October 18, 2007

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Hope you saved up enough energy.

CONSERVE
Lights Out
What: Turn off all nonessential lights for one hour.
Why: Going dark for 60 minutes could save as much as 15 percent of all energy consumed on an average Saturday night.
When: Sat., 8-9 p.m.
Where: Your place. Or meet up in Dolores Park.

SEE
Thin Air
What: Guggenheim Fellow Donna Uchizono and her NYC dance troupe hustle and flow to the Buddhist tenet of emptiness and quantum physics.
Why: They’ve got the moves. You got the motion.
When: Thurs.-Sat.
Where: ODC Theater, 3157 17th St., at Shotwell St. (415-863-9834). Tickets online at ticketweb.com.

EAT
San Francisco Lox Sandwich
What: Cap’n Mike’s Holy Smoked salmon served open face with heirloom tomato, homemade cream cheese, and lavender salt.
Why: Beat it, bagel.
When: Sat., 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, 1 Ferry Bldg., at The Embarcadero (415-291-3276).

SUPPORT
Hamilton’s Halloween Evening
What: Tricks (fortune tellers, henna artists) and treats (cocktails, eats) to raise dough for homeless families.
Why: It would be ghoulish not to.
When: Fri., 6:30-10 p.m. Tickets are $50 for DailyCandy readers; enter DAILYCANDY at checkout.
Where: The Merchant’s Exchange Bldg., 465 California St., b/t Sansome & Montgomery Sts.

SHOP
Dylan’s Fall Indulgence Sale
What: Take 15 percent off the whole store, including cashmere (Alexander Wang, Falls) and Proenza Schouler shoes. Stuff your face with new Droga rocky road chocolate and bubbly.
Why: Sin-sational.
When: Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: 2146 Chestnut St., b/t Pierce & Steiner Sts. (415-931-8721).