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There’s a LOT going on this weekend, and we’re here to help you get a handle on it all (especially now that our idea for an Easter Bunny flash mob isn’t panning out). So here are seven ways to have a blast in the S.F. Bay Area and beyond this weekend, from Easter awesomeness to a heck of a hip-hop show to a craft-beer blowout in Martinez.
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1 EAT & PLAY: Easter eats, egg hunts and parades
This weekend brings plenty of Easter merriment, and whether you’re looking for awesome brunches, family-friendly events and even Passover events, we’ve got the complete roundup here.
2 WATCH: A very chocolate sort of musical
Since Easter is all about chocolate, why not catch the hit Broadway musical “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”? The show — adapted, of course, from the beloved Roald Dahl book — is in San Francisco for a run, and the details are here, along with a chat with two Bay Area actresses who are part of the touring production.
3 SEE: A trio of legendary hip-hop performers
Snoop Dogg is known for a lot of things these days: food, clothes, pot and, um, more pot. But he is still one of hip-hop’s best known performers, and he’ll be in Oakland April 19 headlining a show that also features Bay Area icons E-40 and Too Short. Details are here.
4 SIP: Suds by the Bay
This Saturday brings the big Bay Area Craft Beer Festival to the Martinez waterfront with brewskis from more than 50 Northern California breweries, plus live music and food. Prost! Here are the details, and a roundup of other great food and wine festivals this month.
5 SEE: A feel-good musical about feel-good songs
The show “A Spoonful of Sherman,” getting its U.S. premiere in San Jose, celebrates the songwriting family that brought us the songs to such shows as “Mary Poppins” and “Jungle Book,” as well as an age of American innocence. A review and details are here.
6 WATCH: Women who killed it at Coachella play the Bay Area
It’s called Fauxchella, the phenomenon of music acts from the massive Coachella music fest in SoCal heading to the Bay Area to perform. This year’s happenings include a lot of music’s top female artists, some of whom will be here this weekend or soon after. Here’s a rundown.
7 PLAY: National Park freebies
This weekend kicks off National Park Week with a free day of admission — on Saturday! — to Yosemite, Pinnacles or Sequoia National Park or the dozens of California monuments and recreation areas deemed national treasures, from the Presidio of San Francisco to the Point Reyes National Seashore and Cabrillo National Monument. Here’s what you need to know to get outside and celebrate.
