Events for August 17, 2016
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Free Chicken Wing Pop-Up with Chef Danny Bowien | Justin Herman Plaza
S.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water invites San Francisco locals and visitors to join James Beard Award-winning Chef Danny Bowien of the acclaimed Mission Chinese Food restaurants for the latest pop-up food truck stop on the S.Pellegrino Taste Guide nationwide tour.
Chef Danny Bowien & S.Pellegrino Host ...
| 12:00 pm | Cleanrooms & Dirty Water: The Environmental Legacy | Mountain View | FREE* *Free but an RSVP is recommended.
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Adidas’ “Away Days” Meet & Greet, DIY Project & Skate Demos | SF
Following the monumental success of the full-length skate film Away Days, adidas Skateboarding kicks off the ‘Away Days – Team Tour’ that spans seven cities across the U.S. These community events will include demos by adidas Pro-team athletes and offer the opportunity to meet and ...
| 5:30 pm | Block Printing: Workshop Wednesday | SF | FREE* *All of the materials you need will be available for purchase at Artist & Craftsman Supply
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The Lost Ships & Shipwrecks of San Francisco | Bay Theater
Meet the Indiana Jones of the sea, and join marine archeologist, James Delgado as he takes a tour of some of the most amazing shipwrecks discovered over the last three years by NOAA. Join for an undersea museum featuring some 400 shipwrecks and is a haven ...
| 6:00 pm | Free Motown Concert in the Park | Redwood City | FREE |
“Lit. Lit” The New Pot Book Author Showcase | SoMa
Come celebrate new cannabis book authorship with live interviews, discussion, signings, sales, and refreshments.
Featuring:
Big Book of Buds Greatest Hits chief editor Ellen Holland (Cannabis Now Magazine)
Newbies Guide to Cannabis authors Chris Conrad, with Jeremy Daw
The Medical Marijuana Guidebook author David Downs (Scientific American)
| 6:00 pm | Cellphone Close-Up Photography of Insects | Oakland | FREE* *There is a $20 suggested donation.
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“Drink Beer & Make Stuff” Anchor Steam Celebration | The Yard
Come drink beer and make stuff with Workshop SF DIY School. Workshop SF, one of the country’s first DIY schools, is partnering with the Anchor Beer Garden to host a monthly Happy Hour party so you can get your hands a little dirty and make ...
| 6:30 pm | Cofounder Academy Panel: Role of the Cofounder | Mountain View | FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
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SF’s Beer Bus: Free Monthly Brewery Shuttle | Mission Bay
The San Francisco Brewers Guild has created the city’s first free, hop-on-hop-off “Drink SF Beer Shuttle,” showcasing neighborhood breweries as a permanent companion to its monthly Meet the Brewers nights. The fun kicks off with a “Meet the Brewers” event at 66 pmtypically featuring special release ...Monthly
Anchor Steam’s “Whack-A-Mole” Tournament | Brewcade
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Whack-A-Mole champion? Then come down to Brewcade for the Drink Steam Week Whack-A-Mole Tournament.
1st place winner gets a VIP brewery tour and tasting for 4 people at Anchor Brewing. There will be prizes for the runner ...
Summer Sing-ins: Purcell & Schubert Music | Oakland
Each summer, the Oakland Symphony Chorus hosts a Summer Sing-Ins series. Each Sing-In focuses on a major work or style of music and is open to anyone in the community with an RSVP.
It is your opportunity to experience singing in a large chorus and be ...
Win Tix: Cobb’s Comedy Showcase | SF
What better way to hop over your hump day than at a hilarious midweek comedy show! Join Cobb’s Comedy Showcase for a night full of the best of today’s hot and up and coming comedic talent.
> Get Tickets – $13.50
These comedians were hand picked for your ...
| 8:30 pm | Oakland Comedy Shop: Monthly Standup | Oakland | FREE |
| 9:00 pm | Drag Queens & Burlesque For Your Entertainment | SF | $7* *7 general admission, 10 reserved front row seats
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Win Tix: Psychedelic & Trippy Rock “Golden Void” | The Chapel
The Bay Area is rife with psychedelic tradition. Makes sense, since this region was founded by hippies in the early 1800s (don’t hold me to that). But since the halcyon days of the 60s, you can’t go ten feet without bumping into a psychedelic music ...
