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Events for May 13, 2015

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Wednesday, May 13

9:00 amPresidio Park Stewards Volunteer Day | SF  FREE
10:30 amSecrets of the Antikythera Mechanism History Talk | Mountain View  FREE*
*Free, but please register at computerhistory.org/events.
12:00 pmLunchtime Guided Meditation & Teachings | Downtown Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted.
Adam Richman (Man vs. Food) Book Event | Ferry Building
Wednesday, May 13 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Book Passage (SF)
While travelling across America, Adam Richman (NBC’s Food Fighters) tried all kinds of incredible dishes and learned about what makes food taste good. Free, but an RSVP is required. Straight Up Tasty: Meals, Memories, and Mouthfuls from My Travels shows us what Adam serves up when it’s ...
2:00 pmState-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.
Embarcadero Skyway Rare Walking Tour | SF City Guides
Wednesday, May 13 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted. Some tours may be limited in size
| 400 Sansome
Take flight (sort of). Most of the tour is above the ground. View “Rockefeller Center West” from a different angle and discover a hidden urban oasis. Tread on buried ships that once housed saloons, jails, stores and brothels. Location: Meet in front of 400 Sansome Street (at Sacramento). Lots of stairs; wheelchairs ...

5:00 pmModern Living Reimagination of a Victorian Home Open House | SF  FREE*
*RSVP required through Eventbrite.
5:00 pmSnacking & Game Party: Love With Food | Foster City  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
Fashion Tech Happy Hour & Wearables Try-On Stations | SF
Wednesday, May 13 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Betabrand
SF Fashion Tech invites you to a happy hour and fashion wearables pop-up station at Betabrand HQ during Silicon Valley Fashion Week. Try on the latest wearables from emerging brands, strike a pose in their photo studio, and mingle with the coolest peeps in the Bay Area before heading ...
5:30 pmTop Architecture & Design Firms Tour | San Jose  FREE*
*RSVP required through Eventbrite.
“Salsa in the Square” Kick-Off: Live Band Dance Party | Union Square Live
Wednesday, May 13 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
“LaTiDo” is the Spanish word for heartbeat and also a play in words with the three musical notes: La-Ti-Do. Often described as a “Power Salsa 5tet,” the band specializes in Latin danceable traditional music styles, like Mambo, Son, Cha-Cha-Chá, Cumbia, Merengue, Bolero, Bachata, and other styles ...
DogVacay Yappy Hour: Pups & Popsicles | SF
Wednesday, May 13 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP required.
| General Assembly (Bush Street)
General Assembly is partnering with DogVacay to bring you Yappy Hour: Pups & Popsicles, a dog-friendly happy hour to celebrate the warm summer months coming our way. Free, but an RSVP required. Bring your furry friend for some summer time fun including dog and human treats, prizes, ...
6:00 pmSalsa in the Square: Latin Danceable Traditional Music | SF  FREE
6:00 pmGirls’ Google Code & CS Skills Party | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
Empowering Talk & Wine: Actress Ali Larter & Williams-Sonoma President | SF
Wednesday, May 13 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required. Please note, the RSVP list is now closed.
| The Bently Reserve
Real Simple magazine presents an evening of empowering conversations about women, success and ambition, along with hors d’oeuvres and wine from 6-9 pm on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Free, but an RSVP is required. Please note, the RSVP form has been taken down now, so the event ...
6:00 pm‘California’s Wild Edge’ Prints, Poetry, & History Exhibition Opening | SF  FREE
Adventure Run Scavenger Hunt & Beer Garden | Campbell
Wednesday, May 13 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Road Runner Sports (Campbell)

Please note, we believe this event is no longer taking place.  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 on the 4th Thursday of the month at the Campbell Road ...

2015 Spring Dance Showcase | USF
Wednesday, May 13 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Koret Health & Recreation Center (USF)

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, ...

6:30 pm“Channeling The Dionysian” Solo Art Show Closing Reception | SF  FREE*
*RSVP Requested
7:00 pmJoyland: A Hub For Short Fiction | City Lights  FREE
7:30 pm“Daughters of the Samurai” Creative Nonfiction Book Discussion | SF  FREE
Warriors vs. Grizzlies: Game 5 | 2015 NBA Playoff Watch Party
Wednesday, May 13 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Monarch Gardens
Food Truck Lineup Bacon Bacon: The name says it all Lil Burma: Traditional Burmese cuisine Firetrail Pizza: Brick oven baked Neapolitan pizzas Me So Hungry: Serving unique Burgers and Sliders Voodoo Van: Cosmic American Cuisine Caribbean Spices: Exotic distinct signature dishes from the Caribbean Kabob Trolley: Blends flavors of Gyros with a traditional American twist – ...
7:30 pmRise of the Robots: Tech & a Jobless Future | The Booksmith  FREE
7:30 pmA Talk On Plumbing in California | SF  FREE
‘Plumbing California: Past, Present, and Future’ Public Talk | SF
Wednesday, May 13 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | 518 Valencia
Governor Jerry Brown is determined to build the Delta Tunnels through the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta. The once-and-future Peripheral Canal is the latest plumbing scheme to follow the damming and diking of rivers and swamps which began with intensive Chinese manual labor in the 19th ...
8:00 pmDrexl Bar Top Shelf Comedy Night l Oakland  $5
8:00 pm“Haters Gonna Hate” Free Comedy Show | SF  FREE
Futurist Punk Show & DJs: Useless Eaters, Culture Abuse & Never Young | SF
Wednesday, May 13 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Valencia Room (Formerly Elbo Room)
Commune SF brings you another lineup of punk bands featuring Useless Eaters, Culture Abuse and Never Young, plus Popgang DJs to get the room moving. Commune is a movement of artists, designers, musicians and people that take a stand against tobacco corporations, their practices and their presence ...
9:30 pmDream Queens Revue Drag Show | Tenderloin  FREE
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