Events for October 7, 2011
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Friday, October 7
50 Years of Arts: Free City Hall Performances | SF
A free, noontime public performance by some of San Francisco’s most innovative, fun and entertaining performing artists will mark the 50th anniversary of the City’s Grants for the Arts program of the Hotel Tax Fund, which uses tourism tax dollars to promote San Francisco for ...
Fleet Week 2011: Friday Air Show with Blue Angels | SF
For the first time is as long as we can remember, Friday is not merely a rehearsal day, but for 2011 enjoy the full-on air show without all the weekend crowds. Head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival.
The Blue ...
| 5:30 pm | Moveable Feast Food Cart Fair | San Mateo | FREE |
Omnivore’s Recipe Keeper with Champagne Toast | Noe Valley
Celia Sack, the proprietor of Omnivore Books, has published her first book, a recipe keeper for all your favorite loose and hand-written recipes, designed by the amazing Susan Fleming.
Flush with images from vintage cookbooks in her home library, and scattered with hand-written recipes from great ...
Friday Nights at de Young: Get Sketchy with Picasso | GG Park
Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, talks and more.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian helps bid “adios” to the de Young’s Picasso exhibit on October 7th, presenting SF Improv Fest, live sketching, ...
| 6:00 pm | Secret-Studios Grand Opening Gala | Mission | FREE |
Win Tix: Dia De Los Muertos Art Festival | SoMa
The opening celebration for Illuminations: Día de los Muertos 2011 features music, interactive performance and the unveiling of over 30 altars and installations by more than 80 artists from the Bay Area and beyond.
The opening evening includes a special performance by Herbert Siguenza, of ...
Buried Treasure: Popup Concert & Mixtape Exchange | North Beach
Finding new booty is always a good reason to shake it.
Buried Treasure is a pop up concert presented by Treasure Island Music Festival. Local bands Melted Toys and Chucha Santamaria Y Usted perform live sets at the San Franpsycho store in North Beach. Afterward, DJ Elephant and Castle ...
Estria Graffiti Battle Art Show Opening | Oakland
The Estria Foundation will present large scale graffiti artwork pieces from the past five years of Graffiti Battles (The 2011 Battle takes place Saturday in Oakland), as well as images from the international project at SMSHBX pop up gallery.
The opening night of the show will ...
Madonna Flash Mob Final Dance Class | SF
Dig out your cowboy boots and tight jeans to learn the line dancing from “Don’t Tell Me” as part of the Bay Area Flash Mob’s Madonna dance classes and a big Madonna flash mob
Learn everything from “Music” to “Don’t Tell Me” at these free dance ...
American to the Backbone Author Reading | Green Apple
Christopher L. Webber’s American to the Backbone is the incredible story of a forgotten hero of nineteenth century America—a former slave who became a Yale scholar, congregational pastor, and international leader of the Antebellum abolitionist movement.
American history buffs, theologists, and anyone who loves a ...
| 8:00 pm | Public Group Dance Performance | SoMa | FREE |
SF Bike Party “Circus Ride”
Put on your sharpest cheetah spotted spandex leotard to match your helmet, and meet the rest of the SF Bike Party for a Under the Big Top themed ride.
Flee the clown car, and show off your random talents and acrobats with your mutant muscle thighs ...
Devilish Litquake Festival Kick-Off Party | SF
Sip drink specials as you dance and have some devilish fun at the Devil’s Lexicon kick-off party for this year’s Litquake literary festival, where you can mingle with authors, readers, vote in their “favorite lit-vid” contest and more.
Admission to this 21+, no-host bar event is ...
DirtyBird Dance Party & Free Vodka | Mezzanine
Schedule yourself to be an early bird for this party, because Dirtybird will pack the Mezzanine down with a free party, before 11p with RSVP, and free Svedka Vodka from 9p-10p or until supplies last on Friday, October 7.
Dirtybird throws these ragin’ dance parties on a ...
Free Triple Threat DJ Battle & Open Bar | Mighty
TGIF is now officially Thank God It’s Free, because club Mighty opens up their doors with free entry all bass pumping night. Fran Boogie hosts the free party with an open bar for well drinks the first hour from 9p-10p.
Hear the fusion of beats that The Triple ...
