Events for May 16, 2019
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National Public Gardens Week: DIY Mini Succulent Garden | East Bay
On Thursday, May 16th you can drop by and make your own mini succulent dish garden.
There will be a variety of succulent cuttings and pups to choose from. Bancroft potting soil and potting vessel are also provided. Feel free to bring your own embellishments.
Workshop is ...
| 10:00 am | Hidden San Francisco Walking Tours | SoMa | FREE |
$1 Contra Costa County Opening Fair | 2019
The Contra Costa County Fair that has hosted hundreds of thousands of guests for over 75 years. The Fairgrounds celebrates all that is best in Contra Costa County while preserving the agricultural heritage of the community. In 2019, the Contra Costa County Fair salutes all ...
Community Music Center Older Adult Choirs: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | SF
The Community Music Center’s Older Adult Choir program was conceived in 2011 as a way to reach out to older adults and provide them with the many personal, social, artistic and quality of life benefits that musical activity can bring.
This joyful concert features the CMC Aquatic ...
Sacred Places: Walking Tour of Churches & Cathedrals | SF
San Francisco’s diversity is reflected in its places of worship. Visit churches, temples, a cathedral, and a synagogue. View the symbols and architecture and hear the history of the city’s religious institutions.
This tour is offered in May and October only.
Meet at the main plaza entrance ...
| 1:00 pm | Win Tix: MAX 2019: A Space Festival | SF | WIN |
2019 Salute to “American Graffiti” Festival Kick Off | Petaluma
An annual Salute to American Graffiti honors George Lucas’ timeless, coming-of-age film, American Graffiti, most of which was filmed in Petaluma in the early summer of 1972. Grab your favorite squeeze, jump into your hot rod, candy-colored screamin’ machine or the family car for that ...
Free Museum & Gallery Crawl: Yerba Buena Third Thursdays | SoMa
Yerba Buena Third Thursdays is a monthly outing of art, performance, music, and drinks in the Yerba Buena neighborhood in the heart of downtown San Francisco, between 2nd and 5th Street, and Market and Harrison Street. Free, but an RSVP is recommended to save time ...
Humphry Slocombe’s Free Scoops & OCHO Candy | Berkeley
Next Thursday, May 16th , Humphry Slocombe will be serving up free scoops of Brown Butter w/ Peanut Butter Candy (brown butter ice cream with OCHO Peanut Butter Candy Bar) and free OCHO mini candy from 5pm until sold out.
This sweet and salty ice cream ...
Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights | SF
Please note that as of 2024 the Asian Art Museum no longer offers discount admission on Thursday nights, but is still open late until 8pm Looking for a great date night on the cheap? The Asian Art Museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays ...
4th Annual New Strands Festival: Staged Readings & DJ Happy Hour | SF
On May 16 to 19, 2019, join the American Conservatory Theater’s 4th Annual New Strands Festival, where artists and audiences meet for the city’s most unique exploration of new theatrical work. During this free event, you can curate your own creative journey through performance spaces ...
| 6:00 pm | Make: Monthly Artist Happy Hour & Local Vendors | Dogpatch | $8* *Free with admission. Admission: Adults $8.00, Students/Senior $6.00.
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$15 Tix: SF Weekly “Best of SF 2019” Tasting Party & Open Bar | SoMa
Hosted by SF Weekly, enjoy Best of SF 2019, a unique all-you-can-drink (and eat) tasting celebration at City Nights, a 15,000 sq. foot nightclub with state-of-the-art lighting and sound and a Euro-inspired backlit bar.
Get three hours of open bar sampling of beer, spirits, sake wine and more… ...
Let’s Go Salsa: Free Open Air Salsa Dance Party w/ Carlitos Medrano | SF
A protégé of Cuban conga legend Luis “Changuito” Quintana, Havana-born Carlitos Medrano has played an important role on the Bay Area’s Latin music scene over the past decade.
After several years as a sought-after sideman, he decided to launch Sabor De Mi Cuba, a band ...
NightLife in Space: Cosmos | California Academy of Sciences
Get trippy as NightLife travels far out to the ends of the observable universe with a dive into some of the greatest cosmic mysteries of our time, from the Fermi paradox to the multiverse and dark matter to dark energy.
Exploratorium After Dark: The MAX Festival | Pier 15
Kick off the inaugural MAX (Media, Arts, Exploration) Festival at the Exploratorium as we celebrate humanity’s modern frontier: space. Illuminating scientific exploration through artistic expression and shared experiences, the MAX Festival has gathered local and international artists who explore the new space age.
| 7:00 pm | Win Tix: Miki Orihara’s Dance Concert: Resonance III | Theater of Yugen | WIN* *$25 GA Adult / $10 GA Student
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| 7:00 pm | 2019 Walking Distance Dance Festival | SF | $20* *$20 per performance or $60 for 4 performances
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| 7:00 pm | Engaging Conversations on The Future of Labor | SF | FREE* *$5-$10 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds.
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Third Thursday Game of Thrones Trivia Night | SF
Liliana is here to lead the battle for the Iron Throne.
Third Thursday is a night when you get up off the bar stools and have some fun. This time it is all about Game of Thrones.
There will be trivia questions, Physical Challenges and Costume Contest. ...
| 7:00 pm | Summer Concert at Mission Bowling Club | SF | FREE |
Bay Area Tattoo Convention Opening & Gallery Reception | SF
In collaboration with the Bay Area Tattoo Convention of some of the Bay Area’s most iconic tattoo shops, this exhibition focuses on seven major icons in American Traditional Tattooing, their origin stories, early forms and how they’ve evolved in contemporary tattooing.
Through historical research, archival works, ...
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 ...
