SF City Guides
The White Elephant Sale has taken one person’s trash and recycled it into someone else’s treasure for more than 50 years. The biggest rummage sale in Northern California, the White Elephant Sale is housed in a 96,000-square-foot warehouse arranged into 17 departments with millions of items from vintage clothing to sporting goods, jewelry, art, furniture, more...
Join JB Rumburg, Other Avenues’ Cheesemonger for the Tour du Fromage–a bicycle ride highlighting his favorite independent cheese shops in San Francisco. JB will share his cheese expertise and experiences by way of bicycle. The ride will take you to the far reaches of the fromage frontier–from Ocean Beach to North more...
LA’s Famous “Pancakes & Booze” Underground Art Show has made a home in San Francisco and is back in town March 2nd & 3rd for a two-day spectacle. For a $5 cover charge expect to see the works from over 75 underground and emerging artists, live body painting, live audio and more...
In this expensive city full of alcoholics, it is dangerous to know that there are several bars offering deals that make you very happy while making your liver hate you. So when you’ve just missed bus after work and have an extra $2 to burn, it’s time to loaded instead. Here’s more...
SF’s bar workers work long shifts pouring drinks and dealing with lousy tippers, so it’s time for them to have a night for themselves – at the 2012 Mid-Winter Bar Workers Ball. 7×7 magazine and Broke Ass Stuart are hosting this annual event with stellar drink specials on high -end more...
What do Death Cab for Cutie, White Stripes and The Shins have in common? They’ve all played at San Francisco’s Noise Pop Music Festival, now in its 20th year of blowing up bands that you might not have heard of yet, but could be huge in six months. So here’s your more...
Looking for a few cheap laughs? We’ve got a list of free comedy open-mics for every day of the week. The truly savvy will go to Brainwash on Thursdays during happy hour (5-7) to get in a couple of $5 pitchers of PBR before the free comedy open mic at 7, more...
Get your liver ready… FuncheapSF’s very own Johnny Funcheap will be stepping behind the bar and serving up drinks this Wednesday at North Beach’s Bottle Cap! Funcheap founder Johnny will be crafting his own signature specialty cocktail, “Johnny’s Irish Rocket” a deadly and tasty concoction featuring Jameson, ginger beer, lime and a bit of a more...
Peet’s is celebrating the long weekend and post-Valentine’s come down with a buy one get one free offer on any coffee beverage (or tea) good every day through February 20, 2012. There’s the usual restrictions (like the second drink has to be lesser or equal value) but whether you have a more...
Fillmore Street comes alive with a neighborhood-wide Fat Tuesday party on February 21, 2012 for the 3rd Annual Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore festival. This annual outdoor event features free live jazz music and dancing in the Fillmore Center Plaza with Bobbie Webb accompanied by the Smooth Blues Crew, plus stilt walkers, jugglers and face painters. Fat Tuesday Celebration more...
Join thousands of music fans and over a dozen artists to celebrate the life of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass benefactor Warren Hellman who passed away in December. A public celebration and two stages of live music will take place on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Ocean Beach with musicians near and dear to more...
If you’ve got a car in San Francisco you’re already paying a crapload in insurance, your dents have dents, you have to suffer through critical mass and people hating on you for ruining the planet. And if that wasn’t enough… there’s the insanely complex, nearly impossible to decipher conflicting parking signs more...
Learn to mix your own beats at this super cheap Mission DJ workshop that aims to have you sampling, mixing and grooving in no time. BeatShop Bay Area is a unique music program for aspiring Bay Area musicians who want to explore the technological side of music-making. This Tuesday and Thursday more...
There’s no reason that sippin’ those sweet suds has to break the bank during SF Beer Week 2012! From February 10th till the 19th, here’s the cheapest beer bashes around the Bay serving up cheap drinks, complimentary grub, booze-fueled competitions, and plenty more. “Nightlife” Beer Week & Noise Pop | California Academy more...
Speakeasy’s getting in the spirit with an all-day SF Beer Week blowout. Get down to the brewery Friday, February 17th from 12-9pm for a home brewing expo, a chance to meet the brewers, live music, free mustaches, food trucks and exclusive & limited edition $3 beers – as fresh as they come – more...
