After this election year, a little laughter from the Peanuts Gang is in order.
© Peanuts
Published: January, 2017
Snoopy for President
After this election year, a little laughter from the Peanuts Gang is in order. The lighter side of politics and its intersection with the life of Charles Schulz is the focus of Mr. Schulz Goes to Washington, which runs through January 22 at the Charles M. Shultz Museum in Santa Rosa. Peanuts and politics brushed elbows many times. Pig Pen ran for class president, Lucy eyed the White House and fun “Snoopy for President” regalia became popular during elections of the 1960s and 70s. Schulz himself received multiple White House invitations, from President Johnson to President Clinton, and counted many commanders in chief as fans. This exhibition features original presidential-themed Peanuts comic strips, correspondence with several American presidents and Peanuts memorabilia, including campaign bumper stickers, buttons, and banners. Visitors to the museum will have a chance to vote for Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Franklin, Pigpen or Snoopy for President. The museum is located at 2301 Hardies Lane in Santa Rosa. For more information, including admission fees and hours, visit schulzmuseum.org.
Gray Whale Watching
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and Greater Farallones Association present “Sanctuary Explorations,” a gray whale watching cruise, on Saturday, January 14, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Witness the mighty gray whale migration on this naturalist-led, half-day cruise. Join the whales’ annual southbound migration through our marine sanctuaries as they travel from Arctic feeding grounds to Baja California breeding grounds. With an expert naturalist, learn about the whales’ natural history, their recovery from near extinction, and the survival challenges posed by their roughly 12,000-mile round-trip journey. Discover the natural history and adaptations of the seabirds, porpoises, seals and sea lions you will also encounter. The cruise departs from Half Moon Bay with a cost of $57. Space is limited and registration is required. Contact Sara Heintzelman to reserve a spot at (415) 530-5366 or sara.heintzelman@noaa.gov.
Beer Here!
Northern California’s flagship annual beer extravaganza, SF Beer Week 2017, returns to the Bay Area with hundreds of local events happening from February 10 to 19. The Northern California craft beer scene has never been more vibrant, and the San Francisco Brewers Guild continues to set the national standard with the foremost beer week in the country. SF Beer Week 2017 features over 30 premier guild breweries as well as dozens of celebrated Northern California-based breweries, all working together to make the Bay Area an internationally renowned craft beer destination. SF Beer Week’s opening gala on February 10 at Pier 48 is one of the country’s best craft beer celebrations. Over 300 mostly new, rare and special release brews are expected to be tapped by over 120 breweries—including the San Francisco Brewers Guild’s 2017 collaboration beer, called New Frontier. Following the gala, look for the collaboration beer on tap at select events and favorite craft beer establishments throughout SF Beer Week. Hundreds of events are currently listed on sfbeerweek.org, with additional events being added right up to the start of SF Beer Week 2017. Tickets to the SFBW Opening Gala are on sale now at sfbeerweek.org.
27 Years of Sea Lions at PIER 39
This January, celebrate the 27th anniversary of the sea lions’ arrival to PIER 39. The boisterous barking pinnipeds began arriving in droves shortly after the Loma Prieta earthquake hit San Francisco in October 1989. With a protected environment and plentiful supply of food from the Bay, the sea lions quickly decided to make PIER 39’s K-Dock their new home. Join PIER 39 to celebrate these playful mammals with free Sea Lion Encounter walking tours departing daily at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. from the Sea Lion statue west of the PIER 39 Entrance Plaza from January 16 to 19. Tour participants also receive a celebratory treat and special discounts at select PIER 39 businesses. Visit www.pier39.com for more information.
Oakland Restaurant Week
Oakland Restaurant Week is your opportunity to experience the trendy culinary scene everyone is talking about. From January 19 to 29, more than 50 of Oakland’s top restaurants will be offering a variety of fixed-priced lunch and/or dinner menus at $20, $30, $40, and $50 price points. That’s two weekends of awesome deals to feed your inner foodie. For more information and a listing of participating restaurants visit www.oaklandrestaurantweek.org.
Hidden Art
The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art begins the 2017 exhibition season with Hidden, a thematic show that explores the concept of concealed or disguised imagery, visual secret codes or optical illusions. From Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali’s surrealist paintings, artists through the ages have included secret images, symbols or metaphorical content in their work as a means to communicate a specific idea or to evoke a particular emotion. This exhibition of work will include 2D and 3D art from the artists of MarinMOCA who have interpreted this theme in various and thought-provoking ways. Viewers are invited to come explore and discover the work on view. The artists of MarinMOCA are part of a vital and creative community of artists who both support and sustain the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. This exhibition is free to the public and runs from January 14 through February 19 with an opening reception on Saturday, January 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 500 Palm Drive in Novato. For more information, visit www.marinmoca.org or call (415) 506-0137.
Celebrate the Man in Black
James Garner’s Tribute to Johnny Cash comes to Vallejo’s Empress Theatre on Wednesday, January 3 at 8 p.m., celebrating the life and music of the Man in Black with strong conviction and stunning accuracy. Garner and his band faithfully recreate Cash’s biggest hits, such as “Folsom Prison Blues,” “I Walk the Line” and “Ring of Fire,” and incorporate historical accounts and personal anecdotes about America’s most beloved singing storyteller in this not-to-be-missed musical event. The show is a fun, classy and toe-tapping trip down memory lane honoring Johnny Cash’s life and music, and the boom-chicka-boom sound of his signature backing band, the Tennessee Three. Cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information, visit www.empresstheatre.org.
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