Events for December 31, 2011
Saturday, December 31
New Year’s Eve can mean being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Clubs are loud and over the top, and sitting at home is no fun.
The Beer Guy wants to invite you to ring it in with your friends at a dive bar, …
If you’re looking to get away from the clubs this New Year’s Eve, but still have a good time then Beer Revolution in Oakland may be the place for you.
They’re staying open until at least 1am and there will be a few special beers on …
Come check out Oakland’s newest LGBTQ venue at their free Cheers & Queers 2012 New Years Eve party. The venue is located just 1 block from the Fruitvale BART Station.
Cheers & Queers Features:
Party 8am – 3am
Free Pool
Smoking Lounge
Complimentary Party Favors
Complimentary Buffet
Complimentary Champagne Toast
Hip Hop, R&B, …
San Francisco’s most multicultural New Year’s Eve party, Eclectic Fever, returns with a global feast of rhythms including headliner Zap Mama, plus SILA, Non-Stop Bhangra, DJs, Carnaval dancers and more.
get $5 off tickets when you buy them using the discount code “FUNCHEAP.”
The 2012 NYE celebration …
Celebrate your last moments of 2011 with an Open Bar from 9pm – 10pm and DJs spinning everything from Top 40 and hip hop to Merengue and Salsa tunes.
What’s Included:
Complimentary Gourmet Appetizers & Hors De’Oevres
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Massive Balloon Drop & Confetti Blast
Midnight Countdown On 6 …
The Bay Area Young Professionals Activities Crew hosts a “Mad Men” style New Years Eve party with free admission before 11pm and $5 after. Dress to impress with Mad Men style and expect a DJ lineup, casino games like Poker and Black Jack, and more to …
Known for his laid back drawl, sing-song delivery, comedic antics and high likelihood that he will smoke and drink your most unabashed partying uncle under the table, Devin the Dude is consistently the coolest cat in the room and a captivating stage performer to boot.
On …
‘Tis the season again for Uptown’s annual joint New Years Eve celebration. Come enjoy a whole gaggle of performers, the musical stylings of Lee Presson and the traditional countdown at midnight with free champagne.
Lee Presson and the Nails is a swing band that differentiates themselves from …
Ring in the New Year with only the classiest of the classic in hi-fi sounds at “Hit Force” night. There will be a special guest appearance by the Solid Gold Dancers. Your $10 admission entitles you to a free champagne cocktail at midnight and the …
Ten member band The Tiger Club describe their sound as “a cinematic mix original compositions – martini Latin, surf, spy, and all the rest.”
Join the as they ring in the New Year at Hotel De Anza’s Hedley Club Lounge known for its jazz-centric but diverse live music …
After having done every kind of NYE party over the years – from underground warehouses to massive collaborations to kinky house parties to premiere club gigs, the name of the game for the Burning Man crew behind Opel this year is to do something very …
The goal of Go BANG! is to bring the disco crews and their devoted dancers together in a mixed and exciting environment.
Bring your flashiest, trashiest, classiest, sexiest, craziest style – but bring an open mind, big smile, and shoes that will allow you to dance …
Join Oakland’s largest LGBT Hip Hop and R&B afterhours nightclub for a Super Bass New Year’s Eve party and dance the night away until 4am, nibble from the complimentary buffet (yes, even for non-VIPs), and toast a free glass of champagne at midnight.
Lots of other …
Grab some friends, pay no cover, get a free midnight toast along with some fun party favors and wish a happy New Year to the bartenders of this favorite Sunset dive.
If you know what’s good for you in the East Bay, you’ll spend New Year’s Eve at the Hotsy Totsy Club in Albany.
Pay no cover, get free party favors and dance to DJ Annabelle’s record selections all night. Their cocktail menu is one that you …
While others charge you an arm and leg to start your New Year, Cava 22 is offering you a NYE in the MISSION for free with complimentary champagne at midnight and free hors d’oeuvres. There will also be drink specials all night.
Dress up how you like, …
Dance to mashups, club hits, house, electro, and disco with DJs Darker Daze and Meikee Magnetic. Then stick around for a live performance by Enzyme Dynamite.
The Event will Include:
Visuals by Gogovision
Fuel Cabaret Dancers
Live Painted Models
Face & Body Painting by Bradxy Cheneque
Midnight balloon drop
Free Champagne from …
Did you accomplish something great in 2011? Are you the greatest partier you know? Do you have an incredible talent? If you are very trusting, kind of gullible and can stand out from the crowd with your emails, this may be your lucky day.
According to a Craigslist …
Ring in the New Year with Grace Cathedral’s annual silent film screening. Dorothy Papadakos returns to Grace Cathedral on the organ to accompany The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Released in 1923, Hunchback stars Lon Chaney, “the man of a thousand faces.” The film runs for 110 …
Come out to Marlena’s on December 31st for a special New Year’s edition of Follies at Marlena’s. The weekly show will feature some of the brightest Bay Area talent including drag performances, singers, syncers, dancers, impersonators, and more.
While there is no cover, you are asked …
Every Saturday
Come try the 7-minute National Fitness Campaign Workout and see what Core Training, Squatting, Pushing, Lunging, Pulling, Agility and Bending can achieve.
On-site staff will be available every Saturday and Sunday in April, 8am-5pm.
Bootcamps held every 2 hours (8am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm), so be on …
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Alamo Square Park at 9:00am as part of the Purusha Seva …
The Golden Gate Bridge is turning 75 in 2012 and every Saturday during the summer, you can join Sports Basement for a guided run through Presidio National Park.
The route will change weekly, but will always feature breathtaking views of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. …
In celebration of the reopening of the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center, the Movement in the Parks Program brings you a limited series of free Zumba classes on Saturdays, November 3 – December 15, 2012 from 10:30am-11:30am.
>> Please note there is no class on November 24th.
RSVP …
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park at 11 am, as part of the …
Enjoy meeting complete strangers or bring a partner while engaging in dance styles from the Caribbean.
You will be given an introductory class on Cuban Salsa as well as the romantic Bachata from the Dominican Republic.
No better way to enjoy this dance than outside in the …
Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a Scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered.
Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include Saturday …
Bring your family, friends, a blanket or low lawn chair, and a picnic to enjoy free professional theatre by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. This year the festival features Henry V, the Bard’s exciting tale about the rise of a young king and the glories and costs …
Thee Parkside hosts “Free Saturday Happy Hour Shows” on most Saturday afternoons – a free concert featuring rock and punk bands from all over the Bay Area. But make sure you check Thee Parkside schedule to confirm for any given week; they sometimes skip weeks.
Free …
Sure, Lucky 13′s always loaded with free popcorn and goldfish – but, if you’re looking for something more sustainable with your rockabilly and punk on the jukebox, be sure to drop by their outdoor patio on Saturdays between 4 pm and 7 pm.
The menu each …
Join a series of free outdoor screenings in downtown Berkeley this summer, as the Pacific Film Archive projects onto the wall on Center Street.
This August, they bring you Cerebral Cinema — some brain-addled beauties from the silver screen. These smart-ass films won’t raise your IQ, …
Come one, come all to a free family or animated movie night in the garden at Saint Leo”s Church on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland.
The movies are shown every Saturday in the month of July in 2012 – July 7, 14, 21 and 28 on the …



