Events for February 20, 2015
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2015 Festival of Knowledge: Food, Health & Live Music Fest | Oakland
The African American Museum & Library at Oakland is celebrating health and vitality at the Festival of Knowledge that will keep those brain cells lively – learn about growing organic food at home, acquire new cooking skills, and sample healthy foods. This two-day festival features ...
Chinese New Year Celebration: Food Truck Party | SoMa StrEat Food Park
Celebrate Chinese New Year 4713 (that’s 2015 to us) with Kung Fu movies, fortune telling, red envelopes and Chinese beer specials.
Plus a special collection of food trucks will be dishing up Chinese food specials.
Chinese New Year Celebration
Friday, February 20, 2015 | 5-9 pm
SoMa StrEAT Food ...
Mardi Gras Parade, Live Jazz & Free Trolley Rides | Bayview
3rd on Third celebrates Mardi Gras and Black History Month with three blocks of fun for the whole family in Downtown Bayview around the Bayview Opera House on February 20, 2015.
Free, but an RSVP is requested.
Festivities include:
MJ’s Brass Boppers and Steppers Parade
Prescott Family Circus Stilt Walkers
Arts ...
| 5:00 pm | Free Family Dinner & Movie | SF | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required by calling Priscilla at 415-406-1367. Space is limited.
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| 5:00 pm | Friday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland | $7.50* *Half-price gallery admission for adults; ages 18 and under are free. Admission for members is always free.
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Agave Baroque Ensemble Chamber Concert | Presidio
The young and talented Agave Baroque ensemble is certain to intoxicate the ears with their high-energy, 17th century delicacies. Agave Baroque is “an energized, free-spirited group” (Early Music America Magazine) based in the San Francisco Bay Area and specializing in string chamber music of the ...
Noise Pop 2015: Poster Show & Film Series Reception | SF
Local poster legend, Lil Tuffy will showcase his 2015 Noise Pop Film Series posters as well as a collection of film posters from Company Creative (Oakland), Weapons of Mass Design (Seattle), Tim Doyle (Austin), and more.
Meet and greet with visiting directors and toast the 16th ...
The Society of Submerged Culture: Opening Reception | SF
StoreFrontLab presents The Society of Submerged Culture, a project by Bay Area artist Lauren Hartman including works by Jacques Cousteau, Jean Painlevé, and Irwin Allen. The Society of Submerged Culture The Society reveals the many layers of San Francisco’s undersea history, ranging from sunken ships under the ...
| 7:00 pm | Bicycle Art Salon | Oakland | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required by contacting the organizers via email to bicycleartsalon@gmail.com or phone at 510-230-8270.
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Meet Large Scale Burning Man Artist of Bliss Dance | East Bay Burner Social
In February you can hear from Marco Cochrane, the artist best known for his giant sculptures Bliss (currently on Treasure Island) and Truth is Beauty. Marco will present his next piece, R-Evolution, the final sculpture in The Bliss Project trilogy.
Free, but an RSVP is recommended.
You’ll also ...
| 8:00 pm | Comedy & Reggae Birthday Bash | Peninsula | FREE |
Actor Karaoke Night: “Jaws” Table Read | Oakland
George Chen and Sean Uyehara present a unique event that is like karaoke for acting.
They will have the audience sign up to do different parts in a reading of the script for Jaws by Peter Benchley.
Please Note: Penelope Bar is in Oakland, and not in ...
“Lara+Lara” Mezzo-Soprano & Piano Concert | SF
Fresh from her success at the SF Symphoy’s 2014 Gala, mezzo-soprano Lara Nie returns for the West Coast premiere of jazz leader Maria Schneider’s triple-Grammy-winning 2013 Stories, based on works by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, one of Brazil’s greatest poets.
Also making her SFCO Main Stage ...
Mardi Gras Ride | San Jose Bike Party
This month’s theme is Mardi Gras and for one big night San Jose is the ‘Big Easy’; New Orleans that is. Krewe San Jose Bike Party will be hosting the big ride. Laissez les bon temps roulez! (Let The Good Times Roll) Monthly
Seduction Feroce: Burlesque & Drag Variety Show | Oakland
Please note, Séduction Féroce is no longer taking place. Séduction Féroce is bringing its sexy, diverse, boundary-pushing and inclusive monthly variety show to Club BnB in Oakland, taking over the stage every third Friday of the month. Get in for $7 when you mention Funcheap at the ...Monthly
| 8:30 pm | Win Tix: Andy Hendrickson (Letterman, Craig Ferguson, FOX)| Doc’s Lab | WIN* *Tickets are $15 to $18
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Future Soul 2015: DJs, Dancing & Film | SoMa
Top Ten Social and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ Future Soul Think Tank present Future Soul 2015, an odyssey of dance reflected through music and film with two of Brooklyn’s favorites, DJ Spinna and DJ Center, playing side by side at YBCA this month.
Free, ...
| 9:00 pm | “Pitch Perfect” Secret Screening & Sing-Along | East Bay | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required. Include the number of guests coming in your reservation or they will be charged 5$ at the door.
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Win Tix: Electro-rockers Lotus: Live in Concert | The Regency Ballroom
Lotus has crafted a unique musical style outside of simple genre limitations. On a given weekend the band could be the only group with guitars at an all electronic music festival and then the next night crash a traditional rock festival with their dance heavy ...
Palace After Dark: Film & Light Installation | Palace of Fine Arts
Stroll the Palace grounds – experience what it was like to be at the Exposition and enjoy a film and light installation by Optic Flare in the Palace of Fine Arts Theater lobby.
The City Luminous multi-projection installation will create a whimsical tribute to the original ...
Every Friday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF’s Hills | Every Friday
Every Friday morning at 6:30 am, gather at a different San Francisco hill for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city.
The hills change each week (it might be Alamo Square, Moraga Steps, Twin Peaks, Lombard…), but expect ...
CANCELLED: Friday Farmers Market & Bazaar | UN Plaza
UPDATE: Due to Coronavirus concerns, this event has been cancelled temporarily.
Every Friday from 7am to 4pm, UN Plaza will feature the best of San Francisco. Grab fresh fruits and veggies, buy gifts from local vendors, and grab lunch at delicious food stalls representing cuisine from ...
Free “Oysters on the Half Shell” Fridays | El Rio
El Rio, a neighborhood dive in the deep Mission, gives away free Oysters on the half shell from local folks in Tomales Bay, every Friday at 5:30 pm. Arrive on time, they go fast.
And get your drink on with happy hour on Friday from 5-8 pm ...
Big Mood Comedy: Free Stand-Up Comedy Show | Oakland
Big Mood Comedy is an intimate standup comedy show featuring the best local and touring comics every Friday upstairs at Oakland’s very own Legionnaire Saloon.
Hosted by Hayley Beacon, Jordan Thewlis, and Jeff Dean. Free cookies.
Please note that from February 7th, the shows happens every Friday ...
“HellaFunny Fridays” Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | SoMa
San Francisco has one of the best underground comedy scenes in America. Come check out some of the Bay’s best rising comics at HellaFunny’s weekly stand-up comedy show “HellaFunny Fridays.”
HellaFunny Fridays
Every Friday at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Trademark and Copyright, 1123 Folsom Stree (and 7th St.), SF
FREE ...
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | Skylark Bar
Join Hunny Bunny and Her Hot Toddies for Mischief at the Skylark Bar every Friday at 8 pm.
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies Every Friday | 8 pm Skylark Bar, 3089 16th St, SF, CA FREE
Enjoy drinks, dancing, DJs and more at this free ...
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse | Mutiny Radio
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse on Mutiny Radio is a free comedy show every Friday from 8-11 pm at Mutiny Radio on the corner of 21st and Florida in the deep Mission District.
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse
Every Friday | 8-10 pm
Mutiny Radio, 2781 21st Street, SF, CA
$10
Over 25 of San ...
“Best of SF” Stand-Up Comedy Night | SF
Check out a fresh line-up of SF’s comics every Friday at 8 pm at the beautiful Variety Preview Theater in downtown SF’s iconic Hobart Building.
Funcheap Deal: Get tickets for $5 with promo code FUNCHEAP. Otherwise, tickets are $15.
Located in the iconic Hobart Building, right next ...
Jazz at The Atlas Cafe | SF
Jazz at The Atlas is a weekly jazz residency with five rotating jazz bands. Music is always free, though tipping is encouraged.
Closed for Thanksgiving holiday.
Updated 1/20/2020 – Event info last checked via website.
“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 ...
Friday Night Outdoor Roller Skate DJ Party: “Midnight Rollers” | SF
Strap on your skates and roller disco around the city at the Midnight Rollers Friday Night Skate party.
This weekly skate (as long as it’s not raining or during Burning Man) hits up San Francisco’s main attractions, all while blasting their own beats from two jogging strollers ...
SF Beer Olympics: Beer Pong, Flip Cup & $2 Beers | North Beach
Meet and compete against locals, travelers, couch surfers, au pairs, and hostelers. Games are free to play (including flip cup, beer pong and relays) and many weeks they have themed events for holidays, or just because.
Get 6 drink coupons for $1 each. Use coupons before ...
“Comedy Soup”: Music, Comedy, Free Wine & Popcorn | Oakland
Comedy Soup is Oakland’s very own little Stand-Up house show that features top local and touring comics, complimentary Wine and popcorn and musical guests from a variety of styles.
Past guests have appeared on Comedy Central, Netflix, Viceland, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Conan, Colbert & Corden.
In November ...
“The Function” SF’s Newest Hip-Hop Dance Party | Milk Bar
Come party at Milk Bar located in the heart of the Haight for a early 2000s hip-hop and R&B club bangers.
DJ Beats Me plays everything from Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, Lil Jon, Mac Dre, Black Eyed Peas, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G., Rihanna, SOB X RBE, Usher, Robin ...
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF
EndGames Improv is bringing something new to the genre, what could turn out to be a very hot affair (in that release of tension, funny kind of way) with “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship.”
“YFUR” is an entirely improvised comedy show inspired by stories of your own ...
