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Friday, December 4

All DayFree Admission Day | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  FREE
10:00 amHistory Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City  FREE
All DayFirst Friday Free Coworking | Impact Hub Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a $5 suggested donation for the optional potluck lunch.
12:00 pmLunchtime Knitting at the Library | South SF  FREE
The Ferry Building Turns Out its “1915” Lights | SF
Friday, December 4 – 4:15 pm - Ends at 5:15 pm | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Celebrate the final night of the Ferry Building lit up with the numerals “1915” in honor of the centennial of the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The lights will go out on December 4, 2015, the same day the fair closed a century ago, ...
“Writ Large” Text Art Festival: 100 Foot Tall Film Night | The Great Wall of Oakland
Friday, December 4 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Great Wall of Oakland
This December 5th, during First Friday Art Murmur, The Great Wall of Oakland presents Writ Large, a festival celebrating text-based artwork which uses the screen as vessel for the written word. This first installment of the festival will be a historical survey of the various genres ...

“Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Friday, December 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th

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

Star Wars Themed Art Exhibit | Oakland
Friday, December 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rosenblum Cellars
Join Rosenblum as they welcome a new artist and celebrate the release of Episode VII of the Star Wars series. Albert Nguyen takes iconic American art and supplants it with Star Wars characters for a fun and provocative take on the classics. “I’ve been drawing all my ...
The Department of Make Believe: Top Secret Grand Opening | Oakland
Friday, December 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Chapter 510
The Department of Make Believe will host a real-world Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Extravaganza at 2301 Telegraph Ave. from 5 – 9 pm on December 4, 2015. Fling open the doors to imagination with the Department of Make Believe, an interactive storefront and center of magical ...
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.
5:30 pmParol-Marking Workshop: Beautiful Filipino Lanterns | SoMa  FREE*
*One free parol per person. Additional parol materials are $6-8 each.
5:30 pm2015 Tree Lighting Celebration: Nutcracker Preview, Cookies & Cocoa | Berkeley  FREE
6:00 pm“Extraordinary Decisions” Artist’s Reception | SF  FREE
6:00 pmEach Devil His Own Art Exhibit Opening Reception | Oakland  FREE
6:00 pm“Cantatrix: The One Who Knows” Solo Art Exhibit Opening | SF  FREE
6:00 pmThe Residents: Vol 3 – Photography, Wine & Cheese Night | SF  FREE
6:00 pm2015 Dutch Sinterklaas Euro-Style X-Mas Party | SF  FREE*
*Free, but please bring a European Christmas dessert to share, or a few bucks if you're empty handed.
$2 Off Ice Skating: Hawaiian Night at The Holiday Ice Rink | Embarcadero
Friday, December 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: $9*
*$9 General Admission (includes $2 discount). Plus $5 Skate Rental
| Embarcadero Plaza (Formerly Justin Herman Plaza)
Get your aloha spirit ready for the Hawaiian Night at the Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center presented by Hawaiian Airlines. Skate in your favorite Hawaiian attire and receive $2 off your ice rink session. They’ll be looking for aloha shirts, grass skirts and leis to ...
Candlelight Labyrinth Walk & Live Music | Grace Cathedral
Friday, December 4 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Grace Cathedral

One evening a month (usually the second Friday, but not always), Grace Cathedral invites you to walk the labyrinth by candlelight and music and pray for peace in our hearts and peace in the world. The walk is hosted by the Labyrinth Guild. Always check the Labyrinth website for ...Monthly

6:00 pmFirst Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
December Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, December 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph

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 pmTemescal First Fridays | Oakland  FREE*
*Free admission, but bring cash for shopping, food, and drinks.
6:00 pmFirst Friday Shorts | The New Parkway  FREE
6:30 pmAn Evening of Opera, Musical Theater Solos & Duets For the Holiday Spirit | Woodside  FREE
Strings Collaborative Inaugural Concert: A Night of Serenades | SF
Friday, December 4 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | UCSF LIbrary (Parnassus)
This dynamic conductorless chamber music ensemble presents its first concert, featuring Tchaikovsky’s lyrical Serenade for Strings. Featuring high-level amateur musicians from the UCSF medical community and beyond, the event will begin with a pre-concert talk and conclude with free refreshments.
6:30 pmWin Tix: After Hours Ethereal Psych & Dub Concert | Conservatory of Flowers  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Tickets are $22.00 online, $25.00 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Conservatory. All Ages.
7:00 pmScordatura Painting: Electric Painting Along with Sonata | San Jose  FREE
Gilt City Warehouse Sale: Cocktails, Ice Cream & 80% Off Luxury | SF
Friday, December 4 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Gilt City Warehouse
Gilt City San Francisco is having a fabulous warehouse sale with complimentary cocktails, ice cream, free makeovers and tons of discounts on some coveted handbags, shoes, apparel and more from luxury designers, at up to 80% off retail. Free, but an RSVP is required separately for the ...
7:00 pmFree Taiko Drumming Class: Beat a Giant Loud Drum | Oakland  FREE
7:00 pmStamp Carving Make & Take Workshop | SF  $5*
*Suggested donation thru eventbrite. Includes snacks, wine and materials.
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