Family Dance Class

Sunday, Aug. 30, 1–2 p.m. ODC Dance Commons (351 Shotwell St.) Shake up your Sunday and get moving at this fun-filled, family event. Ages 3 & up. $5 ($20/family maximum), 415... Read More

Child's Play

Film Night in the Park: Toy Story

Saturday, Aug. 22, dusk Union Square Bring a picnic, a blanket, and low chairs only to enjoy the Disney Pixar story about a cowboy doll that becomes threatened and jealous when a n... Read More

Sports & Health

Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2–4 p.m. No. Tower Auditorium, CPMC (Castro at Duboce Sts.) Memory loss that disrupts daily life is not a typical part of aging. This program will provide inf... Read More

Sports & Health

The Art of Aging

Sunday, Aug. 9, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Bldg. C, Rm. 220, Fort Mason Center Join an expressive arts workshop for women age 50 and older to explore the aging process through art journ... Read More

Sports & Health

Marina Green 5K

Sunday, Aug. 9, 9–9:45 a.m. Starts: East Beach, Crissy Field Start the morning with a flat, scenic run along the Marina Green and Crissy Field. Headphones, strollers, and dogs st... Read More

Potables & Edibles

4th Annual Bay Area Brew Fest

Saturday, Aug. 29, 1–4 p.m. & 5–8 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Sample dozens of international and domestic beers from dozens of breweries, dine on food-truck f... Read More

Potables & Edibles

7th Annual S.F. Street Food Festival

Sat.–Sun., Aug. 15–16, 11 a.m. Pier 70 (8 22nd St.) Hosted by La Cocina, The Midway, and Noise Pop, this festival brings together the Bay Area’s best food and music and f... Read More

Film & Lectures

Stucco Fantasy: How the PPIE Influenced Roadside Architecture in California

Thursday, Aug. 27, 6–8 p.m. California Historical Society (678 Mission St.) Los Angeles historian Jim Heimann, author of Crazy California and Beyond: Roadside Architecture, trace... Read More

Film & Lectures

Music Matters

Various days, Aug. 3–28 The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Catch a month of special programming focused on music and its role in our lives, featuring jazz, movie music, Mozart,... Read More

Science & Environment

Ship Chat with Exploration Vessel Nautilus: Live from Deep California

Sunday, Aug. 16, 1:30 p.m. Exploratorium (Pier 15) Host Mary Miller leads a series of live web chats with scientists and educators aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as it expl... Read More

Science & Environment

Perseids Meteor Shower

Tue.–Thu., Aug. 11–13, night–dawn Northern night sky With little or no moon to ruin the show, this is a great year for watching the Perseid meteor shower, considered one of t... Read More

Nightlife

Teenage Chain, Ancient Wing, Nu Normal

Saturday, Aug. 22, 9–11:55 p.m. Hemlock Tavern (1131 Polk St.) Experience a night of lively — or, as Hemlock promises, “dreamy and jangly CADIY/shoegazer” — music... Read More

Nightlife

Novalima

Saturday, Aug. 15, 9 p.m. The Independent (628 Divisadero St.) Take four friends from Lima who share a love for Afro-Peruvian music, add a mix of tradition and innovation, and you ... Read More

Performances

Leann Rimes

Sunday, Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Grammy Award-winning country and pop star Rimes and her band perform fun-filled concerts for all. $25–$1-5, 415-864-6000, sfsympho... Read More

Performances

SFJazz: Buddy Guy

Saturday, Aug. 15, 8 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Hailed by Eric Clapton as “the best living guitar player alive,” the Grammy Award-winning blues icon, Muddy Waters proté... Read More

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