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Events for July 12, 2013

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Friday, July 12

Lunchtime Bluegrass Concert at a Rooftop Garden | Oakland
Friday, July 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Kaiser Center
“The Rusty String Express celebrates string band traditions of the past while stretching into the unknown. Creating original music with unique and familiar flavors – The RSE is an exciting mash up of acoustic excitement, bubbling creativity, and excellent musicianship. Best of all are the ...
Market Street Flower Giveaway | SoMa
Friday, July 12 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Freespace 2.0
Brighten someone’s day with a flower. Freespace will get lots of flowers donated by the Brannan Street Wholesale Florists, then make them into small, pretty bouquets and give them out to strangers on Market Street. Check out a video of their first flower giveaway and join them in ...

Ben & Jerry’s Block Party: Free Ice Cream & Treats | SF
Friday, July 12 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required at http://thehookup.flavorpill.com/ben-and-jerrys-city-churned-sf/
| TCHO Chocolate Factory

Ben & Jerry’s is teaming up with Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, TCHO Chocolate, and Flavorpill for two days of service and scoops. There’s a Friday block party at Pier 17 with free ice cream and lots of free treats. Then on Saturday, rise early ...

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.
4:40 pmFashion Studio Happy Hour: Free Wine & Beer | SoMa  FREE
2013 Bastille Day Euro-Style Block Party | Cafe Prague
Friday, July 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food and drinks.
| Cafe Prague
Celebrate Bastille Day 2013, Euro-style, at Cafe Prague and Merchant Alley in the heart of the Financial District on Friday, July 12, 2013. Cafe Prague’s block party is a fun alternative to the Belden Alley madness. Get the European feel and food on Merchant Alley (between Battery ...
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, July 12 – 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 ...

Jazz & Urban Arts Lecture | Friday Nights at the de Young
Friday, July 12 – 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 Activities | July 12, 2013 6-8:45 pm: July Artist-in-Residence: Jewel Castro (Kimball Education Gallery) De Young Artist-in-Residence Jewel Castro is a multimedia artist whose work engages Samoan history, transnational movement as it relates to cultural identification, Samoan art forms and production, ...Every Friday

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, July 12 – 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 ...

5:30 pmPoint Richmond Summer Concert Series | East Bay  FREE
6:00 pmSummer Concert Season Opening: Motown & Soul | Foster City  FREE
6:00 pmMusic & Jewelry on the Square: Beach Boys Tribute | Redwood City  FREE
6:00 pmSavor Meditation Practice | SF  FREE*
*Donations welcome.
Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque & Free Food | SF
Friday, July 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Riptide
sASSy Hotbuns heats things up by bringing a whole new group of gals who will shimmy, shake, and amaze y’all on the bar top from 6-8 pm on July 12, 2013. Burlesque Dancers: Holli Would Marla Spankx Annie Oakland Sgt. Die Wies (Straight from The Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas) Plus, ...
6:00 pm2013 Circus Bella: Free Summer Circus in the Park | Oakland  FREE
6:00 pm2nd Friday Estuary Art Attack | Oakland & Alameda  FREE
Costume Extravaganza: Shopping, Treats, Performances & Live Music | SoMa
Friday, July 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bus Stop Gallery
Every San Franciscan needs costumes. We have them for Bay to Breakers, SantaCon, Brides of March, and just about any occasion, because face it, everyday is an excuse to wear a costume.  If you’re looking for some new looks, head to Costumaganza for a socializing preview from 6-9 ...
Grotto Free Comedy Night: Free Drinks & Snacks | Sports Basement Bryant
Friday, July 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Bryant St.)

> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. The Sports Basement Bryant Street store hosts the Good Times in the Grotto comedy night on (most) second Fridays of the month from 6:30-8:30 pm. Start your weekend off with a laugh with host and ...

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.
6:30 pmFree Moonlight Movie: “Harry Potter” | Danville  FREE
Blue Öyster Cult Free Beach Concert | Santa Cruz
Friday, July 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
More Cowbell!!!! See 70s rockers Blue Öyster Cult perform at the boardwalk. They’ve sold over 14 million albums and are known for hits like (Don’t Fear) The Reaper, Burnin’ for You, and Godzilla. But come on… you probably only know them because of Will Farrell giving it “more cowbell” doing a special ...
6:30 pmThe Village Art Walk: Live Painting, Music & Movies | San Jose  FREE
Hustler Club 11th Anniversary: Porn Stars & Free Cocktails | North Beach
Friday, July 12 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free entry from 7-9pm with RSVP
| Hustler Club

Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club presents their 11th Anniversary Weekend on July 11-13, 2013. There’s two shows live on stage each night from adult film stars, plus they are promising complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Thu. July 11 – Richelle Ryan takes the stage with a ...

Summer Cinema & Food Trucks: “Triplets of Belleville” | Temescal
Friday, July 12 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Food available for purchase.
| Studio One Art Center
Triplets of Belleville is a 2003 animated comedy film. When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters–an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire–to rescue him.
East Bay Bike Party
Friday, July 12 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret Location (East Bay)

The East Bay Bike Party is a monthly mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and bike types, to meet, ride, and play together in the streets on the second Friday of the month with upwards of 400 riders usually meeting near an East ...Monthly

7:30 pmRed Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.  $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
8:00 pmFilm Night in the Park: “Footloose” | San Anselmo  FREE*
*Free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
8:00 pmFree Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | Skylark Bar  FREE
8:00 pmBerlin-Style Ping Pong Party | Lower Haight  $5
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