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Thursday, January 16

2020 Alameda Restaurant Week | Jan 16-26
Thursday, January 16 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Deals vary
| Alameda (Various Location)

Alameda packs dozens of family-owned restaurants into six square miles of land. Alameda Restaurant Week is returning to the island January 16-26 with more than 35 participating restaurants. New this year, kick-off with celebration of local food and drink, and a competition to crown Alameda’s ...

All DayWin: $50 Gift Card: Berkeley Restaurant Week | January 21-31  WIN
10:00 amHidden San Francisco Walking Tours | SoMa  FREE
12:30 pmFree 30-Minute Core & Stretch Express | Salesforce Park  FREE
Presidio Experience Tour | SF
Thursday, January 16 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | New Visitor Center (Presidio)
Get to know the Presidio during this two hour, in-depth experience. Start with a scenic shuttle ride around the park, filled with illuminating stories about the Presidio’s past and present. Then enjoy a guided tour of the Presidio Officers’ Club for a deeper dive into ...

Comfort Food Restaurant Week: Wine & Cheese Reception | Concord
Thursday, January 16 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration Required
| Salvio Pacheco Square
Stop by Concord’s new Visitor Center at Salvio Pacheco Square in Todos Santos Plaza on Thursday, January 16, 4-6 pm for a special pre-event wine & cheese reception. Entry is FREE, but limited.
5:00 pmFree Third Thursdays at California Historical Society | SF  FREE
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 ...

“MAKE” In/Visible Talks | SF
Thursday, January 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $8*
*$8 general admission, $6 students/seniors, Museum members Free,
| Museum of Craft and Design
Celebrate ideas that Go Beyond the status quo and be sure to get to the museum early to join the In/Visible Talks 2020 Happy Hour with a community of designers, creatives and creators. Explore in-gallery hands-on projects featuring the themes, concepts and materials found in “Survival ...
Exploratorium After Dark: Tactile | Pier 15
Thursday, January 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $19.95*
*$19.95 Adv/Door -  Free for Lab Members ($10 Add-On Ticket for the Tactile Dome)
| Exploratorium
Reach out for a truly hands-on encounter during this evening dedicated to the sense of touch. In celebration of the anniversary of the opening of the Tactile Dome, feel your way through the darkened labyrinth, sharpen your tactile perception, and learn about the complex system ...
PubScience: Earthquakes in our Backyard Talk | El Cerrito
Thursday, January 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Little Hill Lounge
The Hayward Fault, in our East Bay backyard, is a big earthquake hazard. What have we learned recently? What are we doing to improve earthquake outcomes? What can you do to be prepared? Come speak to one of the nation’s foremost earthquake experts in an informal ...
Sketchfest NightLife at Cal Academy of Sciences | SF SF Sketchfest is back at NightLife for a knee-slapping night of creatures, cocktails, and comedy as part of the 19th Annual SF Sketchfest Comedy Festival. This year’s event includes: Paul F. Tompkins Hogs The Covers, a set of songs and comedy THE MADS: Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”), riffing ...
6:30 pmFree Author Talk: 50 Ways to Cook a Carrot | Omnivore Books  FREE
7:00 pmOakland Art Library Open House | East Bay  FREE*
*Free, with an RSVP
Diversity Film Series: “The Long Shadow” | Piedmont
Thursday, January 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ellen Driscoll Playhouse
In January, ADFS will screen The Long Shadow, an uncompromising look at slavery, America’s original sin, and how politics and policy have extended its effect to the present day — told by a filmmaker whose family owned slaves for generations. “Of all the divisions in America, none ...
The Underground: Stand-Up Comedy at Oakstop | Oakland 1/16 Lineup: Stephen Furey (The Comedy Store, SF Sketchfest, E’s Dating No Filter) Rahul Pandya (SF Sketchfest, Rooster T Feathers) Armando Torres (SF Sketchfest, Dark Wolf Gang) Gabby Poccia (Moonlight Comedy, SF Sketchfest)
2020 Fresh Festival: Raw & Intimate Performance | SF
Thursday, January 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$5-15 suggested donation
| Brava Theater

FRESH Exchanges are community oriented and organized social and interactive events created to cultivate, invigorate and cross-pollinate experimental dance, music and performance artists and audiences. These include live music events, roundtable talks, artist input and audience feedback sessions, writing and reading circles, improvisation jams and ...

8:00 pmHaight Ashbury Comedy Night | Milk Bar  FREE*
*Use promo code HELLAFUNNY for free tickets. Otherwise, it's $15.

Every Thursday

Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | The New Parkway
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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cigar Bar & Grill
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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Use promo code HELLAFUNNY for free tickets. Otherwise, it's $15.
| Milk Bar
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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Normally $15 use code FUNCHEAP for $5 tickets. 21+
| Ales Unlimited: Beer 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 ...
Nob Hill Free Comedy Night | SF
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission. Bring cash for drink purchase.
| Hops & Barrel
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 – 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 ...
“Class of ’84” Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Cover may change for special events.
| The Cat Club
"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
Every Thursday – 9:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 am | Cost: FREE | Slate Bar
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
Every Thursday – 10:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $1*
*$1 Per Well Shot, but no cover charge.
| Would You Believe Cocktails
$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 ...
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