Arts and Culture
Watch the USA vs Algeria Game for FREE at City Hall
Sure you could watch the World Cup from the comfort of your living room, or you could wake up even earlier, go downtown and watch the game from the comfort of a bunch of homeless peoples’ living room: Civic Center Plaza! So far the US has managed to neither win
FREE Shakespeare in the Park
I always thought of Al Pacino as being middle-aged, like in his early retirement years. This was before I wiki’d him and discovered he is 70 YEARS OLD. One foot in the grave, basically. So it seems urgent to make it to Shakespeare in the Park this summer. Pacino stars
SF Bike Coalition Happy Hour Monday + Register with Mikes on Bikes
To kick off pride this week the SF Bike Coalition will be hosting a LGBTQ meet and greet happy hour at Duboce Café for all those queers that like to get from point A to point B on wheels and their own steam. Duboce Café will be donating 10% of
Keep Punk Free: Punk Island returns to Governor’s Island
Last weekend, Governor’s Island was transformed into an oasis of collaborative art. This weekend, the punks are moving in. The result? By this point next weekend, there won’t be a Governor’s Island. Entering its third year, Punk Island is music festival far removed from the your hip older brother’s Bonaroo and
Free Comedy Night at the Oasis
If you’re aching to get over to the East Bay (or your friends living over there are sick of your excuses for never visiting) then Sunday night, the Oasis is the place to be! There will be 3 comedians, 2 screenings, and 1 DJ and a dance party under the
Yelp or Foursquare: Where would you rather check-in?
I have conflicting feelings about Foursquare. On the one hand, it’s a kind of boring concept ‘“ a phone app that lets people know where you are via check-ins? Sounds a lot like Twitter but with less words (and who knew that was even possible?) But in spite of this,
Brooklyn Bid N’ Booze
If there is something better in this world of ours that beats a Brooklyn rooftop party during the summer, it is that THIS particular party has a silent auction featuring Kenyan Artist Edward Orato, and that all the proceeds go to the Community Alliance Network Charity (CAN), who work to
Cardboard Armor-Building Workshop at Hayes Valley Farm
Our awesome city is home to some pretty out-there people and events, like the cracked-out dog-cat-rat man, the World Naked Bike Ride, the Easter bring-your-own-big-wheel race, and now, though it’s probably been around and I’ve just been too busy depressing myself with Bukowski poetry and losing my cell phone in