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“Unsilent Night” is artist Phil Kline’s free outdoor participatory sound sculpture played through a roving swarm of hundreds of boomboxes carried through the Mission District creating a 44-minute ambient roving electronic Christmas carol of chimes and bells on December 15, 2012. Hundreds of people bring their own boomboxes and drift peacefully more...
Need some last minute gifts but don’t want to pay outrageous last minute shipping costs? Stock up on holiday gifts and save 80% off hundreds of selected titles at the Chronicle Books Warehouse Sale on December 12-14, 2012. Choose from cookbooks, children’s books, lifestyle + home, arts + crafts, art + design, more...
Get ready for the final meteor shower of the year. Stargazers look directly up tonight around 1am to see the peak of a spectacular meteor light show originating from the Comet 3200 Phaethon in the constellation Gemini (looking south, almost overhead) with peak activity occurring the night of December 13-14, 2012 between 1-3am more...
Join RAW SF on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 1015 Folsom for a holiday RAWk event with underground art, a fashion show, live painting and music, as well as a holiday bazaar featuring some the Bay’s treasures – from accessories to fashion to DIY gifts and all your favorite trinkets. Holiday more...
Join Penn Jillette for an Atheist Holiday, in celebration of his latest book, Every Day is An Atheist Holiday, on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The larger, louder half of legendary magic act Penn & Teller, and New York Times-bestselling author of God, No!, is back with a new collection of spiritual rants and hilarious ravings. Penn Jillette more...
If you still haven’t come out to play at SOMArts’ 2012 Come Out and Play exhibition, here is your last chance to check out the exhibit and play games. The gallery is free and open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 7pm through December 19, 2012. Our favorite game more...
it’s not quite as tasty and Working Girls, Ike’s or even Escape from New York, but it’s certainly the cheapest sandwich in town this month. Subway is celebrating Customer Appreciation Month by offering $2 sandwiches for December 2012. The $2 sandwich deal is offered on the 6” Cold Cut Combo and the 6″ Meatball Marinara. >> more...
Check out alternative rockers, Alt J and sexy alternative hip hop from Wildcat Wildcat at Bottom of the Hills for just a buck and a nickel (that’s $1.05) on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 starting at 6pm. It’s all-ages and although the tickets are sold out online, a number of tickets will more...
Every second Monday Cafe Royale in the Trendyloin brings you Monday Night Happy Hour Comedy with host Cara Tramontano and a full lineup on comedians. Bring some money for a drink or snacks, but otherwise enjoy this free evening of laughs to beat your case of the Mondays. Carry-in food is more...
Find everything from fearless fire performers to gorgeous glass gifts at the Crucible’s Holiday Gifty Art Sale on Saturday, December 8 & Sunday, December 9, 2012, which will feature live industrial art demos, handmade goods from local vendors, a live Santa, molten metal pours and much more. The Crucible Holiday Gifty more...
Santa and his tree may get most of the pub, but the the Festival of Lights can thrown down some seriously fun events too. Not only is there a 25-foot-tall menorah and festival in Union Square for Chanukah 2012, but there’s also a kosher beer party, a festival in Ghirardelli Square, more...
The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution in Golden Gate Park, a 400,000 square foot structure that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest all under a living roof. The Academy hosts four free days a year. California Academy of Sciences Quarterly more...
The 25th Anniversary celebration of Street Fighter will culminate at the Grand Finals event at the Hyatt Regency SFO in Burlingame on Saturday, December 8th from 10am to 9pm. Admission is free, and the first 1,000 guests will receive goodie bags filled with exclusive Street Fighter collectibles. Fans can expect: A barrage of bonus more...
Spend your evening in the Mission snacking, sipping and late-night shopping at independent local stores as the Mission District hosts its 5th Annual Mission Holiday Block Party from 5-10pm on Friday, December 7, 2012. Lots of the businesses along 16th Street and down Valencia will be offering live music, free drinks, more...
Share the warm aloha spirit and come to a free pop-up luau at the “Aloha on Ice” Hawaiian Festival at the Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center presented by Hawaiian Airlines on December 7, 2012. And while not a full-on luau (we don’t expect to see a giant pig at this event) it still more...
