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Tuesday, May 12

Free Admission Day | San Francisco Botanical Garden

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 9,000 different kinds ...Monthly

Free Vinyasa Yoga Classes | Oakland
Tuesday, May 12 – 9:30 am - Ends at 10:45 am | Cost: FREE*
*No RSVP required. Just show up in comfy clothes.
| Loka Yoga

Enjoy free yoga classes from 9:30-10:45 am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, May 7, 12 and 14 at Loka Yoga, a studio in the Dimond District of Oakland. These free classes are based in Vinyasa Flow and open to all levels — beginners very welcome. Variations offered ...

Litquake Poetic Tuesdays Kick-Off | Yerba Buena Gardens
Tuesday, May 12 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Jessie Square
Bring your lunch and slather on your sunscreen for a shiny new season of Poetic Tuesdays. Curated by Litquake festival coordinator and poet Jen Siraganian, the monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features the Bay Area’s poets ...
2015 Spring Music Festival: Jazz & Electronica | USF
Tuesday, May 12 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | USF Presentation Theater

The University of San Francisco and the Performing Arts and Social Justice Music Department are hosting a week long Spring Music Festival. 2015 USF Spring Music Festival Saturday-Thursday, May 9-14, 2015 University of San Francisco FREE The free concerts feature the Dons Marching Band, Chamber Music, ...

5:30 pmMarin Green Drinks & Free Appetizers | San Rafael  FREE
5:30 pm“The House I Live In” Documentary Screening & Discussion | SF  FREE
Race Forward Conversation: Innovate Approaches to Racial Justice | Berkeley
Tuesday, May 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Pacific School of Religion
Rinku Sen is the President and Executive Director of Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation and the Publisher of the award-winning news site Colorlines. Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action ...
6:00 pmBike to Work Week: 1st e-Bike Rally | SF  FREE*
*RSVP required through Eventbrite.
6:00 pmYoga and Meditation Class | SF  FREE
6:00 pmYoga Class For Job Seekers | SF  FREE
Alternative Art Discussion: Style Wars | Tenderloin
Tuesday, May 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SFAQ [Project] Space
Style Wars (April 7, May 12, June 2) Yves Saint-Laurent famously quipped that “fashion fades, style is eternal.” This enigmatic statement alerts us to the relationship that exists between notions of style and notions of history. Or, to the idea that “to have style” is to have the ...
6:30 pmCandy Colored Painter Wayne Thiebaud: Annual Art Lecture | Stanford  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
6:30 pmIntro to Urban Bicycling Class | Mountain View  FREE
6:30 pmWin Tix: “The Healthy Mind Cookbook” Culinary Conversation | East Bay  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost: $25 each.
7:00 pmCatherine Hiller’s “Just Say Yes” Marijuana Memoir Book Release | SF  FREE
7:00 pmClimate Change And Consumer Ethics Conversation | Berkeley  FREE*
*RSVP required through Eventbrite. Seats are limited.
7:00 pm“A Shadow over Palestine” with UC Berkeley’s Keith P. Feldman | City Lights  FREE
7:00 pmFree Boxing Class, Music & Fun | Palace of Fine Arts  FREE
Free Sneak Preview Movie: “Pitch Perfect 2” | SF
Tuesday, May 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but tickets are required. Arrive early as admission is not guaranteed.
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview screening of “Pitch Perfect 2,” the Barden Bellas are back in Pitch Perfect 2, the follow-up to 2012’s smash hit. The screening takes place at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at a movie theater in San Francisco with easy access to BART. FuncheapSF ...
7:30 pm“The Miracle Girl” Author Event | The Booksmith  FREE
8:00 pmMilkin’ It: Tuesday Night Free Comedy | Upper Haight  FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
8:00 pmWin Tix: Kyle: Sunny, Melodic SoCal Hip Hop | Slim’s  WIN*
*Regular cost: $16
8:00 pmFree Women’s Comedy Night | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a two drink minimum and donations are welcome.
9:00 pmHaightian Democracy Free Stand-Up | SF  FREE
9:30 pmWin Tix: Local H: Blistering Guitar, Bass & Drum Duo | Bottom of the Hill  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $12.
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