Pencil it in: Wednesday

ARTSY
Opening Reception for RED, WHITE & BLOW at Project One Gallery (free)

DANCE PARTY
Burn Down the Disco! 80s Dance Party at the Make-Out

WATCH
Les visiteurs at the MoMA (free – $10)

LIVE MUSIC
Wavves at Amoeba (free)

Casiokids || Light Pollution || K. Flay || Einar Stokka at Cafe Du Nord ($10)

Wavves || Young Prisms || The Tet Holiday at Rickshaw ($12 – $14)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
The French Revolution by Matt Stewart at Green Apple Books (free)

CRAFTS
DIY Mixology: Learn to Brew Ginger Beer at the Workshop ($38)

MISC/AWESOME
Ice Cream Social and Still Flyin’ at Dolores Park (free)

TenderNights at Edinburgh Castle (free)

Hear it local at 111 Minna (free)

Lunch Break: Rick Bayless at the Commonwealth Club

Take a long lunch today and pop over to the Commonwealth Club for a conversation with Rick Bayless, award-winning chef-restaurateur, cookbook author, and Top Chef Master. He’ll talk sustainable cuisine with chef Joey Altman. Tickets are $12 – $20.

Flash Mob French Kiss! Union Square! 6:30 pm!

Don’t forget the breath mints. More deets here.

Pencil it in: Wednesday Night

DANCE PARTY
Bardot a Go Go Bastille Day Dance Party at Rickshaw ($7)

Bastille Day Alley Party at Aventine Alley (rsvp required)

Mods vs Rockers at the Make-Out (free)

LIVE MUSIC
Rykarda Parasol || Kevin Junior || Mark Matos and Os Beaches || The Dolly Rocker Movement at Cafe Du Nord ($12 – $14)

CRAFTY
Learn how to brew beer in your basement at Bazaar Cafe

Sewing 101 at the Workshop SF ($34)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
Madeleine Albright and George Shultz: A Conversation About War and Peacebuilding at the Commonwealth Club ($7 – $65)

Inside the Taliban at the World Affairs Council (free – $15)

MISC/AWESOME
Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival Opening Party at the Make-Out (free)

Pencil it in: Saturday

DANCE PARTY
Bersa Discos presents Tormenta Tropical || Dave Nada/Nadastrom || Disco Shawn || Oro11 at the Elbo Room ($5 – $10)

Back to the 90s at 111 Minna ($10)

Music Video Night at Madrone ($5)

Blow Up’s 5 Year Anniversary at Mission Rock ($10 – $20)

Electricity: A Decade of the 80s at the Knockout ($4)

WATCH
Dirty Dancing at Union Square (free)

THE WORLD CUP!! at your favorite bar!!

MISC/AWESOME
Superhero Street Fair at Islais Creek ($10)

Boing Boing Picnic at Golden Gate Park

Chestnut Street Pub Crawl ($6 – $10)

Pencil it in: Friday Night

ARTSY
Opening reception for Silvi from the Poetry Store at Secession. (free)

DANCE PARTY
Strictly Videos at 111 Minna. ($5-$10)

WATCH
Mortified at the Make-out. ($12-$15)

Literary Death Match at the Elbo Room. ($5-$10)

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Love on Wheels at Rickshaw. ($5-$10)

LIVE MUSIC
Alec Ounsworth (of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) || Grand Lake || The Attachments at Cafe Du Nord. ($16)

Company Car || Cast of Thousands || The Paper Sons at Bottom of the Hill. ($10)

MISC/AWESOME
Heart for Haiti fundraiser at La Cocina.

Pencil it in: Sunday Night

DANCE PARTY
Sweaterfunk at Li Po Lounge. (free)

Shuckin’ and Jivin’ at the Knockout. (free)

Dub Mission at the Elbo Room. ($6)

LIVE MUSIC
Nouvelle Vague at the Regency Ballroom. ($23.50)

The Dry Spells || The Sarees || The Lambs at Cafe Du Nord. ($10)

Grains || Weatherbox || Da Bears at Hemlock. ($6)

MISC/AWESOME
STUPORBOWL XLIV: Heavy Metal Chili Cook-off and Superbowl Viewing Party at Bottom of the Hill. (free)

Chinese New Year Flower Market at Chinatown. (free)

Pencil it in: Friday Night

ARTSY
Opening Reception for The Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, & Water at City Art. (free)

Opening Reception for Face Value at 520 Haight. (free – $5)

DANCE PARTY
Super Fun Dance Party at 111 Minna. ($10)

Rock Piano & Dirty Rotten Dance Party at  Madrone. ($5)

Night of the Oldies at the Knockout. ($2 – $4)

Booty at Rickshaw. ($10)

Loose Joints at the Make-Out. (free)

Nineteen Ninety Now at 330 Ritch. ($10 – $20)

LIVE MUSIC
The Thermals || Thao with the Get Down Stay Down || Grass Widow at the GAMH. ($17 – $19)

Stomacher || Mister Loveless || Mata Leon || Links at Cafe Du Nord. ($10)

Make Me || Schande || The Seizure at Hemlock. ($6)

Pencil it in: Monday Night

FOOD
EAT with Tommy Halvorson at 111 Minna.

DANCE PARTY
Motown on Mondays at Madrone. (free)

WATCH
Paranormal Activity at Movie Night at the Indy. (free)

RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party at the Lookout. (free)

LIVE MUSIC
Mates of State || Rubies at Cafe Du Nord. ($20)

Please Do Not Fight || The Hundred Days || Luke Franks or The Federalists || Scene of Action at Bottom of the Hill. ($10)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
Does Evil Exist? at the Commonwealth Club. (free – $15)

Shaping the Defense Department for Evolving National Security at the Marines’ Memorial Association. ($5 – $25)

MISC/AWESOME
An All Night Benefit for Haiti at the Knockout. ($5 – $10)

Beatles Karaoke Night at Cafe Royale. (free)

Punk Rock Sideshow at Hemlock. ($10)

Pencil it in: Thursday Night

ARTSY
Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Who Knows Tomorrow? with Peter Lemieux at the World Affairs Council. ($5)

DANCE PARTY
Afrolicious at the Elbo Room. ($5 – $6)

Tropicana with free salsa lessons at Madrone. (free)

Web of Sound at the Make-Out. (free)

LIVE MUSIC
Bowerbirds || Julie Doiron at the Independent. ($12 – $14)

The Frail || Silver Swans || Jonesin at Cafe Du Nord. ($10)

The Soft Pack at Rickshaw. ($8 – $10)

Polysics || The Okmonics || The Chop at Bottom of the Hill. ($12 – $14)

Dadfag || Baths || Neighbors at Hemlock. ($6)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
Save the Deli! David Sax Investigates the Demise of a Tradition at the JCC. ($10 – $12)

Protecting Human Health – The FDA’s Global Challenge at the Commonwealth Club. (free)

MISC/AWESOME
Bingotopia! at the Knockout. (free)

Underground Farmer’s Market at Capp and 17th. (free)