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See the San Jose Sharks Battle for the Stanley Cup 2016
As the World Series is for baseball, the Super Bowl for football, and the World Cup for soccer, so is the Stanley Cup for hockey. This is how we can know for sure that our team is the best, where myths and legends are made and frozen on the ice. It is what everything is building towards. This year, for the first time in the team’s history, the San Jose Sharks will be competing for the Stanley Cup. Throughout the playoffs, they managed to topple the Kings, the Predators, and the Blues from their respective towers, and now it the Sharks standing alone as they prepare to go head to head against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the end of this month.
2016 San Francisco International Arts Festival
The San Francisco International Arts Festival is one of the most highly lauded and anticipated events of its kind anywhere in the country. This year, events kicked off on May 19th, and they will continue to occur until June 5th at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture as well as other locations throughout the city. As this is an international art show, contributing artists come from all over the world, representing countries like France, Japan, Lithuania, Serbia, Taiwan, and Columbia. The artist’s exhibits will be displayed in various fashions, from dance to sculpture to film, which ensures that everyone can find something to fascinate and entertain them during their stay in the Bay Area. Of the dozens of upcoming events related to the festival, we are highlighting three of our favorites for you.
Weekend Events at San Francisco’s Union Square 2016
Union Square is one of the most celebrated and happening spaces in San Francisco. Surrounded by fabulous restaurants, swanky hotels, and one-of-a-kind boutiques, it is an inseparable piece of the new San Francisco. Every week, many of the various locations in and around Union Square hold special events for those who manage to find their way there. This week, we are highlighting three fantastic activities occurring at several locations near Union Square, all of which are sure to entertain, delight, and enrich you.
Carnaval Comes to the Mission District 2016
Carnavals are a nearly universal way of celebrating life, pleasure, and creativity. Every year, throughout the entire world, Carnavals are held in both major cities and small towns, and although they vary in the specific events held, they all possess one commonality: the key to a darn good time.
2016 San Mateo Maker Faire
Those who like to tinker, build, innovate, and explore the limits of person and machine will have the time of their lives this upcoming weekend. From May 20th to May 22nd, the Maker Faire is coming to the Bay Area for a weekend of engaging, educational, and mind-blowing activities that all center around science, machinery, and hands-on creativity.
A Chance to See the Golden State Warriors Make History 2016
As anyone currently invested in the NBA will tell you, the Golden State Warriors were one of the top teams to watch during the season, and now that the season has ended and the playoffs are well under way, faith in the Warriors has paid off. As they advance through the finals, there are few questions more pressing than, “can Stephen Curry and Draymond Green keep working with their team to go all the way?”
The Grand Reopening of the SFMOMA 2016
Museum lovers traveling through San Francisco over the past three years have been deprived of one of the country’s most renowned and popular art institutions: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA, for short). That all changes on the 14th of this month, when the SFMOMA reopens its doors after engaging in extensive renovation and, most importantly, expansion. Before the SFMOMA’s doors closed, it had a prestigious reputation. Now, with thousands of more artworks and thousands of more square feet to display them, it’s well-regarded name can only soar even higher.
33rd Annual San Francisco International Beer Festival
If you are the type of person who enjoys the craft of brewing, flavors from around the world, and festivals, then the 33rd Annual San Francisco International Beer Festival, happening on Saturday, May 21st, from 7 until 10 p.m. at the Fort Mason Center Festival Building, is the place for you. Featuring brews from some of the most renowned brewing companies from around the world, live music, and food vendors, the San Francisco International Beer Festival is a self-contained evening of pleasure, and an event that is sure to leave you satisfied and buzzing.
Three San Francisco Plays for the Weekend
Sprucing up a weekend in San Francisco is never too hard to do. In fact, it can sometimes seem as though each day spent in the Bay Area is so loaded with potential and life that there will never be a way to experience it all. When the feeling of being overwhelmed comes over you but you still want to go do something, consider going to the theater!
2016 New Living Expo
If you are interested and engaged in holistic health, you will be excited to learn — if you don’t already know — about the 2016 New Living Expo occurring at the San Mateo Event Center over April 29th, 30th, and May 1st. This is the largest expo of this sort happening in the Bay area, and visitors over the three days will have the unparalleled opportunity to attend lectures and workshops that cover topics such as:
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