Tulipmania; Beach Cleanup; Couples Cooking Class: 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, Feb. 15 to Sunday, Feb. 16.

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

EAST BAY:

Love the Bay Beach Cleanup: Crab Cove Visitor Center, Alameda

Native Plant and Butterfly Gardening: Crab Cove Visitor Center, Alameda

Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra with Lacey Waggener: El Campanil Theatre, Antioch

Broken Dish Mosaic Workshop: Ecology Center, Berkeley

"Living the Shuffle": The Marsh Berkeley, Berkeley

"Memphis": Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley

Plant Adaptation to Habitat Tour: Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley

Spiny Succulents with Author Jeff Moore: University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley

Stylus Phantasticus: St. Mary Magdalen Church, Berkeley

Yeah Buddy Awesome Time: Comedy Show: Spats Berkeley, Berkeley

Cartoon Friends: Emerald Glen Park, Dublin

Animal Tracking Lesson: Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont

Free Tax Preparation: Fremont Main Library, Fremont

Open House: Niles Depot Museum, Fremont

Barrel Tasting and Futures Sale: Fenestra Winery, Livermore

Eagle's Crab Feed: Fraternal Order of Eagles 609, Livermore

Lavender Fields Band President's Day Weekend Concert: McGrail Vineyards and Winery, Livermore

Livermore Lions Club's All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed: Bothwell Arts Center, Livermore

Pooch Parade Dog Walk: Sunrise Mountain Sports, Livermore

Post Valentine's Day Music Showcase: Old Mexico Bar & Grill, Livermore

Riders in the Sky: Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Saturday Morning Runs: Sunrise Mountain Sports, Livermore

Woodstock Party: Shadow Puppet Brewing Company, Livermore

World of Imagination: Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Aerial Yoga for High Flying Women: Yoga Barn of Pleasanton, Pleasanton

Celebrating Tom Jones starring David Burnham: Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton

Youth Performance Series with Special Guests: Stoneridge Shopping Center, Pleasanton

Oscar-Nominated Short Films Viewing: Walnut Creek Library, Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Habitat Restoration: Discover Pine Point: Pine Point Trail, Fairfax

An Evening with Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Raven Performing Arts Theater, Healdsburg

Big Book Sale: Mill Valley Public Library, Mill Valley

Breakfast with Engineers: Napa Valley College, Napa

Doggie Cookie Making Class: Vista Collina Resort, Napa

Valentine's Couples Cooking Class: The Village Napa Valley, Napa

Valentine's Weekend Brunch On The Green: Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa

Valentine's Weekend Dessert Tasting: Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa

"Our Town": Novato Theater Company, Novato

Crab Feed: Penngrove Community Clubhouse, Penngrove

Saturday Night Bingo: Casa Grande High School, Petaluma

Hot Crab Feed Fundraiser: Rohnert Park Community Center, Rohnert Park

"Inside Out": First Presbyterian San Anselmo, San Anselmo

Sol Flamenco's Amor y Flamenco: Belrose Theater, San Rafael

"Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence" Documentary: First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, San Rafael

Comedian Peter Sers: Flamingo Resort and Spa, Santa Rosa

Jack London Families and Sonoma County Family YMCA Annual Crab Feed: Friedman Events Center, Santa Rosa

Couples Love Meditation Workshop: Cavallo Point Healing Arts Center & Spa, Sausalito

"Come As You Are" Screening: Cameo Cinema, St. Helena

Crab and Pasta Feed: Tomales Town Hall, Tomales

Crab Feed and Dance: Brooks Road Club, Windsor

THE PENINSULA:

Astronaut Scavenger Hunt Adventure: Burlingame Main Library, Burlingame

Astronaut Scavenger Hunt Adventure: Palo Alto

"Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type": Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Palo Alto

Valentine's Screening: "His Girl Friday": Midpen Media Center, Palo Alto

Giselle: Aerial Ballet: Dragon Productions Theatre Company, Redwood City

Artist Talk with Sydell Lewis and John Sutti: Central Park Pump House, San Mateo

CABARET: Love Songs: Peninsula Ballet Theatre, San Mateo

Zoetic Tapesty Project: Spring Art Show: Central Park Pump House, San Mateo

SAN FRANCISCO:

"Bon Appetit!": Hayes Street Grill, San Francisco

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

"Circus": Alcazar Theater, San Francisco

Manifesto: Brava Theater Center, San Francisco

Patrick Galvin & Jung-eun Kim in Concert: Beethoven 2020 Project: Incarnation Episcopal Church, San Francisco

San Francisco Tamburitiza Festival: Croatian American Cultural Center, San Francisco

Stylus Phantasticus: St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco

"The Full Monty": Victoria Theatre, San Francisco

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

Tulipmania: PIER 39, San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES

Family Opera: Massenet's Cinderella: UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

Garage Sale for Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: Benefit Shop, Santa Cruz

Hearts for Arts: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz

MAH Music: Samba Cruz: Abbott Square Market, Santa Cruz

College Talk: Cabrillo Honors Transfer Program: Scotts Valley Branch Library, Scotts Valley

Jimmy Ågren & Henry Kaiser Band: Michael's on Main, Soquel

SOUTH BAY:

Songs at Satori: Satori Cellars, Gilroy

Teens and Mental Heath: Gilroy Presbyterian Church, Gilroy

Wine Basics: Testarossa Winery, Los Gatos

Tunes on the Terrace: Clos LaChance Winery, San Martin

Crab Feed: St. Justin School, Santa Clara

San Jose Wind Symphony Presents "Czech Mate": McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, Saratoga

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• Monster Jam; Comedy Shows; Sweetheart Jamoboree: SoCal Weekend

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