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Autumn at Filoli Festival. Sept. 24, 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Celebrate the harvest during this
day filled with activities and entertainment for
children and families. Pumpkin decorating,
fruit tasting, barbecue lunches and live music
are just a few of the reasons you won’t want to
miss Autumn at Filoli Festival. Tickets $5-25.
Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. 650/364-
8300, ext. 508.
Quaker Harvest Festival. Sept. 30, 10 a.m.
Come for community, stay for lunch and enjoy
singing, dancing, games and story telling.
Leave with a bargain from Toys or Collectibles
and Treasures. All proceeds benefit Friends
Committee on Legislation of California. Free.
957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. 650/856-0744.
Music & Dance
AUGUST
Diana Krall. Aug. 1, 8:15 p.m. Diana Krall’s
artistry transcends any single musical style and
has made her one of the most acclaimed artists
of our time. Krall’s latest album, “Turn Up
the Quiet,” reunites her with Grammy Awardwinning
producer Tommy LiPuma and celebrates
jazz and the Great American Songbook.
Tickets $80-$295. Wente Vineyards, 5050
Arroyo Road, Livermore. 925/456-2424.
Ed Sheeran. Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m. Ed Sheeran’s
style can be best described as pop, contemporary
folk and soul mixed in with a little bit
of acoustic. His single “Thinking Out Loud,”
earned him two Grammy Awards in 2016.
Join Sheeran at the Oracle Arena as he debuts
the songs from his recent album, “Divide.”
Tickets $39.50-$99.50. Oracle Arena, 7000
Coliseum Way, Oakland. 510/569-2121.
Menlo’s 2017 festival season finale offers a colorful
survey of violin playing across the Western
world. The vitality of modern Bohemia is
heard in Martinu’s ingenious duo, while the
visceral influence of the great Russian school
of string playing is evident in Shostakovich’s
Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet. The
program concludes with the String Octet by
the Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, and
conductor George Enescu.
ABBA The Concert. Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. This
concert is a tribute to the disco band ABBA,
and features The Visitors, who quickly became
known for their fantastic ABBA sound and
stunning “ABBA-esque” performances. The
group has performed in more than 20 countries
has done more than 1,000 shows. Hear
the most iconic hits from ABBA, including
“Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money,
Money,” “The Winner Takes All” and many
more. Tickets $20-$600. Mountain Winery,
14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga. 408/741-2822.
KMEL Summer Jam. Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. Presented
by Bud Light, the KMEL Summer Jam
returns for 2017. This popular summer concert
features Meek Mill, Yo Gotti, Omarion,
Ty Dolla $ign, Russ, Post Malone, DJ Luke
Nasty, Lecrae and the Bay’s own SOB x RB.
Tickets $47-$896. Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum
Way, Oakland. 510/569-2121.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Aug. 9, 8
p.m. Joan Jett is a known innovator, visionary
and leader of hard rock. She is a
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
with eight platinum and gold albums
and nine Top 40 singles, including
the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I
Love Rock ’N’ Roll,”I Hate Myself
For Loving You” and “Crimson and
Clover.” Tickets $75-$290. Wente
Vineyards, 5050 Arroyo Road, Livermore.
925/456-2424.
Outside Lands. Aug. 11-13, 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m. For three days every summer,
Golden Gate Park transforms from
a tranquil resting spot to one of the
country’s most popular music festivals.
Outside Lands presents food,
wine, beer, art and more than 75
diverse bands. This year includes
Metallica, The Who, Gorillaz,
Lorde, Alt-J, Queens of the
Stone Age, Little Dragon and
many more. Tickets $375–
$795. Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco.
Sam Hunt. Aug. 11, 7
p.m. Sam Hunt has gone
from the football field
to the stage. Since leaving
professional sports
and launching his
music career, Hunt
has made waves
in the country
music industry
Morris Day and The Time. Aug.
3, 7:30 p.m. The Time, also known
as Morris Day and the Time was
formed in the early ’80s. The
group’s music is a mix of soul,
dance and rock and roll. Led by
singer-songwriter Morris Day,
the band members are close associates
of Prince and Janet Jackson,
achieving much success and
popularity with R&B fans. Tickets
$20-$600. Mountain Winery,
14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga.
408/741-2822.
The Band Perry. Aug. 3, 8 p.m.
Country siblings The Band Perry’s
“If I Die Young” reached
No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot
Country Songs and Hot Adult
Contemporary Tracks charts
and was certified six times as
multi-platinum. Join this country
elite trio at Wente Vineyards
to hear the biggest hits from
their 2017 album My Bad Imagination. Tickets
$80-$295. Wente Vineyards, 5050 Arroyo
Road, Livermore. 925/456-2424.
Vans Warped Tour. Aug. 4, 11
a.m. Eclectic alternative rock lovers
unite! Vans Warped Tour is the
largest traveling and longestrunning
music festival in
the U.S., and it’s coming
to Shoreline Amphitheater
this summer. The
lineup includes Atilla,
Andy Black, Stick to
Your Guns, The Acacia
Strain, GWAR, Sylar
and many more. Tickets
$58-$203. Shoreline
Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre
Parkway, Mountain
View. 650/967-4040.
Green Day. Aug. 5, 7
p.m. Get your tickets to
listen to the Grammywinning
band that
has sold over 85 million
records worldwide.
In 2010, Green
Day was ranked number
91 in the VH1 list of
the “100 Greatest Artists
of All Time.” And in 2015,
the band was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Tickets $39.50-$79.50. Oracle
Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland.
510/569-2121.
National Flavors. Aug. 5, 6 p.m. Music@
San Jose Earthquakes,
Avaya Stadium,
San Jose
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Lady Gaga, Aug. 13, AT&T Park,
San Francisco