Saturday, September 21, 2013

Winchester Mystery House Mystery Maze

Winchester Mystery House11am-7pm

The Winchester Mystery House has hired Chris Gounalakis, the creator of the Arata's Pumpkin Farm strawmazes in Half Moon Bay, to create Sarah…

Opera San Jose Presents: Verdi's Falstaff

California Theatre3pm

"A tale of greed. A travesty of stymied desires. An old knight's ridiculous hunger to recapture his youth and gain riches through sexual liaisons…

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Come Healing

Montalvo Arts Center9am-5pm

Come Healing is Montalvo Arts Center's newest "2013 Art on the Grounds" exhibition, consisting of works by six national and international artists…

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American Conservatory Theater - ACT2pm, 7pmOpening Night at 7pm

The new season begins with passionate (and patriotic) fireworks as A.C.T. presents the West Coast premiere of acclaimed director Frank Galati's…

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Poets Respond to Violence

Bookshop Santa Cruz7pm

Bookshop Santa Cruz is proud to present a special event in which various literary figures respond to living in a culture permeated by violence…

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2013 Surf City AIDS Ride

Santa Cruz Court House7a - 5pRegistration begins

Our 13th annual Surf City AIDS Ride will be held this fall. The Surf City AIDS Ride is a community event designed to raise funds to support…

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Blue Jasmine

Landmark's Clay Theater2:20pm, 4:40pm, 7:10pm, 9:40pm

Cate Blanchett gives a powerhouse performance in writer/director Woody Allen's new dramatic comedy. She plays New York socialite Jasmine (a…

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Butterflies & Blooms

Conservatory of Flowers10 AM - 4 PM

Get eye to eye with a butterfly in the exhibit Butterflies & Blooms coming to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park this spring and…

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14th Annual Oktoberfest By The Bay

Pier 4811am - 6pm

Friday, September 20 through Sunday, September 22 Friday from 5:00pm � 12:00am; Saturday day from 11:00am � 5:00pm; Saturday night from 6:00pm…

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Colors from Nature: A Plant Dye Workshop with Deepa Natarajan

San Francisco Botanical Gardens1-4PM

In this hands-on workshop,you will be learning how to create brilliant colors from nature with Deepa Natarajan, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden…

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Above and Below: Stories From Our Changing Bay

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, till 9pm on Fri

Above and Below: Stories From Our Changing Bay unveils the quirky stories of how people and nature together have shaped the San Francisco Bay…

Alcatraz: Life on the Rock

Hyatt Regency San FranciscoAll Day

Together with Alcatraz Cruises, Hyatt Regency San Francisco is the temporary home of the �Alcatraz: Life on the Rock� Culture Club exhibit.…

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SF PUNK Homecoming 2013 S.F.W.

Verdi Club, The2pm - 10pm

The SF Punk Homecoming is the only SF Punk rock reunion GALA to attend this year! Featuring two days of influential bands from the original…

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VivaFest!

Downtown San JoseVarious Times

VivaFest! a.k.a. San Jose Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival celebrates the city's rich Mexican heritage with the largest festival of its…

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Kayak Fishing

Kayak Connectioncall to book

Want to try kayak fishing for the first time, or hope to pick up some tips and tricks from a local expert? Our kayak fishing clinics cater…

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Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, till 9pm on Fri

Featuring stunning black-and-white photographs chronicling the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge construction…

Family Tours at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Seymour Marine Discovery Center12:30pm

The Seymour Marine Discovery Center provides an abbreviated 30-minute guided exploration for families with small children. Tours are free with…

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Impressionists on the Water

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

Coinciding with San Francisco's hosting of the America's Cup races this summer, another side of nautical life is revealed by more than 80 remarkable…

Questions from the Sky: By Hung Lui

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm (Not open on Mondays)

Free admissions for people with SJMA memeberships. Hung Lui is an artist known mostly for her paintings, which is from Chinese historical…

Questions From the Sky: New Work by Hung Liu

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

The San Jose Museum of Art will showcase the lush paintings of Hung Liu. Her paintings, based on historical photographs of China, have are inspired…