Kick off Memorial Day weekend by joining us at the galleries of the California Historical Society for an evening with John King, urban architecture critic for the San Francisco Chronicle.

As part of continuing programming around the exhibition on display in the California Historical Society galleries through October 14 and the upcoming anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, King will offer his musings on the majestic bridge.

Although this event is free to the public, please RSVP to ensure that you will have a seat.

“We take the Golden Gate Bridge for granted, but what if it had never been built? Look past the marvelous architecture, wondrous engineering, and geographic splendor of the bridge, and another facet emerges. The Golden Gate Bridge is a cultural touchstone that allows us to contemplate how the risks taken by one generation reshaped the Bay Area in enduring ways.” 

• Featured chefs represent renowned Sausalito seafood joint Fish; Ki, a sustainable sushi and izakaya bar inside Temple Nightclub; Cook-SF!, purveyor of ready-to-cook meal kits delivered to your door; local mainstay Global Gourmet Catering; and Fog Harbor Fish House at Fisherman’s Wharf.
• See (and taste) how they create dishes that are both delectable and sustainable, then learn how to effectively pair wines with seafood from sommelier Gabe Hendersen, and sample selections in our wine tasting hall.
• Chat up Academy curators John McCosker, studier of white sharks and Galapagos fishes, and Luiz Rocha, deep sea diver and coral reef fish expert.
• Plus, meet folks from a variety of local ocean conservation organizations such as the San Francisco Seafood Watch Alliance, Sea Stewards, Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary, and Oceanic Society.

Then catch a pop-up screening of The End of the Line, a film by Rupert Murray from the SF Ocean Film Festival.

Music by DJ Sep, founder of Dub Mission, one of the longest-running dub, dubstep, roots and dancehall parties in the U.S.

NightLife
Special discounted evening admission to the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday evenings with unique special events each week.

• Thursdays, from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
• Tickets are $12 ($10 for Academy members). Last entry is 9:00 pm.
• 21+ with Valid ID.

How to Sign Up
Recording sessions are 30 minutes or less. Email hearhereradio@gmail.com with the participants’ names and preferred time slot. Or, call 415-841-4121 ext. 3522 with the same information.

Experience the finest in artisan, custom, niche and premium fragrances and perfumes at the 1st Annual Artisan Fragrance Salon, July 8th, 2012 in San Francisco. 

The carefully curated selections include local, regional and national fragrance makers, as well as Salon highlights featuring olfactory tastings, panels and demonstrations, new product launches, author talks, wine pairings, an art exhibition, and book signings. This event is brought to you by the same fantastic folks who put on the annual Chocolate Salon at the Fort Mason.

Special Funcheap Discount: Tickets are $25, but Funcheap readers can get theirs for $15 with the discount code: “FCFragrSF12x”

This deal expires on May 31, 2012.

Be among the first to see the Academy’s newly opened Earthquake exhibit and planetarium show, complete with shake table, live ostriches, and an all-digital recreation of the 1906 earthquake.

Enter an Earthquake Sundae-eating competition organized by Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop. Experience soundQuake, a unique visual and acoustic representation of Bay Area earthquake data from 1973 to present day which combines geo-located data with graphics and banjo chords. Check out what a SF foodie would need in case of an emergency with a earthquake kit prepared by Turntable Kitchen.

Live music presented by Noise Pop: 

• Weekend, whose power-gloom guitar fuzz blends a post-punk sound with noise-pop mayhem
• Violens, whose cool emotionalism on stage is reminiscent of the mid-’80s U.K. indie scene
• Additional music by New Wave City DJs Shindog & Andy T., organizers of the city’s top 80s dance party.

NightLife
Special discounted evening admission to the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday evenings with unique special events each week.

• Thursdays, from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
• Tickets are $12 ($10 for Academy members). Last entry is 9:00 pm.
• 21+ with Valid ID.

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge with a night of swing music and reflection on San Francisco’s beloved icon.

Peruse a pop-up exhibit of the Kinter collection of photographs of the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge construction, chat with the folks from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and check out a scale acrylic model of the Golden Gate Bridge crafted by students of sustainable design at California College of the Arts.

Tour History on the Move, Wells Fargo’s mobile museum about the history of stagecoaches, the Gold Rush, the Golden Gate Bridge and more, and test your skills as a Pony Express rider on “Lightning” the horse simulator.

Enjoy live performances by the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, which draws inspiration from the great bands, performers and composers of the Jazz Age and Swing Era. Additional swingin’ music to transport you back in time by DJ Tanoa, a.k.a. “Samoa Boy.”

NightLife
Special discounted evening admission to the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday evenings with unique special events each week.

• Thursdays, from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
• Tickets are $12 ($10 for Academy members). Last entry is 9:00 pm.
• 21+ with Valid ID.

Comstock Saloon’s 2-Year Anniversary Boot Shootin’ Boogie – May 19, 2012

• Free brunch with the purchase of two adult beverages (2-4pm)
• Live music with Gaucho, and Ragtime, BeBop, Gypsy and Swing
• Complimentary snacks
• A sexy burlesque show with Sweetie LeBang, Darlin LeBang & Honey Sparkles

Dress the part: Vintage attire is encouraged, and as the invite says, “All moustaches will be checked at the door.”

The formal program at 11am in the National Cemetery will feature: 

• Live music by the 191st U.S. Army Band
• Presentation of colors by a U.S. Army Color Guard
• Remarks from military and civilian dignitaries including Major General J. Michael Myatt
• Program ends at Noon with a 21-Gun Salute by the U.S. Army’s 5th Brigade 75th Division & 750th Garrison Support Unit
• Following the ceremony, the National Park Service will offer half-hour tours of the National Cemetery
• The Interfaith Center will provide a service with light refreshments at the historic chapel from 12:30-1:15 pm
• Parking is free on the Main Post, and shuttles will run from the Main Post to the San Francisco National Cemetery

The Showdown, an urban DJ saloon presents a not-so-average night of rowdy interactive trivia called “Quiz in my Pants: every third Wednesday hosted by Captain Joe Garvey of CLASH – The California League of Adult Scavenger Hunters.

What makes it interactive? Inter-team challenges, DJ interludes and a half-time limbo party that will knock your socks off.

Every month will be different but expect deals like $3 Staropramen beers all night, and wacky prizes.

Quiz in My Pants
Wacky trivia night & limbo party
Every third Wednesday at 10pm
- The Showdown, 10 Sixth Street, SF
- FREE

Trivia Rounds

• Craigslist Gone Wild
• Meticulous Mustaches
• The Dougie
• MacGyverisms

Don’t have a team? No problem, they’ll assign you to one. Be sure to leave grandma at home.

Meet “Quiz in my Pants” host Captain Joe Garvey:

The concept is simple, you bring the artistic talent and they provide the space, paint, brushes, tunes, cheap drinks and a ton of wall space for all to paint. The idea is to complete as many 8 foot pieces as possible before 11pm.

• Admission is free
• $3 Beers
• $5 Mixed Drink Specials
• DJs