Bay Area events calendar
pancakes and live music. $15 to $20. publicsf.com
Laughs in a Glass: 7:30 p.m. Today, 3Steves Winery, 5700 Greenville Road, Livermore. Showmentum, 3 Steves Winery and Altamont Beer Works are launching the first event in the Laughs in a Glass comedy series in the vineyard with amazing comedy, awardwinning wine and beer and food. $35. showmentum.com MoToR/dance presents `Water in the Kettle': 8 p.m. Today-Saturday, Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513Blanding Ave., Alameda. This world premiere production features body music choreography designed to illuminate the maddeningly recurrent struggles of modern women. $15to $40. rhythmix.org/events Lodi Wine and Chocolate: Today-Sunday, participating wineries in the Lodi region. Northern California's beloved Lodi Wine & Chocolate returns for another decadent and delicious weekend full of wine tasting, chocolate pairing, and live entertainment. $75to $125. lodiwineandchocolate.com
Cakebread Founders Day: 11a.m. Saturday, Cakebread Cellars Home Ranch, Rutherford. This year's wine cellar celebration will mark the winery's 50th anniversary with wine and food pairings and live entertainment. $75, with all proceeds donated to the Napa Valley Food Bank. cakebread.com
The Black Child Book Fair: 12to 5p.m. Saturday, African American Museum and Library, 65914th St., Oakland. This national event promotes black literacy across the country by bringing African-American children's authors with positive stories and characters for Black children to learn from and identify with. Free admission. eventbrite.com/e/the-blackchild-book-fair-oakland-catickets-487141462227 Hopocalypse Day Beer Release & IPA Festival:
San Leandro. Amidst this post-apocalyptic wasteland, Drake's is allowing access to their scarce liquid Hopocalypse resources to a few select survivors. Festivities include an exclusive lineup of brews, plus competitions, live music, axe throwing, turkey legs, fire dancers and more. $15to $130. drinkdrakes.com/event/hopocalypse-day-beer-release-ipafestival
Great Sonoma Crab and Wine Fest: 4 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. Come out to the 33rd annual festival for fabulous pairings of wine, gourmet hors d'oeuvres and fresh Sonoma Coast crab and accompaniments. $150. sonomacounty. com/sonoma-events/greatsonoma-crab-and-wine-fest Ennio — the Living Paper Cartoon: Through Sunday, Club Fugazi, 678Green St., San Francisco. The art of living origami meets hilarious theater magic as original quick-change artist Ennio Marchetto marvelously morphs into parodies of up to 50popular characters from the world of music, movies, art and world leaders. $35to $69. clubfugazisf.com/ennio Oakland's Sooooooo Chocolate Festival: 11 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Uptown Station, 1955Broadway, Oakland. Indulge in sweet and savory tastings paired with a curated wine flight from Black chefs and vintners. Spend time shopping with the AKOMA artisans and vendors or stop by the Healing Hub to enjoy yoga, a massage and a selection of healing crystals and apothecary items. $10to $25. bit.ly/oakchocfest
California International Antiquarian Book Fair: Feb. 10-12, Pasadena Convention Center, 300East Green St., Pasadena. This three-day event features the collections and rare treasures of 120booksellers from around the world, including a wide selection of manuscripts, early American and European literature, modern first editions, children's books, maps and autographs, as well as antiquarian books on history, science, law, architecture, cooking and wine. $10-$25. abaa.org/cabookfair
SF Beer Week: Feb. 10-19, 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
I (Heart) Martinez Wine & Chocolate Stroll: 1-4 p.m. Feb. 11, Downtown Martinez. Sample wine and chocolate treats as you stroll the downtown streets at this sweet event. $45-$50. Pre-order tickets online ($45-$50), then pick up your event wristband, wine glass and tasting pass at Main Street Plaza. downtownmartinez.org Chocolate and Wine Cruise: 1p.m. Feb. 11, Pier 40, 89
King St., San Francisco.
Board a luxury yacht for this adventure which features wines from a local winemaker, along with samples of local chocolates and toffee. $70. bayareane.ws/3Fv06JC
`Talk To Your People': Feb. 11to 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
San Jose Jazz Winter
Fest — Counterpoint with Ukraine: Feb. 16to 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
CONCEPT series - 29: Feb. 17-18, 401 Van 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-youcan with a suggested donation of $10to $30. rawdance. org/events/the-conceptseries-29
Happy 150th Birthday, Rachmaninoff!: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, 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
The Cinema of the Absurd — Eastern European Film, 1958-89:
Spirits Alley Makers Market & Bar Hop: Noon to 5p.m. Feb. 26, Faction Brewing, 2501Monarch St., Alameda. Take a trip to Spirits Alley for the first Makers Market &
Bar Hop of the year. Explore the Alameda Point area while sipping and enjoying beautiful views of San Francisco, all while shopping at more than 75local maker booths. Free admission. bit.ly/spiritsalleymakersmarket
The Algerian War of Independence — Cinema as History: Through Feb. 26 at 2155Center St., Berkeley. Over the course of the six decades since the Algerian War of Independence (1954—62), filmmakers have reacted to the history of this revolutionary period with powerful responses. This program features several of those films on the prewar struggle for independence. $10to $14. bit.ly/algerianfilmsbampfa
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