Indie Mart - Sunday, June 6

June 6
12 noon - 6pm
Thee Parkside
17th and down Wisconsin
$3

The Indie Mart - San Francisco's favorite Design and DIY Street Fair is back for it's third anniversary - and what a party it will be! What was once a humble backyard meetup of friends and like-minded designers looking for a place to sell some really cool stuff is now a full-blown street party - with permits and everything!

Over 100 vendors - more than 30 new-to-Indie Mart vendors that have never shown at SF shows before - for a lineup of the best makers, designers, vintage, handmade unique goodies, art, baked treats and much more. Tons of interactive vendors offering on-the-spot customization or showing you how it’s made.

Stiff drinks, cheap beers & fresh BBQ food from Thee Parkside. DIY demos, deejays, a live band or two, pets for adoption and photo booth! Whoever said you can't have it all simply never attended an Indie Mart before. Rock on!

SF Underground Market is Happening Today

June 4
11am - midnight
SomArts
934 Brannan St.
$2 at the door

The SF Underground Market is happening today. By popular demand, the market is open from 11am to 4pm selling tasty takeaways, and again from 6pm 'til midnight with hot foods, music and cooking demos. Something for everybody, including cheap drinks and some nibbles outside during the 4pm to 6pm market changeover.

Come early, stay late. Tons of new vendors and taste sensations. Click here to sign up for the SF Underground Market mailing list. It's a formality, but it will help you get in the door a little quicker.

Art for the Discarded Opens Divisadero Art Walk - Tonight at Big Umbrella Studios

June 3
Big Umbrella Studios
906 1/2 Divisadero (@McAllister)
5pm - 11pm

When checking out the Divisadero Art Walk tonight, be sure to stop by Big Umbrella Studios to see the Art for the Discarded. Art from discarded objects found on the very streets of San Francisco by Sarah Woodward and Chance Carstensen.

But wait, there's more! A deal from IBIKESF - Get $5 off all Big Umbrella Studios Tshirts and a Free Bike Print tonight with any other purchase for those that Bike to the gallery - show your helmet, bike lock or point to your bike outside!

Divisadero Art Walk - Thursday, June 3

June 3
5 pm - 'til?
Divisadero St. (aka Divisadero Corridor)

So much art, so much walk - check out the Divisadero Art Walk, from Waller (near Haight) up past the Blue Jay Cafe (near Geary). More local businesses have opened up and more are participating in this fun night on the Corridor. Come see the art, stay for the food and drink specials. Come see why some people (like us!) are calling this "San Francisco's most eclectic neighborhood".

Castro Country Club's Great High-Heeled Drag Race

May 31
17th Street Plaza to the Castro Country Club
12 noon
FREE

What's more fun than watching a bunch of drag queens literally kick their heels up and take the 500 steps from 17th Street Plaza to the Castro Country Club? How 'bout pledging some pennies their way as part of this fundraiser to save the Castro Country Club, a recovery meeting and gathering place located at 4058 18th Street. Pledge a penny per step (that comes to $5, please) or $1 ($500) or anywhere in between for this worthy cause. Race is followed by a BBQ. Those who put on the heels and did the 500-step dash eat for free.

Click here to donate now.

San Francisco Movie Theater Popcorn Review

Summer 2010
A theater near you!

Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off summer in the US of A (even in San Franny, as far as movie moguls are concerned). While most Americans seek out these dumb-ass flicks as a way to beat the heat and catch some free air conditioning with those $12 movie tickets, we really have no excuse to be seeing Sex and the City 2 for the 5th time, unless it's the popcorn.

Check out KQED's review of the local popcorn scene at Bay Area movie theaters - both the chains and the indies. As you'd expect in a foodie town like ours, we've got your organic, your real butter and of course your wasabi and curry flavorings. $4 to $7.50. Some even offer FREE refills.

SF PopFest Individual Show Tickets

May 27 - 30
San Francisco PopFest
FREE and up

See a FREE concert this Sunday, May 30 at 2 pm in Dolores Park, or shell out between $6 and $14 for individual shows at the Rickshaw Stop, Bottom of the Hill and Hotel Utah. It's the San Francisco PopFest weekend - a great way to sample a whole lotta acts at some of the city's best small venues. Click here for listings and tickets to individual shows.