'Annie'; Comfort Food Month; Cioppino Feed: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events for the weekend throughout Northern California — 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, Jan. 14 to Sunday, Jan. 15.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities were updated since posted on Patch.
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EAST BAY:

The Quitters Trio, The Back Room, Berkeley

Book Signing for New Release: “Trusting to Conceive” - The Chabot, Castro Valley

Comfort Food Month: Participating Restaurants, Concord

Friends of the Hayward Library Book Sale, Hayward

Gold Coast Concert: Connections in Time, Lafayette

Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre Presents "Something Rotten" - Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Blues: Daniel Castro with Opener David Landon, Almost Famous Wine, Livermore

Uncorked & Unplugged, McGrail Vineyards, Livermore

Blue Tree Records Artist Showcase, Martinez

Aki Kumar at Roxx on Main, Martinez

Lamorinda Lions Club Crab Feed Dine-In & Takeout: Moraga

Comedy Oakland LIVE, The Washington Inn, Oakland

"Happy Birthday, Elvis" with Jim Anderson & The Rebels, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton

Salesian College Preparatory All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed: Richmond

Golden Hour Sound Bowl Healing & Guided Meditation, Four Fools Winery, Rodeo

Erin Fong | The Sensation of Color: Opening Reception, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek

Devil Mountain Coffee House's John McCutcheon Concert, Walnut Creek

Tuning into Your Intuitive Guidance Workshop, Walnut Creek

Synergy Theater 'Myth & Magic: Improvised Ancient Mythology': Lesher Center, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Bodega Bay Grange All-You-Can-Eat Crab Cioppino Feed, Bodega Bay

Artist Talk with Kelley Mogilka, Pence Gallery, Davis

West Coast Bombers Baseball Crab Feed: May Fair Grounds, Madden Hall, Dixon

History and Tradition of Afro-Peruvian Cajón Drumming, Library, Healdsburg

Free Pipe-Organ Concert, Healdsburg

Back pOrchEstra: American Roots at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio

Altered Worlds: 2023 Annual Artists of MarinMOCA Exhibition, Novato

Fleetwood Mask at Mystic Theater, Petaluma

FLAMENCO! LIVE! Dance Ensemble, Petaluma

Musical Havdala Under the Stars, San Anselmo

Sacred Responses to Times of Crises - A Morning with Dr. Roger Walsh, San Rafael

Improv Royale, San Rafael

Meditation Retreat, Marin JCC, San Rafael

Introduction to Printmaking, Sonoma

Winter WINEland - Sonoma County 30th Anniversary, Various Wineries, Sonoma County

Tchaikovsky's Star-Crossed Lovers With The Vallejo Festival Orchestra, Empress Theatre, Vallejo

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PENINSULA:

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

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

Millbrae 75th Anniversary Celebration, Recreation Center, Millbrae

'Every Brilliant Thing' (In Mandarin): Performing Arts Center, Mountain View

Pride and Joy SF Band (Fundraiser for Rock the Dock), Alhambra Irish House, Redwood City

Worship on 2nd Sunday of Epiphany, San Carlos

Jazz and Other Cool Music with The Modern Groove Quartet, Wine Gallery, San Carlos

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SAN FRANCISCO:

25th Annual Ross McKee Piano Competition, San Francisco

The Marsh SF presents "Poetic Justice" - San Francisco

Trivia Night at 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Surf City Kiwanis All-You-Can-Eat Crab & Pasta Feed Tickets on Sale, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Co. Fairgrounds Foundation All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed Tickets on Sale, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Friends of the Library Big Book Sale: Milpitas

'Annie': Center For Performing Arts, San Jose

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ALSO SEE: SF Bay Area Crab Feeds 2023: All-You-Can-Eat, In-Person & Drive-Thrus

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