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Thursday, August 31

Last of the Dramatic 2017 Bloom of Weird & Wild Flowers | SF Botanical Garden
Thursday, August 31 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*FREE with proof of San Francisco residency. The garden is free daily 7:30-9 am and all day on second Tuesdays of the month. Admission for non-residents is $8 general, $6 youth 12-17 and seniors; $2 children 5-11; children 4 and under FREE. Families of 2 adults and one or more child pay just $17.
| San Francisco Botanical Garden

It’s been a wet winter and that means spring is going to be crazy good at the San Francisco Botanical Garden … the curators tell us that everything is budding up and looking very bountiful and beautiful. After four dry years, this winter has brought much needed rain ...

Final Day: Summer of Love “Trading Cards” on Market Street | SF
Thursday, August 31 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Market Street

Long before Instagram and SnapChat made pocket-sized images of your favorite celebrity or sports hero a hot commodity, there was the trading card. Local artist Kate Haug was inspired by this vintage collector’s item for her Summer of Love-themed Art on Market Street Poster Series, ...

Original Folk Music with Evie Ladin Band | Yerba Buena Gardens
Thursday, August 31 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Grounded in Appalachian old-time repertoire, seasoned in African-diaspora roots, and composing original music inspired by life in Oakland and globe-spanning tours, the kinetic Evie Ladin Band erases the lines between music and movement. A trio of tenaciously innovative string musicians and dancers, the combo features Ladin’s ...
Speak Cheesy: Free Grilled Cheese Sandwich & Beer Happy Hour | SF
Thursday, August 31 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Alite Outpost
Start your weekend off right with a grilled cheese and a beer at the best outdoor gear shop around. The Alite Outpost is hosting its Speak Cheesy Happy Hour which will include free grilled cheese sandwiches and cold beers for you and your friends. They’ll be ...
Free Zine and Comics Reading | 2017 SF Zine Fest
Thursday, August 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library

The San Francisco Zine Fest is a free, annual celebration of small-press publishing from zines and comics to art books and beyond. Exhibitors come from all over the world, and while the focus is on zines, all walks of DIY life are represented — comics, ...

Sunset Cinema: Outdoor Movie Night 2017 Kick-Off | Emeryville
Thursday, August 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Greenway 31

Come and enjoy Sunset Cinema at Greenway 31, starting on Thursday, August 31 until October 26. Come early to enjoy a pre-movie happy hour with Novel Brewing plus the Bay Area Roller Derby team will be providing skate up beer service starting at 6 pm. Movies begin ...

Bayview “Third on 3rd” Festival with SF Mime Troupe | Bayview Opera House
Thursday, August 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bayview Opera House
Bayview Opera House presents: San Francisco Mime Troupe’s 2017 production of “Walls.” It’s an indoor show on the historic Bayview Opera House stage. Arrive early and enjoy the Bayview ambiance and a bite to eat from local youth-run supper club Old Skool Cafe and reserve ...
6:00 pmThinking Captions Zine Readings | SF Main Library  FREE
6:00 pmMaker Thursdays: Handmade Artwork Right in Front of You | SF  FREE
Spotlight NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, August 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Tickets are $15 ($12 for Academy members)
 | California Academy of Sciences
NightLife celebrates the best of the Academy with an evening of after hours science inside the greenest museum on the planet. Enjoy a nighttime dive show in their Philippine Coral Reef tank and set a collision course for Earth in the planetarium with two screenings of ...
6:00 pm“Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” Book Discussion | SF  FREE
Exploratorium After Dark: Tactile Dome & Explainer Demonstrations | Pier 15
Thursday, August 31 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members ($10 Add-On Ticket for the Tactile Dome) Adults Only (18+)
 | Exploratorium
Crawl through their pitch-black Tactile Dome. Also, play with hundreds of hands-on exhibits and experience an array of Explainer-led demonstrations: Drawing Board, Speaker Dissection, Cow Eye or Flower Dissection, and Magic. And grab dinner and drinks by the Bay.
6:30 pmPint Night with Ari Delashmut | SF  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
6:30 pmThis Distracted Globe: Hamlet Discussion | SF Main Library  FREE
6:30 pmHashtag Science: Connecting Scientists & Students in the Community | SF  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is encouraged.
7:00 pm“Breathe, Feel, Suffer & Love” Prints & Drawings | SF  FREE
7:30 pm“That Crazy Perfect Someday” Book Discussion | SF  FREE
7:45 pmMovies on the Square: “Ladder 49” | Redwood City  FREE
8:00 pmHellaFunny on Haight Street | Milk Bar  FREE*
*Use promo code HELLAFUNNY for free tickets. Otherwise, it's $15.
8:00 pmWin Tix: Really Funny Comedians Who Happen To Be Women | Cobb’s Comedy Club  WIN
8:00 pmGames We Play: The Truth About Relationships | SF  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
8:00 pmWin Tix: Pow-Wow Punk “Turqouiz Noiz” (Formerly Sweat Lodge) | Rickshaw Stop  WIN
9:00 pm“Make Me A Mixtape” ’90s/’00s Emo, Punk & Post-Hardcore Vinyl Night | SF  FREE

Every Thursday

“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
"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 ...
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