The Hopper Collection
at Magic Theatre (8:30 pm) Performance Arts
Life imitates art in the latest production from Magic Theatre, The Hopper Collection, by Mat Smart. The play's premise involves two troubled couples and their obsessions about a moody painting by modern American master Edward Hopper. MORE

Afrobeat Nation
House of International Music featuring DJ Jeremiah
at Boom Boom Room (9:30 pm - 2 am) Music
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Afrobeat, Afrorunk, World Beat, and World Music Happenings in the Bay Area. This group is for music lovers that exude good vibes and are interested in cultural events in the Bay Area. MORE

Sad Fish, In Reverent Fear, EFATA, The Great Divorce, Lick
at Blake's on Telegraph (9 pm) Music
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Love and movement go hand in hand, and they are both real. This, in essence, is in reverent fear. MORE

World Music
at Duplex (9 pm) Clubs
Wedesday night, you need a trip. Feel the roots! Get a heat! Duplex Club features African star Jeremya, MpenZi and aswell for the event Guanaco and Dezyne spuning latin beats. MORE

Jennifer McNeely
at The Lab (1 pm - 6 pm) Galleries
The Lab is pleased to present an exhibition of soft sculpture works by Seattle-based artist Jennifer McNeely in the Front Gallery. MORE

Turkey Beach Trot - Thanksgiving Day Run
at Ocean Beach (8 am) Festivals/Fairs
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Come kick off a great Thanksgiving with an invigorating fun run or walk at the beach - before the parades, football games, and feasting commence! MORE

High Dials, Love Like Fire, The Clean Prophets
at Bottom of the Hill (9 pm) Music
The High Dials story begins in 2003, when their debut album, "A New Devotion," was released worldwide on NYC-based Rainbow Quartz Records. MORE

Formula 17
at Castro Theatre (1, 3, 5, 7, 9:15 pm) Film
This is an honest, touching, and hilarious depiction of Taiwanese gay teen life, chronicling an innocent 17-year old boy’s summer of love and adventure in the big city. MORE

The Basement
vintage hip hop, smooth r&b, soothing soul, and upbeat funk
at Element Lounge (9 pm - 3 am) Clubs
Basementsf presents a unique, smooth blend of style and music and caters to a crowd with sensible style and a keen sense for cool, urban fashion lifestyle. MORE

Cage, Aesop Rock
and Camu Tao, Slow Suicide Stimulus
at Bottom of the Hill (10 pm) Music
Restless with his artistic direction and feeling trapped by a persona created out of his troubled youth, he found himself at a crossroads. MORE

The 41st Annual
Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ghirardeli
presented by California Bank & Trust
at Ghirardelli Square (1 pm - 5:30 pm) Festivals/Fairs
The lighting of a 50-foot Christmas tree, trimmed with Ghirardelli Chocolate and ribbons, is at 5:30 pm and includes holiday entertainment, caroling, dancing and Santa Claus. MORE

Post Thanksgiving Day Work Out
at Pink (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs
The Culprits Present Post Thanksgiving Day Work Out. Music Provided by: Tokyo Component (Fresco, Kodo), Euge (Public Release), and Hakobo (Fresco). MORE

"Freaksgiving" w/ Mike Relm, Porter Tinsley...
at Mighty (10 pm) Clubs
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Sunset Promotions presents: "Freaksgiving" featuring Mike Relm, Porter Tinsley, Dubscience Soundsystem, Ooah, Mancub, Motion Potion, plus Vau de Vire Society. MORE

Thank Goodies
at Club Six (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs
Nefrashop.com presents twas the night after Thanksgiving and there was a late night shopping spree called Thank Goodies. MORE

The Bedroom
With rock music by Donnovan
at Fluid Ultra Lounge (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs
The Bedroom Party brings a Miami inspired vibe and completely unique experience like nothing else in San Francisco. MORE

The Drug Diaries
Stories and performances from (Ex)Stoners that barely remember
at The Dark Room Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts
Step back in time with some of San Francisco’s funniest (ex)Stoners. And a few who somehow managed to remain squeaky clean. Stories, multimedia, and music from a variety of artists. MORE

"The Turkey Bonanza"
Holiday special by Brad Silverstein & Friends
at 33 Grand (12 pm - 5 pm) Galleries
This art-performance-dining celebration unearths the rich and sometimes bizarre progression of the Thanksgiving tradition and the history of fine art. MORE

Street To Nowhere CD Release
Audrye Sessions, Desa and Push To Talk
at Bottom of the Hill (8:30 pm) Music
Local band Street To Nowhere CD release party. MORE

Golden Thread Productions presents
ReOrient 2005
An evening of short plays exploring the Middle East
at Magic Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts
Golden Thread Productions' hallmark event, ReOrient: the annual festival of short plays about the Middle East, is back for another thought-provoking and transformative season. MORE

Great Dickens Christmas Fair
and Victorian Holiday Party
at Cow Palace (11 am - 7 pm) Festivals/Fairs
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The Great Dickens Christmas Fair: a timegame adventure into Victorian Holiday partying with hundreds of costumed players in 90,000 square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance parties and Christmas shops on winding lanes. MORE

Michael Franti & Spearhead
at The Fillmore (9 pm) Music
Michael Franti released only one album as half of the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, but it was praised for his insightful raps and Public Enemy-influenced beats. MORE

21st Annual
Run to the Far Side
10K Run & 5K Run/Walk
at Golden Gate Park (8:30 am) Festivals/Fairs
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San Francisco's most unusual run is back! The 21st annual 5K and 10K Run To The Far Side® is a Thanksgiving weekend tradition that pays tribute to the eccentric cartoon creations of Gary Larson. MORE

Ice Castle
a theatrical circus adventure for all ages
at Project Artaud Theater (2 pm) Performance Arts
City Circus, a high- level circus performance troupe and training program based at AcroSports in San Francisco, presents their new theatrical circus spectacle: Ice Castle. MORE

Super Furry Animals with Caribou
at The Fillmore (8 pm) Music
For years, British bands have been trying to successfully merge Techno beats with Indie Rock. Super Furry Animals may not have been the first to try this, but they were definitely one of the very few that made sense of this hybrid. MORE

Allen Salkin - "Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us"
at Cody's Books (7:30 pm) Literary Arts
Looking to add a little bitterness to your holiday season? Then FESTIVUS is the book you cannot do without! MORE