Events for May 6, 2021
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Thursday, May 6
SF Officially in Yellow Tier + Indoor Bars Can Reopen (May 6)
As expected, San Francisco entered the “Yellow Tier” today which allows for many expanded reopenings. Originally, San Francisco had planned to wait until May 7 to allow further reopenings, but today Mayor London Breed announced the timeline would be moved up a day to May ...
New Art Show “Eyes That Knew No Shade of Sin or Fear” (May 6 – July 2)
May 6 – July 2, 2021, open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5:30pm
Nearly two centuries after the great Spanish artist Francesco Goya made the series of prints known as The Disasters of War, eternally preserving the atrocities he witnessed during six years of conflict between Spain and France, Gottfried ...
Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum | East Bay
The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected and globally relevant, engaging audiences from the campus, community, and beyond. Normally $18, the ...Monthly
Storytellers on Schizophrenia
Join us virtually for a three part speaker series and in-depth conversations about serious mental illness; what it is, how it is treated, what its effect is on families and what could or should be different.
This is the third event of the three part series. ...
“Mission Community Market” Night Farmers Market (SF)
2021 updates Now in its 11th year, the popular neighborhood market will be reopening with a lineup of 20+ small local farms and food businesses, offering a diversity of fresh fruits and vegetables, food crafts, and hot prepared foods for Mission residents. More vendors will ...Every Thursday
Free Mother’s Day Picture Drawing Class (Ages 5 & Up)
Join us for a fun 1 hour drawing class, perfect for a Mother’s Day gift!
CD will take students step by step to achieve a simple drawing. You will learn different pencil strokes to create an awesome drawing.
All you will need is paper (any type), pencils ...
SF Asian Small Business Merchant Showcase
During this Showcase broadcast during APA Heritage Month and Small Business Week, 5 Asian-owned San Francisco small business owners will tell their story, present their products and services, and share details of how they are pivoting and embracing new ways of doing businesses as the ...
Violinist Francesca Depasquale in Livestream Concert
Thursday, May 6, 5pm-6:30pm Pacific time
California Music Center, producer of the Klein International String Competition, presents acclaimed violinist Francesca DePasquale in Spring for the Klein, a virtual concert to benefit the 2021 Klein Competition on May 6, 2021 at 5PM Pacific. DePasquale, top prizewinner of ...
POSTPONED: SF’s Live Country Music Thursdays | Westwood
Due to the Shelter in Place order, Westwood is temporarily closed until April 7. Please check Instagram on updates. Enjoy wild times at SF’s premier country music bar with $5 Happy Hour specials on delicious shareable plates and live country music every Thursday. Live Music Thursdays ...Every Thursday
“Of Here From There” Virtual Art Experience
Ana Teresa Fernandez, Creativity Explored, and Gray Area present Of Here From There | De Aqui Desde Alla, the first large-scale project featuring CE artists with developmental disabilities.
A virtual walkthrough and workshop with Fernandez, live performances, and archival elements from its opening event bring the ...
Fonda Lee’s Green Bone Saga Author Talk
Leap into Fonda Lee’s Green Bone saga in an action-packed, diverse Asian-inspired urban fantasy series chock-full of clan blood feuds, vicious politics, and inter-generational family drama!
Meet Lee on Thursday, May 6 at 6:00 PM at our next virtual author talk. Lee will read from her ...
| 6:00 pm | Castro Art Walk | First Thursdays | FREE |
Virtual Book Talk w/ Molly Ball, Author of “Pelosi”
On Thursday, May 6th at 6 PM, we are pleased and welcome Molly Ball author of the New York Times bestseller Pelosi. Award-winning journalist Molly Ball has written a riveting inside account of the unprecedented rise to power and unmatched political legacy of the first ...
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Design Roundtable with Local Experts Webinar
Are you a homeowner anywhere in Napa or Sonoma County?
Join us for a roundtable discussion with local ADU experts about ADU design and ask them your ADU questions LIVE!
**Spanish language translation will be provided via Zoom. Se proporcionará interpretación al español a través de Zoom.**
Presented ...
Long-Lost Tenderloin Bar “The Blue Lamp” Remembered
On May 6th, the Tenderloin Museum premieres a virtual celebration of The Blue Lamp, a long-gone but beloved working class bar and storied local music venue on the northern border of the Tenderloin. The program features interviews with celebrated author and former Blue Lamp bartender ...
Songwriters in the Square: Zoom Concert w/ CMC Songwriters
Community Music Center songwriters join for a virtual round-robin-style concert online of original songs and performances!
Guitar and songwriting faculty member Larry Dunn is putting together a concert celebrating four of CMC’s own singer/songwriters performing their original compositions in folk, country, blues, R&B, and bluegrass styles. ...
| 6:00 pm | Lower Polk / TL Art Walk | Trendyloin | FREE |
“Bang on a Can” All-Stars Music & Folklore Storytelling
Program:
Julia Wolfe/Steel Hammer
Bang on a Can All-Stars—New York’s iconoclastic contemporary-music ensemble—performs Steel Hammer, an acclaimed oratorio by the group’s co-founder, Pulitzer Prize winner Julia Wolfe. Wolfe creates a musical combination of every version of the traditional American folktale of John Henry, weaving together more than ...
SF Board of Education Recall Q&A
The past year has been challenging for children and their families. A year of distance learning has widened education achievement gaps, created a mental health crisis for students, and provoked the largest year-to-year drop in enrollment in the San Francisco Unified School District in a ...
Thu 7p Show – “HellaSecret” Outdoor Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (SF)
Get ready for pop-up comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a new venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. Get $Free Tickets with code FUNCHEAP GUEST (otherwise $15-20) HellaSecret North Beach Comedy 2022 Every Friday and Saturday ...
On the Therapeutic Applications of Psilocybin w/ UCSF Psychiatrist
Psilocybin has been decriminalized in many cities in the United States and most recently has been approved for use in psychotherapy in the state of Oregon. In the latest studies, psilocybin has shown efficacy for patients suffering from depression, addiction, and end-of-life distress. And yet ...
Outdoor Comedy at The Bar on Dolores
Reserve your seat/table (up to 6 people) for outdoor comedy at The BAR -on Dolores Thurs 5/6 at 7pm for drinks and food truck TBAComics want to make you laugh outside at The BAR -on Dolores!
Reserve your table for up to 6 people and enjoy ...
| 7:00 pm | Close-Up Comedy: Great Comics & Free Beer Giveaways | SF | $10* *Beer, wine, and fancy pastries for sale
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Exploratorium’s After Dark Online: Stories from Chinatown
San Francisco’s Chinatown, the oldest in North America, is an iconic and influential part of the cultural fabric of San Francisco. Beyond its contemporary popularity as a tourist attraction, the neighborhood exists as a dynamic community of families and individuals cultivating tradition and nurturing social ...
Good Times: Live Outdoor Comedy
Come out for cheers, beers, food trucks and good times in the beautiful outdoor space at Speakeasy Ales & Lagers! Enjoy the sunset while drinking one of Speakeasy’s legendary brews and laughing along with the best comics in the bay! Comedian Drea Meyers brings us ...
Bindle-Laugh Live Comedy Jam
Come laugh at some of the funniest comedians from Bindlestiff Studios performing LIVE at 7th West! Bindlestiff Studios, located in San Francisco, CA, is the only permanent, community-based performing arts venue in the nation dedicated to showcasing emerging Filipino American and Pilipino artists.
Performances will be ...
On the Therapeutic Applications of Psilocybin
The field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has been growing rapidly in recent years with decriminalization efforts moving forward on local, state, and federal levels. A multitude of clinical research trials is showing promising results of therapies utilizing MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine as well as other medicines ...
18th-Century Opera “L’Amant Anonyme” Livestream
L’Amant Anonyme is an 18th-Century opera that tells the story of a lover afraid to reveal his true identity to the object of his affections. This is perhaps modeled on the composer. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges’ own experience as someone of African ancestry, ...
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
Updated ...
“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 ...
