Author: Wendelle Co
ABCey’s Weekend LineUp: San Francisco October 2nd-5th, 2014
Alright folks! Looks like it’s everybody’s favorite topic of the week, weekend plans! Whether your looking to hit the clubs, get pretty in pink (gentlemen included), or listen to a little blue grass, ABCey Events is here to shed some light on the matter.
Featuring: Lorde
Thursday, October 2nd | 8PM | Greek Theater, Oakland | $60| Though she is only 17, and gained a record deal at age 12, Lorde has certainly become one of the biggest breakout artists of the year. Her first single “Royals” won her the title of “Best New Artist” on the 2014 Brit and Billboard Awards and the coveted title of “Song of the Year” at the Grammys! Whether your already a fan or ready to convert to one, Lorde is the artist to watch, why not at the Greek Theater?
Dance Party at Nightlife
Thursday, October 2nd | 6PM – 10PM | California Academy of Sciences| $12 | Kick off your weekend with a little bit of color! This Thursday, California Academy of Sciences hosts their weekly Nightlife Event (age: 21+) and this week they are throwing a global dance party featuring a Museum wide dance-a-thon, ODC Dance performance, Bella Gala, and even a work out class!
Supperclub SF Hosts Pink Friday
Friday, October 3rd | 10PM – 2AM | Supperclub SF | $15 online, $20 door | Get ready for what can only be described as a fabulous night! Filled with pink attire and pink drinks, this event honors Breast Cancer Awareness! Pink Friday features recording artist Kike Barrera, raffles, and signature cocktails! So get ready for a good cause as well as a fun night! Enter the promo code: THINKPINK to get $5 off your ticket sales online or at the door.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Friday-Sunday, October 3rd-5th | 12PM – 7PM | Golden Gate Park | FREE | Saving up for Halloween? Why not enjoy some great music without breaking the bank? San Francisco’s annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is back in town, here to celebrate music for music’s sake. So grab a blanket, set up a picnic, and just relax and enjoy good music, good people, and a great time!
BYOB Brunch Pop-Up in a Mansion
Sunday, October 5th | 11:30AM | Naked Kitchen | $40 | Want to skip the brunch lines this weekend? Why not try out a prix-fixe family style brunch in a mansion! At this Brunch Pop-Up, Chef Anthony, formerly of Michael Mina and Per Se is kicking off this October with a tasty seasonal menu!
What will you be doing in San Francisco October 2nd-5th? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook and Twitter!
Shopping Just Got a Whole Lot Easier!
Let’s face it, whether your a mom on the go or working crazy hours at the office, it’s not always easy to find the time to shop. But lucky for us we live in a world where technology loves to make our lives just a little bit easier, which bring us to a new era of shopping! Try on clothes at home, wear designer dresses at a fraction of the cost, get a personal stylist? It’s all possible thanks to businesses like these:
Rent the Runway
Want a stunning dress to go with your next big event…without the issue of breaking the bank? Rent the Runway offers shoppers the chance to rent designer pieces, dresses, jewelry, and handbags at 10% off the retail cost! How it works is that you select the dress you like and have it shipped to your home (with an additional size at no cost!) You keep the items for a 4 to 8 day period with Rent the Runway also providing a hassle free return with prepaid, pre-addressed packaging.
Le Tote
Similar to Rent the Runway, Le Tote is a rental company for clothing, but instead of special event clothing Le Tote offers shoppers everyday rentable wear! Shoppers have access to unlimited rentals worth up to $1000 plus, you’re even able to keep the clothes as long as you like (similar to the concept of renting a Netflix DVD) for the cost of $49 a month.
Stitch Fix
Too busy to get he latest looks? Why not hire a personal stylist? Stitch Fix, a San Francisco based clothing retailer, mixes tech and fashion bringing five new items to your door with every order! How it works: Customers pay a $20 styling fee (applying to the cost of the items you keep) and fill out an online style profile, stylists will use customers’ profiles as well as social media outlets like Facebook and Pinterest to find five items styled just for you! Once customers receive the items they have three days to try them and pick and choose their favorites.
True&Co
Having trouble finding the perfect bra? True&Co can fix that! Similar to Stitch Fix, True&Co offers shoppers the opportunity to try on items without the commitment of keeping it. All you need to do is their 2 minute online quiz to determine your size, select styles you love, and then try it on! And don’t worry, if it doesn’t fit the first time True&Co works with you to help you find your perfect match!
Which of these shopping sites are you most excited about?! Share with us your thoughts in the comments below! Or on Facebook and Twitter
ABCey’s Weekend LineUp: San Francisco September 18-21, 2014
It’s everybody’s favorite time of the week! Have yet to decide on your weekend plans? Have no fear, ABCey Events is here to shed some light on the matter. Everything from concerts to midnight mystery to happy hour drinks, we’ve got you covered!
Featured Lykke Li with Mapei
Sunday, September 21th | 8pm | Fox Theater | $40| Listen to the sounds of Swedish indie Pop singer Lykke Ly this Sunday at the Fox Theater. Lykke Li will be showcasing her third album I Never Learn, which she herself declares is “power ballads for the broken.”
StrEat Bazaar: Craft & Artisan Pop-Up Food Market
Thursday, September 18th | 5pm-10pm | SOMA StrEat Food Park | FREE| Start off your weekend at the SOMA StrEat Food Park’s Streat Bazaar: Craft & Artisan Pop-Up Food Market, featuring the SOMA SoundMAtters, a local DJ collective spinning Deep House for a night filled with craft food vendors, pop up restaurants and food trucks, a beer garden, and jewelry, crafts and more!
Oktoberfest At SF’s Oldest German Restaurant
Friday, September 19th | 6pm-10pm | Schrodeder’s | FREE| Anyone else ready for Oktoberfest? Schroeder’s, the oldest and largest German restaurant on the West Coast, starts off Oktoberfest this Friday with an outdoor beirgarten on Front Street. Enjoy some live music, dancing, and of course, booze!
Midnight Mystery Bike Ride
Saturday, September 20th | 12am-2am | Location: it’s a secret! | FREE| Who doesn’t love a little mystery! In perfect San Francisco fashion, the Midnight Mystery Bike Ride throws a little excitement into your ordinary bike routine. Bikers will all gather at a secret location (revealed Saturday afternoon on Facebook), one biker in the group will lead the secretly planned route and everyone else plays a game of follow the leader (with some party pit stops along the way!) So enjoy some exercise, laughs, and a lot of fun along the way!
Fall Harvest Kick-Off Wine Tasting Event
Sunday, September 21th | 2pm-5pm | Press Club | $30| With fall just around the corner, celebrate the season with a little bit of class! Stop by the Press Club‘s Fall Harvest Kick-Off Wine Tasting to start off this fall season with a tasting of their favorite wines.
Where will you be this weekend? Tell us your plans in the comments below or on Facebook andTwitter.
Five Favorite Apps Friday!
Happy Friday everybody! Let’s kick off the weekend right with ABCey Events’ five favorite apps of the week, apps that help our lives healthier, happier, and more organized (which comes in handy in the bustling world of events)!
1. Mint
There’s no time like the present for you to get your finances in order! Our favorite budgeting app of the moment is the Mint (free on iOS, Android, Amazon, and Windows). Mint helps its users stay organized by collecting all of their financial activity including savings, investments, and spending. You are able to input your financial goals and receive advice specifically tailored to your financial needs (did we mention all of this info comes in a beautiful pie chart?)! Plus a little budgeting can come a long way when getting ready for the holiday season. It’s apps like Mint that ABCey Events can’t wait to try out for our next event!
2. Fooducate
With the holidays coming up, particularly holiday food, what better way to stay in shape than keeping track of your diet. Our favorite healthy-living app of the week is Fooducate! The way Fooducate (free on iOS and Android) works is that its users can easily scan barcodes and get loads of information on just what exactly they are eating, highlighting things many manufacturers overlook like transfat, excessive sugar, and MSG. Fooducate not only helps users keep track of their diet but also educates them in the process!
3. Yahoo! Weather
When planning an event, particularly an outdoor one, weather can be a tricky element to plan around. With Yahoo! Weather (free on iOS and Andriod), users are able to not only check the weather report (including wind pressure and precipitation, etc), but also are able to do so while enjoying the beautiful backdrop of the corresponding city. And who doesn’t love an app that’s both informative as well as visually striking?
4. Afterlight
For all the Instagram fans out there, Afterlight takes mobile photography one step further by allowing its users to control an image’s brightness, contrast, and saturation, along with a wide array of fun filters and frames. Afterlight ($0.99 on iOS and Android) also includes one of the best crop tools as well as other basic photo editing features. We definitely can’t wait to try this app out when capturing our upcoming events!
5. Lovely
Let’s face it, San Francisco is an expensive city, especially when it comes to finding a place to live. Lovely (free on iOS) provides renters access to great apartment deals while helping users find a place quick and easy with its real-time listings. Lovely keeps users in the know by providing notifications when new listings are available. Trying to move out of your apartment or looking to relocate to a new city? Lovely is your app!
What are your favorite apps of the moment? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below or on Facebook and Twitter!
Apple’s September iPhone 6 and iWatch Event Launches Exciting New Tech
Big news! Yesterday, Apple hosted its September 2014 iPhone 6 and iWatch Event! We can’t wait to try out all of the new tech products below! Especially the new app Apple Pay which could come in handy on small purchases at big events!
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
When we look at the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, the first thing that we notice is the significantly larger screen size with iPhone 6’s 4.7 inch screen and the iPhone 6 Plus’s 5.5 inch screen with rounded edges and a camera lens which protrudes the phones body. We can also note the phone’s thinner and lightweight body!
New Camera Specs: include an 8MP iSight camera with 1.5 micron pixels and a f/2.2 aperture. The new camera has the capacity to shoot 1080p videos at 30-60fp using continuing auto focus, perfect for covering live events on social media! The front-facing camera feature offers users a burst mode and single shot HDR and HDR videos.
Both phones will come with iOS 8, with the iPhone 6 starting at $199 for 16GB and the 6 Plus starting at $299. Both phones will be available to ship on September 19th, pre-orders starting on September 12th.
Apple Pay
Apple has introduced a new payment process called Apple Pay! Apple Pay uses NFC and Touch ID to confirm purchases, with users using their Passbook App to browse through their credit cards after verifying the card with their bank. Apple Pay creates a one-time device-only number which protects the user’s credit card number in the event of theft and allows the user to suspend payments without the hassle of canceling their credit cards. This tap-and-go style payment is similar to the R.F.I.D. style of payments used for a number of large events!
Introducing the iWatch!
The most exciting announcement at the Apple Event was the unveiling of the long awaited iWatch! The iWatch will act, not only as a watch (accurate within plus or minus of 50 milliseconds), but also serve as a competitor of popular fitness devices like Jawbone or Fitbit, with its equipped heart monitor, gyroscope and accelerometer. The iWatch will also include Siri and a navigation system known as digital crown. Apple will also open the WatchKit SDK allowing third-party developers to create additional functionalities on the Apple Watch.
Style: The iWatch will come with various customizable options including six types of strap and two metal frame colors, in three different collections: the original Watch, Watch Sports, and a 18k gold Apple Watch Edition.
The iWatch will be available early 2015 with prices starting at $349.
and since we love events!
Tim Cook wrapped up the unveiling declaring his profound love and involvement in music, before welcoming U2 to perform on stage as well as giving out the bands latest album “Songs of Innocence” free on iTunes (offer lasts until mid-October 14th).
Which products are you most excited about?! Our personal fave is the Apple Pay! Let us know on the links below or on Facebook and Twitter!
ABCey’s Weekend LineUp: September 5th – 7th, 2014
It’s that time of the week again! Kick off your September right with with the help of ABCey Events. We’ve put together a fun list of things to do in San Francisco, September 5th – 7th, from science exhibits, ping-pong, street food, and more!
Featured Event:
The Grand Budapest Hotel Outdoor Screening | Saturday, September 6th | 8pm-11pm | Washington Square Park | Free | With summer heat radiating through San Francisco air, what better way to spend a hot summer night than a relaxing evening at Film Night in the Park! Kick back with some friends and enjoy Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Did we mention it’s free?!
1. After Dark: Civic Hacks
Thursday, September 4th | 6pm-10pm | Exploratorium Pier 15 | $15 | Due to increased popularity the Exploratorium has expanded their monthly After Dark events to a weekly Thursday evening program. Enjoy the amazing bay views, delicious nibbles, and all kinds of libations! And don’t forget to stay and enjoy the Exploratorium‘s endless amount of thought provoking and amusing exhibits.
2. Friday Night Markets
Friday, September 5th | 4pm-9pm | UN Plaza, 8th and Market | Free | Stop by United Nations Plaza for the Grand Opening of Friday Night Markets! Come and enjoy food from six to eight food trucks and stands, a beer garden, DIY workshops, live music and dancing, games and more!
3. Berlin-Style Ping Pong & Hip Hop Dance Party
Saturday, September 6th | 8pm| Rickshaw Stop, Hayes Valley | $10 | Stop by the Rickshaw Stop and partake in American Tripps‘ Berlin-Style ping pong and hip hop dance party featuring DJ Beauregard, spinning 90’s hip hop throughout the night! What can be better than becoming king, or queen, of the ping pong table, paddle in one hand and a beer in the other?
4. Haight Street Music & Merchants Street Festival
Sunday, September 7th | 12pm-6pm| Haight Street | Free | Haight Street is hosting their First Annual Music and Merchants Street Festival honoring the long time merchants who cultivated Haight Street into the infamous hot spot it is today. The festival will include three sponsored stages filled with amazing music, art installations, and plenty activities for adults and children alike.
5. Hidden Ropes Course in the Trees
Sunday, September 7th | 1pm-4pm| Fort Miley Adventure Challenge Course | $35 | Want to wrap up your weekend on the adventurous side? Why not try out the ropes course at the Fort Miley Adventure Challenge Course. With ropes built into the trees, the ropes course provides a great and strenuous workout with rewarding ocean views! Test your strength and have a fun afternoon in this hidden San Francisco gem.
What will you be doing this weekend? Enjoying some great food at the Friday Night Market? Or having a little adventure up in the trees? Let us know in the comments below!