Events for May 19, 2016
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Cypress String Quartet: “Beethoven in the City” | Yerba Buena Gardens
Praised by The New York Times for “tender, deeply expressive” interpretations, San Francisco’s Cypress String Quartet has played on thousands of stages around the world and recorded more than a dozen albums.
Celebrating both their 20th anniversary and the commercial release of their complete recordings of ...
| 12:30 pm | Grown-Up Lego Day | Mountain View | FREE |
“Off The Grid” Twilight Campfire Party | Presidio
Presidio Twilight is back for its sixth season, and it’s better than ever. This year, San Francisco’s largest campfire features a delicious selection of international cuisine from a stellar lineup of local vendors from 5-9 pm every Thursday from mid-May to September. New for 2019 are ...Every Thursday
| 5:00 pm | Game Night Happy Hour, Trivia & Relay Races | SF | FREE* *No cost to get in the door or play games. Food and Drinks will need to be purchased.
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Yerba Buena District Museum & Gallery Crawl: Third Thursdays | SoMa
Yerba Buena Third Thursdays is a monthly outing of art, performance, music, and drinks in the Yerba Buena neighborhood in the heart of downtown San Francisco, between 2nd and 5th Street, and Market and Harrison Street. Free, but an RSVP is recommended to save time ...
| 5:00 pm | Real Feels & Rollercoasters: An Art Show | SF | FREE |
“Love Bravery” Fashion Launch Party: Elton John & Lady Gaga Look-a-Like Contest | Macy’s
This is the San Francisco launch party for Elton John & Lady Gag’s “Love Bravery” collection at Macy’s.
Come decked out in your best Elton John or Lady Gaga look and you could take home the grand prize – a $500 Macy’s Shopping Spree. Guest judges ...
Orquesta La Moderna Tradición’s Latin Music | Yerba Buena Gardens
As the only ensemble on the West Coast devoted to danzón, the insuperably elegant and foundational 19th century Afro-Cuban style, Orquesta La Moderna Tradición is a charanga orchestra with strings, woodwinds and percussion that delivers driving and gracefully interlocking Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Stocked with some of the ...
| 6:00 pm | Win Tix: Nightlife Live: Chrome Sparks Synth-Heavy Dance Party | California Academy of Sciences | WIN* *Win a pair of tickets.
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NightLife Summer Music Series | California Academy of Sciences
NightLife’s summer music series returns. Inspired by science and powered by sound, the Academy will transform into an oasis of music and art on one special night per month with NightLife LIVE 2016.
On the outdoor West Garden stage, catch a live performance by headliner Chrome ...
Whiskeys of the World: Tasting & Spirits Education | SF
Join them at Sip Bar & Lounge for their third free Spirits Education & Tasting event: Whiskeys Around the World featuring Nikka whiskeys from Japan, Kavalan from Taiwan, Westland from Seattle, WA and Glenrothes from Scotland.
Anchor Distilling and Southern Wine & Spirits Artisinal Group experts will ...
San Francisco International Arts Festival: Opening Day | Fort Mason
SFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences. The festival features a slew of visual arts, dance, music and performances over three weeks. San Francisco International Arts Festival May 23 – June 2, 2019 Fort Mason Center Some events are ...
| 6:30 pm | Biking Along East Bay Regional Parks | Oakland | FREE |
“All Over Coffee” Paul Madonna’s First Solo Show in Five Years | SF
Paul Madonna’s first solo show in five years comes to The Dryansky Gallery in San Francisco in the form of an exhibition and book launch of Close Enough for the Angels, an illustrated novel that looks to Raymond Chandler and Haruki Murakami as inspirations
Madonna is best known ...
| 7:30 pm | Garrard Conley’s “Boy Erased: A Memoir” | SF | FREE |
| 7:30 pm | Poetry Reading From New Collections | SF | FREE |
| 8:00 pm | The Hot Mess Comedy Hour | SF | FREE |
| 8:00 pm | Win Tix: Acoustic Folk Night “Mipso” | SF | WIN |
Every Thursday
Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | The New Parkway
Thursday Night at The New Parkway is Trivia Night.
This is a chance for you and your friends to compete and win prizes (like free beer and movie passes) if you can answer questions correctly about a range of topics that often include movie history, famous ...
Free Live Salsa & Jazz Music From Local Artists | SF
Join them every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Salsa and Jazz show by local Bay Area musicians.
Shows start at 8 pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & live music night. For complete line-up and more information please visit their Facebook page.
Free Live Salsa & Jazz ...
Haight Ashbury Comedy Night | Milk Bar
Come out to Haight Ashbury Comedy Night every Thursday at Milk Bar located in the heart of the Upper Haight to see some of SF’s best comedians.
The lineup changes every week, but expect to see comics that have performed at Cobbs, SF Sketchfest, the Punchline ...
“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 ...
Nob Hill Free Comedy Night | SF
Nob Hill Comedy Night brings you the top local and touring comedians every Thursday at 8 pm in Nob Hill’s newest beer & wine bar, Hops & Barrel.
Comedians you’ve seen at Nob Hill Comedy Night have been featured on HBO, Netflix, Conan, The Late Late ...
“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge hosts a free dance party with DJ Mark Andrus who will play your favorite throwback jams.
Drink Specials All Night
$10 Mixed Cocktails
$6 Beer
$6 Seltzer
Video DJ Mark Andrus
Level Up Thursday:
Every Thursday at 9 pm
Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St., SF
FREE
Updated ...
“Class of ’84” Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday from 9 pm to 2 am at the Cat Club, it’s the best of the ’80s in two rooms with the coolest music and the best crowd in town. DJs Damon and Mr Washington spin ’80s pop, rock, and one hit wonders in the ...
SF’s Epic Karaoke Dance Party w/ Sax, Lasers + Fog | The Mission
Most students drop out of Stanford to create tech companies but DJ Purple dropped out to pursue music en route to becoming San Francisco’s DJ of the year in 2011 and one of America’s greatest karaoke KJ’s (Karaoke DJ).
Get ready for an upbeat night (no ...
$1 Well Shots on Thursday Nights | SF
Would you Believe Bar is bringing back $1 Well Shots and College Night Specials on Thursdays from 10 pm to Midnight for a limited time only.
Thursdays $1 Shots
Every Thursday | 10 pm to Midnight
Would You Believe Bar, 652 Geary Blvd., SF
$1- Must be 21 and over
Must 21 and ...
