Bay Area events calendar

With 2023 underway, below is a roundup of Bay Area events to check out in this new year.

Now through Feb. 5, various venues in San Francisco. This sketch comedy festival features major stars like Cheech and Chong, Laraine Newman, Elliot Gould and David Cross. Come out to see some of the best up-and-coming comedians from around the world doing standup, alternative comedy, improv, tributes and panel discussions. Ticket prices vary. sfsketchfest. com/2023-lineup

Napa Lighted Art Festival: Now through Feb. 19, Downtown Napa. This annual festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology and lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium. This walkable outdoor experience will showcase 10lighted art sculptures and projection artwork on three iconic downtown Napa buildings. Free. visitnapavalley.com/events/annual-events/ napa-lighted-art-festival

Live Music and Tarot Readings at DECANTsf: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at 1168Folsom St., San Francisco. DECANTsf will be hosting live music and tarot readings at the bottle shop and wine bar. Grab a drink, enjoy the vibes and find out what your future has in store. Free admission; drinks and readings available for purchase. eventbrite.com/e/live-musictarot-readings-at-decantsf-tickets-501051918777

`Assassins': Now through Feb. 12, Hillbarn Theatre, 1285E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. Bold, original and alarmingly funny, `Assassins' lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate a U.S. President. A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, this show tells a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the incredible means some will use to obtain it. $32to $60. hillbarntheatre.org/assassins

ZinEX Wine Festival: Today-Saturday, The Pavilion at One Market, 30Steuart St., San Francisco. ZAP's 2023ZinEX is one of the most anticipated wine spectaculars of the year, with wine tastings, seminars and more. $50to $350. bayareane.ws/3HGxH6l

SF Sketchfest:

`Paradise Blue': Now to Feb. 26, Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison 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 1949Blackbottom neighborhood. $20to $75. auroratheatre.org/ paradiseblue

Bay Area Brew Fest: Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Festival Pavilion, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco. The Bay Area Brew Festival returns from a three-year hiatus with more than 50breweries, hundreds of beers, food trucks, DJs and more. Admission includes unlimited beer samplings, with VIP attendees getting an extra hour with limited release beers. $50to $90. bayareabrewfestival.com

Del Sol Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley. Berkeley Chamber Performances will present a concert by the Del

Sol Quartet, an internationallyacclaimed musical group that champions music by living artists, exploring social change, technology and artistic innovation. $0to $35. berkeleychamberperform. org/season/2022-2023/del-solstring-quartet

Violins of Hope: Tuesday to Feb. 12, 2400First St., Livermore. Take in this phenomenal exhibit and concert performed on internationally-recognized violins, violas and cellos collected from World War II, owned and played by Jews before and during the war. Free. livermorearts.org/visual-arts-2

`Mean Girls': Tuesday to 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. $66.50to $194.50. bit.ly/3HbUiH6

Pancakes and Booze Art Show:

Feb. 2-3, Public Works, 161Erie

St., San Francisco. Experience one of the largest pop-up live music and arts movements to hit North America over the past decade. Batter sizzles, beer foams and canvases line the walls from ceiling to floor as revelers indulge in endless pancakes and live music. $15 to $20. publicsf.com

Laughs in a Glass: 7:30p.m. Feb. 3, 3Steves Winery, 5700Greenville 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, award-winning wine and beer and food. $35. showmentum. com

MoToR/dance presents `Water in the Kettle': 8p.m. Feb. 3-4, Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding 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: Feb. 3-5, 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: 11 a.m. Feb. 4, 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:

12 to 5p.m. Feb. 4, African American Museum and Library, 65914th

St., Oakland. This national event promotes black literacy across the country by bringing AfricanAmerican 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-ca-tickets-487141462227

Hopocalypse Day Beer Release & IPA Festival: 2to 6p.m. Feb. 4, Drake's Barrel House, 1933Davis St., San Leandro. Amidst this postapocalyptic 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. $15 to $130. drinkdrakes.com/event/hopocalypseday-beer-release-ipa-festival

Great Sonoma Crab and Wine

Fest: 4to 8:30p.m. Feb. 4, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett 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/great-sonoma-crab-and-wine-fest

Ennio — the Living Paper Cartoon: Now through Feb. 5, 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 50 popular characters from the world of music, movies, art and world leaders. $35to $69. clubfugazisf. com/ennio

The Cinema of the Absurd — Eastern European Film, 195889:

Now 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/cinema-absurd-easterneuropean-film-1958-89

Spirits Alley Makers Market & Bar Hop:

12to 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. eventbrite.com/e/ spirits-alley-makers-market-barhop-tickets-501358014317

The Algerian War of Independence — Cinema as History:

Now through Feb. 26at 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. bampfa. org/program/algerian-war-independence-cinema-history

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