San Francisco Visitors Planning Guide - Winter/Spring 2009 - (Page 19) J A nu ARy 24– F e b R u ARy 15 Chinese new yeAr PArADe AnD CeleBrAtion chinatown, 415-982-3071, www. chineseparade.com The festivities ushering in the Year of the Ox include a Chinese new Year Flower Fair (Jan. 24–25) Miss Chinatown uSa Pageant (Jan. 31) and the Chinatown Community Street Fair (Feb. 7–8). it’s all built around a fantastic parade from Market and Second St. to Columbus ave. on Sa, Feb. 7. Chinese new Year day is Jan. 26. J A nu ARy 28 –31 18th AnnuAl ZinFAnDel FestivAl (ZAP) Fort Mason center, herbst and Festival Pavilions, 530-2744900, www.zinfandel.org Zinfandel, often called america’s heritage wine, is the draw here. The theme for the 2009 festival is “unmask Your Passion.” More than 300 wineries participate in this food and wine tasting, which draws some 10,000 wine lovers. J A nu ARy 31 monster enerGy suPerCross series AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, 415-972-2000, 800225-2277, www.attpark.com Motor-sport racing competition featuring the top supercross riders in the world. FebRuARy 1 KAiser PermAnente sAn FrAnCisCo hAlF mArAthon & 5K Golden Gate Park, 415-7592690, www.rhodyco.com One of the most scenic half marathons ever features a course through golden gate Park and along the Pacific Ocean, with both starts and finishes together in the park. F e b R u A R y 5 –19 sAn FrAnCisCo inDePenDent Film FestivAl Roxie and castro theaters and various locations, 415-8203907, 415-421-TiXs, www. sfindie.com The 11th annual film festival screens the best of independent films and videos from the Bay area and beyond. FebRuAR y 6–8 sAn FrAnCisCo Arts oF PACiFiC AsiA show Fort Mason center, Festival Pavilion, 310-455-2886, www. caskeylees.com all periods of exceptional asian art and artifacts of the people of the Pacific and mainland asian region. FebRuAR y 6–15 sAn FrAnCisCo Beer weeK bay Area, www.sfbeerweek.org local craft-beer legacy and culture celebrated with as many as 150 events, including beer dinners, cheese and beer pairing events, meet-the-brewer evenings, demonstrations, music, films and even a museum exhibit exploring the history of Bay area brewing, from Monterey to Sacramento and beyond. FebRuAR y 7 KnBr/GiAnts winter FAnFest AT&T Park, 415-995-6800, www.sfgiants.com, www.knbr. com Fans can go “behind the scenes” and tour the giants Clubhouse and dugout as well as participate in an array of interactive games and displays on the Promenade and Club levels. Members of the 2009 giants team will be on hand to sign autographs, pose for photos and participate in Q&a sessions. FebRuAR y 7–8, 14–15 sAn FrAnCisCo Zoo’s “woo At the Zoo” san Francisco Zoo, 1 Zoo Rd., 415-753-7165, www.sfzoo.org Contrary to common belief, the animals will not “mate on cue” during the zoo’s adults-only affair (21 years and older), but one will learn the many facets to the birds and the bees of the animal kingdom. Fe bR uARy 1 1 – 1 6 tuliPmAniA FestivAl Pier 39, 415-705-5500, www. pier39.com Thousands of brilliantly colored tulips from all over the world coupled with free, guided tours. Fe bR uARy 1 3 – 1 5 42nD CAliForniA internAtionAl AntiquAriAn BooK FAir concourse exhibition center, 635 eighth st., 415-962-2500, 800-454-6401, www.sfbookfair. com, www.abaa.org The world’s largest rare book fair features a rich selection of books, manuscripts, maps and other printed materials, ephemera and antiquarian books of all kinds. Fe bR uARy 1 3 – 1 5 sAn FrAnCisCo triBAl, FolK & textiles Arts show Fort Mason center, Festival Pavilion, Marina blvd. and buchanan st., 310-455-2886, www.caskeylees.com More than 80 folk and ethnic art dealers exhibiting tribal arts, pottery, textiles and jewelry from around the world. Fe bR uARy 1 3 – 21 BlACK ChoreGrAPhers FestivAl dance Mission Theater and various bay Area locations, 415273-4633 (ticket information), www.bcfhereandnow.com, www. dancemission.com Celebrating african and african american dance and culture with two weekends of dynamic performances featuring award-winning Bay area choreographers and companies. Fe bR uARy 1 9 – 22 sAn FrAnCisCo oCeAn Film FestivAl Fort Mason center, cowell Theatre, Marina blvd. and buchanan st., 415-561-6251, www.oceanfilmfest.org These films focus on the “earth’s last frontier,” including everything from documentaries to narratives. even t s onlyinsanfrancisco.com 19 http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com
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