Bought your weekend plans? Now we have some nifty concepts, from superior motion pictures and reveals to bodacious burgers.
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1. SEE & HEAR: Nice reveals are throughout
From the talent-stacked La Onda competition in Napa to the basic opera “La Boheme” and the Bay Space E book Pageant, there’s a lot to see and do within the Bay Space this weekend.
2. SIP & PLAY: Santa Cruz beer run
Nothing says sudsy summer season getaway like like a beer-sampling day journey to Santa Cruz, Soquel and Scotts Valley.
3. DINE: Deliver the Burgers
We all know, the arrival of summer season brings a deep-seated longing to replace your checklist of go-to burger joints. Listed here are 9 new ones to get you began.
4. PLAY: Nice America beckons
The Santa Clara theme park, with its famed double-decker carousel, is open for the season. Right here’s what you must know. And, in fact, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom gives loads of enjoyable stuff, too.
5. SEE & HEAR: A Harvey Milk opera
The life and tragic finale of the primary brazenly homosexual elected official in California historical past is the main target of an opera that’s taking part in as soon as once more within the Bay Space.

6. WATCH: Put together for a scare
Summer season is a good time for horror motion pictures. And this one, in theaters this week, is without doubt one of the finest to come back out shortly.
7. WATCH: Popcorn season is right here
If horror movies aren’t your bag, you possibly can nonetheless dig into the warm-weather film season at theaters; right here’s a have a look at what’s on the market and what’s on the horizon.