Hear this legendary actress recount highlights
from her career and personal life. Season tickets
$360-$460. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens
Creek Blvd., Cupertino. 408/864-8816.
67th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition
and Gala. Feb. 22-23, times vary. The largest
orchid show in the U.S. returns with an
“Alice in Wonderland” theme. Featuring more
than 150,000 unique orchids, the event offers
expert seminars, horticultural demonstrations
and plants for sale. Tickets $10-$50. Free for
children 16 and younger. Hall of Flowers,
Ninth Avenue at Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco.
415/831-5500.
Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year
Parade. Feb. 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Started in
the 1860s by the Chinese to educate the community
about their culture, this iconic San
Francisco event is one of the few remaining
nighttime illuminated parades in North
America and the biggest parade celebrating the
lunar new year outside of Asia. Celebrating the
year of the pig, expect plenty of pageantry
honoring the animal’s zodiac traits like
good luck and wealth. 415/982-
3000.
38th Annual Clam Chowder
Cook Off & Festival. Feb.
23-24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Amateur
aficionados face off
against professional chefs as
they all prepare their tastiest
clam chowder recipes along
the Boardwalk for spectators
to sample their favorites. The
event is a flavorful fundraiser
for the City of Santa
Cruz Parks and Recreation
Department. Free;
tasting kits $10. Santa
Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa
Cruz. 831/423-5590.
The Clairvoyants. Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. Mentalist
duo Amélie van Tass and Thommy Ten,
otherwise known as The Clairvoyants, will
astonish audience members with magical feats
of telepathy, psychokinesis, and more. Hailing
from Vienna, this duo has appeared worldwide
in a variety of venues and reached global
audiences with their debut on the 2016 season
of “America’s Got Talent.” Ticket prices vary.
Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road,
Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
MARCH
Makers Market in the Park. March 2, 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Visit this curated marketplace and
shop local artists selling U.S. handcrafted goods
such as jewelry, handbags, ceramics, glassware,
soaps and candles. Enjoy the beautiful outdoor
park and support local small business as you
indulge in a little retail therapy. Free. 377 Santana
Row, San Jose. 408/551-4611.
San Jose Super Toy and Comic Book Show.
March 2-3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Treat your inner
16 South Bay Accent
child to more than 250 tables of nostalgiainducing
collectibles. Marvel over the vast
variety of vintage toys, classic comics, video
games and mint condition memorabilia at
Silicon Valley’s longest-running toy and comic
book convention. Free. Santa Clara County
Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose.
415/459-3433.
Cinequest Film Festival. March 5-17, times
vary. This dynamic festival includes works by
emerging filmmakers and established industry
professionals. Grab a tub of popcorn and catch
a glimpse of more than 200 international films
and cinephile-centered events. Ticket prices
vary. Multiple locations throughout San Jose.
408/295-FEST.
Dancing with the Stars Live. March 7, 8
p.m. The dance spectacular based on the hit
TV show takes center stage in San Jose. Look
for favorite dancers performing brand-new
numbers as well as re-creations of some of
the show’s most memorable moments. Tickets
$49.95-$89.95. San Jose Center for the Performing
Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose.
800/653-8000.
Rebirth Brass Band. March 8-9, 9 p.m. Get
into the spirit of Mardi Gras with this legendary
New Orleans brass band widely regarded
as the musical embodiment of Cajun soul.
The group was founded in 1983 by tuba/sousaphone
player Philip Frazier, his brother, bass
drummer Keith Frazier, and trumpeter Kermit
Ruffins, along with other high school classmates
in New Orleans’ storied Tremé neighborhood.
Tickets $30. August Hall, 420
Mason St, San Francisco. 415/872-5745.
Hop ‘N Vine Festival & Market. March 9,
2-7 p.m. This epicurean event returns for a
second year to quench your thirst for local flavor.
Featuring the bounty of wineries and craft
breweries located in Santa Clara County,
along with light bites and entertainment,
this event draws crowds of
culinary connoisseurs. Tickets
$45-$65. Santa Clara County
Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road,
San Jose. 415/459-3433.
Mardis Gras Official
Kick-off Party. March 5,
6 p.m. Make new friends
and dance partners at
the 2019 Carnaval San
Francisco Mardi Gras Fat
Tuesday Party hosted at
several venues in the Mission
District. Enjoy samba
drummers, dancers winding
their way through the party, and
lively music from salsa and soca to
cumbia and rumba. Don your most colorful
costumes, masks and beads to celebrate
Fat Tuesday in true Carnaval style. Mission
District, San Francisco.
Sarah Brightman. March 13, 8 p.m. Sarah
Brightman’s soprano voice has sold millions
of records and raised the roof in scores of arenas,
cathedrals, and Olympic stadiums around
the world. She is the winner of more than 180
gold and platinum awards in 40 countries and
performed before millions of fans on every
continent. Tickets $53-$153. City National
Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose.
408/792-4111.
Justin Timberlake. March 15, 8 p.m. The
pop titan is back in town for a do-over concert
after canceling last December due to bruised
vocal chords. Much of his new “Man of the
Woods” album comes with a helping of sylvan
moonshine-and-mason-jar glisten of country,
blues and folk. $49.50-$275. Oracle Arena,
7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland. 510/569-2121.
168th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s
Day Parade & Festival. March 16, 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. The West Coast’s oldest and largest
Irish heritage parade showcases the very best in
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James Comey Celebrity Forum,
Mar. 21–22, Flint Center,
Cupertino; National Geographic
Live!, Feb. 6, Hammer Theatre
Center, San Jose