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All 30 comics participating promise to clean up their acts - which, if you think about it, could cause them to push into unfamiliar terrain, perhaps leading to fresh comedy. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <table> <tr class="admin_table"> <td> <strong>When: </strong> </td> <td style="width:130px;"> Sunday, Sep 28<br/> 12:00p </td> <td> <strong style="padding-left:15px;">Where: </strong> </td> <td> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/venues/show/827278-sharon-meadow-golden-gate-park">Sharon Meadow - Golden Gate Park</a> <br/> San Francisco </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> <div class="featured_title"> <div class="ft_count"> </div> <div class="ft_cat"> <b><a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/search?cat=2">Community</a></b> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> </div> <div class="featured"> <div class="featured_art"> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/84554116-folsom-street-fair" class="featured_headline"><img alt="Folsom Street Fair" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080928125121im_/http://www.zvents.com/images/internal/4/6/5/8/img_348564_thumb.jpg?resample_method="/></a> </div> <p> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/84554116-folsom-street-fair" class="featured_headline">Folsom Street Fair</a> <br/> The world's largest leather event featuring alternative rock acts and up-and-coming talent. www.folsomstreetfair.org </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <table> <tr class="admin_table"> <td> <strong>When: </strong> </td> <td style="width:130px;"> Sunday, Sep 28<br/> 11:00a </td> <td> <strong style="padding-left:15px;">Where: </strong> </td> <td> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/venues/show/972747-folsom-street">Folsom Street</a> <br/> San Francisco </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> <div class="featured_title"> <div class="ft_count"> </div> <div class="ft_cat"> <b><a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/search?cat=7">Music</a></b> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> </div> <div class="featured"> <div class="featured_art"> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/83065728-calexico-with-the-cave-singers" class="featured_headline"><img alt="Calexico with The Cave Singers" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080928125121im_/http://www.zvents.com/images/internal/2/2/9/7/img_37922_thumb.jpg?resample_method=cropped"/></a> </div> <p> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/83065728-calexico-with-the-cave-singers" class="featured_headline">Calexico with The Cave Singers</a> <br/> Doors open at 7:00 PM, show begins at 8:00 PM. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <table> <tr class="admin_table"> <td> <strong>When: </strong> </td> <td style="width:130px;"> Sunday, Sep 28<br/> 8:00p </td> <td> <strong style="padding-left:15px;">Where: </strong> </td> <td> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/venues/show/4844-the-fillmore">The Fillmore</a> <br/> San Francisco </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> <div class="featured_title"> <div class="ft_count"> </div> <div class="ft_cat"> <b><a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/search?cat=44">Opera</a></b> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> </div> <div class="featured"> <div class="featured_art"> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/83898415-the-bonesetters-daughter" class="featured_headline"><img alt="The Bonesetter's Daughter" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080928125121im_/http://www.zvents.com/images/internal/3/4/8/7/img_337843_thumb.jpg?resample_method="/></a> </div> <p> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/83898415-the-bonesetters-daughter" class="featured_headline">The Bonesetter's Daughter</a> <br/> Adapted from the best-selling novel by beloved Bay Area author Amy Tan , this world premiere tells a resonant story of belated intergenerational understanding that leads to emotional healing. A troubled Chinese-American woman learns the horrible secrets of her immigrant mother鈥檚 past in this touching and terrifying tale, set in both modern-day San Francisco and the Chinese countryside during the tumultuous events surrounding World War II. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <table> <tr class="admin_table"> <td> <strong>When: </strong> </td> <td style="width:130px;"> Sunday, Sep 28<br/> 2:00p </td> <td> <strong style="padding-left:15px;">Where: </strong> </td> <td> <a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/venues/show/5684-san-francisco-war-memorial-opera-house">San Francisco War Memorial Opera House</a> <br/> San Francisco </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> <div class="featured_title"> <div class="ft_count"> </div> <div class="ft_cat"> <b><a href="/web/20080928125121/http://events.sfgate.com/search?cat=5">Fairs & Festivals</a></b> </div> <div class="divclear"></div> </div> <div class="featured"> <p> <a 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