Join the East Bay Vintners Alliance (EBVA) on August 1 from 1-4 p.m. as it hosts the 10th annual Urban Wine Xperience at Market Hall in Jack London Square in Oakland. More than 20 urban wineries from the EBVA will pour a wide array of white, rose, red and dessert wines for you to taste and enjoy.
JD Beltran and Scott Minneman’s Cinema Snowglobes.
Published: August, 2015
Time for Some Urban Wine
Join the East Bay Vintners Alliance (EBVA) on August 1 from 1-4 p.m. as it hosts the 10th annual Urban Wine Xperience at Market Hall in Jack London Square in Oakland. More than 20 urban wineries from the EBVA will pour a wide array of white, rose, red and dessert wines for you to taste and enjoy. In addition, local eateries and food purveyors will team up with the various wineries, creating delicious bites that pair beautifully with the EBVA’s wine portfolio. No need to travel to wine country when you can experience the ultimate wine tasting in your own urban backyard. Tickets are $50 for nonmembers in advance and $70 at the door. Visit www.eastbayvintners.com for more information.
52nd Annual Benicia Peddlers Fair
The Benicia Peddlers Fair is one of Northern California’s oldest and most popular antique and collectibles street fairs. For over 50 years, customers and vendors throughout the region have come to enjoy Benicia’s wonderful weather and beautiful waterfront setting. This outdoor event began in 1963 with a few collectible and antique stores displaying their items on tables outside St. Paul’s Church. It has grown into 300 select antique and collectible dealers from all over the country and more than 20,000 loyal fans. The fair now spans the entire 11 blocks of First Street, with beautiful views of the Carquinez Strait. The show offers connoisseurs and new collectors alike an opportunity to examine and purchase items that include period furniture, decorative antiques, vintage textiles and fashion, pottery, porcelain, pink and blue Depression glass, paintings, prints, jewelry, clocks, watches and much more. The fair gives the public a rare opportunity to ask questions of knowledgeable dealers and witness firsthand the rare history of our great country. This year’s fair will be held on Saturday, August 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Off Broadway Summer Pop Up
On August 15, the Top of Broadway Community Benefit District brings to San Francisco the first annual Off Broadway Summer Pop Up, a family friendly event featuring over 100 local artists, makers, designers, vintage apparel and antique collectors. Taking place from 12 to 6 p.m. along the two blocks of Kearny Street and Pacific Avenue, the event is expected to reintroduce the historic neighborhood to San Francisco residents. Local businesses within the Top of Broadway Community Benefit District as well as local nonprofits have also been invited to participate in the day’s festivities, with many neighborhood restaurants, bars and storefronts offering specials and discounts throughout the event. Grab a drink in the beverage garden and enjoy continuous stage entertainment on Kearny Street, featuring live music from local bands, DIY workshops and community performances. Kids’ activities—including art stations and community games like corn hole and giant Jenga—will also be available throughout the day. In addition to local restaurants, foodies can delight over a selection of food trucks along Pacific Avenue. For a full list of Off Broadway Pop Up vendors and events, visit VisitBroadwaySF.com.
Blues, Brews and BBQ
The 7th annual Blues, Brews and BBQ hosts two stages of blues featuring the Chris Cain Band, Alvon Johnson, South City Blues Band and the Kyle Jester Band. Additionally, the KFOG 104.5 FM stage will feature three emerging Bay Area artists. Over 40 micro-brewed beers will be served along with Napa Valley wines. Don’t miss the 3 p.m. rib eatin’ contest, where a dozen of Napa’s finest face off on their quest for rib eatin’ fame, glory and heartburn. This event is free and open to the public. For more information visit donapa.com.
Technological Mediations
San Rafael’s Art Works Downtown is pleased to announce Technological Mediations, an exhibition featuring the work of 15 artists who explore the intersection of art and technology. The artists in Technological Mediations use technology to discuss our mediated lives in the digital age. The exhibit features both emerging and established artists who approach the theme in a variety of media and conceptual approaches. Interactive works by artists JD Beltran, Scott Minneman, Ryan Berkey, Tim Thompson, Paul Sable Snibbe, Peter Foucault and Charles Gadeken allow the public to literally touch and engage with technology. In the case of JD Beltran and Scott Minneman’s Cinema Snowglobes, gallery visitors are able to hold a short video in their hands while manipulating the snowglobe. During both second Friday receptions (August 14 and September 11, from 5 to 8 p.m.), Peter Foucault’s Attraction/Repulsion:Redux drawing robots will respond to the sounds of the audience to create marks on paper, and gallery visitors will be able to control the colors and patterns in Charles Gadeken’s illuminated tree, Squared, using a custom iPad app. Other artists in the exhibition investigate our society’s obsession with data collection. Scott Kildall asks the question, “what does data look like?” His work, Data Crystals, is a series of 3D printed sculptures generated from open data sources such as a San Francisco crime incidents database. In All the People in Dolores Park, Jenny Odell mines imagery of snapshots found on Google Maps to create a collage of people without the identifiers of place. Together, the artworks in Technological Mediations create both an excitement for and a contemplation of the impact of the digital age on our present and future.
Indy Cars Roar into Sonoma
Open-wheel cars. All-star drivers. Twelve turns and 85 laps to make it to the front of the pack. The excitement of Indy Car racing returns to the serpentine Sonoma circuit from August 28 to 30 for the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. For the first time in series history, the Verizon IndyCar Series championship will be decided on a road course. The 11th annual Verizon IndyCar Series event at Sonoma Raceway will serve as the season finale for the 17-race 2015 schedule. The series championship has come down to the last race each year since 2006, and with double points on the line, a solid performance in Sonoma will be more important than ever. Be there to enjoy a full weekend of racing, including the Pirelli World Challenge Championships and Formula Car Challenge. You’ll also be treated to an expansive vendor midway and an entertaining pre-event show on Sunday, highlighted by the Patriots Jet Team 25-minute air show. For more information and tickets, visit www.racesonoma.com.
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