Let's celebrate this rollicking New Year's weekend with some great music, heart-stopping documentaries, Uptown funk and razzle dazzle comedy shows. Here are seven suggestions for how to play.
So 2022 is drawing to a close at last — and not a moment too soon. Let’s see this bad boy off into the calendars of yore with a rollicking New Year’s weekend filled with great music, Uptown funk and some razzle dazzle comedy shows. Here are seven ways to play.
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1 SEE & HEAR: Great live shows to kick off the new year
Yes, there’s still time to find a New Year’s Eve concert or comedy show, as well as some other great weekend entertainment. Here’s a rundown that runs the gamut from Fantastic Negrito to Greg Proops and John Mulaney. And if that’s not enough, there are more New Year’s Eve options here.
Fantastic Negrito, seen here performing on the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival, is back in the Bay Area for New Year’s festivities. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald)
2 HIKE: Hit the trails
There’s nothing like a gorgeous hike to start the new year with fresh perspective. You can head for Muir Woods, where a secret back door trail lets you in without reservations, or the Santa Cruz Mountains, where San Vincente Redwoods recently opened seven miles of new trails. Of course, if it ends up raining alllll weekend, you might want to cozy up indoors instead and …
3 WATCH: Documentaries that will AMAZE you
From a love story to two Mars Rovers to a stunning portrait of jazz great Louis Armstrong, a lot of terrific nonfiction films came out in 2022. And the best part is you can watch most of them right now.
4 SIP: All the bubbles
A flurry of natural, Italian, bubbly — you name it — vino-centric bars are flourishing in the Bay Area, from Oakland’s new party-centric Slug to Los Gatos’ Tasting House. Come for the sips, stay for the sensational small plates.
Pair wines and bites at Livermore’s Locanda Wine Bar. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
5 HEAR: Some of the best music of the year
Some amazing albums from artists ranging from Beyonce to Slipknot were released in 2022. Take a peek at our votes for the best 10.
Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood is a feast for the senses, from great food and drink to that awesome Art Deco architecture. It makes a perfect day trip, even for locals, so we’ve given you a tidy here’s-where-to-go itinerary.
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
Свыше 5,2 миллиона жителей Московского региона получают набор социальных услуг в натуральном виде
Автопробег в честь Дня России прошел в Ленинском округе
Владимир Путин сенсационно получил ключевое признание от Н А Т О.
Социальные и ESG-проекты ГПМ Радио названы лучшими в России
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
Свыше 5,2 миллиона жителей Московского региона получают набор социальных услуг в натуральном виде
Попурри мелодий и дух патриотизма: военный оркестр в парке «Кузьминки» отметил День России
В Казани начались тестовые полеты импортозамещенного самолета Ту-214
Социальные и ESG-проекты ГПМ Радио названы лучшими в России
