cool activities for seniors in the bay area

Down in the southern regions of San Francisco from 6am to 5pm this Saturday is your chance to watch well-coordinated contestants flexing their biceps in the annual Lake Merced Rowing Regatta. Because it is on City property you can watch the whole thing at your ease from the Lake Merced Boathouse for free. The Muni […]

You couldn’t get a richer helping of family friendly art than at the Palace Hotel this Friday, Saturday and Sunday when they will be showing and selling works from Harry Potter, Disney, Marvel, DC Comics and Star Wars. We’re talking not just commercial display art but even original oils. Check with Eventbrite and your tickets […]

In case it slipped your mind, you can remember how Slavic things once were in Northern California at the Russian Festival in San Francisco on February 21-23  They’re offering long days of Russian entertainment including a  Balalaika Ensemble and  the Firebird Dance Ensemble, plus gifts such as Baltic amber, lacquer boxes and Matryoshka dolls. Keep […]

If you are intrigued by making your love life a bit more public, why not join other seekers of romance at a Couples Love Meditation Workshop this Saturday from 11am to at the Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito. It’s led by a relationship expert with the unique name of Tarika Lovegarden. She promises a voyage […]

It’s always encouraging to be reminded that the Presidio has dropped its military activities, replacing them with events like a Valentines sock hop this Saturday (not on Friday) in the Officers Club there. It runs from 7 to 1pm and includes a serious dose of jitterbugging. Retro drinks available at their cash bar. A little […]

Labyrinths seem to be popping up all around the Bay Area. The latest we’ve heard about is in Napa’s Robert Louis Stevenson State Park where this Saturday from 10-2 there will be a guided hike, and for those interested, a continuing 4-mile trek, including a geology talk, to Table Rock. The trail is rocky so […]

Rain has been sparse so far this winter but at least there has been enough of it to fill Cataract Falls in Mill Valley, one of our area’s splashiest thrills. There’s a Waterfall Hike (4.3 miles) into it this Saturday from 9:30am to 2:30pm. It’s one of the greenest, most verdant parts of lush Mill […]

What could be a boozier place to celebrate Valentine’s Day that the 120-year old beer hall known as Schroeder’s in the Financial District where from 6-9 pm they will be pumping out their annual Polkapalooza with the hits of today and yesteryear? We expect the usual hearty servings of sausages, beer and spatzle. Bring your fervent, […]