Events CALENDAR
BY LAURIE JO MILLER FARR
Sundays at 2 p.m. through Aug. 14 Stern Grove Festival Beloved since 1938, the annual outdoor music event fills summer Sundays with a program of 10 free concerts set in the natural eucalyptus amphitheater at Sigmund Stern Grove. Sterngrove.org Through Aug. 14 de Young | The Obama Portraits Tour Unveiled at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in 2018, the nationwide tour of the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/Obama-portraits-tour Throughout July and August San Francisco Giants | Oracle Park and Oakland Athletics | Coliseum There’s plenty of summertime action on the diamonds. The SF Giants play 14 home games in July and 13 games in August, while the Oakland A’s host nine games in July and 15 games in August. Postgame Fireworks Night is July 1 at Oracle Park and on the Fourth of July at the Coliseum. mlb.com/giants and mlb.com/athletics
4 Ol’ Fashioned 4th of July | Half Moon Bay Main Street fills with whimsical floats, marching bands, horses, classically cool cars, decorated trikes and bikes, youth sports teams, dance and theatre troupes, Pumpkin Festival mascot “Gourdy,” American Legion Color Guard, local dignitaries and celebrities for the 51st annual parade. 12 p.m. start. July4th. miramarevents.com “Barack Obama” by Kehinde Wiley
The calendar tells us it’s the height of summer, even when the fog tells us otherwise. Never mind, one can always find sunshine somewhere in the Bay Area—and plenty of wonderful events to enjoy. Haute Living, San Francisco is a proud media sponsor of the 16th Festival Napa Valley, “The Best 10 Days of Summer,” an annual event that plays a vital part in building a healthy, vibrant community. 12
9, 14 & 23 SFJAZZ and Stanford Live Second annual series of evening concerts at historic Frost Amphitheater: a tribute to Linda Ronstadt by Tony nominee Anne Hampton Callaway accompanied by Stanford Symphony Orchestra (July 9), GRAMMY winner esperanza spalding (July 14), and a doublebill by GRAMMY winning artists Eddie Palmieri and Arturo Sandoval (July 23). sfjazz.org/stanford-live-sfjazzpresent-summer22
PHOTO CREDITS: COURTESY OF THE SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL PORTRAIT
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