SF Bay Area Weekend: Summer Wine Trail; Beer Fest; 'Salute To Service'

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay and the Peninsula, to the uppermost points of North Bay and Wine Country.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, July 8 to Sunday, July 9.

Among standout events: Summer Wine Trail day in Sonoma County; Annual Monterey Beer Festival at Monterey County fairgrounds; and a "Salute to Service" tribute fest in downtown Pleasanton.

Always double-check with event organizers to confirm events are proceeding as planned when posted on Patch.

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EAST BAY:

'Making Lemonade' Opening Reception, Alameda

'Hurricane Diane' Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley

Farm-Fresh Cooking to Prevent Food Waste & Cooking Demos with Chef Helga Alessio, Berkeley

Concord Art Association 60th Anniversary Art Show Reception, Concord

SPLASH - Free Water Event for Kids, Danville

Summer Niles Concerts at Town Plaza, Fremont

Live Music with 403b, Kensington

Book Reading, Arts & Crafts & Yummy Treats with Jennifer Price Davis, Lafayette

Really Big Yard Sale, Livermore

Tracy Cruz Live, Las Positas Vineyards, Livermore

Live Music with Mt. Tam, Rosa Fierro Cellars, Livermore

Guru Purnima Celebration with Mango Annakut, Newark

Free Children's Book Day, Bookmark Bookstore, Oakland

"Gratitude Revealed" Film Showing, Oakland

Jack London Square Free Showing of "Back to the Future"- Oakland

Good Medicine: Night Of Live Native Stand-Up: Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda

'Salute To Service' Festivities: Downtown Pleasanton

Alameda County Fair: Pleasanton

Minna Fu Annual Piano Recital - Free, Pleasanton

Magic with Brian Scott, Library, Union City

'Sight Unseen' Opening Reception, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

"All Waters: Ocean, Shore, Pool," Library, Benicia

Dayan Kai & Joe Craven Summer Concert, Corte Madera

Acapella Group " Tune Up," Peregrine School, Davis

Neighborhood Car Show, Healdsburg

Summer Trunk Show & Floral Bar, Tamarind, Healdsburg

Social Afternoon Tea, Ackerman Heritage House, Napa

Chef Tanya Holland & California Soul Dinner: CIA At Copia, Napa

Block Sale, Napa

Saturday Kids Camp, Connolly Ranch Education Center, Napa

Festival Napa Valley: Grammy-winning Trio Time for Three, Napa

Festival Napa Valley’s Festival Live! Concert Series, Napa

Annual Art & Garden Festival: Downtown Petaluma

Live Music with Malpica, Adobe Road Winery, Petaluma

Ronstadt Revival, The Mystic Theater, Petaluma

Wine & Music Sunday, Pope Valley

Sara Maria Flamenco Dance Summer Session, Rohnert Park

Art & Terroir: Celebrating Art, Food & Wine, Maxville Winery, Saint Helena

Talons & Friends at Cavallo Point, Sausalito

Wacky Butters, Sweet Cereals & Waffles with Sheana Davis, Sonoma

Summer Wine Trail: 40+ Wineries, Sonoma County

Tribute to Eagles – Boys of Summer, Empress Theatre, Vallejo

La Crema's Picnic at the Grove, Windsor

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PENINSULA:

Free Sunday Summer Concert: Twin Pines Park, Belmont

Donation Drive-Thru, Drop-Off. St. Paul's, Burlingame

Classy Jazz & Vibrant Dining, Fattoria e Mare, Half Moon Bay

Bubblepalooza at The Village at San Antonio Center, Mountain View

Second Saturday: Buzz, Buzz, Bees!: Gamble Garden, Palo Alto

'Cartoon Jazz' Concert: Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto

Ecumenical Worship, Burton Park, San Carlos

'Ovid's Metamorphosis' Sculpture Exhibition: Filoli Estate, Woodside

'Summer Stage' Concert: Filoli Estate, Woodside

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SAN FRANCISCO:

Carolina Lugo presents TACHÍRIA FLAMENCO Dance & Music Theatre, San Francisco

Constellations: Playwrights Foundation's 45th Birthday Benefit, San Francisco

Headlands Arts: Pictures of You, San Francisco

'Dear San Francisco' The Intimate Cirque Experience: Club Fugazi, San Francisco

Author: Book Launch: Anhvu Buchanan's The Peeling of a Name, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

U-Pick Lavender: Noble Harvest Lavender Farm, Aptos

Baroque Festival 'Boomeria' Organ & Brass Extravaganza: Bonny Doon

D&D Mini Figure Painting with Puppetry Institute, Capitola

Annual Monterey Beer Festival: Fairgrounds, Monterey

Free Community Yoga Class, Santa Cruz

Shakespeare In Park 'Book Of Will': Audrey Stanley Grove, Santa Cruz

Shakespeare In Park 'Taming Of The Shrew': Audrey Stanley Grove, Santa Cruz

Poetry & Music in the Park, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Downtown Summer Car Show, Music & Kids' Fun: Campbell

Courtyard Concert: Classical Guitar with Bowen Zheng, Cupertino

Opioid-Overdose Prevention Workshop: Library, Milpitas

'Taste Of The Valley' Sabor Del Valle Fundraiser: History Park, San Jose

Steinway Society: Pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff Concert: Video Stream, SF Bay Area

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Hitting The Road This Weekend? See ...

• Los Angeles Weekend: Butterfly Pavilion; Wine Fest; Monk-Led Candle Meditation
• Orange County Weekend: Pageant of Masters; Bruschetta Battle; Bat Night Hike
• Inland Empire Weekend Guide: U-Pick Blueberries; Pines Jazz; Salsa Dance Lessons
• San Diego Weekend Guide: 'Bayfest' Musical Fest; Mission Candlelight Concert

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