A yellow-bellied marmot in Yosemite National Park. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.
Introduction
The title of this article is a bit of a stretch. Groundhogs of the Punxsutawney Phil variety are not found in California, as they generally live east of the Mississippi River. However, groundhogs are just large ground squirrels, and ground squirrels are found in California. The biggest ground squirrels in California are yellow-bellied marmots living in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Concord Comfort Food Week runs through the end of the month. Photo courtesy of Visit Concord.
This weekend, there are GRAMMY® Award-winning artists a-plenty for your viewing pleasure along with good laugh-inducing offerings. The weather forecast calls for it to cool down, because believe it or not it is still winter, so the warm indoors may be the best place to be. Enjoy these virtual offerings and if you do hit the ongoing San Jose Flea Market or go out to grab comfort food, bundle up and mask up. We wish you a good weekend in whatever you do!
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We’ve been around since 2015, and although we’d like to think we know every last nook and cranny of the Bay Area, we know that every day a new business is opening its doors, a restaurant is popping up or a festival is kicking off its inaugural year. And we want to hear about them!
The Delta de Anza Trail connects you to the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve and Contra Loma Regional Park in the Delta region. Photo courtesy of BARTable staff.
Difficulty
• Beginner-intermediate
Terrain
• Short route: Mostly flat with some small rolling hills, about 13 miles with 600 feet elevation gain.
• Long route: Follows the short route with the addition of a steep climb into Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, about 18 miles with 1,200 feet elevation gain.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is this Monday, January 18. Photo courtesy of La Salle University.
This weekend, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with music, activities, special guests, and commemorations. Additionally, with warm and sunny weather in the forecast, it's looking like a great weekend to experience the San Jose Berryessa Flea Market or to grab a takeout food special from one of the many restaurants participating in Concord and Oakland Restaurant Weeks.
"A Nutcracker Suite," presented by Diablo Ballet premieres this weekend. Photo courtesy of Diablo Ballet.
Kick off the holidays in style with our recommendations on what to do this weekend. From theatre performances, to good grub available outdoors and socially-distanced, and everything in between, check out what's BARTable (and #virtuallyBARTable) this weekend.
For more than 30 years, Macy’s Union Square and the San Francisco SPCA have been an important part of San Francisco’s holiday experience. Through the holiday season, thousands of shoppers and holiday revelers could witness a whole lot of cuteness inside Macy’s decorated windows. The animals couldn’t help themselves as they tumbled and pawed for your attention, your donations, and the prospect of a new home.
Maceo Parker plays his annual show at SFJAZZ... virtually. Photo courtesy of SFJAZZ.
The wind-down from the holidays is here and it's time to sit back and relax a bit on this first weekend of 2021. While the events calendar may be a little lighter than usual, it still offers up some fun ideas for things to do and enjoy while bringing the energy down a notch. That said, let the low-key weekend commence and Happy New Year!