This week holds little bit of wellness, a lot of booze, and some culture for good measure.
Monday, May 28: Sip Vino Pondside
When: 11am to 5pm
Where: Ram's Gate Winery, 28700 Arnold Dr. (Sonoma), ramsgatewinery.com
Why: Ram's Gate Winery just launched a new experience just in time for summer. Get the pondside basket with a bottle of wine and four savory and sweet house made pairings like root veggie chips, Wagon Wheel shortbread, and key lime meringues, and chilled sparkling water to sip, snack and play on the pond. //facebook.com
Monday, May 28: BottleRock Hangover Show with St. Paul and the Broken Bones
When: 4:20pm to 9pm
Where: Petaluma Amphitheater, Lagunitas Brewing Company, 1280 North McDowell (Petaluma)
Why: Chill at Lagunitas in sunny Petaluma and enjoy their free live concert series. The St. Paul and the Broken Bones sold out in minutes, but a second round of tickets will be made available this week. Be sure to set an alarm as they'll go fast! // Tickets (free) will be available at eventbrite.com on March 25 at noon.
Tuesday, May 29: International Whiskey Tasting
When: 7pm to 9:30pm
Where: Bourbon & Branch, 501 Jones St. (Tenderloin)
Why: Taste and discussion the different nuances of eight different whiskeys from around the world from Ireland to Japan. // Tickets ($100) are available at eventbrite.com.
Tuesday, May 29: Herbal Hair Care Workshop
When: 6:30 to 9:30pm
Where: Ohlone Herbal Center, 1250 Addison St, Ste 113 (Berkeley)
Why: Tah-tah chemicals! Learn all natural hair care options from washing and brushing techniques to types of plants and essential oils to target specific hair types. In the class, you'll make an all natural shampoo, conditioner, and dry shampoo as well as delve into details of basic hair styling products. // Tickets ($90) are available at ohlonecenter.org.
Tuesday, May 29: Paint, Puff & Poetry
When: 7pm to 9pm
Where: 1207 Sutter St. (TenderNob)
Why: Art and cannabis collide in an evening of creativity. Sit, puff, and listen to a local spoken word artist while watching a professional artist paint what they envision from the piece. Then, create your own masterpiece on a canvas. // Tickets ($40) are available at eventbrite.com.
Tuesday, May 29: Freestyle Dance
When: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Where: Dogpatch Dance and Yoga, 435 23rd St. (Dogpatch)
Why: Get moving in a 60-minute choreographed, all-levels hip hop dance class. Freestyle to killer playlists from street to smooth and sexy. The course is divided into counts of eight and repeats to give time to learn the routine over the course of the hour. // Tickets ($15) are available at eventbrite.com.
Tuesday, May 29: Aster x Harrington Wine Dinner
When: 5:30pm
Where: Aster, 1001 Guerrero St. (Mission), astersf.com
Why: Join Michelin starred Aster for their first ever wine dinner. Chef Brett Cooper will be doing a special five-course menu revolving around pours from winemaker Bryan Harrington, who is producing super unique vinos from obscure grapes grown in California. // Tickets ($129) are available at exploretock.com/astersf.
Wednesday, May 30: Sunset Silent Disco Beach Yoga
When: 6:15pm to 7:30pm
Where: Baker Beach
Why: Zen out by the waves to chill beats. You'll start with deep, cleansing breaths and then stretch and strengthen with an hour of all levels yoga. Headphones are provided to groove to curated music. // Tickets ($5-$28) are available at eventbrite.com.
Thursday, May 31: Resonate SoundBath and Reiki
When: 7pm to 9pm
Where: Halcyon SF, 314 11th St. (SoMa)
Why: Halcyon presents a special edition of their soundbath series with light, color, aromatherapy and reiki touch from Nicola Noelle Buffa, who has a background in psychology, art, communication, and jazz music. // Tickets ($23) are available at facebook.com.
Thursday, May 31st: Hip Hop Thursdays at Hotel San Francisco
When: 6pm to closing
Where: Hotel San Francisco, 653 Commercial St (FiDi), hotelsf.com
Why: Hotel San Francisco, the new music-inspired bar in the Financial District, will be doing an old school hip hop night every Thursday. There'll be a special menu created by Chef Keven Wilson (RN74, Michael Mina, Perbacco) as well cocktails by Bar Director Jonny Cimone (Mestiza, Farmer Brown).
Friday, June 1: Arepas, Dumplings, Hand Pies, and Grits
When: 6pm to 10pm
Where: Forage Kitchen, 478 25th St. (Oakland)
Why: Every first Friday, Forage Kitchen opens up its doors for the public to see and taste what their favorite chefs have been cooking up. This month will showcase Comidas Venezuela's tequeños and arepas; Good to Eat Dumplings' meat and veggie potstickers and pork belly baos; Oak and Fig Baking's savory hand pies, Bavarian pretzels, and cake slices; and Samara Southern Creations' shrimp grits with lump crab meat and blackberry thyme chicken 'n waffles. // RSVP at foragekitchen.com.
Friday, June 1-3: Berkeley World Music Festival
When: 8pm to 12am
Where: La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. (Berkeley), lapena.org
Why: 15th Annual Berkeley World Music Festival is back and kicking off with a party at La Peña Cultural Center. Step into Old San Juan, Puerto Rico with tropical tunes including salsa, plena, and reggaeton; and delicious eats and booze. // Details on the party at lapena.org, see the full lineup at berkeleyworldmusic.org.
Friday, June 1: Voices from The Kitchen Storytelling Series
When: 6pm to 8:30pm
Where: Grand Theater/Gray Area, 2665 Mission St. (Mission), voicesfromthekitchen.org
Why: Join La Cocina for the latest installment of their story telling project. The theme for this show will be service, and will feature stories and talks from writer and restaurant critic Rachel Levin, Lucky Peach co-founder Chris Ying, food writers Jon Kauffman and Jessica Battilana, Binita Pradhan of Bini's kitchen, and more. // Tickets ($65) are available at voicesfromthekitchen.org.
Saturday, June 2-3: Union Street Music Festival
When: 10am to 6pm
Where: Union Street from Gough to Fillmore (Cow Hollow)
Why: In its 42nd year, The Union Street Music Festival is back with over 24 live bands spanning five blocks. Listen to jazz, blues, bluegrass, country, and local bands, sip fine wines or tasty beers, and check out the arts and craft exhibitors. // sresproductions.com
Saturday, June 2: Nick's Cove Bayside Market
When: 11am to 2pm
Where: Nick's Cove, 23240 California 1 (Marshall), nickscove.com
Why: Nick's Cove has a new monthly bayside market held the first Saturday of every month. There'll be local vendors selling products like flowers, cheese, eggs, meat, fish, and veggies. Nick's Cove will also be offering up chowder, pastries, oysters of course, and beer.
Saturday, June 2: Sick Plant Clinic
When: 9am to 12pm
Where: UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. (Berkeley)
Why: Diagnose and cure your sickly plants. Entomologists will be there to identity pests living in your green babies and give them a second chance. // events.berkeley.edu
Saturday, June 2: Hello Kitty Truck Takes Walnut Creek
When: 10am to 8pm
Where: Broadway Plaza,1275 Broadway Plaza (Walnut Creek)
Why: Your favorite pink truck is back with a slew of new Hello Kitty sweets and swag. Go ga-ga over rainbow macarons, petite mini cakes, cookies boxes, and custom bow-shaped water bottles. // facebook.com
Sunday, June 3: Sunday Streets
When: 11am to 4pm
Where: Golden Gate Park, 1690 John F Kennedy Dr. (Sunset)
Why: SF's official block party is making its way to Sunset and Golden Gate Park. The streets will be closed off for five hours for dancing, hula hooping, dodgeball, yoga, and bubble parties to take over. // sundaystreetssf.com
Sunday, June 3: Ensambles Ballet Folklorico
When: 1pm to 2pm
Where: Jane Warner Memorial Plaza, 401 Castro St. (Castro)
Why: Through the summer, there will be a series of live performances on select weekends in the Castro. On the 3rd, head over to Jane Warner Memorial Plaza to see local Mexican folklorico dancing. // facebook.com
Sunday, June 3: Salt & Straw Chef Series
When: 11am to 11pm
Where: 2201 Fillmore (Pac Heights) and 586 Hayes St (Hayes Valley), saltandstraw.com
Why: Salt & Straw is doing a special chef collaboration flavor series made with some of the West Coast's best chefs. From San Francisco, there'll be an ice cream inspired by chef Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere) and her duck confit salad. Think duck fat ice cream with a honey gastrique, duck cracklings, and cherry preserves. There'll also be ice creams inspired by chefs Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson of LA's Kismet Seattle's Renee Erickson (Walrus & The Carpenter), and more.
