100,000 Tulips; The Art Of The Brick; Crab Feeds: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — 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, a mini day trip or a virtual event, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, March 5 to Sunday, March 6.

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

EAST BAY:

"A Chorus Line": Pinole Valley High School, Pinole

Admirals Baseball Crab Feed: Callen Street, Vacaville

An Evening with Drew and Ellie Holcomb: The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall, Berkeley

Blue Devils Performing Arts Crab Feed: Blue Devils Corps Hall, Concord

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch Featuring Aidan Moore: Elevation LVK, Livermore

Dougherty Valley High School Athletic Boosters Crab Feed, Auction and Dance: Dougherty Station Community Center, San Ramon

Friends of the Walnut Creek Library Book Bag Sale: Walnut Creek Library, Walnut Creek

Live Music on the Tarmac: Foam Riders: Elevation LVK, Livermore

Livermore High School Alumni Association Crab Feed: Cabana Daves, Livermore

Livermore Valley Half Marathon and Wine, Beer and Music Festival: South Livermore Avenue and First Street, Livermore

NAMI Contra Costa Crab Feed Fundraiser: Pleasant Hill Community Center, Pleasant Hill

"Passing Strange": Ashby Stage, Berkeley

Renegade Orchestra: Riggers Loft Wine Company, Richmond

Summer Job Fair: Downtown Event Center, Fremont

Sundays @ Four: Chamber Music Society of San Francisco: Crowden Music Center, Berkeley

The Bell Brothers with Tyler Gene: Almost Famous Wine Lounge, Livermore

The Tom Reynolds Conspiracy: Livermore Jazz Society, Livermore, and virtual

"Welcome to Meek Mansion": Meek Mansion, Hayward

Wells Middle School Crab Feed: Shannon Community Center, Dublin

Wine Tasting + Live Music: Boa Ventura De Caires Winery, Livermore

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz: Raven Performing Arts Theater, Healdsburg

"Godspell": First Presbyterian San Anselmo, San Anselmo

Letters to Leprechauns: Novato Gymnastics Center, Novato

Marin Arts and Crafts Show: Embassy Suites by Hilton San Rafael Marin County, San Rafael

Masterworks 3: Gluzman Plays Beethoven: Marin Center Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael

Solano Community College Alumni Association's Crab and Shrimp Feed: Solano Community College, Fairfield

Spring Fever Singles Party: Café Arrivederci, San Rafael

St. Elizabeth's Crab Feed: Saint Hubert's Hall, Guerneville

Sunday Champagne Brunch: Marina Lounge, Suisun City

Thai Cuisine Cooking Class: Vista Collina Resort, Napa

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time": SRJC Burbank Studio Theatre, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa

"There's No Place Like Nowhere": Marilyn Citron O'Rourke Art Gallery, Benicia

THE PENINSULA:

Camp Fair: Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto

Coastside Community Orchestra Winter Concert: Coastside Lutheran Church, Half Moon Bay

Oshman Family JCC Benefit: OFJCC campus, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Debut Concert: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra "Preludio All'Italia": St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto

Pescadero Marsh Guided Walk: Pescadero State Beach, Pescadero

"Peter and the Starcatcher": Palo Alto High School Performing Arts Center, Palo Alto

Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble Winter Concert: Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford

SAN FRANCISCO:

100,000 Tulips in Union Square: Union Square Park, San Francisco

"Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here" Opening Reception and Reading: Arion Press, San Francisco

Dogpatch Cleanup: Esprit Park, San Francisco

Families For San Francisco Sunset Cleanup: HSBC Bank, San Francisco

Great San Francisco Crystal Fair: San Francisco County Fair Building, San Francisco

Jungle Cruise: DNA Lounge, San Francisco

Keep Ocean Beach Clean: Ocean Beach Cafe, San Francisco

Nob Hill Monthly Street Sweeps: Le Beau Market, San Francisco

Person. Woman. Camera. TV.: McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco

SF Performances: Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

Stand-Up Comedy: Milk Bar, San Francisco

The Art of the Brick: 1 Grant Avenue, San Francisco

The Marsh Presents "Talk To Your People": The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco

"To the Place Where I Grew Up": Creativity Explored and Online, San Francisco

Upper Divisadero Cleanup: The San Francisco Athletic Club, San Francisco

Valencia-Guerrero Cleanup: Dog Eared Books, San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Communi-Tea Party: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton

Historic Ranch Ground Tours: Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz

Life on the Ranch: A Living History Event: Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz

March Madness Reserve Wine and Gourmet Pizza Pairing: Pelican Ranch Winery, Scotts Valley

Nature Club: Arana Gulch, Santa Cruz Harbor and Spring Wildflowers: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz

Old-Growth Redwood Tours: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton

Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation Drive-Thru Crab Feed: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Watsonville

Westside Marketplace: The Wrigley, Santa Cruz

SOUTH BAY:

Car Show: Gilroy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Gilroy

Los Gatos Lions Cioppino Dinner and Auction: St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception, Los Gatos: UPDATE: CANCELED.

Marian Filice Youth Piano Competition and Music Festival: Gavilan College Theater, Gilroy

Painting Party: J Winston Winery, Morgan Hill

Pasta Feed and Silent Auction: Old City Hall Restaurant, Gilroy

St. Frances Cabrini Crab Feed: St. Frances Cabrini Parish, San Jose

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• Flower Fields; Restaurant Week; Zoobilee Gala: SoCal Weekend

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