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Friday, May 17

8:00 am2013 Food Revolution Day: Breakfast Potluck | Alamo Square  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is requested. Please bring a breakfast dish for the potluck.
8:30 am“Feel the Music” Music & Tech | North Beach  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
Win Tix: “Girl with a Pearl Earring” VIP Tickets | Friday Nights at the de Young
Friday, May 17 – All Day | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of VIP tickets good during Friday Nights at the de Young on Friday, May 17, 2013. No need for timed tickets, VIP pass holders and skip the ticking line.
 | de Young Museum
The exhibition “Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis” is in its final weeks features 35 paintings representing the world’s most prestigious collection of 17th-century Dutch Golden Age paintings including the masterpiece Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. The exhibit closes on June ...
2013 Food Revolution Day: Jazz, BBQ & Facepainting | Lafayette
Friday, May 17 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Whole Foods (Lafayette)
Whole Foods Market in Lafayette is having a Food Revolution celebration on May 17, 2013 and they will be hosting over 15 vendors that are cooking and kid centric. They will have a grill out front of the store, with veggies and dogs for sale. Plates ...

Amgen Tour of California: Stage 6 Time Trial | San Jose
Friday, May 17 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:50 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch in general admission areas. Start/end times are approximate.
 | IBM Silicon Valley Lab
The 2013 Amgen Tour of California will return to the original time trial course used in 2006, with a wicked stinger at the end. This 20-mile course will feature a climb, soon after the riders push off the starting ramp. As the racers navigate around beautiful lakes ...
“Feel the Music”: Hitchcock Techniques, Film, Emotion & Neuroscience | North Beach
Friday, May 17 – 1:15 pm - Ends at 4:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
 | Swissnex
Kubrick, Scorsese, Lynch, Hitchcock… these iconic filmmakers exhibit mastery of combining images and sound to heighten suspense and drama. Session 4 of “Feel the Music,” a forum on music and emotions, analyzes different styles of film-making and the way various techniques change a viewer’s experience—even the brain’s response, ...
4:00 pm2013 Food Revolution Day: Chicken Salad Cooking Demo | San Mateo  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
5:00 pmFree Family Dinner & Movie: “Dragons: Riders of Berk” | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required by calling Priscilla at 415-406-1367. Space is limited.
5:00 pm2013 Food Revolution Day: Dinner Potluck | Dolores Park  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required. Please bring food and/or drinks to share.
Friday Nights at the de Young: Curaçao | Golden Gate Park
Friday, May 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries
 | de Young Museum

Curaçao Night will give de Young visitors a taste of the vibrant and colorful “Dushi Kòrsou” with music, dance, art, photography, and food from this island in the Dutch Caribbean. 6:30-8:30pm: Live Music | Wilsey Court Performance by Jazz Trio Performance by Grupo Ban Selebr’e Performance by Grupo Futuro ...Every Friday

“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, May 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food from food trucks.
 | Fort Mason Center

🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 —  The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...

5:00 pmFriday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland  $6*
*Half-price gallery admission for adults, ages 18 and under are free. Admission for Members is always free. Cash bar. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland
Friday, May 17 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
 | Bites Off Broadway

> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. Bites Off Broadway will again bring the vibe of a neighborhood block party and picnic to the front of Studio One Art Center (465 45th Street) on Friday nights from May to October. 2016 Bites ...

The Adobo Road Cookbook: Filipino Food Tasting Party | Omnivore Books
Friday, May 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Omnivore Books on Food
Join Marvin Gapultos to celebrate The Adobo Road Cookbook: A Filipino Journey from 6-7 pm with a free delectable Filipino spread provided by Seafood City on Friday, May 17, 2013. As a food blogger-turned-gourmet food trucker, Marvin interprets traditional Filipino flavors with equal parts kitchen savvy and street ...
2013 Food Revolution Day: Gardening Workshop & Prizes | Campbell
Friday, May 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Whole Foods (Campbell)
Whole Foods Market in Campbell will be hosting a Food Revolution event with an organic gardening workshop, healthy eating demo, prizewheel, and vendor fair. Campbell schools can apply for a $1000 garden make over give away to win at the event.
6:00 pmSavor Meditation Practice | SF  FREE*
*Donations welcome.
6:00 pm2013 Food Revolution Day: Dinner Potluck | Potrero Hill  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is requested. Please bring food and/or drinks to share.
re:Donk Free Electro House Dance Party | SF
Friday, May 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Showdown

Re:Donk will take place on Friday, May 17, 2013 and not on April 17, 2013 as was originally posted. The DJ night has moved to a new time slot – every first and third Fridays at the Showdown. Monthly

6:30 pmFree Friday Chicken Wing Buffet & $3 Cocktails | Castro  FREE*
*Free chicken wing buffet from 6:30 to 8:30p - drink purchase may be required. While supplies last.
Free Range Fridays: Honky Tonk Live Music Night | Richmond Dist.
Friday, May 17 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Velo Rouge Cafe

Free Range Fridays features live, acoustic music by some of the Bay Area’s finest Americana performers. The series is hosted by Jeanie and Chuck Poling, longtime contributors to the local folk/country/bluegrass scene. Free Range Fridays attracts many great artists who play for the sheer joy ...

“Feel the Music”: Sensory Music Performance | North Beach
Friday, May 17 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
 | Swissnex
swissnex San Francisco and the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco invite the public to attend an original music performance and to push open new doors of perception. Free, but an RSVP is required. To close the two-day forum, “Feel the Music: Sound and Emotion,” sound artist Jorge ...
7:30 pmMovie in the Park: Grease | Oakland  FREE
“The Fantasticks”: Free Off-Broadway Musical | Mission Dist.
Friday, May 17 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free show, but a donations are welcome.
 | Mission Dolores Academy Auditorium

The 16th Street Players in association with Mission Dolores Basilica Choir present Off Broadway’s longest running and beloved musical The Fantasticks, with its timeless tale of love found, love lost and love renewed. In The Fantasticks, two neighboring fathers trick their children into falling in love by forbidding them to ...

The Safety Ride | San Jose Bike Party
Friday, May 17 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lowe's (San Jose)

Bicycles are a perfectly safe form of transit as long as you respect the rules of the road. The May 2013 theme is meant to reinforce that and remind all riders that you can have a great time while remaining safe and respecting the community ...Monthly

SF Beer Olympics: Drinking Games & $2 Beers | North Beach
Friday, May 17 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP on Facebook and your first shot is $1.
 | Horizon

Meet and compete against locals, travelers, couch surfers, au pairs, and hostelers. Games are free to play (including flip cup, beer pong and relays) and many weeks they have themed events for holidays, or just because. Get 6 drink coupons for $1 each. Use coupons ...Every Friday

10:30 pmF!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF  FREE
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