Want to see a film screening projected digitally right onto Coit Tower? Check it out on November 25 and 26th (Thanksgiving) when a film about the American Indians' two-year occupation of Alcatraz will be projected onto the North-East portions of Coit Tower from neighborhood rooftops. You can listen to the audio of the two-hour film by tuning in to … [Read more...]
Check out the World of Orchids Show & Sale in the East Bay this weekend. You can buy orchids for your garden, participate in raffles, ask questions about keeping your plants healthy, or just enjoy the displays and demonstrations. DEAL: World of Orchids Flower Show regular price only $2 (Children Free.) WHERE: Pleasant Hill Community Center, … [Read more...]
Family Movie Nights -- Take the family out for a FREE screening of the Oscar nominated animated hit movie UP, on Friday, February 19th at Serramonte Shopping Center in Daly City. The screening is hosted by Serramonte Center and Flick Nation with an introduction by Dennis Willis, KGO movie critic. WHAT'S THE DEAL: Family Movie Nights - Free movie … [Read more...]
The 7th Annual Spice of Life Festival, in North Berkeley, is a five-block long food and art fair that celebrates the spice of life with cooking demos and samples by local chefs, gourmet food, beer and wine. There's also a farmers market, artist exhibitions, yoga and bodywork demonstrations, and fun free kids activities. Activities not to miss … [Read more...]
The Wizard of Oz at Berkley's Julia Morgan Center for the Arts - You can now get Half-Price tickets "The Wizard of Oz," directed by award-winning Jon Tracy and musical direction by Phil Gorman. With bungee-jumping monkeys, glowing orbs, clowning and classic shadow play, The Wizard of Oz takes you over that classic rainbow in a way you’ve never … [Read more...]
Now there's a new home for film in Oakland. Swarm Gallery is having their fourth in a series of monthly screenings of experimental, documentary, short, feature-length and animated film, video and all formats in between, curated by filmmakers and film enthusiasts from the Bay Area and beyond. FILMNIGHT 4.0 features an evening of artifacts from … [Read more...]
Calling all Bay Area garden groupies to the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum. Postpone your Saturday chores and come learn more about plants and gardening from representatives of local horticultural and conservation organizations. Join a local plant club, buy plants and plant products, or simply enjoy a day full of great … [Read more...]
There's a new twist to this yearls OktoberCreekFest in Walnut Creek -- “Brew Ha Ha” has been added on Saturday, where local comedians will perform on stage. The Friday and Saturday event will have live music, live comedy, beer, food, wine and the usual OktoberFest fare. Live music this year is brought to you by the The HouseRockers, The Karl … [Read more...]
Put on your dancing shoes and learn how to salsa dance to the best live salsa band at SalsaCrazy in Union Square. It's a free and fun way to get some exercise, listen to great music, and polish up your dance skills here in San Francisco where SalsaCrazy got it's start. DEAL: Free Beginning Salsa Lesson WHERE: Union Square, Powell and … [Read more...]
If you love wine, but cut fancy wine tasting out of your budget, check out Napa Valley's Downtown Wine Tasting Card. With the $20 discount card, you can bar hop around Napa's downtown boutique wineries and taste any of thousands of their limited production wines. Specifically, the card entitles you to a first tasting at 13 downtown Napa tasting … [Read more...]
