The weekend is here, and there's plenty to do if you're sticking in and around downtown San Francisco, from theater to comedy to a special treat for Game of Thrones fans.
Read on for a rundown of what not to miss in the neighborhood this weekend.
Friday, August 18th
Something Rotten!, 8pm
SHN Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St. ($65-$214)
With 10 Tony® nominations including Best Musical, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is a “big, fat hit!” (New York Post). Set in the ‘90s – the 1590s – this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom (Tony® nominee Rob McClure and Broadway’s Josh Grisetti), two brothers who are desperate to write their own hit play while the "rock star" Shakespeare (Tony® nominee Adam Pascal) keeps getting all the hits.
Saturday, August 19th
Ultimate Game of Thrones Fan Event, 11am-4pm
AT&T Store, 1 Powell St.
Calling all @GameofThrones super fans! #WinterIsHere at #ATTFlagship. Don’t miss your opportunity to experience the realm. Visit the fan pavilion, come face-to-face with the Night King and sit on the Iron Throne! Join us for food, refreshments, photo ops, and more as we bring the ultimate Game of Thrones experience to life.
Bourbon Tasting: Four Roses, noon-3pm
The Whiskey Shop, 360 Sutter St.
Handcrafted since 1888, Four Roses Bourbon survived Prohibition, The Great Depression, Two World Wars, and 40 years of exile from the US, only to be named American Whisky Distiller of the Year for 2011, 2012 and 2013 – three years in a row - by Whisky Magazine. Distillery representatives and our own in-store whiskey experts will present a variety of their limited edition, award winning releases.
Mikkeller SF 4th Anniversary, noon-midnight
Mikkeller Bar, 34 Mason St.
To celebrate our 4th year in San Francisco we have a special line up of beers from around the world. Here is a sneak peek at the lineup. Stay tuned for more details. We also have a new chef in the building who will be coming up with a one day only additional snack menu for the anniversary. This promises to be a great day of beer and food.
Swipe Right, 8pm
Un-Scripted Theater Company, 533 Sutter St. ($10 – $17)
Un-Scripted theater Co. is proud to present our original improvised story of casual, dating, friends with benefits, platonic, estranged, and it's complicated: Love Story. A perfect show for date night, whether it be for the first date or the fortieth, watch romance or tragedy unfold before you. The audience then chooses which couple to give a real chance at a relationship with.
Sunday, August 20th
Beginning Hula & Tahitian Dance at the I-Hotel, 9am-10am
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny St.
Please join Kanani Morata, Director of the award-winning Polynesian ensemble Tiare O Te Ao, for a FREE beginner level Hawaiian Hula and Tahitian Foundations dance class.
