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Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Night
By - posted 1/13/2013
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On January 12, 1963, Charlie Watts played his first gig with the Rolling Stones, finalizing the lineup that launched the band to stardom second only to the Beatles. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Park Branch of the San Francisco Library on 1833 Page Street, rock historian Richie Unterberger marks the 50th more...

MLK 50th Anniversary Celebration
By - posted 1/13/2013
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On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from noon to 1:30 pm, BART invites the public to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event is free and will take place in the auditorium on the second floor of BART’s administration headquarters at 300 Lakeside Drive in Oakland. This year’s event more...

Instagram Scavenger Hunt
By - posted 1/13/2013
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An Instameet with a historical twist, join an Instagram scavenger hunt and panel discussion inspired by the exhibition “The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League 1936–1951” on Sunday, January 13, 2013. #SFphotohunt Instawalk and Talk Sunday, January 13, 2013 (1pm) Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF FREE, but RSVP encouraged. Participation in the scavenger hunt earns you free admission to more...

Thrift Shop Fashion Show
By - posted 1/11/2013
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Join a goofy Flash Mob Fashion Show set to the recent viral video hit, Thrift Shop by Macklemore, so wear whatever you want (just make sure to look incredible) and bring your energy. Thrift Shop Fashion Show Flash Mob Sunday, January 13, 2013 (2pm) Union Square, SF FREE, but RSVP is required by messaging Rebecca Cahua more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

January’s Top 10
By - posted 1/2/2013
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It’s January 2013 and so shed that holiday hangover and plan ahead for fun for the month. Get ready to show your knickers for No Pants BART Ride Day (1/13) celebrate the Sea Lions on their 23rd Anniversary of arriving in Pier 39 (1/18-21), sample your way through 30 of the more...

First Friday Follies
By - posted 1/1/2013
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You had us at “burlesque” and “creepy puppets” As Oakland Art Murmur winds down on your Friday night, find your way to the Stork Club on 23rd and Telegraph around 9pm for the perfectly strange after-party – The First Friday Follies burlesque show – a monthly free event featuring dancing girls, sometimes more...

Exploratorium’s Final Day
By - posted 1/1/2013
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Housed within the walls of San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits. Free admission on first Wednesday of each month; however, due to capacity limits, groups of 10 or more are required to make reservations or will not more...

New Year’s Day Events
By - posted 1/1/2013
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We hope you’re rested and recovered and ready to start out 2013 active! There’s a whole slate of fun things to do on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2013 to help get the new year off to a great start. Whether it’s continuing your dancing and drinking, taking a serene moment to more...