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What's Happening Around the Bay Area |
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San Francisco |
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SF SketchFest
Fri-Sun, Jan 11-27. Times Vary SF Sketchfest mixes national headliners, local favorites and up-and-coming groups for a variety of sketch, improv, stand-up, and alternative comedy. |
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The Great War | WW1 Exhibit
Fri-Sun, Jan 11-17. 1PM-8PM Great War/World War 1: The American Experience historical display focuses on the American Expeditionary Force, honoring men and women from Northern California who served at home as well as in France. |
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Sat, Jan 12. 11AM-2PM Celebrate the Japanese New Year with Kagami Kai, an acclaimed mochi group, as they present the exciting New Year tradition of mochi pounding to make delectably sweet rice cakes, with lively music, energetic dance, and traditional costumes. |
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Sun, Jan 13. 7:20AM Run through Golden Gate Park and along the ocean on the Hot Chocolate 15K/5K, which includes snacks along the way and hot chocolate at the finish line. |
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Sun, Jan 13. 3PM Come witness Cheesemongers create hundreds of the most perfect bites of cheese while the finest purveyors share unlimited samples of their best products. Can one ever sample enough cheese?! |
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Events Coming Soon:
MLK March & Festival Fri-Sun, Jan 18-21. Times Vary
29th Anniversary of the Sea Lions' Arrival Sat-Sun, Jan 19-20. Times Vary Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival Sat-Sun, Jan 19-21. Times Vary Lunar New Year Lion Dancing Sat-Sun, Jan 19-26. Times Vary Come From Away Sat-Sun, Jan 19-Feb 3. Times Vary |
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North Bay |
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Fri-Sun, Jan 11-Feb 2. Times Vary What do paintings, sculpture, photographs in fact, all matter have in common? Elements! This national fine arts exhibition at the Marin Society of Artists in San Rafael is one of the first events of this worldwide celebration! We have invited artists to interpret the theme of Elements. |
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Chushingura - West Meets East Film Series
Sat, Jan 12. 10:30AM-4PM Sonoma County Matsuri Festival presents Chushingura (The 47 Loyal Ronin), Kunio Watanabes classic samurai film. Watch this film for free while enjoying light refreshments. |
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Sat, Jan 12. 11AM-3PM The How-To Festival is a free interactive community educational event with something for everyone. Attend at any Napa County Library location, except in Yountville. |
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2nd Annual Napa Lighted Art Festival
Sat-Sun, Jan 12-20. Times Vary Napa does Art After Dark! The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology, and lights. Artwork displayed at this years Napa Lighted Art Festival will include light art, video art, 3D video mapping projections, lighted sculptures and projects that use technology or interactivity. |
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Sun, Jan 13. 3PM-7PM Join Musica Marin for an exciting afternoon of jazz, appetizers prepared by Chef Mark Furr, as well as dancing featuring two-time Grammy Award winner violinist Mads Tolling, among other artists. |
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Events Coming Soon:
Beyond Color Fri, Jan 18. 10AM-11AM
Taste Beyond Borders II Fri, Jan 18. 1PM-2:30PM Napa Truffle Festival Fri-Sun, Jan 18-21. Times Vary
27th Winter Wineland Sat-Sun, Jan 19-20. 11AM-4PM
Napa Valley Restaurant Week Sun, Jan 20-27. Times Vary |
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East Bay |
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Fri, Jan 11. 6PM-7:30PM Founded in 1952, Doox of Yale is Yale University's first all-gender a capella group. For the past sixty-five years, Doox of Yale has delighted audiences around the world with a dynamic, engagingly diverse repertoire. |
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Fri, Jan 11. 8PM Award-winning New York City jazz pianist Ben Rosenblum returns to Berkeley to perform at the California Jazz Conservatory as part of an eight-stop West Coast tour celebrating the release of his second trio album, River City. |
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Fri-Sun, Jan 11-20. Times Vary Oakland Restaurant Week celebrates the diverse local food scene with great deals and even better eats. |
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The Harlem Globetrotters
Sat, Jan 12. Times Vary Harlem Globetrotters perform ball handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, and comedy bits in an entertaining show at Oracle Arena in Oakland. |
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Sat, Jan 12. 7PM Paris Combo is a blend of swinging gypsy jazz, cabaret, French pop, Latin and Middle Eastern rhythms. The musically devious Parisians will be showcasing songs from their latest studio release, Tako Tsubo, as well as favorites from their previous six albums. |
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Events Coming Soon: Elton John Fri, Jan 18. 8PM
Mental Health Comedy Hour Fri, Jan 18. 10PM-11:30PM
7th Annual Berkeley Restaurant Week Fri-Sun, Jan 18-27. Times Vary Women's March Oakland 2019 Sat, Jan 19. 10AM |
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Peninsula |
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Fri, Jan 11. 8PM Featuring the beloved songs of Steven Schwartz, award-winning composer of Wicked, Pippin & Godspell, this new musical is a touching, authentic look at the power of trusting our hearts and memories. |
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Fri, Jan 11. 9:45PM Joel McHale is one of the most sought after comedians and actors in the industry. He is also best known for his starring role on the hit comedy series Community. |
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Diane Milo - With a Little Help from My Friends
Fri-Sat, Jan 11-12. 7:30PM Featuring some of the Bay Area's best vocalists, this "With a Little Help from My Friends" is not just a showcase, but also a farewell performance celebrating 24 years of musical theatre before Milo leaves the Bay Area. |
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Fri-Sun, Jan 11-Feb 10. 9AM The Main Gallery celebrates the New Year with their newest exhibit, "Old Friends New Art. The collective represents a wide variety of media: oil, acrylic, pencil, watercolor, photography woven metals, felting, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, and found-object sculptures. |
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Sat, Jan 12. 7:30PM A fan favorite wherever she goes, international pianist, Kate Liu won the third prize and Best Mazurkas at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. |
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Events Coming Soon: Women's March San Jose Sat, Jan 19. 11AM-4PM Shakespeare in Love Sat-Sun, Jan 19-Feb 3. Times Vary California Concerto Weekend for Amateur Pianists - Gala Concert Sun, Jan 20. 2PM-5PM Clairdee Sun, Jan 20. 4:30PM |
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