Events for April 8, 2015
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Wednesday, April 8
Free Empanada Day | Mission Dist.
To celebrate their 43rd birthday and National Empanada Day (everyone’s favorite holiday, of course), Pollo Campero will be giving away free empanadas on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
Choose from a Spicy Chicken, Citrus Chicken or a Black Bean and Cheese empanada. Yum! Limit one per person.
San Francisco’s ...
| 2:00 pm | State-of-the-Art Green Building Tour | SF Public Utilities Office | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required. Limited to maximum of 20 guests. Arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time.
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| 5:30 pm | Free Laughter Yoga Class | UCSF | FREE |
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day | Ferry Building
Matt Kepnes’ definitive New York Times best-selling book, How to Travel the World on $50 a Day, gets an upgrade in this new revised and expanded edition.
Discover Matt’s signature tips, tricks, and secrets to comfortable budget travel, based on his experience traveling the world without ...
Axis Dance Performance & Artists Panel | SOMArts
Dis/Play, a group exhibition on view March 24 – April 23, 2015, centers the perspectives of artists with and without disabilities who claim and define their own identities, experiment, and make their own rules.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
Dig deeper into the themes of Dis/Play with ...
Adventure Run Scavenger Hunt & Beer Garden | Campbell
Adventure Run is a free, 60-minute scavenger-like fun run filled with hundreds of friends, giveaways, raffle prizes, music and even a beer garden.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
Your Adventure starts when you arrive early to collect your supplies (check-in) and try cool new products from ...
Win Tix: Kimberly Bryant (Black Girls Code) In Conversation with Sal Khan | Castro Theater
The world of tech can sometimes seem like a He Man Woman Haters Club with women only making up a small percentage of the work force. The percentage of women of color is even lower. Join Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code, as she ...
SF’s Newest Country Line Dancing Party | SoMa
Harness your inner cowboy or cowgirl as country invades San Francisco at Aw Naw! Country Night at the Folsom Street Foundry.
Aw Naw! Country Night
Wednesdays, April 8 & 22, 2015 | 7pm to Midnight
Folsom Street Foundry, 1425 Folsom St. at 10th, SF
Free, but an RSVP is required.
Shine your ...
Free Sneak Preview Movie: “Clouds of Sils Maria” | SF
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview screening of “Clouds of Sils Maria,” an femme-drama about a veteran actress who comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
The screening ...
| 7:05 pm | Oakland A’s vs. Texas Rangers | $2 Ticket Day | $2* *Tickets are available online only and will be delivered digitally.
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Free Baseball Movie Night: The Sand Lot & Major League | The Chapel
Watch two fun baseball movies during opening week of the 2015 baseball season. The touching coming-of-age film “The Sand Lot” and the slapstick “Major League.”
The Wild History of The Tenderloin | City History Lectures
Money! Crime! Vice! Politics! Moral Panic! Gender bending! The history of the Tenderloin, one of the least heralded and worst understood neighborhoods in town, has it all.
Peter Field, who gives astounding walking tours there, will cover the early days to WWI while Chris Carlsson will ...
| 8:00 pm | Win Tix: Doncat: Nostalgic Rock & Roll & Native Mysticism | Rickshaw Stop | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. Regular price: $10
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| 8:00 pm | “Haters Gonna Hate” Free Comedy Show | SF | FREE |
Free Concert & Pop-Up Shops: The She’s, The Tropics & Hot Flash Heat Wave | SF
Commune SF is celebrating their two year anniversary with a indie concert full of some hot local bands, plus DJs, a pop-up shop and more happening at the Elbo Room on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
Commune is a movement of artists, designers, musicians and people that take a stand ...
| 9:30 pm | Dream Queens Revue Drag Show | Tenderloin | FREE |
Every Wednesday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Outdoor Workout: Alta Vista Park | SF
Every Wednesday morning at 6:30 am, gather at Alta Plaza Park for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city.
The half hour workouts are different each week, but consist of boot camp style workouts like running hills, core work, ...
“Heart of the City” Wednesday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
CANCELED – Autodesk Design Gallery & Free Guided Tour | Embarcadero
This event series is canceled.
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality.
With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, the ...
SF Public Library’s $1 Book Sale | Civic Center
Starting in April, the San Francisco Public Library hosts weekly Wednesday Steps Sales, located at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library.
All books and media are just $1 or less each and all proceeds from Steps Sales benefit the San Francisco Public Library.
SF Public ...
Stitch In: Come By, Meet People & Stitch | SF
These free events give you the opportunity to stitch in an inspiring environment with fellow enthusiasts. Bring along your projects, embroidery, knitting or even darning, and enjoy the company of others and their vast needlework library at your leisure.
Free Stitch Ins meet every Wednesday from ...
“Karma Cinema”: Pay-What-You-Wish Movie Night | The New Parkway
Time to get generous; The New Parkway Theater is letting you pay-what-you-wish for a movie ticket every Wednesday night.
Theater doors open at 6 pm every Wednesday and every movie (albeit a few exceptions like private events) will be offered on a sliding scale of a penny (if ...
Dandelion Chocolate: Factory Tour & Guided Tasting | SF
Mmmm… chocolate! Four days a week, Dandelion Chocolates offer $15 factory tours (with tastings.)
These tours can book up months in advance (especially for the Saturday tours), so we recommend trying to book as early as possible and aim for a Wednesday or Thursday.
On the tour, ...
“Musical Wednesdays” Sing-Along At The Edge | Castro
Start your week singing with Musical Mondays or get over the hump with Musical Wednesdays at The Edge in the Castro, where they play all of your favorite musicals to sing and drink along with a different theme each week from 7 pm to 2 am every ...
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights | Peninsula
The Historic 7 Mile House will be hosts a weekly Wednesday Latin night and will feature the Bay Area’s best Latin bands on a rotating schedule.
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights
Every Wednesday at 7 pm
7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill, 2800 Bayshore Blvd, Brisbane, CA
FREE (No Cover. Reservations ...
Free Live Jazz & Latin Jazz Nights | Cigar Bar
Join the Cigar Bar & Grill every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Jazz show (both traditional jazz and latin jazz) by local Bay Area musicians.
Shows start at 8pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & Jazz. For complete line-up and more information please visit their website.
Live ...
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach.
Get lubricated on $3 – $3.50 drink specials, and compete in Rock Paper Scissors tournament qualifying rounds while moving from bar to bar. The tournament champ wins a bar tab. Meet new people while earning points to ...
F Bomb’s “Laugh w/ Dignity” Free Comedy Show | SF
Come see real, live, up close, and uncaged comedians in an intimate environment at one of North Beach’s favorite watering holes, La Rocca’s corner. 21+ only.
The show is free, the drinks are cheap with Happy Hour pricing all night, and the laughs are plenty. Hang with ...
“Housepitality” DJ Party & Free Champagne | SoMa
Housepitality SF gives you a reason to come out dancing every Wednesday night with world-class artists and free champagne.
Enjoy free champagne from 9-10 pm and $5 Jameson (with mention of Housepitality discount). The RSVP list closes at 6 pm on the day of the show.
Housepitality DJ Night
Every Wednesday ...
