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Tenaya Rocks! A Sexy Geological Cabaret

Stage Werx (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 10:30pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 10:30pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Stage Werx hosts Tenaya Hurst's unique musical show Tenaya Rocks! A Sexy Geological Cabaret. Hurst, an actress, singer, and geologist who has written and starred in four original cabaret shows, entertains and educates audiences in this whimsical show, in which she compares geological principles to the intricacies of romance.

The History Boys: Tony Award-Winning Comedy at New Conservatory Theatre Center

New Conservatory Theatre Center (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 15 more dates.
Full Price: $22.00 - $34.00 Our Price: $11.00 - $17.00*
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The 2006 Tony Award winner for Best Play, Alan Bennett's The History Boys, makes its Bay Area premiere at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center. Alan Bennett's sharply funny and touching comedy goes inside the world of a British boys' school, where two teachers become rivals for the minds and hearts of eight unruly students.

Of Mice and Men: Steinbeck's Classic, Produced By Actors Theatre of San Francisco

Actors Theatre San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 18 more dates.
Full Price: $34.00 Our Price: $17.00*
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Actors Theatre of San Francisco opens their 20th season with a production of Of Mice and Men. The tragic story of George and Lennie, two Depression-era migrant workers who dream of a better life, is one of Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's best-known works.

The K of D: An Urban Legend, a New Play at Magic Theatre

The Magic Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $40.00 Our Price: $20.00*
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One young girl embodies the entire population of her small town to spin the story of the summer that inexplicably changed her life. From one of the brightest emerging voices in American Theatre, this quirky and touching play offers the unexpected perspective of a child on the big questions of life and death.

Dohee Lee's Flux, a Multimedia Work of Music, Movement and Film

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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San Francisco-based innovator Dohee Lee explores metaphysical questions about life in the world premiere of a YBCA commission, titled Flux, integrating traditional Korean performance with contemporary music, movement and film. Born in Korea and now immersed in the Bay Area's experimental art world, Lee is trained in shamanic ritual music and dance and Korean percussion.

Comedy Musical Moby Dick! The Musical at Theatre Rhinoceros

Theatre Rhinoceros (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $23.00 - $28.00 Our Price: $11.50 - $14.00*
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The cult hit makes its San Francisco debut, starring the incomparable Matthew Martin and his camp cohort Mike Finn. See what happens when a drag headmistress and her cross- dressed minions put on a musical of Moby Dick to save their beleaguered girls' school. This comedy musical is filled with toe-tapping LGBT fun, Rhino-style.

The Taming of the Shrew: Shakespearean Comedy Set in the 1920s

Phoenix Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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Off Broadway West Theatre Company presents a free adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew. Director Joyce Henderson has set the story of the courtship of stubborn Kate amid the surreal decadence of New York's Hamptons in the 1920s.

Shining City: Bay Area Premiere of Tony-Nominated Drama at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 32 more dates.
Full Price: $40.00 Our Price: $20.00*

The SF Playhouse presents the Bay Area premiere of Conor McPherson's modern ghost story Shining City. In modern-day Dublin, a man seeks professional help after seeing the ghost of his late wife; both he and his counselor are drawn into a situation that will unalterably change their lives. The play opened on Broadway in 2006, and garnered two Tony Award nominations, including Best Play.

Double Bill: Vampire Lesbians of Sodom & Sleeping Beauty or Coma

Stage Werx (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 - $35.00 Our Price: $12.00 - $15.00*
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One of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom tells the saga of two fatally seductive vampiresses whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom. Sleeping Beauty or Coma is based on the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty and is set in the swinging mod London of the 1960's.

Musical Play Vera Wilde from Shotgun Players

Ashby Stage (Berkeley, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 5:00pm
Full Price: $17.00 - $22.00 Our Price: $8.50 - $11.00*
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Two radical lives collide in this exuberant, vaudevillian musical by Seattle playwright and composer Chris Jeffries. Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich and British playwright Oscar Wilde were unique figures of world history, each haunted throughout their lives for the very thing that made them famous. Jeffries holds up a mirror to a society incapable of recognizing its own heroes, and does it with a live original musical score.

Orchards: Anton Chekhov Stories Adapted by Famous Playwrights

Custom Stage @ Off-Market (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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See what happens when David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein, John Guare and Spalding Grey (among others) get their hands on the master of the short story, Anton Chekhov. This eclectic night of theater runs the gambit of styles from Chekhovian melodrama to hilarious fractured fairy tales.

Andrea Marcovicci: "Queen of Cabaret" in Marcovicci Sings Movies II

Rrazz Room @ Hotel Nikko (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $50.00 - $55.00 Our Price: $25.00 - $27.50*
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Actress/singer Andrea Marcovicci, dubbed the "Queen of Cabaret" for her acknowledged mastery of the form, presents a program of classic songs from Hollywood. Marcovicci presents the work of screen legends ranging from Audrey Hepburn and Judy Garland to Doris Day and Frank Sinatra.

Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll from A.C.T.

A.C.T. (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $62.00 - $82.00 Our Price: $32.00 - $42.00*
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A decades-spanning tale of Prague's rock revolution, Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll follows the passions and politics of a Marxist professor in Cambridge and his Rolling Stones-obsessed protégé fighting for freedom in Soviet-dominated Prague. Nominated for four 2008 Tony Awards, Rock 'n' Roll features the music of the Stones and Pink Floyd.

American Whup-Ass, a Spoof of the Election Process

AlterTheater (San Rafael, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $12.50*
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AlterTheater presents the the world premiere of American Whup-Ass by New York playwright Justin Warner. A candidate for senator finds himself challenged to a wrestling match on national television. In between lifting weights and training sessions with the Iron Buddha, he's ducking talk show hosts and trying to save the planet (or at least the state of Nevada) from toxic sludge.

Good Breeding: Disco-Era Adaptation of Aeschylus' Oresteia

Zeum Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $15.50 - $20.50 Our Price: $8.00 - $10.50*
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American Conservatory Theatre's Master of Fine Arts Program presents Good Breeding, by Award-winning playwright Robert O'Hara. This daring, incendiary play shifts the drama of Aeschylus' Greek classic Oresteia to the decadent surroundings of New York disco hotspot Studio 54.

Jewish Adventures with the Paranormal

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (Kanbar Hall) (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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Join scholar Eddy Portnoy of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America for a fascinating romp through the little-known history of Jewish psychics, pseudo-scientists and seers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Shocktoberfest!! 2008: Elemental Horror at the Hypnodrome

Hypnodrome (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $69.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $34.50*
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Thrillpeddlers present Shocktoberfest!! 2008: Elemental Horror at the Hypnodrome. This year's installment of the company's popular Halloween series continues to revive the sensational Grand Guignol theatre, with a series of thrilling, outrageous, and frequently gory one-act plays.

Rivets, a World Premiere Musical Celebrating Rosie the Riveter

SS Red Oak Victory (Richmond, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Rivets, the new musical celebrating Rosie the Riveter, pays tribute to the family and loved ones left behind when 16 million American soldiers left to fight WWII. The show will be performed on the SS Red Oak Victory at the site of the historic Kaiser Richmond Shipyards in Rosie the Riveter National Park.

Beach Blanket Babylon at Club Fugazi

Club Fugazi (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 6:30pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 9:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $46.00 Our Price: $23.00*
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See the best-loved musical comedy revue that has been wowing audiences for more than 30 years: Beach Blanket Babylon! This zany musical spoof of pop culture is world-renowned for its extravagant costumes, huge hats and biting satire.

Vampire Tour of San Francisco - The Best of the Bay!

Vampire Tour of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
and 21 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Explore the Gothic side of San Francisco's Nob Hill with this incredible Vampire Tour, led by Mina Harker, a real vampiress. This tour combines San Francisco history with vampire lore and humor, and has been delighting Goldstar Events' customers since January 2004!

Big City Improv at the Shelton Theater

The Shelton Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 10:00pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 10:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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The award-winning Big City Improv performs improvisational comedy in the style of TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway? and they are appearing live at The Shelton Theatre.

Facial and Body Therapies from Caramella Skin Couture

Caramella Skin Couture (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ Various Times
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ Various Times
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ Various Times
Full Price: $95.00 - $120.00 Our Price: $47.50 - $60.00*
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Caramella Skin Couture combines traditional European skin and body care with the latest advances in facial therapy and body sculpting. The spa offers a variety of luxurious, effective treatments.

Shopping! The Musical - A Brand New Musical Comedy Revue

The Shelton Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
and 22 more dates.
Full Price: $29.00 Our Price: FREE - $14.50*
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Shopping! The Musical is a new musical comedy revue by award-winning writer Morris Bobrow about everyone's second favorite (in some cases, favorite) activity. Hilarious songs and sketches about the frustrations, annoyances and occasional joys of shopping — how men and women do it, dealing with customers, clerks and store environments, shopping online and on TV and other familiar situations.

Improvised Shakespeare from BATS Improv

Bayfront Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm (All-Male Cast)
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 8:00pm (All-Female Cast)
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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BATS Improv, the Bay Area's favorite improvisational theatre company, presents a night of improvised Shakespeare. In this completely improvised Elizabethan play, the audience supplies the title and the story takes off from there — plot, characters and more are made up right there on the spot using Shakespearean language and themes.

Gourmet Dinner and a Show: The Spectacular Teatro ZinZanni

Teatro ZinZanni (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 6:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 5:30pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $124.50 - $143.50 Our Price: $78.00*
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Set along San Francisco's historic waterfront, Teatro ZinZanni is a bewitching evening of European cabaret, cirque, divas and madmen, spectacle and sensuality with live music and a gourmet five-course dinner — set in the nightclub of your dreams. Now in its seventh year, Teatro ZinZanni has become a Bay Area entertainment institution.

San Francisco in a Nutshell—Comedy Walking Tour

San Francisco in a Nutshell Tour (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 1:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 1:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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Learn 150 years of the city's history in a two-hour walking tour full of facts, fun, and frivolity. Discover how the unique history of San Francisco formed its quirky personality of today on this flat tour from Union Square to the foot of Market Street. Laughter guaranteed!

Dinner and a Show: Tony n' Tina's Wedding Dinner Comedy

Swiss Louis Restaurant (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $85.50 - $115.00 Our Price: $42.75 - $57.50*
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Be a guest at this hysterical satirical Italian-American wedding, and you won't just see a show — you'll be a part of it! The fun starts with the happy couple's wedding ceremony, then it's time for the all-inclusive reception featuring a family-style pasta dinner, champagne toast, wedding cake, dancing and lots of laughs!

Insignificant Others: Love Unfolds In The City

Theatre 39 (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $46.00 Our Price: FREE - $23.00*
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This musical, transferring to Pier 39 after a successful run at the Zeum Theater, tells a tale of love and friendship. Five friends move to San Francisco from the Midwest, only to find themselves falling in love with each other, with the city itself, and facing any number of challenges to that love. Sexuality, faith and the ups and downs of love all come together for a rollicking, romantic, magical musical.

Heartfelt Comedy Family Baggage at Off-Market Theater

Off-Market Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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An outrageous series of tragi-comedy vignettes exploring the mania and pathos of modern relationships as they are affected by growing up in addictive, dysfunctional, or otherwise nutso families. Family Baggage is a moment in time of heartfelt hilarity, compassion and absurdity.

Peninsula Symphony with Pianist Jeffrey Siegel: Grieg, Dvorak

San Mateo Performing Arts Center (San Mateo, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $34.00 Our Price: $17.00*
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American pianist Jeffrey Siegel plays Edvard Grieg's celebrated Piano Concerto with the Peninsula Symphony. Siegel tours all over the world, and is known for his performance of this work. The concert also includes Dvorak's Symphony no. 8, plus Sibelius' Spring Song.

Bat Boy, The Musical - The Cult Musical Classic at Altarena Playhouse

Altarena Playhouse (Alameda, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, the tuneful Bat Boy is unlike any musical you've ever seen. When a half-bat, half-human creature is discovered in a cave outside of a small town, one family steps in to adopt him and raise him as their own. But the townsfolk are suspicious, and begin to blame their recent troubles on the pointy-eared newcomer.

Sex in the City Tour of San Francisco - A Different Side of The City

Hard Rock Cafe (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:15pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 7:15pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $69.00 Our Price: $34.50*
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The Sex in the City tour is a fun way to explore San Francisco's colorful history from a different point of view. Extranomical Adventures will conduct a 4-hour small group van tour of "Babylon by the Bay" while the guide tells interesting stories about the various periods of San Francisco's 160-year history.

Classic Musician Fiddler on the Roof from Chanticleers Theatre

Chanticleers Theatre (Castro Valley, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
and 12 more dates.
Full Price: $19.00 Our Price: $9.50*
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Chanticleers Theatre presents Fiddler on the Roof, one of the most famous musicals of all time. The show centers on Tevye and his attempt to honor and maintain ancestral and religious customs in his family while adapting to new pressures in tsarist Russia. The score includes such unforgettable songs as "If I Were a Rich Man," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "Sunrise, Sunset" and "To Life."

Drag Performer Miss Coco Peru in Ugly Coco

Rrazz Room @ Hotel Nikko (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 10:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $35.00 - $40.00 Our Price: $17.50 - $20.00*
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Drag star Miss Coco Peru presents her latest show, Ugly Coco. She'll recount her journey from boyhood to manhood to "womanhood", and share hilarious and moving stories from her life. A GLAAD Media Award winner, Peru's acting credits include Will and Grace and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.

The Rocky Horror Show: Musical That Inspired Cult Classic Film

Victoria Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
and 17 more dates.
Full Price: $28.00 Our Price: $14.00*
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Ray of Light Theatre is proud to present Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show at the Victoria Theatre. It's a full-scale production of the original hit musical which inspired the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running film of all time.

Glimmer Island - Two Short Plays from Multi Ethnic Theater

Next Stage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Multi Ethnic Theater presents the premiere production of two short plays by newly discovered West Coast playwright, Ed Ballou. Return from Bird Island is the story of a family of sea-going settlers in the year 1900 struggling for survival. The Glimmer is about an alcoholic couple (a half-blind ex-boxer and his critical yet nurturing wife) battling their pasts and each other.

One-Man Show Towle's Hill at The Marsh

The Marsh San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.50*
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Gundlach Bundschu, California's oldest family-owned and operated winery, is celebrating its sesquicentennial throughout 2008 at the winery and across the nation by putting wine on center stage with the creation of Towle's Hill, an original, one-man play performed by Mark Kenward and directed by David Ford.

Shag Jam Featuring Mobsters Ball: 1930s Music, Dance & Culture Festival

Verdi Club (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm (& all day/night Sat & Sun)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm-Midnight
Full Price: $10.00 - $179.00 Our Price: FREE - $89.00*
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The Second annual San Francisco Shag Jam features 1930s music, dance and culture. The three-day festival features the Collegiate Ball Shag Jam Championships with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, the Mobsters Ball with Dean Mora's Modern Swingtet and Varsity Drag with JP & The Rhythm Chasers. Plus, dances, workshops and competitions each day.

Bo Burnham: Internet Sensation at Cobb's Comedy Club

Cobb's Comedy Club (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 10:15pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $18.50 - $20.50 Our Price: FREE - $10.25*
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Cobb's Comedy Club presents Bo Burnham. Bo's Internet videos, featuring him singing such songs as "My Whole Family Thinks I'm Gay," have been seen over ten million times worldwide. He's also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly. Also featured: MTV's Ryan Stout.

Naked Comedy — Live Stand-Up Comedy at the Clubhouse!

The Clubhouse @ SF Comedy College (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 9:00pm (Ali Wong)
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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No additives, no preservatives—just good stand-up comedy. This comedy showcase features some of the best comedians in town, including those local favorites from the bigger clubs—without the two-drink minimum of those other clubs. Lineups change every week, so check the Clubhouse website for the latest updates.

Secret Improv Society: SF Underground Improvisation

The Shelton Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 10:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 10:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
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Secret Improv Society's popular theatrical shows blend improvised theater, comedy and music to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The company features a guest host each week. San Francisco's best improvisers, comedians and musicians join the quick-witted cast in applying their unique creative process to whatever the audience throws their way. Hilarious drama, serious comedy using audience suggestions and willing volunteers to create characters, scenes, stories, songs and themes. It's jazz theater.

Shanghai San Francisco: Interactive Theatre on the Streets of the City

Coit Tower (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ Various Times
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ Various Times
Full Price: $40.00 Our Price: $25.00*
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Immerse yourself in a world of fun and mystery while seeing the city from an entirely new perspective. Incorporating the best of interactive theatre and sketch comedy, Shanghai San Francisco is a live choose-your-own-adventure. Instead of sitting in a theatre, you embark on a mission through the city, seeking out actors on the streets, in charming bars and swanky restaurants.

Tales of Wonder and Shadow - An Evening of Magical Enchantment

The Cabaret Theatre @ the Alano Club (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 15 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Tales of Wonder and Shadow is an evening of intimate, elegant, magical enchantment and tall tale-telling at The Cabaret Theatre. The three headliners — David Miller, Walt Anthony and Ruth Fraser — boast over fifty years of entertainment excellence. Many evenings will feature magical guest performance artists from the Bay Area.

Hell to the Chief & Hero Worship - A Dynamic Duo of Comedy

Purple Onion (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 10:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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As 2008 comes to a close, Bay Area comedians Sammy Wegent and Justin Lamb take on two of the hottest topics of the year: selfish politicians and superpowers. Wegent's election-oriented manifesto, Hell To The Chief, and Lamb's superhero-driven sermon, Hero Worship, will play at the historic Purple Onion.

Improv Played as a Sport: Main Stage Company Theatresports from BATS Improv

Bayfront Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Nov. 7 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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Two teams, three judges, millions of laughs! Invented by Keith Johnstone, Theatresports is improvisation played as a sporting event. Two teams of improvisers compete in a series of scenes, games, and challenges vying for points awarded by three judges.

Things We Made: Offbeat Multimedia Comedy Showcase at the Darkroom

Darkroom (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 10:00pm (Kristopher Tinkle)
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Patrick Bulger and Jesse Fernandez host Things We Made, a showcase of unconventional comedy: characters, videos, illustrations, movement, music, and more. The show was chosen for 2008's San Francisco Sketchfest, and guests have been seen at Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and on Comedy Central.

Wayne Harris's Musical One-Man Show A May Day Parade at The Marsh

The Marsh San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 3:00pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Award-winning performer and San Francisco Bay Area favorite Wayne Harris stars in A May Day Parade, a tale centered on his lifelong love of marching bands. Harris portrays a Baptist preacher, three generations on a porch, a four-man bass drum ensemble, 12 rather large "letter" girls bumping and grinding down a midtown boulevard, and the 100-member Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Drum & Bugle Corps.

Max Raabe and Palast Orchester: Weimar-Era Music at Paramount Theatre

The Paramount Theatre of the Arts (Oakland, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $42.00 - $57.00 Our Price: $21.00 - $28.50*
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The San Francisco Jazz Festival presents Max Raabe and Palast Orchester. The German baritone's irresistible, madcap take on the classics of Germany's 1920s and 1930s Weimar era is backed by a big band. They also deliver modern pop tunes in the same style, brilliantly bridging the gap between virtuosity and camp.

Comedian Barry Sobel at Club Deluxe

Club Deluxe (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
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Comedian Barry Sobel headlines Club Deluxe. A veteran of the stand-up scene, Barry was known for his comedy rapping act in the '80s, when he also appeared in such movies as Revenge of the Nerds 2. A former Saturday Night Live writer, he's now on Comedy Central's Chocolate News.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Performs Bach Reconstructed in Berkeley

First Congregational Church of Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $50.00 - $75.00 Our Price: $25.00 - $37.50*
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The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presents Bach Reconstructed, an all-Bach program at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley. The orchestra will be performing selections ranging from the familiar (Brandenburg Concerto No. 1) to the mostly unknown (Suite of Sinfonias).

Flashback Walking Tour of Haight-Ashbury

Flashback Tour (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 1:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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This comedian-led tour takes a vivid trip through the heart of the Haight-Ashbury district, the birthplace of the 1960s cultural revolution. You'll see the locations of some of the most memorable events of the Summer of Love, as well as the former homes of the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and other notables. The tour also discusses the music, poster art, and lifestyles that defined the Hippie era in San Francisco's most colorful neighborhood.

Gourmet Dating for Singles: Make A Meal, Meet A Mate

Sur La Table (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $75.00 Our Price: $37.50*
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Mix and mingle over the way to everyone's heart: food. At this upscale culinary event where singles learn cooking techniques, eat together and meet other fun singles, the dishes are passion-inspiring. If you don't meet the person of your dreams, you'll certainly meet the plate of your dreams with this night of gourmet cooking, learning new skills, fine wine and music.

All-Star Magic & More, Comedy Magic Show, at The Playhouse

SF Playhouse Stage 2 (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 26 @ 7:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Magician Big Al Catraz, direct from Las Vegas, and juggler Frisco Fred host this intimate showcase of magic, comedy and surprises, featuring performers from Hollywood's famed Magic Castle. Each week includes several performers from a rotating cast.

All-Star Comedy & More with Tony Sparks at SF Playhouse

SF Playhouse Stage 2 (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 8:30pm
Sunday, Oct. 26 @ 8:30pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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This fast-moving showcase of stand-up comedy and special surprises is hosted by Tony Sparks, who has been performing and presenting comedy for the last 10 years at The Punchline, Cobb's Comedy Club and more. Each show brings a fresh lineup from San Francisco's comedy and variety scene.

Love, Humiliation & Karaoke: One Man's Comedic Adventures

Stage Werx (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 26 @ 7:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Enzo Lombard finally had everything—a dream job, a great Manhattan apartment and 11% body fat. It would all be gone in just a few weeks. Hear his comic tales about the craziest situations you can imagine, from a bus-riding chicken to the karaoke machine sounds of a Filipino transvestite.

Animals And The Arts - Pets Unlimited Benefit Concert

Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $36.25 - $101.50 Our Price: $18.75 - $51.50*
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Classical music and grand opera once again go to the dogs — and the cats — as some of classical music's A-list takes the stage for this benefit concert. Proceeds from this family-friendly benefit support Pets Unlimited's critical needs shelter and charity veterinary programs. There will be performances by Jennifer Holloway, Kristin Clayton, Bojan Knezevic, Marc Shapiro and many other outstanding artists.

Magician Jay Alexander in Family Performance at Kanbar Hall

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (Kanbar Hall) (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Magician Jay Alexander performs at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco's Kanbar Hall. He's appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America and MTV, and worked with stars ranging from Robin Williams to the Rolling Stones. He presents a show which will appeal to children ages 8 and up, as well as their parents.

Monday Night PlayGround at Berkeley Rep

Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 8:00pm
Monday, Nov. 17 @ 8:00pm
Monday, Dec. 15 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Come see where the Bay Area's theatre pros go to play on their night off. Now in its 15th season, PlayGround presents staged readings of six original short plays written by top Bay Area emerging playwrights, inspired by a single topic and performed by leading local directors and actors.

Oakland Youth Chorus Benefit: An Evening of Blues, Jazz & Broadway

Yoshi's Jazz Club and Restaurant (Oakland, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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Yoshi's in Oakland hosts a benefit for the Oakland Youth Chorus. Celebrating their 35th anniversary, the OYC provides a cross-cultural music education and performance program for youth, fostering talent, confidence, and community. They'll be performing alongside special guests including Broadway's Luba Mason, cabaret star Terese Genecco, and jazz veteran Wesla Whitfield, plus OYC alumni now performing professionally.

Aubrey de Grey Talks about Living Forever at JCCSF

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco - Fisher Family Hall (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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In a remarkable challenge to convention and science, Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that the process of aging is merely a disease, and a curable one at that. De Grey, a computer scientist and biogerontologist, believes humans could live for centuries if we could just approach the aging process as "an engineering problem."

A Conversation with Cherie Blair, Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's Wife

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (Kanbar Hall) (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 11:00am
Full Price: $18.00 Our Price: $9.00*
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie Blair reveals what it was like to combine life as a working mother with life married to the Prime Minister. An accomplished lawyer and human rights activist, she offers inside details of her relationships with Presidents Clinton and Bush, as well as the royals, including Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and Princess Diana.

Comedian Felipe Esparza at Club Deluxe

Club Deluxe (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
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Comedian Felipe Esparza headlines a show at Club Deluxe. He's toured with Gabriel Iglesias, and appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and BET's Comic View, among others. He's half of the comic radio duo of "Siskel and Negro".

The First Basket: Documentary About Jewish Basketball History

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (Kanbar Hall) (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco present the Bay Area premiere of David Vyorst's The First Basket. The film tracks the impact of basketball on modern Jewish history, as well as the profound influence of unsung Jewish pioneers on the evolution of the sport.

Whirlwind: Suites and Serenades for Winds by Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss and Dvorák

San Francisco Conservatory of Music (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
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Pacific Chamber Symphony presents Whirlwind: Suites and Serenades for Orchestral Winds by Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss and Dvorák. The concert will take place at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and be conducted by Lawrence Kohl.

Earplay 24: American Tapestry Features Modern Chamber Music

Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $21.25 Our Price: $11.25*
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New music ensemble Earplay presents a program of music by American composers. the evening includes the world premieres of Eric Zivian's Trio For Clarinet, Cello And Piano and Pablo Furman's Sureña for violin and electronics. The program also includes works by Elliott Carter, William Graft, and Jennifer Higdon.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Performs Bach Reconstructed in Lafayette

Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church (Lafayette, CA)
Tuesday, Oct. 21 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $62.00 - $75.00 Our Price: $31.00 - $37.50*
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The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presents Bach Reconstructed, an all-Bach program at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. The orchestra will be performing selections ranging from the familiar (Brandenburg Concerto No. 1) to the mostly unknown (Suite of Sinfonias).

The 5th (& Final) George Bush Going Away Party: An Evening of Political Comedy

Brava Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Oct. 22 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Kung Pao Kosher Comedy presents a night of political comedy featuring anti-death penalty lawyer/comic Aundre the Wonderwoman, gay Iranian Muslim comic Ali Mafi, Bush show veteran Ross Turner and creator/producer of Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, Lisa Geduldig. There will also be a Sarah Palin Look-alike contest.

Appel & Frank's Eco-Chic Shopping Event

The Regency Center (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Appel & Frank presents their Eco-Chic Shopping Event, an evening full of eco-friendly shopping. Shop directly from 65 "green" designers selling vintage jewelry, organic apparel, refurbished handbags and more. Each guest is invited to indulge in a complimentary glass of wine, beauty treatments, giveaways and coveted "all green" reusable Appel & Frank gift bags.

New Drama His Heart Belongs to Me from Theatre Rhinoceros

Theatre Rhinoceros (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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Theatre Rhino and Grooviness Productions present His Heart Belongs to Me, a new play by Jerry Metzker. The unexpected death of his beloved partner sends a gay man's life on a tailspin that requires all of his inner reserves of strength to overcome.

Berkeley Symphony Presents Jazz Piano Concerto with William Eddins

Zellerbach Hall (Berkeley, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $40.00 - $60.00 Our Price: $15.00 - $30.00*
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Guest conductor William Eddins leads the Berkeley Symphony, and also plays piano in Allan Gilliland's Rhapsody GEB, a work inspired by Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The program also includes Martinu's Symphony no. 1, plus works by Debussy and more. Eddins is Music Director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

Janeane Garofalo Headlines Cobb's Comedy Club

Cobb's Comedy Club (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $27.50 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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Known for her incisive, cynical sense of humor, Janeane Garofalo got her start on TV's Ben Stiller Show, before taking roles on Saturday Night Live and The Larry Sanders Show. Her film roles include Reality Bites and Ratatouille, and she has co-hosted Air America Radio's Majority Report. Stand-up remains her first love; she headlines at Cobb's.

San Francisco Girls Chorus: Dreams and Visions at Calvary Presbyterian Church

Calvary Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $21.00 - $29.00 Our Price: $11.00 - $15.00*
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The San Francisco Girls Chorus opens its 30th anniversary season with Dreams and Visions, featuring two centuries of music, including works by Poulenc, Faure and Rachmaninoff, plus the world premiere of settings of e. e. cummings' poetry by American composer Augusta Read Thomas.

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Ensembles Perform in In the Moo