"Bee Keeping in the City" will give insight to the bee colony and the benefits bees provide to the planet.
Published: September, 2006
Workshop Bees
Bee Keeping in the City will give insight to the bee colony and the benefits bees provide to the planet. Learn how to construct and keep your own hives. Taste local honey. Hand’s on: some materials required. Sat., Sept. 24, Berkeley Eco-House, 1305 Hopkins St., Berkeley. $15 sliding scale. (510) 547-8715. www.ecologycenter.org
Cool Atmosphere, Warm Flick
An Inconvient Truth is a movie about global warming, as presented by Al Gore being shown in one of SF’s coolest neighborhood theatres that serves hot tea and popcorn. Red Vic Movie House, 1727 Haight St. $8. (415) 668-8999. http://redvicmoviehouse.com
Seastars & Cigarettes?
Mornings are beautiful at the beach, come make it more so by participating in California Coastal Cleanup Day. Pick up some litter and a maybe find sand dollar or two. Sat., Sept. 16. 9AM-Noon. (800) 262-7848. coast4u@coastal.ca.gov
See Majestic Whale Tails
If you’ve never gone to the Farallones and seen the whales, now’s the time. Space is limited to get a glimpse of the fins and tails. Sun., Sept. 17. $85. (415) 561-6625 ext. 300. www.farallones.org
City of Love Has Its Own Ball
San Francisco has more love than a whole parade can shake a stick at. So, even though the born-in-Berlin Love Parade is no longer, locals know how to let love happen anyway. San Fran Love Fest is Sat., Sept. 23. www.sflovefest.org
Our Hearts Will Go On
But just for two more weeks during the Titanic Exhibition. More than 300 artifacts and a 30,000-pound section of the ship’s hull are on display through Sept. 15. 10AM-9PM daily. $14.95-$22. (415) 421-8497, www.sftitanic.com
Dragon Boat Legend
Lavishly carved and painted dragon boats race across the San Francisco Bay to Treasure Island. Twenty-two rowers power these canoes. Dragon boats commenmorated a legendary Chinese poet. See story, page 26. www.sfdragonboat.com
Blackie’s Pasture
In the beautiful Marin County, California town of Tiburon, there stands a life-sized statue of one of its most beloved citizens; Blackie, a sway-backed gelding who spent the last 27 years of his life—mostly motionless—in a pasture overlooking the Bay. Learn about this revered horse in a new children’s book by Sesame Street writer, Christopher Cerf with illustrations by Belvedere artist Paige Peterson. Tiburon celebrates Blackie on Sept. 30 in Blackie’s Pasture. 10AM-2PM. www.tiburonpeninsulafoundation.org
In Your Neighborhood
September is a great weather month in the Bay Area. Take a City Guides walking tour to learn the history, architecture, legends and lore of individual neighborhoods -from Alamo Square to West Portal and all the bawdy, deco, haunted, heroic ’hoods between. www.sfcityguides.org
Flashlight Picnic on Ring Mountain
It’s not a scary movie but an easy hike to the top of Ring Mountain in Tiburon. Be one of six hikers to walk to the top for 360 degree views of the Bay Area, then potluck at sunset. Bring warm clothes and a flashlight is a must! Fri., Sept. 15. Meet 5.45PM at Ring Mountain trailhead on Paradise Dr. Rain cancels. Contact: Richard Watson (415) 461-9255 or rgwatson@pacbell.net.
Swing Away
The Belvedere-Tiburon Open Golf Tournament benefits the Belvedere-Tiburon Library and will help buy books and other resources for the community. Sponsor the tournament, play in the tournament, donate raffle prizes or volunteer. Tue., Sept.19, Stone Tree Golf Club, Novato. Sponsor invitations, sponsor forms, and player sign-up forms at www.cityofbelvedere.org
Festival of the Sea
Combine music, activities, gold-panning, maritime demonstrations and self-guided tours of authentic, historic ships; add a nice crowd; shake it up like a snowglobe tchotchke; set it down on the Hyde Street Pier and you’ve got something like the Festival of the Sea. Sailing ship Balclutha, tugboat Hercules and ferryboat Eureka are open for visitors to come aboard. Free. Sept. 9, 10AM-5PM. Hyde Street Pier at Aquatic Park (415) 447-5000, http://www.nps.gov/safrvv
