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Friday, April 19

Win Tix: 2013 RoboGames: Olympics of Robots | San Mateo RoboGames is the Olympics of Robots where the best minds from around the world are invited to compete in over 50 different events: combat robots, fire-fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Some robots are autonomous, ...
$3 Classic Movie Day: Jaws | Pleasant Hill
Friday, April 19 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $3 | CinéArts at Pleasant Hill
JAWS: Screenings at 2 pm and 7 pm When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules ...

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.
Friday Nights at the de Young: 17th Annual Art Student Showcase | GG Park
Friday, April 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

College and university students were once again invited by the de Young New Generations Student and Faculty Advisory Committee to submit proposals of visual art, film, music, or performance art inspired by the special exhibitions and the permanent collection at the de Young. View their work ...Every Friday

“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, April 19 – 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 pmSavor Meditation Practice | SF  FREE*
*Donations welcome.
Free Family Dinner & Movie: “Wreck-it Ralph” | SF
Friday, April 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required by calling Priscilla at 415-406-1367. Space is limited.
| Minnie & Lovie Ward Rec Park

The OMI Family Resource Center free dinner and movie night features “Wreck-It Ralph” on Friday, April 19, 2013. They will be set up in the auditorium of the Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreational Park at 650 Capitol Avenue, east of Lake Merced in San Francisco. Monthly

Pretty Penny Anniversary Bash: Free Food & Drinks, Live Music, & Giveaways | Oakland
Friday, April 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pretty Penny Clothing
Join Oakland’s vintage-inspired shop Pretty Penny for their 7 Year Anniversary Party on Friday, April 19, 2013. Pretty Penny Anniversary Bash | April 19, 2013 Free Food & Drinks Live Performance from Bam!Bam!, a female duo from Oakland who mix mid-80s jangle-pop and early-90s Riot Grrrl. Pop-up Shop by ...
Oakland Warehouse Party: Art Bazaar & Food Trucks | Oakland
Friday, April 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food and drinks
| Cotton Mill Studios
F3 at the Cotton Mill, a giant warehouse in Oakland that’s actually a former cotton mill, opens its doors to showcase its residents’ work with an evening of  performance artists, live music, and spoken word along with a design bazaar of 25 vendors on Friday, April ...
Free Iyengar Yoga Demos & Chanting | Berkeley
Friday, April 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Adeline Yoga
Celebrate Iyengar Yoga: April 19, 2013, 6–9pm Yoga the Iyengar Way with Manouso Manos. Manouso is one of the most capable and experienced of the Senior Iyengar Yoga Teachers. He holds one of only two Advanced Senior certificates granted worldwide by B.K.S. Iyengar. Yoga Demonstrations by Adeline ...
Quirky SF Photography Mash-up Bash & Free Beer | North Beach

Art Attack SF’s unique photography exhibit, “Oh Snap!” is a two-day exhibition of the works from 10 different photography artists, plus free PBR, as long as it lasts. Free, but an RSVP is required. Artists will be capturing the unseen sights of San Francisco, so if ...

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: Blue Honky Music with Drifter Sisters | Richmond Dist.
Friday, April 19 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Velo Rouge Cafe
On April 19, 2013 Jeanie and Chuck present the Drifter Sisters, plus special guests Skillet Licorice.. The Drifter Sisters When a bluegrass fiddler and an old-timey singer discover a mutual passion for honky-tonk and country classics, they’re bound to make some tasty noise. Add in the ace ...
KQED Pop & The Rumpus: Free Comedy & Concert | SF
Friday, April 19 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Verdi Club
Join new daily blog, KQED Pop, Do415 and The Rumpus for a night of comedy, music, literature and live radio at the Verdi Club. Free, but RSVP is required. Performances include: James & Evander (music) – Rising East Bay dreamy synth-pop duo Social Studies (music) – local indie rock outift Sean ...
7:30 pmMovie in the Park: How to Train Your Dragon | Oakland  FREE
Win Tix: Hunky Jesus Contest 2013 | DNA Lounge Rescheduled because of the rain on Easter Sunday, the 2013 edition of the Hunky Jesus contest heads indoors for a special Friday night edition at DNA Lounge in SoMa on Friday, April 19, 2013. This “Second Coming” of this annual competition to find the hunkiest Jesus ...
8:00 pmGreenhouse 2013: Staged Readings by SFSU Graduate Playwrights | SF  FREE
Purple Ride | San Jose Bike Party
Friday, April 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret San Jose Location

The April 2013 theme is purple. Mix blue and red and see what happens. Think bruises, Barney the purple dinosaur and Purple Rain. As the summer warms up, they really need additional folks to volunteer to help the awesome people who make up the birds and ...Monthly

420 Beer Olympics: “Drop the Bong, Play Some Pong” | North Beach
Friday, April 19 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Horizon

Ring in 4/20 at the second annual “Drop the Bong, Play some Pong” 420 Beer Olympics on April 19, 2013. There will be plenty of 420 themed drinking games and chances to win free green beers throughout the night. Get five beers for $10 before 9:30pm and five ...Every Friday

Win Tix: UK’s The Wombats: Dark, Infectious Pop | The Fillmore
Friday, April 19 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $25 each + $10 fee.
| The Fillmore
The Wombats are Liverpool’s biggest exports in a decade and with indie dancefloor smashes “Kill The Director,” and “Let’s Dance To Joy Division,” they’ve played their dark, yet exuberant and infectious alt pop live to well over a million fans.
Win Tix: Countdown to 4/20 with Doug Benson | Cobb’s Comedy Club
Friday, April 19 – 10:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $25 each.
| Cobb's Comedy Club
Doug Benson (“Best Week Ever,” “Last Comic Standing”) has been on an album-a-year schedule since 2008, plus he records a popular weekly podcast (“Doug Loves Movies”), does the occasional film (“Super High Me”) and TV project (“The Benson Interruption”), and keeps up a robust schedule ...
10:30 pmF!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF  FREE
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