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24 Mar 2011

New York City Opera Act 4 Free Concerts

It’s time to ditch the long gloves, fancy dress and binoculars (well you might still need those) when it comes to going to the opera. It’s one of those highbrow things that always seemed out of reach, but with the help of L Magazine and the New York City Opera

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24 Mar 2011

FREE Brewery Tours and Cheap Beers at Speakeasy

I only have eyes for…beer… I always thought it would be cool to be a flapper and live during the Roaring Twenties, wearing feathers in my hair and fringe-dresses, drinking in speakeasies and smoking long cigarettes. Tomorrow night, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers presents Firkin Friday – with FREE brewery tours

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24 Mar 2011

The Yoga Ball: More Than Just A Thing To Sit On At Work

Even the mayor of Portland love yoga balls! This past winter I decided to ditch my gym membership, for better or worse (it was for worse). I just didn’t have time anymore, and I thought it would be nice to bank an extra $40 each month. Oh, and also, I

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24 Mar 2011

FREE Brooklyn Mutt Show This Weekend

It’s time to praise the nappy little barksters of Brooklyn and reward them for their oddball ways at the 2nd annual Brooklyn Mutt Show. This ain’t your grandma’s Westminister, proven just by the fact there is a Snook-a-like contest to find the dog who best resembles everybody’s favorite Jersey Shore

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23 Mar 2011

FREE Concerts With Alexander Hamilton’s Ghost

I’ve been spending my lunch in Trinity Cemetery hanging out with the ghosts of Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton. Alexander denies he ever had dreadlocks in his youth in the Caribbean, and Robert Fulton keeps trying to convince me to buy steam powered technology. I told him him I don’t

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23 Mar 2011

Discounted Tickets for Art de la Muse

Been dying to go to Art de la Muse tonight, but just cringe at the thought of coughing up $25 at the door? Check this out – now you can get last minute discounted $10 tickets for the After Party of Théâtre de la Mode right here. Even if you

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23 Mar 2011

DIY Upcycle Bicycle

Image courtesy of canadiandesignresource.ca After I bought my bicycle, all I could think was “I should have done this years ago.” San Francisco, despite its monsoon-like weather patterns, vicious inclines and treacherous MUNI tracks, is a still a bike city all the way. There’s really no better way to get

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23 Mar 2011

$5 Mint Slope Cocktail Crawl Tonight

Pop quiz:  What do you call the span of city along Market from Church to Octavia?  Well, now instead of referring to it as “where Safeway is,” you can call the microhood by its new nickname: Mint Slope.  You know, because of the Mint Building and stuff, NOT because we’re

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