From a glorious, ivory-tickling Golden Gate Park tradition to amazing shows and beautiful beer gardens, we’re looking at a killer weekend. So let’s get right to it, shall we?
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1 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over
From a grand Golden Gate Park tradition to an amazing Britpop band and a trumpet legend jamming with Symphony San Jose, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.
2 SIP: Beer-garden bliss
Let’s face it, nobody waits until October to start Oktoberfesting. That’d be un-American. (Actually, Oktoberfest stars in September in Germany, too.) So here are four amazing beer gardens you should know about.
Jose Coronado and Manolo Solo appear in a scene from “Close Your Eyes.” (Film Movement)
3 WATCH: One of the year’s best films
Famed Spanish director Victor Erice is back with his first film in some 30 years, and it’s destined to be a classic.
4 DINE: Celebrate an Oakland gem
If you haven’t been to Oakland’s Burdell, there’s yet another new reason to check out the soul-food hot spot.
Smuin Contemporary Ballet artists Ricardo Dyer and Terez Dean Orr perform in Matthew Neenan’s “The Last Glass,” part of the company’s fall program. (Chris Hardy/Smuin Contemporary Ballet)
5 SEE & HEAR: Dance season takes hold
The always-exhilarating Smuin Contemporary Ballet kicks off its new season this week, and that’s just one part of the excitement in the Bay Area dance scene.
6 MAKE & DEVOUR: Seriously good soba
This soba noodle salad with a tahini sauce is addictive — and it’s pretty darned healthy to boot.
7 SEE & HEAR: Dystopian classic becomes an opera
“The Handmaid’s Tale,” one of the spookiest novels about government repression ever, is now an opera getting its West Coast premiere in San Francisco.
