How to spend a weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area (June 1-3)
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What: International Arts Festival San Francisco
Where: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA 94123
When: Friday-Sunday, June 1-3
More: In cooperation with the San Francisco International Arts Festival, the Center for Political Education organizes a forum in which art workers talk about culture and creative expression in times of war, xenophobia and inequality. The forum will focus on three main areas: the struggle for creative space and resources, art and culture against borders, as well as art and culture for freedom and equality.
In each area, artists and cultural figures actively involved in political and social activities in the area Bay area and internationally, will offer ideas and share experiences to show the role of art and culture in the light of today's realities.
Cost: $ 15.
What: Spend the evening at Oakland First Fridays
Where: Telegraph Ave and 27th St, Oakland, CA
When: Friday, June 1 from 17: 00 to 21: 00
More: Every first Friday of the month from 5 to 9 hours of the evening in KONO County of Auckland (Koreatown Northgate) reigns incredible recovery. Galleries are opening, creative groups, artists, local chefs, musicians, dancers, DJs and poets are taking to the streets. The name of this folk cultural fest is simple - First Friday in Auckland.
Thousands of people come to immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere, meet creative people and find like-minded people, eat tasty food, enjoy live music and stroll through the amazing eclectic city of Auckland.
Cost: Free.
When: Saturday, June 2 with 10: 00
Where: Monterey County Fair & Event Center
More: Since 1959, thousands of California residents are gathering to celebrate the state official state vegetable day. The history of artichokes in California begins in 1922, when the first shoots of artichokes were planted in Castroville.
Today, more than 90 years later, almost 100% of the American supply of artichokes is grown in California, and almost two thirds is grown in the small town of Castroville.
Annual Food and Wine Festival Artichoke castroville first held in 1959 year and since then has become a traditional noisy and colorful event.
Cost: $ 8-15.
When: Saturday, June 2 with 10: 00
Where: W. MacArthur Blvd. and Webster St., Oakland
More: Oakland carnival combines the musical and artistic traditions of carnivals around the world, including the Caribbean, South, Central and North America. Guests will have the opportunity to have a good time and be treated to dishes of national cuisines.
This is one of the most popular family carnivals in Bay area.
Cost: Free.
When: Saturday, June 2 with 10: 00
Where: Union Street, Gough to Fillmore San Francisco
More: At the festival you can listen to live music, try delicacies in local restaurants and new beers and wines in three specialized pavilions.
You can also admire works of art, photographs and purchase some of the exhibits. This year again there will be special expositions on the theme of fashion, technology, health and fitness.
Cost: Free.
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When: Saturday, June 2 with 19: 00
Where: 428 11th St San Francisco
More: This is a unique event dedicated to live beer and live music. The event is a joint project. Rockstarbeer Productions and SoMa StrEat Food Park.
The festival will feature numerous local and regional breweries, as well as local music bands and DJs.
Guests will be able to taste more than fifty varieties of beer made in small breweries in different parts of the country.
At the food court you can try all sorts of snacks for a drink, and on the stage there will be musicians and MC with various competitions.
Cost: $ 35-50.
What: Annual Exhibition on Climate Change
When: Friday-Sunday, June 1-3 with 11: 00
Where: Sun Gallery | 1015 E St. Hayward, CA
More: In the Gallery Sun The 5 annual environmental exhibition opens - an exhibition of the work of more than 20 artists, who in their work showed the influence of man on the environment. A vivid example of the pictures were the disappearing Arctic and Iceland.
During the year since last year’s exhibition, an unprecedented number of climate-related disasters were observed, including catastrophic floods around the world, record hurricanes (Maria, Jose, Harvey and Irma), as well as drought, record fires, landslides and cooling.
This year the exhibition is strikingly different from the previous ones by the presence of the multimedia presentation by the Belgian artist Alexander Dang, the “dance of sunlight” accompanied by music about climate change.
Cost: Free.
What: Meet the sunrise in the park Muir Woods
Where: Muir Woods Visitor Center
When: Sunday, June 3 at 5: 45
More: Sunrise is a great time to visit the world famous forest of giant sequoias. Muir Woods.
One hundred and fifty million years ago, these trees grew throughout the continent. By the arrival of lumberjacks in the 19 century, they occupied an area of 8000 square. km By the beginning of the 20 century, most of these forests were cut down.
To save the remains of trees, local businessman William Kent and his wife Elizabeth bought 247 hectares of land, which had to be flooded during the construction of the dam. The hydrotechnical company sued him and then Kent found a way out - he donated 119 hectares of land to the federal government.
9 January 1908 President Theodore Roosevelt declared this land a national monument. By Kent's condition, the monument was named after naturalist John Muir (John Muir), which did a lot to create a system of national parks. In 1937, the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge was completed, and the attendance of the park increased threefold, reaching more than 180 thousand people. Now Muir woods is one of the main tourist attractions of San Francisco.
Free admission is possible only until 9 in the morning.
Cost: Free.
What: Hebrew lesson for Russian children
Where: 14855 Oka Road, 201 Suite, Los Gatos, CA 95032
When: Sunday, June 3 at 10: 00
More: In the framework of the HEDER program (Hebrew Educational Extracurricular program for Russian speaking kids) there will be a lesson with children in which they will be able to get to know Hebrew with the help of songs, poems and games.
The HEDER program helps children between the ages of 4 and 9 to get to know Hebrew and Israeli culture in a playful way. The program is conducted in Russian.
Children are divided into three groups - 4-5, 5-6 and 6-7 years. The duration of the lesson is approximately 40 minutes and plus 45 minutes - a creative workshop.
Class organizers invite parents to participate in the program as volunteers.
To participate in the program you need to register via email [email protected] or [email protected]
Cost: Annual payment for the first child - 150 dollars, for the second - 75 dollars, for the third - 50 dollars.
What: Butterfly Festival in San Francisco
Where: Coyote Hills Regional Park | 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont CA
When: Sunday, June 3 from 10: 00 to 15: 30
More: How many butterflies exist on earth? What are they to touch? What size is the biggest butterfly? And what will happen if she sits on your head? You can get answers to these serious and funny questions during the Butterfly Festival.
From time immemorial, butterflies have been associated with spring, beauty, and eternity. They were a symbol of immortality, happiness, loyalty, love, and some newlyweds in modern times release butterflies at a wedding instead of pigeons. These mysterious and undoubtedly beautiful creatures are a source of poetic inspiration and have become the heroes of many myths and legends.
The exhibition will amaze you with an incredible variety of butterflies, their colors, fancy shapes and intricate drawings.
Cost: Free.
What: Pet parade
Where: Walgreens (Berkeley) | 1607 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
When: Sunday, June 3 at 12: 00
More: Dress up your pet and don’t forget to wear something interesting yourself to win prizes at a pet parade. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Best dressed pet, Best dressed pet and its owner, Best group of pets.
The parade starts at 12: 00. At the finish, participants and guests will be awaited by contests, prizes from local organizations, including Berkeley Humane, Berkeley Animal Care Services, Jiminy's and much more.
Cost: Free.
In addition, interesting events for each day of the week can be found in our calendar. Come, learn, share with friends.
Before the visit, check the organizers website for details and location of the event, as they may vary.
Keep us informed about what is happening in your city. Send information about events for the Russian-speaking diaspora by mail [email protected].
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