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JULY 2009
July Entertainment 
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Beach Blanket Babylon
Known for its zany hats, the nation's longest-running musical revue pokes fun at current events and celebrities.
Club Fugazi, 678 Green/Powell 421-4222, beachblanketbabylon.com
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Spamalot
Through July 5, the 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Musical is lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Golden Gate Theatre, 512-7770, montypythonsspamalot.com
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Wicked
The untold story of the witches of Oz returns to San Francisco, the city where it had its world premiere. Open-ended engagement.
Orpheum Theatre, 512-7770, hsnsf.com
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Ongoing
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Outdoor Exploratorium
20 New interactive science exhibits apply scientific principles to the outdoors. Free! Along the waterfront at Fort Mason Center, 561-0360
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Sundays
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Golden Gate Park Band Summer Sundays
Music Concourse, 1pm.
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Through August 23
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Stern Grove Midsummer Music Festival
Free Sunday concerts in a beautiful outdoor amphitheater.
Stern Grove (19th Ave and Sloat Blvd), 252-6252, sterngrove.org
July 5, San Francisco Symphony and Inouye Jazz;
July 12, Joan Baez and Blame Sally;
July 19, Sergent Garcia and Curumin;
July 26, The Lyrics Born Revue, The Mighty Underdogs, and more;
August 2, Kailash Kher's Kailasa and Delhi 2 Dublin;
August 9, Totó La Momposina y Sus Tambores and Nation Beat;
August 16, San Francisco Ballet;
August 23, San Francisco Opera
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Through Sept. 5
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Lion Dancing
Saturdays at 4pm. Chinatown, 982-6306
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July 4
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Fourth of July Waterfront Festival
Day-long event featuring the west coast's largest display of fireworks, entertainment, food, family activities. Fireworks at 9pm. Best viewing from PIER 39, Aquatic Park or a bay cruise. Fisherman's Wharf, 705-5500
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July 4-5
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Fillmore Street Jazz Festival
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July 18-19
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Renegade Craft Fair
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July 19
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San Francisco Symphony
Free outdoor concert in Dolores Park. Mission District, 2pm 552-8000
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July 23-August 10
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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
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July 24-26
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Union Street Super Summer Sidewalk Sale
Businesses clear out inventory and offer amazing sales along Union and Fillmore Streets, 441-7055, unionstreetsf.com
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July 26
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2008 Up Your Alley Fair in Dore Alley
Adults only Leather Pride Week event. Folsom/Howard, 861-3247
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AUGUST 2009
August 1
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Jerry Day 2009
The Excelsior District celebrates native son and Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia with an outdoor concert and family fun.
Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, 40 John F. Shelley Drive (Glen Park), 272-2012, jerryday.org
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August 1-2
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San Francisco Aloha Festival
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August 8-9
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Nihonmachi Street Fair
Japanese festival features lion dancers, taiko drummers, Japanese arts and crafts, entertainment, food and children's events. Japantown/Japan Center, 771-9861, nihonmachistreetfair.org
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August 15
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16th Annual Hillwide Garage Sale
A community event to benefit the seniors of Bernal Heights and the Excelsior District. 9am-4pm Cortland Ave., (800) 310-6563, SRESproductions.com
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August 14-16
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American Craft Council Show
300+ Craft artists. Blown glass, clay and ceramic objects, jewelry, furniture, quilts and wall art. Fort Mason Center, (800) 836-3470, craftcouncil.org
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August 16
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San Francisco Mime Troupe 50th Anniversary
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August 22-23
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Renaissance Faire
Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, 354-1773, sffaire.com
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August 23-24
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Family Winemakers Tasting 2009
Showcase for California's small, family-owned wineries is one of the largest tastings of California wines in the world. Fort Mason, (916) 498-7500
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August 28-30
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Eat Real Festival
A celebration of good food, featuring taco trucks,
street food, fresh fruits and vegetables, artisan specialties, and more;
events will raise money for and awareness of food accessibility and
farmland issues. Jack London Square, Oakland, eatrealfest.com
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August 29-30
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American Sailing League Championship Series
18-Foot customized sailboats race at more than three times the speed of average sailing yachts and combine all of the athletic skill of the X-Games with the breakneck speed and spectacular wipeouts of NASCAR. All races will run in full view at the Bay end of PIER 39, with these skiffs reaching PIER 39 on the San Francisco Bay, 705-5500, pier39.com
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August 29-September 20 (Weekends)
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Free Shakespeare in the Park
Bring a blanket and a picnic to enjoy a free outdoor performance of Comedy of Errors. The Presidio of San Francisco, 558-0888, sfshakes.org
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SEPTEMBER 2009
September 4-7
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Sausalito Art Festival
The West Coast's ultimate at experience features more than 20,000 original works of art, music
and food. Sausalito, 331-3757, www.sausalitoartfestival.org
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September 10-13
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Rolex Big Boat Series 2009
One of the sailing world's most prestigious international competitions!
The regatta annually attracts thousands of world-caliber sailors,
all of whom are eager to win one of the six specially engraved Rolex
timepieces given to the winners of the St. Francis Yacht Club's six Perpetual Trophies.
This year's Rolex Big Boat Series will incorporate the Rolex US-IRC National Championship.
Against the dramatic backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island in picturesque San Francisco Bay,
intense competition is guaranteed in pursuit of the champion's title. St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, 563-6363
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