Events for August 4, 2016
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The Swings: Amazing Interactive Musical Installation Opening Day | San Jose
For two months, The Swings installation will be activated in the heart of downtown San José at Plaza de César Chavez. Created by Montréal-based interaction design studio Daily tous les jours, The Swings is a free interactive art installation in which each swing emits the ...
| 10:00 am | Pez Museum: Free Admission Day | Burlingame | FREE |
| 12:00 pm | Free First Thursdays | Chinese Historical Society | 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
Asian Art Museum’s “Takeover” & $5 Thursday Nights | SF
Husband-and-wife restaurateurs Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz (of Mission Chinese Food) take over the museum and share ideas, strategies and inspirations related to food and climate change.
This TAKEOVER illuminates the impact of food and drinks on the environment and how our consumption choices can actually ...
Music in the Park: Ozomatli | San Jose
Groove to tunes at Music in the Park, a summer tradition concert series at Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park in the heart of downtown San José. Produced by the San José Downtown Association, this favorite downtown music event jams from 5:30-9 pm. Early bird tickets ...
Free Community Veggie Dinner: Fresh Garden & Farmers Market Meal | SF
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 ...
Win Tix: “Built It” Design Night & Open Bar | Autodesk
When you think “high-tech,” what comes to mind? Computers and microchips, sure. But how about art and athletics, robots and fashion?
> Get Tickets – $25
At the monthly Design Nights in the Autodesk Gallery (the first Thursday of the month from 6-10p), they take a theme—both new ...
7×7 Rooftop Cocktail Party and Live DJ | Mid-Market
Join 7×7 for Happy Hour with 360 degree views of the City, from the patio in the sky at Olume, Mid-Market’s newest luxury living space.
Enjoy complimentary cocktails, beer, wine, light bites and DJ beats on the terrace. Plus, get a sneak peek at Olume’s ...
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.
> Please note that Nightlife is $15, not free as was previously listed.
Fresh off ...
| 6:00 pm | “Cuba, Libre?” Film Discussion | SF Main Library | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | First Thursday “Hub CAP” Community Art Party | Vallejo | FREE* *Free, but donations are always welcome.
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| 6:00 pm | After Dark: Get A Feel For The Art of Taxidermy | SF | $15* *$15 General, $10 Members and Free for Lab member. This event is for 18 and older.
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Win Tix: Outside Lands Pre-Party Nightlife | California Academy of Sciences
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.
> Get Tickets – $15
Fresh off the release of her debut album Long Way Home, UK songstress Låpsley’s soulful ...
| 7:00 pm | Movie in the Park: “Inside Out” | Orinda | FREE |
Win Tix: “Shipwreck” Literary Erotic Fanfiction Competition “Fahrenheit 451” | The Booksmith
Hear your favorite classic literally characters do things to each other you didn’t know you were possible to do to another person until that human sexuality class you took in college, when you attend this literary erotic fan fiction competition at The Booksmith.
> Get Tickets – ...
| 7:00 pm | Medicine Ball Swing Ensemble | Oakland | FREE |
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 ...
