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It's nearing 10 p.m. on a Tuesday night, and Valencia Street is quiet. Stores have shuttered, waiters are blowing out candles, parking spaces are plentiful. But for tango lovers, the night is just starting to ripen. An Argentine bandonéon tune floats out the door of El Valenciano, where the dance floor at the far end of the bar is a kaleidoscope of twirling flowered dresses.
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Free & Cheap Events & Things to Do in the San Francisco Bay Area | FunCheapSF
For the weekend of May 4-6, 2012, the California Academy of Sciences offers free admission to residents of neighborhoods like Parkside and the Sunset thanks to the Academy’s bi-annual Neighborhood Free Days program. Please join us Sunday, May 6 at The Forum for a conversation with Glee’s Jane Lynch and the Very Rev. Dr.If you love maps as much as we do, the 13th book by author Rebecca Solnit ‘ (of Wanderlust fame) will make you swoon. Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas , out today, is a collection of 22 magnificent maps brimming with full-color whimsy that reveal the city in an entirely new light. The result of collaboration between 27 writers, cartographers, designers, artists and researchers, the book is an absolute treat regardless of your relationship, or lack thereof, with San Francisco. The maps, beautiful and often provocative in theme, are accompanied by 18 thoughtful essays that contextualize the geography depicted in insightful and unexpected ways to reveal a hidden city of thriving subcultures, political and commercial dynamics, and cross-cultural relations.
Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas | Brain Pickings
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Free Admission Days at Academy of Sciences Via Zip Code - SFist
Did you know you can get into the Academy of Sciences for free ? True. Two ways, in fact. See, free admission is available on the third Wednesday of each month, or you can get in if you're a San Francisco resident and your neighborhood falls on one of their designated zip code days.
Welcome to the Academy – the only place on the planet with an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof. It’s a stunning architectural achievement with hundreds of unique exhibits and nearly 40,000 live animals. General Admission Admission to the California Academy of Sciences includes access to all museum and aquarium exhibits, including the rainforest, planetarium, and living roof. Admission to this popular Bay Area attraction includes a wide range of daily programs and activities, including dive shows, penguin feedings, swamp talks and more. It's fun for the whole family!
San Francisco Neighborhood Free Days
Only six and a half blocks, I thought. No need to use my weeklong bus and cable car pass ($26). But within a block, the downpour had rolled off my waterproof jacket and soaked my jeans through.
