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Friday, September 19

Free 3rd Fridays | East Bay Regional Parks
Friday, September 19 – All Day | Cost: FREE | All Over East Bay

East Bay Regional Park District is celebrating its 80th birthday by offering Free 3rd Fridays in the parks. From April to December in 2014, fees will be waived for a variety of park services, every third Friday of each month. The Park District operates 65 parks, covering ...Monthly

Free Hair Braiding Day: “Braided Americana” | SF (PARK)ing Day
Friday, September 19 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission St. Parklet
Mishi “Morphic” Nova and her styling team will yet again create iconic hair on the (PARK)ing Day streets, braiding in the essence of Americana. From classics like fishtails, five-strands and crowns to a taste of modern urban Americana with big lush braids accented with bold ...

Free Fried Chicken Sandwich Day | Union Square
Friday, September 19 – 10:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free sandwiches will be given to the first 250 guests, starting at 10:30 am, until supplies run out.
| Claudine French Eatery & Wine Bar
FiDi locals, fans of Claudine and fried chicken sandwich aficionados can head to Claudine for one day only to receive a complimentary to-go lunch in celebration of the restaurant’s new lunch hours and Menu Complet Express (express lunch menu). Beginning at 10:30 am, the first 250 ...
1:00 pmFree Classical Chamber Music by the Bay | SF  FREE
“Friday Night Market”: Summer Evening Festival | UN Plaza
Friday, September 19 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission. Bring cash for food, drinks and shopping
| UN Plaza

In trying to make United Nations Plaza a comfortable and fun evening destination rather than a public space you walk quickly through, the city is throwing a series of late summer night markets with a beer garden, live music, food trucks, DIY art workshops and ...Every Friday

5:00 pmTaiko Drumming & Japanese Music | SF  FREE
5:00 pm“3rd On Third”: Zumba, $1 Video Games, DJs & Jazz | Bayview  FREE
5:00 pmDr. Loco’s Rockin’ Jalapeño Band & Food Trucks | Friday Nights at OMCA  $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.
Tribute to the Cockettes: Piano Bar & Live Performances | de Young
Friday, September 19 – 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

Friday Nights at the de Young: A Tribute to the Cockettes September 19, 2014 | 6:00 – 8:30 pm Tonight, they celebrate Anthony Friedkin: The Gay Essay with a tribute to the Cockettes, the theater troupe Friedkin documented in a series of photographs on view in the exhibition. “Following the Thread,” ...Every Friday

5:00 pm“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party & Free Drink | Fort Mason  FREE*
*Free to attend; get a free drink if you post 3 experiences on the HeyLets iOs app.
Kipling Bags Pop-Up Store: Beauty Touch-Ups, DJ & Food Truck | SF
Friday, September 19 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free and open to the public, but an RSVP to KiplingUSASocial@vfc.com is required.
| San Francisco Centre
Belgian luggage and accessories brand Kipling is making a splash in the San Francisco area by opening its first retail pop-up in Westfield’s San Francisco Centre from 5:30-8 pm on Friday, September 19, 2014. To kick off the event, Kipling will be hosting a celebration featuring complimentary beauty touch-ups ...
“Party Mixtape” Art Show: 32 Artists Interpret 32 Party Songs | SF
Friday, September 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Asterisk SF Magazine + Gallery
For one night only, The Beehive Society is throwing an art party and you’re invited. Crafting the perfect playlist is serious business. “Party Mixtape” is an art show to celebrate that nostalgic ritual and the power of music. They’ve got 32 talented Bay Area artists ...
6:00 pmExploratorium’s Helix Happy Hour: DIY Ice Cream w/ Liquid Nitrogen | Peninsula  FREE*
*Admission to Helix is pay what you wish
6:00 pmThe Glenlivet Private Scotch Tasting: Final Night | SF  FREE*
*21+ only.
7:00 pmBicycle Art Salon: Freaky Bike Show & Tell | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required by contacting the organizers via email to bicycleartsalon@gmail.com or phone at 510-230-8270.
Rare 16mm Film Night: “Queen of Burlesque” (1946) | Berkeley
Friday, September 19 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations Accepted
| The Tannery

Crystal McCoy, known as the Queen of Burlesque, works for Joe Nolan. When Crystal learns that Nolan has offered the starring position to Dolly Devoe, she angrily confronts him and announces that she will hold him to her contract. Crystal’s boyfriend, newspaper columnist Steve Hurley, ...Every Saturday

2014 Architecture and the City Festival: Design Reception | SF
Friday, September 19 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is encouraged.
| DZINE Showroom
DZINE Showroom will host the exhibition 1:1 Piero Lissoni of the internationally renowned architect and designer. The multi-media exhibition explores the designer’s architecture, furniture, products and graphic design through models, sketches and video. Free, but an RSVP is encouraged. On this evening, Piero Lissoni, co-founder of Lissoni ...
7:30 pmWin Tix: Rockin’ the Sonata: Classical Music Is Fun Again | SF  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets.
Nerdy Science Bike Ride, DJs & Food Trucks | San Jose Bike Party
Friday, September 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret San Jose Location

Grab your lab coats, your test tubes and create the most eventful ride of the summer. Mad Science, Weird Science, or just plain ol’ Astrophysical Science. Let’s do this. In September, the San Jose Dance Tribe and DJ Sharkie will be on hand to get things ...Monthly

8:00 pmWin Tix: Todd Barry Stand-Up Comedy (HBO, Comedy Central): Friday 8 pm | Cobb’s  WIN*
*All shows are 18 & over and there is a two drink minimum per person.
Outdoor Aerial Dance Performance Off 80-Foot Wall | SF
Friday, September 19 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | UC Hastings

Flyaway Productions aerial dance company brings their new, site-specific dance to the Tenderloin Neighborhood of SF. UC Hastings College of the Law has offered up its 80-foot wall to host the free performances on September 12-20, 2014. Multiple Mary and Invisible Jane brings attention to the older homeless women who inhabit our ...

Free Pier 70 Movie Night: “Dirty Harry” & Burning Man Pre-Party | SF
Friday, September 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pier 70
Pier 70 continues their free summer movie series with Funcheap with an absolute ’70s classic movie filmed right here in San Francisco. FREE – RSVP on Facebook Start the evening with a Burning Man dance party with The Space Cowboys futuristic mobile dance party vehicle. Then, end the night ...
8:00 pmFilm Night in the Park: “The Butler” | Marin  FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
Seduction Feroce: Burlesque & Drag Variety Show | Oakland
Friday, September 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 when you mention Funcheap at the door; otherwise, tickets are $10. 21+
| Bench And Bar

On September 19th, they kick off Folsom St. Fair weekend with a carnal array of burlesque, drag, live music, dance and circus performance featuring incredible performances by Magnoliah Black, Little Karma Bomb, La Chica Boom, Eva Rose, Fever Blister, Vixen Noir, Snatch Adams, Caramel Knowledge, and Dante DeMoan. Hosted ...Monthly

9:00 pmWin Tix: Jon Batiste: Soulful Voice & Virtuosic Piano Chops | SF  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $20.
Win Tix: Singin’ & Pingin’: Berlin Style Ping Pong & Karaoke | Oakland
Friday, September 19 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets.
| Uptown Oakland
The San Francisco sensation returns to Oakland for the second time. On the big main stage is DJ Purple in his signature golden jumpsuit, blowing on his signature saxophone, alongside you — on the mic. On the dance floor, along with dancing, there’ll be two ...
Folsom Street Fair Party: Lusty Lady GoGos & $1 Kinky Treats | Oakland
Friday, September 19 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 am | Cost: $5*
*$5 before 11 pm; $7 after 11 pm
| One Fam
Club Fist is back and this month they are paying tribute to The Lusty Lady Peepshow with The Fistettes and Lusty Lady GoGo Dancers rocking the stage and MC Trinty Foxxx guiding you through the night on da mic. Please note, this party is not for mild/vanilla tastes out ...
9:35 pmFree A’s Post-Game Star Wars Fireworks Show | Oakland  FREE*
*Free to watch the fireworks outside of the Coliseum.
10:00 pmWin Tix: The Fab Faux: Impeccable Beatles Covers | Yoshi’s SF  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $45
10:15 pmWin Tix: Todd Barry Stand-Up Comedy (HBO, Comedy Central): Friday 10:15 pm | Cobb’s  WIN*
*All shows are 18 & over and there is a two drink minimum per person.
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