Lunar New Year; Restaurant Week; Crab Feeds: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events 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. 25 to Sunday, Jan. 26.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities have been updated since posted on Patch.

EAST BAY:

Alameda Elks Crab Feed: Alameda Elks Lodge - Rathskellar, Alameda

All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed and Auction Fundraiser: Alamo Women's Club, Alamo

"A Box Without a Bottom - Soko-nashi Bako" Play: The Marsh Berkeley, Berkeley

"Fool La La: Once Upon a Mind" Play: The Marsh Berkeley, Berkeley

John Rybak + Friends: Caffe Chiave, Berkeley

Marine Corps League's Crab Feed: Brentwood Veterans Hall, Brentwood

Crab and Pasta Feed: Centre Concord, Concord

"Europa Europa" Screening: Beth Chaim Congregation, Danville

"A Beautiful Day" Artist's Reception: El Cerrito City Hall, El Cerrito

WHS Booster Crab Feed: Holy Spirit Gymnasium, Fremont

Moreau Catholic Crab Feed Dinner and Auction: Moreau Catholic High School, Hayward

Youth Job Fair: Hayward Area Senior Center, Hayward

Hercules Lions Club & Bay Front Chamber of Commerce Crab Feed: Hercules Community Center, Hercules

Acalanes Fellowship Crab Feed: Lafayette Community Center, Lafayette

Aroma & Oak Blind Tasting Seminar: McGrail Vineyards and Winery, Livermore

Fairy Fest: Alden Lane Nursery, Livermore

Pooch Patrol Dog Walk: Robertson Dog Park, Livermore

Saturday Morning Runs: Sunrise Mountain Sports, Livermore

SMSC CYO Crab Feed Fun-Raiser: Shrine Event Center, Livermore

Soup and Wine Tasting: Fenestra Winery, Livermore

Tee-It-Up Free Training: Robert Livermore Community Center Baseball Fields, Livermore

Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa Martinez Crab Feed: Shell Clubhouse, Martinez

AOK's Annual Crab Fest: Warehouse 416, Oakland

Celebrate Lunar New Year: Stoneridge Shopping Center, Pleasanton

City Center Bishop Ranch Job Fair: City Center Bishop Ranch, San Ramon

Sunol Crab Feed: Casa Bella, Sunol

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Benicia Chamber Players Concert: Community Congregational Church, Benicia

Benicia Lions Club Crab Feed: BDES Portuguese Hall, Benicia

Calistoga Native Sons and Daughters Crab Feed: Boys & Girls Club of Calistoga, Calistoga

Cloverdale Lions Crab Feed: Cloverdale Citrus Fair Commercial Room, Cloverdale

Coppola Crab Fest: Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Geyserville

Knights of Columbus Cioppino Feed Dinner: St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Healdsburg

Chinese New Year Celebration: Terra Marin Schools, Mill Valley

TCSD All You Can Eat Crab Feed: Tam Valley Community Center, Mill Valley

BGNV Crab Feed: Napa Valley Exposition, Napa

Brunch on The Green: Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa

Crab Feed: Kennedy Golf Course, Napa

Napa Valley Restaurant Week: Various locations, Napa County

"Our Town" Play: Novato Theater Company, Novato

"Songs of the Inspired Soul": Trek Winery, Novato

Crab Feed: Penngrove Clubhouse, Petaluma

Crab, Pasta & Silent Auction: Rohnert Park Community Center Main Hall, Rohnert Park

Banana Slug String Band Duet: Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael

Marin Symphony's "Masterworks 2: Mozart & Brahms": Marin Center Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael

New Century Chamber Orchestra: "Violins of Hope": Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael

"Not Getting Any Younger" Solo Show: The Marin Center’s Showcase Theater, San Rafael

Crab Feed: St. Eugene Becker Center, Santa Rosa

Dungeness Crabfest: Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito

Silent Disco Yoga: The Sweet Spot - A Yoga Place, Sonoma

Winter Crab Feed: Gloria Ferrer Wines, Sonoma

Dirty Cello: The White Barn, St. Helena

San Geronimo Lions Crab Feed: Woodacre Improvement Club, Woodacre

Free Children's Concert Series: "Peter and the Wolf": Napa Valley Performing Arts Center, Yountville

Yountville Crab Feed: Yountville Community Center, Yountville

THE PENINSULA:

"Drinking on the Job" Artist's Reception: Kevin Henney Gallery, Half Moon Bay

Friction Quartet's "Musical Odyssey": Community United Methodist Church, Half Moon Bay

"Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" Musical: Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto

Guitarist Andrew York: First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto

Kids' Scavenger Hunt: Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's Preparatory Concert: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto

"The Snow Queen" Play: Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Palo Alto

Elvin Bishop and his Big Fun Trio: Club Fox, Redwood City

Peninsula Orchid Society Show and Sale: Community Activities Building, Redwood City

Segway Polo: SportsHouse, Redwood City

Youth Mural Project Unveiling: Sequoia Hotel Alley, Redwood City

"Footloose for Families" Musical: Mustang Hall, San Carlos

Lions Club's Crab Feed: Mahaney Hall, San Carlos

Coyote Point 5K: Coyote Point Recreation Area, San Mateo

PIASC Cioppino Feast: Peninsula Italian American Social Club, San Mateo

SAN FRANCISCO:

Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

"Beethoven in the Presidio": Presidio Theatre, San Francisco

Bridge Builders Crab Feed: West Bay Community Center, San Francisco

"Butterfly Effect" Dance Work: Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco

Carolina Lugo's & Carolé Acuña's Ballet Flamenco: Peña Pachamama, San Francisco

Edwardian Ball 20th Anniversary: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco

FRESH Festival: Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco

Guitarist Jack Cimo: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco

Lunar New Year Celebration: Westfield San Francisco Centre, San Francisco

Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Jay Campbell: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

"PolySHAMory" Play: The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco

"Secret San Francisco" Presentation and Book Signing: Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe, San Francisco

SF Sketchfest Presents: Pinky and The Brain 25th Anniversary: Marines' Memorial Theatre, San Francisco

Telegraph Quartet with Theo Bleckmann and Dan Tepfer: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

"The Waiting Period" Play: The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco

"The Wizard of Oz" Musical for Children: Presidio Theatre, San Francisco

"The Word: Visual Interpretations by Local Muslim Women Artists" Exhibition: Arc Gallery, San Francisco

"Twenty-Twenty: Visions of the Future" Exhibition: Arc Gallery, San Francisco

Walk for Life: Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES

"Learn to Crochet" Class: Dream Maker Creative, Felton

Family Literacy Fun Day: Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Santa Cruz

New Art Market: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz

Westside Rail Trail Groundbreaking Celebration: Santa CruzMountain Brewing Company, Santa Cruz

Comedy NIght with Richard Stockton: Corralitos Cultural Center, Watsonville

"Take Aways: Art To Go!" Exhibition: Pajaro Valley Arts, Watsonville

SOUTH BAY:

CSEA Tax Help Day: Cupertino Library, Cupertino

"MacBeth" Play: Cupertino Community Hall, Cupertino

Santa Clara County Legal Professionals Association's Crab Feed: Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino

STEM Adventures Event: Kiddie Academy of Cupertino, Cupertino

Wine and Crab Feed: Burrell School Vineyards, Los Gatos

Crab Cioppino Feasts: IFES Portuguese Hall, Mountain View

Daylong Meditation Retreat with Doug Kraft: Berryessa Branch Library, San Jose

Tunes on the Terrace: Clos LaChance Winery, San Martin

All-You-Can-Eat CrabFest Fundraiser: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Saratoga, Saratoga

Mitzvah Day: Congregation Beth David, Saratoga

"She Loves Me" Musical: Saratoga Civic Theatre, Saratoga

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• Lunar New Year Events; Boat Show; Disney On Ice: SoCal Weekend

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