SF City Guides
Scallywags and sailors alike unite every year on September 19, 2013, to don their seafaring finest and to lend their conversation some swagger in honor of International “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” Although there are no “official” events planned, check out an international map on the Pirate Day website for any more...
Tennessee Comedian Jasper Redd got his comedy start in San Francisco and has since appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Conan O’Brien and had his own special on Comedy Central. Known for his unique timing and sly social commentary, Redd has also been seen on Lopez Tonight, Last Call with Carson Daly and as the opening act on more...
Amoeba Music and New Belgium’s Tour de Fat bring you a one-of-a-kind in-store with Beats Antique. Beats Antique fueses genres as disparate as flamenco, Afro-beat, and French Gypsy jazz and have recently elevated their electronica/worldfusion hybrid beyond the sonic realm and create a multimedia extravaganza that’s part odyssey, part genre-warping rock opera. Beats more...
In the Re-Do Sessions you can make new stuff out of old stuff. It’s good for the environment and your wallet. This week, make your old tee shirts into undies. This is a sewing class for beginners and intermediates. You do not have to have sewing experience although some intermediate techniques more...
See indie-pop songstress Charlotte Sometimes perform for Acoustic Bistro on Monday, September 16, 2013 in a show put together by local concert impresario, KC Turner. Her deep and sultry sound reminds us of Adele and Blake Shelton, her coach on NBC’s The Voice recently put it, “She’s a true artist and true more...
The Board of Supervisors recently voted 11-0 to approve the building of a new home of the Mexican Museum at 701 Mission Street. Although the building won’t likely open until 2017, join Mayor Ed Lee in celebrating the approval of the project with Danzantes (indiginous Aztec indians blessing the ground for more...
Celebrate the grand opening of The Melt on Howard Street (btwn 1st and 2nd) with a free grilled cheese melt and a side from 11 am to 4 pm on Monday, September 16, 2013. Free Grilled Cheese Day Monday, September 16, 2013 (11a-4p) The Melt, 557 Howard (btwn 1st and 2nd), SoMa, SF FREE – But must more...
OK, this is an odd one, but they may just be on to something. “Free Money Day” is a decentralized global “event” on September 15, 2013 in which people hand out their own money to complete strangers (either two coins or two bills at a time), asking recipients to pass half more...
From vanilla beans to caramel fillings, indulge in it all at the 18th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival on September 14-15, 2013 And while it’s a little expensive to actually sample some chocolate ($20 for 15 chocolate samples, which you can purchase in advance), there are also plenty of free events to more...
Join Taverna Aventine in celebrating their fifth anniversary with a indoor/outdoor block party (actually it’s an “alley” party) starting at 4 pm on Friday, September 13, 2013 with live music, DJs, food trucks, and drink specials in Hotaling Alley. Swaggering rock ‘n’ rollers The Soft White Sixties, one of our favorite more...
Get ready to cover yourself in glow paint and embark on an unforgettable flow at an evening filled with yoga, music, gratitude, and giving back at Yoga & Glow from 6-10 pm on Friday, September 13, 2013. Flow & Glow Blacklight Yoga Party Friday, September 13, 2013 – 6p San Francisco Design Center | more...
Play secret agent for a day and scour the San Francisco Main Library Library and the streets of San Francisco to solve clues, crack codes, and help bring a rogue government operative to justice in this information-based scavenger hunt based on Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother. Assemble a crack team of puzzle solvers, more...
Oakland/SF/Detroit dance party repeat offenders The Whip brings you San Francisco’s only Musical Chairs Party. Now, the concept of this here late night party at the Make-Out Room is absolutely no different than the childhood game of yore. Round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows. Musical Chairs Dance Party Wednesday, September 11, more...
Get a free shave by a professional barber at the Gillette Shave Station from 11 am to 5 pm on race days Tuesday (9/10) and Thursday (9/12). Free Barber Shave Day Tuesday (9/10) and Thursday (9/12), 11a-5p Puma Yard at America’s Cup Park; Pier 27-29, SF FREE Freebies: You’ll get to keep the razor and products used during the shave. Credentialed more...
On Monday, September 9, 2013, join Bay Area Flash Mob at Crissy Field for a giant flash mob that will be filmed by the BBC for a documentary on citizen journalism and mobile communication to be broadcast on PBS. They are trying to get as many participants as humanly possible to more...
