf or Santa’s little helper. Get ready to boogie ...
Free Sneak Preview Movie: “The Imitation Game” | SF
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “The Imitation Game,” a historical thriller about about British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing.
Free Film Screening: The Imitation Game
December 11, 2014 | 7 pm
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
RSVP Code: FUNCHEAPSFTIG
Tickets available through ...
Free ’80s Xmas Movie Night & Guest Stars: “A Christmas Story” | Orinda Theatre
In the 1983 A Christmas Story, Ralphie has to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s. Special Guest Stars this evening are Zack Ward (Scut Farkus) and Scott Schwartz (Flick). Monthly
Finding Your Wings: One Night, 70 International Artists | SOMArts
Finding Your Wings, a one-night free art exhibition in support of The Imagine Bus Project (TIBP), features artwork by 70 international artists. All work is inspired by the theme of wings.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
Artists include Dave Eggers, Hung Lui, Bill Owens, Alejandro Quincoces, ...
| 7:00 pm | Win Tix: Party Like It’s 1915: Historic Libations & San Francisco Celebration | SF | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets.
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| 7:00 pm | Cup ‘o Comedy with Danny Dechi | SF | FREE |
| 7:30 pm | Win Tix: Pairings: Spirits Tastings & Food Science Talk | Exploratorium | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $15
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| 8:00 pm | Win Tix: “The Soiled Dove” Lascivious Circus-Infused Dinner Theater | SF | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost: $120 includes 5-course dinner
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Win Tix: “BarkBox” Filled with Surprise Dog Treats & Toys
BarkBox is a monthly surprise box of dog toys, treats, and goodies. Subscribe to BarkBox for your pup – or give BarkBox as the perfect dog gift.
Funcheap Insider Hookup – Get 10% off BarkBox
BarkBoxes contain all-natural treats and cool pup products (stuff you can’t find at ...
Every Thursday
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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 ...