Sure, spa treatments are a luxury. But during SpaFinder Deal Days (March 8-14, 2010), more than 1,500 spas across the U.S. will drastically lower their rates to $50 for premium spa treatments. The kind of pampering you can get for this reduced rate includes everything from facials and pedicures to body wrap treatments and a [...]
I’d love a Hawaiian vacation right now, wouldn’t you? But who has the time or budget in this crazy economy. Bay area folks do travel frequently to the islands, though, according to the Hawai’i Visitors and Convention Bureau’s stats, so they’re going to lure us back, um, reward us again this year with free Aloha Fridays in [...]
Harlem Globetrotters special offer code — The Globetrotters are coming back around to the SF Bay Area in April 2010, and there’s a new promo code for a $7 ticket discount at several cities in or near the SF Bay Area including: Berkeley, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Daly City, Salinas, and Sacramento. The promo [...]
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Family Concerts are a great way for Bay Area families to discover and enjoy classical music in Berkeley, San Mateo, and San Francisco.
The upcoming April 2010 performances:
Family Concert III: So You Wanna Be a Conductor with members of Circus Bella
Everything you need to know to get a highly trained group of [...]
Want to get your 8-17-year-olds away from the remote? Sign them up for the Young Eagles program and let them take to the sky for free. The program, sponsored by the US Experimental Aircraft Association (EEA), invites your child to fly for free above the San Francisco Bay Area, on board a registered airplane flown by [...]
The Bay Area Dragons offer FREE dragon boat lessons every Saturday at 10:30 am in Foster City. They provide the life jackets, paddles, boats, and expert coaching. A dragon boat is a 44 foot canoe that seats 20 paddlers. Their flyer describes the dragon boat racing as “one of the fastest growing sports in North [...]
If you’re curious as a coyote, go find out why the fog falls around here at the new interactive “Science of Nature” exhibit in San Mateo. You’ll find it at the Coyote Point Museum, an environmental science and wildlife center that houses more than 50 non-releasable animals native to the area, along with many other [...]
Want to learn more about the Bay Area’s sharks, crabs, fish and sea stars? Here’s your opportunity to view and participate in hands-on activities at the Marine Science Institute’s aquarium and teaching facilities on the shores of Redwood Creek.
On Aquarium Spotlight Days, trained docents will lead you on hands-on tours, guide you in touching and [...]
On the first Thursdays of every month, you can take the family out to Pillar Point Harbor to peer at the pretty shiny things — classic cars, tricked out trucks, fancy motorcycles and hot rods — on display by community motorheads at the Harbor Nights Car Show. Chat up the vehicles’ owners and find out [...]
Sea kayaking is a great way to spend an hour or two on a Sunday afternoon. My husband and I took advantage of the warmer than usual weather and headed over to Half Moon Bay for a paddle in Pillar Point Harbor. Enthusiasts know kayaking can be a gear-intensive sport, but occasional paddlers like us [...]
Good news for surf fans: The Mavericks 2010 surf competition has been announced for Saturday, February 13 in Half Moon Bay.
At the world famous surf spot known as Mavericks, the big waves break up to 40 ft high or higher. Two dozen big-wave surfers have been invited to participate.
Spectators are usually discouraged from watching live [...]
Why just eat out on the cheap when you can eat out on the cheap with a view? We have a promo code for dining on the cheap where you can eat out at fine Bay Area restaurants for a fraction of the cost.
So hard to choose, though, so here’s my list of qualifying restaurants [...]
When it’s hot out, you head for the Coastside, natch. But an ocean view seat harbor side in Half Moon Bay can lighten the wallet big time. Here ’s how to get big discounts at THREE favorite Half Moon Bay restaurants.
These Restaurant.com discounts can be as much as 80% off their usual good deal, depending [...]
Gadgets, video games, interactive kiosks … are you with me? No wait, how about a Wii-like surfing game that lets you hop on a surfboard and make like Greg Long (Mavericks Surf Competition 2008 champion). See, if I said History Museum, I might have lost half of you.
But seriously, go play on Waverider, the new [...]
Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade 2009 — If you have a passion for parades, here’s another Bay Area festival and parade for the holiday season. The Festival of Lights Parade in Los Altos takes place on November 29, the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. More than 17,000 people of all ages will gather to watch [...]
If you’ve ever seen the comedy troupe Blue Blanket Improv, you know it’s never the same show twice. Each show is made up on the spot with scenes built entirely upon audience suggestions. You can catch the laugh out loud show every second Saturday this year at Enso, a yoga studio, performance space, gallery, and [...]
The Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival is almost upon us, so I’m getting ready to hide out with the rest of the Half Moon Bay residents. That’s right, I live in Half Moon Bay now. The locals tell me they don’t leave their houses during the Pumpkin Fest. I went last year, though, [...]
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 [...]
Movies in the Park are all the rage this summer for Bay Area families, and Foster City has them, too. The Youth Advisory Committee, along with local vendors, will provide food to snack on during the movie. Expect a crowd of about 500.
DEAL: Free Movies in the Park.
WHERE: Leo J. Ryan Park Meadow, 650 Shell [...]
The 19th Annual San Carlos Art & Wine Faire will present the work of more than 290 of high quality, hand-picked artists and their treasure trove of ceramics, pottery, watercolor, oil paintings, photography, wood working and jewelry. You’ll find the usual fun festival food, plenty of wine, microbrews, sodas, and water to drink, and live [...]
