Fri, May 1:
- May Day International Workers' Day march 12pm Dolores Park, 4pm Civic Center, plus potluck in Dolores Park 4pm
- "Unhinged" show of CCA furniture grads 4-8pm Mina Dresden 312 14th/Valencia. Booze and love seats
- Thee Oh Sees play a free show along with the regular hubbub 5-8.45pm de Young Friday Nights GG Park
- Sonic Living and Upper Playground party with you and free beer til 7pm Laszlo Mission/21st 6-9pm
- "Beyond The Page: Re-Illustrating Our Favorite Children's Books" opening reception 7pm Gallery 1988 1173 Sutter/Polk. Bring a book to donate
- Spring Swap Party 7-9pm Gravel & Gold Treat/18th. Out with the old, in with the old
- Land. Liberty. Sunshine. Stamina reception, plus ferment skill share by Source 7-10pm Spare Room Project 270 Anderson/Cortland. BYOJars
- Pizza & Poetry gives you iambic pentameter and all you can eat pizza and salad 7.30pm Escape From NY Pizza 333 Bush/Montgomery $5 donation to local charity
- D-Structure's "I Shoot People" photography opening 8-11pm 520 Haight/Fillmore. Gotta RSVP for this art and open bar
- Michael Pollan and Michael J. Fox have a convo 8pm Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness/McAllister. $20 or Volunteer usher for free admission
- Oldies Dance Night 10pm Knockout 3223 Mission/Valencia $2<11pm>$4
- Cinco de Mayo celebration in Dolores Park todo el dia
- Free Comic Book Day. You are welcome, nerds
- Riot! A Roll Through San Francisco's Rebellious Past 11am Castro Muni/Market. Get a tour of SF's rebellious history on your bike $5 donation for non-members
- Devil Makes Three free show 2pm Amoeba Haight/Stanyan
- How to bike anywhere and fix a flat 2-3.30pm Sports Basement 1590 Bryant/15th free
- Crafts Not Carbon 2-5pm Embarcadero BART. Bring talent, material, and climate topics of conversation
- BBQ Fundraiser 3-8pm El Rio 3158 Mission/Valencia. $1 donation for food, $10 for all you can stand Miller High Life. Proceeds go to GLBT youth program Pride At Work
- Little Wings and Kuma Koshka play 8pm (potluck 6pm) Caretakers' 848 Divis/McAllister $5 donation
- A Touch of Pleasure opening reception 7-10pm Femina Potens 2199 Market/Sanchez. All you could imagine from a party celebrating Masturbation Month thrown by Kink, Good Vibes, Center for Sex and Culture, and FP
- SF Bike Messenger Book Release party 7pm Bender's 806 S Van Ness/19th
- Debaser 90's dance party 10pm Knockout 3223 Mission/Valencia $5 or free if wearing flannel before 11pm
- Asian Art Museum is free today 10am-5pm Larkin/Fulton
- Span the globe: Polish Festival 10am-3pm County Fair Bldg GG Park 9th/Irving, 1-3pm Bandshell Concourse by de Young
- SFBC Bike Doctors 11am-1pm Harrison/26th, Webster/McAllister, Duboce Bikeway, Fell/Masonic. Get flats fixed and chains lubed
- East Bay Hella Hella Hella Free Day 12-4pm Lake Merritt Grand/Lakeshore. "Bring what you can take what you need and everyone gets what they want"
- Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm. Dig it
- Free veggie hot dogs 1-6pm Frankenart Mart 515 Balboa/5th
- Youth Synchronized Swimming Exhibition 5pm Balboa Pool 51 Havelock/Arago. Obviously worth the trek
- Community Thrift 1st Monday of the month = 50% off err'thing Valencia/17th
- INFORUM and Mary Roach discuss her lascivious new book Bonk 6.30pm speech/7.30pm reception Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd members free/$7 students/$18 non members
- SFBC Movie Night: Macaframa 8pm Independent Divis/Hayes
- Lots o' free museums around town
- Cinco de Mayo party w/ free tacos 12-2pm Tres Agaves 130 Townsend/2nd
- Free Luxor Cab rides til 3am. Call 415 282 4141 and say, "Berg Injury Lawyers is picking up the tab"
- SF Green Drinks networks at its new location 5.30-8pm 111 Minna/2nd. Chat with other tree lovers
- Michael Pollan talks about Deep Agriculture 7.30pm Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness/McAllister. $10 or Volunteer usher for free admission
- Exploratorium be free today
- New Bar Every Other Wednesday convenes at a special time: 6-9pm Levende Lounge 1710 Mission/Duboce. Show up and the bar gives $5 to Juma, youth job program
- Board Game Night 7pm On The Corner Oak/Divis free
- Little Ashes screens 7.30pm Embarcadero Center free w/printed ticket and RSVP. New film about Lorca and Dali
- Lessons in Adventureneering variety show: "bringing you the very best in music, comedy, science, and general spectacle" 7.30pm Dog Eared Books Valencia/20th
- Downtown art crawl. Check Fecal Face link at right and bring a wine jar
- JobNob Happy Hour 5pm District Wine Bar 216 Townsend/3rd. For hirers and hirees. Register, por favor. Free wine may be involved
- Iron & Wine acoustic set 6pm Aquarius Records Valencia/22nd free and crowded
- "Photographers Documenting Homelessness from the New Deal to Today" exhibit and panel 6-8pm CA Historical Society 678 Mission/3rd
- Slot machines + 2012 = End of the World + Art 6pm Electric Works 130 8th/Minna
- Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape reading 7-8pm Modern Times Bookstore 888 Valencia/19th
- Female Comedian Showcase 7pm Il Pirata 2007 16th/Utah free
- Newspapers: What's Next panel discussion with journalist big wigs 7.30pm Fort Mason Bldg A. Mandatory RSVP gets you free admission and drinks
- Logan's Run screens 9.30pm On The Corner Oak/Divis free
- Institute for Study of Social Change presents "Social Change and Youth Engagement in Immigrant Communities: Early Findings, Future Directions" conference 8.30am-5pm Berkeley Law School. Free awesome conference. Please RSVP
- HOTTUB performs at LOW at Vessel at 4-7pm. Look at ongoing events at the right
- Global Exchange Open House 6-9pm 2017 Mission/16th. Food, music, raffle
- Slideluck Potshow 7-11pm LeftSpace 2055 Bryant/19th. Bring food/wine. Slideshow of art provided. This is awesome
- David Brower Center housewarming party 8-11pm Downtown Berkeley 2150 Allston/Shattuck $20. Food, beer & wine, music to celebrate the opening of this great non-profit community space
- Gourmet Finger Food Restaurant 8pm-12am Caretakers' 848 Divis/McAllister $12-20 sliding scale
- SpokeEasy: Speakeasy 1920s party 8pm-12am The Garage 975 Howard $35 donation to AIDS LifeCycle. RSVP here
- Book Arts and Printers' Fair 9am-4pm Fort Mason Bldg A. Free and pulpy
- Tenderloin National Forest opening 10am Cohen Alley/Leavenworth-Ellis. Music and (pine) needles
- Sex Work on Wheels Tour 11am Main Library 100 Larkin/Grove. Bikes and brothels
- CommuniTree: Esperanza Sustainability Center grand opening 11am-5pm 19th/Florida. "A party celebrating land, music, and culture." Food, workshops, painting, bands....
- Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm. Soil yourself
- Pickin' Picnic 12-6pm by Conservatory of Flowers. Bluegrass potluck
- Rotten Rocky Roll 3-9pm Knockout $5. Lots of rowdy bands
- Flowing Pitchers and Moving Pictures: short films 6pm Taverna 582 Washington/Montgomery
- Fireworks! Look to the East 9pm
- Still Flyin' and more play Cafe du Nord $10. You will smile and dance
- Sunday Streets 10am-2pm Embarcadero and beyond. Shout out to the roller disco 11am-2pm Galvez/3rd-Newhall next to Bayview Plaza. Free BBQ, skate rental, and DJ
- KUSF Record Swap 10am-3pm USF McLaren Hall Golden Gate/Masonic $3. Early bird 6-1oam $20 includes bagels and coffee
- Lots of museums free for mom entertaining. Plus, MoMA opens its rooftop garden today. Artist talks 2pm and 3pm
- David Brower Center Grand Open(ing) House 11am-7.30pm Downtown Berkeley 2150 Allston/Shattuck. Film, science demos, cool community stuff
- Give visiting mom a day to remember How Weird Street Faire 12-7pm Howard/2nd $10 donation/$5 in costume
- Rotten Rocky Roll 3-9pm Knockout $5. More rowdy bands
- Indianna Hale plays 8pm Edinburgh Castle Geary/Larkin free
- Science at the Theatre: Hot Technology-Cool Science panel of innovation 7pm Berkeley Rep 2025 Addison free
- StitchCraft plays at featured band of open mic 10pm Hotel Utah 4th/Bryant
- Ask A Scientist: CG Animation 7pm Axis Cafe 1201 8th/16th-Wisconsin
- Educate Act Thrive fundraiser 6-8pm Sports Basement 1590 Bryant/15th. Drink, eat, and save with sales
- "Are Green Jobs Different? Can Capitalism Really Go Green?" panel 7.30pm CounterPulse 1310 Mission/9th free
- Disposable Film Fest bike-in movie night 8pm pre-party/9pm film/10pm after-party Good Hotel 112 7th/Mission
- Free bfast at Namu 5th/Balboa for bike to work week. Best call for deets
- Classes and samples all over town
- Bike to Work Day: morning and afternoon energizer stations, plus afterparty at Rickshaw
- Steve Earle plays 6pm Amoeba Haight/Stanyan free
- Reporting Hope, Reporting Victory, Reporting Elections in El Salvador panel 6.30pm Women's Bldg 18th/Valencia $5-20 donation. Art and light refreshments
- We Own TV launch party 6.30-8.30pm BAVC 2727 Mariposa/Bryant. This project teaches filmmaking to Sierra Leone ex-combatants. Enjoy music and drinks
- PinkSlipMixers networking event 7pm Jillian's in Metreon 4th/Mission. Food and brown nosing
- Russell Howze presents Stencil Nation 7pm Modern Times 888 Valencia/19th. Rad graffiti talk/slideshow
- Dolores Park Movie night screens Amelie dusk. Le brown bag
- Chloe and Cassidy's AIDS LifeCycle fundraiser dance party 9pm-2am Elbo Room 677 Valencia/17th. "Photobooth madness, raffles, flashing lights, beautiful people." $7-15 donation. Also, shake it with Afrolicious and celebrate Mikey and Nicole's bdays
- Grand Opening of Island Earth Farmers Market (will be open everyday 10am-8pm) Metreon 4th/Mission. "One ton of free food and wine!"
- Closing reception for "Crossroads" and fundraiser 6-9pm ART 94124 Fairfax/3rd
- Skate This Art film and artist reception 6-9pm Market Street Gallery 1554 Market/Van Ness. The exhibition benefits Roaddawgs homeless youth drop in center
- Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia 7pm Get Lost Books 1825 Market/Gough
- Big Umbrella Studios new show up 7pm-12am Divis/McAllister. Cash'n'Carry art
- Particle release party 8pm-2am Slide 430 Mason/Geary. Internet start up gets your pulse and BAL up with free dancing and drinks
- A Bewitching Stitch fashion/dance fundraiser 8pm-2am Space Gallery 1141 Polk/Post $5-20 sliding scale donation to Turning Heads. Fashion show 9pm, DJs 11pm. Dress to impress!
- Oldies Dance Night 10pm Knockout 3223 Mission/Valencia usually $2<11pm>$4
- Life Is Good festival 11am GG Park: ALO, Martin Sexton, lotsa games, lotsa kids
- Asian Heritage Street Celebration 11am-6pm Civic Center to Little Saigon. "Two Stag
es, Arts & Crafts, Big Prizes, Thai Kickboxing, Free Hep B Screenings"
- Mission Bicycles Grand Opening 11am-7pm 19th/Mission. "Fresh tunes, food, fun, and fixed gear festivities." Sunday too
- Rock Softly, and Carry a Big Spatula 1-3pm El Rio 3158 Mission/Valencia. Soft rock and free pancakes (might be a bit too golden, as this is put on by Burners). Stay for....
- Schools for Salone: build schools in Sierra Leone benefit 3-8pm El Rio $10. Live music and West African Food
- Russell Howze of Stencil Nation leads a stencil skillshare 3pm Modern Times 888 Valencia/19th. $5-10 suggested donation
- "Do the Waive" new exhibit by Veronica de Jesus 4pm Michael Rosenthal 365 Valencia/14th
- Wayang Bali shadow puppet show and gamelan concert 8-9pm YBCA 3rd/Mission free
- Sean Hayes and The Botticellis croon 8pm Independent Divis/Hayes $16
- Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos + Telekinesis + Everything Now 9pm Great American Music Hall Polk/O'Farrell $14/16
- If you still have a modicum of faith in humanity, don't go outside today
- Mission Bicycles Grand Opening 11am-7pm 19th/Mission. "Fresh tunes, food, fun, and fixed gear festivities"
- Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm. Hoes
- Jazz Embassadors opening celebration 3-5pm Jazz Heritage Center 1320 Fillmore/Eddy. Music, photos, jazz hands
- Fundraiser party for "Strange Fruit" police violence memorial mural 7pm-12am SubMission 2183 Mission/18th. "Music featuring The Genie, Pride City Purpose, Yaquelin Deyabu, Waste Band, Clar Mooncalf, and Harlequin Opaleye with a dance performance by Mesa Pegasus. Live art and local homemade food starring SF Vegan Tamales and Socola Chocolatier" $5-25 suggested donation
- Free beauty treatments for officially unemployed people (unpay stub and all) 10am-6pm SenSpa in the Presidio. Because you'd still have a job if your pores were smaller
- John Vanderslice plays 6pm Amoeba Haight/Stanyan free
- Flavors of San Francisco: Small Business celebration and networking 6-8pm City Hall. Gobble down goodies with Gavin
- Slumdog Millionaire screens 7.30pm doors 8pm film Independent 628 Divis/Hayes. Free with "2 drink minimum"
- Cello Madness strings show 8pm Makeout Room 22nd/Valencia free
- ITVS and KQED present Ask Not, a doc about the ridiculous Don't Ask Don't Tell policy 6-7.30pm Main Library 100 Larkin/Grove. Also a cool book reading, West of the West, at 6.30pm
- Chris Ofili opening reception 6-8pm Crown Point Press 2nd/Howard
- Volunteer open house 6-8.30pm Le Colonial 20 Cosmo Post/Taylor. Meet non-profits and eat some hors d'ouvres
- Mark Kurlansky reads from Food of a Younger Land: Portrait of American Food Before The National Highway System....it's a long title, and seems rad 7pm Books, Inc 601 Van Ness/Golden Gate
- 2nd Best Day of the Year
- CA Academy of Sciences be free
- Lots o' salons have free hair treatments and snacks and stuff today. Be prettier
- INFORUM presents Tom Szaky, author of Revolution in a Bottle, speaking on eco-innovation and responsible profit 6.30pm Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd. Special: FREE if you email me/mention TheWeekIntro at desk. Good reception to follow
- SF International Arts Festival opening reception 6-7.30pm War Memorial Van Ness/McAllister. Gotta RSVP for this classy art party
- New Bar Every Other Wednesday 8.30pm Nickie's Haight/Pierce. Show up and the bar gives $5 to AIDS LifeCycle
- Saltwater Buddha book release and Surfrider benefit party 9pm Riptide 3639 Taraval/47th. Free veg Mediterranean food, local surf films, board raffle
- Blow-Up screens 12pm Main Library
- Cocktail College: Rum 6-7.30pm Cortez 550 Geary/Jones. Gotta RSVP
- Meet the Designers party 6-9pm Mission Statement 18th/Valencia. Drinks and nibbles and sales
- Bimma Loft 2.0 Grand Opening 6-9pm 681 4th/Townsend. RSVP appreciated, as will be the hosted bar and hors d'oeuvres consumed whilst sitting upon their fancy furniture
- Shitty Kitty Meet Up 6.30pm Shotwell's 20th/Shotwell. Free comic zines and drawing meetup
- Suburban Kids With Biblical Names + Still Flyin' + more 7.30pm Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell/Van Ness $13/15. Part of Popfest
- Secession Art & Design party 6.30-9.30pm 3361 Mission/30th across from Safeway. Local independent design, wine, fine times
- Urban REZ Native Youth benefit party 7pm-12am Women's Bldg 18th/Valencia $5-20 sliding scale donation. Live art, food, and hella music
- Soupstock Conference!
- Yo Yo Championships 9am-5pm GG Park Bandshell by CAS/de Young. Walk the dog
- Carnaval festivities Harrison 17th-24th Streets
- Drunken Dolores lemonade and snack stand 1-4pm DP. Follow the yellow balloons in the park to spiked lemonade, snacks, and debauchery to benefit cancer research
- Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm. Get down on your knees, or stay upright if wheelbarrowing
- Envisioning Taiwan with Film and Photos 1-5pm Main Library
- Local bands and business 8pm-close Brainwash Cafe 1122 Folsom/8th free
- Soupstock Concert! Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre McLaren Park
- Carnaval festivities Harrison 17th-24th Streets
- Popfest Picnic 1pm Dolores Park by playground free. Lots o' good bands
- AIDS LifeCycle BBQ beer benefit 1-6pm 26th/Mission $10 for bottomless cup, plus bring food to share. Email me for exact addy so you can win "sweet ass raffle prizes"
Mon, May 25:
- Grizzly Bear new CD listening party 6pm Amoeba Haight/Stanyan. Chance to win tix to their 6/21 Fillmore show w/ Here We Go Magic
- Drinks By Design 5.30pm Press Club 20 Yerba Buena Lane/Market btwn 3rd-4th. Network and sip with engineers, graphic designers, event planners. Also an AIDS Life Cycle fundraiser
- Environment and the Making of San Francisco: history of our city and our impact 6-8pm Main Library
- Clean Tech panel 7-9pm SwissNex 730 Montgomery/Columbus. Gotta RSVP
- Explore SF Party 8pm-close Temple 540 Howard/2nd free<10pm>$5. Bootie vs Popscene DJs, SF photos, red/white outfit contest
- Stay at the Library all day: Zoolander 12pm and Edible School Yard panel 6pm
- King Khan & The Shrines free performance 5.30pm Amoeba Haight/Stanyan
- Keep the Arboretum Free rally 6.30-8pm County Fair Bldg GG Park 9th/Lincoln. I don't want to pay to look at plants
- Gravel & Gold out with the old party 7pm 18th/Treat. They are moving to 22nd/Lexington, and are throwing down in their old space first
- Momentum Magazine SF launch party 7-11pm 7th/Mission-Howard
- Sanctuary City/Ciudad Sanctuario 1989-2009 8-11pm Queen's Nails 3191 Mission/Valencia. Rad art project about immigration
- Fuerza Feminina fashion fundraiser benefiting Mujeres Unidas Y Activas 8.30pm doors/9.30pm show Rickshaw 155 Fell/Van Ness $10-25 sliding scale donation. DJs and design
- Babble On local author reading series 8pm Dog Eared Books 900 Valencia/20th. Words, snacks, and wine
- Upper Haight Art Walk 5-9pm Haight/Central thru Stanyan. Lots of stores give you art, sales, drinks, and nibbles
- Amy Browne's collage reception 6-8pm Curiosity Shoppe 855 Valencia/19th
- "Freedom in a Familiar Place: Discovering Community and Promoting Unity through Photo and Narratives" 6-9pm Spare Room Project 270 Anderson/Cortland
- Teenage Dance Craze Party 10pm Knockout 3223 Mission/Valencia $3
- Bike to Maker Faire! 9am Dolores Park. Fun musical ride, plus only $15 cash for the festival
- Juri Commons workday 9am-12pm San Jose-Guerrero/25th-26th. Dig, drink coffee, eat pastries
- Rooftop dance, sale, BBQ, and raffle 10am-6pm Lombardi Sports 1600 Jackson/Polk. Because I love listening to Energy 92.1 whilst buying discounted skis whilst eating veggie burgers whilst recycling my old sneakers. Also Sunday
- Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm. Dig it
- Really Really Free Market 1-5pm Dolores Park. Take stuff and take stuff. All is free
- "Splendidly amateurish" production of Julius Caesar 2-4pm National AIDS Memorial 856 Stanyan/Frederick
- Funk n' Trunk show 2-7pm Triple Crown 1760 Market/Octavia. Designers, DJs, champagne, tapas, massages
- The Thermals + Shaky Hands 10pm Bottom Of The Hill 17th/Missouri $15
- Rooftop dance, sale, BBQ, and raffle 10am-6pm Lombardi Sports 1600 Jackson/Polk. Because I love listening to Energy 92.1 whilst buying discounted skis whilst eating veggie burgers whilst recycling my old sneakers
- Independent design trunk show and snack sale 1-4pm 416 Dolores/17th
- Tiananmen Square video and panel 2-4pm Main Library
- Capsule Design Festival/Street Fair, all day in Hayes Valley on Octavia
- Shaky Hands 9pm Bottom Of The Hill 17th/Missouri $15
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