Rascal Flatts with Sheryl Crow, Aug. 23, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View; Northern California Renaissance Faire, Sept. 13-Oct. 12, Casa de Fruta, Hollister; Heart, Sept. 16, The Mountain Winery, Saratoga 20 South Bay Accent CALENDAR SEPTEMBER The Tech Walk at Santana Row. Sept. 4, 6 to 9 p.m. A benefit for The Tech Museum of Innovation, this first-ever event consists of a wine stroll around exhibits from Silicon Valley’s popular museum. Highlights include “Your Life in Data,” an exhibit that lets participants experience wearable data gathering, and “Minimasher,” a multiplayer electronic instrument. Tickets $40. Santana Row, 377 Santana Row Blvd., San Jose. 408/551-4611. Annual Fall Fashion Show. Sept. 6, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Santana Row’s annual fall fashion show will feature the best of the coming trends with fall clothes and accessories presented by the center’s stylish shops. Find your look for the season and enjoy the festivities that surround the day. Ticket prices TBA. Santana Row, 377 Santana Row Blvd., San Jose. 408/988-3600. Mountain View Art and Wine Festival. Sept. 6-7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be no shortage of things to see and do during Silicon Valley’s vibrant multicultural celebration featuring 600 professional artists and craftmakers. Expect live music, festive food and drink, green products, Waterballerz and a “Mountain View’s Got Talent” showcase. Free. Castro Street between El Camino Real and Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View. 650/968-8378. C2SV Technology Conference + Music Festival. Sept. 10-14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Downtown San Jose becomes a hotbed of visionaries and luminaries, inventors and investors, artists and musicians, engineers and entrepreneurs – all sharing ideas and visions about the technology that is shaping our world – during this four-day event. Tickets $25-$199. The California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. 408/298-8000. Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival. Sept. 12, 5 p.m. The world’s biggest comedy tour returns to the Bay Area with performances by Louis C.K., Hannibal Buress, Demetri Martin, Sarah Silverman, Jim Gaffigan, Whitney Cummings, Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick and Moshe Kasher. It includes two stages, a roaming troupe of misfit performers, tasty treats, libations and more. Tickets $49.75- $99.75. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View. 800/745-3000. Silicon Valley Fall Festival. Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This multicultural festival highlights local businesses. Stop by for the educational fair that also includes food, dance performances, a petting zoo, crafts for kids and emergency preparedness information. Free. Memorial Park and Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Snelling Road, Cupertino. 408/777-3110. Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival. Sept. 13-14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday). 175 booths, 25 community groups serving international foods, vintners pouring wines, micro-brewed beer, live entertainment on three stages and the ever-popular Kids Kingdom make up this always hoppin’ fall festival. Central Park Pavilion, Santa Clara, 909 Kiely Blvd., Santa Clara. 408/615-3140. Northern California Renaissance Faire. Sept. 13-Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., (Saturdays and Sundays). Spend the day feasting on a turkey leg or shopping in an authentic Renaissance marketplace during this lively fair that includes dance performances, concerts and full contact jousting. On Saturday evenings, stay for Celtic concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets $20-$150. Casa de Fruta, 10031 Pacheco Pass Highway, Hollister. 408/847-FAIR. Almaden Valley Art and Wine Festival. Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Almaden Lake Park is the backdrop for this popular San Jose fair featuring lots of great food, wine and a special area for kids’ play. Almaden Lake Park, 15652 Almaden Expressway, San Jose. Free. 408/997-3387. Viva Fest/El Grito. Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Extend your “hands across the border” during this fete that honors the music and culture of Mexico. Kick off the day with Mariachi Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph and continue into the night with a community celebration led by the Consul General of the San Jose Mexican Consulate. Children’s Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. Monterey Jazz Festival. Sept. 19-21, times vary. Jazz greats including Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper Experiment, Gary Clark Jr., Booker T. Jones and The Roots will do their thing along with many others during this three-day jazz extravaganza that highlights 500 artists on eight stages. Tickets $65-$335. Monterey County Fairgrounds, 2000 Fairground Road, Monterey. 888/248-6499. Luna Park Chalk Art Festival. Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year marks the seventh anniversary of the unique chalk art festival that brings together thousands of artists, art students and art lovers from all cultural and artistic backgrounds. Free. Backesto Park, 13th and Empire streets, San Jose. 408/205-4287. Katy Perry. Sept. 22-23, 7 p.m. With 13 top- 10 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 under her belt, the international pop star is one powerful performer. Hear her roar when she visits San Jose. Tickets $38-$171.95. SAP Center, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose. 800/745-3000. Professional Bull Riders: Built Ford Tough Series. Sept. 26-27, 8 p.m. (Friday) and 7 p.m. (Saturday). Professional bull riders will tell you that the first rule of their sport is to stay alive. Watch in awe as fiercely competitive cowboys attempt to stay aboard bucking bulls. Tickets $23-$122.50. Oracle Arena, Coliseum Way, Oakland 510/569-2121. Redwood City Salsa Festival. Sept. 27, noon to 8 p.m. Expect salsa of both the music and food varieties during this fun-filled street fair. Listen for Latin rock, salsa and Latin jazz music onstage and amateur and professional chefs off-stage as they compete in a salsa making competition. Free. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/780-7000.
South Bay Accent - Aug/Sep 2014
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