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Those Levis circling your waist are not the only reason to be grateful to the Haas family here. Their generosity is everywhere from Crissy Field to the Haas School of Business at UC. On September 21 you can applaud Peggy Haas for the re-opening of the Presidio Theater next to the bowling alley at the […]

Getting lost in someone’s eyes used to be a romantic song lyric but on Saturday, September 21 from 12-2 at the Lake Merritt Pergola in Oakland there will be a mass Eye Contact Experiment to help build something called global peace vibrations  It’s part of activity that does not appear to encourage any actual conversation. […]

One of our last original neighborhoods goes on public display this Sept 14 from 11-4. It is the Floating Homes Tour on the north end of Sausalito at Waldo Point. The architecture is fresh, often eccentric, and the views of the Bay are close to priceless. Owners of 15 homes here will serve as your […]

How far will dogs go to charm and amuse us? Check out the 3rd Annual Fido 500 at Standard Deviant Brewing this Saturday from noon to 2 in San Francisco where canine lovers with bring the frisky friends dolled up in car costumes. The best outfit wins a prize, all willing and wagging  participants can […]

Occasionally it’s a shock to find out what material can be turned into a hit Broadway musical. Who would have thought the intensely financial travails of Alexander Hamilton would become singable content? This Saturday at 2 the deYoung Museum is sponsoring a lecture at Koret Auditorium on just how true to facts “Hamilton” really is. It’s […]

Sometimes it seems we’re still living in a province of Mexico, like this Friday at the Hayward City Hall  Plaza where from 5 to 9:30 they will be holding their 10th Annual Mariachi Festival. Non-stop mariachi bands of course, as well as local entertainers like the Ballet Mexico Danza de Hayward. If you’re hungry there […]

Tourists are not the only ones getting guided around the Bay Area. Locals can take advantage of the Cultural Landscape Foundation’s “What’s Out There” visits this weekend to the new de Young Gardens, Fort Baker, Greenwood Commons, Mills College and a few dozen other choice landscapes. Check their websites for the rich schedule of visits […]

“Riverdance” hit this country like a Gaelic typhoon a few years ago. If you’re still itchy to get your feet tapping to jigs, hornpipes and reels you might want to hang out this Sunday at 1pm at the Spreckels bandshell in Golden Gate Park. The incredibly versatile Golden Gate Park Band (any Sunday they can […]