Bay Area events calendar

Below is a roundup of Bay Area events to check out.

SF Sketchfest: 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 stand-up, 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: 6:30to 8:30p.m. Saturday at 1168 Folsom 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-music-tarotreadings-at-decantsf-tickets-501051918777 `Assassins': Now through Feb. 12, Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. 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:

The Pavilion at One Market, 30Steuart St., San Francisco. ZAP's 2023 ZinEX is one of the most anticipated wine spectaculars of the year, with wine tastings, seminars and more. $50to $350. bayareane.ws/3HGxH6l `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 oncevibrant nightclub in Detroit's 1949 Blackbottom neighborhood. $20to $75. auroratheatre.org/paradiseblue

Bay Area Brew Fest: Noon to 10p.m. Saturday, Festival Pavilion, 2Marina 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, 2315Durant Ave., Berkeley. Berkeley Chamber Performances will present a concert by the Del Sol Quartet, an internationally-acclaimed 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 internationallyrecognized 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, 1 Taylor 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

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, 5700 Greenville Road, Livermore. Showmentum, 3Steves 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': 8 p.m. Feb. 3-4, Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513Blanding Ave., Alameda. This world premiere production features body music choreography designed to illuminate the maddeningly recurrent struggles of modern women. $15 to $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: 11a.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

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