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Cinco de Mayo Festival in the Mission in San Francisco May 4th

May 3, 2019 4:35 pm

Cinco de Mayo Festival:

Mission District
Valencia St, San Francisco (btw 21st & 24th)
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
10:00am – 6:00pm | Free

In 2019 the San Francisco Cinco de Mayo celebration will return to the heart of the Mission District as San Franciscans will celebrate one of our City’s most spectacular traditions at Mission Neighborhood Centers’ 15th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday, May 4th, on Valencia Street. This family-friendly celebration which is being held on one of the Mission’s trendy, main thoroughfares, will occupy Valencia Street between 21st and 24th Streets. The celebration will showcase the very best of Mexican and Latin American cultures with a diverse array of Mexican and Latino foods, music, dance and artistry for the entire family to enjoy. Approximately 9,000 attendees will enjoy rich cultural experiences and activities focused on empowering our community through greater awareness.

Kentucky Derby Party in Danville May 4th

May 2, 2019 4:30 pm

Kentucky Derby Party:

Veterans Memorial Building
400 Hartz Avenue, Danville
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
1:30 – 4:30pm | $50

Join us for a chance to see friends or meet new ones. And, enjoy free appetizers and our signature Mint Julep (Mocktail), champagne, wine and other beverages.
Enjoy a live telecast of the 145th Kentucky Derby Race (and everyone joining us will receive a free pari-mutuel ticket for one of the horses in the race!
You will have an exciting chance to win some cool Raffle Prizes and participate in our Silent Auction.
Plus, there is a prize for the BEST Woman’s Hat as part of our Annual Hat Contest.

Devil Mountain Run May 5th in Downtown Danville

May 1, 2019 4:30 pm

Devil Mountain Run:

Downtown Danville
Railroad Ave. between Church St. and School St.
Sunday, May 5th, 2019
8:00am | $20 – $44 (Kids Fun Run Free)

Join us on Sunday May 5th 2019 for the 41st annual Devil Mountain Run 5K/10K and FREE Kid’s Fun Run! Stick around for the competitive Mile of Truth (1-mile USATF sanctioned race) plus the 3rd annual Buddi Love Dog Mile!

Taste of Lafayette on May 14th

April 30, 2019 4:30 pm

Taste of Lafayette:

JPG@TheBank
3525 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
5:30 – 8:00pm | $55 / ($50 early bird)

The “stroll” begins when ticket holders head out at their own pace to stop at any or all of the 25+ participating restaurants for sampling. Will call, bar, and appetizers will be [served] 5:30pm-7:30pm. Dessert and coffee will be served 7pm-8pm.

Evening includes music throughout the stroll featuring Performance Academy, Bistro Mustache and pop-up BACH at JPG@TheBank; and the Acalanes Jazz Quartet at Philz. Entertainment by the Gold Coast Chamber Players’s latest venture, pop-up BACH, chamber music experience in unexpected places, features the Little Stars Trio at 7:30pm at JPG@TheBank.

Don’t miss the raffle supporting the Lafayette Community Foundation! Drawing for the raffle will be held at 7:45pm also at JPG@TheBank.

Bay Area Horseless Carriage Club at Blackhawk Museum May 5th

April 29, 2019 4:55 pm

Photo by Flickr user greggjerdingen

Bay Area Horseless Carriage Club:

Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Sunday, May 5th, 2019
10:00 – 11:00am

For the fifth year the Bay Area Horseless Carriage Club will stop by the Blackhawk Museum with their Pre-1916 automobiles. They will only be at the Museum for an hour, between 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM but it isn’t often that your get to see cars from this era on the road.

Spey Casting World Championship at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco through April 28th

April 26, 2019 4:30 pm

Photo by Flickr user mcgrayjr

Spey Casting World Championship:

Golden Gate Park’s Casting Ponds
1232 John F. Kennedy Dr, San Francisco
Friday, April 26th – Sunday, April 28th, 2019
8:00am – 5:00pm | Free

The GGACC will again be hosting their annual World Championship of Spey Casting. This international distance casting competition using two-handed Spey rods will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 26-28, 2019, the fourth weekend of the month this year.

Bring a blanket or folding chairs to sit on the lawn while you enjoy the beauty and spectacle of this amazing fly casting, or wander around the exhibitors’ tables when you need a break.

Both club members and the public are invited to attend this event for FREE to watch the world’s best Spey Casters compete. As in past years, there will be Men’s, Women’s, and Senior’s Divisions of competition with casters representing many countries and team sponsors.

Lafayette Community Music Festival at Town Hall Theatre April 27th

April 25, 2019 4:45 pm

Lafayette Community Music Festival:

Town Hall Theatre
3535 School St, Lafayette
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
8:00pm | $25 ($30 at door)

Featuring: The Big Jangle Acoustic, including Kiki Stack; and The Real Lafayette All Stars, including Jeff Tamalier (Tower of Power), Dave Martin (Buzztones, Dave Martin’s House Party), Mark Stanley (Rock Island) and Paul Cotruvo (Big Jangle, Cover to Cover).

Live Poets Society on April 28th at Orinda Books

April 23, 2019 4:40 pm

Live Poets Society:

Orinda Books
276 Village Square, Orinda
Sunday, April 28th, 2019
1:00 – 3:00pm | Free

The featured writers for April 28, 2019 will be Cynthia Leslie-Bole and Sally Bolger.
Cynthia Leslie-Bole is a writing coach, editor, and certified Amherst Writers and Artists Method group leader who has published in Pure Slush, Rootstalk, Moonshine Ink’s Creative Brew and the just-released anthology Fire and Rain: Eco poetry of California. Her first collection of poetry, The Luminous In-Between, invites us to experience the radiance of one woman’s evolution through marriage, motherhood, spiritual individuation, and kinship with nature. This lyrical volume celebrates our innate capacity to create, heal, and perceive what lies beyond the ordinary in ‘the luminous in-between.’ Cynthia lives in Orinda.

Sally Bolger is a writer, explorer, and conservationist who follows her heart beyond the boundaries of her comfort zone into the unknown. Born in Lafayette and raised in Orinda, Sally now travels the world, engaging in on-the-ground conservation efforts, returning to tell the tales of her adventures in poetry, fiction, and spoken word. Sally’s first book for children, Fun in the Mud – a Wetlands Tale, has been named a Hot Off the Press pick by the Children’s Book Council.

First Wednesdays Street Fest May 1st in Downtown Walnut Creek

April 22, 2019 4:45 pm

First Wednesdays Street Fest:

Downtown Walnut Creek
Cypress St, between Locust St. & N. Main St.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
5:30 – 8:30pm | Free

We are kicking off WCFW’s with Neon Velvet in May, followed in June by Vybe Society. May through September you can end the work or school day on the first Wednesday of each month with a street festival full of live music, dancing, food trucks, wine and beer, Kids Fun Zone, interactive games and free prizes. This year we are partnering with the Contra Costa Certified Farmers Market (Sundays, 9a-1p, Cypress St, WC) to create a Chef’s Demo. Stop by and enjoy some delicious recipes.

4/20 Hippie Hill Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco April 20th

April 19, 2019 4:30 pm

4/20 Hippie Hill Festival:

Golden Gate Park (Sharon Meadows/Hippie Hill)
San Francisco
Saturday, April 20th, 2019
10:00am – 5:00pm | Free

4/20 at Hippie Hill is a San Francisco tradition said to date back to the 1970’s. Each year, tens of thousands of people arrive from all over the world to celebrate the glorious Cannabis plant.

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