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Bay seniors needing a break from the high stakes competition of the World Series and America’s Cup might want to check out the wacko, barely airborne antics at the Red Bull Flugtag this Saturday starting at 1pm. Wannabe aeronuts will be departing in their homemade, human-powered “planes” from a 30 foot ramp over McCovey Cove. […]

Bay seniors on the hunt for paranormal activity might want to check out the Chinatown Ghost Tours. Chinese culture is rich with magical spirits. These walkthroughs of back alleys occur on Fridays and Saturdays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. They can’t promise any actual ghosts but there are fascinating stories of the gang violence, prostitution, […]

Bay seniors and their grandkids are reminded to check the Academy of Sciences costume policy before getting dressed for their SuperNatural Halloween. You don’t want to alarm the cockroaches, tarantulas and snakes available for petting. But you will receive discounts for wearing an unthreatening costume. For the less fearless there are pumpkin carving demonstrations and […]

Bay seniors puzzled over the disappearance at airports and street corners of happy, chanting, bald Hare Krishna troupes can catch up with them this Sunday. They will be parading from Telegraph and Stuart in Berkeley (of course)  in their Parade of Chariots starting at 11am. Their repetitious festivities will continue in People’s Park until 6:30pm. […]

Bay seniors know that Ocean Beach is not much good for sunbathing. The sand, however, is excellent for the construction of castles and other whimsies. This Saturday, Leap, which provides arts education programs in local schools, hosts its annual Sand Castle Contest out here below the Cliff House. Teams of engineers, architects, designers and  elementary […]

Bay seniors with more taste than money are required to know about the free concerts held every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1 in Hertz Hall on the UC Berkeley Campus, just south of Strawberry Glade. On October 24 there will be violin and harpsichord duets, including two J.S.Bach sonatas.  Two days latter composer Philip Glass […]

Bay seniors who’d prefer to avoid  the mess of carving Halloween pumpkins might want to consider checking out the large patch of brightly colored glass squashes at Cohn-Stone Studios in Richmond. They’re as glittering as Cinderella’s coach. The artists, students of the wildly whimsical Dale Chihuly, have created crystal pumpkins as well as fruit, acorns […]

Bay seniors who missed last season’s hahaha production at the SF’s Marsh Theater of “Geezer” (no relation to yours truly) will be heartened to hear it is back until November 18. Geoff Hoyle, one of the City’s comic treasures, gives a solo performance exploring his idiosyncratically San Franciscan seniority. Saturdays at 3. Sundays at $7. […]