October brings us Sandcastle Building contests at Ocean Beach (10/12), the epic three-day bluegrass-palooza of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (10/4-6), and Civic Center turned into a giant dirt hill for a BMX bike race during the “Dew Tour.” And we didn’t even mention the annual Trolley Dances, the 40th Annual Castro Street more...

Somehow, Team Oracle has come back from being down 8-1 and has won seven races in a row. It’s all tied up 8-8 with one final race to go (weather permitting) on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 1:15pm. You can view for free anywhere along the northern waterfront, and if more...

“Alcatraz: Life on the Rock” is on exhibit every day until October 25, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco’s atrium lobby. The exhibit showcases Alcatraz Island’s fascinating history and infamous inmates. Specific installations include “How Do You Know Alcatraz?” which offers a compelling introduction, complete with a model of the more...

Team Oracle won both races on Sunday staving off elimination and setting more “do or die” racing for Monday. New Zealand leads 8-5 needing only one more victory to take home the America’s Cup. Team Oracle needs to win four straight. Winds permitting, the first race on Monday, September 23, 2013 will more...

Bi-Rite Market and Dolores Park Works will lead the community in a morning scrub-up of Dolores Park on Monday, September 23, 2013. Dolores Park Clean Up Party Monday, September 23, 2013 – 9:00 am Bi-Rite Creamery | 3692 18th St, San Francisco, CA FREE, but an RSVP is required to dpw@doloresparkworks.org. Dolores Park gets a more...

Sumo is the ancient Japanese tradition and martial art and it’s coming to San Francisco at this one-of-a-kind annual event in Japantown. Watch demonstrations, meet real sumo wrestlers, learn about sumo wrestling and watch actual matches from Sumo champions, weighing around 400 lbs. each, outdoors in the Japantown Peace Plaza on September 22, 2013. >> Photo Credit: more...

Thousands are expected to rally for Peace sponsored by Code Pink for the 2013 United Nations International Day of Peace on September 21, 2013. From noon to 4 pm, various musicians and speakers address whistleblowers, drone warfare, mass incarceration, the industrial food complex and more. 2013 Peace Day Saturday, September 21, 2013 | Noon more...

Help keep San Francisco’s stretch of the coastline clean at the 2013 California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21, 2013 – the third Saturday of September. Cleanup and restoration activities will be happening at Crissy Field, Ocean Beach, Baker Beach, Lands End as well as creeks, beaches, marshes and rivers all more...

Tennessee Comedian Jasper Redd got his comedy start in San Francisco and has since appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Conan O’Brien and had his own special on Comedy Central. Known for his unique timing and sly social commentary, Redd has also been seen on Lopez Tonight, Last Call with Carson Daly and as the opening act on more...

Amoeba Music and New Belgium’s Tour de Fat bring you a one-of-a-kind in-store with Beats Antique. Beats Antique fueses genres as disparate as flamenco, Afro-beat, and French Gypsy jazz and have recently elevated their electronica/worldfusion hybrid beyond the sonic realm and create a multimedia extravaganza that’s part odyssey, part genre-warping rock opera. Beats more...

See indie-pop songstress Charlotte Sometimes perform for Acoustic Bistro on Monday, September 16, 2013 in a show put together by local concert impresario, KC Turner. Her deep and sultry sound reminds us of Adele and Blake Shelton, her coach on NBC’s The Voice recently put it, “She’s a true artist and true more...

The Board of Supervisors recently voted 11-0 to approve the building of a new home of the Mexican Museum at 701 Mission Street. Although the building won’t likely open until 2017, join Mayor Ed Lee in celebrating the approval of the project with Danzantes (indiginous Aztec indians blessing the ground for more...

Join Taverna Aventine in celebrating their fifth anniversary with a indoor/outdoor block party (actually it’s an “alley” party) starting at 4 pm on Friday, September 13, 2013 with live music, DJs, food trucks, and drink specials in Hotaling Alley. Swaggering rock ‘n’ rollers The Soft White Sixties, one of our favorite more...

Get ready to cover yourself in glow paint and embark on an unforgettable flow at an evening filled with yoga, music, gratitude, and giving back at Yoga & Glow from 6-10 pm on Friday, September 13, 2013. Flow & Glow Blacklight Yoga Party Friday, September 13, 2013 – 6p San Francisco Design Center | more...

On Monday, September 9, 2013, join Bay Area Flash Mob at Crissy Field for a giant flash mob that will be filmed by the BBC for a documentary on citizen journalism and mobile communication to be broadcast on PBS. They are trying to get as many participants as humanly possible to more...