Living in the Bay Area, one thing is for sure. You never know which way the weather will turn. It's only fall and all we'll be getting today is rain! Oh well. The best way to beat those rainy day blues is with rainy day activities.
SF Zoo Free Admission Day
1 Zoo Road, San Francisco
10am - 5pm
At the San Francisco Zoo, it's our mission to connect people with wildlife, inspire caring for nature and advance conservation action. Though the weather may not be perfect you can still enjoy plenty of exhibits and expect smaller crowds today at the park.
The+ Hangout - Grand Opening
575 Howard at 2nd St., San Francisco
5pm - 8pm
The+ Hangout, a live social networking experiment. Wednesday Happy Hour 5-8PM
Calling all worldwide tech geeks: developers, programmers, designers, animators, project managers, recruiters, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and more…
+ Bring your laptop or tablet
+ Host your own G+ hangout
+ Show off your portfolio!
Happy Hour drink specials & The best in neo soul, vintage hip hop, funk, boogie and disco by DJ Still Rob G.
Sylvan Open Mic
Dirty Trix Saloon
408 Clement St., San Francisco
9pm - 11pm
It's been over 10 or like 15 years since the last time someone grabbed a beer and a microphone and rocked this historic comedy spot, but we're bringing it back. The show goes until we run out of comics or the bar closes, whichever comes first.
Come rock Sylvan's Stand-Up open mic every Wednesday from 9 p.m. till we're done.
Free Admission
Sign-ups start at 8:30
Flowers, Comedy & Funk 10/4
9:00 AM / Comments (0) / by BayScope
The good thing about working a regular 9 to 5 is having a set schedule, but one of the bad things is that you aren't able to take advantage of free museum days. For those of you that are free, take advantage. FunCheap SF has a great compilation of free museums today so check them out. In the meantime...
Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day
100 John F Kennedy Dr., San Francisco
11am - 4pm
Whether you’re a native San Franciscan, a visitor from the other side of the world, or a classroom of budding botanists, the Conservatory of Flowers offers an intimate up-close experience with over 1,700 species of rare, exotic and endangered plants from more than 50 different countries.
3D Comedy Night
Rockit Room
406 Clement St., San Francisco
8pm - 11pm
World’s only pencil musician and comedian, Danny Dechi hosts open mic nights at the Rockit Room every Tuesday in October.
October 25th will mark the Comedy Blast’s 3rd Year Anniversary, so Danny Dechi and friends will present a comedy showcase in 3D. Free 3D glasses will be provided!
There will be raffles with fun prizes and Tuesday drink specials all night.
Electro Funk Night
Boom Boom Room
1601 Fillmore St., San Francisco
8pm - 2am
Electro Funk Night at the Boom Boom Room! Free show! DJ Effective and DJ Ism. Special guests: Get Funk'd Up! ”DJs trade off on the wheels of steel, with ELECTRO-FUNK and Dance-Disco 'ALL-NIGHT FREE' DJ dance-party throwdown at the BBR!
Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day
100 John F Kennedy Dr., San Francisco
11am - 4pm
Whether you’re a native San Franciscan, a visitor from the other side of the world, or a classroom of budding botanists, the Conservatory of Flowers offers an intimate up-close experience with over 1,700 species of rare, exotic and endangered plants from more than 50 different countries.
3D Comedy Night
Rockit Room
406 Clement St., San Francisco
8pm - 11pm
World’s only pencil musician and comedian, Danny Dechi hosts open mic nights at the Rockit Room every Tuesday in October.
October 25th will mark the Comedy Blast’s 3rd Year Anniversary, so Danny Dechi and friends will present a comedy showcase in 3D. Free 3D glasses will be provided!
There will be raffles with fun prizes and Tuesday drink specials all night.
Electro Funk Night
Boom Boom Room
1601 Fillmore St., San Francisco
8pm - 2am
Electro Funk Night at the Boom Boom Room! Free show! DJ Effective and DJ Ism. Special guests: Get Funk'd Up! ”DJs trade off on the wheels of steel, with ELECTRO-FUNK and Dance-Disco 'ALL-NIGHT FREE' DJ dance-party throwdown at the BBR!
Hoops, Salsa & Open Mics 10/3
9:00 AM / Comments (0) / by BayScope
It just hit me that we have officially entered October. The summer is officially gone and Halloween is right around the corner. You can also bid farewell to the semi-decent weather we've been having lately too. Rain is in the forecast so start looking for things to do indoors. Here are a few ideas.
Hoop Dance Class
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda
6:30 - 7:30pm
Hoop dance is a full-body workout that tones not only your waist, but hips, thighs and arms as the hoop moves up, down and off your torso. This new, low-impact exercise uses large, heavy, adult hoops rather than small, light-weight hula-hoops of the past.
Hooping strengthens your core (stomach/abdominal muscles),
tones your arms and thighs,
improves posture and balance,
is good for your bones and
lifts your spirit through laughter and fun!
Learn to Salsa Dance
The Works Cooperative, Inc., Berkeley
7- 11pm
Rebecca Miller teaches this fun and social Learn to Dance Salsa class to get you out on the dance floor!
Beginners 7:30 - Intermediate 8:30 - Advanced 9:30
Now is the time to learn to dance! Rebecca's easy to follow lessons will have you out dancing in no time. No experience or partner necessary!
SF Live!
50 Mason Social House
50 Mason St., San Francisco
9:30 - 11:30pm
"SF Live!" is a free music and comedy show every Monday night at 9:30 PM at 50 Mason Social House (50 Mason St). There are new performers every week and the bar serves a unique selection of local beer and wines.
Hoop Dance Class
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda
6:30 - 7:30pm
Hoop dance is a full-body workout that tones not only your waist, but hips, thighs and arms as the hoop moves up, down and off your torso. This new, low-impact exercise uses large, heavy, adult hoops rather than small, light-weight hula-hoops of the past.
Hooping strengthens your core (stomach/abdominal muscles),
tones your arms and thighs,
improves posture and balance,
is good for your bones and
lifts your spirit through laughter and fun!
Learn to Salsa Dance
The Works Cooperative, Inc., Berkeley
7- 11pm
Rebecca Miller teaches this fun and social Learn to Dance Salsa class to get you out on the dance floor!
Beginners 7:30 - Intermediate 8:30 - Advanced 9:30
Now is the time to learn to dance! Rebecca's easy to follow lessons will have you out dancing in no time. No experience or partner necessary!
SF Live!
50 Mason Social House
50 Mason St., San Francisco
9:30 - 11:30pm
"SF Live!" is a free music and comedy show every Monday night at 9:30 PM at 50 Mason Social House (50 Mason St). There are new performers every week and the bar serves a unique selection of local beer and wines.
Vegetables, Art & Street Fairs 10/2
9:00 AM / Comments (0) / by BayScope
SUNDAY
World Vegetarian Day Festival
San Francisco County Fair Building
9th Ave and Lincoln Way, San Francisco
10am - 6pm
Come out to the 12th Annual Vegetarian Day Festival. There will be International vegan cuisine, healthy food demos, live entertainment, veghealth awards ceremony, a children's corner, and even vegan speed dating. If you get there before 10:45 it's free and after that - will be $8.00.
Castro Street Fair 2011
Castro and Market Street, San Francisco
11am - 6pm
The Castro Street Fair is a community street celebration that was founded by Harvey Milk in 1974. Hundreds of local artists, vendors, craftspeople, and organizations line the streets and celebrate the diversity of the neighborhood. Stages with live entertainment and dance stages can be found throughout the fairgrounds.
Art in Nature Festival
Redwood Regional Park
Redwood Road, Oakland
Stroll along the mile-long Stream Trail of Redwood Regional Park and experience more than 120 artists and performers tucked among the meadows, redwoods and oaks in this family, bicycle and dog friendly festival.
Experience art in nature and delve into the nature of art in 12 Theme Areas featuring music, dance, sculpture, painting, martial arts, poetry, body painting, circus arts, theater, visual arts, storytelling, arts & crafts and kids events.
Bring a picnic lunch! There will be NO vendors, or items for sale in the park.
Beer, Veggies & Highlighters 10/1
9:00 AM / Comments (0) / by BayScope
SATURDAY
World Vegetarian Day Festival
San Francisco County Fair Building
9th Ave and Lincoln Way, San Francisco
10am - 6pm
Come out to the 12th Annual Vegetarian Day Festival. There will be International vegan cuisine, healthy food demos, live entertainment, veghealth awards ceremony, a children's corner, and even vegan speed dating. If you get there before 10:45 it's free and after that - will be $8.00.
Oaktober Fest
MacArthur Blvd at Fruitvale Ave., Oakland
11am - 6pm
Oakland's family friendly craft beer festival. Oaktoberfest celebrates the history, the flavors, and the people of the Bay Area. Oakland’s Dimond District hosts this one-of-a-kind Fall Festival, welcoming thousands with craft beer & food, entertainment, arts, and ecology. The Dimond continues a tradition as an entertainment destination, begun in the early 1900’s when Beer Gardens and German vacation resorts lined the boulevard. Oaktoberfest will bring world-class beer to the tented beer hall, serving steins of traditional German flavors and regional brew pub favorites.
Outdoor Yoga & Dance
Lake Merritt Pergola
550 El Embarcadero, Oakland
11am - 5pm
Bring picnic blankets, food, drink (farmer's market next door till 2pm), sun shade, layers, and friends, for dancing, playing, & flying, that we may enjoy our community of yogis, dancers, artists, & educators together...
Highlighter Party
Bamboo Hut
479 Broadway, San Francisco
With the neon lights of North Beach we're surprised we've never thought of this before. Bring a white t-shirt that can be drawn on and a highlighter with you as you and your team run around the wild streets of North Beach, in and out of bars and strip clubs, up and down staircases and all around the neighborhood, tagging other teams with highlighters to deduct points from them and drinking like there's no tomorrow along the way. Might not want to bring your grandma to this one.
Disco, DJ & Diabetes 9/30
9:00 AM / Comments (0) / by BayScope
One thing I find interesting about the weekend is that even though it doesn't officially start until Saturday, everyone is more than happy to begin celebrating it on Friday, myself included. Check out these cool things happening today.
Walk to Stop Diabetes 2011
Justin Herman Plaza
1 Market St., San Francisco
The American Diabetes Association will be holding their annual Step Out walk at 12 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, to support diabetes research and education. Come walk Friday, Sept. 30, at Noon at Justin Herman Plaza. The lunchtime charity event will have live music, a scenic route along the Embarcadero, a delicious lunch, and lots of fun activities! Join friends, community members and supporters in a 2-mile walk to support diabetes research, education and outreach.
Oakland Academy of Sciences
1000 Oak St., Oakland
5pm - 11:30pm
The Oakland Museum of California comes alive with an evening of food, cocktails, music, performances, and eco-friendly activities that will inspire you to take action to save the environment. Learn how making small changes can have big consequences on conserving our natural world, and discover ways to empower the adventurer/ explorer/ eco-pioneer in you. Don't miss the mustache and beard contest--OMCA is in search of the "Best John Muir Beard in the Bay!"
Drunken Disco Scavenger Hunt
The Bear's Lair
2475 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Squeeze into those sweet polyester pants, roll out those 4 inch collars and fuss up those 'fros because this is going to be a wild night of disco dashing scavenger hunting as you and your team race around searching for clues, racking up points, encountering CLASH agents, battling opposing teams for bonus points and drinking your asses off along the way. Kool & The Gang cover band at the finish line! This is not your grandma's scavenger hunt. $15 cover/21+
Walk to Stop Diabetes 2011
Justin Herman Plaza
1 Market St., San Francisco
The American Diabetes Association will be holding their annual Step Out walk at 12 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, to support diabetes research and education. Come walk Friday, Sept. 30, at Noon at Justin Herman Plaza. The lunchtime charity event will have live music, a scenic route along the Embarcadero, a delicious lunch, and lots of fun activities! Join friends, community members and supporters in a 2-mile walk to support diabetes research, education and outreach.
Oakland Academy of Sciences
1000 Oak St., Oakland
5pm - 11:30pm
The Oakland Museum of California comes alive with an evening of food, cocktails, music, performances, and eco-friendly activities that will inspire you to take action to save the environment. Learn how making small changes can have big consequences on conserving our natural world, and discover ways to empower the adventurer/ explorer/ eco-pioneer in you. Don't miss the mustache and beard contest--OMCA is in search of the "Best John Muir Beard in the Bay!"
Drunken Disco Scavenger Hunt
The Bear's Lair
2475 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Squeeze into those sweet polyester pants, roll out those 4 inch collars and fuss up those 'fros because this is going to be a wild night of disco dashing scavenger hunting as you and your team race around searching for clues, racking up points, encountering CLASH agents, battling opposing teams for bonus points and drinking your asses off along the way. Kool & The Gang cover band at the finish line! This is not your grandma's scavenger hunt. $15 cover/21+
Improv, Circus & Treasure 9/29
9:00 AM / Comments (0) / by BayScope
Sometimes the weekend can't come soon enough, and this is definitely one of those times.
Free Kids Circus
United Nations Plaza, San Francisco
2pm - 5pm
We are the Clown Snot Bombs Secret Circus! Where Vaudeville meets loony tunes in a spy mystery to rid the world of not funny! Our variety-style shows include comedic skits, unicycle dancing, acrobatics, juggling, musical numbers, and much much more. You can find us all over town at our upcoming shows, Juggle-a-thon events, and classes. In the mean time feel free to contact us or visit us on facebook.
We are very excited about our next show at UN Plaza! It is part of the 24 Days of Central Market Arts Festival and in co-operation with the San Francisco Arts Market at the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco’s Civic Center. The event, “Streaming Circus” is on Thursday, September 29th from 2-5pm and is FREE! There will be an after-school circus show and free instruction in the circus arts for children.
Treasure Island Pre-Party
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Enjoy special live performances by Jens Lekman and Geoffrey O'Connor in celebration of Treasure Island Music Festival presented by Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment. Plus, check out some innovative applications of Microsoft technologies, including Kinect, their latest mobile devices, and WorldWide Telescope--software that brings imagery from the world's best ground- and space-based telescopes right to your home computer, or the 75-foot wide screen of Morrison Planetarium. Additional music by Miles the DJ. $12 cover
Open Improv
The Bear's Lair Pub
2475 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
8pm - 11pm
Open Improv has breached your shores, East Bay!
Sylvan Productions brings it's weekly improv jam to a new location, with ridiculous newness around every corner!
Every Thursday at 8 PM! AND IT'S FREE!
Free Kids Circus
United Nations Plaza, San Francisco
2pm - 5pm
We are the Clown Snot Bombs Secret Circus! Where Vaudeville meets loony tunes in a spy mystery to rid the world of not funny! Our variety-style shows include comedic skits, unicycle dancing, acrobatics, juggling, musical numbers, and much much more. You can find us all over town at our upcoming shows, Juggle-a-thon events, and classes. In the mean time feel free to contact us or visit us on facebook.
We are very excited about our next show at UN Plaza! It is part of the 24 Days of Central Market Arts Festival and in co-operation with the San Francisco Arts Market at the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco’s Civic Center. The event, “Streaming Circus” is on Thursday, September 29th from 2-5pm and is FREE! There will be an after-school circus show and free instruction in the circus arts for children.
Treasure Island Pre-Party
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Enjoy special live performances by Jens Lekman and Geoffrey O'Connor in celebration of Treasure Island Music Festival presented by Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment. Plus, check out some innovative applications of Microsoft technologies, including Kinect, their latest mobile devices, and WorldWide Telescope--software that brings imagery from the world's best ground- and space-based telescopes right to your home computer, or the 75-foot wide screen of Morrison Planetarium. Additional music by Miles the DJ. $12 cover
Open Improv
The Bear's Lair Pub
2475 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
8pm - 11pm
Open Improv has breached your shores, East Bay!
Sylvan Productions brings it's weekly improv jam to a new location, with ridiculous newness around every corner!
Every Thursday at 8 PM! AND IT'S FREE!
