The Thread San Francisco Fashion Show and Sale is this weekend and you can save up to $4 on tickets. At the sale, you can buy direct from San Francisco's 100 top independent fashion designers and artists, just in time for holiday gift giving. Thread SF features limited-edition, exclusive, hard-to-find clothing, jewelry, street wear, accessories, … [Read more...]
The Art in Storefronts kick-off event in The Mission is an opportunity to see original art installations by San Francisco artists -- and it's free. The artwork is temporarily hosted in vacant storefront windows in San Francisco to engage local artists in reinvigorating neighborhoods and commercial corridors that have been hard-hit by the economic … [Read more...]
If you're going to the Super 8 Hanukkah Festival at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, buy tickets in advance and save $5. Fire up the Jewish Festival of Lights this year with a Maccabee mash-up like no other. The Hub of the JCCSF and the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) team up this year for the third annual Super 8 Hanukkah … [Read more...]
If you're planning to buy local this holiday season, stop by the San Francisco ETSY Handmade Ho Down on December 3, 2009. This is the first ever Etsy-sponsored urban craft show. The 21 and over event will support Drawbridge, a non-profit that brings art programs to disadvantaged youth. (Bring in art supplies for donation to DrawBridge children- … [Read more...]
The Holiday Gingerbread House Extravaganza, at the charming Cedar Gables Inn in Napa, CA is open for public viewing on the next two Saturdays, December 5 and 12, 2009. The houses will be judged at noon on Dec 5 with the grand prize of $1,000 going to the winner. Sometimes the gingerbread houses that don't win are at least as interesting as the … [Read more...]
Puccini's La Bohème, set in Paris circa 1830, pulls all the strings, "love at first sight, friendship, mistrust and jealousy, sadness and regret, reconciliation and death (or real life)." The Italian opera is the second most performed opera in the United States after Puccini's Madama Butterfly. WHAT'S THE DEAL: Puccini's La Bohème 50% Off … [Read more...]
Finding things to do on the cheap is a great way to finesse your finances. Knowing how to take charge of your money and make it grow is even better. Want to know more? Check out the Delta San Francisco-Peninsula Foundation's FREE Financial Fortitude Workshop (October 23, 2010) at the Google Campus in Mountain View. Emmy award winning journalist … [Read more...]
Check this out now before they start charging for it. The new Golden Gate Park Field Guide App is now available in the iTunes Store, and at the California Academy of Sciences website, free for a limited time. The app, which was designed by Odopod and developed by SourceN for the Cal Academy, will cost $2.99 after this promo ends. Organized … [Read more...]
