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	San Francisco: FREE for San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show ($15.00 value) Full price: ($15.00 value) Our price: FREE for The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show brings together a living history of global culture, including ethnographic sculptures, textiles, and accessories. This show is strictly vetted and features the best Tribal Art experts from all over the world, each showcasing their finest examples of international tribal art pieces.
	San Jose: $20.00 for 4 All-Day Paintball Passes ($120.00 value) Full price: ($120.00 value) Our price: $20.00 for Get in on the action with an awesome pass to the Bay Area's most-played paintball facilities including Sunol Paintball, San Jose's Santa Clara Paintball, Antioch Paintball Park and The Paintball Zone. The thrill of paintball is intensely palpable whether you are playing with a group of friends or challenging strangers to a match. This pass is good for a total of four all-day admissions to any of these exciting locations, and can be used all at once or over multiple visits. Gun and mask equipment rental is included in the offer, but paintballs and air must be purchased separately.
	San Francisco: $50.00 for "Mamma Mia!" ($75.00 value) Full price: ($75.00 value) Our price: $50.00 for The global smash stage musical by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus tells the story of a mother, a daughter, three possible dads, and an unforgettable trip down the aisle. Bride-to-be Sophie wants nothing more than to have her father at her wedding. But there's a problem -- she has no idea which of mom Donna's three former boyfriends might be the guy -- so she invites them all to the festivities, surprising her fiercely independent mom and Donna's two best gal pals. The show's tale of enduring love and friendship features the fabulous hit songs "Dancing Queen," "S.O.S.," "The Winner Takes It All," "Take a Chance on Me" and the title tune. This North American tour comes as the production celebrates its 10th year on Broadway and a top-grossing movie adaptation that starred Meryl Streep -- but there's nothing like seeing it live on stage.
	San Francisco: FREE for "Vintage Fashion Expo" ($10.00 value) Full price: ($10.00 value) Our price: FREE for The Vintage Fashion Expo features 85 dealers of vintage clothing, accessories and textiles, attracting clotheshorses, fashion designers, costumers, celebrities and fashion editors from all over the globe. Browse a wide range of time periods, from 1850 to 1980, from belle epoque to bell bottom jeans, European classics like Chanel and Schiaparelli, American designs by Bill Blass, Bonnie Cashin and much, much more.
	Anytown: $24.00 for AMC Movie Bundle ($38.25 value) Full price: ($38.25 value) Our price: $24.00 for If you're looking to win the office pool on February 26th this year, you won't want to miss any of the best picture nominees. And, with this exclusive, all-in-one ticket package you'll be able to enjoy a full movie-going experience with each theatre visit. The package includes two Show Snacks drink vouchers, a Show Snacks popcorn voucher and two AMC Gold Experience movie tickets. Plus, they can be used at any AMC theatres, AMC Loews, AMC Showplace, Cineplex Odeon, Magic Johnson and Star theatres, excluding Canadian Theatres. And, tickets do not expire.
	Alpine Meadows: $49.99 for SnowBomb Silver Tahoe Card ($120.00 value) Full price: ($120.00 value) Our price: $49.99 for Get ready to shred the beautiful slopes of Lake Tahoe with the SnowBomb Silver Card, which includes one free lift ticket to Kirkwood and another to China Peak; all-day cross-country trail passes to Royal Gorge and Tahoe XC; and amazing discounts on Truckee and Tahoe lodging, rental gear and more, worth more than $500. Plus, cardholders get a free standard ski or snowboard tune-up, and a one-year subscription to either Ski or Transworld Snowboarding Magazine.
	Berkeley: $15.00 for "The Pirates of Penzance" ($36.50 value) Full price: ($36.50 value) Our price: $15.00 for A punk attitude, female Pirate King, chainsaws, rock music, pointed political satire, and more make this updated version of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera fiercer and funnier than its ever been. Set in a post-atomic future, the story of Frederic, who is mistakenly apprenticed to a band of pirates as a boy, features plenty of romance and swashbuckling action, in this re-imagining by director Jon Tracy and the Berkeley Playhouse crew.
	Oakland: $13.00 for 2012 Oakland A's Opening Month Ticket ($26.00 value) Full price: ($26.00 value) Our price: $13.00 for Choose one of 10 games against the Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals, the Cleveland Indians or the Chicago White Sox during the opening month of the 2012 season with this flexible, go-when-you-want ticket. Sit in desirable Field Level seats and enjoy a great day of baseball while you cheer on the hometown Athletics.
	Concord: $15.00 for "The Light in the Piazza" ($30.00 value) Full price: ($30.00 value) Our price: $15.00 for Set in Italy during the summer of 1953, The Light in the Piazza tells the story of Clara, a naïve young woman who falls in love with a handsome Florentine named Fabrizio, while traveling with her mother Margaret through Tuscany. But Margaret has been keeping a dark secret that threatens to destroy their whirlwind romance. The original 2005 Broadway production starred Matthew Morrison (Glee) as Fabrizio and won six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score for Adam Guettel. Based on a novella by Elizabethe Spencer, the show's book is by award-winning writer Craig Lucas (Prelude to a Kiss).
	San Francisco: $13.20 for "Humor Abuse" ($22.00 value) Full price: ($22.00 value) Our price: $13.20 for Some people run away to join the circus. Lorenzo Pisoni was born into one. In his hilarious new one-man show Humor Abuse, Lorenzo tells the story of growing up as the youngest member of San Francisco's Pickle Family Circus. The son of the circus' co-founder Larry Pisoni, Lorenzo delights the audience with the remarkable physical feats he learned from his father, exploring and celebrating a unique life spent on stage.
	Berkeley: $12.00 for "Ragtime" ($24.00 value) Full price: ($24.00 value) Our price: $12.00 for Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, Ragtime the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families as they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. Called by Time Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and captured both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. Youth Musical Theater Company brings together a cast of talented youths from seventh grade through college level to present this show featuring a melting pot of musical styles to tell of life in turn-of-the-century America -- a story that remains equally relevant today.
	San Francisco: $5.00 for Yoshi's Jazz Club ($16.00 value) Full price: ($16.00 value) Our price: $5.00 for Yoshi's San Francisco not only showcases the world's best jazz, gospel, world music and more, but its acclaimed chef Shotaro "Sho" Kamio is famed for creating some of the finest modern Japanese cuisine in the city. The state-of-the-art live music club and upscale restaurant offers an unmatched entertainment experience, and has hosted such legendary jazz greats as Betty Carter, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Diana Krall, Branford Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, Harry Connick Jr., Oscar Peterson and scores of others. Please see the full event description for the lineup of upcoming performers.
	San Francisco: $28.00 for "Beach Blanket Babylon" ($56.00 value) Full price: ($56.00 value) Our price: $28.00 for Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is the world's longest-running musical revue. Since 1974, this San Francisco institution has followed Snow White on a musical comedy quest around the world, where she runs into satirically portrayed pop-culture and political celebrities, an impressive array of gigantic hats, and one show-stopping musical number after another.
	Richmond: $15.00 for 3rd Annual Beer and Chocolate Festival ($30.00 value) Full price: ($30.00 value) Our price: $15.00 for Celebrate SF Beer Week 2012 by attending the 3rd Annual Chocolate and Beer Festival at the Craneway Pavilion. It's a gathering of local chocolatiers, breweries and bands to raise money for local non-profit organizations. Available suds for tasting include the debut of Rosie the Riveter Ale and selections from Drake's Brewing, 21st Amendment, Bridgeport Ales, and more. There will be confections to satisfy the most demanding sweet tooth, from Coco Delice, Galaxy Desserts and Bittersweet Cafe, among others. Local bands like Emperor's Jazz and Caldecott keep the atmosphere hopping. Tickets include four sample-sized chocolates and four sample-sized beers, with additional beer and chocolate available for purchase inside.
	San Francisco: $20.00 for "Becky Shaw" ($40.00 value) Full price: ($40.00 value) Our price: $20.00 for Pulitzer Prize finalist play Becky Shaw is a wickedly funny comedy about a blind date gone bad. When a newly married couple fixes up two romantically challenged friends, crisis and comedy ensue. From their first blind date, which includes an unscheduled visit to the police station, this couple, along with the newlyweds who set them up, surprise audiences -- and themselves -- in this comedy thriller. A smash hit in its New York run, Becky Shaw was written by Law & Order writer/producer Gina Gionfriddo. For the play's regional premiere, SF Playhouse Associate Artistic Director Amy Glazer directs Brian Robert Burns, Lee Dolson, Lorri Holt, Liz Sklar and Lauren English in the title role.
	San Francisco: $20.00 for Con Funk Shun ($40.00 value) Full price: ($40.00 value) Our price: $20.00 for Con Funk Shun delivers an exciting, high-energy show featuring electrifying choreography, beautiful six-part vocal harmonies and a dash of humor. These heroes of funk come correct with driving beats, memorable melodies, inventive horn arrangements and guitar grooves, but also perform romantic ballads and dance-party hits. The band was founded in 1969 in Vallejo, but relocated to Memphis to work with Stax Records where they charted four consecutive gold records and one platinum with a slew of hit singles '77-'86. Co-founder Michael Cooper continues to lead a band that shows no signs of slowing down.
	Berkeley: $11.00 for "Counter Attack!" ($22.00 value) Full price: ($22.00 value) Our price: $11.00 for Stagebridge Senior Theatre Company presents Counter Attack!, Joan Holden's 40th play, with the stars of her very first play returning to star in and direct this latest venture. Counter Attack!, inspired by Candacy Taylor's book Counter Culture, pays homage to a classic, yet undervalued profession: that of the career diner waitress. The book follows several "lifers"--women in their 60s and 70s who are still out there slinging hash with the best of them. Inspired by these tales, Holden created this tragically comic tale of an aging waitress who's trying to hold on to her job as a conniving young thing attempts to take her place. Joan Mankin stars as the lovable Marlene, bringing her years of experience as a juggler to the counter to expertly portray a veteran waitress.
	San Francisco: $25.00 for Comedians Dick Gregory and Will Durst ($50.00 value) Full price: ($50.00 value) Our price: $25.00 for America's favorite political comedians, Dick Gregory and Will Durst come to the Rrazz Room. As we head deep into presidential election season, there's sure to be plenty of laughs. Since he entered the national comedy scene in 1961, comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory has used social satire to change the way white Americans perceive African-American comedians. A five-time Emmy nominee, Durst is one of America's top political comics, and a regular guest on CNN and NPR. He's made more than 400 TV appearances, including Letterman, Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime, and once hosted a daily talk show with San Francisco's Mayor Willie Brown.
	San Francisco: $22.50 for Zapp Band and Shirley Murdock ($45.00 value) Full price: ($45.00 value) Our price: $22.50 for The Rrazz Room hosts a funk and R&B double bill featuring the Zapp Band and Shirley Murdock. One of the top funk acts of the '80s, Zapp's trademark vocoder talk boxes and bumping grooves earned them such hits as "More Bounce to the Ounce," "Dance Floor" and "I Can Make You Dance." The band's current incarnation is led by brothers Terry "Zapp" Troutman and Lester Troutman. Murdock is best known for the ethereal ballad "As We Lay," which was produced by the late Zapp frontman Roger Troutman, and also recorded hits with "Girl, Cut it Out" and "No More."
	San Francisco: $25.00 for CeCe Peniston ($50.00 value) Full price: ($50.00 value) Our price: $25.00 for Best-known for her chart-topping hit "Finally," Cece Peniston is an award-winning powerhouse performer, who's starred in The Wiz and sung at the Vatican and at President Clinton's inauguration. She arrives at the Rrazz Room with a full backing band to entertain with her dance hits, new songs and more.
	San Francisco: $17.50 for Nellie McKay's "I Want to Live!" ($35.00 value) Full price: ($35.00 value) Our price: $17.50 for The multi-talented singer-actress-comedian-ukelele player Nellie McKay has performed Brecht on Broadway, opened for Lou Reed, released a highly-acclaimed album of Doris Day songs, and sung duets with stars ranging from Eartha Kitt to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. But she's best known for writing and singing her own sharply funny musical material. She recently released her fifth album, Home Sweet Mobile Home, to critical praise, and her new show I Want to Live! has been called a "brilliant, zany, film-noir musical biography" by no less than The New York Times. Backed by a live band, McKay performs a mix of period and original tunes to create an unforgettable evening of entertainment.
	San Francisco: $25.00 for Singer-Songwriter Vonda Shepard ($50.00 value) Full price: ($50.00 value) Our price: $25.00 for Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard performs at the Rrazz Room in San Francisco. She's best known for her role as a nightclub singer on TV's Ally McBeal, for which she recorded four soundtrack albums. Vonda's soulful and melodic sound has earned her more than 12 million record sales worldwide. Her latest album, Solo, features piano-and-voice arrangements of many of Vonda's biggest hits, plus interpretations of a variety of classic ballads.
	San Francisco: $27.00 for Red and White Fleet's California Twilight Cruise ($54.00 value) Full price: ($54.00 value) Our price: $27.00 for Red and White Fleet's California Twilight Cruise is a relaxed two-hour cruise with views of the spectacular city lights, live guitar entertainment, hearty appetizers from the buffet and a hot or cold beverage from the bar in a warm and cozy atmosphere. The boat features heated indoor viewing decks with large windows and comfortable seats as well as outdoor viewing decks for taking in the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge and the infamous Alcatraz.
	San Francisco: $20.00 for Kirk's Classic SF Inner City Coastal Foraging Tour ($40.00 value) Full price: ($40.00 value) Our price: $20.00 for Champion monkeyface eeler and star intertidal tour guide Kirk Lombard leads an entertaining and educational low-tide fishing expedition along San Francisco's shoreline. Lombard will let you in on the tricks of the urban fishing trade like catching rock crabs, throwing a Hawaiian casting net, poke poling for flavorful eels and where to find the best mussel beds and edible sea weeds, on an approximately two-and-a-half hour tour that combines science, history and gastronomy.
	San Francisco: $22.50 for The Marrakech Magic Theater ($45.00 value) Full price: ($45.00 value) Our price: $22.50 for The Marrakech Magic Theater features world-renowned sleight-of-hand magician Peter Morrison for a highly interactive show in its intimate 32-seat theater. Recently a featured performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, Morrison combines mind-blowing magic, intriguing feats of mentalism, and laugh-out-loud charming humor into two fast-moving hours of entertainment -- and audience participation makes each performance different. Make sure you get there early to enjoy pre-show table-side magic from Morrison.
	San Francisco: FREE for BATS Improv Comedy ($17.00 value) Full price: ($17.00 value) Our price: FREE for BATS Improv, named the Bay Area's Best Theater Company (San Francisco Chronicle), Best Comedy Troupe (SF Weekly) and Best First Date Spot (San Francisco Guardian), presents a variety of comedy fun, including head-to-head improv battles, long-form murder mysteries, musicals and more. Every show is one-of-a-kind, using audience suggestions for a unique mix of improv comedy and theater.
	San Mateo: FREE for International Gem and Jewelry Show ($8.00 value) Full price: ($8.00 value) Our price: FREE for The acclaimed International Gem and Jewelry Show presents the most dazzling display of gems, jewelry, beads, accessories and minerals ever seen under one roof. The huge selection, along with special show pricing direct from worldwide designers and manufacturers, make this show a must for gem enthusiasts and jewelry lovers alike.
	Berkeley: $12.50 for ZOFO Duet Piano Ensemble: "Sushi-Fondue" ($25.00 value) Full price: ($25.00 value) Our price: $12.50 for Berkeley Chamber Performances presents the duet piano ensemble ZOFO in a performance of Sushi-Fondue. Keisuke Nakagoshi and Eva-Maria Zimmermann comprise this "20-fingered orchestra," and Sushi-Fondue is a program of binational compositions representing the performers' respective countries of origin, Switzerland and Japan. This international award-winning ensemble is one of a small group of ensembles worldwide focusing exclusively on piano duets. Their repertoire includes hidden gems of the one-piano-four-hands genre as well as as well as emerging 21st century works. The San Francisco Classical Music Examiner says of ZOFO, "The performance was jaw-dropping awesome ... a full program that left its audience stunned and a bit joyous in the celebration of just what four hands can do on a single keyboard."
	San Francisco: $17.50 for "Cabaret" ($35.00 value) Full price: ($35.00 value) Our price: $17.50 for The winner of multiple Tony Awards three decades apart, John Kander and Fred Ebb's classic musical comes to the intimate performance space of the Young Performers Theatre at Fort Mason. In pre-war Berlin, 1930, Kit-Cat Club singer Sally Bowles encounters a rich German politician, a young American writer and the club's darkly comic Emcee. Featuring music by one of Broadway's best teams, the musical contains such songs as "Wilkommen," "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" and the title song "Cabaret." The 1967 stage musical was adapted into an Oscar-winning film, and the 1998 Broadway revival ran for six years.
	San Francisco: $19.00 for "Glengarry Glen Ross" ($38.00 value) Full price: ($38.00 value) Our price: $19.00 for A group of cutthroat real estate salesman will go to any lengths to unload parcels of Florida land on unsuspecting buyers in this satire of the American Dream. The top salesman wins a new Cadillac and the loser cleans out his desk. Written by David Mamet (American Buffalo, TV's The Unit), Glengarry Glen Ross won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for drama, was nominated for the Tony Award for best play and was adapted into a film featuring Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon.
	Berkeley: $19.50 for "A Doctor in Spite of Himself" ($39.00 value) Full price: ($39.00 value) Our price: $19.50 for Playing doctor takes on a whole new meaning in Molière's wicked satire. Husband and wife Sganarelle and Martine put "in sickness and in health" to the test. One fight goes too far when she convinces the town her husband is the best doctor around and can cure any ailment. The tables quickly turn as a girl feigns illness to avoid an unwanted wedding and Sganarelle decides to play doctor with hilarious results. Adapted with a contemporary spin by Chirstopher Bayes and Berkeley Rep favorite Steven Epp (who stars in the title role), The Doctor In Spite of Himself is a co-production with the Yale Repertory Theatre and was labeled "brilliant ... a gleeful whirligig of song and shtick" by The New York Times.
	San Francisco: $12.00 for Red and White Fleet's Golden Gate Bay Cruise ($24.00 value) Full price: ($24.00 value) Our price: $12.00 for Red and White Fleet's Golden Gate Bay Cruise launched in 1939 as part of the Golden Gate International Exposition. Sail along San Francisco's breathtaking waterfront, under the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, and around notorious Alcatraz Island. Discover San Francisco's history and world-famous landmarks through personal headphone audio in 12 languages.
	San Francisco: $10.00 for "Cupid's Comedy Allstars" ($20.00 value) Full price: ($20.00 value) Our price: $10.00 for Cobb's presents Cupid's Comedy Allstars, a Valentine's Day stand-up showcase featuring top local and national comedians. The lineup features Rob Cantrell, a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing who's also been seen on the Late Late Show and Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Rob is joined by top Bay Area comics Carla Clayy, Edwin Li and Joe Tobin.
	San Francisco: $17.48 for "San Francisco Magic on the Bay" ($34.95 value) Full price: ($34.95 value) Our price: $17.48 for San Francisco Magic on the Bay in the Bay Theater at Aquarium of the Bay is an astounding and entertaining show for all ages. This comedy magic show stars Bay Area favorite Peter Morrison. This show combines fun, clean comedy, amazing illusions and mind-bending mentalism. It's 75 minutes of interactive fun featuring classic and modern magic, including a stunning billiard ball routine, amazing predictions and a hilarious "jacket escape" routine with a twist.
	San Francisco: $10.00 for "Private Parts" ($20.00 value) Full price: ($20.00 value) Our price: $10.00 for Bay Area writer/performer Graham Gremore presents his solo show Private Parts, hilarious true stories about family dysfunction, disappointment, and his dramatic escape from the Midwest. This evening of stories and songs reveal Graham's life, including his emotionally unstable mother, absent-minded academic father, some woman who died, his third grade teacher who was an idiot, the family dog that committed suicide, and more. If you're lucky, there might even be nudity. But don't count on it. Private Parts had its premiere at the SF Playhouse in 2011, and received rave reviews.
	San Francisco: $8.48 for Aquarium of the Bay ($16.98 value) Full price: ($16.98 value) Our price: $8.48 for Spend a day at Aquarium of the Bay, and discover the magic of San Francisco Bay. Located on the water's edge at Fisherman's Wharf, the Aquarium features over 20,000 local marine animals, including massive Sevengill Sharks, luminous moon jellies and bat rays in a touch pool. You'll also enjoy fun hands-on activities, such as daily naturalist-led animal feedings and interactions. Your ticket purchase benefits the menagerie of wildlife you will learn about as well as their habitat, the San Francisco Bay. A visit to the Aquarium is also a contribution toward conserving the Bay.
	San Francisco: $56.86 for San Francisco Bay Champagne Brunch Cruise ($85.39 value) Full price: ($85.39 value) Our price: $56.86 for Spend some time aboard an elegant yacht sailing through picturesque San Francisco Bay, with a magnificent view of landmarks like Coit Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge. Hornblower Cruises presents this scenic 2-hour cruise, featuring a delicious full brunch buffet and complimentary sparkling wine, along with live music.
	San Francisco: $15.00 for "Beyond Therapy" ($30.00 value) Full price: ($30.00 value) Our price: $15.00 for The Jean Shelton Foundation presents Beyond Therapy, by Christopher Durang, a playwright famed for his outrageous and absurd comedy. Beyond Therapy centers around Prudence and Bruce, Manhattanites in therapy to turn around their poor track record with romance. Their therapists encourage them to place personal ads, leading to a disastrously funny first date between the two. As the two would-be romantics stumble toward a relationship with each other, it becomes increasingly clear that the therapists are more troubled than their patients. Beyond Therapy is Durang's most frequently produced play.
	San Francisco: $16.00 for "Little Brother" ($32.00 value) Full price: ($32.00 value) Our price: $16.00 for The Custom Made Theatre Company and writer-director Josh Costello turn Cory Doctorow's frighteningly prescient science-fiction novel, an award-winning best-seller in 2008, into this world-premiere thriller. Set in the not-too-distant future in San Francisco, Little Brother tells the story of Marcus and his techie friends -- including his first romance with fellow hacker Ange, which plays out against their battle to bring down a powerful and dangerous government bureaucracy that suspects Marcus' involvement in a deadly terrorist attack.
	San Francisco: $10.00 for San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour ($20.00 value) Full price: ($20.00 value) Our price: $10.00 for Discover the rich history of San Francisco architecture with Rick Evans' two-hour tour, loaded with secret gems and hidden jewels. In addition to learning about the history of the architecture in the Financial District, you'll also see the city's newest skyscrapers, as well as rooftop gardens and other hidden public spaces that few people know about. Whether you're a longtime resident or visiting for the first time, you'll see this stunning city in a whole new way.
	San Francisco: $12.50 for "The Story of My Life" ($25.00 value) Full price: ($25.00 value) Our price: $12.50 for The New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the San Francisco premiere of The Story of My Life, a funny and deeply moving musical about lifelong best friends Alvin and Thomas. As time tests the bonds of their relationship, best-selling author Thomas calls on the only resource he has -- his own stories of Alvin -- to figure out where things went wrong. Nominated for four 2009 Drama Desk awards, including Outstanding Musical, The Story of My Life pays tribute to the power of friendship, the personal cost of success, and the choices we make at the turning points of our lives. Dennis Lickteig directs.
	Berkeley: $45.00 for North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto Culinary Walking Tour ($75.00 value) Full price: ($75.00 value) Our price: $45.00 for Bring your passion for Bay Area artisan food and wine to North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto for a three-hour walking tour. Participants will be introduced to the area's history as the birthplace of California cuisine, spearheaded by Alice Waters' Chez Panisse, and as a hub for local organic food movement. The weekly tours are led by an epicurean concierge and feature conversations with the area's chefs and food purveyors, as well as a mouthwatering assortment of tastings and samples both sweet and savory.
	San Francisco: $20.00 for Word for Word Presents: "Food Stories" ($40.00 value) Full price: ($40.00 value) Our price: $20.00 for Word for Word presents: Food Stories, an evening where all things culinary are celebrated. Eating is such an essential part of life - not only does it sustain us, but the rituals we have created around eating are fundamental parts of our culture. Word for Word and Z Space love everything to do with food, so they have created a show around the theme. The evening begins with delicious food from local vendors available for purchase, followed by a live performance of two short stories by authors T.C. Boyle and Alice McDermott. After the show, stay for a discussion with post show speakers (see the schedule in the event description for a list of speakers) and enjoy the food-themed art and other activities.
	San Francisco: $10.00 for "Vigilance" ($20.00 value) Full price: ($20.00 value) Our price: $10.00 for The provocative prize-winning drama Vigilance, written and directed by Bay Area playwright Ian Walker, tells the story of three neighbors who team up to defend their property and families from a new homeowner who is seemingly bent on destroying their community. Desperation leads to conflict and shocking revelations that threaten to spill over to violence. With Second Wind's Elite Pass, you not only get a ticket to see Vigilance, but you can also enjoy half-price concessions and the opportunity to attend two free workshops, and purchase additional discounted tickets for friends and family. Or, if you'd prefer, general admission tickets for each performance are also available.
	Berkeley: $22.00 for "Body Awareness" ($44.00 value) Full price: ($44.00 value) Our price: $22.00 for Aurora Theatre Company presents the hit off-Broadway comedy Body Awareness by Obie Award-winning playwright Annie Baker. It's Body Awareness Week at a small Vermont college, and feminist professor Phyllis, who leads anything but a conventional life with girlfriend Joyce and her teenage son Jared, is in charge of the week's festivities. When visiting guest artist Frank Bonitatibus, who specializes in photographing the female nude form, brings his work into Phyllis and Joyce's home, conflicting feelings over sexuality and sexual identity get hilariously stirred up. Hailed by The New York Times as "an engaging new comedy by a young playwright with a probing, understated voice," Body Awareness examines the unpredictability of relationships and how fragile people become when confronted with the unexpected. Joy Carlin directs.
	San Francisco: $14.50 for "Escape From the Rock" Cruise ($29.00 value) Full price: ($29.00 value) Our price: $14.50 for Blue & Gold Fleet's Escape From the Rock Cruise is a 90-minute journey that takes passengers around Alcatraz to view the island from every angle. As the ship sails, passengers are treated to a presentation complete with sound effects and chilling tales of Al Capone, Billy Cook the Killer and Clyde Johnson's daring escape attempt. This historical yet entertaining tour evokes the days when this iconic maximum-security prison was the most feared institution in the American penal system.
	Berkeley: $7.50 for "Arcadia" ($15.00 value) Full price: ($15.00 value) Our price: $7.50 for Actors Ensemble of Berkeley presents Tom Stoppard's acclaimed comic drama Arcadia. This modern classic is set in an English country house in both the early 19th century and the present day, skipping between two modern scholars' discoveries and the fates of the house's residents and guests. Mixing sex, mathematics, romance and landscape architecture, Arcadia examines the universe's influence in our lives, exploring science and art, history, chaos, and the certainty of knowledge. Stoppard is the author of the award-winning plays Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Real Thing and The Coast of Utopia. The production is directed by Robert Estes and features Paul Stout, Alona Bach, Christopher Kelly, Rachel Ferensowicz, Aaron Lindstrom, Shifra Pride Raffel and Jody Christian.
	San Rafael: $10.00 for The Matt Eakle Band ($20.00 value) Full price: ($20.00 value) Our price: $10.00 for Matt Eakle, the longtime flutist with the David Grisman Quintet brings his own flute-fired fusion group, The Matt Eakle Band, to the Osher Marin JCC. Eakle has performed on four CDs with Jerry Garcia and on three GRAMMY-nominated albums. A professional musician since 1976, Eakle has performed in rock and jazz bands as well as symphonic, ballet and opera orchestras. He can also be heard in the documentary The Parrots of Telegraph Hill. Featuring Alex Baum on bass, Jack Dorsey on drums, and Joey Edelman on keyboard, the Matt Eakle Band produced the CD Hardly Work.
	Alameda: $11.00 for "Fences" ($22.00 value) Full price: ($22.00 value) Our price: $11.00 for Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, August Wilson's acclaimed drama Fences chronicles the black experience in the 1950s with humor and heart. The play tells the story of a middle-aged Troy, once a baseball star in the Negro League, now a garbage collector with diminished dreams, just fighting for a promotion. As he struggles to hold on to his dignity and his family, Troy puts up fences between himself and those he most wants to protect -- his son, his wife, his friend -- who all see the world through different, more optimistic, eyes.
	San Francisco: $15.00 for "Uptown, Downtown, Motown Madness" ($30.00 value) Full price: ($30.00 value) Our price: $15.00 for Groove to memorable soul and Motown classics at the Uptown, Downtown, Motown Madness Musical Revue and Dinner Show. This toe-tapping, finger-snapping show takes a narrated journey from the early days of Motown up to the '80s. The songs of Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and more are performed by a rotating cast of entertainers, including multiple Emmy Award winners and nominees. Cabaret-style entertainment follows the show.
	San Francisco: $12.50 for Film Screening: "Love Story" with Live Appearance by Ali MacGraw ($25.00 value) Full price: ($25.00 value) Our price: $12.50 for Marc Huestis presents the ultimate Valentine's Day gala at San Francisco's Castro Theatre. The Love Story-themed evening features tribute performances, including special guest Mx Justin Vivian Bond's "Sorry" medley, the "Theme from Love Story" sung by host Katya Smirnoff Skyy, an Ali MacGraw/Ryan O'Neal "Preppie vs Radcliffe Bitch" look-a-like contest, a video montage of Ali MacGraw's work, and a rare appearance and live interview with the Oscar-nominated star. To finish the evening, see a screening of the 1970 film, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards and ranked No. 9 on the American Film Institute's list of "Greatest Love Stories, 100 Years -- 100 Passions." Afterward, Ali MacGraw will sign autographs in the Castro mezzanine.
	San Francisco: $6.25 for Cobb's Comedy Showcase ($12.50 value) Full price: ($12.50 value) Our price: $6.25 for Cobb's Comedy Club spotlights the hottest rising stars on the Bay Area comedy scene. San Francisco is known for developing some of the country's top performers, from Robin Williams to Margaret Cho. Cobb's showcases have featured the funniest comics in the city for 25 years, and their track record continues today.
	San Francisco: $12.50 for "True West" ($25.00 value) Full price: ($25.00 value) Our price: $12.50 for Boxcar Theatre presents Sam Shepard's True West. One of the American playwright's most famous works, this gritty character study explores an encounter between two estranged brothers: Austin, a successful Hollywood screenwriter, and Lee, a violent and menacing drifter and small-time thief. The two brothers find themselves collaborating on a screenplay when Lee forces his way onto the project. The conflict that ensues sets off a strange role reversal. In what some consider his signature piece and his masterwork, Shepard explores the double nature that most people secretly hold within them through the relationship of the two brothers. The two lead actors alternate roles, playing a different brother each night, in order to enter more fully into the intensity of the drama by inhabiting each of the characters.
	San Francisco: $50.00 for Facial and Body Therapies ($100.00 value) Full price: ($100.00 value) Our price: $50.00 for Caramella Skin Couture combines traditional European skin and body care with the latest advances in facial therapy and body sculpting. The spa offers a variety of luxurious, effective treatments, including regenerating facials, deep pore facials, microdermabrasion, anti-aging therapy, chemical peels, detox therapy (a facial for the body), a full array of waxing services and much more. Caramella is the first spa in Northern California to offer Ionithermie, an advanced cellulite reduction system, and the only spa in the Bay Area to offer "mezotherapy without a needle" as part of its anti-aging treatment. See the full event description for details on some of the spa's most popular services.
	Berkeley: $15.00 for Paul Mooney: "Black Is the New White" ($30.00 value) Full price: ($30.00 value) Our price: $15.00 for Paul Mooney returns to the Bay Area to close out Black History Month -- and welcome the election year -- with a two-hour stand-up show featuring material from his best-selling book Black Is the New White and debuting new riffs from an upcoming CD to be titled Black Man In the White House. Known for his explosively funny, controversial and politically-charged routines about race and current events, Mooney is considered a living legend in the comedy world, having written for Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Sandra Bernhard and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as for the television shows Sanford and Son, In Living Color and Chappelle's Show. These sure-to-be classic live shows are being taped for a DVD release.
	Princeton: $25.00 for Kirk's Sea Forager Tours: "The Expedition" ($50.00 value) Full price: ($50.00 value) Our price: $25.00 for Champion eeler and star intertidal tour guide Kirk Lombard leads an entertaining and educational low-tide foraging expedition along the San Mateo county shoreline (near Halfmoon Bay). During this three-hour early morning outing, see a vast intertidal smorgasbord of shellfish (clams, limpets, rock crabs, goose barnacles, mussels), fish (monkeyface eels, grass rock fish, cabezon), seaweed (bull kelp, rock weed, nori, sea lettuce) and various other creatures. During the winter and spring the tour will focus on the mudflats: hunting the giant horseneck clam, how to "read" a mudflat, and how to safely forage for mussels and limpets. This class is a mix of "how-to" info, regulations, sustainability, ecology, and more.
	San Francisco: $21.50 for "Blue/Orange" ($43.00 value) Full price: ($43.00 value) Our price: $21.50 for Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's 31st season continues with Blue/Orange, by British playwright, Joe Penhall, starring veteran of stage and screen Carl Lumbly (Alias, M.A.N.T.I.S., Cagney & Lacey, Men of Honor). This drama with a comedic touch is set in a London psychiatric hospital, where an enigmatic patient (played by Lumbly) claims to be the son of an African dictator -- a story that becomes more and more plausible as the story progresses. Lumbly's character serves as the focus for a conflict between two psychiatrists, who use his case as a battleground for their opposing ideological viewpoints.
	San Francisco: $14.50 for "Party of 2 -- The Mating Musical" ($29.00 value) Full price: ($29.00 value) Our price: $14.50 for This new show by Morris Bobrow (Shopping! The Musical) traces the relationship of two independent people from first meeting, to dating, to moving in together and beyond. The various stages of romance, warts and all, are exposed and the question asked: Love is one thing, but can it survive close proximity?
	Fairfield: FREE for Comedian Tony Roberts ($15.00 value) Full price: ($15.00 value) Our price: FREE for Tony T. Roberts headlines Pepper Belly's. Known as the "Sergeant of Comedy," Tony spent ten years in the Army before embarking on a career in stand-up. Tony has been seen on his own hour-long Showtime comedy special, Wired, and on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View and The Mo'nique Show, and the syndicated hit Showtime at the Apollo. When he's not cracking up audiences across the nation and beyond, Tony has toured the country with the stage plays If These Hips Could Talk and Ain't Nothing Like Family.
	Berkeley: $10.00 for "The Kipling Hotel: True Misadventures of the Electric Pink '80s " ($20.00 value) Full price: ($20.00 value) Our price: $10.00 for The Kipling Hotel: True Misadventures of the Electric Pink '80s picks up where Don Reed's lauded hit East 14th leaves off in the '70s. As the awkward son of an Oakland pimp who is struggling to work his way through college, Reed attempts to make a living as a stripper and a gigolo, but ends up with the not-so-glamorous job as a live-in waiter at a retirement hotel. It wasn't all bad, though. While serving breakfast to the elderly, various drifters and drug addicts, Reed mined comedy gold for this new solo show. Reed is the current warm-up comedian for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and just closed a deal for a new television comedy on Fox.
	San Francisco: $25.00 for "Jesus in India" ($50.00 value) Full price: ($50.00 value) Our price: $25.00 for Set as a contemporary parable that imagines a wild and experimental period of activity during Jesus Christ's lost years, this play is about the world's most famous rebel before he found his cause. Teenaged and wayward, Jesus of Nazareth journeys to the east with his friend Abigail of Galilee toward a spiritual haven full of Maharajas, music and some really good weed. Playwright Lloyd Suh's latest work comes two years after the success of his quirky and affecting American Hwangap.
	San Francisco: FREE for "Expecting" ($15.00 value) Full price: ($15.00 value) Our price: FREE for Set in 1973, the play opens with married couple Alice and Neil entertaining Neil's old college roommate Frank. When Frank's 17-year old friend Taylor joins them, the atypical guests scheme together to gradually take over Alice and Neil's lives. The intruders' ultimate goal remains a mystery, but as Alice begins to see her own marriage reflected through the eyes of outsiders, she comes to realize that her life might be just as absurd as the guests who have entered her home. The quandary causes her to question her own future and the fate of her unborn child.
	San Francisco: $20.00 for Rick Evans' San Francisco Chinatown Walking Tour ($40.00 value) Full price: ($40.00 value) Our price: $20.00 for Rick Evans, whose San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour is a long-running hit on Goldstar, presents his newest tour. The Chinatown Walking Tour is a three-hour journey through this famous neighborhood, presenting fascinating facts about its history and architecture that you won't learn from any guidebook. Covering legendary and obscure landmarks, the tour is designed to fascinate and inform visitors and locals alike. This is an in-depth exploration of the Chinese immigrant experience throughout San Francisco's history and the culture of Chinatown then and now.
	San Francisco: FREE for SF Comedy Showcase ($12.50 value) Full price: ($12.50 value) Our price: FREE for Punch Line Comedy Club presents their SF Comedy Showcase. See a lineup of the Bay Area's top stand-up comics, many of whom have appeared on late-night television, Comedy Central, and more.
	Fremont: FREE for Made Up Theatre Improv Comedy Shows ($10.00 value) Full price: ($10.00 value) Our price: FREE for Made Up Theatre presents a variety of improv comedy shows, including comedy games, improvised plays and musicals, and sketch comedy. This audience favorite was voted Best Comedy Theatre in 2011's Best in Fremont Reader's Choice Awards. The theater offers two different types of improv shows: Laugh Track City is similar to Whose Line is it Anyway? The players perform fast-paced, short-form improv games based on audience participation. Five Play Improv explores the funny side of relationships through sketches and improvised scenes and stories.
	San Francisco: $12.50 for San Francisco Bay Cruise Adventure ($25.00 value) Full price: ($25.00 value) Our price: $12.50 for Sail under the Golden Gate Bridge and along San Francisco's historic waterfront on Blue & Gold Fleet's Bay Cruise Adventure. This fully-narrated one-hour tour features information and history on city landmarks and plenty of opportunities for taking pictures of the unobstructed views of the San Francisco skyline. Both indoor and outdoor seating is available, so you can experience the sights and sounds from out on deck or take it all in from the comfort of an interior seat -- either experience makes for a truly great San Francisco adventure.
	San Francisco: $45.00 for "Taste the Mission" Tour ($75.00 value) Full price: ($75.00 value) Our price: $45.00 for On Taste the Mission, an epicurean concierge leads a walking tour of San Francisco's Mission District. Guests will enjoy new insights about the area's Latino and South American-influenced food, art and shops, while tasting their way through the neighborhood's delicacies. Typical tour stops and tastings include cinnamon horchata cupcakes at Mission Minis, high-end Venezuelan meals at Mr. Pollo, Humphry Slocombe for their "Secret Breakfast" ice cream and more. You'll also get a chance to see some of the Mission's beautiful murals, celebrating the district's cultural heritage.
	San Francisco: $5.00 for Annual "Big Lebowski" Party ($10.00 value) Full price: ($10.00 value) Our price: $5.00 for The Dude always abides at the SF IndieFest, where the Coen Brothers' deadbeat noir cult classic The Big Lebowski is celebrated at the annual party featuring Mini Bowling, White Russians, Beach Bonfire Trampoline Action and more. The film will run all night in the screening room, and DJ Olde Nasty and Ambient Mafia will be on hand with music. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative costumes.
	San Francisco: $35.00 for Golden Gate Park Segway Tour ($70.00 value) Full price: ($70.00 value) Our price: $35.00 for Explore San Francisco's vast Golden Gate Park -- bigger than NYC's Central Park -- while riding an ultra-cool Segway. Glide along the roads and trails of the more-than-1,000-acre park for two-and-a-half hours with a narrator who will reveal the history and tales behind this man-made oasis in the city.
	San Francisco: $9.25 for Comedian Arj Barker ($18.50 value) Full price: ($18.50 value) Our price: $9.25 for Comedian Arj Barker is best known for his recurring role on HBO's hit comedy, Flight of the Conchords, as Dave, the pawn shop owner who passes off his parents as crazy roommates and dispenses less than useful advice on scoring with the ladies. He's also the co-creator of the off-Broadway hit The Marijuana-Logues, and his stand-up appearances include Late Night with Conan O'Brien.