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No Pants BART Day
By - posted 1/10/2015
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Drop your pants for the 14th Annual No Pants Subway Ride will take place on Sunday, January 11, 2015 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 completely more...

Dodgeball & Drinking
By - posted 1/10/2015
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Come play dodgeball with Eagle Rock at their first open gym of the season. Have fun, meet new people, and play dodgeball for funsies, and a good cause. All skill levels are welcome. Dodgeball Night Tuesday, January 13, 2015 – 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm Mission Recreation Center | 2450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, more...

Golden Gate Bridge “Closed” Just for Cars
By - posted 1/9/2015
City Insight

Yes, the Golden Gate Bridge is “closing” for the first time in decades so that they can install a strange zipper-like moveable median barrier to make it slightly less frightening facing oncoming traffic. But “closing” doesn’t mean the Bridge is totally out of commission. It’s only personal vehicles that are kicked more...

Oregon vs. Ohio State: Nat’l Championship Game Watch
By - posted 1/8/2015
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Catch the NCAA Men’s College Football Championship a Funcheap Food Truck Tailgating Party. We’ve got food trucks, lots of big screen TVs, an Oregon beer special, and shredded Duck Carnitas Mac and Cheese for Ohio State fans. Join up with hundreds of football fans and witness history where a true champion will more...

New Year’s Resolution Week
By - posted 1/8/2015
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It’s 2015 and time to kick off the cobwebs and try to either get fit, make an awesome new habit or learn something new. What about committing to ride your bike to work every day? Or get your ass kicked by this Israeli military workout? or taking a free Zumba class more...

The SF to LA Bullet Train is Finally Coming
By - posted 1/8/2015
City Insight

It’s still 14 years away from being completed, but that’s no reason to not get excited that the ground-breaking for the ridiculously expensive bullet train from SF to LA finally breaks ground on January 6, 2015. You’ll have to drive a bit to see the groundbreaking (it’s in Fresno). The project more...

Happy Zoo Year
By - posted 1/6/2015
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The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California’s largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents. This urban oasis, nestled against the Pacific Ocean, provides a comfortable climate all year round.  You’ll enjoy seeing the 250 different animal species in naturalistic surroundings, along with their many zoo activities more...

Emperor Norton’s Final Stroll
By - posted 1/6/2015
City Insight

On January 8, 2015, join Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico for the second annual Emperor’s Final Stroll, where they reenact the events of January 8, 1880, the night of his unfortunate demise. Emperor Norton’s Final Stroll Walking Tour Thursday, January 8, 2015 – 7:50 pm to more...

Muni Launches Mobile Fare Payment Pilot
By - posted 1/5/2015
City Insight

Starting this summer, you won’t need exact fare anymore to ride public transportation in SF – Muni is finally entering the 21st century and accepting mobile payments with a brand new app for both iPhone and Android. The pilot program begins in the summer of 2015 and can be used for more...

de Young Free Museum Day
By - posted 1/4/2015
Artsy Fartsy

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...

Bad Movie Night
By - posted 1/4/2015
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Join Jim Fourniadis, Andy Wenger, Damien Chacona, and other bad motherf*ckers for the annual Snakes on a Plane showing to kick off the New Year. Watch slithery wackiness ensue. Bad Movie Night: “Snakes on a Plane” Sunday, January 4, 2015 | 8 pm The Dark Room | 2263 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA Cost: $6.99 Laugh with your comedian hosts, more...

Last Day of the “Comet”
By - posted 1/4/2015
Artsy Fartsy

January 4, 2015 is your last chance to check out Metamorphosis, a glowing, 12-foot-long steel sculpture shrouded in fine mist, a representation of a real comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This comet is the target of the Rosetta Mission, the first ever to make a soft landing on a comet and more...

2015 Fungus Fair
By - posted 1/4/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The Bay Area Mycological Society and the National Park Service at Point Reyes National Seashore bring you the 10th Annual Point Reyes Fungus Fair. Mushrooms will be on display at the Bear Valley Visitor Center and visitors will be invited to attend free lectures presented by Dr. Tom Bruns, Dorothy Beebee more...

New Year’s Sky Lantern Send-Off
By - posted 1/1/2015
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Have you lost a loved one, such as a parent, family member or close friend? On the first Saturday of the new year, join your friends and family for watching the sunset, followed by a memorial tribute, celebrating those we’ve lost in years past and honoring their souls with a glowing more...

Comedians with Criminal Records
By - posted 1/1/2015
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Comedians with Criminal Records is a brand new unique showcase of comics who’ve had troubles with the law in the past. This may be the only show in America where if you don’t laugh, you might get stabbed (just kidding… we hope). Before each set, you’ll get the back-story of the more...