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Friday, August 8

Chronicle Books “Back to School” Warehouse Sale | 65% Off Everything
Friday, August 8 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Chronicle Books HQ

The 2019 Chronicle Books Warehouse Sale is here again with 80% off everything in the store for three days only, from August 15-17, 2019. Stock up on your winter reading with cookbooks, children’s books, lifestyle and home, arts and crafts, art and design, photography, travel, pop culture, ...

49ers Popcorn & “Golden Ticket” Giveaway | SF
Friday, August 8 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free popcorn while supplies last
| Ferry Building
Celebrating the preseason and a brand new stadium, the 49ers are throwing a popcorn giveaway on Friday at three locations in San Francisco. Get free tastes of sweet and salty caramel, bacon popcorn from “Chunky Pig.” Certain packages of popcorn will include “golden tickets” for 15 lucky ...

12:00 pmRooftop Garden Mariachi Concert | Oakland  FREE
5:00 pmFriday Night Bites: Live Soul Country Revue & Food Trucks | SoMa  FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for wine and food.
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, August 8 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 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: Live Cuban Concert & Dance Party | 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.
Rocky Horror & Live Music | Friday Nights at the de Young
Friday, August 8 – 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 celebrates Oakland Pride and special exhibition Anthony Friedkin: The Gay Essay, a series of eloquent and empathetic portraits that convey pride, dignity, and the expression of love between people of the same gender. This evening’s program is organized in partnership ...Every Friday

5:00 pmSecond Fridays Art Walk | San Rafael  FREE
5:00 pmVallejo Art Walk | Second Fridays  FREE
ArtBlock Party: Art Openings, Live Music & Illuminated Projections | SF
Friday, August 8 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Freespace 2.0

August ArtBlock stands for visual art open houses, inviting receptions and live music: The Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street: featuring the Solo Exhibition by Teresa Baker, Headlands Center for the Arts Tournesol Award Exhibition 2014, thru August 9. “She’s invoking relationship, making it up continuously until ...Monthly

6:00 pmForeverland: 14-Piece Michael Jackson Tribute | Redwood City  FREE
6:00 pmTower of Power Tribute Concert | Foster City  FREE
Free Veggie Dinner Night | SF
Friday, August 8 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | St. John Episcopal Church

Friday, August 8th, entertainment will be live music and stand-up comedy. Monthly

2nd Friday Art Walk: Magical Photography & Analog Collage | Oakland & Alameda
Friday, August 8 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jingletown

On August 8, 2014 check out art openings at: Jingletown Art Studios (3001 Chapman St, Oakland) – featuring six artists, each with their very own unique style and technique, from pen and ink to analog collage. Music by Ant’lrd. Food and drinks available. Redux (2315 Lincoln Ave, Alameda) – solo show ...Monthly

6:30 pmThe Village Art Walk: Live Painting, Soul Music & “Despicable Me 2” | San Jose  FREE
Grotto Free Comedy Night: Free Beer, Standup & Live Music | Sports Basement Bryant
Friday, August 8 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Bryant St.)
August 8, 2014 Lineup: Christopher Conaster Dirty Mike Susannah Chovnick Papp Johnson Tuesday Thomas Feel Woods Logan Guntzelman Headliner: Kaseem Bentley Musical Guest: Medicine Bug
“Classy Tops & Crazy Bottoms” Bike Ride | East Bay Bike Party
Friday, August 8 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Union City BART

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 pmPay As You Like: Marin Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” | San Rafael  $1*
*Pay
7:45 pmMovie Under the Stars: “The Sandlot” | Walnut Creek  FREE*
*Admission is free, but you can help support the program with a $2 donation per person.
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | Skylark Bar
Friday, August 8 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Skylark Bar

Join Hunny Bunny and Her Hot Toddies for Mischief at the Skylark Bar every Friday at 8 pm. Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | 8 pm Skylark Bar, 3089 16th St, SF, CA FREE Enjoy drinks, dancing, DJs and more at ...Every Friday

Film Night in the Park: “I Am Sam” | Marin
Friday, August 8 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
| San Anselmo Creek Park

The San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation (SFNTF) produces the popular Film Night in the Park outdoor film series. For 2019 they have combined with Sundown Cinema to create one big free film series. 2019 Outdoor Movie Schedule: Star Wars (1977), Friday, July 12, Dolores Park – ...

Summer Outdoor Movie: “Kung Fu Panda” | San Ramon
Friday, August 8 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Dougherty Station Community Center

> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. What is the best way to enjoy a movie during the summer? It’s poolside with friends and family. Great for kid-comedy lovers, the San Ramon Outdoor Movies for the whole family. 2019 Summer Dive-In Movies ...

8:30 pmDancing Under the Stars: Free Tango Lesson & Party | Oakland  FREE
Win Tix: The Murray Affair: One-Night-Only Bill Murray Art Show | SF
Friday, August 8 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 2:30 am | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $12-15 pre-sale.
| Public Works
This is a one night exclusive extravaganza of Bill Murray inspired art. Think back to the early SNL days, the movies, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day… Space Jam? Yup. This will be a night to enjoy life to the fullest and absorb the wonder of art dedicated ...
“Neon Lights” ’80s Dance Party & Open Bar | Potrero Hill
Friday, August 8 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Mercer
Papalote HiFi & Mercer present Neon Lights, a tribute to the ’80s with DJs Shortkut, Mr. E & Ant One. It’s free all night with open bar for the first hour from 9-10 pm.
Win Tix: Hardcore Polka & Rockabilly Dance Party | SF
Friday, August 8 – 9:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $10 in advance, $12 at the door
| Bottom of the Hill
Get down polka-style at Bottom of the Hill with Polkacide, Black Cat Grave and Pachuco Cadaver on August 8, 2014: Polkacide is a band based in the San Francisco Bay Area that plays their own unique style of polka, which can be characterized as “punk polka”. Black Cat Grave ...
Win Tix: Hubba Hubba Revue: Burlesque Beauties | SF
Friday, August 8 – 9:30 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: WIN*
*Tickets are general admission. 21+
| DNA Lounge
See San Francisco’s biggest and wildest burlesque and variety show – a racy summer camp themed show with a sexy staff and curvy campers along with aerialists, acrobats, DJs and the Hubba Hubba go go scouts.
10:00 pmWin Tix: Baron Vaughn Stand-up Comedy (MTV, Comedy Central) | Punch Line  WIN*
*All shows are 18 & over and there is a two drink minimum per person.
Win Tix: Jim Norton (HBO) Vulgar & Hilarious Stand-Up Comedy | Cobb’s Jim Norton has emerged as one of the most versatile, unique voices in comedy; he is a 2-time NY Times bestselling author, sells out theaters nationwide as a standup comedian, and is a regular contributor on The Tonight Show  and guest on The Late Show ...
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