Pencil it in: Tuesday Night

DANCE PARTY
Lost & Found Deep & Sweet 60s Soul 45s at the Make-Out. (free)

LIVE MUSIC
Vivian Girls || Best Coast || The Bananas at Bottom of the Hill. ($10)

The Jolly Goodfellows || Erica Sunshine Lee || The Golddiggers at Cafe Du Nord. ($10)

Garrett Pierce || Mountain Man || Mira Cook at Hemlock. ($6)

Antioquia || Yoni || Jon Wayne & The Pain at the Elbo. ($7)

MISC/AWESOME
Mastermind Pub Hunts. ($10)

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: Saturday Night

DANCE PARTY
Saturday Night Soul Party at the Elbo Room. ($5 – $10)

Party & Bullsh!t at 111 Minna.

Debaser: a 90s Alternative Dance Party at Knockout.

Carnival at 330 Ritch. ($15 – $20)

LIVE MUSIC
Rhett Miller and the Serial Lady Killers || Leslie and the Badgers at the Independent. ($20)

The Lonely H || Leopold and His Fiction || The Blank Tapes at Bottom of the Hill. ($10)

Laura Marling || The Wheel at Swedish American Hall. ($15)

Eoin Harrington || Bryan Bros Band ft David Baron || Forget About Boston || Chi McClean at Cafe Du Nord. ($12)

Joe Jack Talcum (Dead Milkmen) || Lord Grunge (Grand Buffet) || The Bassturd || DJ Jester the Filipino Fist || The Rhombus at Hemlock. ($10)

MISC/AWESOME
Valentine Craft Sale at Madrone. (free – $5)

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: Friday Night

DANCE PARTY
Last Call closing party and Haiti benefit at Poleng Lounge. ($5 – $10)

The Teenage Dance Party Craze at the Knockout. ($3)

MadLib at Mighty.

Loose Joints at the Make-Out. ($5)

RedWine at 222 Hyde. (free)

WATCH
Sketchfest: Themepark Improv: Rachel Dratch, Edie McClurg, Oscar Nunez, Danny Pudi, Jessica Makinson, Janet Varney, and Cole Stratton at the Eureka Theater. ($25)

LIVE MUSIC
SF Indie’s Winter Music Festival: The Action Design || The Trophy Fire || Dave Smallen || Rykarda Parasol at Bottom of the Hill. ($10)

The Shotgun Wedding Hip Hop Symphony at the Elbo Room. ($10)

Clipd Beaks || Late Young || White Cloud || Raccoons at Hemlock. ($6)

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)

Pencil it in: Wednesday Night

DANCE PARTY
Stay Gold at the Make-Out. ($3)

Club Shutter at the Elbo. ($5)

Sweaterfunk at Triple Crown. (free)

WATCH
President Obama’s first State of the Union Address

LIVE MUSIC
San Francisco Hearts Haiti ft. SILA, Kalbass Kreyol – FROM HAITI, Bayonics, Native Elements, DJ J-Boogie, Joe Bagale, Meklit Hadero, Aima The Dreamer, Thank You Julius, DJ Jeremiah and the Afrobeat Nation, Non Stop Bhangra DJ Set, DJ Felina, DJ Amar & Electric Vardo Live with Gibson Pearl at the Independent. ($10 – $25)

Trevor Hall || Jerry Hannan at Cafe Du Nord. ($10)

Trainwreck || Drunk Horse || The Ferocious Few at Rickshaw. ($12)

Horse Feathers || TV Mike and the Scarecrowes || lIQUID iNDIAN at Bottom of the Hill. ($10)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
Crisis and Command: Presidential Power from George Washington to George W. Bush with John Yoo at the Commonwealth Club. ($7 – $18)

Urban Forest – Nature in the City at CounterPULSE. (free)

MISC/AWESOME
Geek Workshop: Funding Your iPhone App (rsvp required – $5)

Pencil it in: Saturday

ARTSY
75 Reasons to Live at the SFMOMA. (free)

Opening Reception for Katherine Westerhout’s Rust Belt and Jim Haynes’ Another Short History of Decay at Electric Works. (free)

DANCE PARTY
Saturday Night Soul Party at the Elbo Room. ($5 – $10)

Prince vs Michael at Madrone. ($5)

Nonstop Bhangra at Rickshaw. ($15 – $20)

The Big Payback at Mighty. ($5)

Hi-Def Video DJ Night at 330 Ritch. ($5 – $10)

Booty Bassment at the Knockout. ($5)

El SuperRitmo at the Make-Out. ($5)

WATCH
Get Mortified Saturday night at the Make-Out. ($12 – $15)

School of Rock at 1pm at the Make-Out. ($10)

LIVE MUSIC
State Radio at the Fillmore. ($20)

Moore Brothers//Bart Davenport//Dreamdate at Hemlock. ($8)

FANCY BOOK LEARNING
Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon at Omnivore Books. (free)