Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We sincerely hope you are having a great holiday and are ready for a blast of a weekend. Along those lines, we have some ideas, from great shows and movies, to an East Bay star’s homecoming and much more. So let’s get to it, shall we?
(As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.)
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1 SEE: Dazzling light shows
Since we have a moratorium on “‘Tis the season” references, we’ll just say that there are a ton of amazing holiday shows to catch in the Bay Area. Here are some of the best.
2 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over
From a glowing garden to classical masterworks to a Sheila E. homecoming, there is a lot of great stuff to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.
3 HEAR: Classic Christmas tunes
It’s not too early for holiday music, especially when so many great Christmas albums have been released this year.
4 PLAY, SIP & EAT: There’s something about Sonoma
Sonoma County is fun and beautiful all year around, but it seems even more magical during the holidays. Here are 25 reasons why.
5 WATCH: Cool stuff on the big screen
A lot of great movies hit theaters this time of year. “Hamnet” and the latest “Knives Out” movie top our list of what to catch this weekend.
6 SEE & HEAR: Take a bow, holiday stage shows
From a new take on a Dickens classic to “Christmas and Pemberley” and even a holiday-themed “Golden Girls” show, Bay Area stages are hosting some tantalizing holiday shows.
7 MAKE & SIP: Tasty cocktails on the fly
It happens to all of us, we get so consumed with the food aspect of Thanksgiving weekend that we forget about the cocktails. Don’t worry, that is easily remedied.