SF City Guides
The New Parkway Theater, a cool community theater in Oakland with couches and quirky seating, a beer and wine license, and a full food menu, is celebrating their anniversary by opening the theater early for $5 movies all afternoon and night. Plus, there will cake and prizes. The New Parkway Anniversary Friday, December 22, 2017 The New Parkway, 474 24th more...
Hear ye, hear ye, pagans, hippies, nature-friends and lovers of the sun – the shortest day, and the longest night of the year is here. While that might sound depressing, it only means that the worst is behind us and days will start getting longer and longer. Celebrate Winter Solstice with some more...
Watch an enchanting parade of giant lit up jellyfish as they swim their way through Union Square. Illuminated Jellyfish Flashmob Thursday, December 21, 2017 | 7-9p Union Square | 333 Post St, San Francisco FREE to Watch Please note that if you want to participate in the workshop, it’s $65, or you can just watch more...
The San Francisco History Center’s S.F. Punk Archive presents a four-part film series that takes you from the chaos of contemporaneous footage to recent documentaries striving to illuminate a hidden history. Ten short years after the ultimately disenchanting Summer of Love, San Francisco harbored a new counterculture united around unrepressed outrage more...
JetBlue has a great one day sale to Long Beach for $39 – with travel valid nearly every day of the week (except Friday and Sunday). But even the Friday/Sunday travel isn’t bad with many fares from $40 to $59 It’s the usual fine print – Travel is from January 10 more...
Sunday, December 17th they are throwing a Star Wars-themed holiday party featuring the infamous “Star Wars: Holiday Special“ on the big screen. Plus they will showing several pre-features and playing Star Wars related music by Matthew Wrenne, and maybe there will be even some surprises. Star Wars Holiday Party Sunday, December 17, 2017 – 6:00 more...
The only holiday gift fair where you walk in and know that every item was made in San Francisco. SFMade presents its sixth annual Holiday Gift Fair at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. The shopping extravaganza is free and open to the public and features locally made gift items more...
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee passed away early Tuesday morning of an apparent heart attack. Supervisor London Breed has taken over as acting Mayor. Our thoughts go out to his family and we wish the mayor bon voyage. Events to celebrate the life and legacy of the 43rd Mayor of the City and more...
The historic Pier 70 building has served as a stage for the strange, the glowing, the contorted, and the true artist. Therefore it is their duty to give it a proper renegade farewell. Lights Out Pier 70: One Last Renegade Farewell Saturday, December 16, 2017 | 9pm Pier 70, SF FREE, but an RSVP more...
On December 15th, almost exactly 9 months since it was abruptly closed, The Tap Room at Speakeasy Ales & Lagers will once again open its doors – no password required. The remodel is complete, the permits have been signed off, and they can’t wait to open their doors. With a brand more...
In a time long long ago, movie tickets cost less than the crazy amounts they do today. For the latest blockbuster-to-be, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we’ve checked out the prices for several Bay Area movie theaters and have found tickets as low as $5 (Oakland) and as low as $6.59 in more...
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) announced plans to display Diego Rivera’s historic mural, Pan American Unity, as the cornerstone of a major exhibition of the artist’s work at SFMOMA in 2020. The mural—one of the most important works of public more...
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee passed away early Tuesday morning of an apparent heart attack. Supervisor London Breed has taken over as acting Mayor. According to the SFGate flags at City Hall are flying at half-staff. Our thoughts go out to his family and we wish the mayor bon voyage. We’ll look for more...
Stargazers can look directly up (away from city lights) to see a spectacular meteor light show originating from the Comet 3200 Phaethon in the constellation Gemini (looking south, almost overhead). The peak nights of the 2017 Geminid meteor shower are expected mid-evening December 13 until dawn December 14. Try the nights more...
Illuminate SF Festival of Light happens Thanksgiving 2017 through New Year’s Day 2018 and shines a light on San Francisco’s ever-expanding light art scene. Get your glow on during this two-month celebration during the longest nights of the year, featuring free light art tours, nighttime neighborhood walks, artist talks and participatory experiences.
