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Friday, July 6

Alameda County Fair & Fireworks Shows | 2012
Friday, July 6 – All Day | Cost: $10*
*$10 at the gate, food & carnival ride wristbands available for purchase
| Alameda County Fair
Alameda County Fair & Fireworks Shows | 2012

The 2012 Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton runs from June 20th to July 8th, 2012, highlighted by the Fairs’ spectacular fireworks displays every Friday of the fair. Best viewing location is from the Grandstand area. Fireworks show to start at approximately 9:30pm.
Fireworks shows are every Friday
June …

Vintage Pop-Up Shop & Free Champagne | Mission
Friday, July 6 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Asterisk SF Magazine + Gallery
Vintage Pop-Up Shop & Free Champagne | Mission

The Golden Collective is hosting another vintage shopping party at the Asterisk SF Gallery in the Mission. There will be seven of your favorite local vintage vendors selling clothing and accessories from every decade plus special guest Tabbisocks.
Oh, and there will be lots of …

Fresh Bread, Pickles & Jam Tasting at Pot + Pantry | Mission Dist.
Friday, July 6 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free samples
| Pot + Pantry
Fresh Bread, Pickles & Jam Tasting at Pot + Pantry | Mission Dist.

Join Pot + Pantry in the Mission for the launch of their Community Food Hub on Friday, July 6th from 5 – 7pm
They’re teaming up with Good Eggs to be a Community Food Hub. That means you can order the best local food online and …

Free Salty Dog Cocktails & Surreal Art Soiree | SF
Friday, July 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Make Hang Gallery
Free Salty Dog Cocktails & Surreal Art Soiree | SF

The show has been extended from June 22, 2012 to July 6, 2012. The closing party (and free Salty Dogs!) will take place on July 6, 2012.
“Everything Changes” is a physically surreal double show of Llewelynn Fletcher’s “POWERPHERNALIA” inhabitable sculptures and Atsuko Morita’s dreamy “Transitory” …

Art Exhibition Explores the Hidden Histories of SoMa | SF
Friday, July 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SOMArts Cultural Center
Art Exhibition Explores the Hidden Histories of SoMa | SF

SOMArts Cultural Center invites you to explore the diverse communities, thriving creative pockets, and hidden histories of San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, SOMA, through the gallery exhibition and events accompanying Performing Community.
Opening reception is on Friday, July 6, 2012, from 6 – 9pm featuring …

Art Opening: The Sweet & Wild in Childhood | Mission Dist.
Friday, July 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Paxton Gate's Curiosities for Kids
Art Opening: The Sweet & Wild in Childhood | Mission Dist.

Come join Paxton Gate’s Curiosities for Kids for an art opening by artist Courtney Cerruti, Friday July 6th from 6-8pm.
We will be showing “Wild Child”, her new works which explore the intersection of the sweet and wild in childhood. Courtney sees books as objects to be …

Friday Nights at the de Young: The Urban Jungle | GG Park
Friday, July 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | de Young Museum
Friday Nights at the de Young: The Urban Jungle | 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 …

First Friday Popuphood Block Party | Oakland
Friday, July 6 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Old Oakland
First Friday Popuphood Block Party | Oakland

Join Popuphood on July 6, 2012, on First Friday for a neighborhood block party, shopping, art openings, and the launch of their newest store at 9th and Broadway.
Events, Art and Activities Include:

Works by Freya Prowe
DJ Urban Umpires
Hot Dog Lady in the alley
Live Performances by
Chango
Mike Fish
The …

First Friday on 24th | Mission District Street Festival
Friday, July 6 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | 24th Street
First Friday on 24th | Mission District Street Festival

Come discover something new in the heart of the Mission on the first friday of the month during the summer of 2012.
At First Friday on 24th, a sorta-monthly food and art crawl , enjoy street performers, live music, merchant discounts, food tasting, art, music and …

Art Opening: Large Painting by Jonathan Judge | Mission Dist.
Friday, July 6 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret-Studios
Art Opening: Large Painting by Jonathan Judge | Mission Dist.

Please join the boudoir photographers of Secret-Studios for first Friday in July with new paintings by Jonathan Judge. The paintings are larger than life depicting raw, human emotion.
There will be complimentary wine, snacks, art and good conversation.

Win Tix: 1940s Swing Dance Party & Benefit | Treasure Island 1940s Swing Dance Party & Benefit | Treasure Island

This 1940′s USO-style dance party is open to all ages, and features a dance lesson, history exhibits, costume and dance contests, raffle, the Cosmo Alleycats Band, and DJs. Costume contest categories will be vintage uniforms for all, and pirate pin-up girl (keep it tasteful!) Proceeds from this event will benefit …

Spectral Bodies & Aural Hotties: Live Music, Free Beer | Mission
Friday, July 6 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Wix Lounge
Spectral Bodies & Aural Hotties: Live Music, Free Beer | Mission

Wix Lounge SF presents artists Holly Coley and Dan Olsen. Featuring bands Dream Date and Spency Dude and the Doodles.
Come for First Fridays at the Wix lounge with free wine and beer. RSVP on facebook or to SF@wix.com.

Photography Exhibit: If Our Walls Could Talk | Castro
Friday, July 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Magnet
Photography Exhibit: If Our Walls Could Talk | Castro

An exhibition of Damon McLay’s photography will be at Magnet for the month of July with an opening reception on Friday, July 6th, 8-10pm.
If Our Walls Could Talk will reveal men in moments of raw vulnerability, tell deeply personal stories and portray the beautiful range …

Theater Pub Art Show & Reception | Civic Center
Friday, July 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*The party is free, but you have to buy your own alcohol
| Cafe Royale
Theater Pub Art Show & Reception | Civic Center

For the whole month of July, the Cafe Royale will be hosting a solo art show by Cody Rishell featuring illustrations that were created for the San Francisco Theater Pub including the new illustration for the Pint Sized Theater Festival 3. The artwork serves as a …

First Friday Art Show & Free Booze at D-Structure | Lower Haight
Friday, July 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| DSF Clothing Company & Art Gallery
First Friday Art Show & Free Booze at D-Structure | Lower Haight

D-Structure and Wheatpaste Art Collective present “On The Wall” a new collection of poster works and canvas art for our First Friday Art Show, July 6, 2012 at 8pm. Come enjoy new art, tunes, and booze

Booze is Complimentary when you RSVP
DJ Ollie is spinning and soul, …

Every Friday

Marilyn Monroe Free Movie Month | Berkeley
Every Friday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Berkeley Public Library (Central Branch)
Marilyn Monroe Free Movie Month | Berkeley

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 …

Alisha’s Free Home Cookin’ Fridays | The Riptide Alisha's Free Home Cookin' Fridays | The Riptide

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 …

Parol-Marking Workshop: Beautiful Filipino Lanterns | SoMa
Every Friday – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bayanihan Community Center
Parol-Marking Workshop: Beautiful Filipino Lanterns | SoMa

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 …

Free “Oysters on the Half Shell” Fridays | El Rio Free

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 …

Magic Tricks & Cheap Drinks: Friday Happy Hour Show | Berkeley
Every Friday – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*bring cash for drinks & food
| The Marsh (Berkeley)
Magic Tricks & Cheap Drinks: Friday Happy Hour Show | Berkeley

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 …

Red Hots $5 Friday Night Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.
Every Friday – 7:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
| El Rio
Red Hots $5 Friday Night Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.

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 …

Friday Night Outdoor Dance Party | Oakland Waterfront
Every Friday – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Friday Night Outdoor Dance Party | Oakland Waterfront

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 …

“Friday Nights at Milk” DJ Party | Haight
Every Friday – 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP, or $5 at the door
| Milk Bar

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 …

F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy Night | Mission Dist.
Every Friday – 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Stage Werx Theatre
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy Night | Mission Dist.

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 …

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