SF Bay Weekend Guide: Mountain Winery Concert Tix; Cherry Blossom Fest

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — 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, April 15 to Sunday, April 16.

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

'Spring Shindig' - Music, Food & Kids' Fun: Alameda

Akeem Woods, Alameda Comedy Club, Alameda

Annual Eggster 'Eggventure Time' Learning Fest & Egg Hunt: UC Berkeley

Aurora Theatre Company: "Cyrano," Berkeley

Native Americana Fingerstyle Guitarist Cary Morin, The Back Room, Berkeley

Los Autenticos Decadentes, Berkeley

Eden Garden Club Plant Sale: Castro Valley

Chromatica Concert, Danville

Shredding for Scholarships, Danville

Blackhawk Museum - Sherry Monahan - The Victorian West, Danville

AAUW WCC Meeting: “Sustainable Urban Planning” - El Cerrito

Earth Day Celebration: El Cerrito

Earth Day Contest Giveaway: Pacific Commons, Fremont

First Aid & Hybrid Stop the Bleed Class, Fremont

Final Gold Coast Concert: SOUVENIR, Lafayette

Paella Party, McGrail Vineyards & Winery, Livermore

Olive Oil Tasting Room, Livermore

47th Annual Cinderella Bicycle Ride, Livermore

FREE: Wine Without Borders Tasting & Sale, Almost Famous Wine, Livermore

Bay Area Craft Beer Festival, Martinez

ICF Pasta Bingo, Martinez

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse Jewlery & Bead Event, Oakland

Tri-Valley Innovation Fair, Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

FREE Concert & World-Renown Saxophone Player, Pleasanton

PAL’s Pals Youth Art Show For Middle & High School Students, Pleasanton

About Face Opening Reception, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek

50th Anniversary Quilt Show for Contra Costa, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Road Trip, New Work by Thomas Wojak- Art Exhibition, Benicia

Bill Cawley Memorial Walk & Parkinson's Awareness, Benicia

Community Yard Sale, Club Pacifica, Benicia

Artist Talk with Maxine Solomon, Pence Gallery, Davis

WildFire Safety Expo to Address Wildfire Preparedness, Fairfield

Flowers Vineyards & Winery Spring Bloom Luncheon, Healdsburg

Sonoma County Taiko Performance, Healdsburg

How Can I Keep From Singing? Raven Theater, Healdsburg

Grammy Winner & Clarinet Trio Free Concert, Healdsburg

Comedy In The Cave & Headliner Lisa Gilbert, Deerfield Ranch Winery, Kenwood

Earth Night Festival, Connolly Ranch, Napa

11th Annual UC Master Gardeners Tomato Plant Sale, Napa

Sing Napa Valley: Carmina Burana, Napa

Penngrove Traffic – What’s the Latest? Penngrove

Cheese Plant / Ranch Tour, Petaluma

EOS Ensemble: Brahms, Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross

MARIN BAROQUE: My Pleasure, My Passion, San Anselmo

Sacred Responses in Times of Crisis, Debugging the Source Code of our Craziness, San Rafael

Plantmania, Cornerstone, Sonoma

Botanical Blueprints: Intro to Cyanotype Printing, Sonoma

Garden Totem Workshop with Lynn Wood, Sonoma

Laugh Your Taxes Off, Bay Area Stage Theatre, Vallejo

Car on the Quad Show, Vallejo

Bob Hakins Photography Exhibition, Empress Theatre, Vallejo

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PENINSULA:

Spring Mandarin Storytime: Public Library, Burlingame

Peninsula Women's Chorus Free Concert, Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park, Foster City

Compost Giveaway: Foster City

Earth Day Tours at Purissima Green Cemetery, Half Moon Bay

60th Anniversary Concert: Classics with the Greats, Los Altos Hills

Pollinator Pop-up: Calif Wildflower Learning Lab & Giveaway, Millbrae

Classics Through Ages Spring Recital: Performing Arts Center, Mountain View

Redwood Symphony Presents "FOLLIES!"- Redwood City

Neighborhood Flea Market, Redwood City

Auto Vin, Wine Tasting, Gourmet Food & Live Music, San Carlos

San Mateo High School "The Mousetrap," by Agatha Christie, San Mateo

Filoli Haiku Contest Deadline: Woodside

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SAN FRANCISCO:

Spring SF Restaurant Week: San Francisco

415 Day Pub Crawl, San Francisco

Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival & Parade: Japantown, San Francisco

'Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2': A.C.T. Strand Theater, San Francisco

'Dear San Francisco' The Intimate Cirque Experience: Club Fugazi, San Francisco

The Art of Sushi Making Cooking Class, Ferry Building, San Francisco

The Marsh"GRANDMA & ME" - San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Tour Outstanding Rhododendron Garden, Monte Toyon Garden, Aptos

Dahlia Tuber & Plant Sale, Deer Park Shopping Center, Aptos

'Plein Air In Old Monterey': Old Town Historic District, Monterey

Wildcat Viols, Santa Cruz

Workshop: Growing Culinary Herbs, Scotts Valley

Workshop: Designing the Perfect Vegetable Garden, Love Apple Farms, Scotts Valley

Taiko Card-Making Workshop, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Annual 'Taste Of Campbell' Fundraiser: Campbell

Gilroy Gardens "Fantastical Flowers: Spring Celebration," Gilroy

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition: Westfield Oakridge, San Jose

"Considering Matthew Shepard" South Bay Area Premiere, San Jose

Opera San José "Tosca" - San Jose

Beth David 60th Anniversary Kick-Off - Schmooze, Eat & Dance, Saratoga

Ticket Sales Begin: Mountain Winery Concert Series: Saratoga

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• OC Weekend Guide: Disney Food & Wine Fest; Roses 101 At Roger's Garden
• San Diego Weekend Guide: SeaWorld Food Fest; Lilac Fest; Flower Extravaganzas
• Inland Empire Weekend Guide: Coachella; Firefighters BBQ; Vineyard Yappy Hour
• LA Weekend Guide: Barbie World; Queen Mary Haunt Tour; Big Bounce Park

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