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Well-dressed, well-lubricated urbanites Nick and Nora Charles made their first screen appearance in 1934 in The Thin Man, personifying a uniquely upper-crust, down-to-earth breed of New York fauna. Trading caustic-but-loving bon mots while knocking back trays of newly legal martinis -- not that...
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Richmond (Inner)
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Pop Culture, History |
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Paper or plastic. Creamy or crunchy. White or wheat. Regular or decaf. Some choices are easier to make, especially when it comes to choosing which talks to attend on BookFest Sunday, with its impressive lineup of established and emerging writers. We forgive you if you feel wracked with...
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Richmond (Inner)
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Literary Events, History, Cultural Events |
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Robert Koch Gallery :
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., January 5 until Sat., February 25, 5:30pm
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America once had a national war. It happened about 150 years ago. It was over slavery and state sovereignty and also about land. It lasted about four years, and the nation still can’t shake it. Now consider Israel. Since its beginning in 1947 it has existed in a perpetual state of armed...
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North Beach/ Chinatown
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History, Free Events, Arts, Art - Ongoings, Art - Galleries |
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As a self-described "logical extension of a free public library," our local free walking-tour company is, like most libraries, a fascinating mash of nerdy and white-hot rad. The San Francisco City Guides walking tours happen every day (except major holidays), are free, and follow in the...
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Union Square/ Financial District
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Tours, History, Free Events, Arts |
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Politicians and news outlets have started using the term "WPA" again have you noticed? The Works Progress Administration, of course, put people to work during and after the Great Depression. Even artists were paid to work; the WPA encompassed projects that employed actors, painters, and...
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Nob Hill/ Russian Hill/ Fisherman's Wharf
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Tours, Parks & Preserves, History, Arts |
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What do the following things have in common? The dining room of the Victoria Sanatorium in Colfax, Iowa. Severe damage in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, from the 1964 Good Friday earthquake. A gas station owned by a black man in 1941 in a town called Brooklyn Bridge, Kentucky. You probably...
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Sunset (Inner)
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Shopping, Pop Culture, History, Free Events, Flea Markets, Arts |
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South of Market
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Politics, History, Film - Art House, Film, Education, Black History Month |
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Richmond (Inner)
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Talks, History, Sports - Spectator |
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Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
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Library, History, Arts |
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Ingleside/ Excelsior
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History, Free Events, Education, Cultural Events |
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Union Square/ Financial District
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Tours, History |
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Union Square/ Financial District
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Valentine's Day, Tours, History, Food & Drink, Education, Cultural Events, Arts |
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Gough Street Playhouse :
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., March 15 until Sun., April 1
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Nob Hill/ Russian Hill/ Fisherman's Wharf
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Theater, Performing Arts, LGBT Events, History |
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