Events for May 6, 2016
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| 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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The History of Glass in SF Architecture Rare Guided Tour | Financial Dist.
The tour examines the great varieties of glass in 20th Century San Francisco, from the Financial District to Union Square. It will be found underfoot, overhead, and in the wall; in buildings by famous masters and by lesser-known local practitioners.
242 California Street (Tadich Grill) between ...
| 10:00 am | History Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City | FREE |
Embarcadero Skyway Rare Walking Tour | SF City Guides
Take flight (sort of). Most of the tour is above the ground. View “Rockefeller Center West” from a different angle and discover a hidden urban oasis. Tread on buried ships that once housed saloons, jails, stores and brothels.
This tour is offered in May and October only.
Location:
Meet in front of 400 ...
“Manana de Mayo” Friday Happy Hour Dance Party | Pier 70
Join Pier 70 for another free, fun, attraction filled afternoon at Pier 70 the day after Cinco de Mayo. This month the party will be INSIDE building 12.
Their next happy hour will feature shopping from dozens of local vendors expertly selected by Wild Feather. The Midway ...
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
🎉 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 ...
Incredible Solo Artist Shows: Pop Art & Anatomical Collage | 111 Minna
111 Minna is welcoming two incredible artists for solo shows opening on the same night on Friday, May 6 from 5 pm til late. The shows will be on display through May 28th.
Renowned pop artist Jason Mercier creates one of a kind and outrageous mosaic portraits. He ...
“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
| 5:00 pm | Friday 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.
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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 | North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | First Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland | FREE* *Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
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| 6:00 pm | Temescal First Fridays | Oakland | FREE* *Free admission, but bring cash for shopping, food, and drinks.
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Art Opening: 46 Portraits, Open Bar & Live Swamp Banjo Funk | Berkeley
uBe Art gallery, located in the B-Side Hood of Berkeley – an up-and-coming cluster of shops, restaurants and art and entertainment venues – launches into May with an exhibition devoted to portraits.
The Opening Reception for the juried exhibition, In My Absence, taking place on Friday, ...
Asian Cultural Center First Fridays: Art, Performance & Games | Oakland
> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. Come out for a night of fun and creativity as the Oakland Asian Cultural Center hosts First Fridays, an evening of art, performance, workshops and games every first Friday of the month. The OACC builds vibrant communities through ...
Goorin Bros. Kentucky Derby Hat Party | North Beach
The most exciting two minutes in sports, otherwise know as “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports,” is upon everyone. The Kentucky Derby is synonymous with tradition and more specifically, hats.
Goorin Bros.—the fourth generation, family-owned company —is the ultimate destination for Derby headwear, offering a stylish ...
The Crucible’s “Fireside Lounge”: Fire Performance & Art Show | Oakland
Celebrating Oakland First Fridays and Oakland Art Murmur, The Crucible’s Fireside Lounge is an intimate evening of art, industry, community and entertainment. This exclusive engagement takes place in The Crucible’s studio and highlights our extraordinary art programs.
Explore the creative passions of professional artists and the ...
| 6:30 pm | Friday Nights at the de Young: “Men of The Cloth” Film Screening | SF | FREE* *Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries.
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Awesöme Orchestra Plays John Williams: “May the Si(x)th Be With You” | Oakland
Come to a beer garden and play John Williams.
Awesöme Orchestra brings people together for musical adventures. Their free sessions are part performance, part open rehearsal. They provide the sheet music, and anyone is welcome to play or to listen.
Program with conductor David Möschler and guest conductor ...
Poetry World Series | Mill Valley
Daniel Handler returns to emcee this year’s series, where baseball and poetry collide to create a fabulous and wacky literary event.
Two teams of illustrious poets duke it out using words to swing for the fences. This boisterous slugfest of wordplay, repartee, and quips, mixed with ...
| 7:00 pm | South First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose | FREE |
| 7:30 pm | Win Tix: Point Break Live | DNA Lounge | WIN |
Movies in the Park Season Opening: “Inside Out” | Oakland
Come out for the season opening of Movies in the Park for a showing of the Disney Pixar hit Inside Out.
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on ...
