SF Bay Weekend: Rodeo & Parade; Sculpture Debut; Swing Dancing By Sea

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, June 10 to Sunday, June 11.

Among standout events: Livermore's 105th Annual Rodeo & Downtown Parade; "Ovid's Metamorphosis" sculpture exhibition at Filoli estate, Woodside, and Swing Dancing By The Sea at Santa Cruz wharf. (See list below.)

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

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EAST BAY:

Meet the Maker: The Power & Magick of Intentional Journaling, Alameda

Berkeley Rep ' Let The Right One In': Roda Theatre, Berkeley

EELS - Lockdown Hurricane Tour, UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall, Berkeley

Full Moon Concert Series: The Landbirds & The New Frantics, Gehringer Garden Community, Concord

Meals On Wheels 'Dining To Deliver' Gala: Blackhawk Museum, Danville

Free Test Drive "Demo Days"-Greenlight Simulation, Danville

Interfaith Red Cross Blood Drive, Danville

Tennis Clinics for All Levels of Players, El Cerrito

105th Annual Rodeo & Downtown Parade: Livermore

Wine Tasting @ BoaVentura Winery, Livermore

Wine Tasting Seminar - The Wines of Baja Mexico, Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery, Livermore

Stand-up Comedy: Chicago Steve, Mike Betancourt & Roman Guzman, Livermore

Free Car Seat Check-Up, Martinez

SMVS Carnival & Indian Street Food Festival: Newark

Jack London Square Weekly Farmer's Market, Oakland

'Can't Drag Us Down' LGBTQ++ Center Benefit: Shakewell, Oakland

Black Food & Wine Experience: Oakland, SF & Walnut Creek

Benefits Concert for Music Therapy Program at Oakland Children’s Hospital, Orinda

Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert: Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda

Sony Holland | A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton

Free Summer Workshops for High Schoolers & Parents, Pleasanton

Job Fair - Shaw Bakers and Boys & Girls Club, San Leandro

Eden Bazaar - Food, Games & Fun: Japanese Community Center, San Lorenzo

Elementary Science Fair, Union City

Shadelands Ranch Classic Car Show: Walnut Creek

Elks Summer Car Show, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Wreckless Strangers in Summer Concert Series, Corte Madera

VCE's 5 Year Anniversary: EV Ride & Drive Event, Davis

'Chapatti' A Play by Christian O'Reilly: The 222, Healdsburg

Kathryn Keats’ The Hummingbird, Special Benefit Performance, Mill Valley

Sing Napa Valley 'Sounds Of The Sixties': Napa

Saturday Farm Open House, Connolly Ranch, Napa

Art, Wine & Music Festival: Downtown Novato

Novato Theater Company 'Shakespeare In Love': Novato

Back pOrchEstra's at Brewsters, Petaluma

FLAMENCO! Live, The Big Easy, Petaluma

Pope Valley Winery 'Wine & Music Sundays': Pope Valley

Bead & Design Show, San Rafael

TEDxMarin Saturday Night SALON: "Psychedelic Science and Medicine" - San Rafael

Sonoma County Pride OUTwatch Film Festival: Sebastopol

Italian Favorites Cooking Class, Sonoma

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PENINSULA:

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

3 H Afternoon Tea: Four Seasons Silicon Valley, East Palo Alto

Community Blood Drive, Foster City

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

Free, Peninsula Symphony Summer Wind Ensemble Concert: Grant Park, Los Altos

Mike Coykendall—Rootsy Folk Rock, Dala's Nest House Concerts, Menlo Park

Meditation for Beginners, Mountain View

Ice Cream Social, Village at San Antonio Center, Mountain View

'Steel Magnolias' TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: Performing Arts Center, Mountain View

'Wonderful Adventures of Nils: 7 Flights With Wild Geese' (In Russian): Mountain View

Dreams of Summer: A Bluesadelix Matinee Under the Seaside Sun, Pacifica

Free, Family Summer Solstice Celebration: Gamble Garden, Palo Alto

Live Dance Music, Redwood City

The Byrd's Filling Station 1st Birthday Celebration, San Mateo

San Mateo County Fair: Fairgrounds, San Mateo

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

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SAN FRANCISCO:

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

Summer Crystal Fair, San Francisco

Juneteenth on the Waterfront, San Francisco

InsectPalooza - The Art and Magical Science of Arthropods, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Natasha's Run For Justice: Aptos

Rod & Custom Classic Car Show: Capitola

'Art Of the Plate' Culinary Week: Carmel-by-the-Sea

Swing Dancing By The Sea: Wharf, Santa Cruz

Light of the Bay: Book Talk with Lynn Guenther, Santa Cruz

Friends of the Scotts Valley Library Book Sale, Scotts Valley

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SOUTH BAY:

Gilroy Center for Arts Members Art Exhibit & Membership Drive, Gilroy

Frank and George: A Love Story in Arts & Crafts, NUMU, Los Gatos

Silicon Valley Shakespeare's Free 'Twelfth Night': Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park, San Jose

5th Annual Mack Floyd, Jr Scholarship Luncheon, San Jose

Winchester Orchestra 'Let's Dance': San Jose

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• LA Weekend: Palos Verdes Street Fair; Pride Parade; Pioneer Jamboree
• San Diego Weekend: County Fair; Little Blue Penguins; Agave & Brew Fests
• Orange County Weekend: Wooden Boat Fest; 'Star Wars' Zoo Day; Classic Car Show
• Inland Empire Weekend Guide: Lemon Festival; Lavender Festival; Juneteenth

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