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Viewing parties are planned all over the Bay Area Tuesday evening for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

Several parties are taking place in San Francisco, including a large gathering that will begin at 5 p.m. at Rasselas Jazz Club at 1534 Fillmore St.

Other viewing events will take place at former Supervisor Chris Daly's bar, Buck Tavern, at 1655 Market St. and the Cigar Bar & Grill at 850 Montgomery St.

In Oakland, from 5 to 8 p.m., Everett and Jones Barbeque at Jack London Square will host Obama supporters who want to watch the address and organize for the coming election, Obama 2012 California press secretary Mary Nemick said.

Additional watch parties will be held at the Firehouse Grill and Brewery at 1765 E. Bayshore Road in East Palo Alto at 5:30 p.m., and at Jake's of Sunnyvale pizzeria at 174 E. Fremont Ave. in Sunnyvale.

The speech begins at 6 p.m. PST.