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Tuesday, April 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

Annie Leibovitz’s New Photo Exhibit “WOMEN: New Portraits” | The Presidio
Tuesday, April 12 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Crissy Field

The Presidio is proud to host the only west coast appearance of Annie Leibovitz’s latest internationally touring exhibition. Women: New Portraits continues a project that began more than fifteen years ago by the world-renowned photographer, and it remains her most enduringly popular series of photographs. ...

12:00 pmWin: Natalie Dormer in Horror Film “The Forest” DVD  WIN*
*Win a free DVD
See Crazy Future Flying Robots & Drones | SoMa
Tuesday, April 12 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but RSVP required.
| Mezzanine
After their first take-off in Switzerland around 12 years ago, electric powered quadrotors and multi-copters have become a highly desired toy and professional tool for many applications. Flying Robots Symposium Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 4:00 pm Mezzanine | 444 Jessie Street, San Francisco, CA Free, but an RSVP ...
5:30 pmMarin Green Drinks & Free Appetizers | San Rafael  FREE
Free Grilled Cheese Day on “National Grilled Cheese Day” 2016 | SoMa Tillamook and The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen are teaming up to give away free grilled cheese at The American’s South Park Location during an after-hours celebration and cookbook signing. Free Grilled Cheese Day Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm American Grilled Cheese Kitchen | ...
Free Community Veggie Dinner: Fresh Garden & Farmers Market Meal | SF
Tuesday, April 12 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church

Do you love fresh, organic, homemade food? Please come out and celebrate with other veggie lovers and enjoy some great food with amazing company. All are welcome to a free community-created dinner gleaned from the USF Garden and neighborhood farmers’ markets, and prepared by students ...

Women & Travel Talk: Finding Your Passions On The Road | SF
Tuesday, April 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Peerspace
Join them for a talk with some seriously inspiring women in travel and learn all about how you can find your passions on the road. Panelists Esther Pun, Sasha Cox and Huong Tran have traveled the world and found their calling doing it – making others’ travel ...
6:00 pm“The Matter Of Black Lives” A Discussion | SF  FREE
Space-tastic Dual Celebration: Space Selfies, 55th Anniversary & Book Launch | SF
Tuesday, April 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Betabrand
Come join in celebrating the launch of Ariel Waldman’s first book, What’s It Like in Space? and to celebrate the anniversary of 55 years since the first human ventured into space! On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, kicking ...
6:00 pmRadar Reading Series: Indie Writers & Free Cookies | SF Main Library  FREE
Creative Collisions “Bio + Hacking”: Interactive Demos & Special Guests | San Jose
Tuesday, April 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $7*
*Advance tickets are $7, otherwise it's $10. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. 18+ event.
| The Tech Museum of Innovation
Join for a unique evening devoted to the world’s most complex technology: biology. At Creative Collisions: Bio + Hacking, you’ll explore The Tech’s new exhibit, BioDesign Studio, which empowers you to play with DNA and create with biology. We will have interactive demos and special guests to ...
6:30 pmCookies & Comedy Night | SF  FREE
Beat Poetry & Jazz Tuesday Nights | Top of the Mark

In celebration of the birth of the Beat Generation in San Francisco, the InterContinental Mark Hopkins has partnered with the Beat Museum to bring legendary poets to riff alongside local jazz musicians for a weekly series at the Top of the Mark. Enjoy themed cocktails and ...Every Tuesday

Edinburgh Fringe Fest Comedy “Daughter of a Garbage Man” | Oakland
Tuesday, April 12 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Octopus Literary Salon
Join KGO’s Maureen Langan as she unleashes a collection of stories from her solo show “Daughter of a Garbage Man,” which she is bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe Fest in Aug. The show is free. Plus, Ron Jones, storyteller extraordinaire will be joining to perform Naked Zombies. MAUREEN “MO” LANGAN is ...
8:00 pmWin Tix: Canadian Country Singer “Lindi Ortega” | Great American Music Hall  WIN
8:00 pmMilkin’ It: Tuesday Night Free Comedy | Upper Haight  FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
8:00 pmFree Women’s Comedy Night | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a two drink minimum and donations are welcome.
Uber’s Private Free Diplo & Skrillex Show | Tonga Room Diplo and Skrillex have teamed up to from electronic supergroup duo Jack Ü – and they’re performing an exclusive afterparty show at the Tonga Room (a kitschy tiki bar in the basement of the Fairmont). But the only way to get into the show is by taking an ...
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