La Nebbia Winery, in Half Moon Bay, will host their final Wine & Music event of the year on Sunday afternoons, September 26, 2010 -- no cover charge. After a day at the beach, you can stop in for one of these jam sessions featuring local artists. Picnic tables and Bocce ball courts are available, along with wine and artisan food plates. Get … [Read more...]
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will throw open their 100-year-old doors FREE on Saturday, January 9, 2010, for a daylong celebration of craft, design, and performance, in honor of the centennial birthday of their historic home. Calling it "A Landmark Celebration," A.C.T. will make the entire building available for self-directed … [Read more...]
If you love sample sales, here's one that's perfect for those holiday gifts you want to get for yourself. You can get 50 to 80 percent off chic items at the Rock + Republic Sample Sale this weekend at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Rock + Republic will slash prices on men's, women's and children's fashions (premium denim, tops, outerwear, … [Read more...]
Here at Bay Area On The Cheap you hear a lot about fun things to do -- for free or at a sweet discount. Our holiday gift guide is no different. That's because one of the best ideas for gift-giving during recessionary times is to give people something fun they can do to get them out of their funk, rather than some cheap or overpriced random … [Read more...]
If you ask me, Great Expectations, A World Premiere Ballet Based on the Classic Novel by Charles Dickens, has it all over the movie version with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke -- "Let desire be your destiny" and all that. But I expect getting 50% off tickets to this passionate dance version of the Dickens tale is pretty great, too. "An … [Read more...]
SF Playhouse hosts the West Coast Premiere of Harper Regan, by Simon Stephens, directed by Amy Glazer. The show runs through March 5, 2011. From the National Theatre in London comes this riveting drama named "Best Play" by the Guardian UK newspaper. For more information, visit www.SFPlayhouse.org. "On a startlingly bright Autumn night in 2006 … [Read more...]
