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Sunday, May 8

9:30 amPassion for Advocacy: A Series Of Stimulating Conversations | SF  FREE
Inner Richmond Part II: Rare Walking Tour | SF City Guides
Sunday, May 8 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted. Some tours may be limited in size.
| 6th Ave & Geary
The district’s rich history goes back to the 19th century and includes robbers’ roosts and racetracks, squatters and roadhouses, a saloon district and a red light district, as well as charming Victorian row houses and beautiful Craftsmans, the 1902 and 1903 Big Games, an earthquake ...
Bank of America Free Museum Weekend

Holders of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, or U. S. Trust cardholders (credit cards and debit cards) get free admission to six Bay Area museums, two Sacramento museums and to more than 225 cultural institutions nationwide, for the first full weekend each month including the de ...Monthly

10:00 amTour of Andy Goldsworthys Tree Fall | The Presidio  FREE
All DayMarine Mammal Center Science Sunday | Sausalito  FREE
10:00 amMother’s Day Brunch | Presidio Cafe  FREE
10:30 am“Sunday Assembly”: May Offers Moms, Mimosas and Prince | San Jose  FREE
Very Vegan Sundays “Mother’s Day” Brunch Party | SoMa
Sunday, May 8 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Monarch Gardens

Very Vegan Sundays | May 8, 2016 Live Music by the Kenya Baker Band Certified Vegan Mimosas by glass or carafe 10+ Amazing Vegan Vendors! Food Vendor Lineup No Worries: Filipino Vegan food Sweet Aha!: Vegan Wholesome Natural Desserts Freja’s Foods: Seitan Nachos Tacos Venganza: Vegan Tacos Charlie’s Brownies: Gourmet Vegan and Gluten Free ...Monthly

Mother’s Day Brunch: Off the Grid Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF
Sunday, May 8 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for food, drinks and some entertainment.
| Main Post Lawn

EVENT UPDATE – The start date of Presidio Picnic is postponed until further notice. Please check facebook for updates. San Francisco’s largest community picnic, the Presidio Picnic, will return for its much-anticipated ninth season beginning Sunday, March 29 and running through October 25, from 11 ...Every Sunday

11:00 amPark Picnic: Lawn Games, Local Food & Music | The Presidio  FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for food, drinks and some entertainment.
12:00 pmLive in the Castro: Cypress String Quartet | SF  FREE
75th Annual Mother’s Day Rose Show | Golden Gate Park
Sunday, May 8 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Hall of Flowers
The San Francisco Rose Society continues its tradition with the annual Mother’s Day Rose Show at Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers with a rose showcase in the exhibition hall. Rose society members and consulting rosarians will be on hand to discuss rose care and answer rose-related ...
Golden Gate Park Band Plays “Star Wars” & John Williams | Free Sunday Concert in the Park
Sunday, May 8 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)

Sunday, May 8 it’s a  concert of music from the movies with special emphasis on John Williams. Star Wars – Harry Potter – Olympic Fanfares – Star Trek and other great medleys. Come join us , FREE at the music concourse of Golden Gate Park ,the ...Every Sunday

Slow Research Lab: Modern Dance of Possibilities | Yerba Buena Gardens
Sunday, May 8 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Dutch artist Maria Blaisse creates works that blur distinctions between costume and sculpture, encouraging a symbiotic interplay of body, material, form, and context. For Mother’s Day, a group of local choreographers, dancers and architects join Blaisse and the Netherlands-based curatorial platform Slow Research Lab for a ...
Free ACT Brazilian Theater Night “Black Orpheus: Una Historia de Amor” | SF
Sunday, May 8 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Persia Triangle

After his beloved Eurydice is stolen by Death, guitar-toting poet Orpheus ventures into the underworld in an attempt to retrieve her. Set in a mythical barrio during Carnival, Black Orpheus: Una Historia de Amor is inspired by the play Orfeu da Conceição by Brazilian poet ...

2:00 pmTurkish Nostalgia in the Afternoon | SF  FREE
4:00 pmOriginal Famous Twang Sundays: Live Country Music | Potrero Hill  FREE
6:30 pmParaiso Parallax: Film Screening & Discussion | SF  FREE
8:00 pmPay-What-You-Can Theater: “The Most Dangerous Highway in the World” | SF  $1*
*Pay what you can at the door, cash only
8:00 pmShapeshifters Cinema: Experimental Film & Music | Oakland  FREE
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