NOV 5, 2016–FEB 26, 2017
Frank Stella, Gran Cairo, 1962. Alkyd on canvas, 85 5/8 × 85 5/8 in. (217.3 × 217.3 cm).
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney
Museum of American Art, 63. 34. © 2016 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
pediatric programs
into the East Bay.
Enjoy a gala cocktail
reception with silent
and live auctions, dinner and dancing to
a bayside beat with
Dick Bright. Craneway
Pavilion (Richmond).
415.526.5500, hbtb.org
NOV 5–6 Wine and
Food Affair Head to
wine country for a full
weekend of wine and
food pairings. All participating Wine Road
wineries will feature
a recipe for a favorite
dish, which they will
prepare both days to be
sampled along with the
perfect wine. Various
locations (Sonoma
County). 800.723.6336,
wineroad.com
NOV 17 Lights Out!
Head to the Headlands
Center for the Arts
for its last celebration
before its wintertime
hibernation. Bring
your flashlight to
best experience this
unique party, which
features food and
drink, live music,
unexpected perfor-
mances — and no lights.
Headlands Center for
the Arts (Sausalito).
415.331.2787,
headlands.org
NOV 18 The Salvation
Army Kettle Kickoff
Enjoy food, a silent auction, and a performance
by Wonderbread 5. All
proceeds from the event
go toward helping to
provide food for families in need throughout
Marin County for
Thanksgiving and
Christmas. Bay Club
(Novato). 415.459.4520,
salvationarmy.org
NOV 19–DEC 18
The Great Dickens
Christmas Fair and
Victorian Holiday
Party Step back into
Victoria-era London to
celebrate the season in
true Dickensian fashion. The lively streets
are complete with holiday carolers, pleasant
aromas, one-of-a-kind
Christmas gifts and
even Fezziwig’s dance
hall. Cow Palace (SF).
dickensfair.com
NOV 25 San Rafael
Parade of Lights and
Winter Wonderland
The 36th annual parade
features a holiday marketplace with unique
arts and crafts, live
entertainment, children’s activities, the
always popular free
snow sledding, a tree
lighting ceremony, and
the celebrated parade
Beach Blanket Babylon Holiday
Extravaganza at Club Fugazi, S. F.