Whether or not you propose to cozy up with an air conditioner or embrace the heatwave, we have now some cool concepts for nice weekend, from enjoyable films and reveals to bodacious beer gardens. And “Xanadu!” So let’s get busy, eh?
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1 WATCH: A really cool film. Actually.
On a scorching sizzling weekend like this, a great factor to recollect is most film theaters are air conditioned. Plus, on Sept. 3, many chain and impartial theaters are collaborating in a nationwide $3 movie ticket special. So, listed here are a few of your best new movie options, together with the satire “Honk for Jesus,” starring Regina Corridor and Sterling Okay. Brown.
2 SIP: Have a blast at a beer backyard
Yep, Bay Space of us love their beer. And their beer gardens. We checked out a few of the many new brewery beer gardens which have opened up just lately within the Bay Space (it’s a troublesome job however somebody has to do it) and here are seven of our favorites.
3 SEE & HEAR: Spend an evening with the Goo Goo Dolls
The vastly gifted Buffalo, N.Y. rock band led by singer John Rzeznik has a brand new album out and performs Stanford College’s Frost Amphitheatre on Sunday. Here’s what you need to know — and it consists of our chat with Rzeznik.
4 PLAY & SIP: Take a look at Clarksburg
The charming Yolo County city is simply an hour or so’s drive from the Bay Space and is residence to some terrific wineries and plenty of mountain climbing trails. Here’s a guide. (Psst, it features a barbecue cease for lunch, too.)
5 PLAY: Nice reveals and festivals abound
From the ever-popular Scottish Video games in Pleasanton to the eclectic pop star referred to as Joji, there’s a whole lot of enjoyable stuff to see and do within the Bay Space this weekend. Here’s a look.
6 MUNCH: The proper summer season cake
Really feel like making a cake however dread turning on the oven on a 105-degree day? We really feel your ache. However this no-bake “Lazy Cake” deliciously solves the problem.
7 SEE & HEAR: Give up to ‘Xanadu’
The surreal film that blends romance, rock music and curler skating was so deliciously terrible, it helped spawn the annual Raspberry Awards honoring the worst in cinema. The stage musical model isn’t any much less tacky, and simply as lovable. And it’s playing on a San Jose rooftop.
