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Events for October 16, 2015

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Friday, October 16

Streetopia Morning Block Party: Readings, Performance & Films | Central Market
Friday, October 16 – 8:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Luggage Store Gallery
Friday, October 16 8:00-12:00pm Streetopia Curated by the Luggage Store Gallery To celebrate the book launch of Streetopia, the Luggage Store will host a series of readings, performances and film screenings stretching between the gallery at 1007 Market Street and the Outpost.
All DayFree Admission Fridays at Lindsay Wildlife Experience | Walnut Creek  FREE*
*Free admission to all visitors on every third Friday.
Palace of Fine Arts 100 Year Celebration: Live Jazz & History | SF
Friday, October 16 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Palace of Fine Arts
Photo credit Kevin Cole Celebrate the Centennial of Palace Preservation Day on Friday, October 16, 2015 with a day of music and lectures at the Palace of Fine Arts. The California Historical Society, in partnership with the Maybeck Foundation, presents the Centennial of Fine Arts Preservation Day. ...

Free Super Duper Burger Day | Los Gatos
Friday, October 16 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free mini burger for first 100 people from 3pm to 4pm
| Super Duper (Los Gatos)
Get a free mini Super Duper burger at their newest location, 15991 Los Gatos Blvd. in Los Gatos. Just be one of the first 100 people between 3pm and 4pm on Friday, October 16, 2015 and you’ll grub for free. FREE mini burgers to the first ...
3:00 pmCooking in the Library: Learn to Make Lumpia | SF  FREE
3:30 pmHumorous Comic Book Talk | Millbrae  FREE
5:00 pmAnnual Tournesol Art Award Exhibition | SF  FREE
5:00 pmHawaiian Culture Talk & Tattoo Showcase | Friday Nights at the de Young  FREE*
*Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries.
5:00 pmFriday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland  $7.50*
*Half-price gallery admission for adults; ages 18 and under are free. Admission for members is always free.
5:00 pmFree Family Dinner & Movie: “Casper” | SF  FREE
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, October 16 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food purchases.
| 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 ...

DJ Series Mini Concert: Russell E.L. Butler | Amoeba SF
Friday, October 16 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Amoeba’s DJ series “Revolutions” welcomes Oakland Techno DJ and Producer Russell E.L. Butler. His latest release on Opal Tapes, God Is Change, is an exploration of futuristic black identities, inspired by the Parable series by Octavia E. Butler. Russell is a resident DJ at After ...
2015 Life Art Science Tech (LAST) Festival: Art Expo & Performances | Stanford
Friday, October 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cubberley Theatre

The LAST (Life Art Science Technology) Festival is a weekend-long interdisciplinary event consisting of the Art Expo featuring a dozen digital interactive art installations, the Saturday-only “Engineering the Future” symposium on the state of the sciences that are shaping the 21st century, and the Sunday-only “Homo Digitalis” symposium with panels and talks ...

6:00 pmModern Landscape: A Photo Series Documentary | SF  FREE
“Popular” SPCA Cocktail Party: Cats, Tats, Ramen & Mustaches | Mission Dist.
Friday, October 16 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Admission is free, but RSVP is required.
| SF SPCA Adoption Center (Mission)
Come celebrate all the “popular” things of 2015. They’ve got ramen food trucks, men (and cats) with mustaches, kittens, tattoos, cocktails and much more all for one night at the San Francisco SPCA. They’ve taken some of your favorite things happening in the relentlessly hip Mission ...
6:00 pmWin Tix: 4th Annual Autumn Lights Festival | Lake Merritt  WIN
6:25 pmFree Movies in the Park: The Boxtrolls | Oakland  FREE
6:30 pmLitquake Festival: Reading with Wolfgang Büscher | SF  FREE
6:30 pmWin Tix: Wendy Davis and the War on Women | The Commonwealth Club  WIN
6:30 pmZoovie Night: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Oakland Zoo  $7*
*RSVP required.
7:00 pmBicycle Art Salon | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required by contacting the organizers via email to bicycleartsalon@gmail.com or phone at 510-230-8270.
7:00 pmArt Mash-ups – Japan and the Impressionists: A Talk on Japanese Art | Cupertino  FREE
8:00 pmWin Tix: “Bawdy Church” Wild Night of Music, Aerial Dance & Comedy | The Chapel  WIN
8:00 pmShakespeare’s Macbeth: Pay-What-You-Can Theatre | Tenderloin  FREE*
*Pay what you want, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
8:00 pmFree Comedy Show & Concert | Brainwash Cafe  FREE
8:00 pmSeduction Feroce: Burlesque & Drag Variety Show | Oakland  $5*
*$5 when you mention Funcheap at the door; otherwise, tickets are $10. 21+
Día de los Muertos Ride | San Jose Bike Party
Friday, October 16 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret San Jose Location

San Jose Bike Party honors the dearly departed this month. Skulls and marigolds are the traditional garb of this somber holiday, and they would love you to share the tradition with San Jose Bike Party. This ride is in the infamous VOLTRON style, with 4 distinct start points. Check the ...Monthly

8:00 pmWin Tix: “Boob Music” with Megan Slankard | Great American Music Hall  WIN
9:00 pmWin Tix: Wild & Fun Gypsy Rock “Diego’s Umbrella” | Social Hall  WIN
9:00 pmWin Tix: “Felabration” All-Star Broadway Concert | Bay Area Tour  WIN
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