SF Theater Festival followed by wine & food tasting

While there are festivals for film, dance, jazz, blue grass, beer, and wine, there is no comparable festival for theater. The San Francisco Theater Festival is unique. This is the only showcase for Bay Area live theater, presenting the full spectrum of theater groups. This is the only festival that takes place on one day or a single weekend, providing the audience with an opportunity to sample conveniently the many theaters available here. This is the only FREE festival, thereby providing open access to all.

The festival program consists of 120 performances under 30 minutes at eight indoor and six outdoor stages. All types of theater are presented, including drama, comedy, one-acts, excerpts, scenes, musical theater, solo performers, improv, children's shows, new works, workshops, opera, etc. It is open to the public starting at 11:00 a.m. for those who want to arrive earlier.

http://www.sftheaterf...

At 3:30, we will stroll over to The Artists Alley for our quarterly "People's Choice" Taste Off of different wines by type. Several years ago we compared French Bordeaux against New World versions using the same varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cab Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. This time we will hold our oenological smack down between Spanish wines and their California counterparts. Varieties such as Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Mouvedre, that are indigenous to Spain are also grown and produced in limited quantities domestically. Can our state match some of the best wines coming out of Spain, wines that aren't even available in the states? We will rate the wines blind and rank them. Our mini competition is great fun. To encourage members to turn in their ballots some New Zealand Pinot Noir will be given away in a drawing using the ballots.

Members can attend the Festival only without attending the tasting.