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49ers vs. Green Bay: Funcheap Bar Guide
By - posted 1/11/2013
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This Saturday at 5pm it’s the 49ers vs. the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick for a trip to 2013 NFC title game. Where will you be cheering (drinking and eating) them on to victory? Keep out of the chaos (and expense) of going to the game and read on for Funcheap’s picks more...

Free Burlesque Fridays
By - posted 1/10/2013
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See the tantalizing lovely ladies, Hunny Bunny and her Hot Toddies, perform a sizzling burlesque show every second Friday at Sklyark Bar in the Mission. Mischief Burlesque Second Friday of every month – 8 pm Skylark, 3089 16th Street, SF FREE

Jimi Hendrix Night
By - posted 1/10/2013
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Who better to give you insight on the greatest electric guitarist of all time than the man himself? Respected Jimi Hendrix historian Steven Roby discusses his new book Hendrix on Hendrix, a sprawling collection of Jimi Hendrix interviews that comprise the closest thing to a Hendrix memoir we will ever see. In more...

50¢ Latte Day
By - posted 1/9/2013
Deals

Celebrate The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s 50th Anniversary with an afternoon of 50¢ drinks for its Winter Open House on Thursday, January 10, 2013. Enjoy a 12oz Heritage beverage (not just regular old drip coffee) for 50 cents. – English Toffee Latte – English Toffee Ice Blended – Chai Tea Latte Participating SF Locations more...

“Startup Weekend” Party
By - posted 1/9/2013
Geeks

Tech & Entrepreneur mixer with free drink to the first 100 guests and tequila tastings. SF Startup Weekend Party Thursday, January 10, 2013 (6-10p) 111 Minna Gallery, SoMa, SF FREE with RSVP After our most impactful year yet, the Startup Weekend community has a lot to celebrate and a lot to look forward to in 2013.  more...

Alpha Bar: A-Z Pub Crawl
By - posted 1/9/2013
Eat & Drink

San Francisco Alpha Bar is a year-long pub crawl & social club meeting every other Wednesday night at 8pm. Each season they start at the top of the alphabet and hit up bars on a bi-weekly basis until they’ve gone to a bar that has started with every letter of the alphabet more...

Union Square Ice Show
By - posted 1/9/2013
Fairs & Festivals

See top skaters perform right in Union Square at 4th annual “Celebration of Bay Area Figure Skating” outdoor ice show on Wednesday January 9, 2013 from 6pm to 7:30pm which is free and open to the public. 2013 Union Square Ice Show Wednesday, January 9, 2013 (6pm) Union Square, SF FREE The event kicks off more...

Rosamunde Sausage Grand Opening
By - posted 1/9/2013
Eat & Drink

Grab cheap beers and welcome a well-loved SF sausage spot at the  Grand Opening of Rosamunde Oakland in downtown Oakland at the historic Swan’s Marketplace. On opening day, they’ll be featuring $1 beers from Linden Street Brewery, plus tastes from the grill (which we hope are free) and more. Rosamunde Oakland Grand more...

Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Kick-Off Party
By - posted 1/8/2013
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Come celebrate fitness, fun and friends at the Official Kickoff Party for the 2013 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Francisco Half Marathon hosted by Sports Basement Presidio and get free drinks, free food, and get 10% off all your purchases. Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Kick Off Party Tuesday, January 8, 2013 (5-8p) Sports Basement Presidio FREE more...

Exploratorium Pop-Ups
By - posted 1/6/2013
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Now that The Exploratorium is temporarily closed and getting ready for its move to Pier 15 in April 2013, get ready for Exploratorium “pop-up” mini exhibits to fill the void in the months prior to the grand re-opening. From January through March 2013, Exploratorium Explainers will be showing up in unexpected more...

Free Chocolate Factory Tours
By - posted 1/6/2013
City Discoveries

Ghirardelli may get all the hype from tourists, but there’s some awfully tasty chocolate being crafted a little further down the Embarcadero. TCHO invites you for daily one-hour tours of their factory for free followed by a guided tasting. Learn how their chocolate is made, why you should suck (and not chew) more...

Sausage Trivia Night
By - posted 1/6/2013
Eat & Drink

Rosamunde Sausages in the Mission hosts a weekly trivia night on Mondays from 8-10pm. The popular sausage joint with lots of communal seating has a $3 Racer 5 beer special and prizes are Rosamunde gift certificates so you can win free sausages. Rosamunde Sausage Trivia Night Most Mondays at 8pm Rosamunde Sausage Grill | 2832 more...

Downton Abbey Cocktail Party
By - posted 1/5/2013
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Watch the Season 3 premiere of Downton Abbey live on KQED at Elixir, one of San Francisco’s most historic bars while sipping period cocktails from 1920s London. Celebrate the return of the Grantham clan as the English country estate enters the 1920s and a new era post-WWI. 1920s Classic London Cocktail Party Elixir mixologists will more...

Sunday Parking Meters Still Free… For Now
By - posted 1/4/2013
Cheap Tips

We’ve heard a lot about how beginning Sunday, January 6, 2013, all parking meters in San Francisco will operate on a seven-day-a-week basis – so that means your Sunday free ride is finally over. But there’s still one silver lining. According to the SFMTA, for the first three Sundays of January, more...

Bowie & Elvis Birthday Bash
By - posted 1/3/2013
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Celebrate two legends who share a birthday and a record label at the annual San Francisco DJ celebration on January 5, 2013 with DJs Shindog (New Wave City), Moonshine (Bangers & Cornbread), Cammy and Andy Twill playing everything from Hound Dog to Diamond Dogs, plus a guest appearance by Bowie Sermon, Glam-Rock Mass By The more...