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Thursday, July 16

Online Storytelling With the Dragon
Thursday, July 16 – 10:30 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Can, Suggested donation of $5-10

Dragon’s Co-Artistic Director Alika and her friend, Mr. Reginald T. Hedgehog read from faerie tales and folklore from Aesop to Anansi as well as contemporary books that help us understand what’s happening in the world around us. Free event on Dragon’s Facebook Live Stream (https://www.facebook.com/DragonProductions/live) ...Every Thursday

Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shops Now Open
Thursday, July 16 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ghirardelli Square
We are excited to announce that select Ghirardelli locations are Now Open! Please see below list: GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE MARKETPLACE 900 North Point Ste F301 (West Plaza), San Francisco, CA 94109 GHIRARDELLI ON THE GO AT GHIRARDELLI SQUARE 801 Beach Street San Francisco, CA 94109 GHIRARDELLI ICE CREAM and CHOCOLATE SHOP 2 ...

Narrative and Experience Design Virtual Workshop
Thursday, July 16 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Pay whatever you can - recommended donation is $30

This workshop looks at the stories embedded in the objects around us to better understand how their narratives become symbolic. How do we make meaning in our professional work, creative projects, relationships, and lives at large? When we create things, we can get lost in ...

Bay Area Underground Band Needle “The Long View” Live on Facebook
Thursday, July 16 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Facebook Online
Needle releases its 4th studio collaboration “The Long View,” this Friday, July, 17 to Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes. The band will host a 45-minute listening session in support starting with a few minutes of introductions, the performance itself of “The Long View” start-to-finish featuring Dana ...
Vegetable Nerves: A Group Reading of Philip Whalen’s Scenes of Life at the Capital
Thursday, July 16 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Reservations are required
| Zoom
City Lights in conjunction with Wave Books present: Vegetable Nerves: A Group Reading of Philip Whalen’s Scenes of Life at the Capital with David Brazil, Anselm Berrigan, Andrew Schelling, Hoa Nguyen, Marie Buck, Norman Fischer, Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie), Will Alexander, Aisha Sasha John, and ...
Live Jazz Music with Yuppie Liberation Front
Thursday, July 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food and drinks.
| Riggers Loft Wine Company

Thomas Molina’s trio, Yuppie Liberation, plays a variety of jazz that is heavily influenced by Bay Area R&B, Soul, Funk, and Latin Music. Featuring original compositions, jazz standards, and favorite songs. The Yuppie Liberation Front Quartet is sure to provide a fun inviting and accessible ...

Rum Revolution Virtual Tasting Experience
Thursday, July 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration Required
For this week’s virtual tasting we’re excited to be featuring Wright & Brown and Dakabend rums. We’ll be exploring the artisanal methods employed to craft rum that is not only great in cocktails, but perfect for sipping straight. From un-aged, agricole style rums to rich, ...
Virtual Workshop on Intro to Personal Safety
Thursday, July 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration Required. Suggested donation $10-30
This one-hour class provides an overview of IMPACT Bay Area’s approach to personal safety! In this class, students develop intuition, situational awareness, congruent body language, and verbal skills to deescalate and deter assault and harassment, as well as learn two simple and effective physical techniques. IMPACT ...
Lisa Geduldig’s “Lockdown Comedy” w/ Shazia Mirza & London Comedians
Thursday, July 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm | Cost: $10
During the pandemic, comedians have taken to the stratosphere (aka Zoom) to perform their craft. Lisa Geduldig, the creator and producer of Kung Pao Kosher Comedy™ – Jewish comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant (now in its 28th year) and other acclaimed San Francisco ...
1 Sound: Sam Green and JD Samson Live Online
Thursday, July 16 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 6:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Suggested donation: $25; no one turned away.
| Online
Thursday, July 16, 6:30-6:45pm Pacific Time Filmmaker Sam Green (AIR ’02) and musician JD Samson (AIR ’15) team up, presenting an excerpt from their work-in-progress live cinema project 32 Sounds. Green, an Academy Award nominee (The Weather Underground) is well known for the unforgettable and endearing ...
Mission BayBay: A Virtual Comedy Show
Thursday, July 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE

of the month some of the best comedians in the Bay Area and beyond will drop into your living room to perform! At the end of each show, we will roast each other’s baby pictures, including yours! Join us and enjoy world-class comedy ...Every Thursday

Virtual NightSchool at Cal Academy of Sciences: Fungus Among Us
Thursday, July 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE
One of our most popular NightLife events gets the NightSchool treatment with short virtual lessons on the many facets of fungi. Our lineup: Maya Elson on fungi’s potential role in post-fire ecological regeneration; Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology on the intersection of mycology and art; William Padilla-Brown on cordyceps cultivation; & ...
Funcheap’s Live Zoom Comedy Roast Night w/ Chris Riggins
Thursday, July 16 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 8:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but donations greatly apprecaited - Venmo @hellafunny

It was fun while it lasted! With live comedy coming back (slowly) we’ve decided to retire this online show effective October 22, 2020. If you’d still like laughs, here’s some upcoming shows you can attend both online and in person. Upcoming Funcheap Comedy Shows Crazy ...Every Thursday

The Underground: Virtual Comedy Show
Thursday, July 16 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations appreciated, pay what you can.

Comedy Underground goes virtual! Enjoy some of the best comics from around the world from the safety and comfort of your own home on Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed to you as soon as you register for the event. The show is donation ...Every Thursday

Drive-in Movie: Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me
Thursday, July 16 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: $25*
*$22 Jewish Film Institute members; $25 general public
| Solano 2 Drive In
The Jewish Film Institute presents Abby Ginzberg’s Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me on Thursday, July 16, at 8:30 pm at the West Wind Drive-In Theater in Concord. This powerful documentary about Congresswoman Lee opens the Jewish Film Institute’s summer festival, Cinegogue Summer ...
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