cool activities for seniors in the bay area

Thirsty? This is your week to revel in the local craft beer scene. Why do they call it a week if it lasts from February 7-17 all around Northern California? We’re talking over 600 events including beer dinners and home brewing demos most of which have no admission price but many require you to RSVP. […]

Every edifice in the Bay Area this Sunday will be tuned to the 49ers back where they belong – in the Super Bowl. Hard to pick a more super site than the Emporium on, of all places, Divisadero Street. TV screens will be set up around the location but the  biggest screen of all is […]

Living in one of the trashiest eras in U.S. history will probably increase your appreciation of the bad art this Saturday at the Mission Bad Art Gallery on Valencia Street from 8pm to 11pm. The stuff has been curated from dumpsters and flea markets and is all amusing bad stuff. Admission is free, of course.

How good are you at standing up in front of a roomful of strangers, being given a wild theme and then – bang!- you start talking like a comic or tragic pro? You can try your hand at this spontaneous storytelling without notes or script from 6:30 to 8:30 on the first Saturday of every […]

Assume we can all handle the future after what we’ve been through politically this year. For more challenges you might want to check out “Night of Ideas” from 7 pm to 2 am this Saturday on all the floors at the SF Public Library Main branch. Expect a 7-hour marathon of debate and performances co-sponsored […]

59 million Americans own cats but 105 million Americans own dogs and they get all the attention, especially nationally broadcast canine shows. Shift the balance a bit this Saturday in Dolores Park from 1:30 to 4:30 at the annual First Caturday. Don’t expect much talent or interaction from these felines but you can share stories, […]

Always surprising isn’t it, what cultural events from our youth still survive. This Friday the Rocky Horror Picture Show Group presents their Big Lebowski Party, for the 17th year, at 9pm at the Victoria Theater in the City. While the semi-classic film plays on screen. the group reenacts the action on stage. It looks like […]

We don’t worry about the Chinese blatantly taking over the world since they have been an important part of Bay Area life for centuries. Latest evidence: This Saturday the SF Zoo celebrates the Lunar New Year (Year of the Rat)from 10am to 2pm with lion and folk dances, even a zodiac scavenger hunt. Free Zoo entrance […]