Events for August 18, 2016
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Thursday, August 18
| 12:30 pm | Lego Lunchtime Build-a-thon | 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 | Post-Punk Icon Peter Case (Nerves/Plimsouls) | Contemporary Jewish Museum | $8* *An RSVP is required.
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Free Museum & Gallery Crawl: Yerba Buena Third Thursdays | SoMa
August 18 Highlights:
The American Bookbinders Museum: The Cartooning Boot Camp
Contemporary Jewish Museum: Peter Case
| 5:00 pm | Burning Man Prep Party: Low Cost Playa Bikes, Lights & Clothing | SF | FREE* *Happy Hour drinks with a donation bar. The event is free but bring money for bikes, accessories and clothing.
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Grand Opening of “Off the Grid” in Temescal | Oakland
Off The Grid is moving from Uptown to Temescal, starting August 18, 2016.
Every Thursday from 5-9 pm, Off the Grid: Temescal will feature 8 food vendors, including 7 delicious food trucks and a “Merchant of the Market” vendor on a bi-weekly rotation. “Merchant of the Market” ...
| 5:30 pm | Pokemon Go Meetup & Happy Hour | SF | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Artist Spotlight With Natalie Ball | SF | FREE |
Stella’s Soul & Modern R&B Mini Concert | Amoeba Berkeley
Stella celebrates her debut album, Selfish, with a live performance and album signing at Amoeba Berkeley. They’ll have her CD available for purchase and signing on the day of the in-store.
“… 30-year-old singer/songwriter shows an innate soulfulness and sultriness not unlike the voices she grew ...
Foodie Nightlife | California Academy Of Sciences
The official kick-off event to Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party is here.
Clear your plates and head to NightLife for a foodie-inspired night featuring cooking and cocktail demos and tastings from some of SF’s top culinary minds.
Join Ne Timeas Restaurant Group (Flour + Water, Central ...
Anchor Steam & San Franpsycho Artist & Beer Party | Sunset
Anchor Brewing & San Franpsycho’s annual Drink Steam Week Artist Showcase is back.
San Franpsycho will be live screen printing a limited-edition Drink Steam design created by local artist Zachary Rowe. Only $5 if you bring your own garment.
3 Fish Studios will be live printing a ...
Win Tix: Mindful Innovation Festival: Storytelling, Activities, Yoga & Tea | Palace of Fine Arts
Explore mindful tools that will unlock your personal drivers. Surpass your blockers to happy and healthful living. Learn to hit the refresh button after burning out. Reboot and restart. It’s an evening of storytelling, work/life balance activities, yoga and tea.
> Get Tickets – $20.00 – use ...
| 6:00 pm | Tiny Atlas Quarterly Photo Show | SF | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Saving The Arts & Ending Family Homelessness Meet Up | SF | FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
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| 6:00 pm | Free Party Concert in the Park | San Mateo | FREE |
Win Tix: Foodie Nightlife | California Academy of Sciences
Clear your plates and head to NightLife for a foodie-inspired night featuring cooking and cocktail demos and tastings from some of SF’s top culinary minds.
> Get Tickets – $12 Members / $15 Non-Members
Join the pros at Trick Dog and Ne Timeas Restaurant Group (Flour + ...
Mazacote: A Salsa Legend | Yerba Buena Gardens
When timbales master Louie Romero launched the salsa dura band Mazacote in 1994, his status as a salsa legend had been in place for nearly three decades. Born in Brooklyn, he was at the center of the action at Fania Records in the late 1960s, ...
Shakespeare’s 400th Year Legacy: Fast & Funny Word Race | SF Main Library
Join Artistic Director Rebecca J. Ennals and Resident Artists of the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival for a fast and funny race through 400 of the very best words and phrases coined by Shakespeare.
Whether you’re green-eyed with jealousy, feeling jaded, or just a little gloomy, this ...
| 6:30 pm | Learn More About The Double-crested Cormorants On the Bay Bridges | Berkeley | FREE* *$5 donation for non-members.
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| 6:30 pm | Craft Beer & Compelling Stories | San Leandro | FREE* *Mention you found this event on FunCheap for one taster token during the reception.
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Live StorySlam Show: Open-Mic True Tales | Oakland
StorySlam Oakland is a monthly open-mic and featured storytelling event where people tell true personal stories on a different theme each month, held every third Thursday at Sweet Bar Bakery. Put your name in the hat to tell a true story from your life on ...
| 7:00 pm | Movie in the Park: “Good Dinosaur” | Orinda | 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
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“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 ...
