The Bay Area’s ever-growing microbrew movement sure has given Oktoberfest season a kick in the lederhosen. In Germany, the world’s largest celebration will pack Munich’s beer halls through Oct. 3 this year. But here, the celebrations go on for weeks, starting in late September and running up until Halloween. Here’s a roundup of events large and small; in most cases, you would be well-advised to buy tickets in advance. If you know of other events and restaurant specials, email us at food@bayareanewsgroup.com and we’ll add them.
Lou Fancher, the director, has spent much of her career in ballet and has become an expert in body mechanics, She assured me we could modify anything required by the play if I found it made my body create odd scraping sounds, This came in quite handy a week or so ago when I tripped over my feet and did something to my right rotator cuff, “Yes,” I imagined telling my grandchildren in the distant future, “it’s an old musical comedy injury.”, Still, I crochet pattern, crochet booties pattern, crochet ballet flats pattern, baby booties pattern, crochet shoes pattern for baby gir know the truth, and I feel like I’m working way out of my league, Even my own son — who also has been cast in the play, as The Indian — has much more training and experience than I, But even though he is much more skilled, I think my favorite part of this whole thing is being in a show with him, It’s something I used to dream about when he was much younger — only then, I was much better than he and imparting my vast thespic knowledge to him..
On hand for the event — “Dance From the Heart” — will be dancers from such prominent companies as the Smuin Ballet, Ballet San Jose, Company C, Diablo Ballet, ODC and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery. It’s the first time the dance companies have gotten together to benefit the fight against AIDS, although New York and Chicago have had such events for some time. The performances will be held at the Cowell Theatre at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center. Things get under way at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $30-$50, just for the show, with preferred seating and a reception going for $100 to $1,000; www.helpisontheway.org or 415-273-1620.
Warped Tour 2014, 11 a.m, June 21, Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, $23.50 and up, Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000, San Francisco Symphony, 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, Featuring music from “Frozen,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Pocahontas,” “Superman” and “Star Wars,” plus Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, 5 p.m, July 4, Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, $24-$35, Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000, Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, 1 p.m, July 6, Featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Body Count Featuring Ice-T, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Miss May I, Mushroomhead, Texas Hippie Coalition, King 810, Upon A Burning Body, Veil crochet pattern, crochet booties pattern, crochet ballet flats pattern, baby booties pattern, crochet shoes pattern for baby gir of Maya, Darkest Hour and more, Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, $31.50-$85.50, Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000..
Tickets, ranging from $35 to $55, may be purchased by calling 650-579-5565, by visiting: www.broadwaybythebay.org or by buying in person at the Fox Theatre box office at 2219 Broadway St., in Redwood City from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The box office is open two hours prior to the start of each show and will stay open for 30 minutes following the start of the show. Proceeds from the event will benefit San Mateo Medical Center’s new South County Health Center in Redwood City, which will provide medical care to 20,000 children and adult patients in South San Mateo County.
