Arts & Entertainment
GET OUT: Rain, Rain Go Away
We have summer festivals to attend! Check them out in Patch.com's guide to the weekend
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Where/When: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. — 7 p.m.
Why Go: Although it’s a drive, Walnut Creek’s Art & Wine Festival is one of the top in the Bay Area, with handcrafted art, ethnic foods, music, regional microbrews and wines, and a grape stomping contest. This year there is a special expanded children’s area.
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Pricing: Free admission; wine/beer tasting glass extra
Find out what's happening in Martinezwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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Where/When: , 150 E L St, Benicia; Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Why Go: The Library hosts this collection of homegrown Benician musicians showing off their skills.
Pricing: Free
3.
Where/When: Sardine Can, Vallejo; Sunday, 5 p.m.—8 p.m.
Why Go: The party lasts all summer! Sundays are jazz nights at Vallejo’s Sardine Can. Come for a seafood dinner and enjoy the music: this Sunday is Michelle Michaels.
Pricing: Free music; but must purchase meal to sit in the dining room
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Where/When: Willows Theatre, Martinez; Daily, 7:30 p.m., weekend matinees
Why Go: It sounds cliché, but it has been extended through mid-June due to popular demand.
Pricing: About $25
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Where/When: 1550 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley; Saturday, 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
Why Go: Watch artists battle it out in a fun medium: chalk on sidewalks. Come for the chalk art competition and stay for the chocolates. The family festival is in the heart of Berkeley’s gourmet ghetto.
Pricing: Free admission
