Music
Kirtan Lounge
Falkirk Mansion 1408 Mission Avenue, San Rafael, CA, United StatesCome celebrate with us through Yoga, Kirtan, and Blessed Food!
Take 5 for the Sierras
Take 5 Cafe 3132 Sacramento Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesConcert proceeds will benefit creating accessible space at the Clear Air Mountain House, a new LGBT-friendly, fragrance free eco-retreat house in the Sierra Buttes, near the Yuba River, Sierra Hot Springs, waterfalls, and over 40 lakes! Dinner includes pasta (gluten free or regular), with sauce (meat or veggie options), plus salad, garlic bread and iced tea!
Music, Magic, and Life – The Annual Shirathon
Hillside Church 1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito, CA, United StatesShira Kammen, the Bay Area’s unique medievalist, traditionalist, and inventor of kinds of music we didn’t know existed, returns to Barefoot with another fabulous pre-season extravaganza. This year, she has teamed up with another unique Bay Arean, magician Kim Silverman. She tells stories with her strings and bow; he tells stories with his magic. Together they share some classic tales with music, bringing the narrative to life with their unique partnership.
Sebastopol Cajun Zydeco Festival
Ives Park 7400 Willow Street, Sebastopol, CA, United StatesEnjoy world-class Zydeco Music on a huge shaded wooden dance floor under the redwoods!
Gator sausage, Gumbo, BBQ, Ice Cream, Watermelon, Shaved Ice, Beer, Wine, Margaritas, Hurricanes, and Oyster Shooters!
Garin Apple Festival
Garin Regional Park 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA, United StatesCelebrate our farming and pioneer past during this year's Apple Festival! Garin Regional Park in Hayward is home to an antique apple orchard with varieties of the fruit you won't find anywhere else. Hand-crank ice cream or press apple cider and then taste the ‘fruit’ of your labor. Music, dancing, crafts, and old-fashioned games make this event fun for the whole family!
Hoot and Howl
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo 1300 Senter Road, San Jose, CA, United StatesThis is a fundraising benefit unlike any other.
The Casablanca Ball
Alameda Elks Lodge 2255 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA, United StatesOf all the gin joints in the world, we hope you walk into ours. Please join us at the Casablanca Ball for a memorable evening of music, dancing, comedy, and drama at our re-creation of Rick's Cafe Americain. The Brassworks plays the hits of the late 1930s and early 1940s, ranging from vintage Swing to romantic waltzes, tangos, and fox trots, and, of course, As Time Goes By and La Marseillaise. Vintage or modern evening dress, 1930s or early 1940s costume, or Moroccan native dress is admired, but not required. Everyone comes to Rick's!