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Silent Film Festival
By - posted 7/12/2012
Fairs & Festivals

The red plush seats welcome you to the historic Castro Theater. Black and white images from a rare film flit across the screen. The piano rings, the kazoo cascades, the cello mourns. Pianists or orchestral groups from as near as San Francisco and as far as Stockholm accompany each film in the festival. Since more...

Pinkberry Grand Opening
By - posted 7/11/2012
Freebies

Just got word from sfcitydish that Pinkberry is finally opening! And they’re celebrating with free yogurt Thursday, July 12, 2012 from 5pm to 10pm! RSVP on Facebook. Grand Opening of Pinkberry – Get Free Frozen Yogurt Today Thursday, July 12th 5pm – 10pm Pinkberry >> The Pinkberry store is located at 170 O’Farrell Street  next more...

So You Think You Can Paint?
By - posted 7/10/2012
Get Out: Events

Self-billed as “The World’s Most Creative Happy Hour,” bring a friend and paint a masterpiece at “So You Think You Can Paint?” at Club Six which opens up their walls every Thursday to all who want to paint. The concept is simple, you bring the artistic talent and they provide the space, more...

Win Tix to Outside Lands
By - posted 7/8/2012
Freebies

The deadline to enter the contest is 11:59pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012! Outside Lands once again rocks Golden Gate Park for three days of music, food, beer and art on August 10 – 12, 2012. The 2012 lineup represents a palpable expansion on the traditions of the festival Rolling Stone called last more...

Free Slurpee Day
By - posted 7/7/2012
Freebies

Every year on July 11th (7-11… get it??), 7-Eleven celebrates its birthday with Free Slurpee Day 2012 by giving away around 5,000,000 free slurpees today at 7-Elevens all over the country including about 400 stores right here in the Bay Area. Free Slupee Day 2012 July 11, 2012 All participating 7-Elevens [store locator] – 7.11oz more...

Top of the Mark Movie & Wine Night
By - posted 7/7/2012
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Wind down every Tuesday night this summer with a free wine tasting and screening of movies filmed at or around the historic Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in Nob Hill, along with other classic films. Throughout the summer of 2012 enjoy free screenings of classics like “North by Northwest”, “Singing in the Rain” more...

4th of July Fireworks Guide | 2012
By - posted 7/1/2012

Get ready to celebrate Fourth of July 2012 in the Bay Area! Here’s a list of over 140 different Fourth of July events (including 63 different places to watch fireworks) with listings for the major fireworks shows in San Francisco, Berkeley, Mountain View and San Jose, plus tons of smaller more...

San Francisco Fireworks
By - posted 6/28/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39 celebrate 2012 Independence Day with live music and entertainment all day in front of Pier 39. When the sun goes down (and if the fog stays away), visitors will be treated to The City of San Francisco’s spectacular fireworks displayover the Bay – you’ll get more...

Stern Grove Festival
By - posted 6/27/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Stern Grove is back for 2012! If you like live music, a gorgeous park setting, picnics and arriving super early, then the Stern Grove Fesitval – celebrating its 75th season of free concerts in the park – is surely one of the highlights of your summer. >> Enter the Picnic Table Lottery >> Volunteer more...

Pink Mammoth Party
By - posted 6/27/2012
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On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Pink Mammoth hosts their annual Burning Man pre-party in San Francisco to help raise money for this year’s Burning Man camp production in Black Rock City. Mighty will be transformed into an interpretation of PM’s Burning Man camp – a 6 1/2 hour dance party with the more...

Free Burger Friday
By - posted 6/27/2012
Freebies

Did someone say, “free burger???” Hell yes! Yup, it’s true and Funcheap tested it out on Tuesday and it worked like a charm and we grubbed for free at Bistro Burger thanks to the mobile payment app LevelUp (its free to download) for either iPhone or android. Free Burger Week | Bistro Burger Monday more...

Tech Career Expo 2012
By - posted 6/25/2012
Geeks

The SF Bay Area Tech Career Expo takes place June 28-29, 2012 in Moscone Center South. This event showcases the best developer and technology jobs and career opportunities from across the industry. Positions range from development, design and engineering to management, marketing and sales. Tech Career Expo runs concurrently with and more...

An Evening at the Asian Art Museum
By - posted 6/24/2012
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Life. Death. The cosmos. What’s it all about? Phantoms of Asia is the Asian Art Museum’s contemporary art exhibition exploring spirituality and the afterlife, and you can see it after-hours at our MATCHA events. Our DJ-in-residence Vin Sol — remixer, producer, and music extraordinaire — will spin new sounds to more...

Happy Birthday, San Francisco!
By - posted 6/24/2012
Only in San Francisco

Join Early California descendants (Los Californianos) to celebrate the “birthday” of San Francisco. Descendants will honor their ancestors and the founding of the Presidio of San Francisco with a ceremony featuring horses and riders from the Amigos de Anza drill team. Pasados del Presidio: Commemorating the Presidio’s Past Through Music, Dance & more...

Alice’s “Summerthing”
By - posted 6/23/2012
Fairs & Festivals

As if you needed a reason to head to sunny and scenic Golden Gate Park, Top 40 radio station Alice @ 97.3 offers up a free concert on June 24, 2012 featuring Adam Lambert, Scars On 45, Rebecca Ferguson, Vicci Martinez and Britain’s Graffiti6. Alice’s Summerthing 2012 Sunday, June 24, 2012 (Noon to 4pm) Hellman more...