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Valentine’s Day 2011: Top 5 Cheap Date Ideas
By - posted 2/12/2011
Valentine's Day

It’s coming up to the weekend and you’ve got NOTHING planned for Valentine’s Day and worse yet you’ve got no money? Here’s our choices for our five favorite free & affordable Valentine’s Day (or Valentine’s themed) events for 2011 (OK, it’s seven events). We here at FuncheapSF wish you the best more...

Three Twins Organic Ice Cream Social
By - posted 2/9/2011
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Who knew it would take something naughty to get something so creamy? Three Twins, a teeny tiny organic ice cream storefront in the Lower Haight joins forces with everyone’s favorite adult toy store, Good Vibrations, for a unique pre-Valentine’s event on Sunday, February 13th –  the first ever “Pop-Up Dildo Shop more...

Freak Bike Cabaret
By - posted 2/6/2011
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The Derailleurs, a local bike dance team, are a group of renegade “athletes” combining bikes and dance in an internationally competitive setting.  The Derailleurs are at the forefront of a new movement, and (they claim) they  might possibly be the best in the world. Regardless of their true international standing, they’re more...

Free In-N-Out Burgers
By - posted 2/4/2011
Deals

When it’s the Super Bowl, everything’s bigger – including the giveaways. And if you’re anywhere near Fisherman’s Wharf on Super Bowl Sunday you might want to consider watching the game at The Parlor. This bar/lounge in the historic Cannery building on San Francisco’s northern waterfront is hosting a free Super Bowl more...

Super Duper Places to Watch Super Bowl XLV
By - posted 2/1/2011
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The hardcore Steelers and Packers fans probably have already scoped out exactly where they are watching the Super Bowl this year and have their face paint ready. But for most everyone else, it’s about the food, the beer, the games and the commercials. Forget about the usual sports bars, this is all more...

OK Go Free Rooftop Concert in San Francisco
By - posted 1/31/2011
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Over the past few months Yahoo has pit neighborhood vs. neighborhood with giant video games installed in 20 bus stops all over the city. The neighborhood that scored the most points in the competition that ended Friday was North Beach (beating out the Tenderloin) As their reward the neighborhood gets more...

Cheap Eye Glasses & Eye Exams
By - posted 1/25/2011
City Insight

If you’ve been wearing glasses a while, you’re probably used to plunking down $300 every few years to get a new pair. It seems inevitable and, hey, you can’t go without them. Heck, sometimes you need glasses and you don’t even know it. In that case you may not feel inclined more...

Dirty Discounts For Valentine’s Day
By - posted 1/25/2011
Deals

A pioneer as the first clean, well-lighted place to sell vibrators, Good Vibrations has been a Bay Area presence for over three decades now, recasting sexual need in a healthful light. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Good Vibes is expanding, opening its fifth store since 1977 and this one is as more...

Casting Call for 2,000 Movie Extras
By - posted 1/24/2011
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Want to be an extra in a new action thriller being filmed in San Francisco in February? It’s probably really boring work and involves a lot of standing around, but a movie production company is looking for 2000+ extras in San Francisco for a few days of paid work to be more...

San Francisco Giants 2011 Job Fair
By - posted 1/24/2011
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Ever wanted to work for the Giants at AT&T Park? Now’s your chance! In an effort to fill new positions at AT&T Park for 2011, the San Francisco Giants will hold a job fair on Saturday, January 29, 2011. All jobs being offered are for working as sales associates more...

Major League Scavenger Hunt & Pub Crawl
By - posted 1/19/2011
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There’s party people and then there’s some that need a little push. For both kinds of socializers, the California League of Adult Scavenger Hunters (CLASH) offers the prospect of Saturday night adventures, misbehavings and antics that are hard to match. Every week, the winter social league gathers friend and soon-to-be-friends in more...

SF Sketchfest 2011: Deals & Cheap Tickets
By - posted 1/17/2011
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The Tenth Annual SF Sketchfest comedy festival takes place January 13-February 5th, 2011 and features dozens of comedy shows and events all over the city at venues ranging from Cobb’s Comedy Club, The Purple Onion, and even The Castro Theater. 2011 highlights include Will Forte, Bobcat Goldthwait, Maria Bamford, Neil Patrick more...

$1,500 Grants for Local Artists
By - posted 1/17/2011
City Insight

Yep, you read that headline right. SF Weekly is giving out money, in the form of three $1,500 grants, to local artists. –DEADLINE IS JANUARY 21, 2011– Not only could you win some moola to keep your projects going, but the top 10 submissions will be displayed at the SF Weekly’s more...

Geeking Out at How-To Night
By - posted 1/4/2011
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Curator Juliana Gallin ran the beloved Ask A Scientist lecture series (which got so popular they took a break to figure out how to deal with the crowds) and then started How-To Night as a way to reach a wider audience within the intimacy of the Bazaar Cafe, a comfort more...

A Museum in Oakland Worth The BART Trip?
By - posted 1/4/2011
City Insight

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) opened its doors again in May 2010 after temporarily closing to receive a $62 million renovation. Have you visited yet? Maybe it’s because you don’t have time to visit, or because museums aren’t your thing, or because – let’s face it –  it’s in more...