celebration

Frido Kahlo would be 109 this Saturday and from the evidence of activities planned this weekend in the Mission this sui generis artist still lives. Catch a fresh documentary from Mexico on her, a salsa birthday party, a Day of the Dead celebration,a mural inauguration, a fashion show, art exhibits, mexcal tastings, raffles, local and Mexican […]

For a rich dose of patriotic nostalgia this holiday check out Wilder Ranch on the Santa Cruz Coast. This fully restored late 19th century dairy ranch(with its own water powered machine shop) and now, State Park, will be hosting a family parade, games, historic speeches, flag-raising, living history demonstrations, big band music and refreshments. The […]

Get out the candles. This Saturday is the 240th anniversary of the Presidio. The celebration is called the Pasados de Presidio and commemorates the arrival of 240 colonists- soldiers, men, women and children-who journeyed 1,800 miles from Mexico as part of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expediton. Descendents of those families generally show up on […]

For Downton Abbey afficionados we suggest hanging out this Father’s Day in the aristo splendor of the grounds of the Dunsmuir Hellman Estate in the Oakland hills. From 2-6 Bill Ortiz (of Santana) and his Sextet, Little Wolf and the Hellcats and the Meltones Jazz Ensemble will provide rhythms for parents to cut loose. Food […]

Bay seniors, here is your invitation to what promises to be the most spectacular party not limited to friends of the Gettys. On June 19 at 6 pm come celebrate the 100th anniversary of the beaux arts City Hall hosted by our once, vastly underestimated mayor Ed Lee. In truth His Honor will be inside […]

Bay seniors who were hypnotized by the color and revelry of the film “Moonsoon Wedding” have a chance to go to one of these wild South Asian affairs – even without an invitation. Non Stop Bhangra holds full-out Indian wedding parties in the City with all the dancing, cuisine and brilliantly colored costumes that is […]

Bay seniors nostalgic for a little avian terror might want to visit Bodega Bay this coming Monday for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hitchcock’s “The Birds” which was filmed there. There will be docent tours of many of the film’s locations as well as a parade of Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchock look-alikes. […]

Bay seniors with a cosmic perspective might appreciate the celebration going on this weekend at Muir Woods in honor of the winter solstice. The program is brief – after all this is the shortest day of the year (and the longest night) – with music, interpreters, storytelling and the usual hordes of stately redwood trees. […]