In San Francisco, Fort Mason Center’s “Off The Grid” is the new happening place if you’re in need of an after-5 Friday food frenzy. Have a beer, listen to live music, and feed your taste for local street food all in one place, from the city’s stellar assortment of mobile food vendors. Admission is free. [...]

UPDATE: Birth of Impressionism will be open even later over Labor Day Weekend: Friday and Saturday until 11pm (last entry 9:30), and Sunday 10pm (last entry 8:30pm). If you haven’t been to the de Young Museum lately, here’s how to check it out for less. First, the museum is free on every first Tuesday of [...]

California Academy of Sciences Nightlife – Nightlife admission is only $12 (almost half the daytime admission to Cal Academy) and you can skip the line at the front gate when you buy tickets online here. (Not available on the Cal Academy website.) This is a huge bonus because the lines often wrap around the building. [...]

The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Every First Thursday of every month you can enjoy free admission. And on some Friday Nights, admission is just $7 for the museum’s L@te Friday mixers. L@TE Friday, 9/3/10: Gallery B: Terry Riley Celebrates 75–After [...]

Did you know you can get free admission to Exploratorium Science Museum in San Francisco on the First Wednesdays of every month?  If you can’t make free first Wednesdays, you can always get $2 off discount tickets. Plus, the Exploratorium is part of two discount passes, San Francisco CityPass, and Go San Francisco Card. Things [...]

The Asian Art Museum’s bi-monthly MATCHA in another San Francisco museum mixer offering affordable fun at a mere $10 admission fee. MATCHA features different performances every time, including gallery tours and the latest special exhibition along with the usual stuff people do at mixers – mingle, drink, and dance to whatever the DJ spins. Coming [...]