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ASIAN HERITAGE STREET CELEBRATION
| Website: |
http://www.asianfairsf.com |
| Begin
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05/16/2009 |
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Date: |
05/16/2009 |
| Time: |
11am-6pm |
| Price: |
Free admission |
| Location: |
Larkin & McAllister Street
San Francisco |
| Phone: |
415-321-5865 |
Largest free annual festival featuring Asian American artists, DJs, martial arts, today's Asian pop culture, j-cars, a Muay Thai kickboxing ring, tasty food, a karaoke contest, arts and crafts, anime, free community health screenings and exciting prizes! This fifth annual festival (always the 3rd Saturday in May) is being held in front of the Asian Art Museum, leading up to the Little Saigon District.
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PASSPORT TO SONOMA VALLEY
| Website: |
http://www.sonomavalleywine.com |
| Begin
Date: |
05/16/2009 |
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Date: |
05/17/2009 |
| Time: |
11am-4pm |
| Price: |
$55 for General Admission Weekend Passport in Advance / $65 At the Door; $50 for General Admission One Day Passport in Advance / $60 At the Door |
| Location: |
One of the participating wineries; call for information |
| Phone: |
707-935-0803 |
Explore the unique charm of Sonoma Valley, California's Original Wine Country! Tour one day or the entire weekend as over 50 Sonoma Valley Wineries present over 300 exceptional wines, delicious food pairings and delightful amusement. Your passport and commemorative wine glass give you unlimited tastings, discounts on wine purchases and entry to Sonoma Valley's acclaimed wineries and hidden gems not normally open to the public. For more information and tickets, visit www.sonomavalleywine.com. Presented by Visa Signature.
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ING BAY TO BREAKERS 12K FOOTRACE
| Website: |
http://www.ingbaytobreakers.com |
| Begin
Date: |
05/17/2009 |
| End
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05/17/2009 |
| Time: |
Race start time 8am |
| Price: |
See web site for fees; $39-$55 |
| Location: |
The streets of San Francisco from the Embarcadero at the Bay to Great Highway at the Pacific Ocean. Start line at Howard & Main Streets in the Financial District. Check website for course. |
| Phone: |
415-359-2800 |
Serious and not-so-serious runners and walkers take to the streets for this annual footrace from The Embarcadero to the Pacific Ocean. Runners will enjoy live bands along the course. The post-race Footstock celebration, 9:30am-2pm, in the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park, includes entertainment, costume contest, a food marketplace and beer garden, a place to rendezvous with family and friends and MUNI Shuttle Service back to downtown SF. Pre-registration required for runners. Race start 8am at Howard & Main Streets, ends Great Highway at Ocean Beach. Also May 15 & 16: The Greater Body Expo" at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, is a 2-day health and fitness event with interactive displays, free samples and prizes, and great bargains on apparel and fitness gear. Expo is also the final chance for registered runners to pick up their race packets. Free admission; hours are Friday 11am-7pm and Saturday 9am-7pm.
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MARIN SONOMA CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE
| Website: |
http://www.MarinSonomaConcours.org |
| Begin
Date: |
05/17/2009 |
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Date: |
05/17/2009 |
| Time: |
10am-4pm |
| Price: |
Outer exhibits, car corral and live music free, $15 general, $10 Seniors and under 16 free when accompanied by an adult. |
| Location: |
Marin Center Fairgrounds
Marin Civic Center
San Rafael, CA |
| Phone: |
415-479-7727 |
The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance is a celebration of the artistic design and engineering of the automobile from the past to the future. The Marin Civic Center Fairground is a beautiful location to display many unique vintage and classic cars that will be competing for Best in Show Concours d’Elegance and Best in Show Concours de Sport at this first annual event. The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance will also include several special exhibits such as Super Cars, Celebrity Cars “Cars of the Stars” including Marin rockers Sammy Hagar (a Jaguar), Metallica’s James Hetfield (a Ferrari) and Journey’s Neil Schon (a Lamborghini) and cutting edge Alternative Energy Vehicles. The featured exhibit, Curves, Elegance, and Speed - Our Cars of 1929, will be a special showcase of the extravagant and unique automobiles built in 1929 by either American or International manufacturers. Eighty years ago more than 75 U.S. companies produced cars with a total of more than 5000 marques worldwide. Exhibitors of exceptional automotive products and services plus live music, food, and family activities will fill out the program.
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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
| Website: |
http://sfiaf.org |
| Begin
Date: |
05/20/2009 |
| End
Date: |
05/31/2009 |
| Time: |
Various; check calendar http://sfiaf.org/2009/calendar.php |
| Price: |
$12-$25 |
| Location: |
Multiple locations |
| Phone: |
415-399-9554 |
Annual multi-disciplinary festival organized to present Bay Area artists addressing current cultural and social issues.
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THREE CONCERTS OF BALINESE PERFORMING ARTS
| Website: |
http://www.sfiaf.org/ |
| Begin
Date: |
05/22/2009 |
| End
Date: |
05/24/2009 |
| Time: |
Friday 8pm; Saturday & Sunday 2pm |
| Price: |
$20 in advance / $25 at the door / $16 students and seniors / $12 children 12 and under |
| Location: |
Cowell Theater, Herbst Pavilion
Fort Mason Center
Marina Boulevard & Buchanan Street
San Francisco |
| Phone: |
800-838-3006 |
Gamelan Sekar Jaya celebrates 30 years of artistic exchange with Bali in SF concert series,
part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival. The Bay Area ensemble Gamelan Sekar Jaya—acclaimed internationally for its innovative work with the music and dance of Bali featuring six renowned Balinese guest artists. Spanning works both centuries-old and newly-created, the sixty-member company will focus on themes that have helped define the “Bay Area treasure” (Dancetera): balance, harmony, and collaboration across cultures.
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KRAPP'S LAST TAPE
| Website: |
http://www.cuttingball.com |
| Begin
Date: |
05/22/2009 |
| End
Date: |
06/21/2009 |
| Time: |
Thursday-Saturday 8pm; Sunday 5pm |
| Price: |
$15-$30 |
| Location: |
Exit Theatre on Taylor
277 Taylor Street between Eddy and Ellis
San Francisco |
| Phone: |
800-838-3006 |
Samuel Beckett's funny and poignant one-man play explores the choices we make when we are young and how they affect the course of our lives. A man sits alone at a table in his room, celebrating his 69th birthday by listening to an autobiographical tape he made the day he turned 39. In Beckett's most personal play, experience the comedy and tragedy of time itself.
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CARNAVAL FESTIVAL AND PARADE
| Website: |
http://www.carnavalsf.com |
| Begin
Date: |
05/23/2009 |
| End
Date: |
05/24/2009 |
| Time: |
10am-6pm |
| Price: |
Free admission |
| Location: |
Harrison Street between 16th & 22th Streets
San Francisco |
| Phone: |
415-651-1811 |
This annual street fair and parade, California's largest multi-cultural celebration, showcases the best of Latin American and Caribbean cultures. The Festival, with food, music, dance, arts and crafts, takes place Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm at Harrison Street between 16th & 22th Streets. The Grand Parade, May 24, starts at 9:30am, with dancers, performers, floats, and marching bands. Parade starts at 24th & Bryant Streets, west to Mission, north on Mission to 17th to the Festival area.
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MOUNTAIN PLAY
| Website: |
http://www.mountainplay.org/ |
| Begin
Date: |
05/24/2009 |
| End
Date: |
06/21/2009 |
| Time: |
All shows 1pm |
| Price: |
$40-$25, Save $2 when you buy your tickets online |
| Location: |
The performances are held near the top of Mount Tamalpais in the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre |
| Phone: |
415-383-1100 |
The Mountain Play presents one musical per year in a spectacular outdoor amphitheatre on top of Mt. Tamalpais. This year's presentation is 'Man of La Mancha.' Performances will be on Sunday May 24, 31, June 7, June 13(Saturday), June 14, and June 21. There is parking available, but most people board one of their festive yellow buses called the Mountain Play Express. Information about the FREE Mountain Play Express will be included with each ticket order. Free round trip Express shuttles leave continuously from 9:30a.m. to 12:15p.m. from the several locations in Mill Valley
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MAN OF LA MANCHA
| Website: |
http://www.mountainplay.org |
| Begin
Date: |
05/24/2009 |
| End
Date: |
06/21/2009 |
| Time: |
Sundays at 1pm |
| Price: |
$30-$40; limited reserved seating $70 and up |
| Location: |
Near the top of Mount Tamalpais in the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre
Marin County |
| Phone: |
415-383-11000 |
| The Mountain Play presents "Man of La Mancha" in a spectacular outdoor amphitheatre on top of Mt. Tamalpais. Call or check the website regarding parking and shuttles to the site. |
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USS HORNET MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
| Website: |
http://www.uss-hornet.org |
| Begin
Date: |
05/25/2009 |
| End
Date: |
05/25/2009 |
| Time: |
1-2pm |
| Price: |
$14 adults; $12 with Military I.D.; $6 for kids |
| Location: |
USS Hornet
Docked permanently at the former Naval Air Station
Alameda |
| Phone: |
510-521-8448 |
A Memorial Day ceremony will be held onboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The event will remember and honor those men and women in the military services who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Veterans of past and present wars will be honored during a special Memorial Day service, followed immediately by a wreath ceremony. A registered State and National Historic Landmark and American treasure, the USS Hornet serves as a monument to the men and women who have unselfishly defended our country’s freedom throughout the centuries. Visitors can explore the many decks of the ship from Captain’s Bridge to Engine Room. Exhibits include 13 Navy and Marine aircraft, ranging from WWII vintage to modern era, and the West Coast’s largest Apollo Moon Mission display. Tours of the ship will be available from 10am-4pm.
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MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT THE PRESIDIO
| Website: |
http://www.presidio.gov |
| Begin
Date: |
05/25/2009 |
| End
Date: |
05/25/2009 |
| Time: |
Begins at 10:30am |
| Price: |
Free |
| Location: |
The Presidio Main Post Parade Ground
Intersection of Moraga Avenue and Graham Street
San Francisco |
| Phone: |
415-561-5500 |
Join veterans and the community for Memorial Day at the Presidio. The parade begins in the Main Post at 10:30 am led by the 191st Army Band. The formal program at 11 am in the National Cemetery will feature a 60 member U.S. Army Band including Pipes & Drums. Ceremony ends at Noon with a 21-gun salute by the U.S. Army’s 5th Brigade 75th Division. Following the program, cemetery walks will be led by park rangers and costumed volunteers highlighting the lives of noteworthy soldiers.
Parking near the Presidio Officers’ Club, 50 Moraga Avenue, on the Main Post. The Presidio Go Shuttle connects to public transit. Check their website for information.
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THE SECRET LIVES OF SEAHORSES
| Website: |
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org |
| Begin
Date: |
05/26/2009 |
| End
Date: |
09/01/2009 |
| Time: |
9:30am-6pm (9:30am-8pm Saturdays & Sundays July 4 through September 6) |
| Price: |
$29.95 adult; $27.95 senior (over 65) and student (full-time college, with I.D.); $17.95 children and the disabled; under 3 free |
| Location: |
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey
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| Phone: |
831-648-4888 |
Monterey Bay Aquarium presents “The Secret Lives of Seahorses” highlighting more than 15 species of seahorses and their kin—one of the largest and most diverse exhibitions of seahorses and their family in the nation. As visitors explore the elusive world of seahorses in four multimedia galleries, they learn about the surprising ways that these fascinating fishes grow up, choose mates and give birth. The exhibition highlights the fragile habitats that seahorses call home, and conservation stations provide visitors with tools to help protect these mythical animals and the precious coastal environments where they live. While there, explore the wonders of our ocean planet in nearly 200 galleries and exhibits. The Outer Bay galleries feature a million-gallon display that’s home to schools of tuna, Mahi-mahi, sharks, barracuda, pelagic rays and more; plus the largest jellyfish exhibits anywhere. Other permanent exhibits include playful sea otters; a towering three-story kelp forest; an interactive deep sea exhibit; touch pools and other hands-on displays; and Ocean’s Edge: Coastal Habitats of Monterey Bay, featuring a walk-through wave crash, aviary, touch pools and giant octopus galleries, and hands-on exhibits.
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BACH A LA CARTE
| Website: |
http://www.sdgloria.org |
| Begin
Date: |
05/30/2009 |
| End
Date: |
05/30/2009 |
| Time: |
5pm |
| Price: |
$25 general; $20 student/senior at the door; discount for advance purchase. |
| Location: |
St. Mark's Lutheran
1111 O'Farrell
San Francisco |
| Phone: |
888-SDG-SONG |
Soli Deo Gloria and Orchestra Gloria, conducted by Artistic Director Allen H Simon will present "Bach à la carte," Bach's final banquet was the Mass in B minor. The great B Minor Mass was assembled from previously composed ingredients; many of the movements were based on recipes of other cantatas. In addition to Cantata 11 (Ascension Oratorio) and 191 (Gloria in excelsis Deo), the program will also serve up delicious choruses from other cantatas which were on the menu of the B minor Mass, such as BWV 12, 29 and 46. Featuring soprano Pamela Sebastian and tenor Jeffrey Barnett.
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MAKER FAIRE
| Website: |
http://makerfaire.com/ |
| Begin
Date: |
05/30/2009 |
| End
Date: |
05/31/2009 |
| Time: |
Saturday 10am-8pm; Sunday 10am-6pm |
| Price: |
$10 youth; $15 student; $25 adult |
| Location: |
San Mateo County Expo Center
2495 South Delaware Street
San Mateo, California 94403 |
| Phone: |
707-827-7074 |
The World's Largest DIY Festival. A family friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Build, craft, hack, play, make. Arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science, and technology. Learn to design and make: Robots, Rockets, Bicycles, Alternative Energy Devices, Electronics, Crafts, Circuit Boards, Sustainable Food, Musical Instruments, Wood Working, Knitting, Eco Modding, Cars, Kites, Special Effects, Sewing and more.
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