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Saturday, August 29

Shakespeare’s “King Lear”: Theatre in the Park | Berkeley
Saturday, August 29 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:15 pm | Cost: FREE | John Hinkel Park

Actors Ensemble with Berkeley’s Inferno Theatre present William Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” Adapted and directed by Giulio Cesare Perrone, this ensemble production condenses and intensifies this seminal family tragedy with striking visuals, physicality and live music. 2015 Performance Dates All performances start at 4 pm Saturday and Sunday, August 22nd ...

4:30 pmLive Music: Gail Dobson Trio & La Pena’s Vocals for Kids | Berkeley  $5 Donation Encouraged
5:00 pmSummer Beats Free Concert: Beach Boys Tribute | Alameda  FREE
6:00 pm“Diffused” Solo Show By Dan Quintana | SF  FREE
6:00 pm“Pale” Solo Show By Conrad Roset | SF  FREE
Free Outdoor Movie & Popcorn Night | Hunters Point
Saturday, August 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jennings & Cargo (Hunters Point)
Bring your blankets, bring your chairs and come watch the indie hit movie Dope outdoors with NOW Hunters Point. They’ll have free popcorn, free t-shirts, and pizza available for purchase from Fist of Flour. The doors open at 7 pm, so come and get a seat. The movie ...

10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: Music & Spoken Word Showcase | Oakland
Saturday, August 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
 | SoleSpace
Movement Generation presents Make it Fresh, a summer performance showcase using music, spoken word, and culture to honor the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and to lift up the social and ecological justice issues that the storm laid bare so violently: institutional racism, displacement, climate change, migration, ...
Paradigm Rhymes: Visual Art Gallery & Spoken Word Poetry | SF
Saturday, August 29 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
 | The Urban Center
The Urban Center and Lyrical Opposition present Paradigm Rhymes, a visual art gallery and poetry event that showcases various artistic mediums. The theme of the event is based on paintings from each visual artist and matched with a spoken word poet to perform storytelling of ...
7:00 pmFour Squared Art Exhibit | SF  FREE
7:30 pmFilm Night in the Park: Pacific Rim | Marin  FREE
“Supermoon” Night Over San Francisco
Saturday, August 29 – 7:44 pm - Ends at 7:41 am | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Bay Area

Thanks to an optical illusion in the sky, the moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area in the night, during what astronomers call a “supermoon.” Because the sun is about 50,000 miles closer to the earth than at ...

Win Tix: Circus Vargas “ArleQuin!” | East Bay
Saturday, August 29 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN | Circus Vargas - Southland Mall
Spectacular! Spectacular! No words in the vernacular can describe this great event, but I’ll try anyway. Step right up to the magnificent, the awe inspiring, the full of friendly-and-not-evil clowns, Circus Vargas for ArleQuin, a night of big topped entertainment. Will the trapeze artists slip out ...
“Engineers of Illumination” After-Dark Light Art Installation | California Historical Society
Saturday, August 29 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | California Historical Society

Engineers of Illumination is a series of artist-based, projected-light installations honoring the stunning achievements of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE). During CHS’s exhibition City Rising: San Francisco and the 1915 World’s Fair (Feb. 22, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2016), six light-based artists from the ...

8:00 pmWine and Laughs Comedy Showcase | Campbell  FREE
Free Theatre: “Breaking the Code: The Alan Turing Story” | SF
Saturday, August 29 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free tickets when you follow detailed directions in the listing in order to get free tickets online. Free tickets with code
| Eureka Theatre

Breaking The Code by Hugh Whitemore is a gripping drama about homosexual scientist Alan Turing, inventor of the computer; see it live when it comes to the stage at the Eureka Theatre. How to Get Free Tickets Funcheap readers can get unlimited free tickets to all shows from August 26-29, 2015. ...

8:00 pmChile Con Comedy Fiesta | SF  FREE
Outdoor “Jaws” Movie Night, Free Popcorn & Haagen Dazs | The Yard
Saturday, August 29 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Yard at Mission Rock
Bring the family or a date for an outdoor movie night featuring the classic, Jaws, along with free popcorn and free Haagen Dazs ice cream samples at The Yard at Mission Rock (right across McCovey Cove from AT&T Park) from 8-10:30 pm on Saturday, August 29, ...
Renegade Drive-In Movie Night: The Dark Crystal | North Bay
Saturday, August 29 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Old Hamilton Theater Building
A lavish fantasy world of animatronics and puppetry as only Henson and crew could make, with designs by master of fantastic art Brian Froud and haunting soundtrack by Trevor Jones. Come with Jen and Kira, the last of their Gelfling kind, as they journey to ...
9:00 pmWin Tix: Funky Rock “Tony Glaser” | Great American Music Hall  WIN
11:55 pmWin Tix: Midnight Movies: The Rocky Horror Picture Show | SF  WIN

Every Saturday

Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Every Saturday – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Berkeley)
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
Every Saturday – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Tour is free, they pass out a donation envelope at the end of the tour if you choose to donate.
 | Ferry Building
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
Every Saturday – 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
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
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP; otherwise, it's $10.
 | The Basement
"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
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $10 | It's Your Move Game Store
"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 ...
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