18th Annual Whiskies of the World Expo

Friday, March 31, 6–9:30 p.m. Hornblower yacht S.F. Belle (Pier 3) Sample over 200 whiskies and meet the distillers who make them in this event featuring pairings, seminars, dinn... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Date Night: Ireland

Friday, March 17; 5–7 p.m. & 8–10 p.m. Sur la Table (2224 Union St.) Grab a pal and learn how to prepare classic and contemporary Irish cuisine from classic colcannon, salm... Read More

Potables & Edibles

New Zealand Wine Tasting

Monday, March 13, 6 p.m. Gallery 308, Landmark Bldg. A, Fort Mason Cntr. The New Zealand Winegrowers sponsor a walk- around wine tasting event featuring current releases from more ... Read More

Science & Environment

Youth in the Streets and in the Courts

Thursday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Learn how teenage environmental advocates are attempting to apply an ancient legal doctrine to their fight for pr... Read More

Science & Environment

30th Annual Pi Day

Tuesday, March 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Exploratorium Enjoy pi-themed activities. And pie. Free (entry subject to capacity; admission not guaranteed), 415-528-4444, exploratorium.edu ... Read More

Science & Environment

Lisa Mezzacappa

Thursday, March 9, 8 p.m. The Exploratorium (Pier 15) Musician and producer Lisa Mezzacappa presents Organelle, an exploration of time from the nano to the cosmic scale. She will a... Read More

Science & Environment

Brain & Body Nightlife

Thursday, March 9, 6 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Nightlife explores human health and wellness, complete with brain-expanding talks and yoga classes around the museum. (Brin... Read More

Science & Environment

Magnificent Magnolias

Daily through March, 7:30 a.m.–5–6 p.m. S.F. Botanical Garden Celebrate spring with the sights and scents of this spectacular annual bloom of nearly 100 trees, whose branches b... Read More

Film & Lectures

Film Stories from Your Dinner Plate

Thursday, March 16, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Filmmakers and representatives from the upcoming S.F. Green Film Festival will discuss stories that shape our eating... Read More

Film & Lectures

CAAMFest 35

Daily, March 9–19 Various venues, San Francisco and Oakland More than a week’s worth of film screenings, food, music and more, including the premiere of The Chinese Exclus... Read More

Film & Lectures

International Ocean Film Festival

Daily, March 9–12 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason From sharks to surfing to women’s programs, immerse yourself in the 14th iteration of this festival devoted to all films aquati... Read More

Nightlife

Lepracon: St. Patrick’s Day San Francisco Pub Crawl

Saturday, Mar 18, 2–10 p.m. Maye’s Oyster House (1233 Polk St.) Lots of drink specials and no cover at a promised long list of bars. Ages 21 & up, $9–$12, lepraconsf.... Read More

Nightlife

St. Patrick’s Day PubCrawl

Friday, Mar 17, 2 p.m.–2 a.m. Bar None (1980 Union St.) Get drink specials at half-a-dozen or more ven- ues around Union Street and in the Marina. Ages 21 & up, $10–$85, 41... Read More

Nightlife

Tia Carroll

Sunday, Mar 12, 7 & 9 p.m. Biscuits & Blues (401 Mason St.) Over the past decade, Tia Carroll has become a sought-after singer on the West Coast. $12, 415- 292-2583, biscui... Read More

Performances

Rotunda Dance Series: Nava Dance Collective

Friday, March 24, noon Rotunda, City Hall Kicking off the 7th season of the series, the collective will perform Transcendence – Charkh e Falak (Turning of The Cosmos), a dance in... Read More

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