Free Flix Fest film ‘Finding Forrester’ on Aug. 13
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The 2000 film explores the bond between a student and a reclusive writer played by Sean Connery.
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West Edge Opera’s summer festival starts Aug. 1 at Scottish Rite Center
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Piedmont Middle Schooler lands role in "The Turn of the Screw."Arts & Entertainment
Berkeley’s revamped Cheese Board Collective is bigger and better
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A long-running expansion project has created more space for the cheese counter and baked goods.Arts & Entertainment
San Francisco mayor clears way for cannabis cafes serving food, nonalcoholic drinks
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Alcohol and tobacco remain barred from the premises.Arts & Entertainment
Movies: ‘House the Zaentz Built,’ ‘Reading Lolita,’ ‘I Want Your Sex,’ ‘Hadestown,’ ‘American Pachuco’
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New releases at movie theaters around the Bay Area.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Opera, ‘Chicken, Chitlins and Caviar,’ symphonic ‘James Bond Forever’ and more
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Entertainment highlights this weekend around the Bay Area.Arts & Entertainment
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music fest reveals initial lineup
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The festival will kick off the weekend with a benefit concert honoring singer and songwriter Steve Earle.Arts & Entertainment
New Philharmonia Baroque director Peter Whelan opens season with Handel’s ‘Tolomeo’
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The San Francisco ensemble that plays Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on period instruments.Arts & Entertainment
Don’t forget the breath mints: Garlic Festival returns to Gilroy this weekend with food, fun
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For those brave enough, there’s also the festival’s famous garlic ice cream.Arts & Entertainment
Alameda County Fair draws 400,000 visitors, generates $312 million for local economy
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The fair ran from June 19 to July 12 and supported nearly 2,000 jobs, producing $14.3 million dollars in sales taxArts & Entertainment
