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Events for May 20, 2021

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Thursday, May 20

10:00 amHidden San Francisco Walking Tours | SoMa  FREE
12:30 pmFree 30-Minute Core & Stretch Express | Salesforce Park  FREE
Word for Wordcast’s Broadcast of Radio Drama “Citizen” (May 20-June 3)
Thursday, May 20 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Radio Broadcast on 91.7FM KALW
| KALW Radio
Tune into KALW, 91.7 FM, at 1 pm. 3 episodes: 5/20, 5/27 and 6/3.Tribal leader Greg Sarris’ short story Citizen is available for FREE through January, 2022, at http://www.zspace.org/pod and on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. “Citizen” tells the tale of Salvador, born in the U.S., raised ...
Finding Ourselves in America: Asian American Voices
Thursday, May 20 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Stagebridge - Online
Thursday, May 20, 3pm-5:30pm Pacific time Stagebridge and Asian American Storytellers in Unity join forces to uplift the diverse cultures and heritage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander diaspora in FINDING OURSELVES IN AMERICA: ASIAN AMERICAN VOICES. As a direct response to the recent anti-Asian attacks ...

“Mission Community Market” Night Farmers Market (SF)
Thursday, May 20 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Community Market

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 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 ...

Virtual Café Scientifique: Where Did It All Come From?
Thursday, May 20 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration required. Please RSVP at bit.ly/anthonyaguirre.
| HanaHaus
Humanity has been trying to understand the cosmos for centuries. Despite the advent of new means that help us peer further into time and distance than ever before, there is still much we have left to learn. Our speaker this month, Dr. Anthony Aguirre, is ...
5:00 pmKnot Tying & Landscape Drawing Workshop  $35
POSTPONED: SF’s Live Country Music Thursdays | Westwood
Thursday, May 20 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | 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

5:00 pmFree Third Thursdays at California Historical Society | SF  FREE
6:00 pm“Libations for Liberation” Class for National Aperitif Day  $18*
*Tickets for the online event are $18, but anyone can purchase raffle tickets for $5 each, whether they attend or not.
6:00 pmMake: Monthly Artist Happy Hour & Local Vendors | Dogpatch  $8*
*Free with admission. Admission: Adults $8.00, Students/Senior $6.00.
Impact Bay Area “Intro to Personal Safety” Virtual Class
Thursday, May 20 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donation $0-30
This one-hour class provides an overview of IMPACT Bay Area’s approach to personal safety. We think of self-defense as a spectrum that starts with the first feelings in your body when you notice a situation might not be safe, through physical self-defense if necessary, all ...
San José Museum of Art Documentary “From Here” + Q&A
Thursday, May 20 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE
Mosaic America and San José Museum of Art presents an online screening of FROM HERE, a documentary following four young people who represent the future of global citizenry. Set in the world’s largest immigration countries–the US and Germany–FROM HERE captures an international generation’s fight for ...
“The Murderbot Diaries” Book Talk w/ Martha Wells and Annalee Newitz
Thursday, May 20 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Join us on Thursday, May 20 at 6pm PT when Martha Wells is joined by Annalee Newitz to discuss Fugitive Telemetry, the latest in The Murderbot Diaries, on Zoom! Signed copies available! Special Murderbot Diary will be available for the first 20 copies sold! Be sure to write ...
Out Front at The UC Theatre (Outdoor Dining & Music)
Thursday, May 20 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The UC Theatre
Visit us at Out Front! Out Front at The UC Theatre is a fabulous Street Bar for casual outdoor dining and drinks. Bring food from your favorite neighborhood restaurants and enjoy cocktails, beer, & wine with your friends. Get ready for a night of fun with ...
“yMusic” w/ Cal Peformances New-music ensemble yMusic boasts an impressive list of collaborators and admirers from across the musical spectrum—artists ranging from Paul Simon and Bill T. Jones to Regina Spektor and Ben Folds. With the instrumentation of string trio, flute, clarinet, and trumpet/horn, the flexible sextet—comprised entirely by ...
Free Uruguayan Wines Masterclass
Thursday, May 20 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP REQUIRED
Fall in love with Uruguayan wine and learn more about the country’s rich culture. The Consulate General of Uruguay in San Francisco hosts a free, online Uruguayan Wines Masterclass on 5/20 from 7 to 8 PM PDT led by sommelière and Wines of Uruguay’s brand ambassador, ...
7:00 pmOutdoor Comedy at The Bar on Dolores  FREE*
*2 menu items required + tips for comics
Working with Fire: Prescribed Burning in the Bay Area
Thursday, May 20 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Attendance is free but zoom registration is required!
| Friends of Sausal Creek
Join prescribed fire practitioners Brian Peterson and Jacob McDaniel for Friends of Sausal Creek’s May Community Talk. Our speakers will discuss how working with fire can benefit the Bay Area’s communities and ecosystems and answer commonly asked questions about prescribed and cultural burning. This timely ...
The “Affordable Art Show” w/ 30+ Artists (May 20-June 25)
Thursday, May 20 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP for event updates and artist highlights: https://www.facebook.com/events/1048699669268856/
| JCO'S Art Haus
Our cult-sensational Affordable Art Show makes art collecting fun, friendly, and unpretentious. Featuring over 33 artists working in all mediums, sizes, prices, and styles, we ambitiously present “something to delight everyone”. In this unprecedented summer of reconnection (and dare we say love?), we’ve themed our show ...
7:00 pmOakland Art Library Open House | East Bay  FREE*
*Free, with an RSVP
SOLD OUT / 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 ...

After Dark Online: Manual Cinema w/ Exploratorium
Thursday, May 20 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Not Specified
| Online Event,
Since its founding in 2010, Chicago-based Manual Cinema has cultivated a distinct approach to performance that merges handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, and innovative sound and music to create immersive stories for stage and screen. In this live program, go into the studio and behind ...
Thu 8p Show – “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

Thu 8:45p 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 ...

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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