Running Shoes and Leather Whips

Up Your Alley

This weekend in San Francisco offers two events at opposite sides of the spectrum for this diverse city. Both involve scantily clad men and women, a level of craziness, and they promise to slow traffic in the area. Get ready for the San Francisco Marathon and Up Your Alley.

Impressionist Masters at the DeYoung

Cezanne's

Until September 6th, the great masterpieces of French Impressionism are on display at the DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park. On loan from the Musee D'Orsay in Paris, the exhibit "Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musee D'Orsay" is a collection of Impressionist masterworks that provides a wonderful glimpse of over 100 paintings from artists such as Degas, Manet, Cezanne, and many more.

David Alan Grier at Cobb's

David Alan Grier as Maya Angelou

This weekend David Alan Grier brings his comedy stylings to Cobb's in North Beach for a four night run. The alum of "In Living Color" has appeared in a few movies on and off throughout the years, and even enjoyed a (very) short run on Comedy Central with "Chocolate News". Yet it is with traditional stand-up that "D.A.G." truly shines.

Fillmore Street Jazz Festival

Fillmore Jazz Festival

One of my favorite street festivals of the summer is the Fillmore Jazz Festival, which welcomes around 90,000 guests each year. The Festival is a showcase of the diversity of San Francisco, featuring music, culture and cuisine set against the picturesque backdrop of Fillmore Street.

Alice's Summerthing: Free Concert in the Park

Lifehouse

For the 7^th year in a row, local adult pop music radio station KLLC- also known as Radio Alice- has put on a free summer concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Summerthing 2010 takes place at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park Sunday June 27 starting at noon and will be featuring such bands as Lifehouse, Kris Allen, One Eskimo and Thriving Ivory.

Stern Grove Festival: Summer Sundays in the Park

Stern Grove 2010

Since 1938, the Stern Grove Festival Association has been presenting an admission-free performing art series in San Francisco’s Sigmund Stern Grove. In the Sunset District, an area not usually known as the center of music and performance in San Francisco, this annual series offers a wide range of musical options underneath the trees, all in a beautiful public park filled with eucalyptus trees.

Where to Watch the World Cup in SF

World Cup

In California we are not known as the most ardent sports fans- but the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is the talk of the town, both inside and outside of the sports community. There is not a major television channel or website that does not have some mention of the event, as it promises to be the most watched sports event worldwide. Not only does the World Cup put South Africa in the spotlight, but brings the world’s most loved sport directly into U.S. homes via ESPN and ABC. There are even March Madness type brackets available on ESPN.com to pick the winners and even set up a pool among friends and co-workers.

Summer Escapes: Camping in Northern California

Yosemite

The Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the travel season, and for us in Northern California it normally marks the time when Highway 1 and the State Parks start to fill up with both locals and visitors hoping to appreciate the abundance of natural scenery that California has to offer.

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