contributed by Tina Woo
Sunnyvale Art, Wine & Music Festival
The Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival is happening June 1st & 2nd from 10am-6pm in Downtown Sunnyvale at historic Murphy Avenue. Stroll the streets during this two-day event including more than 350 of the nation’s best artists, live music, ice cold margaritas, champagne, sangria, quality beers, and carnival rides for the kids too! http://www.svcoc.org/index.html
The Stern Grove Festival takes place at Sigmund Stern Grove located at 19thAvenue & Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco. Free concerts start at 2 pm and usually end between 4:30 – 5:30 pm. Arrive early for best seating, first come, first served. Hand-stamping at the entrance begins at 10 am. Stern Grove is celebrating its 82nd season and the lineup follows:
Sun, June 16: Digable Planets, jazz and hip-hop
Sun, June 23: Los Van Van, Cuban combo of rock and jazz
Sun, June 30: Galactic, vibrant funk R&B and jazz
Sun, July 7: San Francisco Symphony
Sun, July 14: Mitski, indie-rockers
Sun, July 21: Toots and the Maytals, reggae and funky soul
Sun, July 28: San Francisco Ballet
Sun, Aug 4: The Psychedelic Furs, punk music
Sun, Aug 11: Pink Martini, international jazz, swing, world music, cabaret
Sun, Aug 18: The Big Picnic/Isley Brothers, R&B
For the 37th season of Shakespeare in the Park, SF Shakes will present a production of “As You Like It.”
Admission is free. For more information, call SF Shakespeare Festival at 415-558-0888 or visit the website. Below are the performance venues.
June 29-July 14, Saturdays & Sundays @ 7pm, Amador Valley Community Park in Pleasanton
August 10-August 25, Saturdays @ 7 pm, Sundays @ 4 pm, Sequoia High School, Redwood City
July 20-August 4, Thursdays, Fridays Sat & Sun @ 7 pm , Cupertino Memorial Park
August 31-September @ 2 pm, San Francisco Presidio
9/19, 9/20, 9/21 & 9/22 – 10 am & 2 pm, Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre, Golden Gate Park
Free Dragonboat Lessons Meetups on Saturdays at 10:30 am at the Foster City Boat Dock, located at Foster City Blvd & Bounty Drive. Lessons end by noon.
Join the Nation’s First Co-ed Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team, Live Love Survive. Saturday practices from June 1-September 21, 10:30am to 12:30pm at Oyster Point Marina Gate 7, South San Francisco. For more information contact Jennifer Eng at 415-465-0085 or jennengfitness@gmail.com.
Friday, June 21 @ 6:30 pm – Make Music Day, San Jose Japantown
Saturday & Sunday, July 13-14 @ 4:30 pm (Sat) and 3:30 pm (Sun), San Jose Obon, Japantown
Saturday, July 20 Lesher Family Festival @11:30 am & 1:30 pm Walnut Creek
Sunday, August 4 @ 5pm – Palo Alto Obon
Check out www.taiko.org for complete listings.
