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King Lear performed by Theater Rhinoceros, Paula West singing live, Litquake, the Mime Troup, clowns, circuses, standup comedy, every kind of dance and music and art are filling up the urban sanctuary known as Yerba Buena Gardens from now until Halloween. Who needs to fight the weekend traffic fleeing the City when a quick trip […]

Need reminding that we live in a produce paradise? Then I suggest you head over to the Castroville Artichoke Festival this weekend at the Monterey Fairgrounds. There’s a bounty of food, cooking demos, field tours, agro art, a wine and beer garden and plenty of music. I doubt you know that the first artichoke shoots […]

Instead of bunnies this Easter why not spend some time with goats? This Saturday from 9-2 join in the 9th Annual Goat Festival in Ferry Plaza. Local ranchers will be showing off their prize herds plus goat cheese tastings, cooking demos, crafts like personalized goat horns, goat petting, even a scavenger hunt. I guess they’re […]

Just to erase any doubts that Spring has finally arrived you might want to wander over to the Cherry Blossom Festival the next two weekends in Japantown. There’s a parade on Sunday April 16 and the rest of the time there’s a full-on celebration with traditional food and music. Free. Prepare for crowds. Last year […]

No affection for Vladimir Putin is required to attend the 29th annual Russian Festival on Feb 17,18,19 at the Russian Center in the city. The flavored vodkas will be cold and the samovars will be warm as will the borscht and the piroshkis. Serious folk dancing, ballet and nonstop performances by singers and musicians fill the […]

Expect a good part of the audience at the Lark Theater in Marin this Monday afternoon February 20 to get restless and excited, even start barking. It’s double screenings at 1 and 3 of the New York Dog Film Festival, two completely different 75-minute programs of shorts focused on canines. You and your pooch are […]

It may surprise you to learn that there is still one commercial fishery left on the Bay. Even more surprising is that the fish in question are herrings, which migrate by the millions each year to Richardson Bay. Come celebrate these tiny, briney treats at the Annual Sausalito Herring Festival in Garbrielson Park this Sunday […]

Literary mountaineers will be climbing Russian Hill this weekend for “Inspiration”, a 2-day conference of writers and poets and fans at the San Francisco Art Institute. Presenters include Jonathan Franzen, the Great American Writer du jour, US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, Kay Ryan, our most celebrated local poet and an array of publishing professionals. […]