Blastoff!

Start your summer right: From fireworks in the kitchen to fireworks in the Mission, with a stop at Cal Shakes in Orinda.

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Image credit: Andy Warner HELL'S KITCHENS In lieu of cooking demos and savory samples, on June 30 the Commonwealth Club's "Women Chefs Confidential" panel delivers the real dish: an all-star cast—Loretta Keller (Coco500), Marsha McBride (Berkeley's Café Rouge), Nancy Oakes (Boulevard), Gayle Pirie (Foreign Cinema), Judy Rodgers (Zuni Café) and moderator Joyce Goldstein (Square One)—all talking about just how hot it can get in the kitchen for a woman.

Image credit: courtesy of Lee Miller Archives BLOND BOMBSHELL Proof that there is life after being America's top model: Lee Miller (right, in a self-portrait) went from Vogue cover girl to surrealist photographer and Picasso pal to WWII correspondent (for, yes, Vogue). In "The Art of Lee Miller," opening July 1 at SFMOMA, see the celebrity portraits that made her famous and the wartime images that haunted her.

Image credit: courtesy of Cal Shakes BORN TO BE WILDE "I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics." For this and other Wildean bons mot, consult the divine Oscar's play about public and private honor, An Ideal Husband, staged by Cal Shakes amid Orinda's golden hills. Opening night is July 5; join the cast after the performance for Champagne, dessert and, perhaps, a spot of polite political repartee.

Image credit: courtesy of SF Jazz BACK FROM BAHIA It's not often that we get excited about a country's minister of culture stopping by the Masonic Center, but when the country is Brazil and said minister is Grammy-winning singer Gilberto Gil ... well, count us in. The date's July 2, and the show is part of SFJAZZ's spring season.

Image credit: courtesy of Pier 39 BEAT L.A.—OH, AND HAPPY FOURTH! Here's your Independence Day itinerary, with both fog and nonfog options: At 1 p.m., you'll be at the Giants-Dodgers game at AT&T Park. (True, the Giants haven't exactly been in top form, but the old crosstown-rivalry-brought-west is bound to add some drama.) As the game's ending, check Twin Peaks to see whether the fog's rolling in. No? Walk down the Embarcadero to see the Pier 39 pyrotechnics. Yes? Head for Bernal Hill. You're a little far from the official fireworks, but then, no one downtown can see them anyway. Instead, you'll be taking in the homegrown (but surprisingly impressive) displays blooming all over the Mission. (Do we need to remind you to bring a blanket?)

Image credit: courtesy of Fillmore Jazz Festival SWEET HOME CALIFORNIA Celebrate the local on July 5 at the Fillmore Jazz Festival: Bay Area musicians (Chris Pimentel, the Fred Randolph Quintet, Dave Mac Nab, the Craig Shaw Quintet and, of course, Kim Nalley and the CJO), local fare (everything from Fresca's sangria to banana-leaf tamales from the SF Vegetarian Society) and your friends and neighbors, all mellowing out on a sunny (cross your fingers) Saturday afternoon.

Image credit: courtesy of Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay GREAT SCOT If fireworks make you flinch, a peaceful weekend on some classic seaside links is what we prescribe—and there's no need to fly all the way to St. Andrews (or fight for a Pebble Beach tee time). Along with its traditional American "Old Course," the Half Moon Bay Golf Links offers the classic Scottish-style "Ocean Course": 18 holes on rolling dunes overlooking the Pacific, and—get this—you're allowed to walk between holes, just like in those good old pre-cart days. (Picture yourself as Kate Hepburn, striding along in Pat and Mike.) It's golf as it should be played. To continue the Caledonian theme, book yourself a terrace fire-pit room at the brooding (well, as much as a luxury resort can brood) Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, whose valets actually wear plus fours. Dinner one night should be at the Ritz's own Navio, but for one afternoon, take the low road—Route 1 down to Pescadero, that is—for one of the best fish tacos around. Look for the gas station on the corner of Pescadero and Stage roads, which houses the Taqueria y Mercado de Amigos.

Image credit: courtesy of Paramount FOG DAY EXTRA Settle in with the second season of The Streets of San Francisco, due out on DVD July 2—and see whether you can spot Martin Sheen, Nick Nolte and a pre–Arrested Development Jessica Walter.

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Image credit: Andy Warner HELL'S KITCHENS In lieu of cooking demos and savory samples, on June 30 the Commonwealth Club's "Women Chefs Confidential" panel delivers the real dish: an all-star cast—Loretta Keller (Coco500), Marsha McBride (Berkeley's Café Rouge), Nancy Oakes (Boulevard), Gayle Pirie (Foreign Cinema), Judy Rodgers (Zuni Café) and moderator Joyce Goldstein (Square One)—all talking about just how hot it can get in the kitchen for a woman.

Image credit: courtesy of Lee Miller Archives BLOND BOMBSHELL Proof that there is life after being America's top model: Lee Miller (right, in a self-portrait) went from Vogue cover girl to surrealist photographer and Picasso pal to WWII correspondent (for, yes, Vogue). In "The Art of Lee Miller," opening July 1 at SFMOMA, see the celebrity portraits that made her famous and the wartime images that haunted her.

Image credit: courtesy of Cal Shakes BORN TO BE WILDE "I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics." For this and other Wildean bons mot, consult the divine Oscar's play about public and private honor, An Ideal Husband, staged by Cal Shakes amid Orinda's golden hills. Opening night is July 5; join the cast after the performance for Champagne, dessert and, perhaps, a spot of polite political repartee.

Image credit: courtesy of SF Jazz BACK FROM BAHIA It's not often that we get excited about a country's minister of culture stopping by the Masonic Center, but when the country is Brazil and said minister is Grammy-winning singer Gilberto Gil ... well, count us in. The date's July 2, and the show is part of SFJAZZ's spring season.

Image credit: courtesy of Pier 39 BEAT L.A.—OH, AND HAPPY FOURTH! Here's your Independence Day itinerary, with both fog and nonfog options: At 1 p.m., you'll be at the Giants-Dodgers game at AT&T Park. (True, the Giants haven't exactly been in top form, but the old crosstown-rivalry-brought-west is bound to add some drama.) As the game's ending, check Twin Peaks to see whether the fog's rolling in. No? Walk down the Embarcadero to see the Pier 39 pyrotechnics. Yes? Head for Bernal Hill. You're a little far from the official fireworks, but then, no one downtown can see them anyway. Instead, you'll be taking in the homegrown (but surprisingly impressive) displays blooming all over the Mission. (Do we need to remind you to bring a blanket?)

Image credit: courtesy of Fillmore Jazz Festival SWEET HOME CALIFORNIA Celebrate the local on July 5 at the Fillmore Jazz Festival: Bay Area musicians (Chris Pimentel, the Fred Randolph Quintet, Dave Mac Nab, the Craig Shaw Quintet and, of course, Kim Nalley and the CJO), local fare (everything from Fresca's sangria to banana-leaf tamales from the SF Vegetarian Society) and your friends and neighbors, all mellowing out on a sunny (cross your fingers) Saturday afternoon.

Image credit: courtesy of Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay GREAT SCOT If fireworks make you flinch, a peaceful weekend on some classic seaside links is what we prescribe—and there's no need to fly all the way to St. Andrews (or fight for a Pebble Beach tee time). Along with its traditional American "Old Course," the Half Moon Bay Golf Links offers the classic Scottish-style "Ocean Course": 18 holes on rolling dunes overlooking the Pacific, and—get this—you're allowed to walk between holes, just like in those good old pre-cart days. (Picture yourself as Kate Hepburn, striding along in Pat and Mike.) It's golf as it should be played. To continue the Caledonian theme, book yourself a terrace fire-pit room at the brooding (well, as much as a luxury resort can brood) Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, whose valets actually wear plus fours. Dinner one night should be at the Ritz's own Navio, but for one afternoon, take the low road—Route 1 down to Pescadero, that is—for one of the best fish tacos around. Look for the gas station on the corner of Pescadero and Stage roads, which houses the Taqueria y Mercado de Amigos.

Image credit: courtesy of Paramount FOG DAY EXTRA Settle in with the second season of The Streets of San Francisco, due out on DVD July 2—and see whether you can spot Martin Sheen, Nick Nolte and a pre–Arrested Development Jessica Walter.

<< |   Full Summer Calendar   |   July 6—July 12 >>

FOR MORE HAPPENINGS, SEE THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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