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Rotunda Dance Series: Arax Modern Armenian Dance | City Hall
Friday, November 1 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
Arax Dance will be gracing City Hall’s Rotunda with a selection of works inspired by traditional Armenian dance, with a distinctly modern twist. Over a dozen dancers—including youth from Arax’s training program—will perform in pieces whose roots are in Armenian literature, folklore and traditional movement.
1:00 pmFree Jazz & Chamber Music Concert | SF  FREE
SnowFest 2013 Party & Free Lift Tickets | Sunnyvale
Friday, November 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Sunnyvale)

The wait is over. The 14th annual SnowFest has arrived. They will be hosting this event at all of the stores this year. Receive your first raffle ticket at check-in. Basementeers get an extra raffle ticket just for RSVP-ing. Spend $100 or more you’ll get ...

Activate McCoppin Launch: Burning Man Art, Live Music & Games | SF
Friday, November 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | McCoppin Plaza
Activate McCoppin launches with a party featuring music, art installations, games and activities on November 1, 2013. At 4 pm, take a sneak peek of new interactive art installation, created with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and slated to appear at Burning Man 2014, The Mechanical Nun. At ...
4:00 pmAlisha’s Free Home Cookin’ Fridays | The Riptide  FREE*
*Food is free while it lasts, and you should be buying drinks to avoid looking like a freeloader.
Pirates of the Caribbean Ship Tours, Period Costumes & Stories | SF
Friday, November 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Suggested donation of $3 funds school education programs
| Pier 40

The Tall Ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, official ambassadors of Washington State, will visit Redwood City and offer exciting Adventure Sails, Battle Sails and Vessel Tours from the dock. Vessel Tours open the ships to the public for a suggested donation of $5 per ...

4:40 pmFashion Studio Happy Hour Shopping Party | SoMa  FREE
Movember Kickoff: 25¢ Mustache Rides | SF
Friday, November 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch; 25¢ for a ride on the mustache
| Mayes Oyster House
The first stop of the Movember mustache ride tour and the kickoff for Movember will be at Mayes Oyster House on Friday, November 1, 2013.
5:00 pm2013 “Under One Roof” Holiday Store Party | Castro  FREE
Circus Night with Vau de Vire Society | Friday Nights at the de Young
Friday, November 1 – 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

Happenings on Friday, November 1, 2013: 6:30-8:30 pm: Vau de Vire Society Live Performance and Artist Demonstrations – Wilsey Court Watch performances by the Vau de Vire Society who create titillating live entertainment events featuring dancers, acrobats, aerial artists, contortionists, circus sideshow acts, and fire performers. There will ...Every Friday

5:00 pm2013 International Vintage Poster Fair: Opening Night | Fort Mason  FREE*
*Free if you're under 25. Otherwise, $12 for the weekend.
5:00 pmFriday Nights at OMCA: Salsa Dance Class & Off The Grid | Oakland  $7.50*
*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.
3rd Annual Ad Ghetto Block Party | SF
Friday, November 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 plus $1.12 ticketing fee. 21+.
| John Maher Alley
Your presence is requested at an annual celebration of the San Francisco ad scene. Drinks, entertainment, and #hashtags will be provided. Music by DJ Bob Mould and Dan The Automator, and featuring Dance Party Robot. Bars sponsored by New Amsterdam Vodka and Ghost Pines Wines. For the first ...
5:30 pmFree “Oysters on the Half Shell” Fridays | El Rio  FREE*
*Free, but arrive early. And be prepared for dirty looks, if you just come for free oysters and don't buy any drinks.
6:00 pmDia de los Muertos Celebration: Live Music & Stories | Daly City  FREE
Free Heavy Rock Supergroup Concert: Golden Void | Amoeba SF
Friday, November 1 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Amoeba and Converse Rubber Tracks are proud to partner and present the Bay Area’s own heavy rock supergroup Golden Void. Golden Void has been connected musically off and on since they were teenagers. After playing in various bands together and apart throughout high school and the ...
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, November 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph

Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly

6:00 pmFirst Friday Temescal Art Hop | Oakland  FREE*
*Free admission, but bring cash for shopping, food, and drinks.
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF
Friday, November 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | North Beach

On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly

First Friday Follies: Burlesque & Creepy Puppet Show | Oakland
Friday, November 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
| Stork Club

As Oakland Art Murmur winds down on your Friday night, find your way to the Stork Club on 23rd and Telegraph around 9 pm for the perfectly strange after-party, The First Friday Follies burlesque show, a monthly free event featuring dancing girls, sometimes a creepy little ...Monthly

6:00 pmFirst Friday Shorts | The New Parkway  FREE
Creature Double Feature: The Shining & The Haunting | Great American Music Hall
Friday, November 1 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Great American Music Hall
See not one, but two classic horror films during the Day of the Dead Double Creature Feature at the Great American Music Hall – The Shining and The Haunting – on Friday, November 1, 2013. Come dressed in your favorite costume for a chance to win ...
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.
2013 “About Oakland, By Oakland” Film Festival | The Great Wall of Oakland
Friday, November 1 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Great Wall of Oakland
Oakland locals will showcase their short films and videos about Oakland at the third annual About Oakland, By Oakland Film Fest on the Great Wall of Oakland at Art Murmur on Friday, November 1, 2013.
2013 Bay Area Science Fest: Improv Comedy Blitz | SoMa Actors meet scientists — see what happens when experts in comedy improvisation glorify, qualify, and versify the science insights of earnest PhD students (Wonderfest’s Science Envoys). Laughter joins learning to capture your imagination. Please consider making a donation to Wonderfest to help them promote science.
CODAME 2013: Art & Tech Festival | SF
Friday, November 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Donation based ($10-20 suggested), and an RSVP is required.
| GeekdomSF

The 2013 CODAME Art+Tech Festival is a curated experience that delves into all the senses with auditory, tactile, optical, taste and olfactory installations. Donation based ($10-20 suggested), and an RSVP is required. They’ll even explore the sixth sense with some experimental arts and performances. There’s so much to ...

South First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose
Friday, November 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)

Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Please note that South First Fridays is typically canceled in July and January due to the holidays. South First Fridays hours depend on ...Monthly

Speakeasy Keg Party & Free BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders | Royal Exchange For a special Day of the Dead and Halloween Hangover event,  Funcheap and the Royal Exchange will be tapping a keg of Speakeasy’s Big Daddy IPA and killing the keg. Grab a pint for just $5 until 8 pm, then the price drops every hour until ...
7:30 pmRed Hots $5 Friday Night Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.  $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
Haunted House Hangover Ride | San Francisco Bike Party
Friday, November 1 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Dolores Park

No, no, don’t take that costume off yet – crawl out of bed and come join the SF Bike Party for the Haunted House Hangover Ride on November 1, 2013. Meet at Dolores Park Playground at 7:30 pm. You’ll ride at 8 pm. Please note, we have no ...Monthly

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