Lestat
Die Young, Live Forever
at Curran Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts

Lestat, one of Anne Rice's most celebrated literary characters, is being brought to the stage by the illustrious team of Sir Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (lyrics) in their first-ever collaboration on a Broadway production. MORE

Joyagama - End of Year Tea Ceremony
at Asian Art Museum (11:00 am & 1:30 pm demonstrations) Museums
Hosted by Bay Area tea practitioners, visitors will be able to observe tea presentations of different traditions in varied environments within the museum. MORE

David Grisman Bluegrass Experience
at Freight and Salvage (Coffee House) (5 pm & 8 pm) Music
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A brilliant mandolinist famous for forging his own musical path in his own inimitable way, David Grisman has been associated with bluegrass ever since his got his first job as a mandolin picker back in 1964 with Red Allen and the Kentuckians. MORE

Goapele
at Mezzanine (8:30 pm) Music
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Goapele possesses a most alluring and powerful voice that defies categorization, injecting poignant words with both soul and substance. MORE

Down To It
An evening with Tortured Soul
at The Endup (9 pm) Music
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In the space where electronica and live music collide, and the boundaries between current and classic dance music blur, you’ll find Tortured Soul. MORE

Lull party
Salsa Salsa
at Duplex (9 pm) Clubs
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Tucked in between the Rush of chrismas and the madness of New Year's... it's a "Lull" party. MORE

The Best of Youth
Part One and Two
at Balboa Theatre (12, 3:45, 7:30 pm) Film
Best of Youth's sprawling, epic scale depiction of love, familial ties and the strength which friendship binds, were assuredly interspersed into those 6 hours. MORE

Beneath the Surface
Group show of gallery artists
at Volakis Gallery (11 am - 5 pm) Galleries
The Volakis Gallery is proud to introduce several new names to the wine region including the first video installation exhibited in an art gallery in the Napa Valley. MORE

Emerald Bowl
at SBC Park (1:30 pm) Sports
Enjoy the color and excitement of high impact college football in the fourth annual Emerald Bowl when the University of Utah Utes and Georgia Tech will face one another at the spectacular SBC Park. MORE

Zilla
at 12 Galaxies (9 pm) Music
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Zilla is a trio from Boulder, CO that is remarkable for it’s ability to create spontaneous compositions. Their live shows are 100% improvisation. MORE

Sashiko Embroidery/Multimedia Art Featuring Artist Lucy Arai
at Asian Art Museum (12 noon - 4 pm) Museums
Lucy Arai learned sashiko (Japanese running-stitch embroidery) while apprenticing with her uncle in Japan. MORE

Sea of Dreams: New Year's Eve-O-Lution
at Concourse Exhibition Center (7 pm) Music
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Featuring Live Performances by: The String Cheese Incident, Dresden Dolls, Yard Dogs Road Show, Ganga Giri, Aphrodesia, Luna Groove, and much more! MORE

New Years Eve with Les Claypool
and special guest The Phenomenauts
at The Fillmore (9 pm) Music
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The 6th Annual New Year's Eve show will once again take place at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Get your tickets now and ring in the new year with Les Claypool and his fancy band. MORE

Chadwick & Xavier present
REMEDY... music is the cure
at Ruby Skye (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs
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On the Main Room floor Remedy proudly features rotating residents David Harness, Julius Papp, Ruben Mancias, Patrick Wilson, Trevor Mijares, Brian Salazar & Paolo Dava spinning deep, soulful house well into the morning hours. MORE

Frenchy le Freak and Michael Anthony
at Duplex (8 pm - late) Clubs
Come together for the last F Fridays party of 2005 at Duplex with DJ Michael Anthony. MORE

Facing Fear: Photographs by Jules Greenberg
at San Francisco Art Commission (open 24 hours) Galleries
Facing Fear is a portrait series described by Leica World in 2004 as a "conceptual documentary." MORE

Recent Work by Cornelia Parker
at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (12 pm - 5 pm) Museums
Conservation of matter dictates that nothing is ever destroyed, it’s merely transformed into something else. MORE

New Year's Eve Fireworks
at The Waterfront (dusk - onwards) Festivals/Fairs
Join San Francisco's largest New Year's Eve Party with a spectacular waterfront fireworks display to welcome New Year 2006. MORE

A Surreal Soiree at the Suite
New Years Eve Extravaganza 2006
at Suite one8one (8 pm - 4 am) Clubs
Check out DJs David Garcia, ADD1, David Carvalo, Hope (Energy 92.7), Zhaldee, and Ron Reeser spinning your favorite Hip-Hop, R&B, and Mash-Up hits all night long. MORE

Brazilian White & Silver Ball
2006 New Year's Eve Bash
at Terra (9 pm - 4 am) Clubs
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Awesome traditional Brazilian New Year's Eve bash. Everyone wearing white and/or silver to welcome the New Year with high spirits and energy. MORE

Intrigue - New Year's Eve 2006
at Studio Z (8 pm - 3 am) Clubs
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Intrigue 2006 will be a night of mystery and one you will not soon forget. You've worked hard all year so let this be the one night you let it all hang loose. MORE

Delicious Karma presents
NYE 2006
at Clift Hotel (call for more info) Ball/Gala
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The wait is over. Delicious Karma is back at the elegant and stylish CLIFT hotel for its 5th annual New Year's Eve celebration! MORE

NYE: Dragon Bar
at Dragon Bar (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs
PinkHat Productions is doing it again! We're staying on land this year and we've got the whole Dragon Bar to do it right. MORE

Cabaret
at The Ashby Stage (8 pm) Performance Arts
The Weimar Berlin of Cabaret is in political and economic chaos. There's nobody in charge. Berlin's main industry is sex and nightlife. For a brief window of time, the city writhes, a red light district for all Europe. A Babylon. A Bangkok. MORE

Jetsex, Retching Red
at Burnt Ramen (7 pm) Music
When did JETSEX start? In 1999. Where does the name "Jetsex" come from? From nowhere! They just thought it was a fun name. MORE

Double Feature: Steve McQueen and Peter Sarkisian
at SFMOMA (10 am - 6 pm) Museums
The Double Feature series juxtaposes two media works, revealing affinities and provoking unexpected associations between them while highlighting the individual perspective of each artist. MORE

Modern Reveries, Vholtz, Tank Attack
at Mama Buzz (6:30 pm) Music
We're terribly excited to announce that the next release from local kid will be the modern reveries from oakland california, one of the most exciting bands we've heard in a loooong time! MORE