Name: September Arts & Culture Fest
Start: 2026-09-26T11:00:00-07:00

Join us in the heart of Downtown San Mateo for a fun day-long celebration of art, music, dance, poetry, food, and culture! From live bands and dazzling cultural performances to interactive kids’ activities, LIVE mural painting competitions, artists selling original handcrafted artworks, and poetry open mic, the September Arts &amp; Culture Fest has something for everyone!

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September Arts & Culture Fest

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Los Gatos-raised singer-songwriter Ren Geisick will be performing this Friday at the AutoVino Wine Garden. Enjoy Happy Hour featuring live music, Woodside Vineyards wine, Neapolitan-style pizza, oak-fired wings, and charcuterie boards.
<h2>A JAZZ VOICE WITH AMERICANA ROOTS</h2>
Ren Geisick fuses jazz, Americana, country, blues, and soul. As an Ella Fitzgerald Scholarship recipient and DownBeat honoree, she brings expert musicianship and emotional authenticity to every performance.
Ren’s expressive voice and thoughtful interpretations perfectly complement AutoVino's Wine Garden. Enjoy dinner from the diner bus while sipping on Woodside Vineyards wine. Spend your Friday evening listening to original songs and reimagined classics among the grapevines, surrounded by family and friends.
<h2>PIZZA AND WINGS FROM THE DINER BUS</h2>
Chef Nick, who trained in France, operates inside AutoVino’s restored 1955 Flxible diner bus. As the pizzaiolo, he prepares Neapolitan-style pizzas using dough fermented for 48 hours. Each pizza is then baked in a 900-degree Fahrenheit oak-fired oven. In addition to pizzas, he also serves oak-fired chicken wings.
Inge creates charcuterie boards that feature salami, prosciutto, brie, cheddar, olives, nuts, crackers, artisan bread, and sweet jellies.
<h2>WOODSIDE VINEYARDS BY THE GLASS OR BOTTLE</h2>
Kings Mountain offers Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Pinot Noir from Woodside Vineyards, available by the glass or bottle during Happy Hour.
<h2>BRING YOUR DOG</h2>
Dogs are welcome in the AutoVino Wine Garden, which features resident Labradors named Honey and Daisy. Happy Hour is complimentary and open to everyone. Please arrive early to place your food order and select a table before the music begins.
AUTOVINO | 380 INDUSTRIAL ROAD | SAN CARLOS

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Join us for a fun, family-friendly morning dedicated to keeping ourselves — and our oceans — healthy!
Waves &amp; Watts brings the community together with games, hands-on activities, and simple ways to create a cleaner, healthier future for our neighborhoods and the planet. Come connect, learn, and make waves for change!
Free activities include:
<ul><li><a href="https://andrewtheartist.com/climate-carnival" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Climate Carnival Games</a></li><li>Interactive How-Tos for Healthier Homes</li><li>Plastic-Free Pop-Up Shop</li><li>Beach Cleanup</li></ul>
Walk, bike, or carpool if you can — it’s a beautiful way to arrive! Parking is $10 per car. No charge if you walk or bike in!
Note: Dogs are not allowed on the beach!
Sponsored by <a href="https://www.westlightenergy.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WestLight Energy</a>&nbsp;(formerly Peninsula Clean Energy),<a href="https://www.350siliconvalley.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> 350 Silicon Valley,</a><a href="https://www.seahugger.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> and Sea Hugger</a>. With support from<a href="https://andrewtheartist.com/climate-carnival" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.halfmoonbay.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">City of Half Moon Bay</a>, <a href="https://andrewtheartist.com/climate-carnival" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Climate Carnival Games</a>,<a href="https://www.pacificbeachcoalition.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Pacific Beach Coalition</a>,<a href="https://sustainablesanmateo.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Sustainable San Mateo County</a>,<a href="https://www.smcsustainability.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> San Mateo County Sustainability Department</a>, <a href="https://community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/1236" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Citizens Climate Lobby San Mateo</a>,<a href="https://www.climaterealitybayarea.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Climate Reality Bay Area</a>,<a href="https://www.sfbaypsr.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> SF Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility</a>,<a href="https://www.coastsidestateparks.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Coastside State Parks Association</a>,<a href="https://www.bbffhmb.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.beachbreakentertainment.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Beach Break Entertainment</a>, <a href="https://www.coastsidefarmersmarkets.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Coastside Farmers Markets</a>, and the<a href="https://smcl.org/locations/1h/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Half Moon Bay Library</a>.

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The Auto Vino Wine Garden will be closed on Saturday, August 29, for a private event. We will reopen on Sunday for lunch, local wine, and an afternoon at Auto Vino.
THE MENU
Join us hungry this Sunday for a menu featuring 48-hour-fermented Neapolitan-style pizzas, tri-tip, salmon, burgers, salads, and charcuterie. Each pizza is hand-stretched and baked at 900°F in Auto Vino’s 1955 Flxible Diner Bus oven, using oak wood.
THE WINE
Enjoy a selection of wines from Woodside Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, and Kings Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. You can order a glass with lunch or taste through the full list.
THE WINE GARDEN
Relax at one of the outdoor tables in the Wine Garden, where red umbrellas and grapevines grow from half-barrel planters. Families and friendly dogs are welcome, and you might even see Daisy and Honey, the resident Labrador Retrievers at Auto Vino.
THE CARS
After lunch, visit the Grand Showroom and the Car Museum to explore Auto Vino’s collection of exotic, classic, and collector automobiles.
JOIN US SUNDAY
The Wine Garden opens at noon on Sunday. Join us for lunch and wine, take a look at the cars, and enjoy the afternoon at Auto Vino.
AUTO VINO | 380 INDUSTRIAL ROAD | SAN CARLOS

Local Event: Sunday Lunch, Wine & Cars at Auto Vino

Sunday Lunch, Wine & Cars at Auto Vino

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🚨 NEWS ALERT: Baby Rattlesnake Season Arrives in Northern California and the Bay Area
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Residents across the San Francisco Bay Area should be on alert as the region enters the annual baby rattlesnake season, bringing an increase in encounters with newly born Northern Pacific rattlesnakes.
Unlike many species of wildlife that hatch from eggs in late summer, rattlesnakes give live birth. Newborn rattlesnakes typically arrive during late summer and early fall, creating a secondary peak in rattlesnake encounters that follows the earlier spring and summer activity.
🐍 Newborn rattlesnakes may remain with their mother
After giving birth, a mother rattlesnake may remain with her newborns for a period of time. The young snakes may stay together for a week or more, including until they complete their first shed.
That means homeowners encountering one young rattlesnake should not assume there aren’t others nearby.
⚠️ The myth about baby rattlesnake venom
One of the most persistent—and potentially dangerous—rattlesnake myths is that baby rattlesnakes cannot control how much venom they inject.
That is a myth.
Newborn rattlesnakes possess functional venom-delivery systems and should be considered capable of delivering a medically significant bite. Their small size does not make them harmless.
In some circumstances, newborn rattlesnakes may actually present an increased detection problem because they are so easy to overlook.
🔇 A baby rattlesnake may be essentially silent
A newborn rattlesnake is not born with a fully developed rattle.
Instead, it has only the first segment, commonly called a “button.” The rattle becomes progressively developed as the snake sheds its skin. A newborn’s warning sound may therefore be extremely faint or completely inaudible to a person nearby.
Young rattlesnakes will attempt to rattle when threatened, but homeowners should never rely on hearing a rattle as a warning that a snake is present.
A small snake hiding in leaves, landscaping, a garage or another dark location can be surprisingly difficult to detect.
🏠 Baby rattlesnakes can turn up surprisingly close to home
During this seasonal period, young rattlesnakes can turn up in:
<ul>
<li>Backyards and gardens</li>
<li>Garages and sheds</li>
<li>Under decks and outdoor structures</li>
<li>Around wood piles and landscaping</li>
<li>Pet areas</li>
<li>And, occasionally, inside homes</li>
</ul>
Their small size can allow them to go unnoticed in places where an adult rattlesnake would be immediately obvious.
🚒 Who should you call?
Another important consideration is who responds when a rattlesnake is discovered.
Police and fire departments perform essential public-safety functions, but that does not necessarily mean they are trained, equipped or experienced in handling venomous wildlife.
A rattlesnake removal situation is a specialized wildlife-handling problem.
Think about it this way: You wouldn’t call a professional rattlesnake removal company to put out a kitchen fire—so why automatically call the fire department to remove a rattlesnake?
Likewise, simply because an individual, agency or service says they can handle a rattlesnake does not necessarily mean they should.
When a venomous snake is encountered, residents should keep people and pets away, avoid attempting to capture or kill the snake, and contact a qualified professional like David Allen with Got Snakes?&nbsp;Snake Removal with demonstrated experience handling venomous snakes.
🚨 The second rattlesnake peak is approaching
According to Northern California snake-removal professionals, the late-summer birth period represents an important second peak of rattlesnake activity.
The combination of newly born snakes, changing temperatures and increased movement around residential properties can create more opportunities for encounters.
If you live in rattlesnake country, now is the time to be vigilant.
Look before reaching into wood piles, dense vegetation, crawl spaces or other concealed areas. Keep children and pets away from any snake you cannot positively identify, and never assume that a small rattlesnake is a harmless one.
The snake you don’t hear may be the one you need to worry about most.&nbsp; David AllenGot Snakes? Northern California Snake Removal925-997-3730

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🚨 NEWS ALERT: Baby Rattlesnake Season Arrives in Northern California and the Bay Area
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Residents across...

Baby rattlesnake season has arrived, marking the second peak of rattlesnake activity in California

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