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Saturday, August 12

“Human Bridge Walk” Improvised Art Project | Marin Headlands
Saturday, August 12 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Marin Headlands
You are reading this invitation because you are invited to participate in an improvised art project, Human Bridge Walk. The outcomes are planned but the final product is unknown and depends on you and your presence. On August 12th, 2017 at 2 pm, you will meet ...
2:00 pmSummer Learning Challenge Finale: Mad Science | South SF  FREE
2:00 pm“Fierce Kindness” Author Talk | South SF  FREE
Jerry Garcia Day Celebration with Ben Fong-Torres | SF
Saturday, August 12 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Excelsior Branch Library
Come join as journalist and broadcaster Ben Fong-Torres revisits his travels with Jerry and the Grateful Dead from his years with Rolling Stone on Saturday, August 12, 2017. The celebration will include a visit with Jerry in Boulder as the Dead observed its 15th anniversary and ...

Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” In The Park | Berkeley

Actors Ensemble starts off it’s 6th consecutive year of performances in the beautiful John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre (and our 61st year overall) with William Shakespeare’s greatest play, “Hamlet”, presented in an accessible 105 minute version adapted from a version originally produced for radio by the ...

4:00 pmFull Moon Art Show Post-Party: Collab Postcard Release | SF  FREE
5:00 pmArtist Talk for Gathering: A Venison Magazine Retrospective | Albany  FREE
5:00 pm50 Quarts of Oil: Re-purposed Motor Oil on Art | Oakland  FREE
Free Mission Bay Summer Movie Nights | 2017 Kickoff

Say hello to San Francisco’s newest outdoor film series, Free Mission Bay Movie Nights. Come early to grab a blanket spot on the astroturf, toss a few bean bags at the community Cornhole, and pick up your gourmet picnic from 10+ of SF’s favorite food trucks. ...

6:30 pmSpontaneous Storytelling & Free Drinks Night | Oakland  FREE
7:00 pm2017 Free Movies in the Park: Singin’ in the Rain | Newark  FREE
One-Night-Only “Wild” Visual Art Exhibit Dance Performances | SF
Saturday, August 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Root Division
This one night only evening of performances compliments the visual art exhibition Wild. In the context of this show, dance offers a unique communication and physical questioning of the impermanent nature of the wild world and bodies. Performances invite a dialogue into how people attempt to ...
7:00 pmZocaLOL: Free Comedy Show | San Leandro  FREE
Kronos Quartet’s Free Intimate Concert | Presidio
Saturday, August 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Presidio Officers' Club
The always innovative Kronos Quartet returns for an intimate concert that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Free, but an RSVP is required. The performance features new and recent works written for Kronos’ Fifty for ...
7:15 pm“Kubo & the Two Strings” Free Movie Night | Berkeley  FREE*
*Admission is free, requesting can goods donations benefitting the Alameda County Community Food Bank http://www.accfb.org
City Star Party & Telescope Night | Lands End
Saturday, August 12 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting. Please check the SFAA website for updated information.
| Point Lobos

The San Francisco Amateur Astronomers invite you to their next City Star Party, where you can take a gander at our universe through telescopes, socialize with more experienced amateur astronomers, and get some tips about the night sky. Take in the view from San Francisco’s picturesque Tunnel Tops in the ...

Win Tix: “Harry Potter” in Concert with Live Symphony | SF
Saturday, August 12 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN | Davies Symphony Hall
The Harry Potter film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the world. You could win a pair of Orchestra Seats (prize value of $236) to see the film along with a live symphony orchestra performing every ...
8:00 pm“Nightlife on Mars” Comedy Night | SF  FREE*
*Free with code CHEAPBASTARD - otherwise it's $5
9:00 pmLate Night Downtown Comedy at SF’s Newest Art Bar | SF  FREE*
*Free with RSVP and code HELLAFUNNY. Otherwise $15 online $20 at the door
“Insideland” Outside Lands After-Party: Goldroom | Clift Hotel
Saturday, August 12 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. Dress Code enforced.
| Clift Hotel
Yuksel Presents “Insideland” – an Outside Lands after party in the Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel with live sets form Goldroom, Watch the Duck and Grace Mitchell. > FREE with RSVP – dress code enforced. Goldroom – On his full-length debut West of the West, L.A.-based songwriter/producer ...
9:30 pmSadderday: An Emo/Pop-Punk/Screamo Dance Party | SF  FREE
10:30 pmNo Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Dance Party | Bar Fluxus  FREE*
*Free with RSVP and code FUNCHEAP; otherwise it's $10

Every Saturday

Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Every Saturday – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Berkeley)
Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Grab your yoga mat and come to Sports Basement Berkeley for some relaxing weekend yoga. Community classes take place every Saturday. Free Community Yoga Class Every Saturday | 10 am Sports Basement, 2727 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA FREE Please BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat) and water bottle. All levels are welcome. Updated 1/28/2020 ...
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Enjoy an hour-long walk on the rise, tragic fall, and modern rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most renowned historic landmarks. Visit a contemporary swirl of shops and learn the history of ferries, freeways, and quakes. Meet at the foot of the stairs at the front ...
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Every Saturday – 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Take yourself outside and into the beauty of this city’s heart and soul. Practice yoga under the trees and let the ocean air sooth and invigorate you. This class expertly blends breathing and movement, strength and grace, imagination and form. You will gain a personal understanding ...
“The Setup” Underground Comedy Show | SF
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP; otherwise, it's $10.
| The Basement
"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 ...
“Critical Hit” Comedy Show | Oakland
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $10 | It's Your Move Game Store
"Critical Hit" Comedy Show | Oakland
Critical Hit is hosted by Erik Krasner, Hayden Greif-Neill and Jim McVeigh at It’s Your Move Games & Hobbies in Temescal for over 4 years and still going strong. Every week, some of our favorite comedians are invited to perform. Along with the producers, you can ...
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