summer

Neighborliness reaches new musical heights this Sunday in Napa. The 5th Annual Porchfest, a non-stop outdoor concert from noon to 6 takes place on 50 porches most within walking distance of each other. It’s a music sampler for all kinds of tastes –bluegrass, jazz, country, surf, new wave (is it still new after all these […]

Fat chance we will ever take Union Square back from the tourists but you can start this Sunday by showing up there at 2 pm for a performance by Tango Number #9, an all star Bay Area ensemble of musicians. It doesn’t appear that dancers will be included but I assume you can grab a […]

Bay seniors who subscribe to Isaiah Berlin’s credo to know more at the end of their lives than at the beginning, might want to consider the rich menu of classes available here. Osher Lifelong Learning operates programs in San Francisco, Marin and across the East Bay. Here’s a sampling of their limited but stimulating summer […]

Seniors who love the dulcet icy cold freshness of a great summer watermelon but fantasize a better way to fit it in their refrigerator, will be happy to know the Japanese have come up with the perfect solution – the first historic step forward since seedlessness – the square watermelon. As far as I know […]