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Hiking Yoga Multiple San Francisco Locations : Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.
Eric Kipp may be brilliant. Without a doubt, the spirit of San Francisco itself pulses quickly in his veins, because he is the creator of Hiking Yoga. It's exactly what it sounds like; you follow the charge up one of our butt-bustin' hills, and once you're up there, the organizer/sherpas hand... More >>
Union Square/ Financial District	Outdoors, Mind and Body, Arts

Audium 9 Audium-Theatre of Sound-Sculptured Space : 8:30 p.m. every Fri., Sat.
The Audium was started in 1965 by composer Stan Shaff and equipment designer Doug McEachern. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays, and you have to be there on time — they lock the door. The room fits 50 people or so. There are chairs arranged in a semicircle. There are something like 180... More >>
Nob Hill/ Russian Hill/ Fisherman's Wharf	Nightlife, Music

Murals and the Multi-Ethnic Mission Women's Building : 1:00 p.m. second Sat. of every month; 1:00 p.m. fourth Sun. of every month
In the beginning it was, of course, Ohlone Indian. Then it was Spanish-Ohlone. Were there Russians? It was Italian. Then it was Irish and German. As far as we can tell, the Mission District was never Chinese, but this is San Francisco, so why shouldn't it have been? It was Mexican, and then it... More >>
Mission/ Bernal Heights	Tours, Free Events, Arts

The Erotic Reading Circle Center for Sex & Culture : 7:30 p.m. fourth Wed. of every month
Finding your voice as a writer is hard. Finding your voice as an erotic writer is all but impossible. In one direction is "awkward and clinical." In another is "Anne Rice." And there's literally hundreds of others that result in the rough equivalent of "I have a headache." Further complicating... More >>
South of Market	Sex and Fetish Events, Literary Events

Dating for Nerds Sugar Cafe : 7:00 p.m. June 19
If you've ever solved a Rubik's Cube, met Stan Lee, or been in the Guinness Book of World Records, you might be a perfect candidate for Dating for Nerds. Those are just a few of the "geek feats" that Nerds at Heart uses as icebreakers during their singles mixers. Dating for Nerds takes the... More >>
Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Singles Events

Geto Boys, Phranchyze Yoshi's San Francisco : 10:30 p.m. June 19
The Geto Boys sure have had a weird trajectory. The Houston sons rose in the late 1980s, digging their lyrical fingernails deep into grim, grisly matter and becoming a pivotal name in early gangsta rap. These guys were wild enough to take a snapshot of themselves right after a gunshot... More >>
Japantown/Pacific Heights	Nightlife, Music

Shipwreck: Six Great Writers Destroy One Great Book The Booksmith : 7:30 p.m. June 20
With the local Write Club chapter thriving after 20 of its monthly third Tuesday shows at the Make-Out Room, hosts Casey Childers and Steven Westdahl have partnered with the Booksmith to create a "competitive erotic fanfiction contest" called Shipwreck. Here's the idea: "Six writers tear apart... More >>
Haight/ Fillmore	Literary Events, Libations

San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival VII Golden Gate Park : 12:00 p.m. June 22
Enjoy the best things about the city on a Saturday afternoon: sustainability, music, and free admission. The San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival features an outdoor concert and bike parade, including a performance by Grammy-winning bluegrass outfit Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands — all... More >>
Richmond (Outer)	Parks and Preserves, Music, Free Events, Festivals, Cycling

City Lights 60th Anniversary City Lights Books : 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. June 23
For a great American bookstore, 60 seems young. Like: Oh, is that all? We've sorta started thinking City Lights, that shining beacon of the Broadway-Columbus crossroads, first turned on by poet-publisher-wizard Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1953, actually had been here forever. It may yet be. It... More >>
North Beach/ Chinatown	Music, Literary Events, Free Events, Cultural Events

The Epicenter: Karen Joy Fowler Hotel Rex : 7:00 p.m. June 25
Hitting its stride with the monthly Epicenter series, which has been bringing two authors together for readings and conversation, Litquake this month presents the awesome Karen Joy Fowler and Dorothy Allison combo: a healthy blend of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction with a... More >>
Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Literary Events

Workaholics Half Christmas Party Cobb's Comedy Club : 7:00 p.m. June 25
What's the most celebrated holiday between Father's Day and the Fourth of July? For fans of Comedy Central's absurd sitcom Workaholics, it's a special summertime yuletide miracle: Half Christmas. Take the day off work, maybe, and pick up a keg of eggnog (a keg-nog), and in the evening put on... More >>
North Beach/ Chinatown	Television, Comedy

This is Market Street Main Library, Koret Auditorium : 6:00 p.m. June 26
From suits in the Financial District to sketchy corners in the Tenderloin and all the way up past the Castro into Twin Peaks, no other street says San Francisco like Market Street. It's been here since before our little fog island was even called San Francisco, and like the city itself, it's... More >>
Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Film Events and Repertory

Beach Blanket Babylon Club Fugazi : Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.
Every San Franciscan has a list of local activities they haven't done that the average visitor to this city probably has. For us, that was Beach Blanket Babylon, the North Beach musical revue famous for its huge hats and culture-skewering whimsy. The show comes recommended by seemingly every... More >>
North Beach/ Chinatown	Theater, Arts

Raw SF 1015 Folsom : 7:00 p.m. June 28
Sure, standing around in the stairwell of 49 Geary drinking champagne during its First Thursday gallery openings can be fun. But it's not a great way to see the best artwork this city can offer (unless you view getting trampled as a form of crowd-sourced, contemporary performance art). Switch... More >>
South of Market	Nightlife, Arts

Stand-Up Paddleboarding Lessons Boardsports : Daily
When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and... More >>
North Beach/ Chinatown	Outdoors, Classes and Seminars, Arts

Corazón Under the Dome Westfield San Francisco Centre Food Emporium : 5:00 p.m. daily until July 7
Remember that episode of Freaks and Geeks where they go to the Pink Floyd laser light show that's essentially just a bunch of squiggly lights on the ceiling and a crappy sound system? We've still always dug the idea, and thanks to the latest projection-mapping technology, we get our own,... More >>
South of Market	Arts

Fresh Meat Festival 2013 Z Space Studio : 8:00 p.m. daily from June 20 until June 22
Transgender choreographer Sean Dorsey, feted earlier this year for the return of his award-winning program Secret History of Love, and whose leaping figure now adorns Market Street bus shelters, shares the love with other out-and-proud ensembles and solo artists in the 12th annual Fresh Meat... More >>
Mission/ Bernal Heights	Performing Arts, Music, LGBT Events, Festivals, Dance - Performances

He Moved Swiftly... Bold Italic : 3:30 p.m. daily from June 21 until June 23
Part "moving seance" and part love letter, He Moved Swiftly But Gently Down the Not Too Crowded Street: Ed Mock and Other True Tales in a City That Once Was... is a fitting tribute to the late choreographer and dancer. Mock's ability to mix tap, jazz, modern, and African dance styles into... More >>
Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Theater, Dance - Performances

Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray! The Fillmore : 7:30 p.m. daily from June 26 until June 29
Get ready for jazzy music, sexy dancing, and spectacular corsets and costumes, because Dita Von Teese is coming to town with her burlesque revue, Strip Strip Hooray! The modern-day Queen of Burlesque is known for her dancing prowess, her glamorous 1940s style, and her tiny waist. And the woman... More >>
Japantown/Pacific Heights	Nightlife, Burlesque

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus: Harvey Milk 2013 – 35th Anniversary Concert Nourse Theatre : 8:00 p.m. daily from June 26 until June 28
California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, was assassinated inside City Hall with then-Mayor George Moscone on Nov. 27, 1978. That night, a candlelight vigil for the men was attended by over 25,000 mourners. Among them was the recently formed San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus,... More >>
Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	Music, LGBT Events

Frameline37: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival The Castro Theatre : Daily from June 20 until June 30
In the prologue of the documentary Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton, a voice approximating that of the eponymous ecstatic trickster recounts his boyhood visitation from an angel, imparting intuition, articulation, and merriment, by which the poetics of life-celebration are made. "If... More >>
Castro/ Noe Valley	Film Events and Repertory

Humpday Happy Hour Workshop Good Vibrations : 6:30 p.m. every Wed.
Not everyone is comfortable talking about sex. In fact, just hearing the word in public is enough to make some people uneasy, even here in liberal San Francisco. For those of you looking to explore your sexuality in the new year (or are just curious what the fuss is all about), head on over to... More >>
Nob Hill/ Russian Hill/ Fisherman's Wharf	Sex and Fetish Events, Arts

Fiction: Second Annual Portrait Invitational Modern Eden : 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from June 22 until July 13
Like forensic artists sketching suspects from victims' statements, 29 painters hope to better capture the essence of literary characters from their author's descriptions in "Fiction: 2nd Annual Portrait Invitational." Taking artistic license, tattooist Terry Ribera's scarred but victorious... More >>
Embarcadero	Free Events, Arts, Art - Galleries

Sunday Open Gyms Eureka Valley Recreation Center : Every Sun.
Large American cities during the industrial age had amateur baseball leagues made up of blue-collar workers who created their own little societies unseen by the general populace. Men formed their teams — representing factories, power plants, and other facilities — developed rivalries,... More >>
Castro/ Noe Valley	Sports - Participatory, LGBT Events, Arts

Harvey's Funny Tuesdays Harvey's : 9:00 p.m. every Tue.
Comedy shows in bars can be an odd mix, especially when a birthday or bachelorette party means lots of stiff drinks and dildos strapped to the heads of the women tearing it up in their final hours before marriage. These giggling “dickheads” can be a comedian’s worst nightmare, as... More >>
Castro/ Noe Valley	Free Events, Comedy, Arts