Events for May 4, 2012
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Friday, May 4
| All Day | Exhibit: New Typography from Switzerland | SF | FREE |
Potrero Hill Penny Carnival: All Games 1¢ | SF
On Friday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., join the Potrero Hill Recreation Center for a special Penny Carnival for families with children under 6 years old.
The event will include carnival-style games, parachute games, an obstacle course, music and movement demonstrations, art and ...
Free Polish Folk Dance Performance | SF City Hall
Each month come for a free dance performance at San Francisco City Hall. The 2012 season includes Hip Hop, Ballet, Folklorico, Filipino, Irish and many other forms of dance (see the schedule below). All performances are free and start at noon.
May 4: Lowiczanie Polish Folk ...
Win Tix: Lonely Planet’s “Discover USA’s Best National Parks”
This brand new full-color travel guide published in March 2012 features 472 pages showcasing the very best of the USA’s Best National Parks, with 50 easy-to-read maps and a plethora of itineraries and tips.
The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and 24 more – the experts at ...
Oakland’s 160th Birthday Celebration | Free Food & Live Music
On May 4 our Beloved City of Oakland turns 160. Join the celebration – write a ‘Local Love Note’ and watch it come to life during First Friday Oakland Art Murmur. Watch art come to life while enjoying bites from our friends at GoStreatery.
Free with RSVP.
Local Love Note at ...
Cinco De Mayo 2012 Block Party | Financial District
The 4th Annual Cinco De Mayo Block Party is back at it again – a day early for Cinco de Mayo on Friday May 4, 2012. Taverna Aventine shuts down Hotaling Alley just north of the Transamerica Building.
Cinco de Mayo Deal:
Two Margaritas for $10
If you’re planning ...
| 5:00 pm | Cinco de Mayo Block Party | Cafe Prague | FREE |
Popuphood Live Art & DJ Celebration | Oakland
“Popuphood” is a small business incubator revitalizing neighborhoods, block by block: Currently popuphood has curated six businesses to compliment the already thriving restaurants and bars of the Old Oakland Historic neighborhood.
Join Popuphood to celebrate May 4th from 5-10pm as they mark 6 months with several ...
Art Opening & Free Drinks: Evolution of Style | Mission Dist.
This month Gallery del Grotto at Sports Basement in the Mission presents a collection of original paintings by local artist Nick Giannini.
His work focuses on exploring the realms of reality through imagination. Enjoy complimentary beer, wine and snacks as well as a live DJ.
All attendees will ...
Make Hang Art Show: Free Beer & Free Cookies | North Beach
Utilizing a diverse set of sculptural techniques and tactile materials, WEEK 16 occupies the hundred-year-old building’s bottom two floors at 450 Green Street. The site-specific installations explore the space’s visceral history within San Francisco’s North Beach.
Live performance art based in the venue’s past of being ...
Amoeba Music Art Show | Oakland
Join Amoeba Music in Oakland for a celebration of the work of 17+ Amoeba artists accompanied by the sounds of Amoeba’s own best DJs at the fifth annual Amoeba Art Show. As you’ll see, the creativity and diversity of the accomplished Amoebites knows no bounds. ...
Friday Nights at the de Young: Tattoo Culture | 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. Season Eight is every Friday night from March 30 – November 23, 2012.
This weekly after-hours art “happening” changes every week, but typically includes ...
| 6:00 pm | Art Opening with Music, Free Drinks | Mission | FREE |
| 7:00 pm | Sudo Room Hackerspace Kickoff Party | Oakland | FREE* *Free with RSVP and donations are accepted
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La Raza Comica: Cartoon Art Museum Opening Reception | SoMa
Cinco de Mayo marks the opening date for a major art exhibition focusing on Latinos in comics: La Raza Comica: A Celebration of the Latino American Experience in the Comic Arts.
This exhibition features original works by artists including legendary underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez, Lalo Alcaraz, ...
Hot Noise Art Reception & Free Drinks | Lower Haight
‘Hot Noise’, a solo exhibition of fantasy & narrative illustrations by local San Francisco artist Tyler Wintermute.
Opening reception starts Friday, May 4 at 8:00pm and ends at Midnight. Free drinks provided by D-Structure. Hot Noise will be running til’ June 1st, so catch it while ...
$5 Classic Movie Night: “Charade” (1963) | Paramount Theater
Experience the great films of Hollywood’s Golden Era in one of America’s finest Art Deco movie palace.
With over 3,000 seats and a meticulously-restored interior, the Paramount offers a true “Movie Palace” experience straight out of the 1930s – with period newsreels, cartoons, previews, live music ...
Cinco de Mayo Beer Olympics | North Beach
Ring in Cinco de Mayo at the Beer Olympics and enjoy $2 tequila shots, $3 margaritas, and as always, 5 Beers for $10. Compete against the team with the matching Sombrero.
Free to play. Free entry to the night club. Games include flip cup, beer pong, relays and plenty ...
| 8:30 pm | Win Tix: Tribute Night: Tom Petty & ZZ Top | Petaluma | WIN* *Regular price, $16 Advance and $21 at the door
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Win Tix: MarchFourth Marching Band & Diego’s Umbrella | The Independent
Visually enhanced by costumed dancing beauties, acrobatic stilt walkers, unicycles, fire arts, life size marionettes, and many more theatrics, MarchFourth invokes dancing in the streets and beyond.
The sound is huge, melodic, and dynamic, taking audiences on a musical journey around the globe with Eastern European gypsy brass, ...
