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Wednesday, July 15
A Berkeley field recording artist hands you professional in-ear monitors wired to broadcast-grade microphones — and you hear the dawn chorus the way a sound engineer does. Every bird in its own frequency layer, the creek underneath, sounds your naked ear physically cannot access. Participants …
Achieve greater wellness by practicing Strength and Balance Fitness (led by Chinatown YMCA) or Tai Chi (led by 64 Movements) at Union Square Plaza every Wednesday, on an alternating basis.
Join us this Wednesday, July 15, for Strength and Balance Fitness to build total-body strength and …
New Theatre for Young Audiences
You are a part of the show! On Old MacDonald’s Farm, you will be sitting on stage, so you and your little one can easily interact with our puppets, actors and set. Most of our seating will be on cushioned mats …
Join us for an inspiring morning of connection, conversation, and innovation at our Women In AI Breakfast + Panel.
Enjoy breakfast while hearing from accomplished women leaders, founders, researchers, and innovators shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Our panel discussion will explore emerging AI trends, career growth, …
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.Learn how to pull a simple image transfer using graphite and oil pastels. Participants will explore mirrored images and symmetry.
Discover the story behind the People’s Bicentennial Quilt, created in 1974 by a diverse group of women to present a more inclusive history of America. Historian and author Connie Young Yu will discuss the quilt’s creation, the stories behind its 45 squares, and its continued …
Trivia Night at Cellarmaker Berkeley
Round up your smartest friends (or the ones who are just really good at guessing) and join us every Wednesday at 6:00 PM for Trivia Night hosted by Sunset Trivia. It’s free to play, and 1st – 3rd place winners get …
The next election for San Francisco voters is in November, and it’s such an important one! You can help educate and engage local voters by volunteering with the League of Women Voters of San Francisco.
Take the first step and come to an election kickoff meeting …
Join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for our next public lecture! Free and open to all. Arrive early for the best snacks.
The interstellar medium is the “stuff between the stars” in galaxies: the turbulent broth of gas and dust out of which new stars are …
Join KALW & the GLBT Historical Society for a journey through the queer history of Bay Area broadcasting with the voices who were there.
Hear the voices that documented, shaped, and celebrated queer life in the Bay Area, from Stonewall through the AIDS crisis.
Queer Power Hour …
Join us to learn about harm reduction and raise money for our friends at fentcheck, with entertainment from drag queen Ella Gunt!
Join us to learn about harm reduction and raise money for our friends at fentcheck, with entertainment from drag queen Ella Gunt! No cover!
Join members of the Wood Street community and the film team for a screening of the feature documentary ‘Wood Street,’ followed by a Q&A. The film follows members of Oakland’s largest unhoused encampment as they organize to fight the city against eviction from their long …
Thursday, July 16
Downtown Pleasant Hill is celebrating the onset of summer by announcing its Annual Summer Concert Series, which are highly anticipated events that bring the community together to enjoy a variety of live musical performances in a festive, outdoor setting.
Held in the heart of Pleasant Hill …
How to Power a City explores the front lines of the clean energy revolution. From solar adopters to hurricane survival and communities fighting to keep the lights on, this documentary showcases a diverse group of people leading the way to our nation’s clean energy future. It is the …
Join our Sonoma Coast Foraging Campout! It includes 3 nights of camping with hot showers, all meals with farm and foraged fresh ingredients, and 4 days of Sonoma Coast ecological and foraging programming, including:
seaweed harvesting + seaweed foot bath making
sea urchin foraging, cooking, + urchin …
Plotting a story is important, but there’s more to writing a mystery or crime novel than what is happening in the story. To whom things are happening is equally important, if not more so. Learn techniques for how to make all your characters complex and compelling in this special …
Third Thursdays on Treat: Mission District Fair
Step right up for a free community night market in San Francisco’s Mission District! This month’s Third Thursdays on Treat transforms Treat Avenue into a Mission District Fair featuring local artists and makers, food vendors, live music, carnival-inspired games, …
Our annual summer show features selected MFA graduates from top Bay Area arts programs. MFA5 explores how we maintain connection to lineage and to the earth through handicraft, medicine, and ritual. Join us in a multi-media celebration of emerging artists and arts education!
Featuring Evie Hidysmith …
ENCORE!
Bonsoir, mes amis.
WELCOME BACK to Montmartre!
When the cabaret is finished, the rooftops belong to the artistes, the absinthe flows freely, and every corner hides a romance.
Live music.
World-class cabaret and circus.
Cocktails and treats.
Warm, wicked, and unexpectedly tender, Bohémienne is perhaps the most charming Parisian after-party in …
The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel, a San Francisco landmark since 1915, continues its monthly speaker series, Making History Fun Again, designed to celebrate the city’s legendary past through lively storytelling, fascinating personalities, and unforgettable local history.
Just in time for summer, Ben Fong-Torres will take guests …
On Third Thursdays, we’ll be hosting a free quick improv class sampler as part of Third Thursdays in Old Sacramento from 6-6:30 PM at the Eagle Theater. No reservation needed – just come by!
Third Thursdays at Old Sacramento Waterfront is a free monthly evening event …
BINGO! Every Other Thursday @6:00PM!
Get 3 BINGO cards for every beer purchased, or buy a card for $1
Hosted by @bingo.daddy
Friday, July 17
Save Kelp, Eat Urchin!
Join us at sunrise for a sea urchin foraging class, where we will help remove some of the overgrown sea urchin population – so we can eat it! We will teach you how to open and enjoy this incredible delicacy. You may …
Agents and editors often say they are looking for a “fresh voice.” So what does that mean, and how do you create one that’s uniquely your own? In this workshop, we will tease apart point of view (viewpoint) and narrative voice. We’ll examine how to …
10am-11amOral History OverviewBasics of oral history practice & ethicsFundamentals of the Interview ProcessTranscription, Translation, and Archiving
11am-12pmHands-on practice of interviewing– Setting up the room (lighting & positioning)– Operating Recording Devices– Framing Questions & Follow-up Questions– Working with photographs/ documents during the interview.
Register at david@leifamily.com.
