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Friday, January 11

“Gateway to the Pacific” Walking Tour | Fort Mason
Friday, January 11 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted
| Fort Mason Center

A National Historic Landmark, San Francisco’s Port of Embarkation, once known as the “Gateway to the Pacific,” has evolved from a military base to Fort Mason Center, a destination for thought-provoking programs, events, and organizations.
On January 11, 2013 learn about the past and evolution to …

Art Reception & Free Beer: Mid-Winter Hardware | North Beach
Friday, January 11 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Make Hang Gallery
Art Reception & Free Beer: Mid-Winter Hardware | North Beach

Come to Make Hang gallery in North Beach for lots of art and free beer at the artist reception of Mid-Winter Hardware, a show by New United Media, on January 11, 2013 at 6pm. 
There will be paintings, books, audio recordings and photos, and did we …

CrowdFunding Launch Party, Startup Tips & Networking | 111 Minna
Friday, January 11 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Please RSVP on Eventbrite
| 111 Minna Gallery
CrowdFunding Launch Party, Startup Tips & Networking | 111 Minna

The San Francisco Startup Movement is hosting their first launch party featuring an incredible combination of local product designers, artists and entrepreneurs that are using crowd-funding and internet technologies to start-up on shoestring budgets.
Free, but RSVP is required.
Included in the free event is a hands-on …

Art Show, Live Painting & Free Drinks | Mission Dist.
Friday, January 11 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Drinks are free, but snacks may be for sale.
| FAZE Apparel
Art Show, Live Painting & Free Drinks | Mission Dist.

Come join an artist showcase event at the new Faze Apparel store with live painting, art and clothing for sale, free beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), finger foods (not sure if the food is free or these may be for sale), and music.
Featured local artists are Alexander Suelto …

Jimi Hendrix Live Music Jam & History Talk | SF
Friday, January 11 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Books Inc. (Opera Plaza)
Jimi Hendrix Live Music Jam & History Talk | SF

Who better to give you insight on the greatest electric guitarist of all time than the man himself?
Respected Jimi Hendrix historian Steven Roby discusses his new book Hendrix on Hendrix, a sprawling collection of Jimi Hendrix interviews that comprise the closest thing to a Hendrix …

Win Tix: Hot Couture: The Crucible’s Fusion of Fashion & Fire | Oakland
Friday, January 11 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $30
| The Crucible
Hot Couture: The Crucible's Fusion of Fashion & Fire | Oakland

Hot Couture is a collaboration between fashion designers and artists celebrating The Crucible‘s 14th anniversary.
On January 11 & 12, 2013 ten artist and designer teams will create forty haute couture concepts, illustrating the intersection between fashion, traditional industrial materials, and specialized fabrication.

Live Long and Laugh: Free Nerd Comedy Show | SF
Friday, January 11 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*One drink minimum
| 50 Mason Social House
Live Long and Laugh: Free Nerd Comedy Show | SF

Pocket protectors, broken glasses, and high waisted flannel pants will be the attire for the comics at Bert D’s Comedy Showcase.
Nerdy comics from all over the city are coming to 50 Mason Social House to put on a gut-busting and tear inducing show that can only be …

Gas Station Reading Room: Storytelling by a Fake Fire | SF
Friday, January 11 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Frankenart Mart
Gas Station Reading Room: Storytelling by a Fake Fire | SF

Got a short story featuring a gas station? Come read it aloud to Leslie of Frankenart Mart, the cats, and frankenpassersby.
Leslie will be reading the Stephen King short story, Trucks – all about a rather gory truck stop, in front of a fake fire. Don’t …

Win Tix: Literary Clown Foolery: Open Bar & New Year’s Resolutions | SF
Friday, January 11 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $10 (includes open bar live performances)
| The Booksmith
Literary Clown Foolery: Open Bar & New Year’s Resolutions | SF

Literary Clown Foolery, happening every 2nd Friday of the month, features an open bar and live performances from Booksmith’s own Clownfoolery Players.
For the New Year, the clowns have resolved to spend more time on Facebook, switch to filtered cigarettes, and finally fit into those size 13 …

Win Tix: You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Diamond Dog: A Bowie Presley Soiree | Rickshaw Stop
Friday, January 11 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular price, $10-13
| Rickshaw Stop
You Ain't Nothin' But A Diamond Dog: A Bowie Presley Soiree | Rickshaw Stop

The musical, theatrical, sparkly spectacle of a show, First Church of the Sacred Silversexual will celebrate David Bowie’s birthday, and the Hubba Hubba Revue will honor Elvis Presley’s birth with a mix of irreverent comedy, classic striptease and circus and variety acts.

Free Jazz Fridays | Cafe Royale
Friday, January 11 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cafe Royale
Free Jazz Fridays | Cafe Royale

Get your Friday night jazz fix at the trendyloin’s Cafe Royale with a free set from Jazz Quartet led by Tristan Norton. 

Every Friday

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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