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Shakedown Street Festival on Sept 17 & 18th in Berkeley

September 16, 2016 4:30 pm

Photo by Flickr user wickenden

Shakedown Street Festival:

Martin Luther King Civic Center Park
2151 M.L.K. Jr Way, Berkeley
Saturday, September 17th – Sunday, September 18th, 2016
1:00pm – 9:00pm | Free

The Third Annual Shakedown Street Festival is a free 2-Day Music Concert in Martin Luther King, Civic Center Park in Downtown Berkeley, celebrating the music of The Grateful Dead and the sub-culture that surrounds the band and the touring. 2016’s Festival will be on September 17th and 18th, with live Music from 1pm – 9pm on both days plus Vendors selling finely crafted art and apparel, several types of food and non-alcoholic beverages and cold beer. Entry is free, all ages are welcome, no outside alcoholic beverages allowed, persons over age 21 will be given special wristbands upon purchase of drink ticket.

Beers will be $5.00 Each for a 16 oz cup and proceeds benefit the Seva Foundation. Festival Volunteers will be serving Lagunitas Brewery on Tap at The Wheel House, located just across from the stage. See Map of Festival.

Community Service Day at Lindsay Wildlife Experience on Oct 8th in Walnut Creek

September 15, 2016 4:30 pm

Community Service Day:

Lindsay Wildlife Experience
1931 First Avenue, Walnut Creek
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
9:00am – 1:00pm

To kick off the day, you can enjoy a free pancake breakfast at Heather Farm Park, starting at 7:30 a.m. Those who attend the breakfast get a free t-shirt!

Help Lindsay Wildlife prep our grounds for a busy fall. Volunteers will help trim, spread mulch, and weed gardens.

Location details: Meet at gazebo in front of building.

Ages: 10+ (under 12 with adult)

Physical requirements: Ability to bend, kneel, stoop, pull, rake, sweep, dig and lift up to 10 lbs.

Other requirements: Please wear outdoor work clothes and closed-toe shoes for safety.

Please bring: Gardening tools (if available), work gloves, hat, sunscreen, water.

Othello Playing at Cal Shakes in Orinda Sept 14th – Oct 9th

September 14, 2016 4:30 pm

Cal Shakes Theater
100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda
Wednesday, September 14th – Sunday, October 9th, 2016

Black. Muslim. Outsider. These are the labels Shakespeare’s most famous Moor has carried with him as he’s climbed the military ranks. Having survived battle after battle in faraway lands, Othello’s greatest tragedy lies in those closest to him: his trusted friend, his beloved wife—and himself. In his Cal Shakes directorial debut, artistic director, Eric Ting, will face our society’s fear of “the other” head on with this provocative investigation of Othello.

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Sept 17th & 18th

September 13, 2016 4:30 pm

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival:

Downtown Lafayette
Saturday, September 17th – Sunday, September 18th, 2016
from 10:00am | Free

The Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, held each year on the third weekend in September, is the largest event in Lamorinda and one of the five biggest outdoor festivals in Contra Costa County. Join your friends in strolling among stalls of art, handmade crafts, listening to music, sampling foods from top local rest

Smuin Dance Series at Lesher Center in Walnut Creek Sept 23rd – 24th

September 12, 2016 4:35 pm

Smuin Dance Series:

Lesher Center for the Arts

1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek

Friday, September 23rd, 2016 – Saturday, September 24th

$57 – $73

Smuin’s season opener offers a mixed repertory program introducing the work of Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch with his acclaimed Indigo; presenting a world premiere by Garrett Ammon, Artistic Director of Wonderbound; and paying tribute to the 15th anniversary of the most defining event in modern American history with Michael Smuin’s Stabat Mater, originally choreographed as a response to the 9/11 tragedy.

Rakestraw Books Presents Diana Nyad in Danville on Sept 15th

September 8, 2016 4:30 pm

Rakestraw Books Presents Diana Nyad:

Rakestraw Books
3 Railroad Ave, Danville
Thursday, September 15th, 2016
7:00pm – 9:00pm | $20 (includes one paperback copy of Find a Way)

When Diana Nyad arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record—becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection—she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and at long last achieved when she was sixty-four.

Now, in a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one’s fears, engage one’s passions, and never ever give up. For no matter what life may throw at you, or how many times you may have experienced defeat, it is always possible—as long as you commit to living life to the nth degree, no regrets—to “find a way.”

Garrin Benfield Playing at Mighty Fine Guitars on Sept. 9th in Lafayette

September 7, 2016 4:30 pm

Garrin Benfield Playing:

Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Friday, September 9th, 2016
8:00 PM | $15 – $20 suggested

All the way from New York City, Garrin Benfield is coming to assemble and disassemble whole bands right before your very ears.

Are you not hip to looping yet? Click [HERE] for just a wee sample of what it’s all about. Looping allows the player to compose and play not only guitar lines, but bass, drums and – in Garrin’s case – controlled feedback for hour, vocal and keyboard effect, all in real-time. It’s really quite astonishing, especially in the hands (and feet) of this master and pioneer of the form.

Skip The Needle Playing at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley Sept 3rd

September 2, 2016 4:30 pm

Photo by Michael Sawi

Skip The Needle:

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St, Berkeley
Saturday, September 3rd, 2016
8:00pm | $17 ($19 door)

How many bandleaders does it take to rock the Freight? In the case of Skip the Needle, the answer is four. The band features four outstanding performers who lead other local bands: Kofy Brown of the Kofy Brown band, Shelley Doty of the Shelley Doty X-tet, Katie Colpitts of Dolorata and Year of the Fist, and Vicki Randle, who currently backs Mavis Staples and has headlined many wonderful shows at the Freight. Skip the Needle plays a fiery brew of rock, soul, and funk, with blistering guitar work, an irresistible beat, and glorious vocal harmonies. Their musical muses are Sly Stone and Chaka Khan, Chrissie Hynde, and Jimi Hendrix.

Cars & Coffee at Blackhawk Museum on Sept 4th in Danville

September 1, 2016 4:30 pm

Cars & Coffee:

Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Sunday, September 4th, 2016
8:00am – 10:00am | Free

On the First Sunday of every month, automotive enthusiasts gather in the parking lots of the Blackhawk Automotive Museum to share their vehicles and admire the other fabulous classics, exotics, rods and anything else with wheels and a motor. There is no fee for Cars & Coffee. Come when you want, leave when you want, but know that early arrivals do get the parking space they prefer. Also, the Museum opens at 9am on Cars & Coffee Sundays.

Home Canning & Preserving at Rodgers Ranch in Pleasant Hill on Sept. 13th

August 31, 2016 4:45 pm

Home Canning & Preserving:

Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | $29

Learn how to preserve the bounty of summer in this beginner’s class on water bath canning and simple lacto-fermentation. We will share tips and pointers to get you started on home canning with confidence. Demonstration of easy methods of fruit jam preparation will take the mystery out of homemade jams. Students will learn beginning fermentation to make their own zucchini pickles, and will take a jar of preserves home. Materials fee of $9 for supplies to be paid in class.

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