Frocktober

Put on your summer dresses and summer shorts while you still can! Seems you'll need rainboots already, though. Go embrace SF and all its glory (minus Fleet Week.....ugh). Oh, and some population math for you.

Occupy SF is posted out front the Federal Reserve Bldg Market/1st St. Check here for updates in Occupy SF Arts & Performances.

Bay Area Science Festival! Nerd out! Learn! Pub crawl! Litquake takes over lots of the city in amazing spaces Oct 7-15. Go get learned.

Open Studios lets you explore our city's art.

Fri 28:

• 20% off at all Cole Hardware Stores! Plus snacks and wine
• Conspiracy of Beards performs at Occupy SF 5.30pm. Meshing this with Critical Mass and Occupy SF folks means a rockin' Justin Herman Plaza!
• Rights Fest Film Fest 7pm Opera Plaza Cinema 601 Van Ness/Eddy. Really great docs for free!

Halloween Weekend: I defer to SF Fun Cheap. Johnny and his team did a great round up of tricks and treats! Recommendations: Chronicle Books sale, Moroccan food, Extra Action Marchin Band...... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon 10:

• Occupy Wall Street Solutions walking tour of SF financial institutions 3-5pm Powell/5th cable car turnaround. FREE, and CommonsSF will donate $10 to OccupySF food bank for each person on the tour
• Homes Not Jails - World Homeless Action Day rally 5pm Larkin Civic Center
• Get your crazy dance rock party on with Japanther 8pm Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk/Hemlock $7
• Toshio Hirano warms your heart 9pm Amnesia 853 Valencia/20th free

Tues 11:

• Street Medic workshops 9am-2pm, 2.30-7pm 522 Valencia/16th $15 no one turned away. Learn first aid, crowd management, etc.
• Chuck Klosterman reads 7.30pm Booksmith 1644 Haight/Belvedere (where there are literally sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs)
• Chasing the Moon presents: Slow Motion Cowboys + Petunia and the Vipers 9pm Amnesia 853 Valencia/20th $7
• Chad VanGaalen 9.30pm show Cafe du Nord Market/Sanchez $12

Wed 12:

• "Natural Solutions: Abundant Opportunities" presentation 6-7.30pm Main Library Grove/Larkin
• Mod V. Rockers dance party 8pm-late Makeout Room 3225 22nd/Mission free

Thurs 13:

• Oh, just a free The Oh Sees concert doors 6pm band 8pm Brick & Mortar 1710 Mission/13th. RSVP!
• Unfree but awesome show for Avalos fundraiser: The Dodos and more! 6.30-10pm Makeout Room 3225 22nd/Mission $15 advance/$20-30 door

Fri 14:

• 2 Blocks of Art 4-8pm Luggage Store 1007 Market/6th to Howard. Adding even more flavor to savory 6th Street
• Green Empowerment discussion 6.30-9pm Luminalt Warehouse 1320 Potrero/25th. Please RSVP and then attend our sustainable future
• Jeffrey Eugenides reads and speaks 7pm Books, Inc. Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness/Turk
• Ice Creal Soulcial and dance party 9pm-12am Dance Mission 3316 24th/Mission $10 for SF's best DJs and Three Twins organic ice cream! (again, for Avalos....what can I do, his people put on good events!)

Sat 15:

• Children's Creativity Museum opening (formerly Zeum) 10am-4pm 4th/Mission. Free carousel rides! Also Sunday
• Hackmeet 11am NoiseBridge 2169 Mission/18th free. Discuss security, privacy, nerdy-tech-awesomeness. Also Sunday
• Vagabond Indie Craft Fair 11am-5pm Urban Bazaar 1371 9th Ave/Irving free. Also Sunday
• Treasure Island Music Festival in case you forgot. Also Sunday
• Bright Lights, Little City 4pm-12am YBCA 3rd/Mission. "A free evening of outdoor art, music, dance, and performance"
• LitCrowd....I mean LitCrawl! Get some words in your brain, check out some literary hotties. Grab a map!

Sun 16:

• Children's Creativity Museum opening (formerly Zeum) 10am-4pm 4th/Mission. Free carousel rides!
• Hackmeet 11am NoiseBridge 2169 Mission/18th free. Discuss security, privacy, nerdy-tech-awesomeness
• Treasure Island Music Festival in case you forgot
• Vagabond Indie Craft Fair 11am-5pm Urban Bazaar 1371 9th Ave/Irving free
• Opening party with free tasty goods noon-10pm while supplies last Green Chile Pie 15th/Church
• Hayes Valley Farm harvest festival: DJs, tours, snacks, live music 1-5pm Oak/Laguna
• Community Music Center's 90th anniversary party 2-9pm 544 Capp/20th. Music, cake, workshops
• SeaweedSway Showcase 7.30pm doors Makeout Room 3225 22nd/Mission $8. Will Sprott of the Mumlers + Indianna Hale + Bob Thayer

Tues 18:

• "Inside This Place, Not of It" reading and reception 6.30pm 826 Valencia/20th. Voices of Witness book project about human rights and women in prison

Thurs 20:

• Open Show 5.30-9pm Reyko Photo Center 428 3rd/Harrison. Exhibitions, screenings, appetizers, and prizes
• Open house and halloween printing party 6-8pm SF Center for the Book 300 De Haro/16th

Fri 21:

• Tom Morello rocks Occupy SF at Justin Herman Plaza 4pm!
• ArtCrank bike-art-poster-party 7pm 111 Minna/2nd
• Map art project 7-9pm Intersection for the Arts 925 Market/5th

Sun 23:

• Sunday Streets: Mission Edition 11am-4pm up and down 24th and Valencia
• Joseph Childress + Rock Falls + Assateague soothe your soul 9pm show Amnesia 853 Valencia/20th $5-7

Mon 24:

• Idealist.org grad school fair 5-8pm County Fair Bldg GG Park 9th Ave/Lincoln

Tues 25:

• BYOSA: bone marrow match party for Amit 7-10.30pm Project One 251 Rhode Island/16th. Bring all the south Asians you know, and your other pals, to join the registry and to have some major fun

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Sat Oct 1:

• Mission Arts and Performance Project - MAPP. Start at Red Poppy House 23rd/Folsom

Sun Oct 2:

• Asian Art Museum be free today 10am-5pm Larkin/McAllister

Mon Oct 3:

• 50% off at Community Thrift today! Valencia/17th!
• INFORUM presents.....In 6 Minutes, 40 Seconds: How to Design a Sustainable Future 6.30pm panel, 7.30pm reception Levi's Auditorium 1155 Battery/Union $7 students/$12 members/$20 non-members. Includes knowledge, wine, and food!
• CA Music and Culture Association mayoral forum 6-9m The Fillmore/Geary free w/RSVP. Cool politicians and musicians speak/perform (Lyrics Born, Zoe Keating, Bob Mould)
• Krazy for Karaoke 6pm Knockout 3223 Mission/Valencia free (another source says it's 7pm with free pizza while it lasts)

Tues 4:

• Museums be free!
• Dine Out for Meals on Wheels today. Restaurants all over the Bay Area
• Green Drinks 5.30-9pm 111 Minna/2nd. Network with others in the sustainable workforce (first 20 to come in an early Halloween costume of some sort get a free drink)
• Lower Haight fire relief benefit 7-10pm Peacock Lounge 552 Haight/Fillmore $10 for food, community, etc. Great raffle prizes too!

Wed 5:

• Exploratorium be free!
• Susan N. Herman, ACLU Prez, speaks on civil liberties (and the lack thereof) 5.30pm doors 6pm program Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd $7 students/$12 members/$20 non-members
• Zola Jesus in-store performance 6pm Amoeba Records Haight/Stanyan

Thurs 6:

• Solidarity rally for Occupy Wall Street with cool speakers 3-6pm Federal Bldg 7th/Mission (rally on Friday too)
• Blitzen Trapper in-store performance 6pm Amoeba Records Haight/Stanyan
• Etsy Craft Bar 6-8pm Museum of Craft and Folk Art 51 Yerba Buena Lane/3rd/Mission $5 for supplies. They be embellishin' photos!
• INFORUM's Mayoral Forum (with all 16 candidates!) 6-9pm Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd $7 students/$12 members/$20 non-members
• Hands on Clay opening 7-9pm Creativity Explored 3245 16th/Guerrero. Great art non-profit with great parties

Fri 7:

• Rotunda dance series features Hawaiian, flamenco, and farcical performances 12pm City Hall
• Protest the war on Afghanistan 4.30pm Federal Bldg 7th/Mission
• 24th St First Friday Cruise: street performers, low riders, food/drink specials 6-10pm 24th/Mission-Potrero. Check out Arkay's opening reception for sure

Sat 8:

• Sandcastle Contest starts 10am Great Hwy/Balboa
• Alemany Farm Harvest Festival! 11am-5pm. Potluck and planting
• Snail Mail social 1-4pm Arch Supply 99 Missouri/17th free. Print or old-timey type a letter!
• Reclaim Market Street: Sidewalk Intervention 1pm 5th/Market. Art and rejuvenation and such

Sun 9:

• Teach 4 Social Justice Conference 9am-5pm Mission High School 3750 18th/Dolores. Free, donations and pre-registration appreciated for this awesome gathering of educators and students
• Bioneers Film Fest 2-4pm Main Library Grove/Larkin. Aldo Leopold, you're my hero
• IndieMart 12-7pm Thee Parkside Wisconsin/17th $3 donation. Hella vendors, music, fun!
• Girls in-store performance 2pm Amoeba Records Haight/Stanyan
• Stories of Women Inside shares stories of incarceration and injustice 2.30pm Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission/3rd $12