Cheap Dates
Mark these Bay Area cheap dates on your calendar for things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area
September 2010
Sep 1-5: Peter Pan in the 360 Theater ($30 Off), San Francisco
Sep 1-5: Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, Actors Theatre (Half Off), San Francisco
Sep 1-5: Rrazz Room: Steven Brinberg’s Simply Barbra (Half Price), San Francisco
Sep 1-12: Teatro ZinZanni’s Hail Caesar! – Gourmet Dinner and a Show (50% Off), San Francisco
Sep 1-12: Cal Shakes: MacHomer, a Macbeth Spoof (50% Off), Orinda
Sep 1-19: SFMOMA Calder to Warhol Exhibit (Tickets Half Off), San Francisco
Sep 1: Exploratorium (Free 1st Wednesdays, Discounts), San Francisco
Sep 1: Bay Area Discovery Museum (Free 1st Wednesdays), Sausalito
Sep 1: San Francisco Zoo (Free 1st Wednesdays for SF Locals), San Francisco
Sep 2: San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers (50% Off), San Francisco
Sep 2: Nightlife – Cal Academy of Sciences Thurs. Mixer (Skip the-Line Discount), San Francisco
Sep 2: Contemporary Jewish Museum (Thurs. Night $5 After 5pm), San Francisco
Sep 2: SFMOMA Thurs. Night. Mixer (50% Off), San Francisco
Sep 2: Pacific Film Archive (Free 1st Thursdays), Berkeley
Sep 2: Berkeley Art Museum (Free 1st Thursdays w/ Discounts), Berkeley
Sept 2: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Gramophone and Dynamo (World), San Francisco
Sep 2-4: Rrazz Room: Marlena Shaw, Jazz & R&B – $10 (50% off), San Francisco
Sep 3: Concert in the Park – Public Eye – Rock n’ Roll hits (Free), Pleasanton
Sep 3: Music On The Square – Music Of Steely Dan – Aja Vu (Free), Redwood City
Sep 3: Friday Nights at de Young Museum – $10 Mixer, San Francisco
Sep 3: Haight Street First Friday Art Walk (Free), San Francisco
Sep 3: SF Symphony – Bon Voyage Concert – Mahler, Copeland (5o% Off), San Francisco
Sep 3: Oakland Art Murmur (Free) (date not confirmed), Oakland
Sep 4: Day Of Discovery Festival at Wente (Half Off), Livermore
Sep 4: Taste of Sonoma ($55 Off w/ Visa Signature), Healdsburg
Sept 4: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Nice Guy Trio + Special Guests, San Francisco
Sep 4: The Magic Bus: A Trip Back In Time, Union Square (Half Off), San Francisco
Sep 2-5: Woodminster Summer Musicals – Paint You Wagon (Free 16 & Under), Oakland
Sep 3-5: Disney’s Aladdin at Berkeley Playhouse ($13 Off), Berkeley
Sep 3-5: SNL’s Norm MacDonald at Cobb’s Comedy Club (50% Off), San Francisco
Sep 3-11: The Fantasticks at SF Playhouse ($10 to $15 Off), San Francisco
Sep 4-26: Dreamgirls (35% Off), San Francisco
Sep 4-5: BofA Free Days at Bay Area Museums, San Francisco, San Jose
Sep 4-5: Millbrae Art & Wine Festival (Free), Millbrae
Sep 4-5: Scottish Games and Gathering (Free), Pleasanton
Sep 4-6: Shakespeare in the Park (Presidio): Two Gentleman of Verona (Free), San Francisco
Sep 5: Labor Day Art and Wine Social at ArtPeople at the Crocker Galleria (Half Off), SF
Sep 5: SFMOMA Family Sunday, “Let It DRIP” (Free), San Francisco
Sep 5: Coyote Point Museum (Free 1st Sundays), San Mateo
Sep 5: Golden Gate Park Band – Tribute to Spanish Music & Dance, SF
Sep 5: Doin It In The Park BBQ, McLaren Park (Free), San Francisco
Sep 5: Oakland Pride Day, LGBT Labor Day Festival ($5), Oakland
Sep 5: Napa River Festival (Free), Napa
Sep 5: Ethiopian New Year Festival at Civic Center Park (Free), Berkeley
Sep 5: Treasure Island Sailing Center Saturday Fun Sail (3 hr, incl. equipment – $25), SF
Sep 6: Golden Gate Park Band – Labor Day Concert: Salute the American Worker, SF
Sep 6: National Free Free Fishing Day, various Bay Area & US Locations
Sep 7: SFMOMA Free 1st Tuesdays (& Discounts), San Francisco
Sep 7: de Young Museum (Free 1st Tuesdays & Discounts), San Francisco
Sep 7: Legion of Honor (Free 1st Tuesdays), San Francisco
Sep 7: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (Free 1st Tuesdays & Discounts), San Francisco
Sep 7: Conservatory of Flowers (Free 1st Tuesdays), San Francisco
Sep 7: Cartoon Art Museum (1st Tuesdays Pay What You Will), San Francisco
Sep 7: Sonoma County Museum (Free 1st Tuesdays), Santa Rosa
Sept 9: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Wayne Wallace Quintet (Jazz), San Francisco
Sep 9: SF Gallery Stroll Free 1st Thursdays,(adjusted for Labor Day), San Francisco
Sep 9-10: Jerry Springer – The Opera, from Ray of Light Theatre (50% Off), San Francisco
Sep 9-12: Woodminster Summer Musicals – Paint You Wagon (Free), Oakland
Sep 10: Music On The Square – Motown – Best Intentions (Free), Redwood City
Sep 10: Friday Nights at de Young Museum – $10 Mixer, San Francisco
Sep 10: Fillmore Art Walk (Free), San Francisco
Sep 11: Redwood City Art Walk (Free 2nd Saturdays), Redwood City
Sep 11: SF Botanical Garden Plant Sale – Native Plants & Succulents (Free), SF
Sep 11: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Latin Jazz Youth Summit, San Francisco
Sep 11: Harvest For The Hungry Gardening Workshop, “Medicinal Herbs” (Free), Santa Rosa
Sep 11-12: Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival (Free), San Franclisco
Sep 11-12: Shakespeare in the Park (Presidio): Two Gentleman of Verona (Free), San Francisco
Sep 11-12: Mountain View Art & Wine Festival (Free), Mountain View
Sep 12: SF Opera in The Park (Golden Gate Park) (Free), San Francisco
Sep 12: Target Family Day, Courthouse Square – Hawaiian (Free/Cheap), Redwood City
Sep 12: The Magic Bus: A Trip Back In Time, Union Square (Half Off), San Francisco
Sept 16: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – María Volonté (Jazz), San Francisco
Sep 17: Music On The Square – Pop – Big City Revue (Free), Redwood City
Sep 17: Movies in the Park – Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Free), Burlingame
Sep 17: Friday Nights at de Young Museum – $10 Mixer, San Francisco
Sep 18: Shakespeare in the Park (Presidio): Two Gentleman of Verona (Free), San Francisco
Sep 18: Art in Carnegie Park (Free), Livermore
Sep 18: Block Party Saturdays (Special offers at shops/restaurants, live music), Los Altos
Sep 18-19: Vintage Fashion Expo: Clothing, Accessories, Textiles, (Discount Tickets), San Francisco
Sep 19: SFMOMA Family Sunday, “Let It DRIP” (Free), San Francisco
Sep 19: Indie Mart DIY Street Fair ($3 Donation), San Francisco
Sep 19: Sunday Streets – Western Addition (Free), San Francisco
Sep 19: St. Louis Rams vs. Oakland Raiders (50% Off), Oakland
Sep 19: JAMband Family Festival at The Park Chalet, GG Park (Free), San Francisco
Sep 19: The Magic Bus: A Trip Back In Time, Union Square (Half Off), San Francisco
Sep 24: San Francisco Opera At the Ballpark (AT&T Park) (Free), San Francisco
Sep 24: Music On The Square – Salsa, Orquesta Borinquen (Free), Redwood City
Sep 24: Friday Nights at de Young Museum – $10 Mixer, San Francisco
Se 24-25: Art on the Square with the Redwood City Salsa Festival (Free), Redwood City
Sep 24-25: Free Days at U.S. National Parks (Free), USA
Sep 25: Smithsonian Magazine Museum Free Day, U.S.
Sep 25: 3rd Annual Salsa Festival (Free), Redwood City
Sep 25: San Francisco Festa Coloniale Italiana, North Beach (Free), San Francisco
Sep 25-26: Shakespeare in the Park (Presidio): Two Gentleman of Verona (Free), San Francisco
Sep 25-26: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival ($5-$8), Mill Valley
Sep 26: The Really Really Free Market, Dolores Park (Free, Really), San Francisco
Sept 30: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Orchestra Nostalgico (Music of Cinema), San Francisco
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