Lectures & Workshops
Wednesday, July 9
YBCA’s Free “Altar Diorama” Workshop (SF)
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.
Honor someone you love who passed by creating an altar diorama in their memory à la Malaya Tuyay’s public art “What is Legacy Without Liberation.”
Free Electronics Night at Ace makerspace
Join others in our well-appointed electronics lab for a hosted, free-style night of electronics exploration and tinkering.
Class type: Exposure
Class Level: All
Class Length: 2 Hours
Location: Upstairs Suite #214, Electronics Lab
Prerequisites: None
Age: 10+
At Open Lab you can:
Get help with your electronics projects including program microcontrollers
Learn a new skill like how to solder or ...
$5 Comedy Show + $1 Wings (Hotel Utah)
WING WEDNESDAY: AUDITION OPEN MIC @ HOTEL UTAH
Watch the next big thing in comedy—before they blow up.
Join us for a special Audition Open Mic Night at the legendary Hotel Utah Saloon, where comics compete for a spot in our high-energy monthly showcase. This isn’t just ...
Thursday, July 10
Small Business Office Hours with an Advisor
Get feedback on your small business ideas from a business advisor from the Small Business Development Center. Advisors will host a virtual office hour to help assess your ideas, answer questions and provide advice on best practices to make your business ideas a reality. Information is ...
Palestinian American Genealogy
Join the Sutro Library for a free live webinar exploring the ins and outs of Palestinian American genealogy with Reem Awad-Rashmawi on Thursday, July 10th at 5 pm. Register now at events.library.ca.gov to reserve your spot!
Palestinians in the United States and the diaspora often maintain ...
Faith XLVII Artist Talk for Venarum Mundi
Join us for an insightful conversation with South African artist Faith XLVII as she covers her process and inspirations for her solo show: Venarum Mundi.
Poetry Reading: Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Colossus: Water
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites poets to read from their new anthology, Colossus: Water, at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading.
Kim Shuck was San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate. Her poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage, and her experiences as ...
Insect Declines: Evidence, Causes, and Solutions
Join us to learn about our native insects!
Let’s explore what we know about insect declines, causes, and what folks can do about it locally and regionally with a particular focus on pollinators. We will put a spotlight on some species, including bumble bees, butterflies, and ...
Friday, July 11
Free Rooftop “Bollywood Nights” Dance Class at Salesforce Park (SF)
An amazing fun Bollywood dance class and party for all ages levels dip your feet in Bollywood with Manpreet known to bring hearts to joy Hailing from the dream dance city of Mumbai and Amritsar, which is also home to Bollywood and Holy Vibes, these ...Every Friday
Get Free Festival 2025: SF’s Celebration of Street Dance (July 11-13)
A weekend-long celebration of street dance featuring performances, films, experimental battle, party and workshop!
Embodiment Project, BE Movement Collective, and Dance Mission Theater present GET FREE Festival. GET FREE is a Hip Hop Dance Festival rooted in the artistry of freestyling, battling, and healing through community practices. At the core of ...
Saturday, July 12
Grow Your Own Cut Flower Garden
Registration is recommended: https://mountainview.libcal.com/event/13258024
Do you love having fresh flowers in your home, brightening up your living spaces? Do you want to attract beneficial insects and pollinators to your garden? Have you struggled to find the right flowers to grow for our Santa Clara County seasons? Then ...
Improv 101
Hooray for play in the face of uncertainty! Improvisational principles, concepts, and games give us THE VERY TOOLS we need to navigate the next chaotic, unplanned, or uncertain moment – on or off stage. This 3-hour workshop is intended for clowns, laypeople, actors, improvisers, curious ...
Monthly Bookbinding Workshop: Chicago Screw Post Binding
Join the American Bookbinders Museum for a monthly workshop to create your own Chicago Screw Post binding. It is named after the manufacturer, the Chicago Screw Company est. 1872. This hinged binding uses screw posts to secure its pages in lieu of a spine.
Screw post ...
Free Tour at Ace Makerspace
This tour goes all the way through the 6 rooms at Ace! Your tour guide will take you through all the basics and can provide help signing up as a member.
Please DO NOT arrive more than 5 min. early or late as we will not ...
Performance: We Love the Light (SF Main Library)
Have you ever wondered what’s going on up there beyond the sky? Join artist and astrophysicist, Nia Imara, as she takes the audience on a breathtaking journey among the stars, planets and galaxies in a dynamic, multimedia show about our awe-inspiring universe and humanity’s place ...
Sunday, July 13
The Box Shop July Open House: Playa Preview Edition
Join us for Open Studios at The Box Shop on Sunday, July 13, from 12–4 PM at 951 Hudson Street, San Francisco.
This free event is a unique opportunity to explore San Francisco’s last industrial arts makerspace and meet two of our extraordinary artists:
Zulu Heru – sculptor, engineer, and artist. ...
Performance: Eco-composer Cheryl Leonard on Thin Ice
From Antarctic icebergs to Europe’s largest glacier to frozen lakes in Yosemite National Park, voices of melting ice are showcased in a musical performance by Cheryl E. Leonard. Field recordings interweave with sounds played live on rocks, shells, driftwood, penguin bones, water, and kelp in ...
Workshop: Finding Your Place in the Climate Justice Movement
You probably know about the major troubles of climate change: rising global temperatures, biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and the negative impact to the livelihoods of many people around the world—to name just a few. But the issues are so big, it feels insurmountable. What can ...
Monday, July 14
Street Buffoon
This intensive will explore the idiotic work of the BUFFOON. Ugly, ridiculous and provocative, buffoons create a surreal world of clashes and shocks that transform to moments of pathos. Wilcox’s method, developed in San Francisco streets and performance spaces, revolves around three core ideas; a ...
Tuesday, July 15
Think Strategically: Business Strategy Basics
Learn core and creative business strategies that successful entrepreneurs use to stay competitive. Explore a few common and innovative business strategies that have reshaped the competitive landscape of our marketplace. Walk away with easy-to-use tools to help you evaluate, refine and build strategies tailored to ...
Haight Ashbury Festival (Online)
Haight Ashbury’s own social media platform and 24/7 virtual festival. Revolution evolution. More than the 1960s and Summer of Love. A virtual Haight Ashbury neighborhood with interactive festival in the now with nods to history. A year round festival like the analog Haight Ashbury is.
Music, ...
Wednesday, July 16
YBCA’s Free “Sculpting Memories” Workshop (SF)
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.
In the spirit of Malaya Tuyay’s public art “What is Legacy Without Liberation,” memorialize someone you love who passed by creating a special sculpture in their honor.
Free Evening with The Sleep Doctor (San Rafael)
If you’ve ever found yourself Googling melatonin at 2 a.m., you’re not alone and we’ve got an event just for you. On Wednesday, July 16th, we’re thrilled to welcome TV’s renowned sleep and wellness expert, Dr. Raj Dasgupta, to Aegis Living San Rafael for a free evening of insight, ...
Coyote Conversations: Free Community Meeting (The Presidio)
Join the Presidio’s wildlife team for a community meeting focused on understanding and coexisting with coyotes in the Presidio. Our experts will share information about coyote behavior, their role in the ecosystem, and best practices for safe coexistence in the park. Whether you’ve had a recent ...
Exploring the Gravitational Wave Universe: New Discoveries + LIGO Astronomy
The San Francisco Amateur Astronomers are pleased to host Prof Brian Lantz. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Measuring gravitational waves is a revolutionary new way to do astronomy. In 2015, LIGO (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) first detected one of these waves ...
Bird Ukulele Society: Free All-Levels Ukulele Class (SF)
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month for a fun, all-levels ukulele class! Whether you’re just starting out or already strumming strong, everyone is welcome to learn new songs, improve their skills, and enjoy group play and sing-alongs in a relaxed, ...Monthly
Free Tour at Ace Makerspace
This tour goes all the way through the 6 rooms at Ace! Your tour guide will take you through all the basics and can provide help signing up as a member.
Please DO NOT arrive more than 5 min. early or late as we will not ...
Nerd Nite SF: The Science of Solo Sex, Photography, and The Princess Bride
Danielle Bezalel – 1,000 People Masturbated… for Science!
In a first-of-its-kind study, my research team and I surveyed over 1,000 people with vulvas to find out how using the Magic Wand vibrator daily impacts stress, pleasure, confidence, body image, relationship connectivity, sleep, and well-being. The results? ...
Thursday, July 17
California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Poetry Reading
The chaos produced by our changing climate is steadily increasing. Poetry can be both solace and activism. Poets Molly Fisk and Kim Shuck invite you to hear poems from varied perspectives about wildfire, flooding and related catastrophes in California. They will be joined by six ...
Shop Basics & Certification at Ace Makerspace
Your Ace Makerspace Woodworking and Metalworking experience starts here! First, get up to speed on shop etiquette and learn the ins and outs of sharing tools and space at Ace Makerspace. This one-hour certification class is required for ALL Wood and Metal Shop users.
Level: Beginner to ...
