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Events for May 12, 2019

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Sunday, May 12

12:00 pmPresidio Chapel Open House & Docent Tour | SF  FREE
12:00 pmMaking Memories w/ Mom: Free Roses & Live Music | Livermore  FREE*
*Free! Come early, limited supply of roses.
Mother’s Day Point Bonita Lighthouse Tour | Marin Headlands
Sunday, May 12 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Point Bonita Lighthouse

Meet Point Bonita docents along the lighthouse trail. This hidden, historic setting offers breathtaking views and many stories of what life was like living at the head of such perilous waters. A secret jewel of the Bay Area, the Point Bonita Lighthouse, built in 1855, ...Every Sunday

2019 Flagging in the Park: Live DJ & Mother’s Day Celebration | GG Park
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | National AIDS Memorial Grove
Come enjoy the sun, music, flora, and friends in the beautiful National AIDS Memorial Grove. This event is open to all flow artists – fanning, flagging, poi, staff, hoopers and their supporters. Flags are available for use or just relax, take in the fun dance music ...

1:00 pmMother’s Day Roller Disco Party | Golden Gate Park  FREE
1:00 pmGrand Opening of Prima Materia Wine’s Tasting Room | Oakland  FREE
Mother’s Day: Rare Neighborhood Walking Tour | SF City Guides
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted. Some tours may be limited in size.
| 3rd St and S. Park St.
A short tour of San Francisco’s first planned community — its ups and downs, fortune, romance, and the infamous ‘2nd Street Cut.’
2019 Union Square Live Kickoff | May – September
Sunday, May 12 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Union Square Live kicks off its 2019 season with “Mitch Polzak’s Royal Deuces.” Everything You Want and Nothing You Don’t. Americana gone Rockabilly meets truck driving music. Mitch Polzak is a master entertainer and guitar picker in the style of Joe Maphis fingers on fire. Blazing instrumentals ...
2:00 pmMother’s Day Celebration w/ Roses & Rosé | SF  $10*
*$10 per flight of 6-8 wines, plus 10% off all wines purchased from the tasting
2:00 pmAnime & Manga Club: An Afternoon Full Of Fun | SF  FREE
2:00 pmMother’s Day Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights  FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted.
Drag Queen Rummage Sale on Mother’s Day | The Castro
Sunday, May 12 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Beaux
Come to Beaux between 3 pm and 7 pm to see what unique treasures you can score while enjoying a drink, a drag show, and more. They’re asking some of the most glamorous drag performers in town to clear out their closets for charity. They’ll be ...
Free Mother’s Day Ping Pong Lessons at SPIN SF | 2019
Sunday, May 12 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SPiN Ping Pong Social Club
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 12th. This year, do something fun and new with the one that you love. All residents of San Francisco is invited to celebrate and have the chance to play ping pong and get instructional lessons all for free. Come early and ...
Rockridge Mother’s Day Ice Cream & Gelato Tour | Oakland
Sunday, May 12 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*$15 for children 12 and younger, $20 for adults
| Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Parlor & Cafe (Oakland)
On Mother’s Day, satisfy your sweet tooth with the Rockridge Ice Cream Tour. This one-hour guided walking tour takes kids of all ages through Oakland’s Rockridge area to explore a variety of ice cream desserts—along with a little history as to how we came to ...
3:30 pmYom Ha’atzmaut: Celebrating Israel’s 71st Independence Day | Palo Alto  $15*
*$15 early bird tickets; free for children ages 0–2, $12 Children ages 2-17
4:20 pmGuinevere Q’s 29th Birthday Party & Live Music | SF  FREE
5:00 pm8mm Sunday Silents Vintage Movie Night | Nob Hill  FREE
5:00 pmBook Reading & Discussion: All The Land by Jo Lendle | City Lights Books  FREE
6:30 pm2019 Walking Distance Dance Festival Kick Off | SF  $20*
*$20 per performance or $60 for 4 performances
“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase | SF
Sunday, May 12 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated.
| Neck of The Woods

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – ...Every Saturday

2019 Walking Distance Dance Festival in the Park | May 12-19
Sunday, May 12 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Park performances are free and open to the public.
| Chan Kaajal Park
The Walking Distance Dance Festival features dynamic choreographers based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. During a week-long series of double bills and site-specific work across ODC home and their local neighborhood in the Mission district, dip into the speculative future, consider biorhythms of the ...
City Star Party & Telescope Night | Pier 17
Sunday, May 12 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting. Please check the SFAA website for updated information.
| Pier 17

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 ...

8:00 pmShapeshifters Cinema: Experimental Film & Music | Oakland  FREE
8:30 pmFree HellaFunny Sundays Stand-Up Comedy | Neck of the Woods  FREE*
*Free with RSVP. Otherwise $15 online $20 at the door
9:00 pm“Return of the Cypher” Hip-Hop & Beatbox Jam | Boom Boom Room  FREE

Every Sunday

“Heart of the City” Sunday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
"Heart of the City" Sunday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
Delicious Market Recipes & Free Seasonal Tasting | Jack London Square
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Delicious Market Recipes & Free Seasonal Tasting | Jack London Square
With more than 40 vendors, the Jack London Square Farmers Market offers local produce, food craft products, and breakfast and lunch options. The Jack London Square Farmers Market is operated by CUESA at Oakland’s Jack London Square on Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, year ...
Dolores Park Free Bodyweight Bootcamp | SF
Every Sunday – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP/Donations optional for charity
| Mission Dolores Park
Dolores Park Free Bodyweight Bootcamp | SF
WHAT IS “OUT”? Workouts are open to all from a certified personal trainer, Josh Muñoz. We are LGBTQ+ friendly and our group is open to all fitness levels. You will be challenged and supported in a safe, social workout environment. Bring a towel and water and ...
Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights
Every Sunday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted.
| 1801 Bush
Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights
See and learn about the Victorian era architecture of the city’s first suburb on a guided walk from SF City Guides. Victorian Walking Tour Every Sunday | 2 pm 1801 Bush, 1801 Bush St., SF, CA Free, but donations are accepted. On a walk through the neighborhood of Lafayette Square, you’ll ...
Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam | Bernal Heights
Every Sunday – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Lucky Horseshoe
Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam | Bernal Heights
Grab that banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, harmonica and autoharp, and head over to The Lucky Horseshoe in Bernal Heights to join in San Francisco’s only Bluegrass Jam on a Sunday afternoon. Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam Every Sunday | 4-7 pm The Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave., SF, CA FREE Jamming ...
$5 Sunday Night Juggling Club at Circus Center | SF
Every Sunday – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Circus Center
$5 Sunday Night Juggling Club at Circus Center | SF
Experienced juggler or a newbie looking to learn? Come hang out at Juggling Club and collaborate in a fun, low-pressure environment with an experienced Circus Center instructor. All levels are welcome in this club class taught by Jade Ford. Juggling Club Most Sundays | 5-8p Circus Center, 755 Frederick St., ...
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