SF City Guides
On any given Saturday (provided the weather is above 50 degrees), you can either expect to feel your hair turn grey or feel energized when stepping into the craziness of Mission Dolores park. Between 5,000-10,000 people spend their weekends here, enjoying the sun, glorious views, and company of their friends. more...
America’s only festival devoted to the performance of audio works projected in three-dimensional space, The San Francisco Tape Music Festival features four distinct concerts of classic audio art and new fixed media compositions by 32 local and international composers. Hear members of the SF Tape Music Collective, along with guest composers, more...
Got an idea for a crazy, massive art project you think would look just terrible awesome in some super prominent public plaza in SF? If you act quickly, you might be able to get up to $50,000 to make your insane art dream come true. There may no longer be any empty public more...
Did you know that without fungus, we’d have no bread, cheese, beer, or wine? Or that anti-cholesterol medicine was developed from mushrooms? Come to the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair to learn all there is to know about the fascinating world of mushrooms. The three-day event features hundreds of species of local more...
Bring your pet (yes, pets are allowed) to the Bay Area Pet Expo with pet friendly exhibitors and rescue groups, and more. Bring your dog, bird or even lizard – just make sure you have proof of current immunizations (if applicable) and have your canines on a non-retractable lead. 2016 Bay Area Pet Expo – Saturday, January more...
You could curl up with a book on your couch on a rainy day. You could just lounge in your PJs all day with drinks in hand. But we’ve got some better ideas. See what kind of awesome (and cheap) shenanigans you can get yourself into on a rainy day in San Francisco. more...
Ditch running in place on the treadmill and learn some new dance moves with $5 absolute beginners’ dance classes! Try Hip Hop, Vogue & Tone, Salsa Rueda, and more. ODC’s $5 Dance Class Week January 5-10, 2016 ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St., SF $5 per class, with an RSVP required for each one. No previous more...
Yet another reason why we long for sunny days. Was Karl so upset over this summer’s record breaking heat wave that he is seeking revenge by poisoning San Franciscans? Photo credit: Ryan Lum No. Well, maybe… Scientists studying the fog along the California coast have discovered monomethyl mercury, a neurotoxin released partly from burning coal more...
Local Goats “Pine” “Fir” Post Holiday Feast Instead of leaving your old Xmas tree out on the curb, or burned on the beach, bring them to a place where they’ll be devoured by goats, the adorable garbage disposals of the animal kingdom. City Grazing, a company that specializes in bringing goats more...
Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. The museum was designed by the renowned Swiss architecture more...
Drop your pants for the 15th Annual No Pants Subway Ride which will take place on Sunday, January 10, 2016 in San Francisco. The whole point is for 600+ people to ride BART (and then Muni) without any pants (wearing interesting undies and colorful socks) and to keep a straight face and act more...
At the 11th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair you’ll learn about the fungi of the Point Reyes National Seashore, see remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms that were collected right in the park. Attend lectures, and learn about edible and poisonous mushrooms in the Bear Valley Visitor Center Auditorium. 2016 more...
It’s a New Year, so it’s time to start thinking about new ways to make San Francisco a better city. Broke Ass Stuart tipped us off to a volunteering event on January 2, 2016 that might be a step in the right direction. At the “Saint Francis Homeless Challenge” you’ll help construct a more...
Justin Bieber and his record label are in trouble with the city of San Francisco for using graffiti to market the pop star’s shitty new album, “Purpose.” The stenciled graffiti appear on sidewalks all over the city and unfortunately hasn’t washed off with the recent rains. And rather than use chalk-based more...
