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Monterey Beer Festival: 12:30-5 p.m. Saturday. Monterey County Fair and Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey. Beer, food and entertainment. $20-$70. www. montereybeerfestival.com Somm Series: Let’s Taco ’Bout Wine: 6-8 p.m. July
10. Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Tesla Road, Livermore. Estate sommelier LeeAnn Kaufman leads an entertaining and educational taco-and-wine pairing class at the winery. $65. www. concannonvineyard.com Los Altos Arts and Wine Festival: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 14-15. Downtown Los Altos, Main and State streets. Fine art, concerts, children’s activities, food and drink. Free. https://bit.ly/2FwMDA8 Opera in the Vineyards: 5:30-9 p.m. July 15. Retzlaff Vineyards and Estate Winery, 1356 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore. Bring a picnic and enjoy opera arias under the twilight sky at this event that benefits Livermore Valley Opera. Wine available for purchase at the winery (no outside alcohol allowed). $50-$55. livermorevalleyopera.com
The Art of Wine and Vines: Through July 15. Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza St. The world of wine is illustrated through a showcase of realistic, abstract and multimedia art, including painting, sculpture, photography and video art. healdsburgcenterforthearts.org
Pub in the Park: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 21. Red Morton Park, Redwood City. Lounge in the park, listen to live bluegrass, play lawn games and sip local brews in a British-style inflatable pub. www.redwoodcity.org/pubinthepark
Oakland Wine Festival: From 11 a.m. July 21. Joaquin Miller Community Center, 3594 Sanborn Drive, Oakland. Educational wine tasting, brunch and dinner. $35-$75. www.oaklandwinefestival.com
Pig, Pizza and Pinot Festival: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. July
21. Landmark Vineyards, 101 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood. Pinot noirs paired with whole roasted pig and freshly made pizza provided by Girl and the Fig. $45$60. www.cellarpass.com/ pig-pizza-pinot-festivaltickets-2935
Santa Cruz Passport Celebration Day: Noon-5 p.m. July 21. Participating Santa Cruz Mountains wineries. Purchase a yearlong Santa Cruz Mountains wine passport, which is good for one “passport experience” at each participating winery, plus quarterly celebration days — including July 21 and Nov. 17 — when more than 50 wineries will offer special activities for passport holders. $65. www.scmwa.com Alexander Valley Film Society Summer Drive-In Series: 6:30 p.m. July 21. Cloverdale Citrus Fair Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Fair Drive, Cloverdale. Fill the station wagon with the family and head to this retro series that pairs local food, wine and beer from Bear Republic Brewery and Cloverdale Ale with screenings of “Back to the Future” (July 21) and “The Wizard of Oz” (Aug. 18). Car tickets $40, individual tickets (bring your own chair) $12 in advance. www.avfilmsociety.org Taste Our Terroir: July 26-29. Livermore Valley wineries. This annual food and wine affair opens with a food and wine pairing ($85) that partners 20 winemakers with Bay Area chefs, followed by 10 food and wine events ($35-$115), including a Wente winemaker lunch, a Murrieta’s Well vineyard hike and a Page Mill and McGrail Vineyards’ winemakers’ concert and party. www.lvwine.org
Sip, Savor and Sunset: 5-8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings through Sept. 2. Rutherford Hill Winery, 200 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford. Bring a picnic (or purchase a Dean & DeLuca cheese and charcuterie plate) and enjoy wine tasting during the winery’s new summer sunset series. No reservations necessary. www.rutherfordhill.com