From “The Planets” — with cool visuals! — to a cool Mill Valley music festival and a Bodega Bay day trip, we have all the makings of a terrific weekend. So let’s get to it, shall we?
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1 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over
From a multimedia performance of “The Planets” in San Jose to a boffo music festival in Mill Valley, there are a lot of great concerts and shows to catch in the Bay Area.
2 SIP & EAT: Pickles + beer +=fun!
C’mon, you didn’t know beers & brines were a thing? Here are a couple Bay Area joints to visit if you’re in the mood.
Bodega Bay along the Sonoma County coast makes for a great Bay Area road trip. (Getty Images)3 PLAY: Bodega Bay beckons
The tiny Sonoma County community is best known as the setting for Hitchcock’s winged horror film, “The Birds,” but it’s a lovely place for a foodie-fueled day trip. And bring the pets.
4 WATCH: Josh Hartnett’s bruising new movie
The “Pearl Harbor” and “Black Hawk Down” actor makes a return to the big screen with B-movie thriller, “Fight or Flight,” about a fallen U.S. agent looking to bring a terrorist to justice. If you like an old-fashioned thriller, this one’s for you.
Axis Dance Company is deploying new choreography and new technology with its latest work, “Kinematic/Kinesthetic.” (Axis Dance Company)5: SEE & HEAR: A dance company and its cool tools
Axis Dance Company presents a world premiere that stars some talented performers and newly created equipment aimed at helping physically disabled people move and exercise.
6 DINE: A long-awaited seafood mecca
Folks in the Tri-Valley have been waiting some seven years for the beloved Cook’s Seafood to open a restaurant in Pleasanton. Well, it’s here.
7 PLAY: A new ‘Fatal Fury’ game
It’s been 25 years since the iconic franchise dropped a new chapter. Now ‘City of the Wolves’ is here.
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