Nightlife and Culture Calendar - Week of Jan 1st
January 04, 2017 | By Bay City Beacon Staff
It’s the first week of January, and for some reason or another, you’re the only one of your friends who hasn’t found a winter cuff yet. We know, it’s a bummer. But the Beacon staff is here for you. Because we haven’t found a winter cuff yet either. And that’s why we have all this time to start a newspaper.
This is our top list of events, parties, book readings to help you find your winter snuggle buddy before the first week of 2017 passes you by. Go forth, and cuddle.
Every week, we release an events calendar exclusively for the 21 and up. Did we somehow miss the new hot basement live music show that only you know about? Be sure to tell us and gloat about how basic AF we are at .
THURSDAY, JAN 5TH
Exploratorium After Dark: Catch A Wave | Exploratorium, Pier 15, SF; $15 / 6pm
Nightlife at Academy of Sciences: How-To | Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, SF; $15 / 6PM
Oakland Ghost Ship Victims Fundraiser: Forbidden Colors, White Boy Scream, KVNDRY SINGS, Fever Witch | Center for New Music, 55 Taylor Street, SF; $10+ / 7pm
Oakland Ghost Ship Victims Fundraiser: Esses, Malditos, Vio/ator | Golden Bull, 412 14th Street, Oakland; $10 / 21+ / 9pm
Terminal Punk: V. Vale, Marian Wallace, & Krusty Wheatfield art installation w/ musical guests UNITY, Gay Henry, Floating Room, Marble Eye, Crush | 411 26th St, Oakland; 5pm
FRIDAY, JAN 6TH
Oakland First Fridays Block Party | Telegraph & 27th, Oakland; FREE / 5pm
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | Grant Ave & Vallejo St, SF; FREE / 6pm
San Francisco Tape Music Festival, Day 1: “America's only festival devoted to the performance of audio works projected in three-dimensional space, The San Francisco Tape Music Festival features four distinct concerts of classic audio art and new fixed media compositions by 26 local and international composers.” | Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th Street, SF; $15 general admission, $60 festival pass / 9pm
Cardynal Wyrm, Genocide Pact (DC), Spinebreaker, Primal Rite | Thee Parkside, 1600 17th Street, SF | $8 / 21+ / 9pm
SATURDAY, JAN 7TH
Garden Volunteer Work Party “Kezar Triangle” at Golden Gate Park | Arguello Blvd and Kezar Drive, SF; FREE / 9am
San Francisco Vintage Paper Fair | County Fair Building, 9th Ave and Lincoln Way, SF; FREE / All Day
San Francisco Tape Music Festival, Day 2: 8pm & 11pm
Jeffrey Cheung “Closer” opening reception | Hashimoto Contemporary, 804 Sutter Street, SF; 6pm
Skeletal Remains, Rude, Demon Hammer, Chemical Slaughter | Oakland Metro Operahouse, 522 2nd Street, Oakland; $10 / 8pm
SUNDAY, JAN 8TH
Mission District “Calle 24” Latino Art Stroll & Mural Tour | 24th and Mission St, SF; FREE / All Day
Free Acting Class Day @ Berkeley Rep | Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St, Berkeley; FREE / 1PM
16th Annual “No Pants” BART Ride Day | BART System, Bay Area; FREE / 2PM
2017 Point Reyes Fungus Fair & Shroom Showcase | Bear Valley Visitor Center, Bear Valley Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA; FREE / All Day
San Francisco Tape Music Festival, Day 3: 8pm (works by the late Pauline Oliveros)
The Lookouting, Day 4: Nuisance, The Avengers, Cringeworthy, Juke, Black Fork, The Jimmies | 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley; $10 / 5pm
Game Tight | MeloMelo Kava Bar, 1701 University Avenue, Berkeley; 7pm
Pepe Aguilar | Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland; 7:30pm, ticket prices vary