SPECIAL EVENTS p.12 MUSIC & DANCE p.17 THEATER p.22 LECTURES p.26
KIDS’ STUFF p.28 SPORTS p.30 MUSEUMS p.30 ONGOING EXHIBITS p.32 GALLERIES p.33
TOURS p.33 COMEDY p.34 NIGHTLIFE p.34 FARMERS’ MARKETS p.35
Special
Events
Spring Break at the
Boardwalk. April 1-8, 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. Ditch the
books and hit the beach
for a family-friendly party
featuring rides, free magic
shows, costumed characters
Channel, arcade happy
hours and more. Free.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk,
CALENDAR B y C a r o l e B a r r o w
Cruz. 831/423-5590.
United Airlines Rock ‘n’
Roll Half Marathon San
Francisco. April 3, 6:30
a.m. Thousands of athletes
will run a scenic 13.1-mile
course that highlights San Francisco’s most
famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate
Bridge. Local bands will perform along the
course, which culminates with a Finish Line
Festival at Civic Center Plaza. Tickets $119.
1000 Great Highway, San Francisco (starting
line). Visit runrocknroll.com.
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show.
April 4-8, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Cow Palace
will be in full bloom when it hosts the 33rd
annual Flower & Garden Show. Guests can
stroll through more than a dozen designer gardens
or take part in more than 100 free, hands-
»APRIL
from the Cartoon
400 Beach St., Santa
bursting with artfully arranged florals,
The Green Fog—A San
Francisco Fantasia with
Kronos Quartet. April 6,
7:30 p.m. Filmmaker Guy
Maddin and co-directors
Evan Johnson and Galen
Johnson remade “Vertigo”
without using footage
from Hitchcock’s classic.
This cinematic homage
stitches together more than
200 snippets of movies and
TV filmed in San Francisco,
with a score performed
live by the Kronos Quartet.
Bing Concert Hall,
327 Lasuen St., Stanford
University. 650/724-2464.
Silicon Valley Comic
Con 2018. April 6-8,
times vary. Silicon Valley
asks “What Does it Mean
to be Human?” at this
year’s Comic Con, which
includes appearances by the legendary Stan
Lee. Experience a striking combination of pop
culture and technology where top celebrities
mingle with the masterminds behind cuttingedge
tech innovations, comics, video games
and virtual reality. Tickets from $20. 150 W.
San Carlos St., San Jose, 408/295-9600.
The Cat That Changed America. April 7,
6:30 p.m. Join Peninsula Open Space Trust in
a discussion of local efforts to protect local
wildlife corridors and a free screening of the
documentary “The Cat That Changed America,”
the story of a mountain lion in Los Angeles
that led to a $50 million corridor to get
on seminars. Tickets $17.50. 1346 Saratoga
Drive, San Mateo, 650/574-3247.
Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival. April
5-8, times vary. More than 100 prominent
chefs and 250 acclaimed wineries and winemakers
from around the world will provide
four days of epicurean splendor during this
first-class festival. Events include a golf tournament,
cooking demonstrations, masterpiece
meals and other top-notch experiences. Tickets
$100-$500. Various locations around Pebble
Beach. 866/907-3663.
Our Calendar provides a comprehensive look at arts and entertainment activities in the South Bay and beyond. All listings are compiled by
our Calendar Editor and are independent of advertising, although advertisers’ events may be included. South Bay Accent is published bimonthly.
To submit your event for consideration, please e-mail the event name, date, time, a short description, admission fee, address and phone
number to calendar@southbayaccent.com. The listing deadlines are as follows: October 16 for the December/January issue, December 11 for the
February/March issue, February 12 for the April/May issue, April 16 for the June/July issue, June 11 for the August/September issue, August 14
for the October/November issue. For advertising information, please call 408/244-5100 or e-mail info@southbayaccent.com.
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