Soon you’ll begin to hear the roar, look outside and catch a glimpse of the Blue Angels racing in the sky during Fleet Week.
Published: October, 2006
Blue Angels
Soon you’ll begin to hear the roar, look outside and catch a glimpse of the Blue Angels racing in the sky during Fleet Week. The Blue Angels demonstrate their precision piloting in an always-impressive air show right above the Bay. Northern waterfront. Sat. Oct. 7, 2:30-5PM & Sun., Oct. 8, 1-5PM. http://fleetweek.us/fleetweek
Red Bull
Need some more adrenalin in your life? Good because San Francisco is the only U.S. city you can see The Red Bull Air Race World Series. It’s touted as the Formula 1 of the air, with pilots attaining speeds of up to 300 mph, and withstanding G-forces that would make your cat float. Northern waterfront, SF. Sat. Oct. 7, 12:30-2:30PM. Oct. 8, 12:30-2:30PM. www.redbullairrace.com
Parade of Ships
Fleet Week also means sailors on big ships. Watch a flotilla of naval vessels in the annual parade of ships. San Diego-based Third Fleet Navy ships, one U.S. Coast Guard cutter and three Canadian Navy vessels will participate; ship tours available to the public. Sat., Oct. 7, 11AM-12PM. www.fleetweek.us/fleetweek
Waterfront Fireworks
Hornblower Cruises & Events is sponsoring fireworks along the waterfront on the weekend of Fleet Week. Take convenient transportation to the ferry building and take your pick of good spots along the waterfront to view the show. There’s the piers, the grass, the restaurant decks… Fri. & Sat., Oct. 6-7, 9PM.
OceanFest Feast
All that looking up at planes and sea air makes a person hungry. Travel a little further down the shoreline to Crissy Field, a grassy flat area in the Marina District that will be filled with sustainable culinary seafood delicacies prepared by notable chefs from celebrated local restaurants. Local beer brews, fine wine, music. Sat., Oct. 7, 11AM-4PM at the Farallones Visitor Center. For more information, call (415) 561-6625, ext. 314, or visit www.farallones.org
138 Years of Family
North Beach is the home to many Italian and Sicilian descendants of immigrants who helped create a neighborhood of unique ambiance and flavor. The 138th Italian Heritage Parade, the oldest civic celebration in The City, makes its way from the Wharf to the narrow streets of North Beach in celebration of this heritage. Sun. Oct. 8, 12:30-3:30PM. (415) 703-9888. www.sfcolumbusday.org
Iron Chef Style Cook-Off
Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto hosts its 6th Annual Crabby Chef Competition. The top East Bay chefs are competing to create the best crab dish in a 20-minute Iron Chef-style cook-off, judged by a panel of local media celebrity tasters. Outdoor booths selling crab, chowder and other seafood, plus beer, wine and soft drinks. Sun., Oct. 15, 11AM-4:30PM, cook-off at 2PM. 1919 Fourth St., Berkeley. For more information, call (510) 845-7771. www.spengers.com
Angels Who Ride
You’re invited to join in the 8th Annual Summer Run and BBQ, sponsored by Hells Angels Motorcycle Club of Sonoma County. A $20 donation gets you a ticket to ride, food, dancing, entry for raffle prizes. If you don’t join, then at least you know what that sound is. Sign in for the run is at the 516 Frazier Ave. Santa Rosa. 9AM-Noon. www.hellsangelssonomaco.com
What now... Free Theater?
Perhaps theater is your thing, and who couldn’t use a little theater? Ten-thousand free tickets to theatres like A.C.T., Beach Blanket Babylon, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Magic Theatre, will be distributed in order to attract new audiences to – gasp – live theatre. Theatres all over the Bay Area will fling their doors wide open and let just anyone in, for free. Oct. 19 is the date. Tickets can be reserved in person at Union Square at 1PM on Oct. 3 at the TIX Pavilion, or at www.tixbayarea.com after 6PM. For more information, call (415) 430-1140 or visit www.theatrebayarea.org.
Save a Mammal, Shuck an Oyster
McCormick & Kuleto’s hosts their 13th annual Shuck & Swallow Oyster Challenge to benefit The Marine Mammal Center. Approximately 12 teams will shuck and eat as many oysters as possible in 10 minutes. The record is just under 200. An oyster and wine pairing immediately follows the competition at McCormick & Kuleto’s Seafood Restaurant from 6-8PM. Tickets at the door $25. The challenge is free and open to the public. For information, (415) 929-1730 or (415) 929-8374.
CUESA Sunday Supper
The Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture presents its Sunday Supper, when local, seasonal ingredients from the farms and food artisans featured at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market are used by forty chefs from leading Bay Area restaurants to prepare fall’s finest dishes. Oct. 8, 6PM hors d’oeuvres, family-style dinner at 7PM. Ferry Building Grand Hall. Tickets are $150 per person, available at www.cuesa.org.