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Events for May 20, 2021

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Thursday, May 20

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 ...
“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

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 ...
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
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.
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
7:00 pmOutdoor Comedy at The Bar on Dolores  FREE*
*2 menu items required + tips for comics
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 ...
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 ...

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 ...

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