Events for November 6, 2015
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Friday, November 6
| 10:00 am | History Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City | FREE |
| All Day | First Friday Free Coworking | Impact Hub Oakland | FREE* *Free, but there is a $5 suggested donation for the optional potluck lunch.
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| 10:00 am | Adoption Dialogue: Experiencing “Operation Babylift” Together | SF | FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required
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Win Tix: “STEAM Carnival” Huge Interactive Science Festival | Pier 48
STEAM Carnival (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art) is a high-impact, high-voltage entertainment showcase fun for all ages integrating art with science and technology, robots and lasers. STEAM Carnival comes to San Francisco November 6-8, 2015 at Pier 48 at AT&T Park.
> Buy Tickets – $25 Adults, $20 ...
| 12:00 pm | Cirque by Elaine Maute Art Exhibit | Oakland | FREE |
Rotunda Dance Series: Pan-African Drums & Dance | SF City Hall
In a return performance at San Francisco City Hall’s rotunda, Nimely Napla’s Pan African Dance Company will perform a harvest dance, known as the “Farming Ballet,” performed by a line of drummers with dancers wearing different regional masks from Liberia, many of them created by ...
The 2015 Craftys Awards with Free Food & Drinks | SoMa
Want to see who receives the 2015 Craftys Awards? After a two-month nationwide search in categories such as fashion sewing and knitting, awards will be handed out to amazing DIY designers.
Free, but an RSVP is required by November 5.
Attended get to watch the livestream being ...
| 5:00 pm | Friday Night Market: Local Food Trucks, Cocktails, Local Arts & Crafts for the Holidays | SF | FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Dub Mission DJ, Dance Class & Live Funk Band | Friday Nights at OMCA | $7.50* *Half-price gallery admission for adults; ages 18 and under are free. Admission for members is always free.
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The Dept. of Make Believe Open House: Permits to Make Believe & Licenses to Dream | Oakland
Downtown Oakland is the new home for something that’s never been seen before: Chapter 510 & the Department of Make Believe, a youth writing center combined with an interactive storefront specializing in magical bureaucracy. It’s about time.
Come support those Oakland students and celebrate their city’s ...
“Electric Fashion” Corset & Costume Night | Friday Nights at the de Young
In concert with the exhibit: “Jewel City: Art from San Francisco’s Panama-Pacific International Exposition”, you are invited to a special “costume-friendly” Friday Night at the DeYoung. The theme is a visit to the Fair…through a Dark Garden lens. You are welcome to come in period ...Every Friday
100 Foot Tall Film Night: Quotidian Hypnosis | The Great Wall of Oakland
A program of films that illustrate the quotidian using many formal elements of hypnosis (slow motion, dissolve, superimposition, structuralism). Lead curator–Karly Stark; with support from the Great Wall’s Curatorial Committee.
Artists presenting work:
Talia Feder
Kuesti Fraun
Vivian G
Holly Wilson
Laura Gower
Alexei Dmitriev
Widowspeak: Slowcore Rock ‘n Roll | UC Berkeley
Widowspeak has grown up in a lot of ways. The band’s third album, All Yours, is one that could only come from Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas: a honed and elegant interweaving of dream-pop and slowcore rock and roll, easygoing melodies and dusty, snaking ...
“Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly
Pixar’s “Inside Out” Movie in the Park, Free Popcorn & Its It Ice Cream | Presidio
Grab a blanket and enjoy a fun, free outdoor movie under the stars, complete with free popcorn and It’s It ice-cream.
The event will be held on the lawn behind the Presidio Dance Theatre, 386 Arguello Boulevard, on the Presidio’s Main Post. Inclement weather will move ...
| 5:30 pm | Parol-Marking Workshop: Beautiful Filipino Lanterns | SoMa | FREE* *One free parol per person. Additional parol materials are $6-8 each.
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“Empty Without You” Participatory Love Letter Performance Art | San Jose
On Friday, November 6, ICA Live will present a participatory performance by Genevieve Hastings, whose art installations often include constructed environments with “receiving stations” that explore how people engage with personal memories. The artist encourages audience participation through encounters with objects, images, sounds, and scents ...
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF
On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly
| 6:00 pm | First Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland | FREE* *Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
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Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly
| 6:00 pm | Temescal First Fridays | Oakland | FREE* *Free admission, but bring cash for shopping, food, and drinks.
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| 6:00 pm | “Urbanality” Opening Reception | Oakland | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | First Friday Shorts | The New Parkway | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Bright Color & Bold Lines Public Art Show | SF | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Crap Shoot: A Solo Show Opening Reception | SF | FREE |
Every Friday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF’s Hills | Every Friday
Every Friday morning at 6:30 am, gather at a different San Francisco hill for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city.
The hills change each week (it might be Alamo Square, Moraga Steps, Twin Peaks, Lombard…), but expect ...
CANCELLED: Friday Farmers Market & Bazaar | UN Plaza
UPDATE: Due to Coronavirus concerns, this event has been cancelled temporarily.
Every Friday from 7am to 4pm, UN Plaza will feature the best of San Francisco. Grab fresh fruits and veggies, buy gifts from local vendors, and grab lunch at delicious food stalls representing cuisine from ...
Free “Oysters on the Half Shell” Fridays | El Rio
El Rio, a neighborhood dive in the deep Mission, gives away free Oysters on the half shell from local folks in Tomales Bay, every Friday at 5:30 pm. Arrive on time, they go fast.
And get your drink on with happy hour on Friday from 5-8 pm ...
Big Mood Comedy: Free Stand-Up Comedy Show | Oakland
Big Mood Comedy is an intimate standup comedy show featuring the best local and touring comics every Friday upstairs at Oakland’s very own Legionnaire Saloon.
Hosted by Hayley Beacon, Jordan Thewlis, and Jeff Dean. Free cookies.
Please note that from February 7th, the shows happens every Friday ...
“HellaFunny Fridays” Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | SoMa
San Francisco has one of the best underground comedy scenes in America. Come check out some of the Bay’s best rising comics at HellaFunny’s weekly stand-up comedy show “HellaFunny Fridays.”
HellaFunny Fridays
Every Friday at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Trademark and Copyright, 1123 Folsom Stree (and 7th St.), SF
FREE ...
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | 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 Every Friday | 8 pm Skylark Bar, 3089 16th St, SF, CA FREE
Enjoy drinks, dancing, DJs and more at this free ...
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse | Mutiny Radio
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse on Mutiny Radio is a free comedy show every Friday from 8-11 pm at Mutiny Radio on the corner of 21st and Florida in the deep Mission District.
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse
Every Friday | 8-10 pm
Mutiny Radio, 2781 21st Street, SF, CA
$10
Over 25 of San ...
“Best of SF” Stand-Up Comedy Night | SF
Check out a fresh line-up of SF’s comics every Friday at 8 pm at the beautiful Variety Preview Theater in downtown SF’s iconic Hobart Building.
Funcheap Deal: Get tickets for $5 with promo code FUNCHEAP. Otherwise, tickets are $15.
Located in the iconic Hobart Building, right next ...
Jazz at The Atlas Cafe | SF
Jazz at The Atlas is a weekly jazz residency with five rotating jazz bands. Music is always free, though tipping is encouraged.
Closed for Thanksgiving holiday.
Updated 1/20/2020 – Event info last checked via website.
“The Setup” Underground Comedy Show | SF
The Setup is an underground stand-up comedy show in the heart of San Francisco. This venue used to be the green room for the legendary Blackhawk jazz venue where Miles Davis used to play. Now, it’s a comedy show that features established comedians from around the ...
Friday Night Outdoor Roller Skate DJ Party: “Midnight Rollers” | SF
Strap on your skates and roller disco around the city at the Midnight Rollers Friday Night Skate party.
This weekly skate (as long as it’s not raining or during Burning Man) hits up San Francisco’s main attractions, all while blasting their own beats from two jogging strollers ...
SF Beer Olympics: Beer Pong, Flip Cup & $2 Beers | North Beach
Meet and compete against locals, travelers, couch surfers, au pairs, and hostelers. Games are free to play (including flip cup, beer pong and relays) and many weeks they have themed events for holidays, or just because.
Get 6 drink coupons for $1 each. Use coupons before ...
“Comedy Soup”: Music, Comedy, Free Wine & Popcorn | Oakland
Comedy Soup is Oakland’s very own little Stand-Up house show that features top local and touring comics, complimentary Wine and popcorn and musical guests from a variety of styles.
Past guests have appeared on Comedy Central, Netflix, Viceland, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Conan, Colbert & Corden.
In November ...
“The Function” SF’s Newest Hip-Hop Dance Party | Milk Bar
Come party at Milk Bar located in the heart of the Haight for a early 2000s hip-hop and R&B club bangers.
DJ Beats Me plays everything from Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, Lil Jon, Mac Dre, Black Eyed Peas, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G., Rihanna, SOB X RBE, Usher, Robin ...
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF
EndGames Improv is bringing something new to the genre, what could turn out to be a very hot affair (in that release of tension, funny kind of way) with “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship.”
“YFUR” is an entirely improvised comedy show inspired by stories of your own ...
