Events for May 1, 2011
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Streets Alive | San Mateo County
Communities around the world are celebrating Streets Alive in parks, on nature paths and on city streets. Get outside with your neighbors and enjoy the activities.
Participating communites in San Mateo County are: Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City (4/30), East Palo Alto, Foster City, Millbrae (4/23), ...
Learn How to Fish: Free Clinic | Milpitas
The California Department of Fish and Game hosts a series of free “Learn to fish” clinics and parks throughout the bay area.
These 45 minute clinics offer instruction in the basics of fishing including knots, casting, rigging, safety, ethics and urban runoff. All equipment and tackle ...
| 10:00 am | Cinco De Mayo Parade and Festival 2011 | San Jose | FREE |
Self-Guided Tours of 50 East Bay County Gardens
A free, self-guided tour of 50 Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens on May 1, 2011.
This collection of gardens ranges from Jenny and Scott Fleming’s 50-year-old collector’s garden to brand new installations, from five acre lots to small front-yard gardens, from local native plants ...
13th Annual Glen Park Street Fair
Traditionally the first truly neighborhood street fair of the season, the Glen Park Festival is a small-time neighborhood family affair with one stage of live music, artist & food booths, and tons of kids activities like balloon animals, face painting, prize wheels and a fire ...
| 11:00 am | Cinco de Mayo 2011 | Oakland | FREE |
Holocaust Remembrance Day | CJM
The Contemporary Jewish Museum hosts San Francisco’s free community commemoration for Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah), with free admission, tours, ceremonies, readings and music, as well as free activities for families and teens. Hourly public tours of the new exhibition Charlotte Salomon: Life? Or Theatre? ...
Spring Capsule Design Festival | Hayes Valley
Spring Capsule Design Festival is here. Get ready for 130 independent designers pimping their wares. This ain’t no hippy craft fair or brand-name discount flea market. It’s truly the best of the best in local artisans and independent design.
Art In The Alley | North Beach
Join us in historic Jack Kerouac Alley (between Vesuvio and City Light Books) as we celebrate 10 years of our Art in the Alley series. Over 25 emerging and established artists will showcase their work in the alley named for one of North Beach’s most ...
Win a $450 Dinner at Harris’ Restaurant | SF
Win an indulgent dinner at Harris’, San Francisco’s best steakhouse.
At the corner of Van Ness and Pacific Avenues stands Harris’ Restaurant, a classic American steakhouse reminiscent of a bygone era. The ambiance—darkly romantic, with smoky wood, brass chandeliers, and leather booths. The steak—exquisite, dry-aged and ...
National Dance Week 2011 Final Day: Ballroom Dancing Showcase
The country’s largest dance week comes back to San Francisco (as well as the East Bay, North Bay and South Bay) for 2011.
The festival runs for 10 days April 22-May 1 and this year is bigger than ever with over 400 free dance events, a ...
Two-Buck Chuck Wine Scavenger Hunt Hike | Presidio
Screw the easter eggs – let’s try to find some wine!
Alex Genadinik leads a series of creative hikes in San Francisco ranging from “musical chairs” hikes to dawn shipwreck hikes – but this may be our favorite. In another attempt to make hiking more fun ...
| 2:30 pm | Marin Music Chest Annual Scholarship Recital | FREE |
