Whether you’re celebrating Easter, the arrival of spring or just another great Bay Area weekend, we’ve got a lot of cool things for you to do and delicious things to eat and drink. So let’s get to it, shall we?
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1: SEE & HEAR: Sleater-Kinney roars back
The great rock duo has a new album and two Bay Area shows this weekend. Here’s what guitarist/singer Carrie Brownstein has to say about the new music and tour.
2: COOK & DEVOUR: Chocolate heaven
Easter, which arrives on Sunday, is always better with chocolate. And these wonderfully decadent desserts will make a lasting impression.
Eat Bay icon Betty Reid Soskin is the subject of a new musical opening this weekend. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group archives)
3: SEE & HEAR: Icon inspires a musical
Betty Reid Soskin, the revered Bay Area park ranger and civil rights figure, is also a songwriter. And now her tunes have been fashioned into a musical about her life, art and activism.
4 SIP: Celebrate the Pliny
Russian River Brewery’s Pliny the Younger is one of the most revered IPAs on the planet. It’s only available two weeks a year, and we’re in the middle of 2024’s release right now. Here’s what you need to know about the beloved beer.
ODC Dance brings two programs with three world premieres to its Dance Downtown series through March 31 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. (Robbie Sweeny/ODC Dance)
5 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over
From ODC Dance to Bruce Springsteen to Yo-Yo Ma, there are a ton of great shows to see this week in the Bay Area.
6: WATCH: A bold new ‘Nell’
“Renegade Nell,” Disney+’s new 18th-century-set female-fronted adventure series, is utterly addicting. It tops out roundup of new series and movies you should know about.
7: COOK & EAT: Lucious lamb
This easy and delicious butterflied lamb dish would make a wonderful Easter dinner, or just a tasty way to welcome spring.