XOXO Exhibit; Chinese New Year Parade; Mardi Gras: 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, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 20.

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

EAST BAY:

Alameda County Spring Home and Garden Show: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch Live Music Featuring Robert Sakogawa: Elevation LVK, Livermore

Homeboy Sandman: B-League, Berkeley

Lantern Festival Concert: Newark Library, Newark

Live Music on the Tarmac Featuring Rene Escovedo: Elevation LVK, Livermore

Matt Finders and Friends: Virtual via Livermore Jazz Society, Livermore

Seltzerland: Monarch Bay Golf Club, San Leandro

Sour Vibez: The Rare Barrel, Berkeley

Taste Tri-Valley Restaurant Week: Participating restaurants, wineries and breweries, Tri-Valley

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

An Acoustic Evening with The Expendables: Empress Theatre, Vallejo

Crab Dinner: Gary Farrell Vineyards and Winery, Healdsburg

Fairfield Police Officers Association PSA SPECIAL OPSS Crab Feed: Willow Hall, Fairfield

Katerina Canyon in Conversation with Lisbeth Coima: Book Passage Bookstore and Cafe, Corte Madera

Marine Mammal Seminar and Seal Watch Training: Jenner Community Center, Jenner

Napa Valley Mustard Celebration: Various locations, Napa

Saturday Crafternoons: Mardi Gras Crowns and Head Pieces: American Canyon Library, American Canyon

Sushi Cooking Class: Vista Collina Resort, Napa

THE PENINSULA:

Black History Month Exhibit: Domini Hoskins Black History Mobile Museum, Redwood City

Johnny Gandelsman: Stanford Bing Studio, Stanford

Mardi Gras Carnival: Main Street and Broadway Stage, Redwood City

R. Carlos Nakai: Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

West Coast Craft Can Invitational: Devil's Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos

SAN FRANCISCO:

Cabrillo Street Cleanup: Cabrillo Street and 5th Avenue, San Francisco

Hayes Valley Community Cleanup: Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley, San Francisco

Keep Ocean Beach Clean: Ocean Beach Cafe, San Francisco

Lamplighters Celebrate 150 Years of Gilbert and Sullivan: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, San Francisco

Mars Rover Landing Anniversary Party: Exploratorium, San Francisco

MUNA Trash Pick-Up Day: The Benches Garden, San Francisco

Outer Mission/Cayuga Cleanup: Alemany Boulevard and Ottawa Avenue, San Francisco

Patrick Galvin and Jennifer Hou in Concert: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco

San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade: Kearny and California streets, San Francisco

Sankofa Makers Market: India Basin Shoreline Park, San Francisco

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

Stand-Up Comedy: Milk Bar, San Francisco

"The Art of Banksy": Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

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

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

"XOXO: An Exhibit About Love and Community": Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco

Young Women's Choral Projects' "Boundless Grace": Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Guided Coastal Walk: Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz

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

Mini Fungus Fair: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz

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

Rabbit Adoption Event: Pet Pals, Soquel

SOUTH BAY:

"Greater Bay Area Open" Juried Fine Art Exhibit: NUMU New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos

Hula Halau 'O Pi'ilani Crab Feed To-Go and Virtual Hula Show: Hula Halau 'O Pi'ilani, Sunnyvale, and virtual

I.F.D.E.S. Holy Ghost Takeout Crab Feed: I.F.D.E.S. Alley Door, Gilroy

Kids Art Club: Paint'n With Friends Art Studio, Gilroy

Nova Vista Symphony Masterworks Young Artist Series: De Anza Visual and Performing Arts Center, Cupertino

Painting Party: Riverside Flowers: Paint'n With Friends Art Studio, Gilroy

VinoPaint Painting Event: Raining Hearts: Saratoga Country Club, Saratoga

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• PEANUTS Celebration; Mardi Gras; Thrillville: SoCal Weekend

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