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Thursday, October 8
The 2026 election is closer than it feels, and the decisions on the ballot will shape health, housing, food access, and safety net programs for Black San Franciscans for years to come.
Join us for AACHEC’s Fall Civic Engagement Teach-In Series: a nonpartisan, community-centered conversation about …
Following its critically acclaimed 2025 debut in New York, Syd Mead: Future Pastime comes to the West Coast at the Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery, opening Thursday, October 8th, from 6pm to 8pm.
Few artists have shaped how the world pictures tomorrow as thoroughly as Syd Mead. …
KPFA co-presents this evening celebrating the publication of The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, by Dave Zirin, a columnist at The Nation.
The new book examines the life and work of the iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, whose bestselling work, A People’s History of the United States, changed the …
The Black Cat Hotel has changed hands.
This Halloween, The Palace Theater‘s immersive Hotel returns under the care of new management – old money, impeccable manners, exclusively evening hours. Check in, receive the House Rules, and make your way room by room through live performances, hidden …
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck, host of SFPL’s Poem Jam poetry reading series, offers a free one-hour poetry writing intensive workshop, in the hopes of encouraging newer poets and providing strategies to established poets. Please bring a notebook, a pen and your best …
Enjoy an early evening of stand-up comedy in the stylish surroundings of The Ameswell Hotel in Mountain View.
This one-night showcase brings together a fresh lineup of Bay Area comedians for a fast-paced show by the fireplace adjacent to ROGER Bar & Restaurant. Each comedian brings …
Come out to play for another night of games & company on THU 10/08. This popup event is co-hosted by the SF Go and the EGL Board Games club.
Whether you’re a seasoned player or new to game nights, this is the perfect opportunity to meet …
Dying Fetus
DYING FETUS established a reputation for uncompromising integrity with a slew of classic albums and today rides a resurgence of respect and esteem with a new generation. As Revolver Magazine wrote upon the release of their first new material since 2017’s Wrong One To …
A hands-on AI art workshop during SF Tech Week: step outside the human point of view, imagine how your pet senses the world, and use AI to build an explorable 3D world from that perspective. Guided by an artist (former Stanford professor) and an AI …
Meet CASEMA: The Conference Attending Society of Eleusinian Mystery Appreciators! A self-styled secret society, these massive fans of classical antiquity pose as hotel service workers in order to sneak into academic conferences and in this way be close to their erudite heroes and absorb some …
Despite a history of urbanization and military use, two major distinct dune systems directly connected to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach persist: the mostly artificial fringe of Sunset Dunes along the Great Highway fill embankment, and the perched bluff-top dunes on uplifted ice-age (Colma formation) sand …
Aaron Coleman and Jon Cho-Polizzi discuss the challenges and revelations of translating the Black diaspora: examining continuities and ruptures across languages, geographies, and time. The global popularity of Black American culture can provide a reference point across the Black diaspora, but it also serves to …
Beer meets science at Tech at Nite: Geektoberfest, an adults-only night of brews, beats, experiments, and after-hours exploration at The Tech Interactive.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, from 7 to 11 p.m., discover the art and science behind your favorite pour with tastings from local breweries, hands-on …
Join us for an outdoor screening of “A Poem is a Naked Person,” Les Blank’s documentary about 70s rock icon Leon Russell.
One critic described the film as “one of the greatest rock documentaries…as eloquent an evocation of the reality-distortion field around rock stars as D.A. …
The Other Minds Festival turns 30! On Thursday–Sunday, October 8–11, 2026, our annual showcase for composers will be held at the Brava Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District.
The Festival opens with Joseph Bohigian’s I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment, an evening-length multimedia …
Real Comedians, 1 Stage, 0 Algorithms. Experience standup comedy at its finest. East Bay Express Reader’s Poll Best Comedy Night Winner. https://go.airhorn.events/r/AD4m2e
Teton Gravity Research brings “Actually, It Is Rocket Science” to the Palace of Fine Arts, an all-new ski and snowboard film. Join us for a night of big-mountain skiing, snowboarding, and adventure on the big screen. Tickets and info: https://tetongravity.myeventscenter.com/event/San-Francisco-Ca-Palace-Of-Fine-Arts-128567
Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish)
Aaron Bennett – tenor sax
Mark Clifford – vibraphone
Brett Carson – piano
Jordan Glenn – drums
Lisa Mezzacappa – bass
Berkeley bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa brings the latest incarnation of her working band to The Back Room for a raucous and rollicking suite of original music.
Her 5(ish) ensemble plays selections from its 2026 …
Friday, October 9
Elijah Craig’s Old Fashioned Week returns for its seventh year from October 9–18, inviting bourbon fans across the country to enjoy creative takes on the iconic cocktail while supporting the hospitality community. New this year, the Old Fashioned Tavern Trail spotlights 70 destinations nationwide – …
SPAM New Media Festival began in 2022 as a grassroots experimental arts platform, bringing together practitioners working on the fringes and frontiers of digital arts through exhibitions, performances, and critical discussions.
SPAM’s organizers and curators are a collective of artists, researchers, and academics who are bugging …
Fleet Week Liberty Call at Question Mark Tavern
Join the Navy, see the world… from a mile offshore through a porthole.
Not this cruise! It’s liberty call, and we’re buying the drinks!
This Friday, October 9, Navy veteran-owned Question Mark Tavern welcomes Fleet Week with all-day specials:
* Active …
Be part of a day filled with music, culture, creativity, and community at the UNIQLO Market Street Grand Opening Festival.
Celebrate the City. Join us for a day of music, culture, creativity, and community for the grand opening of UNIQLO Market Street. Experience local entertainment, special …
October in San Francisco is alive with energy. Fleet Week brings the Blue Angels overhead, and the city’s pulse quickens with anticipation. Amid the bustle, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce invites you to step above the noise and connect with the people shaping the …
San Francisco shines in October! Let’s spend some time outside together and explore Golden Gate Park on wheels. San Francisco Village, BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation, and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition are partnering to bring together riders of all ages and will have bikes to available to …
