1. 33rd Annual Metromint Giro Di Francisco Downtown San Francisco www.metromint.com/metromintgiro September 3: Be a spectator or saddle up and join the 800 cyclists
as they rip around San Francisco at breakneck speeds at the 33rd Annual Metromint
Giro di San Francisco!
[ 9/4 ] TUESDAY
2. Stevie Wonder The Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., Saratoga
www.mountainwinery.com September 4: What could be better than seeing Stevie Wonder
at the beautiful Mountain Winery? NOTHING!
[ 9/6 ] THURSDAY
3. The Three Sisters The Pear Avenue Theatre, 1200 Pear Ave., Mountain
View (650) 254-1148 www.thepear.org September 6 – 30: Chekhov’s heartbreaking tale
about the hardships, regrets, love, and love lost of three sisters in a small
Russian town.
[ 9/7 ] FRIDAY
4. South Bay Home & Garden Show Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America
Pkwy., Santa Clara www.southbayhomeshow.com September 7 – 9: Attention, home owners: You’ll
find the latest in everything to make your home and garden look spectacular
with free seminars, prizes, live music, and aisles of vendors to answer your
home care needs.
[ 9/8 ] SATURDAY
5. Capitola Art & Wine Festival Capitola Village By The Sea, Stockton Ave. &
Riverview Ave., Capitola www.capitolachamber.com/calendar.html September 8 – 9: This year’s festival features
more than 200 artists displaying and selling their wonderful work, along with
live music, delicious gourmet food, and wine from 16 local wineries.
6. Mountain View
Art & Wine Festival Along Castro St., Mountain View (650) 968-8378
www.miramarevents.com September 8 – 9: Over 650 artists will be on hand to
display and sell their work, along with two days of live music, food, beer,
jugglers and tons of activities for the little ones.
7. San Francisco
Shevil Dead vs. Oakland Outlaws San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose www.bayareaderbygirls.com September 8: Theeeyy’rree baAAacck! That’s right,
hard hitting, bone crunching, WOMEN’S roller derby, right here at the
San Jose Civic Auditorium! See you there: 8:30pm
8. Lucia Di Lammermoor California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose
www.operasj.org September 8 – 23: Taking place in a gothic Scottish castle,
the story follows the feud between two families that took place in the Scottish
Lowlands in 1669.
9. Northern California
Renaissance Faire Casa de Fruta, 10031 Pacheco Pass Hwy., Hollister
(408) 847-FAIR www.norcalrenfaire.com Saturdays & Sundays, September 8-October 14: Load up the
family and head to Casa de Fruta for some family Renaissance fun, with 150 craft
booths, hearty ale and food, hundreds of costumed performers, food, games, and
knights battling to the death.
10. 12th Annual
Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival Ghirardelli Square, 900 Northpoint St., San
Francisco www.ghirardellisq.com September 8 – 9: It’s a chocolate lover’s
paradise: Two days of chocolate consumption with tons of chocolate delicacies
from some of the best Bay Area restaurants and bakeries, along with chef demonstrations,
live entertainment, and activities for the children.
11. 2007 California
State Yo-Yo Championships Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon St.San Francisco www.calstateyoyo.com September 8: Amateur and professional yo-yo players will go
head-to-head in this winner-takes-all competition to become the California State
Yo-Yo Champion! Free and open to all competitors and spectators: Winners will
qualify for next year’s regional tournament: 10am – 4pm
[ 9/9 ] SUNDAY
12. Antique Autos At History Park History Park, 1650 Senter Rd., San Jose (408)
287-2290 www.historysanjose.org September 9: A day dedicated to the wonderful auto! Watch antique
gas engines at work, take a trolley ride, check out vintage cars, bicycles and
tractors, listen to live Dixieland and munch on great food: Noon – 5pm
13. Big Kahuna
Triathlon Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz www.firstwave-events.com/kahuna September 9: So you think you’re in shape, huh? Well,
let’s put you to the test at this year’s Big Kahuna Triathlon, where
you’ll start with a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride, 13.1-mile run, and
end with 1.5-min. of puking. Good luck!: 7am
14. 35th Annual
Banjo Music Concert Holiday Inn Hotel, 1740 N. First St., San Jose
(650) 323-1605 www.peninsulabanjoband.com September 9: Don’t miss the banjo event of the year,
where you’ll have the pleasure of getting rocked by banjo groups from
the West Coast and Japan!: Noon – 5pm
[ 9/10 ] MONDAY
15. San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals Monster Park, Giant Dr. & Gilman Ave., San
Francisco www.49ers.com September 10: Come one and all and support your revamped 49ers
at their season opener. Let’s go, NINERS! LET’S GO! 7:15pm
[ 9/11 ] TUESDAY
16. 112th Annual Santa Cruz County Fair Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 E. Lake
Ave., Watsonville www.santacruzcountyfair.com September 11 – 16: Six fun-packed days of fair action,
featuring livestock shows, carnival rides, live entertainment and enough food
to ruin your diet for a year.
[ 9/12 ] WEDNESDAY
17. Justin Timberlake HP Pavilion, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose
www.hppsj.com September 12: Put on your best dance wear and get ready for
a full night of high voltage rump shakin’: 7:30pm
[ 9/14 ] FRIDAY
18. San Francisco Home Show The Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City
www.acshomeshow.com September 14 – 16: Thinking about remodeling your home?
Your yard? Your garage? Whatever you plan to do, all your home questions will
be answered at the San Francisco Home Show.
[ 9/15 ] SATURDAY
19. International Taiko Festival 2007 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre, 700
Howard St., San Francisco www.sftaiko.com September 15 – 16: It’s time for some serious drum-banging
at this year’s International Taiko Festival, featuring Grand Master Seiichi
Tanaka, The San Francisco Taiko Dojo, San Francisco Taiko Dojo Rising Stars,
special guests Ernie Reyes’ World Action Team, and much more!
20. Boy Scout Camp
Night Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, 3050 Hecker
Pass Hwy., Gilroy www.gilroygardens.org September 15: Boy Scouts can enjoy a night of camping, activities
and fun and also earn a Camp Night patch!
21. 27th Santa
Clara Art & Wine Festival Central Park, 909 Keily Blvd., Santa Clara www.santaclaraartandwine.com September 15 – 16: Festival features 175 booths from
local artists, international foods, fine wines, microbrewed beer, live entertainment
on three stages and the ever-popular Kids’ Kingdom.
22. Treasure Island
Music Festival Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay www.treasureislandfestival.com September 15 – 16: Two fantastic days of great music,
featuring Thievery Corporation, DJ Shadow, Modest Mouse, Spoon, Built to Spill
and a thousand other bands.
[ 9/16 ] SUNDAY
23. Fiestas Patrias Discovery Meadow, San Carlos St. & Woz Way,
San Jose www.sjgif.org/fiestaspatrias.html September 16: Bring the family out and celebrate Mexico’s
independence with a parade, live music, ethnic foods, arts & crafts vendors,
a children’s craft area and youth stage.
24. Almaden Valley
Art & Wine Festival Almaden Lake Park, Winfield Blvd. & Almaden
Lake Dr., San Jose www.almadenwine.com September 16: The festival features more than 70 artists and
craftsmen, along with food booths, beer and wine from local breweries/wineries,
dance groups, and great live entertainment.
[ 9/20 ] THURSDAY
25. Dick Dale The Blank Club, 44 S. Almaden Ave., San Jose
www.theblankclub.com September 20: Bow and pay homage to the King, and we do mean
KING, of surf guitar. Please welcome the legendary Dick Dale to San Jose!: 7:30pm
26. Annie Get Your
Gun Broadway By the Bay – San Mateo Performing
Arts Center 600 N. Delaware, San Mateo (650) 579-5565 www.broadwaybythebay.org September 20 – October 7: This play revolves around tomboy
sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who joins Buffalo Bill’s Traveling Wild West
Show and meets her match in love and gunfire.
27. 52Nd Annual
Newark Days Celebration: Cirque De Newark Newark Community Center & Park, Cedar &
Newark Blvd., Newark www.newarkdays.org September 20 – 23: Enjoy live entertainment on three
stages, parade, circus, food, game booths, car & truck show, arts &
crafts and a WHOLE lot more!
28. The English
Beat Avalon, 777 Lawrence Expy., Santa Clara (650)
387-7619 www.nightclubavalon.com September 20: “Mirror in the Bathroom,” “Tears
of a Clown,” “Best Friend,” “Twist and Crawl,”
need we say more? See you there: 6pm
29. William Elliott
Whitmore Bottom of the Hill, 1233 Seventeenth St., San
Francisco (415) 621-4455 www.bottomofthehill.com September 20: Join Iowan William Elliott Whitmore for an evening
of old timey/folk/soul-filled banjo and guitar music, along with special guests
Tim Barry and Josh Small: 8:30pm
[ 9/21 ] FRIDAY
30. 50th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Fairgrounds, 2000 Fairgrounds Rd.,
Monterey www.montereyjassfestival.org September 21 – 22: Two exciting days of spectacular jazz
music from Diana Krall, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Dave Brubeck, Gerald
Wilson, Jim Hall, Ernestine Anderson and many more.
31. Eighth Annual
Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Swank Farms, 2600 San Felipe Rd., Hollister
(831) 637-4704 www.swankfarms.com September 21 - October 31: Load up the family and head to Swank
Farms for some serious fun, with a seven circuit labyrinth, cow train and bounce
houses. Fridays - Sundays the maze is “haunted”, so you’ve
been WARNED!
[ 9/22 ] SATURDAY
32. First Annual Kite Festival Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz www.beachboardwalk.com September 22: You won’t want to miss this as professional
kite fliers from around the country invade Santa Cruz for a day of kite flying
demonstrations, Rokkaku Fighter Kite Battles, and choreographed team flying:
9am – 7pm
33. Eighth Annual
Holistic Arts Fair Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks
Ave., San Jose (408) 448 – 6726 www.california.com/~eameece/haf.htm September 22 – 23: More than 20 experts will speak on
subjects from magnetic healing to UFO sightings, plus exhibitors demonstrating
a full range of today’s holistic products: 10am – 8pm
34. 12th Annual
San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival Treasure Island, Clipper Cove Way, San Francisco
www.sfdragonboat.com September 22 – 23: You can’t beat an action-packed
weekend of dragon fun with live music, dance performances, children’s
activity tent, arts & crafts, food, and more than 100 of the baddest dragon
boats racing around a 500-meter course!
35. Paddlefest Coyote Point, 1961 Coyote Point Dr., San Mateo
www.bayareapaddlefest.com September 22 – 23: California’s largest canoe and
kayak demo day, where everyone is invited to enjoy paddling classes, check out
the latest designs, and get info on local paddling clubs.
36. Russian/Slavic
Festival St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, 14220 Elva Ave.,
Saratoga www.stnicholassaratoga.org September 22 – 23: Two days of family fun with Slavic
music, dancing, great food and drinks, along with interesting gifts and antiques.
37. Woodstockhausen
2007 Glen Alba Gardens, 12250 Alba Rd., Ben Lemond
www.elsaproductions.com/wsh/ September 22: Spend the whole day taking in live experimental
music performances mixing analog and digital, classical and electronic, maybe
even fusion jazz mixed with the songs of the humpback whale – ya never
know.
38. California
Poets Festival Ii History Park San Jose, 1650 Senter Rd., San
Jose (408) 297-3400 www.californiapoetsfestival.org September 22: Celebrate the wonderful world of poetry with
former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, along with poetry readings, teen slam
presentation, book signings, food & wine, and a small press fair: 10am –
4:30pm
39. Desert Dance
Festival Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium,
1342 Naglee Ave., San Jose (510) 667-9333 www.desertdance.com September 22 – 23: A two-day dance festival highlighting
the Middle Eastern dance community, with workshops, fashion shows and, of course,
beautiful dance performances.
[ 9/23 ] SUNDAY
40. 16th San Jose International Mariachi Festival Guadalupe River Park & Gardens, Santa Clara
& Autumn Sts. www.mhcviva.org/newseason.html September 23 – 30: An eight-day celebration of music,
food, exhibits, education and loads of mariachi music.
[ 9/28 ] FRIDAY
41. 35th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival Great Meadow – Fort Mason Marina Blvd.
& Laguna St., San Francisco www.sfblues.com September 28 – 30: With this lineup of bluesmen –
Allen Toussaint, John Hammond, Charlie Musselwhite, John Randolph & the
Family Band and James Hunter – you’ll surely need to bring a box
or two of Kleenex, maybe three.
[ 9/29 ] SATURDAY
42. Let The Children Play Music Festival Guadalupe River Park – Discover Meadow,
Woz Way & San Carlos, San Jose www.ltcplive.com September 29: Enjoy a day packed with fun featuring three stages
of live music, along with a kids zone, arts & crafts, food, beverages and
more: 11am
43. 18th Annual
Taste Of Morgan Hill Downtown Morgan Hill, Monterey Rd., Main St.
to Dunne Ave. (408) 779-9444 www.morganhill.org/tasteofmh/taste.htm September 29 – 30: Bring the family to Morgan Hill for
two days of arts and crafts, food, a quilt show, live entertainment, car show
and entertainment for the little ones: 10am – 6pm
44. Eighth Annual
World Veggie Festival San Francisco County Fair Building, Ninth Ave.
& Lincoln Way, San Francisco (415) 552-8883 www.sfvs.org/wvd/ September 29 – 30: Spend two days exploring international
vegetarian and vegan delights, along with speakers, cooking demonstrations,
eco fashion show, live entertainment, and activities for the kids: 10am –
6pm
45. 38th Annual
Harvest Festival Palo Alto Friends Meetinghouse 957 Colorado
Ave., Palo Alto September 29: There’s something for everyone at this
year’s Harvest Festival, featuring children’s activities, homemade
baked items, live music, storytelling, book sale, food and an enormous rummage
sale: 9am – 4pm
46. This Land Is
Your Land: An American Anthem California Theatre 345 S. First St., San Jose
www.symphonysiliconvalley.org September 29 – 30: The Symphony Silicon Valley presents
a work based on Woody Guthrie’s American anthem “This Land Is Your
Land.”
47. Dave Matthews Band Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy.,
Mountain View www.livenation.com September 29: Raise of hands, who loves ten-hour songs? Good
for you! Don’t forget to pack extra clothes and a picnic basket.
48. 27Th Annual
Italian Family Festa Lincoln Ave. between Willow & Minnesota
Sts., San Jose www.downtownwillowglen.org September 29 – 30: You’re all invited to the 27th
Annual Italian Family Festa, featuring authentic Italian foods, parade, live
music, arts & crafts, raffles, car show and, of course, a grape-stomping
contest!: 11:30am
49. Moon Festival
Of The Silicon Valley Memorial Park, Stevens Creek Blvd. & Mary
Ave., Cupertino www.themoonfestival.org September 29: Everyone enjoys a good Chinese fair – that’s
why you’ll surely love this one, with more than 100 vendors featuring
art, culture ceremonies, dance performances, and great food: 10am – 5pm
[ 9/30 ] SUNDAY 50. 12th Annual How Berkeley Can You Be? Parade starts at California & University and
ends at Civic Center Park, Downtown Berkeley www.howberkeleycanyoube.com September 30: Clowns, artcars, live music, parade, floats, arts
& crafts, beer garden, international foods, eco village, and a kids crafts
zone; an event the whole family will enjoy: 11am – 5pm *This Article appeared in Volume
7, Issue 09 of The Wave Magazine.
