Events for May 16, 2015
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Saturday, May 16
| 1:00 pm | Young Chef Cook-Off: Tastings & Performances | SF | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required. Space is limited to the first 40 folks per event.
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| 2:00 pm | Bobbe Norrise Day: Anasa Yoga Founder Celebration | Oakland | FREE* *Free but RSVP required. Space is limited.
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Lost Queer History Walking Tour w/ Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence | North Beach
Author Katie Gilmartin, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an historian from the LGBT Historical Society, and fabulous performance artists invite you on a walking tour of historic Queer bar sites along the famed Barbary Coast.
You’ll visit real and fictional 1950s bar locations: swanky bars, dive ...
Blank Plancard Dance & Live Mural Creation: Anna Halprin Tribute | Mission Dist.
Originally performed in the 1960s by legendary dancer Anna Halprin & the San Francisco Dancer’s Workshop, the Blank Placard Dance returns to The City, with Anna Halprin – soon to be 95 years old – participating in the event. The event will culminate with the creation ...
2015 Hamster Ball Derby | Petco
Love cute hamsters? On Saturday, May 16, 2015, local Petco stores (including those in San Francisco) will be hosting their popular annual event, Hamster Ball Derby.
You’re invited to bring your pet hamster and hamster ball to your local Petco store to watch their small companion animals race to ...
| 2:00 pm | Free Public Talk on Black Holes | Berkeley | FREE |
Americana Fashion Party w/ Pitch Perfect 2 Costume Designer | Macy’s SF
Macy’s celebrates Americana with a salute to the people, places and things special to our country with a fashion presentation hosted by Salvador Perez, costume designer of Pitch Perfect 2 and The Mindy Project.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
After the show, meet Salvador. Check out our ...
| 3:00 pm | Pop-Opera & Classic Pop Songs Live Music | SF | FREE |
| 4:00 pm | Landscape Grids & Bold Abstractions Exhibit | SF | FREE |
Win Tix: “Taste of Success” Food & Wine Benefit Party | SF
Join the Junior Achievement of Northern California as they encourage juniors to achieve things in Taste of Success, a premier food and wine benefit.
Buy Tickets to “Taste of Success”
Be a part of the JA’s mission to uplift and support tiny pre-adults to reach their dreams ...
Black & White 5-Hour Art Happening: 19 Musicians, 8 Poets, 15 Dancers & 13 Artists | SF
The Illusion show is coming back, after 7 years of absence under the theme-title “Carnaval Dream: Libertad de Cuerpo y Mente” from 5-10 pm on Saturday, May 16, 2015.
Tickets are $8, but this is a whole lot of amazing art all in one evening.
This One Day Happening ...
| 6:30 pm | Late Nite Art’s Sketching The City: Social Art Party | SF | FREE* *RSVP required through Eventbrite.
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Traveling Bike Theatre Performance | Oakland
Agile Rascal Traveling Bike Theatre is a collection of Bay Area artists at the intersection of performing arts and bike culture. They have created a highly physical, comedic and compelling play, “Sunlight on the Brink,” which explores the intersection of capitalism, technology and spirituality. They ...
| 8:00 pm | Adobe Books Comedy Night | SF | FREE |
Win Tix: Bluegrass & Folk Night: Dirty Cello & Littlest Birds | SF Live Arts
The cello and the banjo. They go together like peanut butter, and that cookie butter stuff from Trader Joes. See The Littlest Birds show what this string combo can duo, when they bring their blend of bluegrass, folk, and hometown music to St. Cyprian’s Church.
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Renegade Drive-In Movie Night: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams | North Bay
Explore the mind of Akira Kurosawa: poignant, spooky and fascinating vignettes set in a variety of gorgeous, sometimes impossible worlds straight from Dreams of one of grand masters of filmmaking. This was my mom’s favorite Kurosawa film – come see why
| 9:00 pm | Win Tix: Elvis Perkins: Folk Rock Songwriter | The Chapel | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost: $18 adv / $20 door
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| 9:00 pm | “Fringe” Indie Music Video Party | SF | FREE* *Free before 10 pm with RSVP on Facebook; otherwise, it's $5. 21+
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| 9:00 pm | Free Improvised Comedy Show by 5Play | Fremont | FREE |
| 9:00 pm | Win Tix: New Wave Dance Party: CBGB & NYC Band Night | SoMa | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets. $7 before 10pm / $12 after
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The Queen is Dead: Morrissey & The Smiths Dance Party | SF
This event is no longer a monthly event. It’s the death of a disco dancer with Milk Bar’s “The Queen is Dead” dance party featuring the music of The Smiths, Morrissey,and other brit pop, new wave, and post punk heavy-hitters. Check Facebook for the latest updates; sometimes ...
Free A’s Post-Game Superhero Fireworks Show | Oakland
As soon as the A’s game is over, make sure you’re near the Coliseum to enjoy a spectacular fireworks display over the stadium following the game outside the ballpark approximately three hours after the game starts, whether the A’s win or lose. Sit in awe on the ...
| 10:00 pm | Win Tix: Drag Prom Night | Oasis | WIN |
San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride | SF
Every third Saturday, you are invited to bicycle with the San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride as they set out to a new mystery location in SF. Where to meet? They’ll post ride start locations on their website and Facebook page, the day of the ride only; there’s ...Monthly
Every Saturday
Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Grab your yoga mat and come to Sports Basement Berkeley for some relaxing weekend yoga. Community classes take place every Saturday.
Free Community Yoga Class
Every Saturday | 10 am
Sports Basement, 2727 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA
FREE
Please BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat) and water bottle. All levels are welcome.
Updated 1/28/2020 ...
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Enjoy an hour-long walk on the rise, tragic fall, and modern rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most renowned historic landmarks.
Visit a contemporary swirl of shops and learn the history of ferries, freeways, and quakes. Meet at the foot of the stairs at the front ...
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Take yourself outside and into the beauty of this city’s heart and soul. Practice yoga under the trees and let the ocean air sooth and invigorate you. This class expertly blends breathing and movement, strength and grace, imagination and form.
You will gain a personal understanding ...
“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 ...
“Critical Hit” Comedy Show | Oakland
Critical Hit is hosted by Erik Krasner, Hayden Greif-Neill and Jim McVeigh at It’s Your Move Games & Hobbies in Temescal for over 4 years and still going strong.
Every week, some of our favorite comedians are invited to perform. Along with the producers, you can ...
