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Gleaners' stories at Steinbeck Center

Gleaning - collecting vegetables and fruits left behind after the harvest - helped to feed the poor in ancient Jewish communities and in 19th century England. "The Gleaners: A Harvest of Stories" at the Steinbeck Center presents audio and video of 21st ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Nov 2009

Ready: Mendocino Mushroom Fest

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index It used to be a mere week of food and foraging programs, inspired by the 19th century Italian immigrants who hunted in Mendocino County's woods for wild fungi to eat with homemade ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009

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West Hollywood: World's biggest Halloween party

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, capping a week of free events for all ages, isn't for tiny trick-or-treaters or for the crowd-shy. This adults-only festival has grown into ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Oct 2009

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Destination: Sand City

It's easy to zip by the Sand City exit signs, 10 miles north of Monterey, and write it off as a drab suburb dominated by a pair of unremarkable shopping centers. Get off the main roads, though, and you're in a funky, artsy community that presents ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Oct 2009

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Don't-miss Day of the Dead celebrations

The difference between the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) and Halloween mirrors the contrast between U.S. and Mexican attitudes toward death. Halloween's frightful images reflect the fear of being dogged by vengeful, if not gory, spirits; the Day ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Oct 2009

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Yosemite Tarantula Awareness Festival

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index If your legs can only be described as hirsute, you can shave, wax, depilate or ... vie for a prize at the Tarantula Awareness Festival. That's the scary part of this decade-old ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Oct 2009

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Ukiah pumpkin festival a little bit country

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index Despite packing 15,000 people into eight downtown blocks - and adopting a Hollywood theme - the Country Pumpkinfest in Ukiah is more country than most. Fiddlers, pie bakers (and ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Oct 2009

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The sandy seven: a guide to Cancun's best beaches

News of the Gran Caribe Real Hotel being closed this summer for stealing sand from the sea floor in order to build up its beach — and allegedly building an illegal breakwater to divert the natural flow of sand away from competitors' beaches — elicited ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Oct 2009

READY, SET, GO /

No mere restaurant week for Santa Barbara - its seasonal menus, winemaker dinners and food festivals take all of October. Beyond the basics, "epicure.sb" aims to educate you and make you like it. In addition to food writers' appearances and workshops ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Oct 2009

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Central Coast Railroad Festival set to debut

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index Whether classic old steam engines or Amtrak's utilitarian locomotives capture your fancy, the Central Coast, where more than 25 organizations cater to rail aficionados, is the ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Oct 2009

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