These 417 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 13 at 7pm
tiat · Union Square
Peek behind the curtain of how artists actually get things made. Danielle Baskin and Taylor Tabb unpack manufacturing in China, part of TIAT's cheeky "Chinamaxxing" exhibition series. Expect sharp conversation in a space where art and tech collide.
October 14 at 1:30am
Mechanics' Institute · Union Square
True stories beat fiction at this Litquake talk. Historian Tilar J. Mazzeo unpacks "The Sea Captain's Wife," her tale of a woman who commanded a ship in 1856, inside one of SF's oldest libraries.
October 13 at 6:30pm
Mechanics' Institute · Union Square
Spend an evening with a historian who dug up a jaw-dropping true story: a sea captain's wife who secretly commanded ships in the 1800s. Tilar J. Mazzeo discusses her book at the Mechanics' Institute, a gorgeous historic library where the spiral staircase alone is worth the trip.
Every day from Sep. 1 to Nov. 29
California College of the Arts (CCA) Wattis Institute · Mission Bay
Pull up a chair as artist collective CFGNY unpacks how race and identity take shape through sculpture, garments, and performance. A Q&A with moderator Daisy Nam follows the talk.
October 13 at 7pm
KQED · Mission District
Every movement has a soundtrack. Three Bay Area musicians perform and unpack protest songs, exploring how music fuels resistance, solidarity, and change.
October 13 at 7:30pm
The American Bookbinders Museum · South of Market
Litquake's cheekiest night out: a celebration of the short story, staged among antique presses at the American Bookbinders Museum. Expect sharp fiction, big laughs, and serious book-nerd energy.
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Tue, Oct 13 · 3:30 PM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
San Francisco County Fair Building · Inner Sunset
Free
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
Golden Gate Park Senior Center · Golden Gate Park
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
Queer Arts Featured · The Castro
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Queer Arts Featured · The Castro
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
SFPD Northern District Police Station · Western Addition
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
Sydney Goldstein Theater · Civic Center
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
San Francisco County Fair Building · Golden Gate Park
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
The American Bookbinders Museum · South of Market
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:30 PM
Marina Theater · Marina District
$20
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
The SF State Observatory · Ingleside Terraces
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:00 PM
Presidio Tunnel Tops · Presidio of San Francisco
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
San Francisco Main Public Library · Civic Center
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
The East Cut Community Benefit District · SoMa
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:15 AM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
The Faight Collective · Duboce Triangle
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Make-Out Room · Mission District
$$
Wed, Oct 14 · 1:00 PM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
San Francisco Main Public Library · Civic Center
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 4:00 PM
Mechanics' Institute · Union Square
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Sports Basement Bryant Street · Mission District
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
San Francisco State University · Parkmerced
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Sydney Goldstein Theater · Civic Center
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
Salesforce Park · Transbay
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Sports Basement Bryant Street · Mission District
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe · North Beach
$
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
Casa de apoyo · Excelsior
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
Genentech Hall · Mission Bay
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 9:00 AM
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library · Civic Center
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
San Francisco State University · Ingleside Terraces
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Randall Museum · Castro District
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 12:00 PM
Thriving Women in Business Center · Outer Richmond
Wed, Oct 14 · 12:00 PM
Thriving Women in Business Center · Outer Richmond
Wed, Oct 14 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Transbay
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers · Chinatown
$0
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco · Presidio Heights
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
Asian Art Museum · Civic Center
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
San Francisco Main Public Library · Civic Center
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
The SF State Observatory · Parkmerced
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 1:00 PM
The East Cut Community Benefit District · Transbay
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
The SF State Observatory · Ingleside Terraces
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
Salesforce Park · Transbay
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
KALW · Portola
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
San Francisco State University · Ingleside Terraces
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
KALW · Portola
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Medicine for Nightmares · Mission District
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:30 AM
Fort Point National Historic Site · Presidio of San Francisco
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 3:00 PM
San Francisco AIDS Foundation · SoMa
Thu, Oct 15 · 5:30 PM
JAX Vineyards · South Beach
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library · Civic Center
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
The SF State Observatory · Ingleside Terraces
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Exploratorium · Telegraph Hill
$22.95
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Omnivore Books on Food · Noe Valley
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Green Apple Books on the Park · Inner Sunset
Free
New Conservatory Theatre Center is worth checking for intimate productions and queer stories. For an evening built around dancing, look at the programme at Madrone Art Bar. Pick the production or music first; the room is only half the decision.
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