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BookswapThe sellout event at

Booksmith features trading, wine,food and guest authors.

(415) 863-8688www.booksmith.com

Penguinsand Pajamas

An adult sleep-over at the CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences features stargazing,

a Swamp Bar and late-night movies.(415) 379-8000www.calacademy.org

Union StreetEco-UrbanFestivalThe 35-year-old street festhighlights TheCitys eco-

friendly side.www.union

streetfestival.com

Live 105sBFD 2011

Snoop Dogg, the Strokes,Biffy Clyro, Linkin Park andmore play the ShorelineAmpitheatre.

www.livenation.com

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Wicked PlantsThrough Oct. 30

Best-selling author AmyStewart speaks about herbook and the exhibit onview at the Conservatory ofFlowers.

www.conservatoryofflowers.org

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Jennifer EganThe Pulitzer Prize-winningnovelist and writer VendelaVeda speak with MichaelKrasny at Herbst Theatre.

(415) 392-4400www.cityarts.net

MaryCarbonara DancesThe troupe performs What Does ItFeel Like to Kill Someone at KUNST-STOFF arts.

www.brownpapertickets.comwww.marycarbonaradances.org

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HaightAshbury

Street FairMusic, food andartisan crafts are

on hand at the 34thannual fair in thecelebrated hood.

www.haightashburystreetfair.org

San Mateo County FairThrough June 19

Air Supply kicks off this yearsentertainment lineup, which also

includes The Four Tops, War andGrand Funk Railroad.

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San Francisco Opera

Through June 28Das Rheingold, the firstof Wagners epic four-partRing cycle, opens at the WarMemorial Opera House.

(415) 864-3330www.sfopera.com

Picasso:Masterpieces from the

Muse National PicassoThrough Oct. 9 The deYoung Museum continues its

unparalled exhibit of Picasso works.(415) 750-3600, www.famsf.org

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Much AdoAbout Lebowski

Through June 26Primitive ScrewheadsElizabethan theatrical parodyof The Big Lebowski isonstage at CellSpace.

www.primitivescrewheads.com

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FestivalThrough June 19Festivities abound in The Citys historic

Little Italy neighborhood.

www.northbeachchamber.com

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Panic atthe Disco

The duo headlines a Warfieldshow also featuring

Fun and FuneralParty.

www.ticketmaster.com

AnitaCocktail

The singer, with herHonkey Tonk Hootenanny

show, kicks off Pride at theRrazz Room.

(415) 394-1189, www.therrazzroom.com

SF Ethnic DanceFestivalThrough July 3The 33rd annual eventpresents international troupes

at Yerba Buena Center for theArts.

www.worldartswest.org

EvaGabrielsson

The partner of late authorStieg Larsson speaks abouther memoir at Herbst Theatre.

(415) 392-4400

www.cityarts.net

Teatro ZinZanniThrough Oct. 9The new show MaestrosEnchantment featuresJoan Baez and illusionistVoronin.

www.love.zinzanni.org

San FranciscoPride ParadeIn Pride We Trust is thetheme; the festivities startat 10:30 a.m. at Beale andMarket streets.

(415) 864-0831www.sfpride.org

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1980sDance Party

Leg warmers and blue eyeshadow are encouraged at the

Make-Out Rooms dance night.

(415) 647-2888www.makeoutroom.com

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Jazz FestivalMusic fills the streets inwhats billed as the largestfree event of its kind.

(800) 310-6563www.fillmorejazz

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SF Mime Troupe

Through Sept. 25Poltical satirists appear in theannual free show at 2 p.m. inDolores Park.

(415) 285-1717www.sfmt.org

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Independence DayCelebrationThe annual waterfrontcelebration begins at noonat Pier 39 and fireworkshappen aftersundown.

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This Is NowGraffiti artists RISK and COOZopen a show at 111 Minna Gallery.

(415) 974-1719www.111minnagallery.com

Dutch and FlemishMasterworksThrough Oct. 2An exhibition of lifelike works

by 17th-century masters opensat the Legion of Honor.

(415) 750-3600www.famsf.org

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Renegade

Craft FairThrough July 10This showcase ofhomemade goods

returns to Fort Mason Center.

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The MonkeesDavy Jones, Micky Dolenzand Peter Tork appear at theMountain Winery.

(800) 745-3000www.ticketmaster.com

EddieVedder

Through July 12The rocker plays a solo

show, with special guest GlenHansard, at the ParamountTheatre.


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SF SilentFilm Festival

Through July 17The largest silent film festival in theU.S. is at the Castro Theatre.

(415) 621-6120, www.silentfilm.org

Family SundownSafariParents and kids areinvited to camp out at theOakland Zoo.

(510) 632-9525www.oakland

zoo.org

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del SoleThrough July 24

A bevy ofinternationallyknown virtuososappear in Napa.

(888) 337-6272www.festivaldelsole.org

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Emerson StringQuartet

The Grammyaward-winnersperform Schubert, Bartokand Haydn.

(888) 337-6272www.festivaldelsole.org

Charlie MurphyThrough July 24The Chappelles Showsensation appears doingstandup at Cobbs.

(415) 928-4320,www.cobbscomedyclub.com

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TwilightZone The

Plays Season 8The Dark Room brings back its popular

live interpretations of the cult TV series.

(415) 401-7987www.darkroomsf.com

San FranciscoBalletThe troupe presents its annual

free performance at the SternGrove Festival.

(415) 252-6252www.sterngrove.org

BATS ImprovBattle of the BayCharacterizations of S.F.neighborhoods duke it out atthe Bay Front Theater.

(415) 474-6776www.improv.org

Billy ElliotThrough Sept. 17The musical version of the hitBritish film is onstage at theOrpheum Theatre.

(415) 551-2000www.shnsf.com

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George Thorogoodand The DestroyersThe blues rockers appearat the Mountain Winery inSaratoga with special guestKenny Wayne Shepherd.

www.mountain

winery.com

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OperaThe up-and-coming

vocalists present RossinisThe Barber of Seville at

Herbst Theatre.

(415) 864-3330www.merolaopera.com

A Seaof Gems

Through Aug. 7The 57th annual Gateway toGems gem and mineral showand sale is at the Presidio.

(415) 564-4230www.sfgms.org

Rx BanditsThe Southern Californiabands farewell tour comes tothe Regency Ballroom.


Peter FramptonThe 1970s hitmaker graces

the Warfield stage.


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The literary socialmonthly meets at

the Make-Out Room forreadings, drinks and comedy.

www.therumpus.net

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AmericanCraft CouncilShowThrough Aug. 14The annual event

the largest juried craft showon the West Coast is at FortMason Center.

www.craftcouncil.org

BurlingameArtzFest

Through Aug. 14 Art and gourmet foodsfill the streets at the annual fair in the

Burlingame Avenue area.

www.burlingamechamber.org

NihonmachiStreet Fair

Its the second day of the38th Japantown festival.

www.nihonmachistreetfair.org

AmosLee and

CalexicoThe musician tours his

fourth album; eclectic indie favoritesopen at the Fox Theater in Oakland.


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ThomasWold

The inventive art-furniture maker opens his

latest show at the InnerRichmonds Park Life.

(415) 386-7275

www.parklifestore.com

Four Saints inThree ActsThrough Aug. 21A new production of GertrudeStein and Virgil Thompsonsopera is onstage at YerbaBuena Center for the Arts.

(415) 978-2787www.ybca.org

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Bill MaherThe comedian andcommentator appears atDavies Symphony Hall.


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San FranciscoOperaMezzo-sopranoDolora Zajick performsat Stern Grove.

(415) 252-6252www.sterngrove.org

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Unity Tour1990s pop rock

mainstays 311 and Sublimeperform with Rome at the

Shoreline Ampitheatre.


Senseand

SensibilityThrough Sept. 18

TheatreWorks presents anadaptation of the Jane Austen novel

onstage at the Mountain View Centerfor Performing Arts.

www.theatreworks.org

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Ben HarperThe soulful, multi-

talented singersongwriter plays The

Warfield.

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Rock theBells 2011The big annual hip-hopfestival is at ShorelineAmpitheatre.


Waiting for GiovanniThrough Sept. 18New Conservatory TheatreCenters play is inspired bythe concept of author James

Baldwins psyche.www.nctcsf.org

Kenny G,Michael Bolton

The smooth jazz icons appear atthe Mountain Winery in Saratoga.

www.mountainwinery.com

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