Free Theater Tix: Starting Wed. 9/30 at 6:00pm

Its the return of Tix Bay Area's Free Night of Theater! Over 100 companies are participating, and together they've offered up over 6,000 free tickets to tons of performances (including Beach Blanket Babylon, ACT, Berk Rep). The public ticket giveaways are on Wednesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 14 -- both days starting at 6pm at tixbayarea.com

Cardboard Tube Fighting Competition! Sunday, 4pm

This Sunday at 4pm, the San Francisco Cardboard Tube Fighting League (I know, there really is one!) will be holding a FREE event at Corona Heights Park (this is the park near Randall Museum.) Tubes will be provided and there will be prizes for the winner(s) as well as a best cardboard costume contest. Costumes are strongly encouraged. Very cool.

My kids are going to LOVE this. Even though they recommend the event for the 5 and older crowd, there is nothing that will stop my almost 4 year old twin boys from tearing this up!

When: Sunday, Sept. 27, 4pm

Where: Corona Heights Park Roosevelt Way and Museum Way

FREE Outdoor Grease Sing-A-Long! Sat. 9/26 in the Presidio

Why it's GREASE LIGHTNING!!!
This Saturday the Presidio will be hosting a FREE outdoor screening of the 1978 musical GREASE. This is the sing-a-long version, which means they will have the words up on the screen during songs...sweet!

The movie starts at 7pm, but get there early to not only score a great spot, but also to enjoy a performance at 5:30 of Pi Clowns, a physical comedy troupe.

Location: On the lawn at the Main Post Theater - 99 Moraga Ave, near the Officer's Club.

Buy 1 Jamba Juice, Get 2nd for $1! through 9/27

Now through September 27, Jamba Juice is offering a sweet deal. Buy 1 Jamba Juice and get the second for just $1!

You do, however, need to print out and bring the coupon with you which you can get RIGHT HERE or by clicking on the image of the coupon to the left.

This is valid for all San Francisco locations.

FREE CPR Classes - Sports Basement. English & Spanish

Taking a CPR course is one of those things that you just need to to, especially if you've got kids at home. The other night at the table my daughter wanted to "gargle her dinner"....

Anyway, Sports Basement offers FREE CPR classes in both English and Spanish. (plus a bunch of other free classes you can check out here.)

Bryant Street Location: Classes in English are on the first & third Monday of the month from 5pm-7pm. Classes in Spanish will start up Nov. 6 and be on the first & third Friday of every month from 5-7pm. To register, contact sb.cpr.bryant@sportsbasement.com.

Presidio Location: Classes in English are on the first & third Wednesday of the month from 5pm-8pm. To register, contact sb.cpr.pre@sportsbasement.com.

Movie In the Park presents THE DARK KNIGHT Sat. 8/19 - 8pm FREE!

Tonight at 8pm THE DARK KNIGHT will be shown on the outdoor big screen in Dolores Park.
It's rare that we in SF get to enjoy an outdoor evening event without freezing our tails off. Tonight's weather should be different - enjoy the show!

FREE Opera at AT&T Park. Tonight! Saturday Sept 19 8pm

There will be another live Opera simulcast in AT&T Park tonight. Tonight's performance will be Guiseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore. The show starts at 8pm, but I recommend you get there a bit earlier, bring a picnic and enjoy the crowd. The weather should be great for this tonight.

Nicola Luisotti makes his debut as San Francisco Opera's music director with this audience favorite, in which fast-paced action is propelled by an irresistible stream of melody. Verdi's favorite themes of destiny and desire are threaded through this suspenseful story of a corrupt count, a dashing warrior and a Gypsy who plots to avenge her mother's wrongful death. David McVicar's visually striking new production is inspired by the haunting imagery of Francisco de Goya. Tenor Marco Berti and baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, whose beautiful tone and emotional intensity thrilled audiences in last season's Simon Boccanegra, head a charismatic cast featuring mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and soprano Sondra Radvanovsky.

$5 Cheeseburger & Fries at Burger Joint until 9/30

Burger Joint is celebrating 15 years in business. Now through the end of September they are offering a $5 Cheeseburger & Fries combo at the Valencia Street location. This combo usually is $8.45 so for my family of 5, that will save us almost $20.

You can snag this great deal every day between 3-5pm. Remember, Valencia St. only.

In case you haven't been before, the burgers are the grass fed Niman Ranch hormone free kind and the fries are tasty. The Valencia St. location is Cash Only, so make sure to bring the green stuff.

807 Valencia St, between 19th and 20th St. Map

FREE Family Kite Day: Sat. 9/19 & Sun. 9/20: Marina Green

This weekend there is a FREE Family Day Kite Festival that includes contests, performers, food, fun and (hopefully) sun!.

Spectacular kites can be seen flying high above the Marina Green—from the acrobatic kites of world champions to the hand-made entries of amateurs. Also, kite-flying, kite-boarding, kite-boating and lots of information and exhibits from renewable energy advocates and sustainability enthusiasts from all over the world.

Some of the contests include: Funniest, Biggest, Smallest, Longest Tail, Most Innovative, Best Ground Display, Most Beautiful & Best of Show.

When: Saturday & Sunday, September 19 and 20, 2009
Time: 11 am - 6 pm
Where: Marina Green (between Scott & Webster Sts along Marina Blvd.)

Transportation: San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) services the Marina Green. To plan your trip on public transit, visit Transit.511.org: Trip Planner or call 415.673.6864.

Parking: More than 600 free parking spaces are immediately adjacent to the Marina Green. Another 500 spaces are available at Crissy Field, 0.5 miles west of the Marina Green.

3 Day Sample Sale for Charity: Sept 24-26

You need new clothes, but your wallet tells you "No!". Well, there is a huge sample sale coming up that will go easy on your wallet and help feed your soul as well!

A Miner Miracle Shop (I've blogged about them before - see end of post for more info) will be hosting San Francisco's biggest three-day sample sale fundraiser in September. With over 5,000 square feet of space to shop and merchandise restocked every hour, this is likely going to be the sample sale of the season. I've been told to expect over 5,000 new items from designers such as Calvin Klein, Paper Denim & Cloth, DKNY, Joan Vass and Ann Taylor all marked down 80% below retail priced.

Location: 441 Sutter Street (btw Stockton & Powell) 415-398-2155

When: 10am-6pm; Thurs. Sept. 24 – Sat. Sept.26

100% of the proceeds benefit A Miner Miracle a San Francisco-based non-profit that provides professional clothing and image counseling to low-income men, women and young adults seeking employment.