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1. The World's Funniest Bubble Show
The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco - THE WORLD'S FUNNIEST BUBBLE SHOW
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Cost: $8 for children under 12, $11 for adults, Parties of 4 or more: $8 per ticket
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1. The World's Funniest Bubble Show
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2. Flashback: Summer Of Love, Winter Of Discontent
FOOT! fun walking tours, San Francisco - FOOT! comedy walking tours presents Flashback: From the Summer of Love to the Winter of Discontent. This two-hour tour takes the intrepid traveler on a vivid trip through the heart of the Haight-Ashbu... Read more
Cost: $30
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2. Flashback: Summer Of Love, Winter Of Discontent
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3. Puppet Show: Grandpa Bunny’s Egg-citing Day
Children's Fairyland, Oakland - Have you ever wondered where all the colored eggs come from that the bunnies like to hide? Here is a delightful tale about the seasons, and how poor Grandpa Bunny discovers that he can use the colors ... Read more
Cost: Guests aged 1 - 100 $8, Guests under age 1 FREE, Members FREE
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3. Puppet Show: Grandpa Bunny’s Egg-citing Day
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4. Hard Times In The Oc
Oakland Museum Of CA, Oakland - This installation in the Gallery of California History co-curated with faculty and students at California State University Fullerton focuses on the effects of the 2008 recession in Orange County. Hard... Read more
Cost: $12 general, $9 seniors and students, $6 youth, ages 9–17, Free for children 8 and under and for OMCA Members
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4. Hard Times In The Oc
- Sun May 19 11:00 am
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5. Live 105′s Bfd: 30 Seconds To Mars & Passion Pit
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View CC - If Live 105 has been the bedrock of modern rock radio. For years, it has been an annual tradition for Live 105 to take their rock programming live and in the flesh onstage. This annual music-concer... Read more
Cost: $11-$127
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5. Live 105′s Bfd: 30 Seconds To Mars & Passion Pit
- Sun May 19 12:00 pm
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6. Artmarkt San Francisco
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco - artMRKT San Francisco, the Bay Area’s premier contemporary and modern art fair, features 70 highly reputable galleries from around the globe, bringing some of the world’s most intriguing artists a... Read more
Cost: Ticket prices TBA
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6. Artmarkt San Francisco
- Sun May 19 12:00 pm
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7. Monster Truck Jam
Calistoga Kitchen, Salinas - Get your tickets early for this always sold out event. Gates open at noon with food, beverage and souvenirs available. Don't miss out on the dirt-slinging, non-stop action of the Monster Truck Jam. ... Read more
Cost: sold out event
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7. Monster Truck Jam
- Sun May 19 12:00 pm
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8. The Mexican Museum
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco - The Mexican Museum presents two free exhibits: "The Tequila Don Julio Collection" and "Caras/Cuentos (Faces/Stories)," both featuring work from the museum's permanent collection.... Read more
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8. The Mexican Museum
- Sun May 19 12:00 pm
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9. Omca Family: Gold Panning
Oakland Museum Of CA, Oakland - Gold fever is here at OMCA! Discover what life was like in the California Gold Rush days. Come and try your hand at panning for real gold, Forty-Niner style, in the Museum gardens. Learn how to tell t... Read more
Cost: $12 general, $9 seniors and students, $6 youth, ages 9–17, Free for children 8 and under and for OMCA Members.
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9. Omca Family: Gold Panning
- Sun May 19 12:00 pm
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10. Vessel Gallery Showcases At San Francisco Art Market At Fort Mason
vessel gallery, Oakland - San Francisco, the Bay Area’s premier contemporary and modern art fair, will feature 70 highly reputable galleries from around the globe, bringing some of the world’s most intriguing artists and g... Read more
Cost: $150.00
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10. Vessel Gallery Showcases At San Francisco Art Market At Fort Mason
- Sun May 19 01:00 pm
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11. Flashback: Summer Of Love, Winter Of Discontent
FOOT! fun walking tours, San Francisco - FOOT! comedy walking tours presents Flashback: From the Summer of Love to the Winter of Discontent. This two-hour tour takes the intrepid traveler on a vivid trip through the heart of the Haight-Ashbu... Read more
Cost: $20.00
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11. Flashback: Summer Of Love, Winter Of Discontent
- Sun May 19 01:00 pm
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12. Sf In A Nutshell: The Nuts And Bolts Of The City
FOOT! fun walking tours, San Francisco - We've crammed 150+ years of the City's history into a two-hour walking tour full of facts, fun, and frivolity. It’s a highlight reel of the Gold Rush on forward, hitting the nuts and bolts of what b... Read more
Cost: $30.00
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12. Sf In A Nutshell: The Nuts And Bolts Of The City
- Sun May 19 01:00 pm
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13. The Whole Shebang: Our Flagship Walking Tour
FOOT! fun walking tours, San Francisco - The Whole Shebang is FOOT!’s flagship and most popular romp through the city. Winding through three unique San Francisco neighborhoods, this comprehensive tour includes everything but the kitchen si... Read more
Cost: $45
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13. The Whole Shebang: Our Flagship Walking Tour
- Sun May 19 01:00 pm
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14. Summoning Ghosts: The Art Of Hung Liu
Oakland Museum Of CA, Oakland - Public Docent-led tours of the exhibition Summoning Ghosts: The Art of Hung Liu take place every Sunday through the end of the exhibition. Gain insights into the processes and influences of this proli... Read more
Cost: $12 general, $9 seniors and students, $6 youth, ages 9–17, Free for children 8 and under and for OMCA Members.
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14. Summoning Ghosts: The Art Of Hung Liu
- Sun May 19 01:05 pm
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15. Oakland Athletics Vs Royals
All Seasons, Oakland - The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1968 to the pre... Read more
Cost: $13.00-$48.00
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15. Oakland Athletics Vs Royals
- Sun May 19 01:30 pm
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16. Alice In Wonderland
The Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco - In conjunction with special exhibition Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit Hole, the museum will be screening Walt Disney's 1951 Alice in Wonderland throughout the month of May.... Read more
Cost: Adu.- $20, Sen.(abv.65)- $15, Stu.(with ID)- $15, Chi.(6-17)-$12, Under age 6-free
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16. Alice In Wonderland
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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17. Mel Brooks' Musical Young Frankenstein
City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma - This daffy send-up of 1930s Hollywood Monster movies follows the film closely, with many of its familiar scenes expanded for musical numbers. The characters are all there, Frederick, Igor, Inga, Frau ... Read more
Cost: $26 Full; $24 Seniors; $22 youth
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17. Mel Brooks' Musical Young Frankenstein
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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18. San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco - The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra is one of the finest ensembles of its kind, anywhere. For three decades, the Youth Orchestra has delighted audiences at home and abroad. Don’t miss this in... Read more
Cost: $12.00
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18. San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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19. Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo
Helen Schoeni Theatre, Mendocino - Originally conceived of to host children’s theatre, the Helen Schoeni Theatre, named after an important benefactor from the early days of the Mendocino Art Center, has evolved over the years into an... Read more
Cost: Adult - $18.00 Student - $9.00
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19. Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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20. An Illiad
Pacific Repertory Theatre, Carmel-by-the-Sea - Eric Shimelonis, the composer for Studio’s production of An Iliad, was tasked with creating a score that would support a tour de force performance in a play that moves from simple storytelling to ac... Read more
Cost: FREE
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20. An Illiad
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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21. Black Watch
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco - A Revolutionary Theatrical Event
by Gregory Burke
Directed by John Tiffany
The internationally acclaimed hit—named "#1 Theatrical Event of the Year!" by the New York Times
Performing in ... Read more
Cost: Premiere Orchestra- $100, Orchestra- $100, Mezzanine- $100, Balcony-$100
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21. Black Watch
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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22. Puppet Show: Grandpa Bunny’s Egg-citing Day
Children's Fairyland, Oakland - Have you ever wondered where all the colored eggs come from that the bunnies like to hide? Here is a delightful tale about the seasons, and how poor Grandpa Bunny discovers that he can use the colors ... Read more
Cost: Guests aged 1 - 100 $8, Guests under age 1 FREE, Members FREE
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23. Lucky Penny Productions: Funny Girl 05/12/2013
Napa Valley Opera House, Napa - To be presented on the Main Stage at Napa Valley Opera House, “Funny Girl” will feature Lucky Penny co-founder Taylor Bartolucci as the legendary Fanny Brice, singing unforgettable songs such as ... Read more
Cost: $30.00 - 35.00
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23. Lucky Penny Productions: Funny Girl 05/12/2013
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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24. A Little Night Music
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Half Moon Bay - Winner of six Tony Awards, “A Little Night Music” is "Heady, civilized, sophisticated, and enchanting" (The New York Times). Join Roustabout’s Apprentice Program for this classic production set ... Read more
Cost: $26.00 - Adults, $16.00 - Children (ages 14 and under)
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24. A Little Night Music
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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25. Vampire Bride By Kyotaro Namiki
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco - Fujiko, a dance student with a horrific facial scar, seeks help from a sorceress in the mountains, who ultimately transforms her into a powerful monster. After undergoing a ritual that results in her ... Read more
Cost: $10 Regular/$8 YBCA member, senior, student, or teacher
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25. Vampire Bride By Kyotaro Namiki
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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26. Smuin Ballet: Spring Dance Series 2013
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco - Atlanta Magazine calls Petal by Helen Pickett “the perfect piece for spring.” An effervescent and visually stunning ballet, Petal is awash in vivid colors with music by Philip Glass and Thomas Mon... Read more
Cost: Single Ticket Prices: Platinum – $65, Gold – $59, Silver – $49, Bronze – $24 (prices may vary based on demand)
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26. Smuin Ballet: Spring Dance Series 2013
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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27. Beethoven Project: Chamber Music At The Legion Of Honor
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco - The San Francisco Symphony and the Fine Arts Museums—a partnership now in its eleventh season—are thrilled to once again present the acclaimed Chamber Music Series at the Legion of Honor, featurin... Read more
Cost: Terrace-$36, Orchestra-$36, Loge-$36, Orchestra Boxes-$36
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27. Beethoven Project: Chamber Music At The Legion Of Honor
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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28. San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco - The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra is one of the finest ensembles of its kind, anywhere. For three decades, the Youth Orchestra has delighted audiences at home and abroad. Don’t miss this in... Read more
Cost: Loge-$45, Side Box- $45, General Admission- $12
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28. San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Sun May 19 02:00 pm
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29. An Afternoon With Mark Adamo
San Francisco Symphony, Walnut Creek - AN AFTERNOON WITH MARK ADAMO,
COMPOSER AND LIBRETTIST OF THE GOSPEL OF MARY MAGDALENE
Sponsored by San Francisco Opera Guild, East Bay Chapter and
Rossmoor Opera and Ballet Club
Del Valle Clu... Read more
Cost: $30 ($20 for Rossmoor Opera and Ballet Club members) Advance reservation requested.
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29. An Afternoon With Mark Adamo
- Sun May 19 03:00 pm
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30. Monterey Symphony "ecstasy"
Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea - Dubravka Tomsic is an invaluable asset to Monterey Symphony, a frequent guest artist, a confidant to the late Joan De Visser and the one to whom was entrusted the selection of Monterey Symphony’s Ha... Read more
Cost: $28
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30. Monterey Symphony "ecstasy"
- Sun May 19 03:00 pm
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31. Advanced Hills And Crooked Street Segway Tour
Electric tour company, San Francisco - Our customers asked for more routes and more hills! This new Advanced Rider Segway Tour incorporates more riding, bigger hills and a bit less historical narration. And now the answer to riders' number... Read more
Cost: $70
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31. Advanced Hills And Crooked Street Segway Tour
- Sun May 19 03:00 pm
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32. Winds And Strings Fantasia
Napa Valley College, Napa - Harry Cadelago conducts the NVC Orchestra and North Bay Wind Ensemble in this concert of breathtaking beauty.... Read more
Cost: $15 general, $10 sen/stu/mil
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32. Winds And Strings Fantasia
- Sun May 19 03:00 pm
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33. Go West, Young Woman: Daring Divas Of The Past
FOOT! fun walking tours, San Francisco - Go West, Young Woman: Ten Daring Divas Who Did It Their Way is a two-hour walking tour by, for, and of the ladies. With a ratio of 56 men to each woman in 1849, San Francisco was only for the women wh... Read more
Cost: $20.00
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33. Go West, Young Woman: Daring Divas Of The Past
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34. Ecstasy
Monterey Visitors Center, Monterey - Dubravka Tomsic is an invaluable asset to Monterey Symphony, a frequent guest artist, a confidant to the late Joan De Visser and the one to whom was entrusted the selection of Monterey Symphony’s Ha... Read more
Cost: $28-$78
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34. Ecstasy
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35. Ecstasy
Calistoga Kitchen, Monterey - Dubravka Tomsic is an invaluable asset to Monterey Symphony, a frequent guest artist, a confidant to the late Joan De Visser and the one to whom was entrusted the selection of Monterey Symphony’s Ha... Read more
Cost: $28-$78
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35. Ecstasy
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36. Alice In Wonderland
The Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco - In conjunction with special exhibition Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit Hole, the museum will be screening Walt Disney's 1951 Alice in Wonderland throughout the month of May.... Read more
Cost: Adu.- $20, Sen.(abv.65)- $15, Stu.(with ID)- $15, Chi.(6-17)-$12, Under age 6-free
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36. Alice In Wonderland
- Sun May 19 03:45 pm
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37. Ghost Cat Of Otama Pond By Yoshiro Ishikawa
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco - The story of Ghost Cat of Otama Pond—a young couple caught in a web of ghostly revenge, with a black cat serving as a conduit between the worlds of the living and dead—is familiar from the era's h... Read more
Cost: $10 Regular/$8 YBCA member, senior, student, or teacher
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37. Ghost Cat Of Otama Pond By Yoshiro Ishikawa
- Sun May 19 04:00 pm
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38. Museo Italoamericano -- Contemporaneity: Signs Of Modern Times | The Sedna Group
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco - Kicking off Italy’s "Year of Italian Culture in the United States" (Anno Della Cultura Italiana Negli Stati Uniti), Museo ItaloAmericano presents “Contemporaneity: Signs of Modern Times” an exhi... Read more
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38. Museo Italoamericano -- Contemporaneity: Signs Of Modern Times | The Sedna Group
- Sun May 19 04:00 pm
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39. Puppet Show: Grandpa Bunny’s Egg-citing Day
Children's Fairyland, Oakland - Have you ever wondered where all the colored eggs come from that the bunnies like to hide? Here is a delightful tale about the seasons, and how poor Grandpa Bunny discovers that he can use the colors ... Read more
Cost: Guests aged 1 - 100 $8, Guests under age 1 FREE, Members FREE
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40. Nvjs Prsents Erik Jekabson & Kenny Washington
Silos Napa, Napa - Napa Valley Jazz Society Presents: Erik Jekabson & Kenny Washington
Get ready for one, happy, fresh, New Orleans style band which will have you dancing in the aisles.
Check out whose leading the b... Read more
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40. Nvjs Prsents Erik Jekabson & Kenny Washington
- Sun May 19 05:00 pm
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41. Comedy Tonight!
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco - Join us for these exciting Young Conservatory events! If you enjoy hearing wonderful music performed by some of the Bay Area's most talented teens, please "come to the cabaret," have a cocktail or sof... Read more
Cost: GA Chair- $10, GA Table- $20
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41. Comedy Tonight!
- Sun May 19 05:00 pm
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42. Liss Fain Dance — The Water Is Clear And Still
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco - Liss Fain Dance, a San Francisco-based contemporary company known for its immersive performance installations, presents The Water is Clear and Still — an interweaving of the powerful choreography of... Read more
Cost: $30 general admission; $18 students and seniors
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42. Liss Fain Dance — The Water Is Clear And Still
- Sun May 19 05:00 pm
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43. The Shape Of Things
Main stage west, Sebastopol - Starring Keith Baker, John Browning, Jenifer Cote, and Dana Scott
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR LOVE? Neil LaBute’s bitterly funny, controversial exploration of morality and gender roles in modern Ame... Read more
Cost: General $25 - Senior (65+) $20 - Student $15
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43. The Shape Of Things
- Sun May 19 06:00 pm
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44. Project: Mitra Fabian
Pro Arts, Oakland - Mitra Fabian is a sculptor and installation artist working with industrial materials such as office supplies and scientific products. As she builds with these materials she alters them in ways that hi... Read more
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44. Project: Mitra Fabian
- Sun May 19 06:00 pm
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45. Live 105′s Bfd: Jimmy Eat World
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View CC - Live 105′s BFD music – concert festival has been in business since 1994. Year after year, they managed to assemble the hottest, the hippiest, the hardest rockin’ bands. Artists such as Beck, G... Read more
Cost: $11-$127
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45. Live 105′s Bfd: Jimmy Eat World
- Sun May 19 07:00 pm
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46. Alison Whittaker's Vital Signs
The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco - "... a solo show combining humor, heartbreak and plenty of graphic details... hits gold"
- Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicleb... Read more
Cost: Run: $15 - $35 sliding scale, $50 reserved seating
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46. Alison Whittaker's Vital Signs
- Sun May 19 07:30 pm
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47. Béla Fleck, Solo
SFJazz, San Francisco - In the course of his staggering career, banjo maestro Béla Fleck has taken the instrument where it’s never gone before, and carried it back to its roots in West Africa. As a brash young explorer fe... Read more
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47. Béla Fleck, Solo
- Sun May 19 07:30 pm
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48. Night Segway Tour - Chinatown, North Beach, Little Italy And Embarcadero Waterfront
Electric tour company, San Francisco - Visit three neighborhoods on this new San Francisco Night Segway Tour. Segway tours are the most sensational way to see the city by the bay. This evening exploration will take you to the best views an... Read more
Cost: $70
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48. Night Segway Tour - Chinatown, North Beach, Little Italy And Embarcadero Waterfront
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49. Sunset & Bay Lights Cruise - Every Saturday
Bay Voyager, Oakland - Enjoy the best seat on the water with Bay Voyager for spectacular views of the Port of Oakland, San Francisco skyline and The Bay of Lights. The Bay of Lights, inspired by the Bay Bridge’s 75th anni... Read more
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49. Sunset & Bay Lights Cruise - Every Saturday
- Sun May 19 07:30 pm
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50. Flobots
Cafe Du Nord and The Swedish American Hall, San Francisco - When a pair of intelligent, visionary emcees joins forces with a battle-hardened, groove-fusing rhythm section, and a classically trained violist the result is a sound that explores and expands the fr... Read more
Cost: $15.00
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