Events for May 4, 2012
Friday, May 4
swissnex San Francisco should be able to satisfy your appetite for type design with its upcoming exhibition, Types We Can Make.
Types We Can Make is all about the confrontation between this contemporary approach and the classics.
Curated by master typographer François Rappo and former ECAL director, Pierre Keller, the exhibition presents …
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 …
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 …
The company draws on traditional dance, music and songs as tools for cultural transmission. Since its founding, the BFM has educated and provided performing opportunities to many young people.
The BFM has worked toward developing a comprehensive artistic Program that fully supports and individual’s artistic capabilities, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
Mexico isn’t the only place that’s celebrating Cinco de Mayo 2012. Join your friends at Cafe Prague for a fun FiDi fiesta with a European twist. The owners will be closing off Merchant Alley on Friday, May 4th (5pm – 8pm) for a little street party …
Celebrate first friday with a dose of free live music at The Uptown. On the lineup this month are The Hundred Days plus special guest TBA.
Door 6pm. Show 9pm. No cover.
With driving rhythms, soaring guitars, textural keyboards and powerful vocal melodies, The Hundred Days push …
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. …
Come on out for the opening reception of: ”The Whole is Greater Than The Sum of It’s Parts”.
So often, we are evaluated solely on the basis of our appearance. While the body is clearly a part of who we are, it doesn’t represent all that …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Join Sudo Room, a newly-forming East Bay creative community hackerspace, at Tech Liminal on May 4th for a celebratory kickoff and panel discussion with representatives of current and forming hackerspaces in the SF Bay Area.
Sudo Room is an open, non-hierarchical, collaborative community of tech developers, citizen …
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 …
‘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 …
Come join us Friday May 4rd at 8:00pm for the opening of “Hot Noise” by Tyler Wintermute. We’ll have all the ingredients for a good time. Art, Booze (probably for purchase), and DJ Ollie playing nothing but old school vinyl.
–About the show–
A confrontational display of man …
Petty Theft, The Ultimate Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, returns to headline McNear’s Mystic Theatre in Petaluma on Friday May 4th 2012.
Voted “Best Band in Marin 2011 and 2012” in the North Bay Bohemian readers poll, the band drawscrowds to their high-energy shows …
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 …
Mighty presents The Triple Threats DJs (Apollo, Shortkut, Vinroc) for free all night with an open bar kicking things off from 9pm till 10pm. Hosted by Fran Boogie.
Before becoming a trio, the Triple Threat DJs, comprising of legendary DJs Shortkut, Apollo and Vinroc, all but conquered their …
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, …
Every Friday
Instead of blockbuster sequel movies come see some great films at the Berkeley Public Library’s new film series, “Super Cinema”.
July 2012 focuses on the career of Marilyn Monroe.
During Weeks with Marilyn, we’ll start with:
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953) on July 6
“All About Eve” (1950) on July …
Follow the L until it ends, on Fridays after work and get rewarded with grubbing on free home cookin’ from Alisha.
Each week, she whips up home-style food that ranges from blushin bunnies, chili con carne, chicken pot pie, and, if you’re lucky, even tater tot …
Get ready for the Annual San Francisco Parol Lantern Festival and Parade by making beautiful Filipino lanterns with The Bayanihan Community Center (BCC) every Friday from October 19 – December 7, 2012, excluding November 23, 2012.
The SF Parol Lantern Festival & Parade takes place on December …
El Rio, a neighborhood dive in the deep Mission, gives away free Oysters on the half shell from local folks in Tomales Bay, every Friday at 5:30 pm tight. Arrive on time, they go fast.
And get your drink on with happy hour on Friday from 5-8 …
Magician David Hirata will baffle the audience with spellbinding sleight-of-hand and gravity-defying feats at the Marsh’s free Friday Happy Hour show with with live music by ragtime pianist Larisa Migachyov.
David performs Fridays in through October 26, 2012
Fridays at 6pm $3 Beers • $5 Cocktails Plus …
It’s saucy dancing with a sense of humor at the Red Hots Burlesque show on Wednesdays and Fridays at El Rio, where you can see some of the bawdiest burlesque babes in the Bay, for a sliding scale price starting at $5.
Come with your sense of humor …
Every Friday in June 2012, the City and County of San Francisco is hosting free movies at McCoppin Square in the Sunset District.
Grab your family and friends, and don’t forget to bring some popcorn and blankets.
And if you’re really hungry you can get special $5 food deals …
Dance under the stars and the moon on the beautiful Jack London Square waterfront and enjoy an evening of dance lessons provided by the Linden Street Dance Studio and a dance party to follow.
For those inspired by “Dancing with the Stars” or just looking for …
Come out and join Jack London Square and Linden Street Dance, and learn how to move on the dance floor to your favorite dances.
Expert instructors from the Linden Street Dance studio will teach you step by step how to dance at 8:30 PM for …
Milk Bar hosts their Friday night neighborhood dance party with some of SF’s top DJs throwing down hip hop, electro and 80s and 90s flashbacks. Arrive early for the $3 Happy Hour 7 -10 pm.
Friday Nights at Milk
Every Friday at 10 pm
FREE w/ RSVP or $5 …
Every Friday night at 10:30PM, EndGames Improv brings you a free show: “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship” – an entirely improvised comedy inspired by your ridiculous, real relationships. You tell us your amazing stories, we show you ours.
Free with RSVP
This event repeats every Friday at 10:30PM …
