We’re not April fooling, if this weekend had any extra potential, it’d be unlawful. There’s cool stuff in all places you look, from a favourite movie fest to fault line adventures, to the Grammy Awards and every kind of nice exhibits to observe.
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1 WATCH: Cinequest is again (on-line)
The ever-popular Cinequest movie competition remains to be planning to stage its stay occasion this summer season in San Jose. However a digital model of the fest, known as Cinejoy, kicks off Friday, with tons of nice stuff to see. There’s a nice new documentary on the Bay Space hyphy motion, plus 10 different movies you must see.
2 SEE: A special form of comic-book present
“Moon Knight” has quite a bit going for it — however its finest characteristic might be summed up in two phrases: Oscar Isaac. The brand new sequence tops our rundown of new motion pictures and exhibits you must learn about.
3 PLAY: Enjoyable with fault strains
In case you haven’t heard, the Bay Space is form of well-known for its earthquakes. They usually’ve left a lot of intriguing calling playing cards which you can see everywhere in the area. Right here’s find out how to discover them. By the best way, the fault line story was prompted by our Bucket Listing Challenge, the place readers ship us concepts for cool Bay Space locations to put in writing about. Right here’s how one can participate.
4 COOK AND EAT: Crank up the BBQ
In accordance with the American Affiliation of All the time Superior Barbecuers (a company we simply made up), the official barbecue season begins … now. So it’s an ideal time to speak to famed Oakland pitmaster Matt Horn, a James Beard finalist and the writer of a brand new barbecue e-book, who has every kind of nice concepts for yard barbecue followers.
5 SEE & HEAR: Superb exhibits are throughout
From the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to the electrifying pianist Yuja Wang, there are nice exhibits to be seen this weekend. Right here’s a rundown.
6 PLAY: Enjoyable from ‘Frisco to ‘Cruz
The street journey on Freeway 1 from San Francisco to Santa Cruz is every kind of fantastic. Listed below are 13 explanation why. And if you’re in Santa Cruz, listed here are some nice breweries to tour.
7 WATCH: The Grammy Awards are again
It’d be onerous to high the Oscars when it comes to sheer human drama, however the Grammys on Sunday ought to nonetheless be a blast. Right here’s what we expect will occur.