Bay Area events calendar

Check out all these fun things to see and do in the Bay Area this winter.

Oakland Pop-up Gallery

Art Exhibition Series: Now through March 30, Vespr, 312 24th St., Oakland, and Forma, 2016Telegraph Ave., Oakland. This new series of pop-up exhibitions showcases the heart and soul of the vibrant Oakland arts community through ongoing collaboration with local galleries and collectives to curate exhibition spaces, host community events and put on arts-focused workshops. Free. oaklandartmurmur.org/ events/

SF Beer Week: Now through Sunday various Bay Area venues. This 10-day event celebrates the vast community of Bay Area beer lovers and brew makers with hundreds of tours, tastings, whimsical events and more. Prices vary. sfbeerweek.org

`Talk To Your People':

Now through March 11, The Marsh Berkeley, 2120Allston Way, Berkeley. Urged by a friend to “talk to your people,” actor and playwright Dan Hoyle hung out in parks, beaches and playgrounds, talking to everyone he could and gathering material for an immersive theater piece chronicling America's first year of the pandemic through seven stories. $25to $100. themarsh. org/shows_and_events/ runs/dan-hoyle-talk-to-yourpeople

Salsa Rueda Festival:

Now through Sunday, Hotel Whitcomb, 1231Market St., San Francisco. Enjoy four days of social dancing, worldclass performances, music from acclaimed bands and DJS, workshops for all dance levels, a beginner bootcamp and late night salsa parties. Check back later in 2023 for updated ticket information. salsaruedafestival. com/#san-francisco-salsarueda-festival

San Jose Jazz Winter Fest — Counterpoint with Ukraine:

Now through March 3, various San Jose venues. Enjoy this cross-cultural collaboration of Ukraine-based artists performing alongside many of today's lauded American jazz artists and shining the light on improvisational music, Ukrainian fine art, independent films and dance. $10to $40. sanjosejazz.org/ festivals/winter-fest

CONCEPT series — 29:

Today, Saturday, 401Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. Rawdance's celebrated salon serves up a fresh dose of dance art with five Bay Area choreographers sharing works-in-progress and revamped repertory tailored for intimate viewing. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested donation of $10to $30. rawdance.org/events/

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Happy 150th Birthday, Rachmaninoff!:

7:30 p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, 2020Fifth St., Livermore. Pianist Daniel Glover will perform musical selections of Rachmaninoff in celebration of his 150th birthday, as well as waltzes, marches and more by equally well-known composers representing four periods of music: Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century. $30. valleyconcertchorale.org

Rhone Rangers Experience:

10:30a.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, Paso Robles Event Center, 2198Riverside Ave., Paso Robles. Join the Rhone Rangers and some of America's leading producers of Rhone varietals for a fun-filled and information-rich day that includes a “Rhone Essentials” seminar and Vintners Lunch, followed by a grand tasting and silent auction. $82. bit. ly/rhonerangersexperience2023

Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show: Feb. 24-26, Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton. The 2023edition of The Fly Fishing Show rolls in with everything for the fly-fishing angler from new products to seminars, fly tying and casting demonstrations and theater presentations. $5 to $35. flyfishingshow.com/ pleasanton-ca

The Cinema of the Absurd — Eastern European Film, 1958-89: Through Feb. 25, 2155 Center St., Berkeley. Marking the 30th anniversary of the liberation of the former “people's republics” from their repressive regimes, this program features timeless works from every corner of Eastern Europe. $10to $14. bampfa.org/program/cinemaabsurd-eastern-europeanfilm-1958-89 `Paradise Blue': Now through Feb. 26, Aurora Theatre Company, 2081Addison St., Berkeley. Take in this jazz-infused drama following the story of Blue, a gifted trumpeter, who contemplates selling his once-vibrant nightclub in Detroit's 1949Black Bottom neighborhood. $20 to $75. auroratheatre.org/ paradiseblue

`Mean Girls': Now through Feb. 26, Golden Gate Theatre, 1Taylor St., San Francisco. Tina Fey's Broadway musical is now on tour with a book by Fey, direction by Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, plus music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, and 12Tony nominations. $66.50 to $194.50. bit.ly/3hbuih6

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