Indy Car is here. Learn about the gear, the rules, the points and the physical exptremes drivers endure, learn the Indy Car song and sing it as you endure the traffic
Published: August, 2006
Hold on to your chilidogs
Indy Car is here. Learn about the gear, the rules, the points and the physical exptremes drivers endure, learn the Indy Car song and sing it as you endure the traffic on the way to the race. Sun., Aug. 27, 12:30PM. www.indycar.com
The air & wine is better up here
Sip and watch as antique & modern day aircraft perform flybys; or climb aboard a jet fighter to walk through an open cargo plane at Pacific Coast Air Museum’s Wings Over Wine Country Air Show. Aug.19-20, 9AM-4PM. Sonoma County Airport. www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org
Mountain Winery Concerts
Saratoga’s summer lineup includes performances by Julio Iglesias, Rosanne Cash, Willie Nelson & Family, Olivia Newton-John, and the chance to get political with Bill Maher. Winery outdoors and wheelchair accessible. Shows rain or shine. www.mountainwinery.com
Get your flute on
Ian Anderson, founding member of the legendary rock band Jethro Tull, will perform an orchestral collection of Tull favorites with classically trained violinist, Lucia Micarelli. Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael. Thu., Aug. 3, 8-10:30PM. $25-90. Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Marin Center (415) 499-6800, www.marincenter.org
Support the animals you love
Remember when you voted for the ugliest dog? Well, Munchkin’ won, and she is making a guest appearance at Wags, Whiskers & Wine, the annual fundraiser sponsored by the Humane Society & SPCA. Gourmet cuisine, over 25 wineries & breweries, pet fashion show, silent auction, fat cat casino, bow-wow! St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, Santa Rosa. Fri., Aug.25. $95. Call (707) 542-0882 or visit www.sonomahumane.org
Four!
Does Four-Man Shamble or Two-Man Net Ball mean anything to you? Then sign up for the Napa Valley Unified Education Foundation Golf Tournament. Entry fee is $175 per player, which includes 18-hole greens fee with cart, lunch, dinner (including wine) and dancing in The Grove. Registration at 10AM; shotgun-start at Noon. Fri., Aug. 4. For more details, call (707) 253-3563 or send an email to foundation@nvusd.k12.ca.us.
Our hearts will go on
But don’t miss the boat and forget to see the Titanic Exhibition. More than 300 artifacts from the wreck site, including some never-before-seen are on display, along with a 30,000-pound section of the ship’s hull, re-creations of the Grand Staircase, a First Class Stateroom, and a simulated iceberg wall. Audio tour available. Metreon, San Francisco. Through Sep. 15, 10AM-9PM daily. $14.95-22. www.sftitanic.com or call (415) 421-8497.
Learn Arabic
Two Introduction to Arabic courses are being offered at Pacific Arabic Resources language school. The program is comprehensive and is offered Wed., eves, Aug.30-Nov.1, 7:30-9PM. Cost $220, includes materials. Registration and calendar www.pacificarabic.com or please call (415) 644-0110.
Joy of 250 sakes
Joy of Sake is the largest sake tasting held outside of Japan and features over 250 of the world’s finest sakes, together with an array of appetizers from 16 of the Bay Area’s leading restaurants. Aug. 31, 6-8:30PM, Moscone West, San Francisco. Tickets, $70 per person, at www.joyofsake.com or call (415) 359-9138.
Beds, Bikes, Breakfast
Try out the new California Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns Beds, Bikes & Breakfast travel program. More than 80 CABBI B&Bs throughout CA are officially bike-friendly, and offer secured bike storage facilities and breakfast to fuel a day of two-wheeled sightseeing. Many inns offer laundry facilities and bike trail maps. For more information, visit www.cabbi.com, or call (800) 373-9251.
Antiques by the Bay
Did you know that one of the largest outdoor antiques and collectibles shows happens the first Sunday of every month at the former Alameda Point Naval Air Station? Everything sold must be least 20 years old. Aug. 6, gates open 6AM-3PM. www.antiquesbybay.com
Dragonboating down south
Next month Dragonboats will race across the San Francisco Bay. Watch or grab some energy and some magic power and show up to learn how to paddle a 22-person dragon canoe yourself. Free lessons in Foster City every Sat., 10:30AM-Noon. Equipment provided. Rain or shine. www.bayareadragons.org
