-"Singing the Way to Election Day".  Thursday October 18th. 4:30-5:30.  Society of California Pioneers.  300 4th.  Free
A lecture by James M. Keller on the role music has played in political campaigns throughout American history. INFO

-Ingleside Terraces Walking Tour.  Saturday October 20th.  10 am and 1 pm.  $10 
Celebrate the first 100 yers of San Francisco's first master plan residence parks.  INFO

-Haas-Lilienthal Victorian House Tour.  Sunday October 21st.  11 pm - 4 pm.  2007 Franklin Street.  FREE
Expert docents will lead tours of this neighboorhood gem, wehre you can encounter fascinating, but little known history tidbits about the Gold Rush, the 1906 quake and fire, and the Victorian era.  INFO

-Victorian Walking Tour. Sunday October 21st, 2pm.  1801 Bush.  FREE
Walk the neighborhood of Lafayette Square and learn about Victorian lifestyles and San Francisco's illustrious history. INFO

-Insect Spreading Class.  Sunday October 21st.  11 am - 2 pm.  Faxon Gate 766 Valencia.  $60
INFO

-Kit & the Branded Men.  Wednesday October 24th. 9 pm  Blondie's.  540 Valencia.  FREE
Classic honky tonk with guest performers and a big dance floor. INFO
 
-Victorian Christmas, Camp Reynolds Angel Island.  November 10th and 11th.  Angel Island.  
More info to come.  INFO

-San Francisco bay Area Post Card Club Meeting.  Saturday October 27th.  Noon - 3 pm   Fort Mason. Building C Room c-362 Free
A group that fosters and promotes postcard colleting in the Greater SF area.  INFO

-Racetrack to Residence Park.  Thursday November 8th.  7 pm.  Bookshop West Portal.  FREE
Woody LaBounty, conducts an illustrated presentation on a city neighborhood with a unique past.  INFO

-"Old City Hall: Corruption and Racism in 19th Century San Francisco, Wednesday December 12th 7:30 pm, New Nothing Cinema, 16 Sherman Alley
Glenn Lym presents an architectural and political history of the 27 year project of building the original City hall, a building that fell down in the 1906 earthwuake, revealing deeply inadequate and corrupt building practices.  INFO

-Fort Point Civil War Living History Day.  Saturday January 26th 2013. Fort Point.  Free
INFO

-Sea Chantey Sing Along, Saturday August 4th 8 pm- Midnight  Hyde Pier Free (rsvp required)
Park ranger lead public singing of old sea faring tunes.  RSVP 415-561-7171 or email [email protected]  INFO

Floating Films "Master & Commander" aboard the Balclutha.  Thursday August 9th, 7 pm.  Hyde Pier $5
Experience maritime films on board a historic schooner.  INFO 

-Mechanics Institute screening of The Princess Bride, Friday August 10th, 6 pm. 57 Post Street Free-$10
INFO

-Castro Theatre presents "San Francisco (1936). Saturday August 11th, 1 pm
Come watch one of the best loved movies of San Francisco.  INFO*Addition* SF Steampunks will be meeting up to watch San Francisco, Facebook Invite  INFO

-SF in SF screening of John Carter, Saturday August 11th, 5:30 pm.  $5-10 donation. Hobart Building 582 Market Street
Join SFinSF and find out if John Carter was as bad as they say it was.  INFO

Castro Theatre presents "City Lights and Sherlock Jr." Thursday August 30th Multiple times
Two wonderful silent films.  INFO

-Burton Ball III, Thursday September 13th, 7pm - 12:30 am, 1275 Connecticut Street, $5Special edition of Alt. Dance as 1 Man Banjo squares off against Unwoman to get your feet moving.  INFO

-East Garrison and Camp Reynolds Open House. May 28th - September 30th  Angel Island
Go back in time with a visit to Angel's Island East Garrison the 3rd weekend of the month and enjoy baking demonstrations in the Camp Reynolds Bake House ont he 4th Weekend of the month.  INFO  

-Victorian Christmas, Camp Reynolds Angel Island.  November 10th and 11th.  Angel Island.  
More info to come.  INFO 

-17th Annual SF Silent Film Festival July 12-15th
Castro Theatre  INFO 

-Salsa in the Square. Wednesday July 11, 6 pm, Union Square, Free
Free dance lessons and live music in Union Square.  INFO

-Cocktail Club: Guided Gin Tasting. Thursday, July 12th 7-9pm, Free, Elixir, 3200 16th Street
One of the oldest bars in the Mission offers up a weekly cocktail club.  INFO

-FREE Movie Day, San Francisco Silent Film Festival. July 13th, 10:30 am, Castro Theatre, FREE
In the 2012 “Amazing Tales”, Andrea Kalas, (Vice President of Archives at Paramount Pictures) and Grover Crisp (Senior Vice President of Film Restoration and Digital Mastering at Sony Pictures) will explore restoration and preservation work at two of Hollywood’s most well-respected studios. INFO

-Friday Nights at the de Young: Bastille Day Ball, Friday. July 13th 6 - 9 pm.  de Young, Free
Celebrate Bastille Day with music and dance.  INFO

-Coit Tower Mural Walk. Saturday July 14th, 9:45 am, Coit Tower, Free
See and learn this history of the city's beautiful Coit murals.  INFO

-SF Fire Department Museum Tour.  July 14th, 1 pm.  Meet pon Presidio Ave. between Bush and Pine.
View antique engines and fire fighter artifacts.  INFO

-Film Night in the Park, THE ARTIST. July 14th, 8 pm.  Union Square, Free
Arrive early, find a spot, spread out a blanket.  INFO

-Stories in the Sand, The Sunset District.  July 18th 7 pm.  Parkside Branch Library.  Free
Lorri Ungaretti tells the little known stories of the people who embodied the pioneer spirit by moving into the Sunset District. INFO

-1906 Quake and Fire Walk.  July 16th, 10 am.  525 Market Street.  Free
Talk a walk and learn the history of the quake and fire  that forever changed the city.  INFO

-Night of the Living Deadwardians, Friday July 20th, 9:30pm-2:30am, Cat Club,  1190 Folsom
Last monthly event at the Cat Club, victorian dress with a zombie/vampire twist. INFO

-ROME USA West Coast Campaign 2012.  July 22nd, 7 pm - midnight, DNA Lounge, 375 11th.  $12
A Night of Dark Folk Noir with Rome, Lux Interna, and Unwoman.  INFO

-Stories in the Sand, The Sunset District.  July 31st, 7:30 pm. St. Philip's Church, 725 Diamond Street.  $5
Lorri Ungaretti tells the little known stories of the people who embodied the pioneer spirit by moving into the Sunset District. INFO

-Victorian Christmas, Camp Reynolds Angel Island.  November 10th and 11th.  Angel Island.  
More info to come.  INFO 

-East Garrison and Camp Reynolds Open House. May 28th - September 30th  Angel Island
Go back in time with a visit to Angel's Island East Garrison the 3rd weekend of the month and enjoy baking demonstrations in the Camp Reynolds Bake House ont he 4th Weekend of the month.  INFO 

-Trickster Art Salon, Thursday May 31st, 8:30 pm -12:30  am Atmosphere 447 Broadway
Monthly art salon dedicated to community, creativity and openesss, steampunks ALWAY encourgaged.  INFO
 
-Friday Nights at the de Young: A Night of Menswear, Friday, June 1st, 5 pm - 8:45 pm.  de Young Museum, Free
Weekly happening at the de Young, this time around featuring men's wear, Dandy's welcome and wanted.  INFO

-Training Cource for Volunteers Docents, Sunday June 3rd, 10 am - 4 pm, San Francisco Maritime NHP, FREE
Training to be a docent for San Francisco's unique "floating national park".  Free, but reservations are required.  INFO

-Churchill 1 Year Anniversary, Monday June 4th, 6-9 pm, 198 Church Street, FREE
Celebrate the one year anniversary of the Churchill.  INFO

-Film Noir: "Dark Passage" Tuesday June 5th, 2 pm,  Contemporary Jewish Mesuem, FREE
Free screening of Dark Passage (Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall)  as a tribute to the Golden Gate Bridge.  INFO

-Tango in the Square, Wednesday, June 6th, 6 pm.  Union Square, FREE
Free concert and dance lessons in Union Square.  INFO

-36th Annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival, Saturday and Sunday June 9th and 10th , ALL DAY, Presidio Middle School 450 30th Avenue,  FREE
Over a 100 music and dance workshops, performances, james, food, raffles, crafts and more.  INFO 

-Club Nocturne, Saturday May 19th, 10 pm - 2 am, Il Pirata, 2007 16th Street, 21+ No Cover
Goth, Deathrock, post punk, new wave dance club.  INFO


-Marx Brothers Triple Feature,  Saturday May 26th,  Castro Theater, 429 Castro Street
Animal Crackers 5:25, Monkey Business 2:30 and 7:30, Horse Feathers, 4  and 8:50  INFO

-Dancing Ghost, World Goth Day, Saturday May 26th, 9:30-2am, Milk Bar, 1840 Haight
Old school goth and death rock dance. INFO

-Hugo and TINTIN, Monday and Tuesday May 28-29th, Castro Theater, 429 Castro Street
INFO

-Trickster Art Salon, Thursday May 31st, 8:30 pm -12:30  am Atmosphere 447 Broadway
Monthly art salon dedicated to community, creativity and openesss, steampunks ALWAY encourgaged.  INFO 

May looks like it's chalk full of walking tours.  Get your steampunk walking shoes on and learn about our city from some great tour guides.  It's also the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Birthday, many a event seems to be happening to celebrate it.  You should too!

-Guided Walk: San Francisco's Historic Theaters, Wednesday May 9th, 10 am. Yerba Buena Gardens, FREE
Find out about more then 150 years of theater in San Francisco.  The tour includes current theaters and those that fell durning the 1906 quake.  Meeds at Yerba Buena Garedns by the outdoor stage.  INFO

-Grimm Fairy Tale Reading and Happy Hour, Friday May 11th, 5 pm.  Goethe-Institut, 520 Bush, FREE
Enjoy an evening of fairy tales and magic and meet German speakers.  bring your favorite fairy tale and read a passage to the audience.  INFO

-Golden Gate's 75th Birthday Bash, Friday May 11th, 6 pm to 8:45, De Young Museum, FREE
Celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Birthday with performances by the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra INFO

-Flags of the Presidio, Saturday May 12th, 2-3 pm.  Main Post Presidio. FREE
Join a short walk and hear stories of the Presidio while under flags of Spain, Mexico, and the United States. INFO 

 -Mother's day Brooch Crafts at Paxton's Gate Curiosities for Kids,  Saturday May 12th ALL DAY 766 Valencia FREE
Come make a handmade brooch out of felt and vintage buttons just in time for Mother's Day. INFO

-Historic Guided Walking Tour of the Inner Richmond, Sunday May 13th, 10 am, 6th and Geary, FREE
Learn the rich history of Richmond, robber roosts, racetracks, squatters, and roadhouses, a saloon district and red light district and lots of victorians!  INFO

-Art Deco Guided Walkign Tour of the Marina, Sunday May 13th, 11 am, Marina Library, 1890 Chestnut, FREE
Admire the stylish and elegant buildings of the Marina District from the 30s and 40s.  INFO

-How Weird Street Faire, Sunday May 13th, Noon to 8 pm, South of Market, Howard and 2nd.  FREE
13 blocks of arts and performances, weird and wonderful.  INFO

-The Golden Gate Bridge on the Silver Screen, Wednesday May 16th, 6 pm, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin, FREE
Enjoy clips and and an entertaining discussion of the Golden Gate in film by local historian Jim Van Buskirk.  INFO

-West Side Whimsy Walk, Saturday May 19th, 1 pm  West of Twin Peaks, 141 Junipero Serra Blvd, FREE
Discover the unique atmosphere and whimsical architeecture of the City Beautiful movement inspired neighborhoods, art deco, storybook cottages, spanish castles and more.  (This walk is only offered a few times a year) INFO

-Victorian Walking Tour, Pacific Heights.  Sunday May 20th, 2 pm, Meets at 1801 Bush, FREE
See and lean about Victorians era architecture of the city's first suburb.  INFO

-Talk on Lighthouses of San Francisco Bay, Sunday May 20th, 3-4 pm, Visitor Center, SF Maritime NHP, 781 Beach Street, FREE
Learn the stories of the men and women of the lighthouse service.  INFO

-The Golden Gate Bridge: Icon, Metaphor, Inspiration, Friday May 25th, 6 pm.  California Historic Society, 678 Mission Street, FREE RSVP required.
Join urban architecture critic John King and learn and celebrate the Golden Gate. INFO

-East Garrison and Camp Reynolds Open House. May 28th - September 30th  Angel Island
Go back in time with a visit to Angel's Island East Garrison the 3rd weekend of the month and enjoy baking demonstrations in the Camp Reynolds Bake House ont he 4th Weekend of the month.  INFO 
 
-Training Cource for Volunteers Docents, Sunday June 3rd, 10 am - 4 pm, San Francisco Maritime NHP, FREE
Training to be a docent for San Francisco's unique "floating national park".  Free, but reservations are required.  INFO 

-Legion of Honor Free Admission Day, Tuesday May 1st, ALL DAY  INFO

-Conservatory of Flowers, Free Admission Day, Tuesday May 1st, ALL Day  INFO

-Film Basics Workshop, Wednesday May 2nd, 7-9 pm, Photobooth, 1193 Valencia, Free
Learn the basics on using a film camera.  RSVP required, fills up fast! INFO

-Tango in the Square, Wednesday May 2nd, 6 pm Union Square FREE
Dancin' in the Square takes place the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month with a live band.  Arrive early for introductory dance lesson.  INFO

-Obscura Society: Scurvy Awareness Day, Wednesday May 2nd, 6 - 8pm.  Smuggler's Cove, 650 Gough Street
Join the Obscura Society to enjoy rum cocktails and learn a thing or two about rum, scurvy and the high seas.  INFO

-Alt Dance, Thursday May 3rd, 1275 Connecticut Street
Steampunk/Electro Swing dance party  INFO

-Vagabond Indie Craft Fair, Saturday May 5th Noon-7pm, Urban Bazaar 1371 9th Avenue
Over two dozen local artists will be selling their unique handmade wares at Urban Bazaar's backyard garden.  Free sewing demos and button making. INFO

-Sea Chantey Sing Along, Saturday May 5th, 7 pm -midnight  Hyde Pier  FREE RSVP required.
Come sing old sea tunes aboard a historic ship and drink hot cider.   calls 415-561-7171 to RSVP  INFO

-Tour Pop-up Sideshow Saloon, Sunday May 6th, General Beverage Co, 2413 Harrion Street 8 pm - midnight
Imbibers, gawkers, steampunks, makers, freaks and common bystanders of all stripes welcome for cocktails and oddities. INFO

-West Side Whimsy Walk, Sunday May 6th, 1 pm  West of Twin Peaks, 141 Junipero Serra Blvd, FREE
Discover the unique atmosphere and whimsical architeecture of the City Beautiful movement inspired neighborhoods, art deco, storybook cottages, spanish castles and more.  (This walk is only offered a few times a year) INFO

 -Mother's day Brooch Crafts at Paxton's Gate Curiosities for Kids,  Saturday May 12th ALL DAY 766 Valencia FREE
Come make a handmade brooch out of felt and vintage buttons just in time for Mother's Day. INFO

-West Side Whimsy Walk, Saturday May 19th, 1 pm  West of Twin Peaks, 141 Junipero Serra Blvd, FREE
Discover the unique atmosphere and whimsical architeecture of the City Beautiful movement inspired neighborhoods, art deco, storybook cottages, spanish castles and more.  (This walk is only offered a few times a year) INFO 

-1906 Quake Remembrance at Lotta's Fountain, Wednesday April 18th, 5:12 am.  FREE
Commemorate with the remaining survivors, hear stories and celebrate the rebirth of San Francisco.  Actually begins around 4:30 and runs until 6:30 am.  At some point the song San Francisco will be sung.  Here's the lyrics and a video to help you prepare.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvK_gD3ulaw 

-An Excursion to Frisco: Illustrations of SF's Golden Age, Thursday, April 19th, 7:30  Mama Art Cafe 4754 Mission.  FREE
New dawings and paintings by artist Max Allbee which takes the viewer back to the turn of the 20th century with illustrations that capture monumental yet often forgotten histories of San Francisco's teen ages.  INFO

-Dancing Ghost, Friday April 20th, 9:30 pm to 2 am.  Cat Club, 1190 Folsom
Old school darkwave, synth-pop, death rock, etheral, goth and more.  INFO

-Old Mint Tour, Saturday April 21st 11 am, $10
Get a look inside the Old Mint.  INFO

-Vintage Paper Fair, April 21-22nd, Golden Gate Park, FREE
The West Coast's Finest Selection of Postcards, Trade Cards, Stereoviews, Photography, Labels, Brochures, Victorian, Transporation and Sports memorabilia, All Manner of Curious, Beautiful, and Interesting Old Paper.  INFO

-Obscura Day, April 28th  ALL OVER THE PLACE
Check out Obscura Day's website for odd, interesting, behind the scene, forgotten, amazing, weird and wonderful events happening all over the world, even in our our back yard.  INFO

-DIY Pinhole Camera Workshop, April 28th, 1 pm, Lomography, 309 Sutter Street
Create a pinhole camera just in time for World Wide Pinhole Photography Day.  INFO

-Worldside Pinhole Photography Day, April 29th, ALL DAY, EVERYWHERE, Free
Go out and take pictures with a pinhole camera.  INFO

-Mother's day Brooch Crafts at Paxton's Gate Curiosities for Kids, Saturday May 12 ALl Day 766 Valencia FREE
Come make a hand made brooch out of felt and vintage buttons just in time for Mother's Day.  INFO

So besides banging to rocks together to make this sight I'm slowly but surely attempting to enter the second decade of this new century.  In doing so I'm trying to learn what I can do with this site. So here, for you dear reader is the RSS feed version of the goings on of SF Steampunk.