Brews on the Bay sold out. I know! Second weekend in a row I’ve snoozed on tickets and
let things sell out. Maybe from now on I’ll give you a rundown of
what’s happening the entire month at the beginning, so you
have a chance to nab tickets while I’m over here taking a nap.
I really had to dig for things this weekend, but that may be because I’ll
soon have no concepts of weekend with my day job ending. You can catch me
crawling through Walnut Creek tonight (hopefully not literally), working
Saturday night, or at the Niner game on Sunday.
Friday, September
9:
Bum City Saints at
the Red Hat: I honestly don’t know if Bum City Saints
are the main draw here, or if it’s Bryan McPherson,
Burning Streets, or The Lucky Eejits, but doors open at 8pm and it’s
only $5.
1860 Monument, Concord
Saturday,
September 10:
Donkey & Goat Winery
Fall Fete: The East Bay winery is throwing a fall celebration. Expect live
jazz, bocce ball (in case Make Westing is too far), and a chance to taste six
of the winery’s new releases. Zut and Chef Jim
Wimborough (Grand Café, Kokkari) will be providing the spread, which includes
grilled lamb, stone fruit, and heirloom tomato salad. $20 advance, $30 at the
door. And you get a souvenir glass!
12:30–4:30pm
1340 Fifth St., Berkeley
DJ Miss Mei at
Spoontonic Lounge: I know this is….a conflict of interest?
But I work at Spoon every weekend and don’t tell you to go there
every weekend post, so a little faith here. Mei is an amazing DJ who used to do
Saturdays for us, and has since been DJing River Cats games. Second Saturday is
our usual Midnight Animals DJ set, which is always amazing with Ghost Trak
Armada, but this is Mei’s last show for the year, and her
first show for us in months. Tiger Stripe will also be spinning tunes.
Back to School Bash
at Dan’s: Honey Circuit will
be playing live music (which I think is pretty standard for Saturday nights),
but Dan’s is also playing dress up for the return to school. If
you come decked out as a nerd, schoolgirl, or jock…there’s
a costume contest. No drink specials? Well…hey, now you have a
chance to wear that slutty schoolgirl costume from college (I’m
looking at you, boys).
Music at 10pm, cover at 9pm
Saturday,
September 10–Sunday, September 11:
Ghiradelli Chocolate
Festival: Over 30 vendors, including Kara’s Cupcakes, Ciao Bella
Gelato, and Sjaak’s Organic Chocolates, are
slinging samples of their delicious chocolatey (or not so chocolatey…I’m
looking at you Skinny Water) wares to raise money for Project Open Hand. Also
be prepared for a Battle of the Bands, chef demonstrations, and ice cream
sundae eating contests.
12–5pm
$20 gets you 15 samples of chocolate
Ghiradelli Square, San Francisco
Sunday, September
11:
Football!!: Okay,
I’ve been promising a rundown of places to watch the game
for a while now, and I hope to have it ready by Sunday, but things are so busy
I forgot to update my fantasy team before last night’s
game. THAT busy. But for a quick rundown, Stadium Pub will be insanity but I love insanity and you will make friends with
anyone who’s cheering for the team you have fantasy players on. If
you’re looking for a quieter atmosphere, Tiki Tom’s has a few TVs and there’s
talk of a buffet. Dan’s is the weirdest old
fogey bar for Sunday football, but it’ll be you and a bunch of
old guys. One of them loves the Dolphins, so good luck getting them to change
the channel from that. I’ve also heard good things about Dublin Sports Pub. And if you bleed black and silver, Ricky's in San Leandro is apparently your home away from home.
Thrillist also has a list of places in the city to cheer on teams that aren’t
the Niners or Raiders, but then I don’t really want to know you
(unless it’s the Eagles, because I need them to carry my FF team).
Solano Stroll: 26
blocks, over 500 vendors (including 50 food booths), and mechanical rides take
over Solano Avenue. Expect lots of patriotic displays with a theme like “Unsung
Heroes” for the parade that kicks off the celebration. There’ll
be clowns, so watch out for that, but with 150 juried arts and crafts booths
you should be able to find something to distract you.
10am–6pm, free
Blackhawk Grille
Sparkling Sundays: Apparently, September is California wine month?
Regardless of the justification, for the month of September Blackhawk Grille
will be hosting Sparkling Sundays, during which you can enjoy a bottle of
Chandon sparkling wine for half-off. Can't find anything on their website, so you'll have to take my word for it.
3540 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville
website
3540 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville
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