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July 20: Jazz on the Half Shell Brazilian music by Liza Siva and Voz do Brazil, Hog Island oysters, and other gourmet foods ($15-18). Dance Palace Community Center, Point Reyes Station. (415) 663-1075. www.svn.net/dance.
July 26: Rock the Mic Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and Blackalicious at the Shoreline Amphitheater. (650) 962-1000.
July 30-August 3: North Beach Jazz Festival Rebirth Brass Band, Melvin Sparks, and others (free-$20). Various North Beach locations. (415) 252-8773. www.nbjazzfest.com.
Aug 1: Brown Bag Opera Free lunchtime opera in Yuerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco. (415) 565-3245.
August 1-17: Music in the Vineyards Chamber music soloists and ensembles perform in winery settings Napa Valley. 707-258-5559. www.napavalleymusic.org.
August 1: B.B. King Blues Festival B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Galactic and Mofro, and others. Chronicle Pavilion, Concord. (925) 363-5701
August 7-10: San Jose Jazz Festival Four days of jazz, from salsa to bebop to modern (free). Plaza de Cesar Chavez and other venues. www.sanjosejazz.org.
August 16: JVC Jazz Festival Chronicle Pavilion at Concord. (925) 363-5701.
Aug 19: Lollapalooza Featuring Jane"s Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus, A Perfect Circle, Jurassic 5, The Donnas, and others. Shoreline Ampitheatre. (650) 962-1000.
August 22-25: Nadine's Wild Weekend 135 bands, 20 shows, 15 clubs, 4 days. Various San Francisco venues. (650) 340-8159. www.nadineswildweekend.com.
Miscellaneous
July 11-13: Healdsburg Museum Annual Barn Sale Grand-scale garage sale with furniture, clothes, jewelry, housewares, books, linens, tools, and more (free). Healdsburg Classic Antiques. (707) 431-3325.
August 8-10: American Craft Council Craft Show Large, juried craft show, featuring traditional wares as well as unusual items. Herbst and Festival Pavilions, Fort Mason, San Francisco. (415) 836-3470. www.craftcouncil.org.
August 8-9: V Foundation Wine Celebration Winemaker dinners, an after-hours party, golf tournament, and a gala at Niebaum-Coppola Winery to raise funds for cancer research. ($650-1,000). Napa Valley. www.winecelebration.com.
August 15-17: Russian River Valley Winegrowers Grape to Glass Barbecue At Richard"s Grove & Saralee"s Vineyard. Vineyard tours and wine panel, various locations. (707) 521-2534. www.rrvw.org.
